William Alexander Beaty, known to his many relatives and friends as "Uncle Bill", died at his home in Brownsville, Texas December 5, 1961, at the age of 106. He was born July 16, 1855 near Lincoln, Arkansas, the son of Alexander and Emily Holt Beaty, pioneers in this area. On his maternal side he was the grandson of Jack and Elizabeth Pogue Holt, who came here from Tennessee in 1829.
He grew up on a farm on what was to become Beaty Mountain, north of Lincoln. As a boy of seven, he heard the gunfire in the battle of Prairie Grove. Later, he watched Confederate troops march by his parents' farm and stop to water their mounts.
In the course of his long life, Mr. Beaty saw and participated in the making of quite a bit of history. As a young man he went to the Indian Territory and also spent some years in Texas. He was a cowpuncher, a ranch foreman, and at one time kept a store in Red Rock, Oklahoma. He was in Oklahoma for the opening of the Cherokee Strip where he rode a horse named 'Frank' and won his share of land. He was so grateful to 'Frank', and thought so much of him, he brought the horse to Arkansas with him when he came several years later.
He married Mondella Stoner in Oklahoma and to this union four children were born: Travis of Lincoln, Frank of Mt. Comfort, Mildred (who died at an early age), and Mrs. Merle Whitlow of Brownsville, Texas, with whom he had made his home for several years before his death. Other survivors are ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. His wife died in 1918.
He was accustomed to spending his summers in Lincoln, Arkansas at the home of his son Travis, before he became unable to travel. He was here for his 100th, 102nd, and 103rd birthdays, celebrated in conjunction with the Holt reunion, where he was the oldest member and the guest of honor. On his 100th birthday he was made an honorary member of the Washington County Historical Society and on his 101st birthday was presented with the "Washington County Pioneer" certificate.
Funeral services were held in the Presbyterian church, with Rev. Joe Dickens and Rev. Walter Pennell officiating. Interment was in Lincoln cemetery next to his wife.
= = = obituary written by Ruth Holt Payne of Route 2, Lincoln, Arkansas, in 1962 and published in the Arkansas Family Historian. Transcriber is not a relative and has no further information regarding this family.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Robert Earl Cone, M.D. (1894-1955)
Dr. Robert Earl Cone, head of the University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Urology, died at his home in Galveston, Texas, on May 24, 1955, of adenocarcinoma of the stomach. He was born in Galveston on February 27, 1894, the son of Mr. and Mrs. E.O. Cone, Sr. He was graduated from the University of Texas in Austin in 1915, and returned to Galveston to complete his medical education at the University's Medical Branch, receiving his degree in 1919.
After an internship at the John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Dr. Cone served his residency at St. Vincent's Hospital in Cleveland. In 1920, he began his teaching career in the Department of Surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch, and was made an adjunct professor of urology in 1942. He became a consultant to the board of urology at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston in 1954, and held that position until the time of his death.
Dr. Cone held membership in many professional organizations. He was a member and past president of both the Texas Urological Society and the South Central Section of the American Urological Association. He was a diplomate of the American Board of Urology, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the Galveston County Medical Society, the Texas Medical Association, the American Medical Association, and the Texas Surgical Society. His medical fraternity was Phi Rho Sigma.
Dr. Cone was a member of the Galveston Artillery Club, the Galveston Country Club and the Episcopal Church. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity, and director of the Woodley Petroleum Company in Houston. He is remembered as an outstanding athlete in his college days and played one year with the Philadelphia Athletics baseball team. More recently he won a number of trophies as an amateur golfer.
Miss Malcolm Parten and Dr. Cone were married on October 4, 1926 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Mrs. Cone and two children, Mrs. Mary Chadwick Philley of Houston and Dr. Robert Earl Cone, Jr. of Galveston, survive. Other survivors include his mother Mrs. E.O. Cone, Sr. of Galveston, a brother E.O. Cone, Jr., and a sister Mrs. Dorothy Vaughan, both of El Paso.
= = = published in the Texas State Journal of Medicine, September 1955. Transcriber is not a relative and has no further information regarding this family.
After an internship at the John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Dr. Cone served his residency at St. Vincent's Hospital in Cleveland. In 1920, he began his teaching career in the Department of Surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch, and was made an adjunct professor of urology in 1942. He became a consultant to the board of urology at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston in 1954, and held that position until the time of his death.
Dr. Cone held membership in many professional organizations. He was a member and past president of both the Texas Urological Society and the South Central Section of the American Urological Association. He was a diplomate of the American Board of Urology, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the Galveston County Medical Society, the Texas Medical Association, the American Medical Association, and the Texas Surgical Society. His medical fraternity was Phi Rho Sigma.
Dr. Cone was a member of the Galveston Artillery Club, the Galveston Country Club and the Episcopal Church. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity, and director of the Woodley Petroleum Company in Houston. He is remembered as an outstanding athlete in his college days and played one year with the Philadelphia Athletics baseball team. More recently he won a number of trophies as an amateur golfer.
Miss Malcolm Parten and Dr. Cone were married on October 4, 1926 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Mrs. Cone and two children, Mrs. Mary Chadwick Philley of Houston and Dr. Robert Earl Cone, Jr. of Galveston, survive. Other survivors include his mother Mrs. E.O. Cone, Sr. of Galveston, a brother E.O. Cone, Jr., and a sister Mrs. Dorothy Vaughan, both of El Paso.
= = = published in the Texas State Journal of Medicine, September 1955. Transcriber is not a relative and has no further information regarding this family.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Robert Wilkins Holton, M.D. (1878-1961)
Dr. Robert Wilkins Holton of Terrell, Texas, passed away October 22, 1961. He was born on April 4, 1878 at Headsville Village (Robertson County). He was the son of John D. Holton and Eliza Ann Breed Holton. He was the 10th in a family of 11 children. Both his parents were schoolteachers, and his father was a Civil War veteran as well as a Baptist minister.
He received his early education in public and private schools, and taught school for one year before entering the University of Louisville. He was graduated from the Hospital College of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky in 1906. He practiced medicine between school terms, and practiced in Kaufman County for more than fifty years, losing less than 30 days from his practice as a result of personal illness throughout his career.
Dr. Holton was a pioneer in the construction and administration of hospitals in the county. He served as a flight surgeon with the Royal Air Force training unit located at Terrell during World War II, as medical administrator of the local Selective Service System, and on the Advisory Committee to Selective Service.
Dr. Holton once estimated that he delivered more than 6,000 babies, mostly in Kaufman County. He was active in civic affairs, having been a member of the Lions Club, active master Mason, member of the Shrine, member of the school board and a member of the Chamber of Commerce. He was named General Practitioner of the Year in 1955.
Survivors include his sons Charley Holton and Robert W. Holton, Jr., both of Terrell, and a daughter, Mrs. Marguerite Johnston also of Terrell. Four grandchildren also survive.
= = = Transcriber is not a relative and has no further information regarding this family.
He received his early education in public and private schools, and taught school for one year before entering the University of Louisville. He was graduated from the Hospital College of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky in 1906. He practiced medicine between school terms, and practiced in Kaufman County for more than fifty years, losing less than 30 days from his practice as a result of personal illness throughout his career.
Dr. Holton was a pioneer in the construction and administration of hospitals in the county. He served as a flight surgeon with the Royal Air Force training unit located at Terrell during World War II, as medical administrator of the local Selective Service System, and on the Advisory Committee to Selective Service.
Dr. Holton once estimated that he delivered more than 6,000 babies, mostly in Kaufman County. He was active in civic affairs, having been a member of the Lions Club, active master Mason, member of the Shrine, member of the school board and a member of the Chamber of Commerce. He was named General Practitioner of the Year in 1955.
Survivors include his sons Charley Holton and Robert W. Holton, Jr., both of Terrell, and a daughter, Mrs. Marguerite Johnston also of Terrell. Four grandchildren also survive.
= = = Transcriber is not a relative and has no further information regarding this family.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Carie D. Gipson, M.D. (1897-1955)
Dr. Carie D. Gipson of Three Rivers, Texas, died in a local hospital on July 27, 1955, of coronary thrombosis and diabetes. He was born November 22, 1897 in Braxton, Mississippi to Dr. and Mrs. W.M. Gipson. He attended Southwest Texas Normal College at San Marcos and the University of Texas, and received his medical education at Baylor University College of Medicine, from which he graduated in 1927. He served his internship in St. Paul's Hospital in Dallas. He practiced for eleven years in Pecos before moving to Three Rivers in 1938.
Dr. Gipson was a member of the Texas and American Medical Associations through the Bee-Live Oak-McMullen Counties Medical Society, of which he was president in 1947. He was also a member of Phi Beta Pi medical fraternity, the Lions Club, the American Legion, the Chamber of Commerce, the Masonic Lodge and Shrine, and the Baptist church. He was a first lieutenant in the Reserve Corps of the United States Army.
Dr. Gipson and Miss Clara Norvell were married on June 15, 1929 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Survivors include Mrs. Gipson, a son C.D. Gipson Jr. of San Diego, California; a daughter Mrs. Harrell Banks of San Antonio; his mother Mrs. John Edmondson of Edwards, Mississippi; one brother, Dr. J.F. Gipson of Port Isabel; two sisters, Mrs. Bryan Boyd of Three Rivers and Mrs. J. Beasley of Crystal City. He also leaves one grandson.
= = = published in the Texas State Journal of Medicine, September 1955. Transcriber is not a relative and has no further information regarding this family.
Dr. Gipson was a member of the Texas and American Medical Associations through the Bee-Live Oak-McMullen Counties Medical Society, of which he was president in 1947. He was also a member of Phi Beta Pi medical fraternity, the Lions Club, the American Legion, the Chamber of Commerce, the Masonic Lodge and Shrine, and the Baptist church. He was a first lieutenant in the Reserve Corps of the United States Army.
Dr. Gipson and Miss Clara Norvell were married on June 15, 1929 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Survivors include Mrs. Gipson, a son C.D. Gipson Jr. of San Diego, California; a daughter Mrs. Harrell Banks of San Antonio; his mother Mrs. John Edmondson of Edwards, Mississippi; one brother, Dr. J.F. Gipson of Port Isabel; two sisters, Mrs. Bryan Boyd of Three Rivers and Mrs. J. Beasley of Crystal City. He also leaves one grandson.
= = = published in the Texas State Journal of Medicine, September 1955. Transcriber is not a relative and has no further information regarding this family.
Monday, December 19, 2011
French Nestor Smith, M.D. (1891-1955)
Dr. French Nestor Smith died at his home in Harlingen, Texas on July 10, 1955, of cancer. He was born April 15, 1891 in Red Creek, West Virginia, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Smith. He attended the University of West Virginia and the West Virginia Wesleyan College before beginning his medical education at the Eclectic Medical College in Cincinnati, from which he graduated in 1921.
Dr. Smith practiced briefly in Dalton, Ohio before going to Canton, where he practiced for nine years. He then moved to Harlingen, where he had practiced for 25 years. He was a member of the Texas Medical Association, and the Cameron-Willacy Counties Medical Society. He was a member of the Methodist church, was a past master of the Masonic Lodge, a past patron of the Order of the Eastern Star, and a member of the Knights Templar.
While still a medical student, Dr. Smith joined the Army and served from 1917 until 1919. On January 1, 1917 he married Miss Martha Matheney in Oakland, Maryland. He is survived by his wife, two sons; Robert Fenton Smith, D.D.S. of Corpus Christi and French N. Smith, Jr. of Harlingen; one daughter, Mrs. K.B. Slavin of Hillsboro; three sisters, Mrs. R.C. Teter, Mrs. Margaret Judy and Mrs. Jennie Johnson, all of Parsons, West Virginia; and two brothers, Daniel Smith of Parsons and P.C. Smith of Canton, Ohio.
= = = published in the Texas State Journal of Medicine, September 1955. Transcriber is not a relative and has no further information regarding this family.
Dr. Smith practiced briefly in Dalton, Ohio before going to Canton, where he practiced for nine years. He then moved to Harlingen, where he had practiced for 25 years. He was a member of the Texas Medical Association, and the Cameron-Willacy Counties Medical Society. He was a member of the Methodist church, was a past master of the Masonic Lodge, a past patron of the Order of the Eastern Star, and a member of the Knights Templar.
While still a medical student, Dr. Smith joined the Army and served from 1917 until 1919. On January 1, 1917 he married Miss Martha Matheney in Oakland, Maryland. He is survived by his wife, two sons; Robert Fenton Smith, D.D.S. of Corpus Christi and French N. Smith, Jr. of Harlingen; one daughter, Mrs. K.B. Slavin of Hillsboro; three sisters, Mrs. R.C. Teter, Mrs. Margaret Judy and Mrs. Jennie Johnson, all of Parsons, West Virginia; and two brothers, Daniel Smith of Parsons and P.C. Smith of Canton, Ohio.
= = = published in the Texas State Journal of Medicine, September 1955. Transcriber is not a relative and has no further information regarding this family.
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