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Submitted: 9/7/22 • Approved: 9/8/22 • Last Updated: 9/11/22 • R535948-G0-S3
September 8, 1882-March 1, 1949
*Photo/information, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell
*Obituary
Funeral services for William French Thurmond, 66, a Hereford resident for many years, were held Wednesday afternoon at the Frist [sic] Christian Church with Rev. Roy Ford officiating.
Mr. Thurmond died early Tuesday morning in the Underwood Clinic in Amarillo. He had been in ill health for the past two years and had been under treatment with the clinic for many months.
He was born Sept. 8, 1882, at Eldorado, Mo. Burial was made in West Park Cemetery with Boxwell Brothers funeral home in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include six daughters, four sons and 14 grandchildren. His children are Mrs. T.O. Robertson, San Francisco; O.F. Carder, Amarillo; W.P. Caldwell, Los Angeles; Mrs. Bernie Immell, Higgins and Mrs. Jim Childre, Hereford.
Taylor Thurmond, Gage, Okla., T.A. Thurmond, Los Angeles, Calif.; W.F. Thurmond, Los Angeles, Calif.; and Wyndell Thurmond, Amarillo.
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 49th Year-Number 9, Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas, Thursday, March 3, 1949, Page 3)
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Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: William French Thurmond
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 66
Birth Date: 8 Sep 1882
Birth Place: Eldorado, Missouri
Residence: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Death Date: 1 Mar 1949
Death Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: William French Thurmond Sr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 Sep 1882
Birth Place: Eldorado Springs, Missouri [Eldorado Spr]
Father: John Thurmond
Mother: Donie Goodlet
Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as WILLIAM FRENCH THURMOND SR
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