Her father, Richard Yarbrough, moved his family to Texas when Mrs. Burns was born in Madison County, Tenn., Nov. Services and burial will be Sunday in Houston, the resting place of her husband. There are many grandchildren, great gandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Her children were with her at the time of her death. Walker of Waxahachie and Mary Thomas and Mrs. Her condition grew serious about ten days ago. Burns had been in declining health and seeming to sense that the end was near she had planned to come home last Sunday. Her eyesight was poor, but her hearing was virtually unimpaired.įor sometime Mrs. Only last Fall she was able to walk a mile with little sign of exertion and she made many long railroad trips alone. The fact that she refused to permit her troubles to worry her and that she always indulged in outdoor exercise were given by Mrs. Thomas of Houston, at whose home the centenarian's death occurred. She has made her home here since that date, with the exception of the cold months each year, which she spent with Mrs. Nall with whom she came to Waxahachie in 1902. Burns' home, upon leaving Shelby County, was in Harris County, and she later lived in Galveston with a grand-daughter, Mrs. Burns was a veteran of the Civil and Mexican Wars. The family settled in Shelby County and it was there that her marriage to John Burns took place. She came from Tennessee to Texas when 8 years old. Mary Thomas of Houston, with whom she had spent the Winter and Spring. Narsis Burns, 113 years old, perhaps the oldest woman in this part of the country, died Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Survivors include his wife two sons, Albert Britnell of Puerto Rico and Bobby Britnell of Sulphur two daughters, Linda and Sandra Britnell of Sulphur one brother Guy Britnell of Ft Walton Beach Fla two sisters Cora Britnell of Center Tex and Mrs Iva Shelton of Martinsville, Tex and five grandchildren (Newspaper dated 1972 - Submitted by Lisa Davison)ĮLLIS COUNTY WOMAN, 113 YEARS OLD, DEAD HAD LIVED IN TEXAS 1O5 YEARS. He was a ferry operator for Calcasieu Parish. He was a native of Joaquin Tex., and had lived in Sulphur for 20 years. Britnell died at 10:30 pm Sunday in West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital. Burial will be in Big Woods Cemetery at Edgerly under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home of Sulpher. SULPHUR - Funeral services for Clarence Edmond Britnell will be at 10 am Wednesday, Nov 15 in the Olivet Baptist Church. Black and Clem Black of Joaquin four sisters, Mrs. Miss Black was a native of Shelby County and a lifelong resident. Funeral services were held in the Baptist church at Joaquin for Miss Jessie Irene Black, 67, who died at the home of her sister, Mrs. (Fort Worth Daily Gazette, Fort Worth, Tex, Svm)įuneral Held at Center For Miss Jessie BlackĬENTER, Texas, Jan. A.,” and "Agents of Change.Obituaries and Death Notices of Shelby County, Texasĭeaths: Mrs. Moffett students preformed festival favorites like the "Chicken" song, the "Chicken Dance Song," "It's a Beautiful Day," "Funky Chicken Strut," “Oh, I Love America,” "Bright Happy Day," “We Are Thankful for the U. The Shelbyville 4th grade students performed a Flashback to the Past with songs like "Rockin' Robin," "Yakety Yak," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Jail House Rock," "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," "The Twist," and "We Go Together." OctoAfter opening ceremonies of the East Texas Poultry Festival, elementary kids took to the stage to sing enduring favorites of the festival.Ĭlick here to view video in larger screen
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