Athens Review
June 25, 1936
Walton Deupree Dies Following Long Illness
Funeral services for Walton Porter Deupree, well known Henderson county citizen and lifelong resident, were held at 10:00 o'clock Monday morning from the family home in the Pine Grove community. Mr. Deupree died at 5:20 o'clock Sunday morning following a long illness which began on April 17th, 1931, when he suffered a stroke of paralysis. His condition had been critical for several days.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. D. R. Cartlidge, pastor of the West Athens Baptist Church, with interment following in the city cemetery.
Walton Porter Deupree was born July 17, 1880 at Pine Grove and with the exception of a short residence in Upshur county had spent his life in Henderson county. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walton Porter Deupree,Sr, early residents of the Pine Grove section.
He was married to Miss Katie Scarborough, a daughter of the late Pink Scarborough and Mrs.(Adelia Kinny) John I. Woffard, on October 16, 1901, and nine children were born to this union. They are: five daughters,
Mrs.(Mary)Albert Avant, Tennessee Colony; Mrs.(Addie)French B.Williams,of Fort Worth; Mrs.(Florence)Earnest McElhaney, of Corsicana; Mrs.(Lois)Willie E. Phillips, Jr.,of Malakoff and Miss Kathryn Deupree, of Athens; and four sons: Byron Scarborough Deupree, Walton Porter Deupree,III., James Joseph "Joe" Deupree and Tom Powell Deupree, all of Athens. Other survivors include Mrs.(Ida Irene Deupree)Joseph Robert Blades, of Tyler, an aunt; and Edgar A. Deupree, of Pine Grove, an uncle.
Active pall bearers were: Royall Caldwell, Foster Estes, Earnest McElhaney, Wallace, Jr., Albert Avant, and Willie E. Phillips, Jr.
Honorary pall bearers named were: Dr. R. H. Hodge, Adrian Ford, Sam Holland, Horace M. Holloway, Carroll Morrow, Porter Hallum, Jack Goodman, T. J. Bass, Jean Goodman, Charlie Burr, Lonnie Carroll, E. L. Watson, Bruce Hodge, Edgar A. Deupree, Bryan Wofford, W. A. Wofford, Floyd Pickle, Ralph Hallum, Judge Joseph Robert Blades, Doty Deupree Blades, French Beard Williams, Thomas Cicero Kirkscey, William Hamlet Blades, Ed Hanson, Guy Wallace and Loyd Pace.