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Biographical Sketches - C
CARR, LEWIS WHITFIELD was born in Lenore
County, North Carolina, February 7, 1824, the son of Matthew H. Carr, a native
of Virginia. His paternal
grandfather was Lawrence Carr a Virginian who served as a patriot privateer
during the Revolutionary War of 1776, and emigrated to North Carolina soon after
the colonial struggle for independence and died at the age of 87 years.
His paternal grandmother was Sallie Murphy, a native of North Carolina.
Mr.
Carr moved to Mississippi when he was a young man in 1847.
The State of Mississippi was comparatively unsettled at that time.
He engaged in planting there until 1858, coming to Texas in January of
that year and stopped for a time in Washington County and in December of 1858 he
bought and settled on a tract of land in the Hearne Brazos Bottom.
Here he opened a plantation and engaged in farming.
When he first settled on this plantation, there were only 60 acres in
cultivation. He began to put more land under cultivation until his total
cultivated acreage increased to 2700 acres.
He lived to see this area grow from a wilderness to a progressive town
and he was a leading factor in this growth and development.
When he settled in the Brazos Bottom, his trading place was Houston, 120
miles distant and his post office was Wheelock, 17 miles distant.
He helped to build the Hearne & Brazos Valley Railroad and served as
vice president of this company; helped to organize the First National Bank in
Hearne and served as vice president.
In
1854 he was married to Sidney A. Westbrook at West Point, Mississippi.
His wife was born January 2, 1814. One
child, a daughter Sidney Carr, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Carr.
Sidney Carr was born in 1857, and she married Beverly W. Beckham.
Lewis Whitfield Carr had five
brothers; Joshua Carr, James Carr, Alexander Carr, Titus Carr, and Matthews
Carr; two sisters, Patsie Carr and Susan Carr.
Three of his brothers, James, Alexander and Titus were members of the
Confederate Army.
Mr. Carr never held public office,
but he served the public in many other ways.
His fellow townsmen said, "No man stands higher in Robertson County
than L. W. Carr."
Lewis Whitfield Carr died December
30, 1911 and his wife, Sidney A. Carr died July 10, 1883.
Both are buried in Norwood Cemetery in Hearne.
CARRINGTON,
DUNCAN B. "DUNC"
was born at Hempstead, Texas and was married to Miss Eddie Mae Springfield,
October 19, 1904 in Franklin, Texas. Mrs.
Carrington was born January 13, 1884 in Franklin, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Dallas P. Springfield. One child
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Carrington, a daughter, Mildred Carrington Booth.
Mr. and Mrs. Carrington lived in
Hempstead for a short time where Mr. Carrington operated a newspaper business.
In 1911 they moved to Hearne where Mr. Carrington became associated with
The Hearne Democrat, a position he held for 41 years.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Carrington were
members of the First Baptist Church where they were both active.
Mrs. Carrington was a charter member of the Hearne Garden Club and held
honorary membership in this club at the time of her death.
Grandchildren of Duncan B.
Carrington and Eddie Springfield Carrington are Barbara Booth and Robert A.
Booth Jr.
Duncan B. Carrington passed away in
1952 and Eddie Springfield Carrington died in 1957.
CARSON,
MATTHEW VAUGHAN
SR.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Carson, was born in Franklin, Texas in 1885.
In 1905, when he was 20 years of age, he came to Hearne and was employed
by the J. L. Hazlett Drug Store.
Mr. Carson was a registered druggist
for 49 years and owned and operated drug stores in Hearne and Somerville, and
later in Austin.
While living in Somerville he was a
member of the School Board of that city for many years and was President of the
board for seven years. He also served as a member of the State of Texas Centennial
Commission in 1936.
During his many years as a
businessman in Hearne, he was a member and very active in the Hearne Chamber of
Commerce and an active supporter of the many civic undertakings.
Mr. Carson always put the welfare of others above his own during his
entire active career.
In 1908 he was married to Miss Mary
Brady of Hearne, daughter of Peter Louis Brady and Jessie Mathews Brady
prominent pioneer family of Hearne. Mr. and Mrs. Carson had two sons: Matthew Vaughan Carson Jr.,
and Lawrence Brady Carson. The
Carson family's religious affiliation is with St. Mary's Catholic Church of
Hearne.
Matthew Vaughan Carson was
one of the many pioneer citizens of Hearne who contributed much to the growth
and progress of the community. He
died September 4, 1956.
CASH, ROSS, son of Joe T. Cash and Lena Woodyard Cash, was born at Bryan, Texas, July 9, 1917. His father was born in
Italy and came to the United States to make his home when he was a young man.
His mother was born in Brazos County, Texas.
Ross Cash attended grade school at
Smetana in Brazos County and Mumford in Robertson County. In 1931 he entered
Hearne high school and played football on the Hearne High School Eagle team in
1931-32-33-34. He was graduated from Hearne High School with the Class of 1935.
In 1936 he started farming and
ranching in the Hearne Brazos Bottom and in 1958 is farming and ranching 2000
acres in this area.
He was married to Rosa Lee
Ferrara, daughter of Joe Ferrara and Lena Altimore Ferrara, October 28, 1935.
Rosa Lee Ferrara Cash was born in Hearne, Texas, November 18, 1918. Her father,
Joe Ferrara, was born in Italy. Her mother, Lena Altimore Ferrara, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Altimore, pioneer citizens of Hearne. Two
children were born to Ross Cash and Rosa Lee Ferrara Cash: a daughter, Lena Rosa
Cash, born November 28, 1939, who married Richard N. Morris; and a son, Joseph
Ross Cash, who was born December 3, 1944.
Ross Cash and Rosa Lee Ferrara
Cash are communicants of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Mrs. Cash is a member of
the Altar Society. Ross Cash is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church Men's
Club; a member of the Knights of Columbus; the Hearne Chamber of Commerce; the
Robertson County Farm Bureau; the Farmers Union Association; the Old Cotton Belt
Association; is a stockholder and vice president of the Wood Switch Gin Company;
a member of the Production Credit Corporation; a stockholder in the Federal Land
Bank of Bryan; a member of the Hearne Quarterback Club; and has served on
various committees of the Hearne Alfalfa Fiesta.
CLAPP,
H. BIGGS,
was born at Hearne, Texas, February 12, 1910, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George M.
Clapp, early residents of Hearne. His
father was one of Hearne's early day blacksmiths and owned and operated a
blacksmith shop on the corner of Fourth and Cedar Streets for many years.
H.
Biggs Clapp attended school in Hearne and graduated from Hearne High School with
the Class of 1928. For the
following twenty years he worked at various jobs which included Clerk at the
Oxford Hotel; worked for the W.P.A. during the depression years of the early
thirties; worked for the State Highway Department; worked in the office of the
South Texas Cotton Oil Company; and Heartfield Funeral Home as a funeral
director.
In
1948 he purchased the flower shop formerly operated by E. H. Heartfield and
began the operation of this business under the name of Biggs' Florist on the
corner of Magnolia and Second Streets.
He
was married to Miss joy Hancock; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.S. Hancock,
September 9, 1933 at Calvert, Texas. Mrs.
Clapp was born and reared in the Elliott community in Robertson County.
Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Clapp; Alvin Clapp, a graduate of
Hearne High School, and a daughter, Kay Clapp.
H.
Biggs Clapp is a member of the Board of Stewards of Grace Methodist Church, a
church that his grandfather, The Reverend A. C. Biggs pastored in the early days
of Hearne. He is also a member of
the Hearne Chamber of Commerce and a former member of the Hearne Rotary Club.
CLARK, JAMES EARL, son of James
A. "Doc" Clark and Jessie Clanton Clark, was born at Hearne, Texas on Moss
Avenue, September 15, 1901. He spent most of his life in Hearne. He
attended the public schools in Hearne.
His first job after finishing his schooling was with
Brady's Gin. In 1918, he went to work for the H. & T. C. Railroad Company
and worked in the freight department until 1928. In 1928, he accepted
employment with the Humble Oil & Refining Company and worked for this company at
Ingleside, Texas until 1930. He returned to Hearne in 1930 and accepted
the position of Sexton at Norwood Cemetery in Hearne, a position that had been
held by a member of his family for three generations. His father, James A.
"Doc" Clark and his grandfather, Joe Clark, also held the Sexton job at Norwood
Cemetery.
In 1941, he resigned as Sexton at Norwood Cemetery and
accepted employment with the U.S. Post Office at Hearne and continues his
employment there in 1958.
James Earl Clark married Alva Easter Thames, daughter
of Louis Milton Thames and Ira Dunlap Thames, July 9, 1926. A son, Earl
Eugene Clark, was born to James Earl Clark and Alva Easter Thames Clark, May 11,
1927. Earl Eugene Clark died August 26, 1929.
James Earl Clark and his wife are members of the First
Baptist Church of Hearne. He is active in the Baptist Brotherhood
organization. Alva Easter Thames Clark has been active in the business
circles of Hearne having served with The Famous Dry Good Company as store
manager for 20 years. In 1955, she was an active partner in Julia's Dress
Shop in Hearne and sold her interest in this firm in 1956. In 1958, she is
employed in a secretarial position with the Jones Insurance Agency of Hearne.
COBB,
VIOLA J.
retired from active duty with the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in 1937
and one of Hearne's most faithful and competent public servants was removed from
the ranks. Always courteous,
considerate and thoughtful of the clientele of the telephone industry, Miss Cobb
was known throughout the years to those who became familiar with her quiet and
gentle voice.
Although Miss Cobb's retirement was
voluntary on her part, the officials of the telephone company stated that it
became effective while she was still eligible for a place of responsibility in
the Southwestern Bell system. Her
employers acceded graciously to her request that she be placed on the retired
list, feeling that her years of usefulness justified the change to an emeritus
relationship.
Among the treasures of this
long-time employee was a handsomely framed certificate which read as follows:
"This certificate is presented by the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
to Viola J. Cobb in recognition of a career of devoted service to the ideals and
traditions of the telephone industry." This certificate was signed by the
president of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
It was in 1906 that Miss Cobb
first became identified with the local telephone office, then under the
ownership and management of J. B. Covington as the Hearne Telephone Company.
In 1909 this private ownership was changed, T. 0. McGuire taking over the
system. The company office at that
time was located on the north corner of Magnolia and Third Streets.
There were only two operators at the old Kellog switchboard.
Telephones were considered in the luxury class in those days, but
"hello" girls were kept busy, "Miss Vi," as she was known to
her associates, working mostly with long distance calls.
In
1911, Mr. McGuire and associates disposed of the Hearne Telephone Company
interests to the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company which continued to maintain
offices at the same location on the corner of Magnolia and Third Streets.
Throughout
her many years of service with the telephone company, Miss Cobb watched with
interest the steady growth of the telephone industry in Hearne.
COCHRAN,
CARL MAINER,
son of W. M. Cochran and Emily Ann Burgess Cochran, was born October 28, 1901 in
Mexia, Texas.
He
was graduated from Waco High School in 1919 and later attended the University of
Virginia and Texas Tech at Lubbock, Texas.
Upon
finishing his college work he was employed for two years as Sales Promotion
Manager for the Waco Sash & Door Company.
The next ten years he was a professional musician and later served as
Band Director for the Marlin High School Band.
In
1943 he moved to Hearne where on June 1 of that year he became managing partner
of Hamilton Dry Goods Company. In
1950 he became the owner of Hamilton Dry Goods Company.
He
was married to Miss Carmen Ercelle Hamilton, daughter of John Thomas Hamilton
and Ihna Bell Adams Hamilton, November 10, 1934.
He
is a member of the Presbyterian Church; a member and Past President of the
Hearne Rotary Club; a member of the Hearne Golfer's Association; a member of the
Hearne Chamber of Commerce; and a
member of the Masonic Lodge.
COLLIER,
LILLIAN WELCH
was born at Hearne, Texas, February 7, 1896, the daughter of Charles Pinkney
Welch and Mary Louise Hostrasser Welch. Mr.
Welch was born September 7, 1859 and died October 7, 1937.
Mrs. Welch was born February 9, 1862 and died December 6, 1948.
She attended the Hearne Public
Schools and was in the last Tenth Grade graduating class which was composed of
only three students; Lillian Welch, Nellie Carr and Bessie Burke.
She was also in the first Eleventh Grade graduating class but this time
there were only two students; Lillian Welch and Bessie Burke.
Mrs. Collier has often said that one
of the favorite pastimes she enjoyed during her girlhood was the privilege of
riding the old Hearne & Brazos Valley "Jack" train that made two
daily round-trips from Hearne to the Brazos Bottom.
Little did she dream while making these rides that she would ever make
her home in the Brazos Bottom which she describes as "Heaven."
Upon completing her high school
education she attended Baylor University in Waco and Southwest State Teachers
College, later teaching school at Mumford in 1916-17.
She was married to Judson Holt Collier,
son of Joseph Robert Collier and Rachel Anne Bailey Collier, July 3, 1917.
A daughter, Frances Elizabeth Collier was born to Mr. and Mrs. Collier
and she married Thomas E. Foyt. Mr.
and Mrs. Foyt have two children; Tommy Foyt and Barbara Foyt.
After her marriage, she and Mr.
Collier established their home at Mumford in the Brazos Bottom at the old
Collier plantation home.
One of the most interesting projects
that Mrs. Collier has worked on was to build up the Mumford School System.
When she taught at this school in 1916-17 it was only a two-teacher
school. She worked on the school
census and then went before the State Legislature to see if the Mumford School
could be designated as an Independent School District.
This was accomplished and bonds were voted to build a modern brick
building and the teachers were increased from two to seven.
This was known as one of the most unique schools in Texas because at that
time it was a rural school and yet an independent district.
When this school district was designated the county line between Brazos
and Robertson counties had to be established from Benchley to Mumford and in the
course of this work and surveying, the ruins of Old Fort Tenoxtitlan in Burleson
County were discovered. This old
fort was established in July 1830 as a Mexican Garrison and was located on the
west bank of the Brazos River. The
finding of this old fort was a help in getting the State Highway Commission to
designate the Hearne-Mumford Road as a Farm to Market Road and thereby receive
state construction and maintenance.
Locally, Mrs. Collier is a member of
the First Baptist Church of Hearne, an active member of the Hearne Shakespeare
Club, an Honorary Member of the Hearne Garden Club, and an active member of the
Hearne Chamber of Commerce. From 1933 to 1938 she was Postmaster at Mumford and was
President of the Mumford School Board from 1927 to 1933.
On a state and national level, Mrs.
Collier has served as follows: Member of the State Democratic Executive
Committee, a member of the Speaker's Bureau National Democratic Committee,
Women's National Democratic Club, Chairman Women's Activities Texas Advisory
Council, Texas Centennial Celebration Committee, Chairman Texas Roadside
Council, President of Fourth District Texas Federation of Women's Clubs,
District Vice Chairman Texas Division American Cancer Society, Chairman Central
Texas Council Volunteer Service of Camps and Hospitals, Chairman Safety TFWC,
Member of Board of Directors Texas Safety Association, participated in National
Institute of Government - Chicago, 1939, Commissioner of Texas Heritage
Foundation, Program Chairman Dehydrators Convention - Galveston, and many other
national and state organizations.
In 1957 at Ashville, North Carolina,
Mrs. Collier received a National Award from the General Federation of Women's
Clubs for the Traffic Court program at Mumford and the Traffic Violators School.
The Hearne Shakespeare Club was awarded $100 in this instance.
In company with her husband, Mrs.
Collier made three trips with the Council of International Relations group and
Texas Good Neighbors. In 1953 they
attended the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth in England and visited sixteen
countries in Europe and the Near East. They
were also member of the above groups in 1956 for a tour around the world and in
1957 for a trip to South America, Central America, and Mexico.
Since 1917 Ms. Collier has been very
active on a local, state, national and global level in public affairs and has
traveled thousands of miles in her public activities.
COLLINS, ARTHUR SPURGEON,
son of Reverend Andrew Jackson Collins and Tema Brown Collins, was born March
10, 1894 at Rosebud, Texas.
He attended the schools at Ben
Arnold, Texas and Burlington, Texas in Milam County. After finishing his
schooling he owned and operated a tailor shop in Burlington, Texas and later
became a salesman for the Cheeves Brothers Dry Goods Company in Cameron. He
also worked for Green's Grocery Company in Cameron.
On November 21, 1921 he moved to
Hearne, Texas and was employed by the Farrar Lumber Company until August 1922.
In 1922 he worked as an electrician for the City of Hearne and continued in this
employment until February 1924. From February 1924 until June 28, 1943 he was
employed by the Hamilton Dry Goods Company of Hearne. On June 29, 1943 he
became employed by the Pacific Fruit Express Company of Hearne.
He was married to Elizabeth
Hargrove, daughter of Alex Murray Hargrove and Mary Ella Busby Hargrove,
December 25, 1915 at Cameron, Texas. Two children were born to Arthur Spurgeon
Collins and Elizabeth Hargrove Collins; a son, Arthur Spurgeon Collins Jr. and a
daughter, Doris Collins who was married to Winston Sanders. A son, Winston
Sanders Jr. was born to Winston Sanders and Doris Collins Sanders.
Arthur Spurgeon Collins and
Elizabeth Hargrove Collins are both members of the First Baptist Church of
Hearne. He has been a Deacon in this church since 1924 and also served as
Director of the B. T. U. for eight years; Department Superintendent for five
years; Chairman of the Finance Committee for two years; Chairman of the Building
& Grounds Committee for two years; a member of the Baptist Choir for 33 years;
and active in the Baptist Brotherhood organization for nine years. He was also
an active member of the Hearne Volunteer Fire Department for 25 years. Mrs.
Collins is also active in church and has been a member of the Hearne Garden Club
for ten years.
CORNFORTH,
ROBERT EARL SR. was born November 12, 1890 at Robinson, Texas in McLennan County.
His parents were Alvin Burgess Cornforth and Lavenia Cook Cornforth.
At a very early age he moved from
Robinson to Gatesville, Texas where he worked on the family farm and ranch.
He attended school in Gatesville until 1904 when his family moved to
Lampasas, Texas to continue farming and ranching in that area.
He attended high school in Lampasas and was graduated with the class of
1910.
In
1910 the Cornforth family moved to Taylor, Texas, but Robert Earl Cornforth went
to Waco, Texas where he attended Toby's Business College until 1913.
During 1913 he moved to Taylor, staying in that city a short time and
then moved to San Antonio, Texas where he was employed by the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company and the Wells-Fargo Express Company.
In
1915 he accepted a position with the Taylor Water & Ice Company in Taylor,
Texas and worked for this firm until he entered military service in 1917 during
World War I. He received his military training at Camp Travis and shipped out to
the battle front in Germany in 1918, serving as Regimental Supply Sergeant,
315th Engineers, 90th Division. While
serving with the U. S. Army in France, during one of the big campaigns, he lost
his metal identification tag. During
September 1957 he received a letter from the U. S. Army records center in St.
Louis telling him that his old 'dog tag' had been found by a Frenchman in Bure,
France. The commanding officer of
the records center enclosed the metal tag and a translated copy of the letter
from the finder. The finder stated
that he was weeding his garden and found a small round metal disc, which after
being cleaned, appeared much as it stands now, affixed to a postal card.
The Frenchman said he wondered for a moment what it could be and that it
dawned on him that it might be the identity disc of an American soldier of the
1914 war. Looking further at the
disc the finder said he began to wonder about the man who had worn it, who he
was, and if he still was in this world. He
said that he would like for the disc to be given to its owner and if possible
have the owner write to him and let him know that the disc had at last reached
its destination.
Mr.
Cornforth served in the U. S. Army until July 3, 1919 and returned to his home
in Taylor, Texas. On July 5, 1919
he went to work for the National Compress Company at Taylor and worked for this
firm in that city until August of 1922. On
August 31, 1922 he came to Hearne where he was employed with this company until
November 1954.
On
September 1, 1955, he was appointed Executive Director of the Hearne Housing
Authority. Along with the duties of this position, he also operates a
finance company.
On
June 15, 1925 he was married to Miss Ruby Pippin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Pippin of Groesbeck, Texas. Two
children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Cornforth: a son, Robert Earl Cornforth Jr.,
and a daughter, Mary Jo Cornforth Glaxner.
Mr.
Cornforth has been very active in the civic and business life of Hearne, serving
on the Hearne Independent School District Board for 17 years and also served as
President of this board; served two and one-half years as President of the
Hearne Chamber of Commerce; is a member of the Hearne Rotary Club; and served on
the Board of Stewards of Grace Methodist Church since 1926.
The
many years of public service rendered by Robert Earl Cornforth along with his
activities in the business life of this area has added much to the progress of
Hearne.
CORPORA, JOSEPH SAMUEL SR., son of Sam Copora
and Lena Salvato Corpora, was born in Falls County, Texas, April 21, 1918.
He attended the rural school at Highbank near Marlin, Texas and Hearne High
School.
After completing his schooling, he farmed in the Hearne
Brazos Bottom. He enlisted in the U.S. Army January 15, 1941 and served in
the 36th Division, 131st Field Artillery at Brownwood, Texas. In June
1942, he transferred to the U.S. Air Force Glider Pilot Training Attachment.
In March 1943, he transferred to the U.S. Air Force Aviation Cadet Training and
was graduated as a pilot February 8, 1944. He was located on the West
Coast of the United States until January 15, 1945 in training in tactical type
aircraft. On January 15, 1945, he was transferred to the European Theater
during World War II. After the 9th Air Force, he flew 32 combat missions.
He returned to the United States August 15, 1945 where he had various
assignments with the training program on the West Coast. He received his
discharge from military service December 31, 1946 with the rank of Captain.
During 1948, he established Corpora Aerial Service in
the Hearne area and constructed an airport for the operation of this business in
the Hearne Brazos Bottom.
He married Sara Falco, daughter of J. T. Falco and
Vincent Tusa Falco of Marlin, Texas, April 27, 1947. The marraige was
performed in Marlin, Texas. Sara Falco Corpora attended school at Reagan,
Texas and was graduated from Marlin High School of Marlin, Texas with the Class
of 1940. The following children were born to Joseph Samuel and Sara Falco
Corpora: Samuel Anthony Corpora, Audette Corpora, Joseph Samuel Corpora
Jr., and Priscilla Jean Corpora.
Joseph Samuel Corpora and his family are communicants
of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Sara Falco is member of St. Mary's Altar
Society; a member of the Miles Scriviner American Legion Post Auxiliary; and a
member of the Hearne Parent-Teacher's Association.
Joseph Samuel Corpora is a member of the Miles
Scriviner American Legion Post of Hearne; a member of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars; and a member of the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association.
COTROPIA, FRANK,
son of Carl Cotropia and Beatrice
Palermo Cotropia, was born in the Brazos Bottom in Brazos County, Texas, June
10, 1910. His father and mother were born in Italy. He attended the rural
school at Stone City in Brazos County and later attended the public schools of
Houston. He was graduated from Sam Houston High School in Houston with the
Class of 1928. During his high school days he was a member of the Sam Houston
High School baseball team.
After completing his schooling he
became engaged in farming in the Brazos Bottom with his father. During 1928 his
father bought the Moreland Farm in the Hearne Brazos Bottom. This farm
consisted of 514 acres. In 1932, in partnership with his brothers, Lawrence
Cotropia and Anthony Cotropia, he bought 318 acres in the Brazos Bottom which
made a total of 832 acres the Cotropia boys and their father owned and farmed.
This partnership was later dissolved when the total acres owned and operated was
1575.
His parents, Carl Cotropia and
Beatrice Palermo Cotropia were married in 1895. Carl Cotropia was born April
25, 1865 and died June 24, 1943. Beatrice Palermo Cotropia was born March 15,
1878 and died December 15, 1940.
After his parents had been in the
United States for a while, they went back to Italy and lived there for two
years, later returning to America to make their home. Upon their return they
purchased 100 acres in the Brazos Bottom and raised cotton.
Frank Cotropia was married to Mary
Ann DeStefano, daughter of Charles DeStefano and Lena Venteciola DeStefano,
November 14, 1937. A daughter, Beatrice Joyce Cotropia, was born September 27,
1941 to Frank Cotropia and Mary Ann DeStefano Cotropia.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Cotropia are
communicants of St. Mary's Catholic Church where Mrs. Cotropia is a member of
St. Mary's Altar Society and a Sunday School Teacher. Frank Cotropia is a
member of St. Mary's Men's Club.
CRUSE,
DR. RAY,
son of Dr. and Mrs. P. R. Cruse, was born at Houston, Texas, May 4, 1920.
He
attended the Houston schools, graduating from San Jacinto High School with the
Class of 1937. After graduating
from high school he attended the University of Texas in Austin and later the
University of Texas Medical College at Galveston, graduating in 1947. His internship and surgery residence was at Hermann Hospital
at Houston, after which he entered private surgery practice in Houston for one
year.
In
1952 he entered the U. S. Army and served two years in the Far East.
After being released from the Army in 1954, he again entered private
practice in Houston, remaining there until he moved to Hearne as surgeon at the
Hearne General Hospital in November 1955.
He
was married to Miss Pat Morrison of Portland, Oregon in Houston, Texas, February
10, 1945. Dr. and Mrs. Cruse have
two children: Caren Cruse and Bobby Cruse.
The
Cruses are Communicants of St. Philips Episcopal Church where Dr. Cruse has
served as a member of the Vestry and also Secretary of the Vestry.
He is a member of the Brazos-Robertson Medical Society; a member of the
Texas Medical Association; a member of the American Medical Association; the AKK
Medical Fraternity; member of the Hearne Golfer's Association; and a member of
the Hearne Chamber of Commerce and the Hearne Rotary Club.
