The Cleburne Newspaper Issue of Thursday NOVEMBER 6, 1941
FUNERAL RITES HELD FOR TRAIN VICTIMS
Funeral services were conducted Sunday for Arbin Otto Harris, age 62, and John
E. Jordan, age 36, were killed Friday morning when the automobile in which
they were riding was struck by a Southern Railway freight train at a crossing
at Muscadine. Brown-Service was in charge of both services.
Services for Mr. Harris were conducted at Antioch Methodist church by the Rev.
C.T. Horton and the Rev. R.L. Skinner at 11 o'clock. Burial was at Antioch
cemetery. Mr. Harris was a widely known farmer and sawmill operator. He was a
Methodist, a Mason and an Odd Fellow and was well known throughout Cleburne
county. He lived on his farm near Hopewell. Surviving are his wife, a son,
Garner C. Harris; two daughters, Mrs. F.L. Blake and Mrs. H.L. Owen, all of
Cleburne county; three stepsons, Vernon, Shubern and Escar Roberts, all of
Gadsden; three stepdaughters, Mrs. C.M. Bennett of Heflin; Mrs. Fred Pope of
Piedmont and Mrs. Fred King of Quitman, Texas; and a brother, W.S. Harris of
Tallapoosa, Ga.
The service for Mr. Jordan was conducted at 2:30 o'clock at Old Harmony church
by the Rev. T.D. Stovall. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Jordan was
associated with Mr. Harris in the lumber and sawmill business. He is survived
by four sons, William, Edward, Marl and F.C. and a daughter, Barbara Jean;
two brothers, Bill of Hopewell and Joe of Dallas, Ga., two sisters, Mrs. Rosa
McCormick of Graham and Mrs. Sally Compton of Birmingham, and his mother, Mrs.
Ida Jordan of Dallas, Ga.
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FUNERAL RITES HELD FOR TRAIN VICTIMS
Funeral services were conducted Sunday for Arbin Otto Harris, age 62, and John
E. Jordan, age 36, were killed Friday morning when the automobile in which
they were riding was struck by a Southern Railway freight train at a crossing
at Muscadine. Brown-Service was in charge of both services.
Services for Mr. Harris were conducted at Antioch Methodist church by the Rev.
C.T. Horton and the Rev. R.L. Skinner at 11 o'clock. Burial was at Antioch
cemetery. Mr. Harris was a widely known farmer and sawmill operator. He was a
Methodist, a Mason and an Odd Fellow and was well known throughout Cleburne
county. He lived on his farm near Hopewell. Surviving are his wife, a son,
Garner C. Harris; two daughters, Mrs. F.L. Blake and Mrs. H.L. Owen, all of
Cleburne county; three stepsons, Vernon, Shubern and Escar Roberts, all of
Gadsden; three stepdaughters, Mrs. C.M. Bennett of Heflin; Mrs. Fred Pope of
Piedmont and Mrs. Fred King of Quitman, Texas; and a brother, W.S. Harris of
Tallapoosa, Ga.
The service for Mr. Jordan was conducted at 2:30 o'clock at Old Harmony church
by the Rev. T.D. Stovall. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Jordan was
associated with Mr. Harris in the lumber and sawmill business. He is survived
by four sons, William, Edward, Marl and F.C. and a daughter, Barbara Jean;
two brothers, Bill of Hopewell and Joe of Dallas, Ga., two sisters, Mrs. Rosa
McCormick of Graham and Mrs. Sally Compton of Birmingham, and his mother, Mrs.
Ida Jordan of Dallas, Ga.
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The Cleburne Newspaper Issue of Thursday NOVEMBER 6, 1941
FUNERAL RITES HELD FOR TRAIN VICTIMS
Funeral services were conducted Sunday for Arbin Otto Harris, age 62, and John
E. Jordan, age 36, were killed Friday morning when the automobile in which
they were riding was struck by a Southern Railway freight train at a crossing
at Muscadine. Brown-Service was in charge of both services.
Services for Mr. Harris were conducted at Antioch Methodist church by the Rev.
C.T. Horton and the Rev. R.L. Skinner at 11 o'clock. Burial was at Antioch
cemetery. Mr. Harris was a widely known farmer and sawmill operator. He was a
Methodist, a Mason and an Odd Fellow and was well known throughout Cleburne
county. He lived on his farm near Hopewell. Surviving are his wife, a son,
Garner C. Harris; two daughters, Mrs. F.L. Blake and Mrs. H.L. Owen, all of
Cleburne county; three stepsons, Vernon, Shubern and Escar Roberts, all of
Gadsden; three stepdaughters, Mrs. C.M. Bennett of Heflin; Mrs. Fred Pope of
Piedmont and Mrs. Fred King of Quitman, Texas; and a brother, W.S. Harris of
Tallapoosa, Ga.
The service for Mr. Jordan was conducted at 2:30 o'clock at Old Harmony church
by the Rev. T.D. Stovall. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Jordan was
associated with Mr. Harris in the lumber and sawmill business. He is survived
by four sons, William, Edward, Marl and F.C. and a daughter, Barbara Jean;
two brothers, Bill of Hopewell and Joe of Dallas, Ga., two sisters, Mrs. Rosa
McCormick of Graham and Mrs. Sally Compton of Birmingham, and his mother, Mrs.
Ida Jordan of Dallas, Ga.
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Contributor:
MVLambert
FUNERAL RITES HELD FOR TRAIN VICTIMS
Funeral services were conducted Sunday for Arbin Otto Harris, age 62, and John
E. Jordan, age 36, were killed Friday morning when the automobile in which
they were riding was struck by a Southern Railway freight train at a crossing
at Muscadine. Brown-Service was in charge of both services.
Services for Mr. Harris were conducted at Antioch Methodist church by the Rev.
C.T. Horton and the Rev. R.L. Skinner at 11 o'clock. Burial was at Antioch
cemetery. Mr. Harris was a widely known farmer and sawmill operator. He was a
Methodist, a Mason and an Odd Fellow and was well known throughout Cleburne
county. He lived on his farm near Hopewell. Surviving are his wife, a son,
Garner C. Harris; two daughters, Mrs. F.L. Blake and Mrs. H.L. Owen, all of
Cleburne county; three stepsons, Vernon, Shubern and Escar Roberts, all of
Gadsden; three stepdaughters, Mrs. C.M. Bennett of Heflin; Mrs. Fred Pope of
Piedmont and Mrs. Fred King of Quitman, Texas; and a brother, W.S. Harris of
Tallapoosa, Ga.
The service for Mr. Jordan was conducted at 2:30 o'clock at Old Harmony church
by the Rev. T.D. Stovall. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Jordan was
associated with Mr. Harris in the lumber and sawmill business. He is survived
by four sons, William, Edward, Marl and F.C. and a daughter, Barbara Jean;
two brothers, Bill of Hopewell and Joe of Dallas, Ga., two sisters, Mrs. Rosa
McCormick of Graham and Mrs. Sally Compton of Birmingham, and his mother, Mrs.
Ida Jordan of Dallas, Ga.
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MVLambert
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