FORT WORTH - Colbert Scott Cartwright, 71, a retired minister of the Christian Church Disciples of Christ, died Saturday at a local hospital.
Memorial service: 3 p.m. Tuesday at South Hills Christian Church. Burial: Private in Laurel Land.
Memorials: Building fund, St. Andrew Christian Church, 3100 W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington, 76016.
Colbert Scott Cartwright was born Aug. 7, 1924, in Coffeyville, Kan. He had been a resident of Fort Worth since 1971. He served as minister of South Hills Christian Church from 1971-1979. He became area minister of the Trinity-Brazos area of the Christian Church in 1979, retiring from that position in 1989. He held previous pastorates in Lynchburg, Va.; Little Rock, Ark.; and Youngstown, Ohio.
A pioneering civil-rights advocate, Cartwright led a movement to desegregate the public schools in Little Rock in 1957. He was a founder and president of the Arkansas Council of Human Relations Commission. In Fort Worth, he served for 10 years on the City of Fort Worth Human Relations Commission. His papers relating to interracial activities in Arkansas have been deposited in the library of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Mr. Cartwright held various offices in his denomination, including Chair of the Division of Overseas Ministries and a member of the Executive Committee of the Council on Christian Unity.
Cartwright served on the denomination's worship commission and was an officer of its hymnal development committee, which produced a denominational hymnal in 1995. He was author of two scholarly books relating to Disciples history and practice. In 1976, Texas Christian University conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity.
Mr. Cartwright conducted scholarly research on the life and artistic works of pop musician Bob Dylan. In addition to his publications produced primarily in England, Cartwright served as a worldwide consultant on radio and video projects relating to Dylan. His comprehensive collection of printed and recorded materials on Dylan has been donated to the library of Bowling Green State University of Ohio.
Survivors: Wife, Anne Quarles Cartwright of Fort Worth; three sons, Scott Cartwright of St. Paul, Minn., Curtis Cartwright of Dallas and Mark Cartwright of Crowley; two daughters, Sarah Deckert of Fort Worth and Lin Attaya of Denton; brother, Dorwin Cartwright of Santa Barbara, Calif.; and 10 grandchildren.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX)
Date: April 14, 1996
Memorial service: 3 p.m. Tuesday at South Hills Christian Church. Burial: Private in Laurel Land.
Memorials: Building fund, St. Andrew Christian Church, 3100 W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington, 76016.
Colbert Scott Cartwright was born Aug. 7, 1924, in Coffeyville, Kan. He had been a resident of Fort Worth since 1971. He served as minister of South Hills Christian Church from 1971-1979. He became area minister of the Trinity-Brazos area of the Christian Church in 1979, retiring from that position in 1989. He held previous pastorates in Lynchburg, Va.; Little Rock, Ark.; and Youngstown, Ohio.
A pioneering civil-rights advocate, Cartwright led a movement to desegregate the public schools in Little Rock in 1957. He was a founder and president of the Arkansas Council of Human Relations Commission. In Fort Worth, he served for 10 years on the City of Fort Worth Human Relations Commission. His papers relating to interracial activities in Arkansas have been deposited in the library of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Mr. Cartwright held various offices in his denomination, including Chair of the Division of Overseas Ministries and a member of the Executive Committee of the Council on Christian Unity.
Cartwright served on the denomination's worship commission and was an officer of its hymnal development committee, which produced a denominational hymnal in 1995. He was author of two scholarly books relating to Disciples history and practice. In 1976, Texas Christian University conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity.
Mr. Cartwright conducted scholarly research on the life and artistic works of pop musician Bob Dylan. In addition to his publications produced primarily in England, Cartwright served as a worldwide consultant on radio and video projects relating to Dylan. His comprehensive collection of printed and recorded materials on Dylan has been donated to the library of Bowling Green State University of Ohio.
Survivors: Wife, Anne Quarles Cartwright of Fort Worth; three sons, Scott Cartwright of St. Paul, Minn., Curtis Cartwright of Dallas and Mark Cartwright of Crowley; two daughters, Sarah Deckert of Fort Worth and Lin Attaya of Denton; brother, Dorwin Cartwright of Santa Barbara, Calif.; and 10 grandchildren.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX)
Date: April 14, 1996
FORT WORTH - Colbert Scott Cartwright, 71, a retired minister of the Christian Church Disciples of Christ, died Saturday at a local hospital.
Memorial service: 3 p.m. Tuesday at South Hills Christian Church. Burial: Private in Laurel Land.
Memorials: Building fund, St. Andrew Christian Church, 3100 W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington, 76016.
Colbert Scott Cartwright was born Aug. 7, 1924, in Coffeyville, Kan. He had been a resident of Fort Worth since 1971. He served as minister of South Hills Christian Church from 1971-1979. He became area minister of the Trinity-Brazos area of the Christian Church in 1979, retiring from that position in 1989. He held previous pastorates in Lynchburg, Va.; Little Rock, Ark.; and Youngstown, Ohio.
A pioneering civil-rights advocate, Cartwright led a movement to desegregate the public schools in Little Rock in 1957. He was a founder and president of the Arkansas Council of Human Relations Commission. In Fort Worth, he served for 10 years on the City of Fort Worth Human Relations Commission. His papers relating to interracial activities in Arkansas have been deposited in the library of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Mr. Cartwright held various offices in his denomination, including Chair of the Division of Overseas Ministries and a member of the Executive Committee of the Council on Christian Unity.
Cartwright served on the denomination's worship commission and was an officer of its hymnal development committee, which produced a denominational hymnal in 1995. He was author of two scholarly books relating to Disciples history and practice. In 1976, Texas Christian University conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity.
Mr. Cartwright conducted scholarly research on the life and artistic works of pop musician Bob Dylan. In addition to his publications produced primarily in England, Cartwright served as a worldwide consultant on radio and video projects relating to Dylan. His comprehensive collection of printed and recorded materials on Dylan has been donated to the library of Bowling Green State University of Ohio.
Survivors: Wife, Anne Quarles Cartwright of Fort Worth; three sons, Scott Cartwright of St. Paul, Minn., Curtis Cartwright of Dallas and Mark Cartwright of Crowley; two daughters, Sarah Deckert of Fort Worth and Lin Attaya of Denton; brother, Dorwin Cartwright of Santa Barbara, Calif.; and 10 grandchildren.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX)
Date: April 14, 1996
Memorial service: 3 p.m. Tuesday at South Hills Christian Church. Burial: Private in Laurel Land.
Memorials: Building fund, St. Andrew Christian Church, 3100 W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington, 76016.
Colbert Scott Cartwright was born Aug. 7, 1924, in Coffeyville, Kan. He had been a resident of Fort Worth since 1971. He served as minister of South Hills Christian Church from 1971-1979. He became area minister of the Trinity-Brazos area of the Christian Church in 1979, retiring from that position in 1989. He held previous pastorates in Lynchburg, Va.; Little Rock, Ark.; and Youngstown, Ohio.
A pioneering civil-rights advocate, Cartwright led a movement to desegregate the public schools in Little Rock in 1957. He was a founder and president of the Arkansas Council of Human Relations Commission. In Fort Worth, he served for 10 years on the City of Fort Worth Human Relations Commission. His papers relating to interracial activities in Arkansas have been deposited in the library of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Mr. Cartwright held various offices in his denomination, including Chair of the Division of Overseas Ministries and a member of the Executive Committee of the Council on Christian Unity.
Cartwright served on the denomination's worship commission and was an officer of its hymnal development committee, which produced a denominational hymnal in 1995. He was author of two scholarly books relating to Disciples history and practice. In 1976, Texas Christian University conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity.
Mr. Cartwright conducted scholarly research on the life and artistic works of pop musician Bob Dylan. In addition to his publications produced primarily in England, Cartwright served as a worldwide consultant on radio and video projects relating to Dylan. His comprehensive collection of printed and recorded materials on Dylan has been donated to the library of Bowling Green State University of Ohio.
Survivors: Wife, Anne Quarles Cartwright of Fort Worth; three sons, Scott Cartwright of St. Paul, Minn., Curtis Cartwright of Dallas and Mark Cartwright of Crowley; two daughters, Sarah Deckert of Fort Worth and Lin Attaya of Denton; brother, Dorwin Cartwright of Santa Barbara, Calif.; and 10 grandchildren.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX)
Date: April 14, 1996
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