GERTRUDE CHRISTOPHER
Sweetwater - Services for Gertrude Witt Christopher, 71, of Sweetwater and formerly of Midland, were scheduled to be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Cate-Spencer Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was to be in Sweetwater Cemetery.
Mrs. Christopher died Sunday in Sweetwater Hospital after an illness.
She was born Oct. 17, 1908 in Nolan County and married J. D. Christopher in 1953. She was executive director of Boy Scouts of America in Midland for 26 years before returning to Sweetwater in 1979.
Survivors include two brothers, R. E. Witt and Percy Witt, both of Sweetwater; and one sister, Estelle Witt of Reno, Nev.
From The Odessa (TX) American, Tuesday, March 18, 1980
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From FIRST 100 YEARS NOLAN COUNTY TEXAS (published 1985 by the Nolan County Genealogical Society)
ROBERT L. AND LIZZIE WITT
Robert Lee (Bob) Witt came to Nolan County in 1890 from Lamar County, Texas, as a teenage boy with his father, John Wesley Witt. His mother, Lina Catherine Collins Witt, died in January 1890 in Lamar County, four days after the birth of her baby daughter, Annie. She is buried in Lamar County.
Shortly after his mother's death, his father moved to Nolan County to establish a new home, bringing with him his three sons, Bob, Sam and Walter, and two daughters, Ida and Ada. The oldest son, Henry, remained in Lamar County and the baby girl, Annie, was left with family friends in Lamar County until the new home could be established. She was brought to Nolan County several months later. Bob Witt, as a young single man, worked for the Newman Ranch and was once on a trail drive into northeastern New Mexico where the ranch hands worked as many as 10,000 cattle on the open range.
In January of 1908, Bob Witt married Nannie Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bardwell, a native of Nolan County, who was the daughter of Brainard and Ada Fly Bardwell, in the Bardwell home south of Lake Sweetwater. This ranch house still stands and has been restored by the present owners, the J. C. Pace family.
In 1914, Bob Witt was elected Nolan County Commissioner of Precinct Two and served until 1918. In that same year, he sold his farm in the Lake Sweetwater area and moved into Sweetwater, where he opened a grocery store. He was in the grocery business until he was elected, for a second time, in 1934, Nolan County Commissioner, Precinct Two. He served as commissioner until his death in 1944. Lizzie Witt died in Sweetwater in 1967. Both are buried in the Sweetwater Cemetery.
Bob and Lizzie Witt had four children, two daughters and two sons, all born in Nolan County. All four graduated from Sweetwater High School.
* Gertrude Witt Christopher died in March 1980.
* Estelle Witt lives in Reno, Nevada, where she retired from Western Union.
* John Percy Witt attended the University of Texas at Austin. He married Violet Naomi Stewart in Sweetwater in 1935.. They have two daughters, Joy and Annalee, both born in Sweetwater and both graduates of Sweetwater High School. Joy is a graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio. Annalee attended Tarleton State and Texas Tech. She married Albert Michael Schubert in Sweetwater in 1966. They have one daughter, Jessica, and one son, Jason Albert.
* Robert Eugene Witt graduated from Cameron College in Lawton, Oklahoma and attended the University of Oklahoma at Norman. He served in the U. S. Navy as a Chief Petty Officer for three years during World War II. In 1939, he married Norene Binnion in Sweetwater. They have one son, Robert Wayne Witt, who graduated from Sweetwater High School and Trinity University in San Antonio. In 1967, Wayne married Barbara Jane Chase in San Antonio where they make their home. They have two daughters, Julie Ann and Amy Jo.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Witt, their two daughters, their two sons and three grandchildren have all been members of the First Presbyterian Church of Sweetwater. Mrs. Witt's mother, Mrs. Brainard Bardwell, was a charter member of the church. Their two sons, Percy and R. E. Witt, have served as deacons and elders in the same church.
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Sweetwater - Services for Gertrude Witt Christopher, 71, of Sweetwater and formerly of Midland, were scheduled to be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Cate-Spencer Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was to be in Sweetwater Cemetery.
Mrs. Christopher died Sunday in Sweetwater Hospital after an illness.
She was born Oct. 17, 1908 in Nolan County and married J. D. Christopher in 1953. She was executive director of Boy Scouts of America in Midland for 26 years before returning to Sweetwater in 1979.
Survivors include two brothers, R. E. Witt and Percy Witt, both of Sweetwater; and one sister, Estelle Witt of Reno, Nev.
From The Odessa (TX) American, Tuesday, March 18, 1980
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From FIRST 100 YEARS NOLAN COUNTY TEXAS (published 1985 by the Nolan County Genealogical Society)
ROBERT L. AND LIZZIE WITT
Robert Lee (Bob) Witt came to Nolan County in 1890 from Lamar County, Texas, as a teenage boy with his father, John Wesley Witt. His mother, Lina Catherine Collins Witt, died in January 1890 in Lamar County, four days after the birth of her baby daughter, Annie. She is buried in Lamar County.
Shortly after his mother's death, his father moved to Nolan County to establish a new home, bringing with him his three sons, Bob, Sam and Walter, and two daughters, Ida and Ada. The oldest son, Henry, remained in Lamar County and the baby girl, Annie, was left with family friends in Lamar County until the new home could be established. She was brought to Nolan County several months later. Bob Witt, as a young single man, worked for the Newman Ranch and was once on a trail drive into northeastern New Mexico where the ranch hands worked as many as 10,000 cattle on the open range.
In January of 1908, Bob Witt married Nannie Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bardwell, a native of Nolan County, who was the daughter of Brainard and Ada Fly Bardwell, in the Bardwell home south of Lake Sweetwater. This ranch house still stands and has been restored by the present owners, the J. C. Pace family.
In 1914, Bob Witt was elected Nolan County Commissioner of Precinct Two and served until 1918. In that same year, he sold his farm in the Lake Sweetwater area and moved into Sweetwater, where he opened a grocery store. He was in the grocery business until he was elected, for a second time, in 1934, Nolan County Commissioner, Precinct Two. He served as commissioner until his death in 1944. Lizzie Witt died in Sweetwater in 1967. Both are buried in the Sweetwater Cemetery.
Bob and Lizzie Witt had four children, two daughters and two sons, all born in Nolan County. All four graduated from Sweetwater High School.
* Gertrude Witt Christopher died in March 1980.
* Estelle Witt lives in Reno, Nevada, where she retired from Western Union.
* John Percy Witt attended the University of Texas at Austin. He married Violet Naomi Stewart in Sweetwater in 1935.. They have two daughters, Joy and Annalee, both born in Sweetwater and both graduates of Sweetwater High School. Joy is a graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio. Annalee attended Tarleton State and Texas Tech. She married Albert Michael Schubert in Sweetwater in 1966. They have one daughter, Jessica, and one son, Jason Albert.
* Robert Eugene Witt graduated from Cameron College in Lawton, Oklahoma and attended the University of Oklahoma at Norman. He served in the U. S. Navy as a Chief Petty Officer for three years during World War II. In 1939, he married Norene Binnion in Sweetwater. They have one son, Robert Wayne Witt, who graduated from Sweetwater High School and Trinity University in San Antonio. In 1967, Wayne married Barbara Jane Chase in San Antonio where they make their home. They have two daughters, Julie Ann and Amy Jo.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Witt, their two daughters, their two sons and three grandchildren have all been members of the First Presbyterian Church of Sweetwater. Mrs. Witt's mother, Mrs. Brainard Bardwell, was a charter member of the church. Their two sons, Percy and R. E. Witt, have served as deacons and elders in the same church.
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GERTRUDE CHRISTOPHER
Sweetwater - Services for Gertrude Witt Christopher, 71, of Sweetwater and formerly of Midland, were scheduled to be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Cate-Spencer Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was to be in Sweetwater Cemetery.
Mrs. Christopher died Sunday in Sweetwater Hospital after an illness.
She was born Oct. 17, 1908 in Nolan County and married J. D. Christopher in 1953. She was executive director of Boy Scouts of America in Midland for 26 years before returning to Sweetwater in 1979.
Survivors include two brothers, R. E. Witt and Percy Witt, both of Sweetwater; and one sister, Estelle Witt of Reno, Nev.
From The Odessa (TX) American, Tuesday, March 18, 1980
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From FIRST 100 YEARS NOLAN COUNTY TEXAS (published 1985 by the Nolan County Genealogical Society)
ROBERT L. AND LIZZIE WITT
Robert Lee (Bob) Witt came to Nolan County in 1890 from Lamar County, Texas, as a teenage boy with his father, John Wesley Witt. His mother, Lina Catherine Collins Witt, died in January 1890 in Lamar County, four days after the birth of her baby daughter, Annie. She is buried in Lamar County.
Shortly after his mother's death, his father moved to Nolan County to establish a new home, bringing with him his three sons, Bob, Sam and Walter, and two daughters, Ida and Ada. The oldest son, Henry, remained in Lamar County and the baby girl, Annie, was left with family friends in Lamar County until the new home could be established. She was brought to Nolan County several months later. Bob Witt, as a young single man, worked for the Newman Ranch and was once on a trail drive into northeastern New Mexico where the ranch hands worked as many as 10,000 cattle on the open range.
In January of 1908, Bob Witt married Nannie Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bardwell, a native of Nolan County, who was the daughter of Brainard and Ada Fly Bardwell, in the Bardwell home south of Lake Sweetwater. This ranch house still stands and has been restored by the present owners, the J. C. Pace family.
In 1914, Bob Witt was elected Nolan County Commissioner of Precinct Two and served until 1918. In that same year, he sold his farm in the Lake Sweetwater area and moved into Sweetwater, where he opened a grocery store. He was in the grocery business until he was elected, for a second time, in 1934, Nolan County Commissioner, Precinct Two. He served as commissioner until his death in 1944. Lizzie Witt died in Sweetwater in 1967. Both are buried in the Sweetwater Cemetery.
Bob and Lizzie Witt had four children, two daughters and two sons, all born in Nolan County. All four graduated from Sweetwater High School.
* Gertrude Witt Christopher died in March 1980.
* Estelle Witt lives in Reno, Nevada, where she retired from Western Union.
* John Percy Witt attended the University of Texas at Austin. He married Violet Naomi Stewart in Sweetwater in 1935.. They have two daughters, Joy and Annalee, both born in Sweetwater and both graduates of Sweetwater High School. Joy is a graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio. Annalee attended Tarleton State and Texas Tech. She married Albert Michael Schubert in Sweetwater in 1966. They have one daughter, Jessica, and one son, Jason Albert.
* Robert Eugene Witt graduated from Cameron College in Lawton, Oklahoma and attended the University of Oklahoma at Norman. He served in the U. S. Navy as a Chief Petty Officer for three years during World War II. In 1939, he married Norene Binnion in Sweetwater. They have one son, Robert Wayne Witt, who graduated from Sweetwater High School and Trinity University in San Antonio. In 1967, Wayne married Barbara Jane Chase in San Antonio where they make their home. They have two daughters, Julie Ann and Amy Jo.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Witt, their two daughters, their two sons and three grandchildren have all been members of the First Presbyterian Church of Sweetwater. Mrs. Witt's mother, Mrs. Brainard Bardwell, was a charter member of the church. Their two sons, Percy and R. E. Witt, have served as deacons and elders in the same church.
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Sweetwater - Services for Gertrude Witt Christopher, 71, of Sweetwater and formerly of Midland, were scheduled to be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Cate-Spencer Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was to be in Sweetwater Cemetery.
Mrs. Christopher died Sunday in Sweetwater Hospital after an illness.
She was born Oct. 17, 1908 in Nolan County and married J. D. Christopher in 1953. She was executive director of Boy Scouts of America in Midland for 26 years before returning to Sweetwater in 1979.
Survivors include two brothers, R. E. Witt and Percy Witt, both of Sweetwater; and one sister, Estelle Witt of Reno, Nev.
From The Odessa (TX) American, Tuesday, March 18, 1980
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From FIRST 100 YEARS NOLAN COUNTY TEXAS (published 1985 by the Nolan County Genealogical Society)
ROBERT L. AND LIZZIE WITT
Robert Lee (Bob) Witt came to Nolan County in 1890 from Lamar County, Texas, as a teenage boy with his father, John Wesley Witt. His mother, Lina Catherine Collins Witt, died in January 1890 in Lamar County, four days after the birth of her baby daughter, Annie. She is buried in Lamar County.
Shortly after his mother's death, his father moved to Nolan County to establish a new home, bringing with him his three sons, Bob, Sam and Walter, and two daughters, Ida and Ada. The oldest son, Henry, remained in Lamar County and the baby girl, Annie, was left with family friends in Lamar County until the new home could be established. She was brought to Nolan County several months later. Bob Witt, as a young single man, worked for the Newman Ranch and was once on a trail drive into northeastern New Mexico where the ranch hands worked as many as 10,000 cattle on the open range.
In January of 1908, Bob Witt married Nannie Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bardwell, a native of Nolan County, who was the daughter of Brainard and Ada Fly Bardwell, in the Bardwell home south of Lake Sweetwater. This ranch house still stands and has been restored by the present owners, the J. C. Pace family.
In 1914, Bob Witt was elected Nolan County Commissioner of Precinct Two and served until 1918. In that same year, he sold his farm in the Lake Sweetwater area and moved into Sweetwater, where he opened a grocery store. He was in the grocery business until he was elected, for a second time, in 1934, Nolan County Commissioner, Precinct Two. He served as commissioner until his death in 1944. Lizzie Witt died in Sweetwater in 1967. Both are buried in the Sweetwater Cemetery.
Bob and Lizzie Witt had four children, two daughters and two sons, all born in Nolan County. All four graduated from Sweetwater High School.
* Gertrude Witt Christopher died in March 1980.
* Estelle Witt lives in Reno, Nevada, where she retired from Western Union.
* John Percy Witt attended the University of Texas at Austin. He married Violet Naomi Stewart in Sweetwater in 1935.. They have two daughters, Joy and Annalee, both born in Sweetwater and both graduates of Sweetwater High School. Joy is a graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio. Annalee attended Tarleton State and Texas Tech. She married Albert Michael Schubert in Sweetwater in 1966. They have one daughter, Jessica, and one son, Jason Albert.
* Robert Eugene Witt graduated from Cameron College in Lawton, Oklahoma and attended the University of Oklahoma at Norman. He served in the U. S. Navy as a Chief Petty Officer for three years during World War II. In 1939, he married Norene Binnion in Sweetwater. They have one son, Robert Wayne Witt, who graduated from Sweetwater High School and Trinity University in San Antonio. In 1967, Wayne married Barbara Jane Chase in San Antonio where they make their home. They have two daughters, Julie Ann and Amy Jo.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Witt, their two daughters, their two sons and three grandchildren have all been members of the First Presbyterian Church of Sweetwater. Mrs. Witt's mother, Mrs. Brainard Bardwell, was a charter member of the church. Their two sons, Percy and R. E. Witt, have served as deacons and elders in the same church.
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