OBITUARY
Death Called Mrs. Liles Early Saturday Morning
Mrs. Walter F. Liles passed to the Great Beyond and her reward last
Saturday morning at 4:25 o'clock after a sickness which had lasted since the the
week preceding Christmas of last year. Seemingly healthy and robust and of a
cheerful disposition we were somewhat surprised when curing the Christmas
Holidays we were told that she was suffering and was not able to join the family
gathering which met at the Hardin Perry home on Christmas Day. Since that time
she has been given the best of medical attention but kept slowly weakening until
the end came as above stated.
Funeral services were held in the Union Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock. Rev. Melvin Joines, her pastor, in charge, in charge and delivering the
message of cheer and hope to the family and assembled friends. Rev. W. E.
Anderson of Dallas and Rev. A. W. Cunningham, Rev. W. N. Vernon and J. W.
Gravley assisted in the services. Interment was in Perry cemetery beside the
daughter who had gone on before. Pall bearers were Walter Kennedy, Bob
Patterson, Roy Russell, E. H. Bishop, Roy Tharp and Denver Seale. The
latter two were associates of Mr. Liles from the office of Sheriff Hal
Hood in Dallas.
Callie Perry was born on the home farm east of Carrollton May 17, 1883,
and spent her entire life here where she was well known and loved for the
wonderful girl and woman she was. February 9, 1902, she was united in marriage
with Walter F. Liles and to them one child, a daughter Myrtle May was born. The
daughter lived to the age of five years and then passed on. She leaves the
husband to morn her passing.
Her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. Harden Perry, survive her, as do four
sisters and one brother. The sisters are are: Mrs. Cora Kennedy, wife of Sam
Kennedy, Maggie Bryant of Houston, Maud Johnston, wife of James Johnston, Minnie
Bell Bailey, wife of D. J. Bailey; the brother Alex Wilson Perry of Beaumont.
Mrs. Liles was converted and joined the Baptist church when fourteen years of
age and has been an earnest working and devoted followed of her Master ever
since. In her passing the church loses a faithful laborer; her husband, an
helpmeet of unusual character; the father and mother and sisters and brother,
the daughter and sister that was ever a joy and inspiration.
CARD OF THANKS
We with to acknowledge with sincere thanks the kind expression of sympathy and
love extended us and the beautiful floral offerings sent in our sad hour of
bereavement in the death of our loved one.
W. F. Liles
The Liles families
The Perry families
The Carrollton Chronicle, Friday, April 8, 1932, pg 1
Submitted by Edward L. Williams |