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Funeral services for Flora Mae Chapman, 94, of Lone Oak were held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 6, at Lone Oak Baptist Church with grandson, Brent Sandlin, officiating. Interment was in Lone Oak Cemetery. Pallbearers were Charles Moore, Jimmy Fortenberry, Rupert Land, Leon Weatherford, Richard Hogue and Clyde Terry. Mrs. Chapman died Monday, April 4, 2005, at Greencrest Manor in Greenville. She was born Sept. 22, 1910, in Lone Oak to John and Agnes D. Hurst. She married Jimmie D. Chapman on Oct. 7, 1933; he preceded her in death on Sept. 24, 1948. Mrs. Chapman attended Lone Oak Baptist Church where she was a faithful member for 82 years, making her the oldest member. During that time she was very active in Women’s Missionary Union, Baptist Training Union, and all other aspects of the church; and she had served as church secretary. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Anna Sue and Harrell Dewayne Sandlin of Wieland; two grandsons, Perry Dewayne and wife Laura of Sulphur Springs and Charles Brent and wife Gail of Wieland; great-grandchildren, Alan, Paige and Brandon Sandlin and Tim, John and Melissa Phillips; and several nieces and nephews. Bartley Funeral Home in Lone Oak was in charge of arrangements.

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Rains County Leader

April 23, 1909
Hymenial
The editor and lady acknowledges with thanks in invitation which reads:
Mr. and Mrs. R.P. Etter request your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Ray, to Clarence A. Glass, at home Lone Oak, Texas, 8:30 o’clock p.m., Thursday, April 29, 1909. Clarence is our County and District Clerk and is a promising young man with exemplary habits, and Miss Ray is a charming and highly accomplished young woman. The Leader offers its heartiest congratulations in advance.

Funeral services for Faye T. Phillips, 89, of Lone Oak were held at Lone Oak Methodist Church at 3:00 p.m. Monday, July 4, with Rev. Wade Lindstrom and Rev. Jackie Harmon officiating. Burial was in Lone Oak Cemetery. Pallbearers were Randy, Dale, David and Michael Phillips, Phil Hall, and Scott Smith. Mrs. Phillips died July 1, 2005, at Green Acres Nursing Home. She was born January 12, 1916, in Lone Oak to Elisha and Melissa Johnson Trimble. She married Henry Phillips March 31, 1934, in Lone Oak. She was a postal worker and a member of the Methodist church. She is survived by one son, James Lynn Phillips and his wife Lois of Point; four grandsons and their wives, Randy Phillips and Dee Ann, Dale Phillips and Joy, David Phillips and La Rena, and Michael Phillips and Cathy, all of Lone Oak. She was preceded in death

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Rains Co. Leader Submitted by Elaine Nall Bay

March 30, 1923

Abbie Vice Dead
Mr. Abbie Vice of Lone Oak a well-known teacher in this county dropped dead in the school auditorium at Jacksonville about 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, according to the information received here. His remains were bought to Lone Oak Wednesday afternoon and his interment was held in the Lone Oak cemetery Thursday. Mr. Vice taught school in Cody in the north part of the county and at Ginger and Alba, will be remember as energetic and enthusiastic worker and loyal to any cause he espoused. He was an athletic and was in charge of the athletics in a school in Jacksonville at the time of his death. Mr. Vice is survived by his wife, nee Miss Fay Freeze of the Sparks Chapel community, an aged mother and other relatives, who have the sympathy of friends in their sorrow.