Aaron Shelton, 63 years old, 618 First avenue, died Friday evening at a local sanitarium. Surviving are two sons, N. L. Shelton of Dallas and M. A. Shelton of Ocean Beach, Cal. Funeral services were held at 11 o'clock Saturday monring at the Brewer Funeral home. The body was sent to Big Spring cemetery, near Plano, for burial.

     Mrs. Carrie Reamer, 77 years old, 2218 Alamo street, died Friday at her home. The body is at the chapel of the Ed C. Smith & Brother Undertaking company, pending funeral arrangements. Surviving are two sons and two daughters.

     Funeral services for Mrs. T. W. Norsworthy, 74 years old, mother of C. L. Norsworthy of Dallas, who died Tuesday at the home of her son, T. W. Norsworthy, Jr., in Charlotte, N. C., will be held at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon at Huntsville, her former home. Surviving are three sons.

     Funeral services for Miss Mary Sheaner, 19 years old, 1630 Garden drive, who died Friday at a local hospital, will be held at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the residence. Burial will be in Grove Hill cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Homer Ogburn, Frank Ogburn, Morris Rosen, F. K. Vasen, Dave Stern, W. R. Rothermel and L. M. Kar.

     Funeral services for Mrs. Lee Yates, 77 years old, 2922 Lake avenue, who died Friday night at her home, were held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the family residence. Burial was in Pleasant Mound cemetery. Surviving are four sons and four daughters.

     Mrs. A. Wicker, mother of E. T. and A. H. Wicker, died Friday night at Waxahachie, accordingn to advice received in Dallas. Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the residence. Sunday afternoon at the residence. Burial will be in Waxahachie cemetery.

     Death, Saturday night, claimed one of the first settlers of Vickery at the age of 75 years.
     A resident of Dallas county for more than half a century, Mrs. Eliza A. Spillman succumbed at 8:30 o'clock Saturday evening at the family residence, following an illness of five years.
     When Dallas was a small town with a few stores and a handful of inhabitants, Mrs. Spillman, her husband and an infant child, passed through in a covered wagon in quest of fortune. That was fifty-six years ago.
     A native of Allen county, Kentucky, born on April 1, 1850, Mrs. Spillman obtained her education in the rural schools of that state. At the age of 19, she was married to James V. Spillman in Allen county, and a short time later, they started on their journey to the West.
     Sixty wagons composed their train, and the travelers arrived in Dallas during the rainy season. Several months were required for this trip, and Mrs. Spillman often told of their tiresome trip, fording flooded rivers and plodding over muddy prairies.
     The travelers spent only a short time here before continuing their journey to what is now known as Vickery. The Spillmans lived there with their friends many years before the little town was given a name. They bought supplies in Dallas and wagons were their only means of transportation.
     Mrs. Spillman was in good health until five years ago, when she became confined to her bed. Of the early settlers of Vickery who made the journey with her and her husband, only three survive. They are Rev. T. J. Penson of Dallas, Mrs. Mattie J. White of Richardson and Dr. Perry Penson of Paris, a brother of Rev. Penson.
     Surviving are three sons, C. R. Spillman of Holdenville, Ok., Euclid Spillman of Dallas and Joe Spillman of Dallas, and six daughters, Mrs. Lizzie Melear of Seamour [Seymour], Tex., Mrs. Hattie James of Wichita Falls, Misses Emma and Erma Spillman of Vickery, Mrs. Laura Hibbler of Austin and Mrs. Jim Miller of Dallas.
     Funeral arrangements will be announced later, pending advice from out-of-town relatives.

     Funeral services for Samuel R. Shepherd, 79 years old, Confederate veteran and a resident of Dallas for nineteen years, who died Wednesday at his home, 715 Lipscomb street, were held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the residence. Burial was in Oakland cemetery. Active pallbearers were J. K. Parker, John Childress, B. T. Price, E. F. Halliburton, R. O. Cornwall and Sam Thompson.

     John F. Williams, 94 years old, a resident of Dallas for fifteen years, died Friday morning at his home, 2109 Wall street. Surviving are his wife, three daughters--Mrs. Mae Farmer, Mrs. W. H. Abbott and Miss Myrtle Williams of Dallas. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at the residence. Burial will be in Oakland cemetery.

     Jesse G. Kirby, 35 years old, who made a fortune in the pig stand business, is dead.
     Stricken while en route to St. Louis on the train, Mr. Kirby, residing at 6751 Mercedes street , was taken to a hospital, where he died a short time later. Pneumonia caused his death.
     The body will be received in Dallas Sunday afternoon from St. Louis. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Monday morning at the family residence. Further arrangements will be announced later.
     Surviving are his wife, two sons, Jesse and Billie Kirby, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Kirby, all of Dallas.
     Several years ago, Mr. Kirby opened his first pig stand in this city, which business has grown to be one of the largest of its kind in this state. Mr. Kirby operated a number of these stands in this city, and had established them in a number of other points in Texas and surrounding states.

     Funeral services for W. H. Abrams, 83 years old, early-day railroad builder of Texas, who died Friday at his apartment at Stoneleigh Court, will be conducted at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Church of the Incarnation, Harwood street and McKinney avenue. Bishop Harry T. Moore and the Rev. C. E. Snowden will officiate. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.
     Pallbearers will be W. W. Fisher, R. R. Lawther, H. I. Maxson, William C. Maas, Frank E. Shoup, M. W. Townsend, Leslie Waggener and Ray McDowell.

     Funeral services for W. H. Abrams, 83 years old, who died Friday in his apartment at Stoneleigh Court, were held Monday afternoon in the Church of the Incarnation. Bishop Harry T. Moore and the Rev. C. E. Snowden, rector of the church, had charge of the services, which were followed by burial in Oakland Cemetery.
     Pallbearers were W. W. Fisher, R. R. Lawther, Harry I. Maxson, William C. Maas, Frank E. Shoup, Murphy W. Townsend, Leslie Waggener and Ray McDowell. Mr. Abrams is survived by two sons, Harold J. Abrams of Dallas and Lucien Abrams of Lyme, Conn., and one sister, Miss Louise C. Abrams of Chicago. Mr. Abrams was a pioneer railroad builder of Texas and had been a resident of Dallas for forty-two years.

     Funeral services for Tom W. Burns, 50 years old, a well known insurance man, who died at his home in Hot Springs, Ark., Wednesday, were held at the home of his mother, Mrs. Rhoda Burns, 2100 Park avenue, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Dr. C. W. Snowden, rector of the Church of the Incarnation, officiated at the services. Burial was in Grove Hill cemetery, where the Elks had charge of the service. He left Dallas only a few years ago to enter the insurance business in Arkansas.
     Mr. Burns is survived by his wife, two daughters, Beatrice and Rhoda Burns, all of Hot Springs; his mother, Mrs. Rhoda Burns, and one sister, Mrs. H. S. Dean of Dallas.
     Active pallbearers were D. J. Lynch, George Hurst, Sam Davis, C. A. Balz, George C. Young and F. E. Holmes.
     Honorary pallbearers were Aaron Kahn, J. C. White, E. B. Adams, Leon Dargan, Mr. Nate Thompson, J. S. Yantis, E. C. Moses, R. S. Graham, Gross H. Scruggs, Tom Kinsella, Jr., Will Lallember and Robert Spear.

     A plain casket, the tiniest size made, a few children, shivering in their thin clothing, "ashes to ashes, dust to dust," and Baby Clara, who had lived only three months and died on Christmas day, was laid in her little grave Monday morning.
     The casket was made by one of the Salvation Army soldiers of No. 3 Corps of South Dallas. The mourners at the grave were the sick father and the four other children. And, Clara was placed beside her mother, who died two weeks ago. "My baby will soon follow me," the mother, sick with exposure and want of food had said, "and it is better so." And the baby carried out the mother's prophecy, struggling only a few days with the big job of living.
     It was a sad Christmas for the little family, the father, needing an operation, but too weak to stand it, must still struggle for a living for his children, now reduced to four with Clara's death.

     Funeral services for L. R. Terry, 75 years old, retired real estate man and a pioneer resident of Dallas, who died at his home, 4315 Live Oak street, Monday night, will be held at the East Dallas Christian church Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. L. N. D. Wells, pastor, will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Grove Hill cemetery.
     Mr. Terry was born in Cookeville, Tenn., on Sept. 4, 1851. He married Miss Mattie Kirkpatrick of Cookeville before coming to Texas. He came to Dallas fifty-four years ago and has resided here since that time except for a few years in Collin county, where he was engaged in the cotton gin business and farming.
     About six years ago, he retired from active business, but for a number of years, he was a member of the real estate firm of Seay, Terry & Co.
     Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Charles Verschoyle of Dallas; three brothers, W. C. Terry of Dallas, J. D. Terry of Abilene and Harvey Terry of Cookeville, Tenn.; a sister, Mrs. J. Whitson of Cookeville, and seven grandchildren.
     Active pallbearers will be J. P. Terry, A. A. Terry, H. L. Terry, C. D. Terry, L. R. Verschoyle and Roke Verschoyle.