William Custer Proctor
William was born on October 16th, 1866 in
Pulaski, Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania.
1 He died at the age of 70 on February 18th, 1937 in
Dallas, TX. His burial was on February 20th, 1937 in
Oakland Cemetery, Dallas, TX.
- Death Notes
- (Obituary)
WILLIAM C. PROCTOR
Retired Executive of the Magnolia Petroleum Company Was 70.
Dallas, Texas, Feb. 18.--William C. PROCTOR, former vice president and treasurer of the Magnolia Petroleum Company died at his home here today. He was 70 years old. He retired in 1932. He achieved prominence in the petroleum world. He was know widely in Dallas due to his directing the national Thrift Week observance for several years.---------Obituary in New York Times, February 19, 1937, pg. 13, col 3.
Martha Lowry Stewart
Martha was born on February 2nd, 1874 in
Philadelphia, PA.
2 She died at the age of 91 on June 26th, 1965 in
Waterford, Maine. Her burial was on July 6th, 1965 in
Oakland Cemetery, Dallas, TX.
- Death Notes
Obituaries:
MRS. PROCTOR, DALLASITE, 91, DIES IN MAINE
Mrs. William C. Proctor, 91, a prominent Dallas woman and widow of a business executive, died Saturday night at her summer home in Waterford, Me.
Services in Dallas will be held at 2:30 p.m. July 6 at Sparkman's Funeral Home on Ross Avenue. Services will be conducted at the Congregational Church Waterford, Tuesday.
Mrs. Proctor, who lived at the Maple Terrace Hotel, was born in Philadelphia. Her husband, vice president and treasurer of Magnolia Pipe Line Co., died in 1937.
She was active in a number of Dallas clubs and organizations. A past president of the Dallas YWCA, she also belonged to the Shakespeare Club, the Women's Club, the Mary Scruggs Garden Club, the Dallas Council on World Affairs, the women's auxiliary of the Dallas County Hospital District, the Dallas Symphony League and the Canterbury's Garden and Service Guild of St. Alban.
Survivors include two brothers, James B. Stewart of Denver, Colo., and Edwin F. Stewart of Colmar, Penn.; three sisters, Mrs. Rhoda Culpeper of Charleston, S.C.; Mrs. Dorothy Stockwell of Waterford, Me., and Mrs. Mary Stewart Gibbons of Boston, and many nieces and nephews.
Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to the United Presbyterian Homes in Waxahachie.----Dallas Morning News, July, 1965.
SERVICES SET TUESDAY FOR MRS. PROCTOR
Memorial Services for Mrs. Martha Stewart Proctor, 91, or Maple Terrace Apartments, longtime Dallas resident, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Sparkman's Funeral Chapel, 2115 Ross.
Mrs. Proctor, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., died June 26 in Waterford, Me. She had been a resident here since 1920.
Her husband, W. C. Proctor died in 1937. He was vice-president of the Magnolia Petroleum Co.
Mrs. Proctor was a former president of the Young Women's Christian Association here and served on its board of directors for many years. Proctor Hall is named for her and her husband.
Mrs. Proctor also was a member of the United Presbyterian Church (?), the Dallas Shakespeare Club, the Marianne Scruggs Garden Club, the Dallas Woman's Club, the Dallas Symphony League, and the Dallas Council of World Affairs.
Survivors: Two brothers, the Hon. James B. Stewart of Denver, Colo., and Edwin F. Stewart of Colmar, Pa., and three sisters, Mrs. Mary S. Gibbons of Boston, Mass., Mrs. Rhoda Culpeper of Charleston, S.C., and Mrs. Dorothy Stockwell of Waterford, Me.
William Custer Proctor & Martha Lowry Stewart 
