Thweatt Family History
...lest those who've gone before us be forgotten.
IN
MEMORY...
William Gerome Thweatt
Tisha Elvira Widner
Broken Bow News
12 February 1948
Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Tisha Elvira Thweatt
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Funeral services were held at The Holly Creek church
Monday morning at 10:00 o'clock for Mrs. Tisha
Elvira Thweatt, age 91, pioneer resident of the
Broken Bow community, with the Rev. Forrest Wicks,
pastor of the Broken Bow Baptist church officiating.
Burial was in the Holly Creek cemetery under the
direction of the Coffey Funeral Home of Broken Bow.
Bearers were:
Frank Wilson; A. B. Pace; Rex Chandler; Clifton
Thirman; Claud Moran and J. B. Morris.
The deceased was born in Henderson county, Texas in
1857.She became a member of the Missionary Baptist
church at the age of 14 and had been an active
member during her active lifetime.
She was the mother of thirteen children, seven of
whom survive her. They are C. R. Thweatt, Broken
Bow; Mrs. Will Thurman, Broken Bow; Mrs. Lee
Stewart, Idabel; W.G. Thweatt, Petty, Texas; C.L.
Thweatt,Babbit, Nevada; R. B. Thweatt,Tulera, Calif.
and J. D. Thweatt, address unknown; fifty grand
children, seventy-three great-grandchildren and two
greatgreat grandchildren.
Broken Bow News
12 July 1934
Father of Local Man Passed Away
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Funeral services for William Jerome
Thweatt born in Mississippi in 1856
were conducted at the Holly Creek
school building Monday,July 9,1934,
by Rev. Barnard Franklin.
Mr. Thweatt was the father of 13
children, 8 of whom survive him,one
of whom is C.R. Thweatt of Broken
Bow. The deceased was a member of
the Missionary Baptist church which
he joined 46 years ago.
He passed away at his home in Texas
and the body was brought to Holly
Creek for burial..
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Holly Creek is west-southwest of
Broken Bow..