Photos provided by Bonnie Hawkins, granddaughter of Willie Lee Knight Faver.
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Willie's parents:
William James Knight 1866–1931
Leura Viola Morris Knight 1868–1958
Snyder Daily News (TX)
Tuesday, July 19, 1966
"Mrs. Faver Dies Today
Mrs. Willie Lee Faver, 72, of 1211 Twenty-First Street was dead at 4:345 a.m. today on arrival at Cogdell memorial Hospital. Mrs. Faver is survived by her husband, Dolph Faver; one daughter, Mrs. Estelle Pirtle of Boise Idaho; three sons, Jeff of California, Morris Dean of Keller and Elmo of Abilene; two sisters, Mrs. Vera Bennett of H9ouston, Mrs. Jesse Connally of Hico; and one brother, C.M. Knight of San Antonio. Funeral services are pending at Bell-Seale Funeral Home."
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Snyder Daily News
Wednesday, July 20, 1966
"RITES FOR MRS. FAVER SET HERE THURSDAY
Funeral services have been set for 4 p.m. Thursday for Mrs. Willie Lee Faver, 72, who died early Tuesday. The rites will be held in the First Baptist Church. The Rev. T. Gerald Cates of Abilene will officiate. He will be assisted by the Rev. Marvin Rogers. Burial will be in the Snyder Cemetery under direction of Bell-Seale Funeral home."
Abilene Reporter-News (TX)
Wed. July 20, 1966
"Mrs. Faver Funeral Set
Snyder - Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church here for Mrs. Willie Lee Faver, 72, who died early Tuesday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital of an apparent heart attack. Mrs. Faver, in ill health for some time, was rushed to Cogdell memorial by a Bell-Seale ambulance about 4:45 a.m. Tuesday but was dead on arrival. The Rev. Gerald Cates, pastor of Highland park Baptist Church in Abilene, will officiate, assisted by Marvin Rogers. Place of burial has not been named. Bell-Seale Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Born May 20, 1884, in Alabama she was a Scurry County resident 66 years. She was also a member of the Northside Baptist Church here.'
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Bonnie (Faver) Hawkins provided the following information:
Willie and Tollie started out in Fluvanna where she taught school. Tollie led a prayer at the Faver Reunion near Newport Cemetery. They loved to dance and frequently attended the country dances.
From Fluvanna Willie and Tollie moved to Snyder. Willie and Maggie's husband’s were brothers who lived across the street from each other. Bonnie's grandfather ran to his brother's house when he found his wife, Maggie, dying on the front porch. He called through the open window in the early morning hours for Tollie and Willie to help him. Maggie had a heart attack later that day or evening. Bonnie and her family were at the funeral home for Willie’s viewing when word came that Maggie had died."
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News about Maggie, Willie's sister-in-law.
Abilene Reporter-News (TX)
Thurs. July 21, 1966
"Mrs. T. A. Faver
Snyder - Funeral plans for Mrs. T.A. Faver are pending at Bell - Seale Funeral Home. The lifelong Snyder resident, 68, died at 9 p.m. Wednesday in Cogdell memorial Hospital. She was the sister-in-law of Mrs. Willie Lee Faver, 72, of Snyder who died in Cogdell memorial Hospital early Tuesday. They lived across the street from each other. Both were victims of apparent heart attacks.
Mrs. T. A. Faver was born in Scurry County Aug. 31, 1897, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Werner. Her father helped organize the First Presbyterian Church in Scurry County and she was a member of the Presbyterian church.
Surviving are the husband; two daughters, Mrs. Wernette Lloyd of Ira and Mrs. Charlotte Pinter of Sherman; one son, Arel of Snyder; and four grandchildren."
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Willie's parents:
William James Knight 1866–1931
Leura Viola Morris Knight 1868–1958
Snyder Daily News (TX)
Tuesday, July 19, 1966
"Mrs. Faver Dies Today
Mrs. Willie Lee Faver, 72, of 1211 Twenty-First Street was dead at 4:345 a.m. today on arrival at Cogdell memorial Hospital. Mrs. Faver is survived by her husband, Dolph Faver; one daughter, Mrs. Estelle Pirtle of Boise Idaho; three sons, Jeff of California, Morris Dean of Keller and Elmo of Abilene; two sisters, Mrs. Vera Bennett of H9ouston, Mrs. Jesse Connally of Hico; and one brother, C.M. Knight of San Antonio. Funeral services are pending at Bell-Seale Funeral Home."
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Snyder Daily News
Wednesday, July 20, 1966
"RITES FOR MRS. FAVER SET HERE THURSDAY
Funeral services have been set for 4 p.m. Thursday for Mrs. Willie Lee Faver, 72, who died early Tuesday. The rites will be held in the First Baptist Church. The Rev. T. Gerald Cates of Abilene will officiate. He will be assisted by the Rev. Marvin Rogers. Burial will be in the Snyder Cemetery under direction of Bell-Seale Funeral home."
Abilene Reporter-News (TX)
Wed. July 20, 1966
"Mrs. Faver Funeral Set
Snyder - Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church here for Mrs. Willie Lee Faver, 72, who died early Tuesday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital of an apparent heart attack. Mrs. Faver, in ill health for some time, was rushed to Cogdell memorial by a Bell-Seale ambulance about 4:45 a.m. Tuesday but was dead on arrival. The Rev. Gerald Cates, pastor of Highland park Baptist Church in Abilene, will officiate, assisted by Marvin Rogers. Place of burial has not been named. Bell-Seale Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Born May 20, 1884, in Alabama she was a Scurry County resident 66 years. She was also a member of the Northside Baptist Church here.'
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Bonnie (Faver) Hawkins provided the following information:
Willie and Tollie started out in Fluvanna where she taught school. Tollie led a prayer at the Faver Reunion near Newport Cemetery. They loved to dance and frequently attended the country dances.
From Fluvanna Willie and Tollie moved to Snyder. Willie and Maggie's husband’s were brothers who lived across the street from each other. Bonnie's grandfather ran to his brother's house when he found his wife, Maggie, dying on the front porch. He called through the open window in the early morning hours for Tollie and Willie to help him. Maggie had a heart attack later that day or evening. Bonnie and her family were at the funeral home for Willie’s viewing when word came that Maggie had died."
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News about Maggie, Willie's sister-in-law.
Abilene Reporter-News (TX)
Thurs. July 21, 1966
"Mrs. T. A. Faver
Snyder - Funeral plans for Mrs. T.A. Faver are pending at Bell - Seale Funeral Home. The lifelong Snyder resident, 68, died at 9 p.m. Wednesday in Cogdell memorial Hospital. She was the sister-in-law of Mrs. Willie Lee Faver, 72, of Snyder who died in Cogdell memorial Hospital early Tuesday. They lived across the street from each other. Both were victims of apparent heart attacks.
Mrs. T. A. Faver was born in Scurry County Aug. 31, 1897, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Werner. Her father helped organize the First Presbyterian Church in Scurry County and she was a member of the Presbyterian church.
Surviving are the husband; two daughters, Mrs. Wernette Lloyd of Ira and Mrs. Charlotte Pinter of Sherman; one son, Arel of Snyder; and four grandchildren."
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Photos provided by Bonnie Hawkins, granddaughter of Willie Lee Knight Faver.
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Willie's parents:
William James Knight 1866–1931
Leura Viola Morris Knight 1868–1958
Snyder Daily News (TX)
Tuesday, July 19, 1966
"Mrs. Faver Dies Today
Mrs. Willie Lee Faver, 72, of 1211 Twenty-First Street was dead at 4:345 a.m. today on arrival at Cogdell memorial Hospital. Mrs. Faver is survived by her husband, Dolph Faver; one daughter, Mrs. Estelle Pirtle of Boise Idaho; three sons, Jeff of California, Morris Dean of Keller and Elmo of Abilene; two sisters, Mrs. Vera Bennett of H9ouston, Mrs. Jesse Connally of Hico; and one brother, C.M. Knight of San Antonio. Funeral services are pending at Bell-Seale Funeral Home."
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Snyder Daily News
Wednesday, July 20, 1966
"RITES FOR MRS. FAVER SET HERE THURSDAY
Funeral services have been set for 4 p.m. Thursday for Mrs. Willie Lee Faver, 72, who died early Tuesday. The rites will be held in the First Baptist Church. The Rev. T. Gerald Cates of Abilene will officiate. He will be assisted by the Rev. Marvin Rogers. Burial will be in the Snyder Cemetery under direction of Bell-Seale Funeral home."
Abilene Reporter-News (TX)
Wed. July 20, 1966
"Mrs. Faver Funeral Set
Snyder - Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church here for Mrs. Willie Lee Faver, 72, who died early Tuesday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital of an apparent heart attack. Mrs. Faver, in ill health for some time, was rushed to Cogdell memorial by a Bell-Seale ambulance about 4:45 a.m. Tuesday but was dead on arrival. The Rev. Gerald Cates, pastor of Highland park Baptist Church in Abilene, will officiate, assisted by Marvin Rogers. Place of burial has not been named. Bell-Seale Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Born May 20, 1884, in Alabama she was a Scurry County resident 66 years. She was also a member of the Northside Baptist Church here.'
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Bonnie (Faver) Hawkins provided the following information:
Willie and Tollie started out in Fluvanna where she taught school. Tollie led a prayer at the Faver Reunion near Newport Cemetery. They loved to dance and frequently attended the country dances.
From Fluvanna Willie and Tollie moved to Snyder. Willie and Maggie's husband’s were brothers who lived across the street from each other. Bonnie's grandfather ran to his brother's house when he found his wife, Maggie, dying on the front porch. He called through the open window in the early morning hours for Tollie and Willie to help him. Maggie had a heart attack later that day or evening. Bonnie and her family were at the funeral home for Willie’s viewing when word came that Maggie had died."
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News about Maggie, Willie's sister-in-law.
Abilene Reporter-News (TX)
Thurs. July 21, 1966
"Mrs. T. A. Faver
Snyder - Funeral plans for Mrs. T.A. Faver are pending at Bell - Seale Funeral Home. The lifelong Snyder resident, 68, died at 9 p.m. Wednesday in Cogdell memorial Hospital. She was the sister-in-law of Mrs. Willie Lee Faver, 72, of Snyder who died in Cogdell memorial Hospital early Tuesday. They lived across the street from each other. Both were victims of apparent heart attacks.
Mrs. T. A. Faver was born in Scurry County Aug. 31, 1897, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Werner. Her father helped organize the First Presbyterian Church in Scurry County and she was a member of the Presbyterian church.
Surviving are the husband; two daughters, Mrs. Wernette Lloyd of Ira and Mrs. Charlotte Pinter of Sherman; one son, Arel of Snyder; and four grandchildren."
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Willie's parents:
William James Knight 1866–1931
Leura Viola Morris Knight 1868–1958
Snyder Daily News (TX)
Tuesday, July 19, 1966
"Mrs. Faver Dies Today
Mrs. Willie Lee Faver, 72, of 1211 Twenty-First Street was dead at 4:345 a.m. today on arrival at Cogdell memorial Hospital. Mrs. Faver is survived by her husband, Dolph Faver; one daughter, Mrs. Estelle Pirtle of Boise Idaho; three sons, Jeff of California, Morris Dean of Keller and Elmo of Abilene; two sisters, Mrs. Vera Bennett of H9ouston, Mrs. Jesse Connally of Hico; and one brother, C.M. Knight of San Antonio. Funeral services are pending at Bell-Seale Funeral Home."
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Snyder Daily News
Wednesday, July 20, 1966
"RITES FOR MRS. FAVER SET HERE THURSDAY
Funeral services have been set for 4 p.m. Thursday for Mrs. Willie Lee Faver, 72, who died early Tuesday. The rites will be held in the First Baptist Church. The Rev. T. Gerald Cates of Abilene will officiate. He will be assisted by the Rev. Marvin Rogers. Burial will be in the Snyder Cemetery under direction of Bell-Seale Funeral home."
Abilene Reporter-News (TX)
Wed. July 20, 1966
"Mrs. Faver Funeral Set
Snyder - Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church here for Mrs. Willie Lee Faver, 72, who died early Tuesday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital of an apparent heart attack. Mrs. Faver, in ill health for some time, was rushed to Cogdell memorial by a Bell-Seale ambulance about 4:45 a.m. Tuesday but was dead on arrival. The Rev. Gerald Cates, pastor of Highland park Baptist Church in Abilene, will officiate, assisted by Marvin Rogers. Place of burial has not been named. Bell-Seale Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Born May 20, 1884, in Alabama she was a Scurry County resident 66 years. She was also a member of the Northside Baptist Church here.'
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Bonnie (Faver) Hawkins provided the following information:
Willie and Tollie started out in Fluvanna where she taught school. Tollie led a prayer at the Faver Reunion near Newport Cemetery. They loved to dance and frequently attended the country dances.
From Fluvanna Willie and Tollie moved to Snyder. Willie and Maggie's husband’s were brothers who lived across the street from each other. Bonnie's grandfather ran to his brother's house when he found his wife, Maggie, dying on the front porch. He called through the open window in the early morning hours for Tollie and Willie to help him. Maggie had a heart attack later that day or evening. Bonnie and her family were at the funeral home for Willie’s viewing when word came that Maggie had died."
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News about Maggie, Willie's sister-in-law.
Abilene Reporter-News (TX)
Thurs. July 21, 1966
"Mrs. T. A. Faver
Snyder - Funeral plans for Mrs. T.A. Faver are pending at Bell - Seale Funeral Home. The lifelong Snyder resident, 68, died at 9 p.m. Wednesday in Cogdell memorial Hospital. She was the sister-in-law of Mrs. Willie Lee Faver, 72, of Snyder who died in Cogdell memorial Hospital early Tuesday. They lived across the street from each other. Both were victims of apparent heart attacks.
Mrs. T. A. Faver was born in Scurry County Aug. 31, 1897, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Werner. Her father helped organize the First Presbyterian Church in Scurry County and she was a member of the Presbyterian church.
Surviving are the husband; two daughters, Mrs. Wernette Lloyd of Ira and Mrs. Charlotte Pinter of Sherman; one son, Arel of Snyder; and four grandchildren."
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