Baylor County Scrapbook

Weldon St. Clair is Killed in Car Wreck

An automobile accident last Sunday night between Seymour and Bomarton caused the death of Weldon St. Clair son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. St. Clair of this city, and injuries to George Shawver and Don Willett, the latter of Houston.

The three young men were riding in a car belonging to Rev T. C. Willett, a Methodist pastor, and driven by Don Willett. They were approaching Seymour some six miles from town, when the vehicle went out of control while traveling at high speed, and overturned several times.

St. Clair and Willett were thrown from the car, St. Clair being instantly killed when he hurtled several yards from where the automobile finally stopped. Shawver suffered severe cuts and bruises and remained in the Baylor County Hospital until Monday evening. Willett was bruised and had a severe case of shock. The car was demolished.

Funeral services for St. Clair were held Monday afternoon at the First Christian church with the pastor Rev. F.E Wodell in charge. A large crowd of sorrowing friends and relatives gathered to pay last tribute to the popular young Seymourite.

Special music was in the form of a vocal solo by Miss Charlotte Wheat. Pallbearers were George Shupee, Sam Jones, Jesse Tucker, Joe Boyd, L.Q. Wharton, Jr. and Virgil Hall. The body was laid to rest in the Seymour Cemetery.

Weldon St. Clair was a life-long resident of Seymour. He attended the Seymour schools, and after graduation went one year to Randolph Junior college. He has since been engaged in several lines of endeavor. More recently he had concentrated on farming on a place owned jointly by him and a brother Byron St. Clair in Knox County.

The deceased was a member of the First Christian church here. He was an upstanding young man, well liked by all who knew him, quiet, industrious and friendly. His untimely fate is universally deplored and the sincere sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved.

Survivors are: Mr. and Mrs. J.T. St. Clair, the parents; seven brothers Hal, Mack, Clinton and Ted St. Clair of Seymour, Byron St. Clair of Shamrock?, Leighton St. Clair of Anson?, and John St. Clair, a student at Texas Tech; and two sisters, Mrs. Paul Nixon of Anson?, and Miss June St. Clair of Seymour.

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Obituaries from the Scrapbook
* indicates that the entire article is included in the notes below.

These obituaries were found on the microfilm labeled *Seymour, Texas The Baylor County Banner And Misc. Scrapbook 1905 -1929. This microfilm contained only a few issues of the Baylor County Banner; from 1905 to 1917 and the Golden Jubilee Issue, dated September 5, 1929. Also on this film was one issue of the Seymour Cresset*, dated March 1, 1888. I will transcribe parts of these issues at a later date. The remainder of the film contains copies of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from Baylor County and the surrounding counties. I have been told that the original can be found in the library in Seymour. These obituaries are not dated. They appear to be from the 1930s and 1940s. I have listed them in the order that I read them on the film so that it will be easier for me to locate them if you would like a copy. Don’t stop looking if you find the one that you are looking for. Many have two and three articles about the deceased individuals and they were not in any apparent order in the scrapbook. Most of these obituaries are very long so I will not transcribe them, but I will take pictures of the articles with my digital camera to send to you via e-mail.


Frank S. Simek Mrs. O. H. Harrison Mrs. G. W. Prichard Mrs. W. S. Dodd Burnett Self A.C. Tune Mrs. L. C. Ivans More about Mr. Tune (Lamesa man killed in accident at big Spring) Mrs. Myrtle Mitchell Franklin Neeb Mrs. Joe A. Wheat Both Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Porter Riley Blake Hulse N. P. Mitchell Mrs. H. F. Houston H. A. Nicholson Barbara Claire Hunter Alexander Ferrier John Warren and Clarence Jewell Pearce died in accident H. A. Davis Mrs. P. Kreiter Burial for N. P. Mitchell Two of five boys killed in collision with train - Eugene McFarlin and Richard McDonald M. M. Caussey Richard McDonald Frank Ross Cox L. L. Mitchell - not certain about "L. L." R. E. “Ed” Patterson J. M. Roach Manley Farmer Mrs. O. F. Temple G. W. Bowman Mrs. Ida Byrd Gladys Jenkins, baby killed in crash Jake Cross Oscar C. Bellows Sarah Ann Lane Mrs. W. Nelson Judge B. F. Bowman Dr. C. F. Johnson Anne Lester A. T. McCarty M. M. Caussey Johnnie Davis Mrs. J. M. Dobbins Dr. Richardson Dr. C. F. Johnson Mrs. B. A. Maxfield nee Haynes Mr. Easterling’s father dies G. W. Bowman Mrs. Floyd Davis George Bowman James Henderson Hurst Mrs. Melear Uncle George McCluskey Horace Eugene Nichols J. G. Sanderson Mrs. W. G. Breland K. S. Reed Mrs. O. F. Temple Earl Duckworth Mrs. John Hayley Mrs. Ida Byrd S. L. Webb Mrs. Pat O’Riley Byron Stennett Mrs. E. A. Ranson A. Norwood Jess Siddens Miss Lucy Jones, grandmother died Baldwin Chambless Mrs. Jareell’s mother Mrs. J. H. Vickery Dr. J. T. McLamore Mrs. W. P. Melear Jessl R. Siddens Mrs. R. L. Hailey Harry Ferrier Henry Dormier M. W. Stewart J. P. Stout Dudley Benge Mrs. John Hayley A. Ferrier R. D. Mugg Harry Ferrier Ray Cox J. T. Lively William Rex Adkins A.A. Haynes H. E. Nichols Jess Sanderson Mrs. Kenneth Smith Mrs. P. N. Taylor A.S. Plunkett Capt. A. H. Hunt Eugene McFarlin M. P. Hill Roy Earl Duckworth J. T. Burns Mrs. Elizabeth Melear Charlie Wilhelm L. A. Powell Taylor Baskin J. E. Holman W. H. Gibbs Dr. S. W. Pistole Mrs. Fanny C. Barker nee Jamerson John L. Knight Aunt Mollie Taylor Sam Plunkett John Melear Harry Ferrier Article about the man who killed Henry/ Harry Ferrier in North Zulch A.S. Plunkett Suspect found who killed H. A. Ncholson William Edward Hickman More about boys killed in train crash Mrs. Sarah Sims A.S. Plunkett More about Nicholson’s killing R. A. Mullins dies in crash John Warren and C. J. Pearce die in crash More about the death of H. E. Nichols who was shot to death near Seymour in 1934 In Memory of Lawrence Franklin C. H. McCord Mrs. C. B. Harris Mrs. M. E. White Miss Mozelle Stevens Funeral card for Mrs. Dicie Lou Meetze Funeral card for Mrs. W. S. Dodd Louis Hardegree Shirley McMinn Roney Lloyd Henson Winnie Reva Williams Lawrence L. Franklin M. A. Hilton Mrs. J. D. Mounce Milton Brown Mrs. Martha Pirtle Katherine Prehoditch - age 16 Leonard High J. E. Branson Mrs. B. J. Quillin Mrs. Ruth Seals Mrs. Bobbie Dee Lilly Vila Lyons and Clara Collingsworth double funeral J. M. Spoonts and son J. M. Spoonts Jr. and Charles M. Womack killed in crash S. N. Franklin Herbert “Hub” Propps rodeo star dies William Henry McDonald Mrs. Dicie Meetze Clara Collingsworth and Viola Lyon accident Cards of Thanks for E. D. Moss, Mrs. B. A. Maxfield, Mr. Caussey, Dr. C. F. Johnson, Aunt Mollie Taylor, Mrs. W. G. Breland, G. W. Bowman, C. S. Plunkett, Mrs. Hailey, Mrs. Lane, Father of Lucy Moore, Mr. H. E. Nichols, Mrs. Hammett, Mrs. John Hayley, Mr. L. A. Powell, Mrs. A. Ferrier Mrs. J. A. Richeson died Tom Bagby Death of Mrs. Flo Howell Mrs. Maggie Easter Haley dies Dr. Frank Nugent Mrs. Sarah H. Mills of Westover dies Judge Jo A. P. Dickson dies – two articles and a large picture Mrs. Tom Goosetree killed by train Sol Col is killed when struck by a car R. E. Baskin died Picture of Mr. Baskin Evelyn Harris died Henry Franklin died Mrs. R. J. Hayley died – good family history P. G. Allen died Mrs. L. W. Dalton Charles Caldwell died J. W. Thrasher died Virgil Bryan dies (Lucille Thompson was a flower girl ) Lem Bellows died Bob Callingsworth dies Funeral cards for John R. Hayley and Mrs. Mattie McKinzey Tolson Mrs. J. R. Balch Elmer Vaughn dies Death of Weldon St. Clair



Weldon St. Clair is Killed in Car Wreck An automobile accident last Sunday night between Seymour and Bomarton caused the death of Weldon St. Clair son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. St. Clair of this city, and injuries to George Shawver and Don Willett, the latter of Houston. The three young men were riding in a car belonging to Rev T. C. Willett, a Methodist pastor, and driven by Don Willett. They were approaching Seymour some six miles from town, when the vehicle went out of control while traveling at high speed, and overturned several times. St. Clair and Willett were thrown from the car, St. Clair being instantly killed when he hurtled several yards from where the automobile finally stopped. Shawver suffered severe cuts and bruises and remained in the Baylor County Hospital until Monday evening. Willett was bruised and had a severe case of shock. The car was demolished. Funeral services for St. Clair were held Monday afternoon at the First Christian church with the pastor Rev. F.E Wodell in charge. A large crowd of sorrowing friends and relatives gathered to pay last tribute to the popular young Seymourite. Special music was in the form of a vocal solo by Miss Charlotte Wheat. Pallbearers were George Shupee, Sam Jones, Jesse Tucker, Joe Boyd, L.Q. Wharton, Jr. and Virgil Hall. The body was laid to rest in the Seymour Cemetery. Weldon St. Clair was a life-long resident of Seymour. He attended the Seymour schools, and after graduation went one year to Randolph Junior college. He has since been engaged in several lines of endeavor. More recently he had concentrated on farming on a place owned jointly by him and a brother Byron St. Clair in Knox County. The deceased was a member of the First Christian church here. He was an upstanding young man, well liked by all who knew him, quiet, industrious and friendly. His untimely fate is universally deplored and the sincere sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved. Survivors are: Mr. and Mrs. J.T. St. Clair, the parents; seven brothers Hal, Mack, Clinton and Ted St. Clair of Seymour, Byron St. Clair of Shamrock?, Leighton St. Clair of Anson?, and John St. Clair, a student at Texas Tech; and two sisters, Mrs. Paul Nixon of Anson?, and Miss June St. Clair of Seymour.



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