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  Cause of Death:<CAUS> Pneumonia
  REFN: 9
  Funeral notice stating the following:
  The friends and acquaintances of the late
  Mrs. C.C. Phillips
  Are respectful ly invited to attend the
  funeral services
  Saturday Afternoon, February 22, 19 36
  3:00 o'clock
  At First Methodist Church, Roxton, Texas
  Services by Rev. J. H. Westbrook
  Interment at Roxton Cemetery
  Roxton, texas
  Died in Paducah Tex as.
  From an unknown newspaper article (from Cottle or Paducah):  LAST RITES
  FOR MRS. PHILLIPS.  Martha Jane Phillips, 81, dies of pneumonia in
  Paducah. Martha Jane Phillips, 81 years of age, died Friday morning at 5
  o'clock in Pa ducah.  her death resulted from pneumonia contracted two
  weeks before her dea th, but she had been in ill health for over five
  months.  The deceased was bo rn in North Carolina August 14, 1854.  Forty
  years ago, she moved to Texas. For the past nine years, she has resided
  in Cottle, moving here from Roxton, Texas.  Her husband preceded her in
  death October 1, 1914.  The body was take n overland by the Norris Funeral
  Home to Roxton where funeral services were c onducted Saturday afternoon
  from the First Methodist Church.  The Methodist a nd Baptist pastors of
  Roxton had charge of the last rites.  "On Jordon's Stor my Banks" and
  "Jesus Lover of My Soul", favorite hymns of the deceased, were sug at the
  funeral.  Former friends and neighbors of Roxton were pallbearers and had
  charge of the flowers.  Interment was made in the Roxton cemetery.
  Surviving are her two daughters, Mrs A.H. Hendrix and Mrs. R.R. Gaggers,
  both of Paducah; four sons, A.N. Phillips of Dallas; L.J. Phillips  of
  Fort Worth ; J.A. Phillips of Paris and C.C. Phillips of Roxton.  Paducah
  friends and re latives attended the services.
  From The Paris News Saturday February 22, 1936: AGED WOMAN DIES FRIDAY.
  Former resident of Roxton Dies at Home of Daughter. Mrs C.C. Phillips,
  79 years old, long-time resident of Roxton, died Friday morning at the
  home of her daughter, Mrs. Arch Hendricks, in Paducah, Texas. The
  funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the First
  Meth odist church at Roxton.  Mrs. Phillips was born in Holly Springs,
  Miss, on Au gust 14, 1856 and moved to Roxton with her husband about 40
  years ago, making her home there until several years ago when she went to
  live wither her daug hter in Paducah.  At her bedside when she died were
  her sons, JA Phillips of Paris, Almo Phillips of Dallas, and Leonard
  Phillips of Fort Worth and her tw o daughters, Mrs Arch Hendricks and Mrs
  RR Jaggers of Paducah.  She is surviv ed by one other son, Lum Phillips of
  Roxton, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren in Lamar County.

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