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Thursday, October 31,2002 - The Leonard Graphic - Page A5
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Marcellas Bilyeu Ethel Mansfield Manley Carolyn Mitchell
Funeral services for CELESTE - Manley, 78, of Funeral services for Carolyn
Marcellas H. Bilyeu., age. 84 of Celeste, died Friday, Oct. 25,2002, at Janice Gibson Mitchell, age 59 of
Ben Wheeler, formerly of her residence. Funeral services were Celeste, were held at 2 p.m. on
Leonard, were held at 1 p.m. on at 1 p.m., Oct. 28, at Coker-Mathews Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the First Bap-
Saturday, Oct; 26, at the Taylor Chapel with Rev. James Nance offi- tist Church of Celeste under the di-
Funeral Home Chapel in Leonard ciating. Burial was in Tidwell Cem- rection of Coker-Matthews Funeral
with Charles Wrenn officiating, etery. Home Mitchell died Monday Oct
. 1Monday,
Burial was in the Leonard Cem- Born in Greenville on Aug. 2 7, 28,2002 at 3:20 a.m. at her residence
etery. Bilyeu died Thursday, Oct. 1924, she was the daughter of Norbert after astrong. courageous battle with
24. 2002 at the East Texas Medi- Mansfield and Lola Wilkinson cancer. Bro. James Ralson officiated
cal Center in1 Tyler.Mansfield. She married Wayne at her service. Burial was in the
. He was born Aug. 31, 1918 Manley on Nov. 25, 1961 in Celeste Cemetery. Visitation was
in Roxton, the son of Howard Greenville. She was a bookkeeper for from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at
.Cleveland Bilyeu and Linnie Horn Brothers Oil Company and a the funeral home
Turner Bilyeu. He married Geor member of Family Fellowship Mitchell was bom on Feb. 7.1943
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Church, served in the U.S. Army of Celeste, Tammie McGee of Rubbermaid and a member at First
and was in tire sales and repair. Greenville and Sandra Lemmon of Baptist Church of Celeste.
He is survived by his wife, Geor- Memphis, Tennessee; sister Charles She is survived by her sons and
gia Katherine Bilyeu of Ben Martha McKay of Brownsville; 19 daughters in-law, Ronnie and Julie
Wheeler; sons. Harold Bilyeu of grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren Milcheli of Greenville, Michael and
Commerce. Howard
Ben Wheeler and James Bilveu
of Ben Wheeler:
Bilyeu of and several nieces and nephews.
Katrina Mitchell of Celeste: son.
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until service time on Saturday.
Taylor Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Arce Cummings
Texarkana, Ark., Geraldine Spears of
Visitation is from 4 until 6 p.m., Jacksonville, Ark., Donna Spears of
one great-grandson.
Oct. 27, at the funeral home,
m M Thornton
Ella May I hornton
Little Rock. Ark., Beverly Edwards
or .......a Elite Beasley or
Franklin; grandchildren, Justin
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She was preceded in death by her
Funeral services
for Arce
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ficiating. Burial was in the Sunny Cemetery. Thornton died Friday, Oct granddaughter Mandie Mitchell.
Side Cemetery in Savoy. 25, 2002 at the Leonard Care Center.
Cummings died Wednesday Oct. She was born June 1, 1909, in
23, 2002 at the Clyde W. Cosper Bailey, the daughter of Sample Smith
Veterans Home in Bonham. - and Lou Tefteller Smith. She married
Christofferson, executive director of
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partment, said: “People used to search
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The censuses paint a portrait of two
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the beginning of the industrial revolu-
tion.
From Wild West legends and influ-
ential artists to ambitious industrialists
and ingenious inventors, many of the
personalities listed in the 1880 United
States census are representative of the
expansion, innovation and development
of the nation. Author Mark Twain
(Samuel Clemens), entertainer William
“Buffalo Bill” Cody, inventor Thomas
Edison, Uncle Tom’s Cabin author
Harriet Beecher Stowe, African-Ameri-
can leader Booker T. Washington, in-
ventor Alexander Graham Bell, the
Wright brothers, composer John Philip
Sousa, Little Women author Louisa
May Alcott, human rights advocate
Frederick Douglass, and businessmen
John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford and
George Westinghouse are just a few of
the notable names found in the census.
- Columbia University historian Ri-
Local church announces opening
- 1ward and outward, trying to find a toe-
oT o - hold - that’s what history is and the his-
T 6 TEST hIGFA yev T Y » 4- tory of one ancestor is a microcosm of
TOI ally try researCA center the whole country"
• Members of The Church of Jesus
BONHAM - Following close on residents will no longer have to travel tors, no matter what level of genealo- Christ of Latter-day Saints and others
the heels of the major family history to Sherman, McKinney, or Paris to gist they are. Classes will soon be of- volunteered to do the indexing for the
announcement made on Oct. 23 by access the extensive genealogical re- fered in beginning genealogy for 1880 U S. Census, which took17 years,
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- sources of the church, those who are interested in getting and the 1881 Canadian Census, which
a Eter-day Saints, the Bonham Branch Opening Saturday, Nov. 9. from 9 started, but aren’t sure how to begin, took four years. The Minnesota Popu-
b of the church is excited to announce a.m. to 1 p.m., the Center will be open The public is invited to the Grand lation Center at the University of Min-
tithe Grand Opening of its Family His- each Saturday during those hours as Opening of the Family History Center nesota and the Institute of Canadian
tory Center. Normally located in well as Tuesday and Thursday from 10 where light refreshments will be served. Studies at the University of Ottawawere
church stake centers in larger cities, a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. There is no admission ever charged for partners with the Church to assist in the
members of the Bonham Branch re- Although small in size, the Family useof the Center. The Bonham Branch process of standardizing names and lo-
quested and received permission to History Center contains all the infor- of The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- calities, and organizing the data for easy
set up one in their small church, due mation that is found in similar centers ter-day Saints is currently located ap- retrieval. Thedata also is available on -
Eto the interest in family history in the worldwide. Trained librarians will be proximately 5 miles south of B onham CD.
. Fannin County area. Fannin County able to help patrons search for ances- on Hwy. 78, on the east side of the road For those with British roots, a
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She was born June 1, 1909, in
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Bill C. Thornton on July 1,1941 in 2002.0ebaadiedaThaadava Oct 24,
Cummings was born Oct. 18,
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Cummings and Ida May Seals ist Church in Leonard.
Cummings. He married Edith Lou She is survived by her son. Bill
McNeil on Nov. 8,
ist Church in Leonard.
were
Born Jan. 6, 1929, in Marshall, he
was the son of Force Steen and Willie
1943 in
Bonham. He was a member of the
First Baptist Church
in Trenton
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: He is survived by his wife
| Edith L. Cummings of Trenton;
! daughter Arlene Cu mmings of
j Trenton; brothers and sisters-in-
: law, Harvey L. and Dorothy
! Cummings and Charles M. and
; Novella Cummings of Sherman;
: sister, Imogene Thompson of
! Sherman and several nieces and
; nephews.
; Taylor Funeral Home was in
! charge of arrangements.
Leonard was in charge of arrange-
ments.
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James Steen of Greenville and Andy
Steen of Emory; sister Fannie
McComack of Dallas; 10 grandchil-
dren and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his
parents and six brothers.
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