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Submitted: 1/1/20 • Approved: 4/10/20 • Last Updated: 4/13/20 • R250972-G0-S3
Services Held For O. G. Tumlinson
Funeral services for O. G. Tumlinson, 66, who died Friday at his home, the T-Bar Ranch, were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Church of Christ. Eddie Meyers, minister, officiated and burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Full military services were conducted at the cemetery by personnel of Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin.
He was a retired Colonel in the Air Force Reserve having served as commanding officer for Texas' 9171st Air Reserve Group, Austin.
Tumlinson served in World War I and was one of the first contingent of reserve officers to be trained at Officers Training Camp at Leon Springs near San Antonio in 1917.
Tumlinson was born December 25, 1895, at Verdi, Texas and was a resident of Milam County the last 15 years, living on his T-Bar Ranch, which was the fulfillment of his lifelong ambition.
He was a farmer and rancher, active in Texas Farm Bureau and President of Milam County Farm Bureau for 3 years. He was president of the Little River Water Conservation and Flood Control Association. An active leader in civic leaders, he helped bring a large dairy, the Elm Creek Farm, to Cameron. He was a member of Cameron Rotary Club and also of the Southwest Cattle Raisers Assn.
Prior to coming to Cameron the Tumlinson family lived at Bryan where he was county and then district agent for the State Extension Service. He then became state secretary of the Production Credit Corporation.
Survivors are hie wife, Mrs. Maud Weaver Tumlinson, four sons, H. P. "Pete" Tumlinson, J. W. "Jack" Tumlinson, and Dr. G. "Bob" Tumlinson all of Cameron and R. R. "Dick" Tumlinson of Wichita, Kansas; three sisters, Mrs. Alma Fuller of Lubbock, Mrs. H. D. Rhode of Pleasanton, and Mrs. Edna Lambert of San Antonio; and eight grandchildren.
Honorary pallbearers were: A. J. Smith, Sterling C. Evans, Oxsheer Smith, Charles Harvin, J. M. Alderson, Roy Law, John A. Smith, W. A. "Brigham" Young, B. L. Franke, C. C. McCarthy, R. G. Burwell, Mr. McJaynes, E. M. Regenbercht, Wade Simmons, Fred Elliott and Bob Batte.
Marek-Burns Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Texas), 02 Aug 1962, Thu, Page 1
December 25, 1895 - July 27, 1962
Family Members
Spouse
Maude S Weaver Tumlinson
1897–1986
Children
Howard Peter Tumlinson
1920-2008
Jack Warfield Tumlinson
1924-2013
Dr. Robert Tumlinson
1926-1997
Photo courtesy of: Holly Bonorden Jentsch
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