F. M. Cheney
Died Sep 1915
BUSINESS CLOSES FOR FUNERAL
Sept 21, 1915
Large Number of Out-of-Town Friends Pay Last Respects to F. M. Cheney at Corsicana.
Corsicana, Texas, Sept. 21. - The following friends from a distance attended the funeral of F. M.
Cheney, a prominent and wealthy citizen of Corsicana, here today: Mrs. James F. Greer and Knox Henry of Waco, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cheney and family of Hubbard, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Estes of Dallas, Hugh Johnson of Dallas, E. W. Wiggins of Gainesville, Fred Foreman of Denver, Colo., and the Rev. Jeff D. Ray of Fort Worth.
All the business houses and schools were closed during the funeral. He gave $5,000 to the Corsicana Y. M. C. A. and was a member of the board of directors of that enterprise, was president of the local United Charities Association, prominent in church work and was a wealthy merchant and landowner. His wife and three children survive him, namely, Byran, Lillian and Lucile Cheney. Three brothers and two sisters are living, Will J. of Corsicana, Joseph of South Carolina and Henchel of Portland, Ore. The sisters are Mrs. M. H. Sandwich and Miss Fannie Cheney, both of Corsicana.
September 21, 1915
F. M. Cheney
Died Sep 1915
BUSINESS CLOSES FOR FUNERAL
Sept 21, 1915
Large Number of Out-of-Town Friends Pay Last Respects to F. M. Cheney at Corsicana.
Corsicana, Texas, Sept. 21. - The following friends from a distance attended the funeral of F. M.
Cheney, a prominent and wealthy citizen of Corsicana, here today: Mrs. James F. Greer and Knox Henry of Waco, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cheney and family of Hubbard, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Estes of Dallas, Hugh Johnson of Dallas, E. W. Wiggins of Gainesville, Fred Foreman of Denver, Colo., and the Rev. Jeff D. Ray of Fort Worth.
All the business houses and schools were closed during the funeral. He gave $5,000 to the Corsicana Y. M. C. A. and was a member of the board of directors of that enterprise, was president of the local United Charities Association, prominent in church work and was a wealthy merchant and landowner. His wife and three children survive him, namely, Byran, Lillian and Lucile Cheney. Three brothers and two sisters are living, Will J. of Corsicana, Joseph of South Carolina and Henchel of Portland, Ore. The sisters are Mrs. M. H. Sandwich and Miss Fannie Cheney, both of Corsicana.
September 21, 1915
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