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Forney Newspapers and
Newspaper Articles
That Mention Forney
Includes Obituaries

 

 

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1885
Retirement of C.P. Shands and Marriage of E.M. Turner and Julia Williams - 1885

1886
Dr. Conner Sowell Obituary - 1886
Forney Local Notes - June 1886
A Singular Case - 1886

1887
Prohibition Meeting - 1887
Rain and Local Progress at Forney - 1887
Forney Local Notes - Aug 1887

1889
Obits:
Henry Stephenson Obituary - 1889
Davis B. Cloud Obituary - 1889
Marion Sowell Obituary - 1889
Carrie Ellen Walker Obituary - 1889
Two Citizens Pass Over - 1889
J. Harvey Crittenden Obituary - 1889
George H. Crawford Obituary - 1889

Personals - Mr. & Mrs. McDowall - 1889
Marriage of Duke-Fix - 1889
Marriage of Ridgell-Polk - 1889
Surprise Party at Voiers Home - 1889
Occupants of the County Jail - 1889
Annual Grange-Alliance Meeting - 1889
Stockholders' Meeting - 1889
Lilley Lodge Election Meeting - 1889
Railroad Meeting - 1889
Forney Has Politest Railroad Officials - 1889
Forney-Kaufman Rail Road 1 - 1889
Forney-Kaufman Rail Road 2 - 1889
Freight's Shipments - 1889
Forney as a Hay Town - 1889
Forney Construction Boom - 1889
Public Artesian Well - 1889
Forney's New School Building - 1889
Peaches from Natt Stevens - 1889
A Peculiar Criticism - 1889
G.W. Lee's Child Scalded - 1889
Tom Reed Hurt While Hunting - 1889
Jessie Moore & Wife in Buggy Wreck - 1889
Passenger Train Wrecked - 1889
Whitecaps, Pt. 1 - 1889
Whitecaps, Pt. 2 - 1889
Shamberger Case - 1889
Ike Baily Murder - 1889
Williamson Murder Case - 1889

1891
Literary Society Formed - 1891

1892
Girl Killed on Train Tracks - 1892
Annie May Adams Obituary - 1892
Man Killed in Family Feud - 1892

1897
Burglary at Forney Mercantile - 1897
Burglary at Forney Mercantile 2 - 1897
A Small Collision - 1897

1898
Peel Killing - Killing in Dallas County - Jan 1898
Peel Killing - James Peel's Demise - Jan 1898
Peel Killing - Newton & Hamill Brought to Dallas - Jan 1898
Peel Killing - Newton Brought In
- Jan 1898
Peel Killing - Hamill & Newton in Jail
- Feb 1898
Peel Killing - Newton Makes Bail - Feb 1898
Peel Killing - George Hamill Held - Feb 1898
Peel Killing - Court Assignment - Dec 1898

1899
First Automobile Trip in Texas - 1899
Peel Killing - Hamill Murder Trial - Nov 1899
Peel Killing - W.P. Newton on Trial - Nov 1899
Peel Killing - The Newton Trial - Nov 1899
Peel Killing - Newton Given Five Years - Dec 1899

1900
Rev. L.J. McGee Obituary - 1900
Rev. Josiah F. Pinson Obituary - 1900
Marriage of Price Butler & Jennie Harvey - 1900
Peel Killing - Court Motions - 1900
Peel Killing - Newton Case Reversed - 1900

1901
Marriage of Charles A. Bookstaven & Mabel A. Adkins - 1901
Marriage of Egbert McLendon & Georgia Munden - 1901
Marriage of S.I. Chapman & Effie Montgomery - 1901
Marriage of R.E. Dick & Lucille Yates - 1901
Marriage of John B. Yates & Cora Bell Lester - 1901
Stores Burned at Forney - 1901
Christina Wilkerson Obituary - 1901

1902
Rosa Lunn Obituary - 1902
Marriage of J.B. Thompson & M.A. Rodden - 1902
Marriage of Dennis R. Newton & Eva Herring - 1902

1903
Eliza Jones Obituary - 1903
Duncan Graham McKellar Obituary - 1903
Marriage of T.W. Reeves & Carrie Phillips - 1903
Marriage of Dr. William M. Garrett & Mamie Reading - 1903
Marriage of Tom Dennehey & Delia Higgins - 1903
Marriage of Ernest E. Smith & Ophelia Merkel - 1903

1904
Marriage of Stevenson-Lane - 1904
Newt Stovall Obituary - 1904
Mary L. Johnson Obituary - 1904
Kate A. Harris Obituary - 1904
Willie Leonora Yates Obituary - 1904

1905
R.H. Hughes Shot by Son - 1905

1907
Farmer Saves Her Life
- 1907

1908
Higgins-Denehy Wedding
- 1908

1909
Walker Harvest Party - 1909
Marriage of Pinson-Gaston - 1909
Mittie Nash Obituary - 1909
D.S. Carver Obituary - 1909

1910
Disastrous Blaze At Forney - Three Burned - 1910
Store Robbed of Clothing - 1910

1914
Forney Man Found Dead, Shotgun Lying Nearby - 1914
Veterans Meeting at Forney - 1914
Mrs. Catherine Costello Obituary - 1914

1919
Convalescents Arrive at Corpus Christi - 1919
Prohibition Inspections - 1919

1920
Train Crash at Forney -1920
Child Dies in Hospital Following Auto Accident - 1920

1921
Texas Postmasters are Nominated By President -1921
Dallas Man Is Killed By Fast Train Near Forney - 1921

1923
Local Brevities - 1923
Texhoma Company Annual Meeting - 1923

1925
Marriage of Elizabeth McKellar & Paul Hamilton - 1925

1930's
Costello-Dennehy Wedding - Unknown date

1930
Walter Scott Yates Obituary - 1930

1934
Clara Layden Obituary - 1934
William Hacket Yates Obituary - 1934

1935
Mrs. Gertrude Layden Obituary - 1935

1936
Marriage of Orville W. Reagin & Florence Williams - 1936

1939
Farmers National to Observe 50th Anniversary - 1939
Bank President A Church Builder - 1939
Father Formulates Sound Plans, Son Follows Footsteps - About the employees of the Citizens National Bank in Forney
Biography of Carl C. Senter - 1939
Biography of William Armstead Brooks, Jr. - 1939
Biography of Blanche Brooks - Wife of W.A. Brooks, Sr.
Biographies of Richard G. Pinson & Perry N. Whittemore - 1939
Biography of James K. Brooks - 1939
Biography of Louis I. Dietz - 1939
Biography of Joe M. Hughes - 1939
Biography of George R. Jordan - 1939
Biography of Martin M. Layden - 1939
Biography of Ninus E. Shands, Jr. - 1939
S.J. Drake, George Riter, L.L. Lindsey, Farmers Bank Depositors - 1939
Biography of Emma Riter - 1939
Biography of David L. "Lon" Yandell - 1939
Biography of Oscar B. Powell - Superintendent of Forney Schools
Biography of James Adkisson - Forney football coach
Biography of Tom Layden - 1939
Biography of Royal A. Ferris, Jr. - 1939
Ex-County Official Heads Grade School - Short bio of L.G. Cook

Mrs. Susie Ballard Honored with Dinner on Birthday - 1939
Deer Trail - About the train depot in 1877.
Bank Building Saved In Big Fire of 1910 - 1939
Easter Party Given for Daughter (Lanham)
Mrs. Ghormley Gives Easter Party - 1939
Checks Go Hollywood - REALLY Cool!

W.A.J. Hilton Obituary - 1939
Sarah Catherine Haley/Hailey Obituary - 1939

Jennings-Riter Wedding - 1939
Miss Gammons Becomes Bride of Mr. Shanks - 1939
Marriage of James Tune and Mayme Dell Lindsey - 1939
Marriage of George Olen Wilson to Billie Suttle - 1939
Marriage of Leonard C. Reagin & Mary Ann Denman - 1939
Marriage of Huey Hogan & Louise Glasgow - 1939
Marriage of Neill Flemister & Genell Hutto - 1939

1940
Marriage of Ollie V. Stark and Helen Marie Dozier - 1940

1941
Elmer Andrew Fisher Obituary - 1941

1943
Sercey Elliott Burns in Fire - 1943
J.S. Elliott Obituary - 1943
William Costello Obituary - 1943
Dick P. Moore Obituary - 1943
Dixie Florelle Douglas Senter Obituary - 1943

1944
Mrs. Florence Lewis Obituary
- 1944

1945
Hugh C. Fowler, Sr. Obituary
- 1945

1946
Andrew Jarvis Eudy Obituary
- 1946
Robert William Crawford Obituary - 1946
William Armstead Brooks, Jr. Obituary - 1946

1947
Mrs. Annie Brennan Adams Obituary
- 1947
Willie Mae Calverly Obituary - 1947
William Edward Baker - 1947
Thomas Spellman Obituary - 1947

1948
Peter Layden Obituary
- 1948
Blanche Brooks Obituary - 1948
Frances Venner Obituary - 1948
Frances Venner Obituary2 - 1948

1949
Emily McKellar Thompson Obituary
- 1949
Frederick Monroe Lewis Obituary - 1949

1950
Ole U 'Tellem Says
- 1950

1952
Joe J. Collins Obituary
- 1952

1953
Mike F. Talty Obituary
- 1953

1954
Mike Glynn Obituary
- 1954
Mrs. Mary Brady Obituary - 1954
Alex Self Obituary - 1954
Caloma California Shands Douglass Obituary - 1954

1956
Adolph D. Popp Obituary
- 1956
Henry W. Campbell Obituary - 1956
Michael Costello Obituary - 1956
Frank Bland Rhea, Sr. Obituary 1 - 1956
Frank Bland Rhea, Sr. Obituary 2 - 1956

1959
Mrs. Elizabeth Brennan Obituary
- 1959

Patrick M. Maloney Obituary - 1959
George Anderson Ritchie Obituary - 1959

1960
Michael Collins Obituary
- 1960
Dennis M. Collins Obituary - 1960

1961
Mike Maloney Obituary - 1961

1962
Mrs. Julia Maloney Obituary
- 1962
Mrs. Tom (Delia) Dennehy Obituary - 1962
Miss Mary Ann Layden Obituary - 1962
Mrs. Joe E. (Annie) Schlebach Obituary - 1962
Floyd L. Chenault Obituary - 1962

1963
Clem Adams Obituary
- 1963
Mrs. Agnes V. Sline Obituary - 1963

1964
Mary C. Costello Obituary
- 1964
Forest C. Park Obituary - 1964
Tom M. Glynn Obituary - 1964
Addie L. Adams Obituary - 1964

1965
Mrs. Delia J. Adams Obituary
- 1965
Evangeline Lee Piatt Obituary - 1965

1966
High School Band Plays At Bob Hope Performance
- 1966
Joseph Edward Schlebach Obituary - 1966

1967
Martin M. Layden Obituary - 1967
Erwin Harper Obituary - 1967

1968
Mrs. Mary Katherine Maloney Henery Obituary
- 1968
William Owen Costello Obituary - 1968
Ernest Lee Fisher Obituary - 1968

1969
Sister M. Celine Adams Obituary
- 1969
Acie Hughes - 1969

1971
Mrs. Elenora Louise Kasper Obituary - 1971
Lawrence Greenwell Obituary - 1971
Mrs. Margaret Layden Corbett Obituary - 1971
William M. Sline Obituary - 1971
Margaret B. Maloney Obituary - 1971

1972
Fred J. Kasper Obituary - 1972
Mrs. Edward (Vivian) Maher Obituary - 1972
Mrs. Augusta Costello Obituary - 1972

1974
"Irish Ridge" (Talty) to celebrate 100th year - 1974
Ray Adams, Sr. Obituary - 1974

1977
Mrs. Julia L. Vaughan Obituary - 1977

1978
Mrs. Margaret J. Burchfield (Henery) Obituary - 1978

1979
Josephine S. Buick Obituary - 1979
James F. Brennan Obituary - 1979

1980
Joseph V.O. Adams, Jr. Obituary - 1980
Joe Leo Adams, Jr. Obituary - 1980
(Note: I believe the above two obits are for the same person.)

1981
Eleck M. Costello Obituary - 1981
Michael B. Layden, Sr. Obituary - 1981

1982
William T. Brennan Obituary - 1982
Michael W. Dennehy, Sr. Obituary - 1982

1983
Mary Ethel Loughlin Brennan Obituary - 1983

1984
Dennis M. Collins, Jr. Obituary - 1984
Patrick M. Maloney, Jr. Obituary - 1984

1987
George F. Schlebach, Sr. Obituary - 1987
Stephen Kirt (S.K.) Adams Obituary - 1987

1988
Philip Rex Costello Obituary - 1988

1989
Fire destroys Talty landmark (S.K. Adams home) - 1989

2005
Christmas Candlelight Tour of Historic Homes - 2005

2006
Mick Spellman Obituary and Memorial Page - 2006

No Date
Mrs. Mary Vaughan Obituary
Death of Mrs. Ed Vaughan

(Note: I believe these two ladies are the same person, but there's not enough information to verify. There is a Mary Vaughan in the Texas Death Index who died 14 Oct 1941 that could be her.)

 

 

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