Pioneer Cowboy Buried Tuesday
Was Employed on Famous JA Ranch More Than Forty Years
An impressive throng, made up largely of old-timers, gathered at the First Baptist church Tuesday afternoon to pay their last tributes to the memory of "Bill" Wilie whom many of them had known, respected and loved for near a half century. There were flowers in profusion, but Bill Wilie liked cowboys and the life that goes with it. By request, Rev. J. Perry King read scripture and talked about the things near and dear to the heart of a plainsman.
Cowboy songs, Home on the Range, Old Faithful, and Cowboy's Dream were sung by R.E. Drennan, Dude Gentry and Raymond Wood, Raymond playing guitar accompaniment. The choir sang "Sweet Hour of Prayer." Mrs. Birch and Mrs. McCleskey sand "In the Garden." The entire proceedings were solemn and very impressive. Interment was made in Citizens cemetery [sic].
Those in charge of the flowers were Mmes. Joe Ritter, Cy Johnson, Walter Lowe, Nash Blasingame, Ernest Hunt.
Honorary pallbearers: J.W. Kent, Will Lewis, Chas. Murphy, Jim Wilson, Fred Chamberlain, W.H. Patrick, Clinton Henry, J.C. Estlack, James Trout, J.T. Patman, Homer Mulkey, Gene Noland, Walter Taylor, Chas. McMurtry, Jim McMurtry, Joe Horn, Si Johnson, Charley Johnson, Frank Whitlock, Wiley Morris, G.C. Gilbert.
Active pallbearers were Henry Bowden, John Hunt, Loyd Johnson, Joe Ritter, Guy Wright and Ernest Hunt.
William Alexander Wilie was a native of Limestone county, Texas where he was born May 30, 1880, near Waco. He came to this section in 1892 and married Lelia May Beaty September 23, 1904 in Clarendon. To this union four children were born: Joe, who passed away in 1938, Mary, Ted and Dick.
He naturally took up cowboy work when he came here in 1892, and spent the greater part of the time from that date to recent years on the JA ranch.
He died in Patagonia, Arizona January 26, 1939, and is survived by his wife and three children. They are Mrs. Oscar Dickens, Datil, N.M.; Ted and Dick, both of Hachita, N.M. His mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Wilie, and sisters, Mrs. J.M. Ray and Mrs. Jerry Sloan all reside in Clarendon. He has a number of nieces and nephews and three grandchildren.
(Published in The Donley County Leader, Volume 10 Number 49, Clarendon, Donley County, Texas, February 2, 1939, Page 1)
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W.A. (Bill) Wilie Is Buried Here Tuesday After Death in Arizona
Funeral services for W.A. (Bill) Wilie who died Jan. 26 in Patagonia, Arizona, were held Tuesday afternoon from the First Baptist Church here at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. J. Perry King officiating. Interment was in the Citizen's Cemetery [sic].
Mr. Wilie was an old-time cowboy here, being employed by the JA Ranch for twenty-five years. He lived in Clarendon later for several years. Survivors are his widow, two sons, Dick and Ted, and a daughter, Mrs. Oscar Dickens, all of New Mexico, and two sisters, Mesdames Ray and R.M. Sloan of this city.
(Published in The Clarendon News, New Series, Vol. 50 No. 5, Clarendon, Donley County, Texas, Thursday, February 2, 1939, Page 10)
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: William A Wilie
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 May 1880
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Relative: Lela Wylie
Arizona, U.S., Death Records, 1887-1960
Name: William A. Wilie
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Age: 58
Birth Date: 30 May 1880
Birth Place: MT Calm, Texas, USA
Death Date: 26 Jan 1939
Death Place: Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Arizona, USA
Father: James C. Wilie
Mother: Mary Ann Wilie
Spouse: Lela May Wilie
Certificate Number: 450
Was Employed on Famous JA Ranch More Than Forty Years
An impressive throng, made up largely of old-timers, gathered at the First Baptist church Tuesday afternoon to pay their last tributes to the memory of "Bill" Wilie whom many of them had known, respected and loved for near a half century. There were flowers in profusion, but Bill Wilie liked cowboys and the life that goes with it. By request, Rev. J. Perry King read scripture and talked about the things near and dear to the heart of a plainsman.
Cowboy songs, Home on the Range, Old Faithful, and Cowboy's Dream were sung by R.E. Drennan, Dude Gentry and Raymond Wood, Raymond playing guitar accompaniment. The choir sang "Sweet Hour of Prayer." Mrs. Birch and Mrs. McCleskey sand "In the Garden." The entire proceedings were solemn and very impressive. Interment was made in Citizens cemetery [sic].
Those in charge of the flowers were Mmes. Joe Ritter, Cy Johnson, Walter Lowe, Nash Blasingame, Ernest Hunt.
Honorary pallbearers: J.W. Kent, Will Lewis, Chas. Murphy, Jim Wilson, Fred Chamberlain, W.H. Patrick, Clinton Henry, J.C. Estlack, James Trout, J.T. Patman, Homer Mulkey, Gene Noland, Walter Taylor, Chas. McMurtry, Jim McMurtry, Joe Horn, Si Johnson, Charley Johnson, Frank Whitlock, Wiley Morris, G.C. Gilbert.
Active pallbearers were Henry Bowden, John Hunt, Loyd Johnson, Joe Ritter, Guy Wright and Ernest Hunt.
William Alexander Wilie was a native of Limestone county, Texas where he was born May 30, 1880, near Waco. He came to this section in 1892 and married Lelia May Beaty September 23, 1904 in Clarendon. To this union four children were born: Joe, who passed away in 1938, Mary, Ted and Dick.
He naturally took up cowboy work when he came here in 1892, and spent the greater part of the time from that date to recent years on the JA ranch.
He died in Patagonia, Arizona January 26, 1939, and is survived by his wife and three children. They are Mrs. Oscar Dickens, Datil, N.M.; Ted and Dick, both of Hachita, N.M. His mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Wilie, and sisters, Mrs. J.M. Ray and Mrs. Jerry Sloan all reside in Clarendon. He has a number of nieces and nephews and three grandchildren.
(Published in The Donley County Leader, Volume 10 Number 49, Clarendon, Donley County, Texas, February 2, 1939, Page 1)
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W.A. (Bill) Wilie Is Buried Here Tuesday After Death in Arizona
Funeral services for W.A. (Bill) Wilie who died Jan. 26 in Patagonia, Arizona, were held Tuesday afternoon from the First Baptist Church here at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. J. Perry King officiating. Interment was in the Citizen's Cemetery [sic].
Mr. Wilie was an old-time cowboy here, being employed by the JA Ranch for twenty-five years. He lived in Clarendon later for several years. Survivors are his widow, two sons, Dick and Ted, and a daughter, Mrs. Oscar Dickens, all of New Mexico, and two sisters, Mesdames Ray and R.M. Sloan of this city.
(Published in The Clarendon News, New Series, Vol. 50 No. 5, Clarendon, Donley County, Texas, Thursday, February 2, 1939, Page 10)
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: William A Wilie
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 May 1880
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Relative: Lela Wylie
Arizona, U.S., Death Records, 1887-1960
Name: William A. Wilie
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Age: 58
Birth Date: 30 May 1880
Birth Place: MT Calm, Texas, USA
Death Date: 26 Jan 1939
Death Place: Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Arizona, USA
Father: James C. Wilie
Mother: Mary Ann Wilie
Spouse: Lela May Wilie
Certificate Number: 450
Pioneer Cowboy Buried Tuesday
Was Employed on Famous JA Ranch More Than Forty Years
An impressive throng, made up largely of old-timers, gathered at the First Baptist church Tuesday afternoon to pay their last tributes to the memory of "Bill" Wilie whom many of them had known, respected and loved for near a half century. There were flowers in profusion, but Bill Wilie liked cowboys and the life that goes with it. By request, Rev. J. Perry King read scripture and talked about the things near and dear to the heart of a plainsman.
Cowboy songs, Home on the Range, Old Faithful, and Cowboy's Dream were sung by R.E. Drennan, Dude Gentry and Raymond Wood, Raymond playing guitar accompaniment. The choir sang "Sweet Hour of Prayer." Mrs. Birch and Mrs. McCleskey sand "In the Garden." The entire proceedings were solemn and very impressive. Interment was made in Citizens cemetery [sic].
Those in charge of the flowers were Mmes. Joe Ritter, Cy Johnson, Walter Lowe, Nash Blasingame, Ernest Hunt.
Honorary pallbearers: J.W. Kent, Will Lewis, Chas. Murphy, Jim Wilson, Fred Chamberlain, W.H. Patrick, Clinton Henry, J.C. Estlack, James Trout, J.T. Patman, Homer Mulkey, Gene Noland, Walter Taylor, Chas. McMurtry, Jim McMurtry, Joe Horn, Si Johnson, Charley Johnson, Frank Whitlock, Wiley Morris, G.C. Gilbert.
Active pallbearers were Henry Bowden, John Hunt, Loyd Johnson, Joe Ritter, Guy Wright and Ernest Hunt.
William Alexander Wilie was a native of Limestone county, Texas where he was born May 30, 1880, near Waco. He came to this section in 1892 and married Lelia May Beaty September 23, 1904 in Clarendon. To this union four children were born: Joe, who passed away in 1938, Mary, Ted and Dick.
He naturally took up cowboy work when he came here in 1892, and spent the greater part of the time from that date to recent years on the JA ranch.
He died in Patagonia, Arizona January 26, 1939, and is survived by his wife and three children. They are Mrs. Oscar Dickens, Datil, N.M.; Ted and Dick, both of Hachita, N.M. His mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Wilie, and sisters, Mrs. J.M. Ray and Mrs. Jerry Sloan all reside in Clarendon. He has a number of nieces and nephews and three grandchildren.
(Published in The Donley County Leader, Volume 10 Number 49, Clarendon, Donley County, Texas, February 2, 1939, Page 1)
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W.A. (Bill) Wilie Is Buried Here Tuesday After Death in Arizona
Funeral services for W.A. (Bill) Wilie who died Jan. 26 in Patagonia, Arizona, were held Tuesday afternoon from the First Baptist Church here at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. J. Perry King officiating. Interment was in the Citizen's Cemetery [sic].
Mr. Wilie was an old-time cowboy here, being employed by the JA Ranch for twenty-five years. He lived in Clarendon later for several years. Survivors are his widow, two sons, Dick and Ted, and a daughter, Mrs. Oscar Dickens, all of New Mexico, and two sisters, Mesdames Ray and R.M. Sloan of this city.
(Published in The Clarendon News, New Series, Vol. 50 No. 5, Clarendon, Donley County, Texas, Thursday, February 2, 1939, Page 10)
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: William A Wilie
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 May 1880
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Relative: Lela Wylie
Arizona, U.S., Death Records, 1887-1960
Name: William A. Wilie
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Age: 58
Birth Date: 30 May 1880
Birth Place: MT Calm, Texas, USA
Death Date: 26 Jan 1939
Death Place: Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Arizona, USA
Father: James C. Wilie
Mother: Mary Ann Wilie
Spouse: Lela May Wilie
Certificate Number: 450
Was Employed on Famous JA Ranch More Than Forty Years
An impressive throng, made up largely of old-timers, gathered at the First Baptist church Tuesday afternoon to pay their last tributes to the memory of "Bill" Wilie whom many of them had known, respected and loved for near a half century. There were flowers in profusion, but Bill Wilie liked cowboys and the life that goes with it. By request, Rev. J. Perry King read scripture and talked about the things near and dear to the heart of a plainsman.
Cowboy songs, Home on the Range, Old Faithful, and Cowboy's Dream were sung by R.E. Drennan, Dude Gentry and Raymond Wood, Raymond playing guitar accompaniment. The choir sang "Sweet Hour of Prayer." Mrs. Birch and Mrs. McCleskey sand "In the Garden." The entire proceedings were solemn and very impressive. Interment was made in Citizens cemetery [sic].
Those in charge of the flowers were Mmes. Joe Ritter, Cy Johnson, Walter Lowe, Nash Blasingame, Ernest Hunt.
Honorary pallbearers: J.W. Kent, Will Lewis, Chas. Murphy, Jim Wilson, Fred Chamberlain, W.H. Patrick, Clinton Henry, J.C. Estlack, James Trout, J.T. Patman, Homer Mulkey, Gene Noland, Walter Taylor, Chas. McMurtry, Jim McMurtry, Joe Horn, Si Johnson, Charley Johnson, Frank Whitlock, Wiley Morris, G.C. Gilbert.
Active pallbearers were Henry Bowden, John Hunt, Loyd Johnson, Joe Ritter, Guy Wright and Ernest Hunt.
William Alexander Wilie was a native of Limestone county, Texas where he was born May 30, 1880, near Waco. He came to this section in 1892 and married Lelia May Beaty September 23, 1904 in Clarendon. To this union four children were born: Joe, who passed away in 1938, Mary, Ted and Dick.
He naturally took up cowboy work when he came here in 1892, and spent the greater part of the time from that date to recent years on the JA ranch.
He died in Patagonia, Arizona January 26, 1939, and is survived by his wife and three children. They are Mrs. Oscar Dickens, Datil, N.M.; Ted and Dick, both of Hachita, N.M. His mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Wilie, and sisters, Mrs. J.M. Ray and Mrs. Jerry Sloan all reside in Clarendon. He has a number of nieces and nephews and three grandchildren.
(Published in The Donley County Leader, Volume 10 Number 49, Clarendon, Donley County, Texas, February 2, 1939, Page 1)
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W.A. (Bill) Wilie Is Buried Here Tuesday After Death in Arizona
Funeral services for W.A. (Bill) Wilie who died Jan. 26 in Patagonia, Arizona, were held Tuesday afternoon from the First Baptist Church here at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. J. Perry King officiating. Interment was in the Citizen's Cemetery [sic].
Mr. Wilie was an old-time cowboy here, being employed by the JA Ranch for twenty-five years. He lived in Clarendon later for several years. Survivors are his widow, two sons, Dick and Ted, and a daughter, Mrs. Oscar Dickens, all of New Mexico, and two sisters, Mesdames Ray and R.M. Sloan of this city.
(Published in The Clarendon News, New Series, Vol. 50 No. 5, Clarendon, Donley County, Texas, Thursday, February 2, 1939, Page 10)
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: William A Wilie
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 May 1880
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Relative: Lela Wylie
Arizona, U.S., Death Records, 1887-1960
Name: William A. Wilie
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Age: 58
Birth Date: 30 May 1880
Birth Place: MT Calm, Texas, USA
Death Date: 26 Jan 1939
Death Place: Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Arizona, USA
Father: James C. Wilie
Mother: Mary Ann Wilie
Spouse: Lela May Wilie
Certificate Number: 450
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