Bert Franklin Birdwell, aged 92, of Hopper, died Wednesday, April 17, at his home. He was born on June 2, 1892 in Graford, TX, the son of John E. Birdwell and Hazie Davis Birdwell. He married on December 9, 1915, to Verna True Straton.
He was a retired oil field worker and farmer. He was formerly of Corpus Christie, TX, but had resided in the Hopper community the past 30 years.
Survivors are his wife, Verna True Straton Birdwell of Hopper; two sons, James Cleveland Birdwell of Liberty, TX, and Bertie Franklin Birdwell of Houston, TX; two daughters, Vera True Hoke of Orange, TX, and Doris Evelyn Barnes of Houston, TX; a sister, Lora Clark of Temple, TX; 17 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Services were held in the Hopper Church of Christ with Harold Vaughn officiating. Burial was in the Hopper Cemetery by Davis Funeral Home.
Glenwood Herald Apr. 25, 1985
He was a retired oil field worker and farmer. He was formerly of Corpus Christie, TX, but had resided in the Hopper community the past 30 years.
Survivors are his wife, Verna True Straton Birdwell of Hopper; two sons, James Cleveland Birdwell of Liberty, TX, and Bertie Franklin Birdwell of Houston, TX; two daughters, Vera True Hoke of Orange, TX, and Doris Evelyn Barnes of Houston, TX; a sister, Lora Clark of Temple, TX; 17 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Services were held in the Hopper Church of Christ with Harold Vaughn officiating. Burial was in the Hopper Cemetery by Davis Funeral Home.
Glenwood Herald Apr. 25, 1985
Bert Franklin Birdwell, aged 92, of Hopper, died Wednesday, April 17, at his home. He was born on June 2, 1892 in Graford, TX, the son of John E. Birdwell and Hazie Davis Birdwell. He married on December 9, 1915, to Verna True Straton.
He was a retired oil field worker and farmer. He was formerly of Corpus Christie, TX, but had resided in the Hopper community the past 30 years.
Survivors are his wife, Verna True Straton Birdwell of Hopper; two sons, James Cleveland Birdwell of Liberty, TX, and Bertie Franklin Birdwell of Houston, TX; two daughters, Vera True Hoke of Orange, TX, and Doris Evelyn Barnes of Houston, TX; a sister, Lora Clark of Temple, TX; 17 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Services were held in the Hopper Church of Christ with Harold Vaughn officiating. Burial was in the Hopper Cemetery by Davis Funeral Home.
Glenwood Herald Apr. 25, 1985
He was a retired oil field worker and farmer. He was formerly of Corpus Christie, TX, but had resided in the Hopper community the past 30 years.
Survivors are his wife, Verna True Straton Birdwell of Hopper; two sons, James Cleveland Birdwell of Liberty, TX, and Bertie Franklin Birdwell of Houston, TX; two daughters, Vera True Hoke of Orange, TX, and Doris Evelyn Barnes of Houston, TX; a sister, Lora Clark of Temple, TX; 17 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Services were held in the Hopper Church of Christ with Harold Vaughn officiating. Burial was in the Hopper Cemetery by Davis Funeral Home.
Glenwood Herald Apr. 25, 1985
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