TXGenWeb Project Nolan County, Texas Death Certificates
ALTON THEODOR SIMMS
Nolan County Book 14, Page 259
Residence: 105 E. 5th Street, Sweetwater
Spouse:Loray Forgay Simms
Occupation:Retired Chief Clerk-Santa Fe Railroad
Born: 2/13/1912 in Texas
Died: 4/17/1985 at 2:30 a.m. at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital , Sweetwater
Cause of Death:Cardio Pulmonary Arrest/Pneumonia
Autopsy ordered
Never a member of the Armed Forces
Burial:4/19/1985 at Sweetwater Cemetery
Cate-Spencer Funeral Home
Father:James Monroe Simms
Mother:Birdie Burns
Informant:Mrs. Alton Simms
SAM HOPE (Book 5, Page 306) Date of Birth: 2/27/1860 in Texas
Date of Death: 2/03/1938 in Sweetwater, Nolan County, TX Residence: 1407 E. Broadway - Sweetwater (20 years)
Marital Status: Widowed Occupation: Retired Farmer
Cause of Death: Uremia (Chronic Nephritis) Date of Burial: 2/04/1938 Place of Burial: Sweetwater
Father: George Hope (born in MS) Mother: Unknown informant: Tom Hope
TOM J. HOPE (Book 6, Page 434) Date of Birth: 4/21/1892 in Texas
Date of Death: 3/16/1947 (10:15 PM) in Sweetwater
Residence: 911 W. 6th Street - Sweetwater (25 years)
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Laborer
Cause of Death: Stomach Cancer
Date of Burial: 3/17/1947
Place of Burial: Sweetwater
Father: Sam Hope (born in TX)
Mother: Isacs (born in TX)
Informant: Joel Poe
MRS. TOM HOPE (Book 6, Page 314)
Date of Birth: 8/29/1900 in Texas
Date of Death: 10/10/1945 (7:40 a.m.) at Sweetwater Municipal Hospital
Residence: 1100 W. Broadway - Sweetwater (35 years)
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Housewife
Cause of Death: Chronic Myocarditis/Pneumonia
Date of Burial: 10/13/1945
Place of Burial: Sweetwater
Father: Joe Poe (born in TX)
Mother: Winnie Lewis (born in TX)
Informant: Tom Hope
LEWIS EARLE GRAHAM - Book 5, Page 568 Born: 5/10/1855 in GA
Died: 1/01/1941 at 12:00 a.m.
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Residence: Sweetwater, TX for 1 year
Father: William Graham (GA)
Mother: Mary Whitehad (GA)
Informant: Ellsworth Graham
Cause of Death: Arterioscleratic Heart Disease/Senility
Burial: Sweetwater on 1/01/1941
Mrs. Barbara A. Koen
Nolan CountyBook 4, Page 265
Date of Birth:11/17/1848 in Chapel Hill , TN
Date of Death:5/14/1933 at 5:30 p.m. at home
Cause of Death:Right hip and neck fractures incurred in 4/18/1933 fall at home
Date of Burial:5/16/1933 at SweetwaterCemetery
Occupation:Housewife
Marital Status: Widow
Father: Nelson B. Forrest, born in TN
Mother:Jane Tyron, unknown birthplace
Informant:Ben Koen of Sweetwater
Mortuary: Johnston
Ida Gertrude Gwyn Koen
Nolan County Book 9, Page 468
Date of Birth: 4/18/1883 in Bell County, TX
Date of Death:7/27/1962 at SimmonsHospital , Sweetwater, 1:35 p.m.
Cause of Death:Cardiac Decompensation; General Arteriosclerosis; Femoral Hernia requiring emergency surgery
Date of Burial:7/29/1962 at Garden of Memories Cemetery
Residence:1002 Locust Street
Occupation:Housewife
Marital Status:Married
Father:H. W. Gwyn
Mother:Eugenia Hamlet
Informant:Forrest Koen, Sr.
Mortuary: Cate-Spencer
FORREST (NMN) KOEN, JR.
Nolan County Book 11, Page 215
Date of Birth: 4/29/1912 in Rotan, Fisher, TX
Date of Death:10/15/1968 at home, 4:45 p.m.
Cause of Death:Myocardial Infarction, sudden; Obesity; Hypertension
Date of Burial:10/17/1968 at Garden of Memories Cemetery
Residence:1002 Locust Street
Occupation:Bookkeeper, Oil Company
Marital Status: Never Married
Father: Forrest Koen, Sr.
Mother:Ida Guinn
Informant:Forrest Koen, Sr.
Served in USAF
Mortuary:Cate-Spencer
BEN (NMN) KOEN
Nolan CountyBook 11, Page 482Date of Birth:6/06/1884 in TX
Date of Death: 9/17/1971 at Simmons Hospital , Sweetwater, 8:40 a.m.
Cause of Death:Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease/Failure
Date of Burial: 9/19/1971 in Sweetwater Cemetery
Residence: 1007 Crane Street
Resident of Sweetwater for 47 years
Marital Status: Married
Father: J. W. Koen
Mother: Barbara Anderson
Informant: Mrs. Ben Koen, Wife
Mortuary: Cate-Spencer
FORREST (NMN) KOEN, SR.
Nolan County Book 11, Page 298
Date of Birth: 8/27/1879 in Arkansas
Date of Death: 9/14/1969 at Edgecliff Manor, Sweetwater, 3:30 a.m.
Cause of Death: Broncho-pneumonia; Senility; Fractured Hip
Date of Burial: 9/16/1969 at Garden of Memories , Sweetwater
Residence: 1002 Locust Street
Occupation: Retired Carpenter and Building Contractor
Father: J. W. Koen
Mother: Barbara Anderson
Informant: Ben Koen (brother)
MARIE KELLY KOEN
Nolan CountyBook 13, Page 201
Date of Birth: 2/14/1895 in Chicago , IL
Date of Death: 4/23/1979 at Simmons Hospital , Sweetwater, at 9:15 p.m.
Cause of Death: Cerebral Vascular Accident due to fall, striking head, at nursing home
Date of Burial: 4/25/1979 at Sweetwater Cemetery
Residence: 1007 Crane
Resident of Sweetwater for 63 years
Occupation:Housewife
Marital Status: Widow
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Informant: Clayton Williams
Mortuary:Cate-Spencer
BILL SAUNDERS
From: Bureau of Medicine & Surgery, Navy Department, Washington, D.C.
To: Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Department, Washington, D.C.
1. Name: Saunders, Bill; Rank: S1s USNR
2. Born: Blackwell, TX; Date: 27 July 1921
3. Nationality: White US; Religion: Baptist
4. Hair: Brown; Complexion: Ruddy; Height 67; Weight 125
6. Relation: Bertie Saunders (Mother) Route 1, Box 14, Blackwell, TX
7. Original admission: Place - USS SCORPION; Date: 11 January 1946 Presumptive
8. Died: Western Pacific Ocean; Date: 1-11-46
9. Principal: Killed in Action, Details not known
10. Death is not the result of own misconduct and is in the line of duty.
11. Disposition of remains: Not recovered
12. Summary of facts relative to the death: This man was officiall reported to be MISSING IN ACTION as of 22 February 1944, having been serving aboard the USS SCORPION when that submarine failed to return from a war patrol in the western Pacific Ocean. In compliance with Sec. 5 of Public Law 490, as amended, all available information relative to his disappearance has been reviewed and the Secretary of the Navy has made a finding of presumptive death. The date of death for administrative purposes within the naval service was determined to be 11 January 1946.
D.H. DAVIS
Capt. (MC, USN
Eugenia GWYN
Book 4, Page 20
Residence: Sweetwater for three (3) years
Occupation: None listed
Marital Status: Widowed (but lists husband as H. F. Gwyn)
Born: 7/15/1847 in Mississippi
Died: 12/12/29 in Nolan County
Cause of Death: Influenza/Senility
Buried: 12/13/1929
Cemetery: Roby Cemetery (Roby, TX)
Father: Hamlet (born in Mississippi)
Mother: Unknown
Informant: Roy Gwyn (no relationship noted)
Mary Francis Mosley (Frances is spelled with an “i” on this certificate)
Book 5, Page 264
Residence: Trent (Eskota) for 14 years
Occupation: Homemaker
Marital Status: Widowed
Born: 1/27/1865
Died: 10/22/1937 at 3:30 a.m.
Cause of Death: Bronchopneumonia/Asthma, secondary Senility/Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
Buried: 10/23/1937 at Sweetwater Cemetery
Father: Brock Mitchell
Mother: Mary Jane Howe
Informant: Mrs. C. A. Anderson, Sweetwater, TX
County: Nolan
City: Sweetwater ---- Sweetwater Hospital
Name: Fred Dickson Jr.
Length of Residence: 34 yrs.
Residence: 312 E. Ave. B., Sweetwater, Nolan Co., TX
Sex: Male
Race: White
Date of Death: May 28, 1942
Marital Status: Divorced
Date of Birth: May 28, 1908
Age: 34
Trade: Labor
Birthplace: Texas
Cause of Death: Shock & Ceberal Hemorrhage
Contributory Cause: Gun shot wound of Brain
Fathers Name: J.F. Dickson - Birthplace: TX
Mothers Maiden Name: Cooper - Birthplace: TX
Burial: Sweetwater
Burial Date: May 31, 1942
County: Dallas
City: Dallas .... Baylor Hospital
Name: Eva Mae Hardin
Length of Residence: 1 year
Residence: 3415 Junius, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Date of Birth: Feb. 25, 1913
Birthplace: Texas
Date of Death: July 2, 1948
Age: 35yrs, 4 months, 7 days
Trade: Graduate Nurse
Industry: Baylor Hospital
Cause of Death: Traumatic rupture of inferior vena cava
Contributory causes: Surgical operation; Surgical Accident
Fathers Name: Paul W. Hardin; born GA
Mothers Name: Ann Jane Pye; born GA
Burial: Sweetwater, Texas
Date: July 3, 1948
Campbell Funeral Home
Place of Death: Nolan County, TX
City: Sweetwater
Residence: 312 East Ave. B., Sweetwater, Nolan Co., TX
Length of Residence: 70 yrs.
Name: J. Fred Dickson
Death Date: Dec. 25, 1953
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital: Widowed
Date of Birth: Sept. 12, 1875
Birthplace: Fort Worth, TX
Age: 78
Usual Occupation: Cowby
Kind of Business: Cattle
Fathers Name: J.F. Dickson; birthplace unknown
Mother's Maiden Name: unknown
Informant's Signature: Jim Foy
Disease or Condition: Acute Coronary Occlusion
Antecedent Causes: Acute Myocarditis due to Post-Operative Prostatectory
Date of Operation: Dec. 10, 1953
Major Findings of Operation: Hyhestroply of Prostate c. Chronic Cystitis & Pyetitis
Physician signing death certificate: Roland O. Peters, M.D., Sweetwater, TX; 12/30/53
Burial: 12/27/53; Sweetwater Cemetery, Sweetwater, TX
Funeral Director: A.O. Patterson
IRA HOMER BOYET
(Book 14, Page 726)
Residence: 1214 McCaulley St. – Sweetwater
Occupation: Foreman, Santa Fe Railroad
DOB: 4/16/1896 in TX
DOD: 8/02/1988 (at 11:30 a.m.) at Rolling Plains Hospital, Sweetwater
Cause of Death: Respiratory Arrest; Pneumonia
Burial: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Sweetwater
Father: Cornelius Boyett
Mother: Mallie Bell
Spouse: Ida Laverne (Barry) Boyett
MRS. B.N. BEST
NOTE: THIS IS - Julia Ann McLaughlin Best who was married to Benjamin Nicholas Best. Both Benjamin and Julia Ann are buried in the Hylton Cemetery.
Place of Death
State of: Texas
County of: Nolan
City or Precinct: Sweetwater, Texas - 510 W. Ark. St.
Full Name of Deceased: Mrs. B.N. Best
Residence: 510 W. Ark.
Personal Data:
Sex: female
Color or Race: white
Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced: married
Date of Birth: Jan. 31, 1862 Age: 71 yrs, 4 months, 6 days
Occupation: at home
Parents:
Name of Father: D.N. McLaughlin
Birthplace of Father: unknown
Maiden Name of Mother: unknown
Birthplace of Mother: unknown
_________________________________________________________________________________
MEDICAL PARTICULARS
Date of Death: July 7, 1933
Physician attended deceased from: June 21, 1933 to July 7, 1933. Last saw her alive on July 5, 1933
Death occurred on the date stated above at: 1:45 a.m.
Cause of Death: Hypostatic pneumonia Contributory: Chr.myocarditis
Physician Signature: Roland O. Peters, M.D. Sweetwater, TX
Undertaker: Doran-Yates Co., Sweetwater, Texas
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Informant: J.N. Best, Sweetwater, Texas
Filed: July 24, 1933 - E.W. Prothro, M.D., Registrar
Submitted by: Linda Noble Murphy
BENJAMIN N. BEST
Texas State Department of Health - BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS - Registrar's No. 34
Place of Death
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF: Nolan
CITY OR PRECINCT NO.: Sweetwater
FULL NAME OF DECEASED: Benjamin N. Best - RESIDENCE: 805 E. Washington, Sweetwater
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS
SEX: Male RACE: White
DATE OF BIRTH: November 4, 1859 AGE: 81 years, 6 months, 15 days
OCCUPATION: Retired Farmer
BIRTHPLACE: South Carolina
FATHERS NAME: Jim Best BIRTHPLACE: unknown
MOTHERS MAIDEN NAME: Mary McNiece BIRTHPLACE: unknown
PHYSICIAN STATEMENT: MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
DATE OF DEATH: May 20, 1941
I LAST SAW: May 19, 1941 death is said to have occurred on the date stated above, at 12:55 a.m.
PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF DEATH: Hypostatic Pneumonia
OTHER CONTRIBUTORY CAUSES: Metral Stenosis, Influenza, six wks ago
SIGNED: E.B. Pool, D.O., Sweetwater
INFORMANT: J.N. Best, Sweetwater, Texas
BURIAL PLACE: Hylton DATE: May 21, 1941
UNDERTAKER: Howard A. Yates, Sweetwater, Texas
FILED: 5/21/1941 J.E. Peavy, Registrar
Submitted by: Linda Noble Murphy
WILLIAM THOMAS YANCEY
(Book 11, Page 247 – Nolan County Deaths)
Born: 2/26/1878 in Paris, TX
Died: 2/06/1969 in Morris Nursing Home – Roscoe, TX
Cause of Death: Generalized Arteriosclerosis
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Informant: Mrs. Willie Moore
Burial: 2/07/1969 at Roscoe Cemetery
Mortuary: Patterson-McCoy Funeral Home
Mrs. B. T. Pye (Book B, Page 2)
DOB: 1/01/1855 in GA--DOD: 3/09/1928 at 3:00 a.m.
Cause of Death: Flu
Burial: 3/09/1928 at Sweetwater Cemetery
Married
No occupation listed
Father: John Dickey (b. in GA)
Mother: Gammon (b. in GA)
Informant: P. W. Hardin
Mrs. E. M. Pye (Book 4, Page 386)
Residence: 100 Patterson, Sweetwater, TX (for 13 years, 6 days)
DOB: 11/06/1842 in Sumpter Co, GA
DOD: 12/08/1934 at 12:25 a.m.
Cause of death: Acute nephritis
Burial: Sweetwater Cemetery
Widowed
Occupation: Housewife
Father: Scott (b. in VA)
Mother: Newsome (b. unknown)
Informant: H. C. Scott
Herbert Pye (Book 5, Page 294)Residence: Wichita Falls, TX
DOB: 9/29/1916 in Linn Co., TX
DOD: 12/25/1937 at 10:30 p.m.
Cause of Death: Collision with truck, on State Highway, 2 miles east of Sweetwater Crushed chest, broken limbs
Burial: Electra, TX on 12/27/1937
SingleOccupation: Student, Draughans Business College
Father: C.E. Pye (b. in GA)
Mother: Marie Hamilton (b. in OK)
Informant: C.E. Pye, Benavides, TX
DANIEL M. DAVIS
Nolan County Book 5, Page 219
Residence: 511 W. 9th St., Sweetwater, TX (17 years)
Occupation: Retired FarmerMarital Status: Married
Surviving Spouse: Lillie Mae Davis
Born: 10/17/1883 in TN
Died: 4/16/1937 at 3:20 p.m. at his home
Cause of Death: Hypostatic pneumonia; Acute dilation of heart; Progressive ascending paralysis
Burial: 4/17/1937 at Sweetwater Cemetery
Mortuary: Johnston
Father: J. E. Davis (born in TN)
Mother: Sarah Elliott (born in TX)
LILLIE MAE DAVIS
Nolan County Book 7, Page 152
Residence: 605 Neff St., Sweetwater, TX
Occupation: Housekeeper
Marital Status: Widow
Born: 5/14/1886 in Shelby Co., TX
Died: 12/01/1950 at 7:15 p.m. at her residence
Cause of Death: Acute Coronary Occlusion; Essential Hypertension
Burial: 12/03/1950 at Sweetwater Cemetery
Mortuary: Cate-Spencer
Father: Moody Tatum (born in AL)
Mother: Mattie Bright (born in TX)
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