Wilcoxen
Obituaries
The
Danville (Illinois) Press, May 11, 1917
PIONEER
CITIZEN DIED YESTERDAY
Parker K. Wilcoxen, Resident of Vermilion County Nearly Eighty Years
Passed Away.
Parker K. Wilcoxen, a resident of Vermilion county nearly
eighty years, and one of the oldest and most prominent farmers in this section
of the state, is dead. Mr. Wilcoxen,
who had resided in the Union Corners neighborhood, about eight miles southeast
of Danville, practically all of his life, passed away yesterday afternoon, May
10, 1917. his death occurred at
4:30 o'clock, following an illness of about two weeks duration from a
complication of diseases. His
demise, which was hastened by organic heart trouble, while not wholly unexpected
by the members of his immediate family and his wide circle of friends, came as a
great shock to those who knew him.
NATIVE OF OHIO
Parker K. Wilcoxen was a
native of Ohio, and was born in that state 82 years, 3 months and 11 days ago.
He was a son of one of the oldest settlers in Ohio, who removed to this
state and settled in the then unbroken wilderness eight miles southeast of
Danville when the decedent was about two years of age.
For eighty years the decedent resided on the place where his death
occurred.
SURVIVING RELATIVES
Besides the aged widow Mr.
Wilcoxen is survived by five children. Nine
children were born to him, but four of them preceded him in death.
The surviving children are Tilman Wilcoxen, who resides in Texas, and
Edward, John and Oscar Wilcoxen and Mrs. Melinda Hess, who reside in the
neighborhood of Union Corners.
Funeral
services for Mr. Wilcoxen will be held from the last home Saturday afternoon at
3 o'clock. The pastor of the Union
Corners church will officiate and the body of the aged man will be laid to rest
in the Niccum cemetery.
The
Danville (Illinois) Press, May 12, 1917
WILCOXEN FUNERAL
Mr.
and Mrs. Tilman Wilcoxen of El Campo, Texas, have arrived to attend the funeral
of the former's father, Parker Wilcoxen, who died at his home near the Union
Corners church Thursday afternoon at the age of eighty-two years. Funeral
services will be held at the residence at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon with the
pastor of the Union Corners church officiating, and burial will be made in the
Niccum cemetery.
The
Danville (Illinois) Press, May 11, 1918
MRS. LUCY WILCOXEN HAS PASSED AWAY
Died on First Anniversary of the Death of Her Husband, Parker Wilcoxen,
Prominent Farmer.
Mrs. Lucy Ellen Wilcoxen, for many years a resident of
the Union Corner neighborhood, and widow of the late Parker K. Wilcoxen, a
prominent farmer of this county, is dead at her home following a lingering
illness from a complication of disease, of which dropsy and paralysis were the
most severe. The death of Mrs. Wilcoxen, while not unexpected by her wide circle
of friends, came as a distinct shock to all, for she was one of the most beloved
women in the neighborhood in which she lived.
Mrs. Wilcoxen had been practically an invalid for the last several
months. She passed away at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, May 10, 1918.
ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY
Mrs. Wilcoxen's demise
occurred on the first anniversary of the death of her husband, Parker K.
Wilcoxen, who passed away at the family hme on rural route No. 6 one year ago
yesterday. Her health had been bad
prior to the death of the husband, but since then, she had gradually grown
weaker and for the last several weeks her death had been almost hourly expected.
NATIVE
OF COUNTY
Mrs. Wilcoxen was a
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Niccum, and was born on the Silas
Sandusky farm, near Indianola, on December 14, 1844. Her father was a tenant on
this farm for many years, and the deceased resided there until her marriage to
Parker Wilcoxen, when she removed to a farm near Gessie.
Mrs. Wilcoxen is survived by four sons and a daughter.
They are Tilman Wilcoxen, of Glen flora, Tex., Edward Wilcoxen, of
Danville; Oscar and John Wilcoxen, who reisde at home, and Mrs. Jane Hess, who
also resides on the home place. Mrs.
Phoebe Hines, of Gessie, Indiana, is a sister of the deceased, and Gilbert
Niccum, of Kansas, is a brother.
FUNERAL
SUNDAY
Funeral services for Mrs.
Wilcoxen will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the United Brethern
church at Union Corner, of which the deceased was an active and faithful member.
The pastor of the church will officiate, and the burial will be in the
Niccum Cemetery.
The
Gladewater (Texas) Mirror, Wednesday, December 7, 1994
Graveside services for Ivy E. Wilcoxen, 93, of
Gladewater were held Tuesday, Dec. 6, 1994 at 2 p.m. in the Wharton City
Cemetery in Wharton with Edward Frankum officiating. Burial followed under the
direction of Stone-Goodwin Funeral Home of Gladewater.
Mrs. Wilcoxen died Saturday, Dec. 3, in a Gladewater Nursing
Home.
She was born October 8, 1901 in Red Rock and had been a
resident of Gladewater since 1949, moving here from Tomball. She was a housewife
and a former Telephone Operator during the 1920's in Wharton. She was a member
of the Gladewater First Baptist Church where she was active in W.M.U. and her
Sunday School.
Survivors include one daughter, Ruth Wilks of Gladewater;
two sons, Donald Wilcoxen of Ironton, Mo. and Buddy Wilcoxen of
Gladewater; two sisters Ora Lamb of
Round Rock and Ruby Johnston of Austin; four
grandchildren, Cindy Wilcoxen of Bastrop, David Wilcoxen of Austin, Amanda
Taylor of St. Louis, Mo., and Laura Karnes of Gladewater.
She was preceded in death by her husband Arthur Wilcoxen and
one grandchild.
The
Longview (Texas) Daily News, January 4, 1975
A.
J. Wilcoxen dies Friday, rites Saturday
Arthur
John Wilcoxen, 76, a resident of Martin Street, died Friday night in a local
nursing home following a lengthy illness. Funeral
services were held Saturday at 2 o’clock in Malcolm Stone Funeral Chapel with
the Rev. B. F. Risinger officiating. Graveside
rites are set for 2 p.m. Sunday in Wharton, Texas.
Mr. Wilcoxen, a resident of Gladewater for 26 years, was a
retired employee of Superior Oil Co. and a member of the Baptist Church.
Honorary pallbearers were members of C. F. Wellborn’s
Sunday School Class as First Baptist Church and employees of Superior Oil Co.
Survivors include the
widow, Ivy; two sons, Donald M. Wilcoxen, Ironton, Mo. and Norman A. Wilcoxen,
Austin; one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Nell Wilks, city; two brothers Orten Wilcoxen,
El Campo and A. D. Wilcoxen, San Juan, Calif.; three sisters, Goldie Benner and
Nina Lurker, both of El Campo and Mildred Barnhart, Roswell, New Mex.; 5
grandchildren.
T.
L. Wilcoxen
(note: died April 7, 1975)
Winona--Graveside services for Tilman Leo Wilcoxen, 69, will be at 3 p.m.
Wednesday at ODHS Cemetery in El Campo with the Rev. Buddy Wilcoxen
officiating. Burial will be under direction of Malcolm Stone Funeral Home
of Gladewater.
Mr. Wilcoxen died Monday morning in a Tyler hospital
following a lengthy illness.
Retired from Texaco in 1959, he lived in Houston until 1973. He was a
native of Perrysville, Ind.; he was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys of Winona; one son, Dick of Gladewater; three
brothers, A. J. of Gladewater, A. D. of San Juan Capistrano, Calif.; and O. B.
of El Campo; three sisters, Mrs. Goldie Benner and Mrs. Nina Lurker of El Campo
and Mrs. Mildred Barnhart of Roswell, N.M.; and three grandchildren.
Mrs. Wilcoxen Rites Slated
(note:
died October 30, 1978)
Graveside services for Mrs. Gladys S. Wilcoxen, 68, 3007 Oak Knob, Tyler, are
set for 8 p.m. Wednesday at O.D.H.S. Cemetery in El Campo with the Rev. Fred Cox
officiating.
Arrangements are under direction of Burks-Walker-Tippit Funeral Home of Tyler.
Mrs. Wilcoxen died Monday afternoon in a Tyler hospital after a brief illness.
A native of El Campo, Mrs. Wilcoxen lived in Tyler and Smith County five years
and was a retired florist.
Survivors include one son, Dick R. Wilcoxen of Tyler and Cherokee Village, Ark.;
three grandchildren, Mrs. Harold Eugene Lockwood of Longview and David E.
Wilcoxen and Anton M. Wilcoxen, both of Tyler, and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral
Services Held Monday for El Campo Resident
Mrs. Robert (Minnie) Schutte, a resident of El Campo for the past 63
years, died at a Wharton nursing home on October 20. [note: 1973]
She was born in Perrysville, Ind. on January 25, 1894 and was 79 years old.
Funeral services were held Monday, October 22 in the Presbyterian Church, at 2
p.m. The Rev. Lloyd Nixon officiated, assisted by the Rev. N. A. (Buddy)
Wilcoxen of Bastrop.
Interment was in the Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Robert S. Schutte of El Campo; two daughters,
Mrs. Evelyn Smith of Wharton and Mrs. Bertha Jenson of Bay City; two sons,
Robert O. Schutte of Austin and Sidney L. Schutte of Richardson.
Also, three sisters, Mrs. T. H. Lurker of El Campo, Mrs. Goldie Benner of El
Campo and Mrs. L. C. Barnhart of Roswell, N. M.; four brothers, Orten Wilcoxen
of El Campo, Arthur Wilcoxen of Gladewater, Drexel Wilcoxen of Capistrano,
Calif. and Leo Wilcoxen of Tyler.
Also, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Curtis Jensen, Gary Schutte, Sammy Schutte, Carlton Jensen,
Larry Schutte and Brad Schutte. Honorary pallbearers were Ronnie Davis and
C. W. Rush.
Evelyn
Schutte Smith
El Campo--Evelyn Schutte Smith, 86, of El Campo, and formerly of Wharton for 70
years, died Tuesday, April 24, 2001.
She was born Aug 20, 1914, in Pierce, to the late Robert Samuel and Minnie Jane
Wilcoxen Schutte. She was a retired deputy at the County Clerk Office,
having served for 47 years. She was a member of First United Methodist
Church in Wharton and was active in the Sunday school. She was a member of
the Business Professional Women and the Wharton Art League where she was
recognized as Artist of the Month.
Survivors: sister, Bertha Schutte Jensen of Blessing; brothers Robert O.
"Bob" Schutte of Brenham and Sidney L. Schutte and wife, Mary, of
Corsicana, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by: parents; nephew David Schutte; sister-in-law, Mary
Schutte.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at the funeral home, the Rev. Jan Putman, pastor
of First United Methodist Church in Wharton, officiating.
Burial will be at Garden of Memories Cemetery. Triska Funeral Home, El
Campo, 979-543-3681.
Pallbearers: Curtis Jensen, Carlton Jensen, Brian Jensen, Carl H. Jensen,
Sammy Schutte and Gary Schutte.
Honorary pallbearers: Brad Schutte, Larry Schutte, C. W. Rush and Ronnie Davis.
Memorials: First United Methodist Church (Wharton), 1717 Pioneer, Wharton, TX
77488.
Orten
Wilcoxen
(note: died October 20, 1980)
Military funeral services for Orten Bryan Wilcoxen, 84, a resident of El Campo
since 1914, were held today (Wednesday, Oct. 22) at 10:30 a.m. in Wheeler
Chapel.
The Rev. Fred Cox, pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church, officiated.
Interment was in Garden of Memories Cemetery under the direction of Wheeler
Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Glen, Harold, Paul and Norman Wilcoxen, Michael Harton and
George Benner.
Mr. Wilcoxen was born in Parisville [sic-should be Perrysville], Ind., on May
10, 1896, to Tilman and Mathilda Dunavan Wilcoxen. A farmer, he was
manager of the El Campo Ice Locker for many years. Mr. Wilcoxen was a
veteran of World War I. He died at the Czech Catholic Home for the Aged,
Hillje, on Monday.
Survivors include his wife, Bessie Wilcoxen, El Campo; three sons, Orten B.
Wilcoxen, Jr., San Antonio, Thurman Reeves Wilcoxen, Enid, Okla. and Harold Ray
Wilcoxen, El Campo; two sisters, Nina Lurker, El Campo, and Mildred Burnhart,
Roswell, New Mexico; a brother, A. D. Wilcoxen, San Juan Calif.; eight
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Bessie
Wilcoxen
(note: died April 3, 1990)
El Campo--Funeral services for Bessie Wilcoxen, 83, a longtime resident of El
Campo who died Tuesday in a local hospital, will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
at Wheeler Funeral Chapel in El Campo.
The Rev. James Jones will officiate. Burial will be in the Garden of
Memories Cemetery.
She was born Oct. 27, 1906, in Duke, Texas, in Wharton County, to the late Henry
N. and Rose Ellen Rogers Brown. She was a member of the Golden Age Club,
AARP, and three "42" clubs.
Surviving are three sons, Orten Wilcoxen, Jr., of San Antonio, Thurman Wilcoxen
of Enid, Okla and Ray Wilcoxen of El Campo; a sister, Maude Ridgeway of Austin,
and a brother, Herman Brown of Texas City; eight grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Orten Bryan Wilcoxen.
Elmer Danielson
Died at Houston
Elmer Danielson was born in El Campo, Texas, Dec. 30, 1898, and died in the
Baptist Hospital at Houston on June 22, [1930].
He joined the Evangelical church when just a young man and was a loyal and true
member, always doing his part.
He leaves to mourn his departure his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. F. J.
Danielson, five sisters, Mrs. R. R. Bloomquist of Taylor, Miss Alice Danielson
of LaGrange, Ill., and Mrs. A. Wilcoxen, Mrs. Chas. Neely and Miss Violet
Danielson of El Campo, one brother, Bernie also of El Campo, one half-brother,
James Danielson, and one half sister, Irene Danielson, three stepbrothers and
three stepsisters. His mother preceded him to his eternal rest in April
1918.
The funeral service was held at the Evangelical church Tuesday afternoon at four
o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Copeland, assisted by Rev. L. Newman of
Houston. A large crowd attended the service.
Elmer will be missed in many ways, at home, in the community, as a citizen, at
church his tenor voice, or high soprano, was an inspiration to those that heard
him sing. Always ready to lend a helping hand wherever he was needed.
He was cheerful in spirit, took the attitude toward life that whatever was worth
doing, deserved being done right. He was not slothful in business, nor in
his devotion. He loved and served his home, and enjoyed good times with
the young people with his seniors he talked freely. His friends were
numbered by his acquaintances.
(This old clipping was filled with typos, which I have corrected here.
Elmer was the brother-in-law of Anderson "Bill" Wilcoxen.)
