George W. VINSON

George W.
November 5, 1878-February 19, 1951

Gone but not forgotten

Evie D.
August 27, 1882-December 23, 1969

Gone but not forgotten

*Photo, courtesy of Robert L. Jones
*Information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley

*Obituary George W.
G.W. Vinson, who had been seriously ill for the past several months, passed away at his home here in Wheeler Monday at the age of 72 years, 3 months and 14 days.

Funeral services for Mr. Vinson were conducted from the First Baptist Church here Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock with the pastor, Rev. M.B. Smith, officiating.

Mr. Vinson had been a resident of this vicinity for the past 20 years coming here in 1931. He and Mrs. Vinson had been married 49 years.

Survivors include; The wife, Mrs. G.W. Vinson of Wheeler; two sons, E.H. of Canadian and J.A. of El Reno, Okla.; two daughters, Mrs. Mike Fryar of Las Cruces, New Mexico and Mrs. Vernon Sivage of Mobeetie; four brothers, A.L. Vinson of Plainview, Gilbert Vinson of Holly, O.B. Vinson of Nugent and S.R. of Barry; two sisters, Mrs. A.M. Weatherly of Frisco and Mrs. Pool of California; nine grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. One brother and one sister preceded him in death.

Pall bearers were: Perryman Martin, Cliff Sivage, A.D. Speck, Robert Speck, Hiram Grimes and George Pond.

Interment was in the Wheeler Cemetery with Kirk-Mason Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

(Published in The Wheeler Times, Wheeler, Texas, Volume XVIII-Number 11, Thursday, February 22, 1951, Page 1)
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Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965
Name: G W Vinson
Gender: Male
License Date: 18 Jan 1902
License Place: Erath, Texas, USA
Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1902
Marriage Place: Erath, Texas, USA
Spouse:
Eva Nichols

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: George Washington Vinson
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Nov 1878
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: 59 R # 1
Residence Place: Erath County, Texas, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Relative: Evie L Vinson

Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Geoege W. Vinson
Death Date: 19 Feb 1951
Death County: Wheeler
Certificate: 10519

Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: George W Vinson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 72
Birth Date: 5 Nov 1878
Birth Place: Arkansas
Residence: Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Death Date: 19 Feb 1951
Death Place: Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Father:
Sam Vinson
Mother:
Luecinda Kendrick

*Obituary Evie D.
Evie Dee Vinson, 87, passed away Tuesday, December 23 in Wheeler following an illness of five weeks. Services were held Wednesday, December 24.

Evie Dee Nichols was born August 27, 1882 in Montague County, Texas. Her parents were Miles H. Nichols and Mary Ann Trout Nichols. On January 12, 1902, she was married to G.W. Vinson in Erath County, Texas.

Mrs. Vinson moved to Wheeler County in 1929 and resided here until her death. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Wheeler.

Funeral services for Mrs. Vinson were held in the First Baptist Church of Wheeler at 3:30 P.M. Rev. C.M. Abercrombie and Rev. Keith McCormick officiated at the services.

The grandsons served as pall bearers.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. L.V. Sivage of Mobeetie; Mrs. Mike Fryan [sic] of Roswell, N.M.; one son, E.H. Vinson of Lubbock; one sister, Mrs. Jinnie Byrd of Stephenville, Texas; ten grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.

Mrs. Vinson was preceded in death by on [sic] son, John Archie in 1962 and her husband in 1951.

Interment was in the Wheeler Cemetery under the direction of Wright-Denson Funeral Home.

(Published in The Wheeler Times, Wheeler, Texas, Volume 47, Number 3, Thursday, January 1, 1970)

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