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Submitted: 1/15/20 • Approved: 1/17/20 • Last Updated: 1/20/20 • R255633-G255633-S3
Ross William
Aug 30, 1888 - Mar 24, 1982
Son of Oscar Rivers & Laura Clayton
Married Dec 25, 1912
*Obituary
William Ross Rivers, 93, of Omaha, died Wednesday of last week in a Mt. Pleasant hospital following a long illness. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Hanner Funeral Home chapel in Naples, with the Rev. Glenn Griffith officiating. Burial was in the Concord Cemetery near Omaha. Mr. Rivers was born Aug 30, 1888, in Omaha. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Concord Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, A. L. Rivers of Omaha, and Ernest Rivers of College Station; a brother Ivy Rivers of Shreveport, LA; two sisters, May Alice Haywood of Texarkana, AR and Ida Watson of Naples; three grandchildren, four great grandchildren and one great, great grandchild. (Row 1 NW)
Obituary courtesy of Connie Boozer Caldwell
Lela Bell
Feb 20, 1897 - Sept 21, 1973
Daughter of Pinkney Garrett &
Julia Catherine Armstrong
*Obituary
Mrs. Lela Rivers, 76-year old resident of Omaha, died Friday morning at the Titus County Memorial Hospital at Mt. Pleasant, TX. She was a lifelong resident of Omaha and a member of the Concord Baptist Church. She is the daughter of Emanuel and - Garrett. She is survived by her husband, Ross W. Rivers of Omaha, whom she married December 25, 1912; two sons Anys Leon Rivers of Omaha and Earnest Demair Rivers of Bismarck, N.D.; a brother Emanuel Garrett of Naples; and three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Concord Baptist Church with the Rev. Odell Ryan and the Rev. Glen Griffith officiating. Burial was in the Concord Cemetery. (Row3 1 NW)
Obituary courtesy of Connie Boozer Caldwell
Contributed on 1/15/20 by dgueterman
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