Walter Garland Anglin, Sr. died on Oct. 27, 2006. Services celebrating his life were held Sunday, October 29, 2006, in the First United Methodist Church of Hamilton. Mr. Anglin's nephew, Rev. Glenneth Harrington, officiated with Rev. James Ballard assisting. Burial followed in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery in Hamilton
Mr. Anglin was born Nov. 26, 1913 in Duvall County, the son of Walter Lee Anglin and Florence McCaughan Anglin. The Anglins returned to Hamilton County when Mr. Anglin was a toddler.
The youngest of six children, Mr. Anglin had two sisters, Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Anglin Blansit and Clara Barton Anglin West and three brothers, Irvin Lee, John Thomas "J. T." and Henry Clayton. Their mother died when Mr. Anglin was 14 years old.
He graduated from Hamilton High School and attended John Tarleton State College where he was a member of the R. O. T. C. He was honored to be part of a delegation sent to Washington, D. C., in 1935 to represent Hamilton County farmers.
On October 6, 1935, in the Methodist parsonage at Evant, he married Lena Merle Rucker, daughter of William Cloyed Rucker and Eunice Ruth Redden Rucker. To this union were born one son, Walter Garland Anglin, Jr., and one daughter, Merle Ann Anglin Schooler.
Mr. Anglin farmed south of Hamilton and in the Fairy community before settling in the forties on a farm a few miles west of Hamilton. To supplement the farm income he worked for John Latham at the Farmall/International tractor shop. Later he was hired by Clyde Weatherby to run vending machine routes, assist at the Gold Stamp redemption center, and produce Odor Away foot powder.
He served his community through assisting in elections and participation on the local military draft board. In the early sixties Garland began a career as a real estate broker.
He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Hamilton where he taught Sunday school for many years and served on the administrative board.
His beloved wife, Merle, preceded him in death on February 26, 2004 after sixty-eight years of marriage. Others who preceded him include his parents and five siblings.
Survivors include his son, Garland Anglin, Jr., and wife, Donna, and his daughter, Ann, and husband, Bill Schooler. Surviving grandchildren and spouses include Gary and Kathleen Anglin of Pearland, Nancy and Randy Yates, Larry and Robin Anglin, Laura Anglin Hudson, Cayce Cowan of San Angelo, and Mary Jo Schooler. Surviving great-grandchildren include Timothy Anglin, of Bedford , Amanda Anglin of Pearland, Zachary Anglin, Ann Marie Hudson, Audrey Anglin, Adrienne Hudson, Sophia Yates and Luke Yates. Also surviving him are two sisters-in-law, Louvetta Sumerford Anglin of Sweetwater and Eunice Rucker Mater of San Antonio as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
For forty-eight years Garland's life was especially blessed by his dear friend and honorary pallbearer, V. B. Munday.
Pallbearers were Charles Anglin, Ray Anglin, Richard McClellen, Ken Shaffer, Cole Wells, and Randy Yates.
Riley Funeral Home
Mr. Anglin was born Nov. 26, 1913 in Duvall County, the son of Walter Lee Anglin and Florence McCaughan Anglin. The Anglins returned to Hamilton County when Mr. Anglin was a toddler.
The youngest of six children, Mr. Anglin had two sisters, Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Anglin Blansit and Clara Barton Anglin West and three brothers, Irvin Lee, John Thomas "J. T." and Henry Clayton. Their mother died when Mr. Anglin was 14 years old.
He graduated from Hamilton High School and attended John Tarleton State College where he was a member of the R. O. T. C. He was honored to be part of a delegation sent to Washington, D. C., in 1935 to represent Hamilton County farmers.
On October 6, 1935, in the Methodist parsonage at Evant, he married Lena Merle Rucker, daughter of William Cloyed Rucker and Eunice Ruth Redden Rucker. To this union were born one son, Walter Garland Anglin, Jr., and one daughter, Merle Ann Anglin Schooler.
Mr. Anglin farmed south of Hamilton and in the Fairy community before settling in the forties on a farm a few miles west of Hamilton. To supplement the farm income he worked for John Latham at the Farmall/International tractor shop. Later he was hired by Clyde Weatherby to run vending machine routes, assist at the Gold Stamp redemption center, and produce Odor Away foot powder.
He served his community through assisting in elections and participation on the local military draft board. In the early sixties Garland began a career as a real estate broker.
He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Hamilton where he taught Sunday school for many years and served on the administrative board.
His beloved wife, Merle, preceded him in death on February 26, 2004 after sixty-eight years of marriage. Others who preceded him include his parents and five siblings.
Survivors include his son, Garland Anglin, Jr., and wife, Donna, and his daughter, Ann, and husband, Bill Schooler. Surviving grandchildren and spouses include Gary and Kathleen Anglin of Pearland, Nancy and Randy Yates, Larry and Robin Anglin, Laura Anglin Hudson, Cayce Cowan of San Angelo, and Mary Jo Schooler. Surviving great-grandchildren include Timothy Anglin, of Bedford , Amanda Anglin of Pearland, Zachary Anglin, Ann Marie Hudson, Audrey Anglin, Adrienne Hudson, Sophia Yates and Luke Yates. Also surviving him are two sisters-in-law, Louvetta Sumerford Anglin of Sweetwater and Eunice Rucker Mater of San Antonio as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
For forty-eight years Garland's life was especially blessed by his dear friend and honorary pallbearer, V. B. Munday.
Pallbearers were Charles Anglin, Ray Anglin, Richard McClellen, Ken Shaffer, Cole Wells, and Randy Yates.
Riley Funeral Home
Walter Garland Anglin, Sr. died on Oct. 27, 2006. Services celebrating his life were held Sunday, October 29, 2006, in the First United Methodist Church of Hamilton. Mr. Anglin's nephew, Rev. Glenneth Harrington, officiated with Rev. James Ballard assisting. Burial followed in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery in Hamilton
Mr. Anglin was born Nov. 26, 1913 in Duvall County, the son of Walter Lee Anglin and Florence McCaughan Anglin. The Anglins returned to Hamilton County when Mr. Anglin was a toddler.
The youngest of six children, Mr. Anglin had two sisters, Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Anglin Blansit and Clara Barton Anglin West and three brothers, Irvin Lee, John Thomas "J. T." and Henry Clayton. Their mother died when Mr. Anglin was 14 years old.
He graduated from Hamilton High School and attended John Tarleton State College where he was a member of the R. O. T. C. He was honored to be part of a delegation sent to Washington, D. C., in 1935 to represent Hamilton County farmers.
On October 6, 1935, in the Methodist parsonage at Evant, he married Lena Merle Rucker, daughter of William Cloyed Rucker and Eunice Ruth Redden Rucker. To this union were born one son, Walter Garland Anglin, Jr., and one daughter, Merle Ann Anglin Schooler.
Mr. Anglin farmed south of Hamilton and in the Fairy community before settling in the forties on a farm a few miles west of Hamilton. To supplement the farm income he worked for John Latham at the Farmall/International tractor shop. Later he was hired by Clyde Weatherby to run vending machine routes, assist at the Gold Stamp redemption center, and produce Odor Away foot powder.
He served his community through assisting in elections and participation on the local military draft board. In the early sixties Garland began a career as a real estate broker.
He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Hamilton where he taught Sunday school for many years and served on the administrative board.
His beloved wife, Merle, preceded him in death on February 26, 2004 after sixty-eight years of marriage. Others who preceded him include his parents and five siblings.
Survivors include his son, Garland Anglin, Jr., and wife, Donna, and his daughter, Ann, and husband, Bill Schooler. Surviving grandchildren and spouses include Gary and Kathleen Anglin of Pearland, Nancy and Randy Yates, Larry and Robin Anglin, Laura Anglin Hudson, Cayce Cowan of San Angelo, and Mary Jo Schooler. Surviving great-grandchildren include Timothy Anglin, of Bedford , Amanda Anglin of Pearland, Zachary Anglin, Ann Marie Hudson, Audrey Anglin, Adrienne Hudson, Sophia Yates and Luke Yates. Also surviving him are two sisters-in-law, Louvetta Sumerford Anglin of Sweetwater and Eunice Rucker Mater of San Antonio as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
For forty-eight years Garland's life was especially blessed by his dear friend and honorary pallbearer, V. B. Munday.
Pallbearers were Charles Anglin, Ray Anglin, Richard McClellen, Ken Shaffer, Cole Wells, and Randy Yates.
Riley Funeral Home
Mr. Anglin was born Nov. 26, 1913 in Duvall County, the son of Walter Lee Anglin and Florence McCaughan Anglin. The Anglins returned to Hamilton County when Mr. Anglin was a toddler.
The youngest of six children, Mr. Anglin had two sisters, Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Anglin Blansit and Clara Barton Anglin West and three brothers, Irvin Lee, John Thomas "J. T." and Henry Clayton. Their mother died when Mr. Anglin was 14 years old.
He graduated from Hamilton High School and attended John Tarleton State College where he was a member of the R. O. T. C. He was honored to be part of a delegation sent to Washington, D. C., in 1935 to represent Hamilton County farmers.
On October 6, 1935, in the Methodist parsonage at Evant, he married Lena Merle Rucker, daughter of William Cloyed Rucker and Eunice Ruth Redden Rucker. To this union were born one son, Walter Garland Anglin, Jr., and one daughter, Merle Ann Anglin Schooler.
Mr. Anglin farmed south of Hamilton and in the Fairy community before settling in the forties on a farm a few miles west of Hamilton. To supplement the farm income he worked for John Latham at the Farmall/International tractor shop. Later he was hired by Clyde Weatherby to run vending machine routes, assist at the Gold Stamp redemption center, and produce Odor Away foot powder.
He served his community through assisting in elections and participation on the local military draft board. In the early sixties Garland began a career as a real estate broker.
He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Hamilton where he taught Sunday school for many years and served on the administrative board.
His beloved wife, Merle, preceded him in death on February 26, 2004 after sixty-eight years of marriage. Others who preceded him include his parents and five siblings.
Survivors include his son, Garland Anglin, Jr., and wife, Donna, and his daughter, Ann, and husband, Bill Schooler. Surviving grandchildren and spouses include Gary and Kathleen Anglin of Pearland, Nancy and Randy Yates, Larry and Robin Anglin, Laura Anglin Hudson, Cayce Cowan of San Angelo, and Mary Jo Schooler. Surviving great-grandchildren include Timothy Anglin, of Bedford , Amanda Anglin of Pearland, Zachary Anglin, Ann Marie Hudson, Audrey Anglin, Adrienne Hudson, Sophia Yates and Luke Yates. Also surviving him are two sisters-in-law, Louvetta Sumerford Anglin of Sweetwater and Eunice Rucker Mater of San Antonio as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
For forty-eight years Garland's life was especially blessed by his dear friend and honorary pallbearer, V. B. Munday.
Pallbearers were Charles Anglin, Ray Anglin, Richard McClellen, Ken Shaffer, Cole Wells, and Randy Yates.
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