M.L. married C.T. Colston [Group Sheet]

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Calvin Wayne Brown

C. Wayne Brown, 73 of Denton, TX passed away peacefully on Monday, December 17, 2018 in Denton.

He was born August 30, 1945 in Seymour, TX, the first of two sons of J. E. and Alma Leona Brown, both of whom preceded him in death.

Wayne graduated from Seymour High School and held an Associate Degree in Law Enforcement from NCTC or North TX Council of Governments. He started his law enforcement training when he joined the U. S. Army in 1964 as a Military Policeman, where he achieved the rank of Sargent. He served his country in Fort Richie, Maryland, Fort Sill, OK, and Okinawa, Japan during the Vietnam War. Upon leaving the military, he accepted a position as a Denton Police Officer, which he held for many years. From there, he became a Deputy Sheriff in Denton County. From Denton, he decided to head back to his hometown of Seymour to accept the position of Chief Deputy of Baylor County. He was able to achieve his lifelong dream in 1990 when he was appointed as Sheriff of his beloved county.

During his early years, Wayne worked with his father on his farm, was a cowboy, herding cattle on the Waggoner Ranch, and was an avid hunter. In the late 1960s, he was a camera man and TV producer for a TV station in Wichita Falls, TX. He was an artist, using oil to express himself, especially fond of painting Native Americans such as Sitting Bull. Through his close association with the Kiowa Tribe, he was inducted as an honorary member into the Tribe, for which he was very proud.

Wayne is survived by his two loving daughters, Melisa Brown of Denton and Christina Rippentrop, son-in-law Wade Rippentrop, brother Ron Brown and his wife Kay of Wynne, AR, as well as their son, his nephew, Danny and his niece Jennifer Joy Ringwood and her husband of CA.

He was especially proud of his grandchildren,Senior Airman Justin Rippentrop and wife Asiana-USAF-Anchorage, AK, Pvt Carson Rippentrop-US Army-Fort Eustis, VA, and Madelyn Rippentrop of Ponder. He has many surviving cousins and aunts and uncles whom he loved and cherished very much.

Funeral services will be held at Mulkey-Bowles Montgomery Funeral Home Chapel, 705 N. Locust St, Denton, TX on Friday December 21, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., Interment will be later in Seymour, TX, next to his beloved mother and father.

The family would like to thank Cottonwood Nursing Home staff and THPC (Total Hospice and Palliative Care) for the loving care they provided during a difficult time.

Online condolences may be made at www.mulkeybowlesmontgomery.com

(Published in The Denton Record-Chronicle on December 19, 2018)

Calvin married M.M. Morris [Group Sheet]

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Services for J.E. Brown, age 84, were at the Seymour Church of Christ with A.B. Martin officiating. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery under the direction of Seymour Memorial Funeral Home.

Mr. Brown was a lifelong resident of Baylor County.

John Erwin Brown married Alma Nix on January 24, 1942 in Seymour, Texas. She preceded him in death on August 26, 1992.

He then married Viola Casey on February 14, 1993 in Seymour.

He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and a member of the Church of Christ. He was a tractor mechanic for Wesley Harrison and Moody Johnson, and had farmed since the early 1960s.

He is survived by his wife, Viola of Seymour, Texas; by two sons, Ron Brown of Burkburnett, Texas, and Wayne Brown of McKinney, Texas; by three sisters, Glenna Mills of Houston, Texas, Jane Laxson of Franklin, Texas, and Louise Ridgeway of Dallas, Texas; by one brother, Foster Brown of Young County, Texas; by four grandchildren, Melissa Brown, Christina Rippentrop, Joy Ringwood and Daniel Brown; and by four great grandchildren, Marissa Ringwood, McKenzie Ringwood, Justin Rippentrop and Carson Rippentrop.

J.E. is also survived by Viola's children, Barbara Cook and Sharon Heim, both of Seymour, Texas, Jimmy Wooten of Weatherford, Texas, and Ricky Wooten of Fort Worth, Texas, 9 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.

John married Alma Leona Nix 24 Jan 1942, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA. Alma (daughter of Timothy Roy Nix and Maudie Ina Brothers) was born 19 Jul 1923, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 26 Aug 1992, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA; was buried 28 Aug 1992, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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SEYMOUR, Texas - Alma L. Brown, 69, died Wednesday morning at a Wichita Falls hospital.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Seymour Church of Christ with A. B. Martin, minister of Seymour Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery under the direction of Seymour Memorial Funeral Home.

Seh was born July 19, 1923, in Seymour and was a lifetime resident of Baylor County. She was a telephone operator and retired from General Telephone after serving more than 30 years. She and J. E. Brown were married Jan. 24, 1942, in Seymour. She was a member of the Church of Christ.

Survivors include her husband; two sons, Wayne of Seymour and Ron of Burkburnett, a sister, Shirley Vickers of Seymour; and four grandchildren.

(Published in The Wichita Falls Times Record News on August 27, 1992)

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Timothy Roy Nix was born on September 24, 1891 in Erath County, Texas. He came to this county in 1914, and has lived for the most of the time since then on the farm of Mrs. Joe Macha, in Cache Creek community.

On Dec. 19th, Mr. Nix became ill and was taken to the Baylor County Hospital. He died there at 9 o'clock that night.

Funeral services were conducted at the Church of Christ on Dec. 12th, at 3:00p.m. Minister W.E. Burkham was in charge of the services. Interment was in the original Seymour cemetery, with arrangements in charge of the Harrison Funeral Home. Nephews of the deceased were pallbearers. Also assisting with the services was Minister Douglas Cox of Red Springs.

Mr. Nix is survived by his wife; by a son at home, Hubbard Leroy Nix; a son in the armed forces in Germany, Robert Nix; two daughters, Mrs. J.E. Brown and Mrs. Bud Vickers of Seymour; and six grandchildren.

Mr. Nix united with the Church of Christ in early life, and has always lived a good and consistent Christian life. He has been a good citizen, neighbor and friend, and has tried to be useful during the span of years God game him in this world. The bereaved family has the sincere sympathy of the community in the sudden loss of their loved one.

(Published in The Seymour Baylor County Banner on December 20, 1951)

Timothy married Maudie Ina Brothers 3 Jun 1917, Bomarton, Baylor County, Texas, USA. Maudie (daughter of Jesse Thomas Brothers and Maggie Walker) was born 13 Apr 1897, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA; died 25 Nov 1977, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 27 Nov 1977, Old Seymour Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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SEYMOUR (RNS) - Maudie I. Nix, 80, of Seymour died at 11:40 p.m. Friday at Seymour Hospital. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Seymour Church of Christ.

David Cox, church minister, and Charles Boren of Munday will officiate. Burial will be at the Old Seymour Cemetery, directed by Seymour Memorial Funeral Home.

Born April 13, 1897, in McClellan County, she came to Seymour with her family in 1906. She married Timothy Roy Nix on June 3, 1917, at Bomarton. Mr. Nix died in 1951. Mrs. Nix was a member of Seymour Church of Christ.

Survivors include two sons, Hubbard Nix of Seymour and Robert Nix of Munday; two daughters, Shirley Vickers of Seymour and Alma Brown of Seymour; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

(Published in the Abilene Reporter News on November 27, 1977)



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Mrs. Maudie I. Nix, 80, died Friday in the Seymour Hospital.

Born April 13, 1897 in McClellan County, Texas, Mrs. Nix was a housewife and a member of the Church of Christ. She married Timothy Roy Nix June 3, 1917 in Bomarton, Texas. He died in 1955. Mrs. Nix came to Baylor County in 1906.

Services were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Church of Christ of Seymour with David Cox, pastor, and Charles Boren, pastor of the Church of Christ of Munday, Texas, officiating. Burial was in Seymour Cemetery.

Survivors include two sons, Robert Nix of Munday and Hubbard Nix of Seymour; two daughters, Shirley Vickers and Alma Brown, both of Seymour; nine grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

(Published in The Seymour Baylor County Banner on December 1, 1977)