Funeral services for George Francis Warner, 77, of Wylie, who owned and operated Carrollton's first electric light plant, will be held at the First Methodist Church at Wylie at 2 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be at the Perry Cemetery at Carrollton.

Warner, the father of Mrs. Jay F. Murphy, 613 West Pembroke, died Friday at Wylie after a three-month illness. His family said that he wired the entire town when he opened this electric plant at Carrollton. Warner is also credited with operating the first light system at Pottsboro, Texas.

He was the son of John Warner, who came to Carrollton from Ireland in 1852.

Survivors are his wife; his daughter, Mrs. Jay Murphy,  Dallas, a son, G. F. Warner, Jr., Puente, Calif; a sister, Mrs. Emma Hardcastle, Carrollton, and three grandchildren.

The Dallas Morning News - June 29, 1947
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

Former Carrollton Resident Passes

Funeral services for George Francis Warner, 77, of Wylie who owned and operated Carrollton's first electric light plant, were held at the First Methodist Church at Wylie at 2 p.m. Sunday.  Burial was at the Perry Cemetery here.

Warner died Friday at Wylie after a three month illness.

His family said that he wired the entire town when he opened this electric plant at Carrollton. Warner is also credited with operating the first light system at Pottsboro, Texas.

He was the son of John Warner, who came to Carrollton from Ireland in 1852.

Survivors are his wife; his daughter, Mrs. Jay Murphy,  Dallas, a son, G. F. Warner, Jr., Puente, Calif; a sister, Mrs. Emma Hardcastle, Carrollton, and three grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Guy Perry, Warner Perry, Henry Perry, Leland Perry, nephews of the deceased and Olis Grant.

The Carrollton Chronicle - July 4, 1947
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

FATHER
GEORGE F. WARNER
NOV. 3, 1869
JUNE 29, 1947

Perry Cemetery, Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas