OBITUARY

Mrs. Marsh Of Pioneer Family, Dies

Mrs May Marsh, 74, member of one of Dallas County's pioneer families, died Saturday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Hasting, at the Littlebrook Farms on Route 5, Dooley Road.
Mrs. Marsh was the former Miss May Eaton, a member of the pioneer Dallas County Eaton family. Her late husband, Tom Marsh, who died in 1938, was a prominent Dallas County cattleman and stockman. Marsh, for whom marsh Lane in Dallas was named, was a descendent of the Marsh family that helped settle Dallas County by founding the Peters Colony in 1844. The family for many years had had extensive land holdings in Northern Dallas County.
Mrs. Marsh, a lifetime resident of Dallas County, was a member of the Webb's Methodist Church in Farmers Branch and was active in church work there.
Besides her daughter, she is survived by a son, Tom Marsh, of Dallas, and a sister, Mrs. Fred Toepperwein of San Antonio, and one granddaughter.
Funeral arrangements were pending Saturday night with the Oneal Funeral Home.

The Dallas Morning News - January 15, 1956
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

OBITUARY

Mrs. May Marsh Funeral Services Planned Tuesday

Funeral services for Mrs. May Marsh, 74, a member of one of Dallas County's pioneer families, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Webb Chapel  Methodist Church of Farmers Branch. The Rev. L. B. Throne of  Clovis, N.M., will officiate. Burial will be in Restland Memorial  Park.
Mrs. Marsh who was the former Miss May Eaton, died Saturday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Hastings, at the Littlebrook Farms on Route 5, Dooley Road. She was the wife of the late Tom Marsh, a prominent Dallas County cattleman and stockman for whom Marsh Lane in Dallas was named.
Survivors besides Mrs. Hastings, include a son,  Tom Marsh of Dallas; a sister, Mrs. Fred Toepperwein of San Antonio, and two grandsons.

The Dallas Morning News - January 16, 1956
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams