Final rites for C.G. Cantrell, Sr. were held at 2:30p.m. Wednesday, April 26, in the First Baptist Church of Shamrock with Rev. Jim Scott, pastor, assisted by Rev. Bill Rushing, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lela, officiating. Pallbearers were J.B. Hefley Jr, Roy Reeves, Wallace Fields, Aubrey Hidgon, Roy Snyder and Lyman Benson. Interment was in the Shamrock Cemetery under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.
Mr. Cantrell died about 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 24, 1978, in Shamrock General Hospital, where he had been a patient since early Monday morning.
Born April 24, 1892 in Johnson County, Texas, he and Miss Ovilla Lewis were married Feb 9, 1913, in Memphis. The couple moved to the Twitty Community in 1915 from Memphis. Mr. and Mrs. Cantrell moved to Shamrock upon his retirement from farming. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
One son, Travis, preceded him in death, January 14, 1977. Survivors include his widow, who resides in a nursing home in Erick, Oklahoma; three sons: C.G. Cantrell Jr., of Palm Springs, California; Bill Cantrell and Billy Cantrell, both of Shamrock; one sister, Mrs. Ruth Dugger of Hammon, Oklahoma; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Shamrock Texan April 27, 1978
Contributor: Shamrock Genealogical Society
Mr. Cantrell died about 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 24, 1978, in Shamrock General Hospital, where he had been a patient since early Monday morning.
Born April 24, 1892 in Johnson County, Texas, he and Miss Ovilla Lewis were married Feb 9, 1913, in Memphis. The couple moved to the Twitty Community in 1915 from Memphis. Mr. and Mrs. Cantrell moved to Shamrock upon his retirement from farming. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
One son, Travis, preceded him in death, January 14, 1977. Survivors include his widow, who resides in a nursing home in Erick, Oklahoma; three sons: C.G. Cantrell Jr., of Palm Springs, California; Bill Cantrell and Billy Cantrell, both of Shamrock; one sister, Mrs. Ruth Dugger of Hammon, Oklahoma; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Shamrock Texan April 27, 1978
Contributor: Shamrock Genealogical Society
Final rites for C.G. Cantrell, Sr. were held at 2:30p.m. Wednesday, April 26, in the First Baptist Church of Shamrock with Rev. Jim Scott, pastor, assisted by Rev. Bill Rushing, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lela, officiating. Pallbearers were J.B. Hefley Jr, Roy Reeves, Wallace Fields, Aubrey Hidgon, Roy Snyder and Lyman Benson. Interment was in the Shamrock Cemetery under the direction of Clay Funeral Home.
Mr. Cantrell died about 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 24, 1978, in Shamrock General Hospital, where he had been a patient since early Monday morning.
Born April 24, 1892 in Johnson County, Texas, he and Miss Ovilla Lewis were married Feb 9, 1913, in Memphis. The couple moved to the Twitty Community in 1915 from Memphis. Mr. and Mrs. Cantrell moved to Shamrock upon his retirement from farming. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
One son, Travis, preceded him in death, January 14, 1977. Survivors include his widow, who resides in a nursing home in Erick, Oklahoma; three sons: C.G. Cantrell Jr., of Palm Springs, California; Bill Cantrell and Billy Cantrell, both of Shamrock; one sister, Mrs. Ruth Dugger of Hammon, Oklahoma; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Shamrock Texan April 27, 1978
Contributor: Shamrock Genealogical Society
Mr. Cantrell died about 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 24, 1978, in Shamrock General Hospital, where he had been a patient since early Monday morning.
Born April 24, 1892 in Johnson County, Texas, he and Miss Ovilla Lewis were married Feb 9, 1913, in Memphis. The couple moved to the Twitty Community in 1915 from Memphis. Mr. and Mrs. Cantrell moved to Shamrock upon his retirement from farming. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
One son, Travis, preceded him in death, January 14, 1977. Survivors include his widow, who resides in a nursing home in Erick, Oklahoma; three sons: C.G. Cantrell Jr., of Palm Springs, California; Bill Cantrell and Billy Cantrell, both of Shamrock; one sister, Mrs. Ruth Dugger of Hammon, Oklahoma; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Shamrock Texan April 27, 1978
Contributor: Shamrock Genealogical Society
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