G.R. Pilcher Rites Held Here Sunday (of course, Mama cut
off the name of the paper and date!)
General Roberson Pilcher, 65, died Friday, March 25, at 1:00 a.m.
at his home in the County Line community, His death followied a two
months illness.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday Afternoon at three o'clock
at the Collinsville Methodist Church with the pastor Rev. R.L. Cates officiating.
Burial was in the Collinsville cemetery under direction of Richards-Beck
Funeral Home.
A native of Collinsville, Mr. Pilcher was born Feb. 7, 1882, a son
of Louis and Nannie Ingle Pilcher. He was married in July 1900 to
Miss Jessie Brown.
Mr. Pilcher had been a successful farmer all of his life.
Survivors include his mother; his widow; four sons, Louis Pilcher
of Gainesville, Sgt. David Pilcher of Lowry Field, Denver, Colo., Luther
Pilcher of Collinsville and Ralph Pilcher of Wilson, Okla.; six daughters,
Mrs. Ethel Baker, Mrs. Lignum Tinsley, and Mrs. Julia Sluder of Gainesville;
Mrs. Leota Ballinger of Sulphur, Okla., Mrs. Fern Thomas of Williamsport,
Pa., and Mrs. Darlene Nall of Dallas; 18 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Four brothers and four sisters also survive. These are Jim,
Lee, and Owen Pildher of Collinsville and Jip Pilcher of Henrietta, Okla.;
Mrs. Grace Hood of Duncan, Okla., Mrs. Nora Sanders of Oklahoma, Mrs. Doll
Henderson and Mrs. Hazel Coulston of Collinsville
Funeral Home book for General Robinson Pilcher
Courtesy of Richards-Beck Funeral Home, Whitesboro, Texas
Dedicated to the Memory of
General Robinson Pilcher
birthplace : homeplace two miles south of Collinsville
Date: February 7, 1882
Date Enetered Into Rest - March 26, 1948
Place: Collinsville, Texas
66 years, 1 month, 19 days
Services:
Collinsville Methodist Church
March 28, 1948 at 3 o'clock
Officiating Clergymen
Rev. Walter Fitzgerald
Rev. P.L. Cates
MUSIC
Mrs. Myrtle Soggons
Special Song Selections : "When They Ring Those Golden Bells by
Charlie Walsh trio
"Rock of Ages" by Charlie Walsh trio
BEARERS
J.P. Tinsley, Gainesville, Texas
Monroe Baker, Gainesville, Texas
H.C. Ballinger, Sulphur, Oklahoma
J.C. Sluder, Gainesville, Texas
Harlan Thomas, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
W.C. Nall, Dallas, Texas
FAMILY RECORD
Name: General Robinson Pilcher, Feb. 7, 1882 - March 26, 1948
Father: Louis Thomas Napoleon Pilcher, Sept 23, 1856 - Oct 25, 1941
Mother: Nannie Henry Ingram, Nov 20, 1863 - nd
Father's Father: Robinson Pilcher
Father's Mother: Caroline Boatman
Mother's Father: Isom Edwin Ingram, born July 1864
Mother's Mother: Nancy Henry, born April 8, 1864
Married to: Jessie D. Brown, Dec 19, 1883
Other Members of the Family
Ethel, Lignum, Lewis Robinson, Leota Amanda, David Oliver, Luther
William, General Ralph, Mackie Fern, Julia Lee, Jessie Darlene
FINAL RESTING PLACE
4:00 28 March 1948
Collinsville Cemetery
Collinsville, Grayson County, Texas
RELATIVES ATTENDING
Mrs. Dale Givens
Mr. Dale Givens
Mr. Ewen D. Scales
Mr. Roy B. Scales
Edison Sanders
Quincy J. Sanders
Mrs. Quincy J. Sanders
Mrs. Nora Sanders
Owen & Pearl Pilcher
Mr. & Mrs. Levi Cantwell
Mrs. Grace Hood
Jim Pilcher
Mr. & Mrs. J.G. Pilcher
Mr. & Mrs. Owen Pilcher
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Pilcher
Mrs. Doll Henderson
Mrs. & Mrs. Jip Pilcher
Mr. & Mrs. Forest Colston
Mr. & Mrs. Truman Fraley
Mrs. Nancy Henry Pilcher (mother)
Mr. & Mrs. Morris Lee Pilcher
REGISTER OF FRIENDS
Mrs. Nannie B. Swindle
Mrs. Bob Woody
Mr. Noah Heffley
Mrs. Noah Heffley
Mrs. Claude Robeson
Mr. & Mrs. W.L. Graham
Jno. S. Swindle
Mr. & Mrs. S.C. Gaddie
Ethel Stein
Mrs. Reynolds Ragsdale
Carl Vannoy
Cecil Fox
Frank Mag-------
Ney Steen
Ed Anderson
Mr. Breeding
Mrs. Breeding
Mrs. S.N. Alexander
Daisy Short
Mrs. H.N. Alexander
Guy Williams
W.L. Rice
Mrs. W.L. Rice
Mr. R.L. Patson
Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Alexander & Shirley Jean
Alden E. Dove
Mr. Raymond Dotson
Mrs. Raymond Dotson
Mrs. Alden Dove
FLORAL TRIBUTES
Mr. & Mrs. Allchin
Mr. & Mrs. John Swindle
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Rice
Emil Gilmore
Mr. & Mrs. Woody
Mr. & Mrs. Steen
OTHER TOKENS OF TRIBUTE
Rev. W.W. Ritzgerald
Sam Raybourn
Elsie & Earl Bruce
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Ownby
Lester & Mary Thompson
General & Alice Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. S.C. Gaddie
Mr. & Mrs. Everett McLaughlin
Mr. & Mrs. Foster Davidson
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Woody
Mr. & Mrs. Hunt
Mr. & Mrs. Henderson
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Mitchell
Mrs. Bill Davis