Pioneer Farmer Dies Suddenly Wednesday Night

R. A. Warner, 70, Passed In Sleep At Farm Home

R. A. Warner, 70 year-old pioneer farmer of the Carrollton community died suddenly after retiring Wednesday night at his farm home about three miles Northeast of here.
Mr. Warner had been in somewhat failing health for several months, but was able to be up most of the time. He retired early Wednesday night, making the usual noises of a sleeper. Suddenly, he was quiet and his breathing could not be heard. When found by Mrs. Warner, he was unconscious, apparently suffering from a paralytic stroke. He remained unconscious until his death only a few minutes later. The death occurred about one o'clock Wednesday night.
R. A. Warner was born Feb. 20, 1871, on a farm near that on which he was living at the time of his death. His parents were John and Mary Warner. He lived the entirety of his life in the Carrollton community. He was a member of the Union Baptist church and had belonged to lodges earlier in life.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Warner; one daughter, Mrs. Ross Brown of Dallas; one son, Emery B. Warner of Chester Pa.; two sisters, Mrs. W. W. Perry and Mrs. Emma Hardcastle, both of Carrollton and two brothers, G. F. Warner of Wiley, Texas and Emmett E. Warner of Irving.
Funeral arrangements had not been made Thursday morning pending the arrival of the son from Pennsylvania.

The Carrollton Chronicle - July 18, 1941
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams
 

Funeral Services Held Friday For R. A. Warner

Funeral services for R. A. Warner, pioneer resident, were held in the local Union Baptist church last Friday afternoon at four o'clock with Rev. Arthur Freeman, the pastor, in charge. H was assisted by Rev. N. E. Bryant of Jacksonville, and Rev. Earl Anderson of Dallas.
Burial was in the Perry Cemetery.
Mr. Warner died at his home about 11 o'clock Wednesday night of last week from a cerebral hemorrhage. He had not been ill at the time, though he had been in failing health for some months.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Mary Warner; two daughters, Mrs. Ross Brown of Dallas; and Miss Loweeta Smith of Carrollton; one son, Emory B. Warner of Chester, Pa.; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Hardcastle and Mrs. W. W. Perry, both of Carrollton; and two  brothers, G. F. Warner of Wiley, Tex. and Emmett E. Warner of Irving, Texas.
Among the relatives and friends attending the funeral of the late R. A. Warner were Emory B. Warner of Chester, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Ross, Brown of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Stringer and son of Washington, D. C., Miss Pope, Louis Jackson, C. E. Jackson, Mrs. Wood Smith, Mrs. Maude Rhodes, Mr. and Mrs. J. Murphy, Mr. Brock and Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Irby of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Warner of Irving, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Warner of Wylie and Mr. and Mrs. D. M. James of Lewisville.

The Carrollton Chronicle - July 25, 1941
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

Man Succumbs At Farm Where He was Born

Robert Alexander Warner, Carrollton farmer and life-long resident of Dallas County, died Thursday at the farm home near Carrollton where he was born seventy years ago. Funeral services and burial will be 4 p.m. in Carrollton Friday.
Mr. Warner was the son of Dallas County pioneers and at manhood took the land his parents had developed and continued farming it.  He had been active in the civic affairs of Carrollton and was a leader in all activities of the town pertaining to farming and farm development.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Warner; a son, Emory B. Warner of Chester, Pa.; two daughters, Mrs. Ross M. Brown, Dallas and Miss Soweta Smith, Carrollton; two brothers, E. E. Warner, Irving and George F. Warner, Wylie, and two sisters, Mrs. W. W. Perry and Mrs. Emma Hardcastle, both of Carrollton.
The Rev. Arthur Freeman will conduct the services Friday at the Union Baptist Church in Carrollton and burial will be in the Perry Cemetery in Carrollton.

The Dallas Morning News - July 18, 1941
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

WARNER

ELIZABETH F. WARNER - 1877 - 1925
R. ALEXANDER WARNER - 1871 - 1941

Perry Cemetery, Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas