FUNERAL RITES CONDUCTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR FRED ALBERT DICKERT:

Funeral rites were conducted Sunday afternoon, September 26, at 3 p.m., at the First Methodist Church for Fred Albert Dickert, age 57, by Rev. Jno. E. Eldridge, pastor, assisted by Rev. F. R. Yeakley. Music by G. C. Tubbs, Earl Rainer, Garland Glover and W. E. Sims.

Mr. Dickert was born in South Carolina, and moved to Hill County, Texas, at the age of 13 years, and to Floyd County in 1920. He Joined the Methodist church in early life. On April 28, 1907 he was married to Miss Vira Alexander, of Penelope, Texas.

Mr. Dickert died early Saturday morning from self-inflicted gun shot wounds according to the coroner's verdict. He left a note to his wife which read: "Dear Vira, I can't live, so do the best you can and sell the wheat, and keep everything."

The deceased has been in ill health for the past two years, and had probably grown despondent over his condition.

Besides his wife, he is survived by three brothers; Ernest Dickert, Old Mexico; John and Zimri, Palacios, Texas; four sisters; Mrs. C. Alexander, Floydada; Mrs. Ida Dorsey and Lena Harrison of Palacios; Mrs. Mae McKissick, of Houston, Texas

Flower attendants were: Mesdames Thelma Jones, Jno Conway, Roy Curry, Oma Ruth Neff, Ernest Kendrick, Grady Mason, Homer Hambright, Miss Clara Smith and Miss. Lena May Nelson.

Active pallbearers were: Tom Hopper, Ernest Kendrick, Claud Patton, Roy Curry, Jno. Conway and Charley Batty.

Honorary pallbearers were: Fred Zimmerman, Bill Hambright, John Hambright, Walton Hale, Claude Martin, Travis Collins, Charlie Bedford, Bert Batty, O. M. Watson, Ed Brown, Hugh Nelson, W. C. Wright, H. O. Cline, C. C. Huckabee, Dave Widner, Brunte Breed, Buren Cates, Earl Edwards.

Interment was made in the Lakeview Cemetery with F. C. Harmon Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

The Floyd County Plainsman,
Floydada, Floyd County, Texas, Thursday,
September 30, 1937 Edition