George Bridges was the caretaker of the Longbotham Cemetery from the 1911's until his death in 1936. He also worked as a janitor at Wortham Schools. Georgia Lee (Bridges)Hoskins daughter of George said he was killed when he fell out of a truck. He was walking home from work when someone picked him up for a ride home. When the driver slowed down to stop to let him out. George did not wait for it to stop completely and fell down and his head was ran over by the back tire of the truck, killing him.
Jesse A. Richardson
Funeral services for Jesse A Richardson 80, of 1211 Bonnie View, a carpenter and derrick builder will be held at 2 30 p m Monday in the Lamar & Smith Funeral Chapel, 800 West Jefferson. Burial will be in Laurel Land Memorial Park
Richardson died in a Dallas hospital Friday after a 5-week illness
A native of Tehama, California, he moved to Dallas in 1940. Previously he had worked as a rig builder in the oil fields of Illinois, New Mexico and Texas
His memberships included IOOF and the Christian church
Surviving are his wife, two sons J. T. Richardson of Pampa and Howard Richardson of Lauder-dale Miss, two brothers, George F. Richardson of Sherman and Sidney Richardson of Wichita, / Kan, two sisters, Mrs. Belle Foreman and Mrs. Rosie Sheann, both of Dallas, and seven grandchildren.This was in Leola's Photo book, no date.
The funeral was done by Eubank Funeral Home in Mabank costing $5,400.oo per Georgia Lee Hoskins who paid for the funeral. The funeral was a graveside service at 2 p.m. in pouring rain.
104. Rufus Rasmus Brown
Buster entered the Army in March 1939 and served in the espionage unit until the start of WWII when he volunteered for regular services. He was in five major campaigns in Italy, Sicily, France and Germany. He was highly decorated with the decorations including the Purple Heart for wounds received in Action. At one time he volunteered for especially hazardous duty and knocked out two enemy tanks with bazookas and hand grenades. He was wounded in this action. After WWII, Buster was discharged but he re-enlisted and served in the special honor guard for General Lucius Clay in Berlin. In Civilian life he worked with an oil well service company and was Baptist by faith.
PVT US Army World War I
