George Edwin Erath

1913 - 1994  (80 years)

• Name	George Edwin Erath
  Born	7 Oct 1913	Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Sep 1994	Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
  Buried	Spur Cemetery - Spur, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I10069	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2020

  
  

  Family	Gracy Beatrice Patterson,   b. 11 Dec 1917, Jayton, Kent County, Texas, USA ,   d. 3 Apr 2002, Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	9 Mar 1938	Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. Linda Nell Erath,   b. 28 Dec 1938, Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA ,   d. 1 Oct 2012, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA  (Age 73 years)   2. Jessie Laveral Erath,   b. 23 Nov 1948, Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas, USA ,   d. 15 Jul 1994, Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas, USA  (Age 45 years)
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F4432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Oct 1913 - Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA Married - 9 Mar 1938 - Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA Died - 11 Sep 1994 - Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Buried - - Spur Cemetery - Spur, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		Birth Certificate for George Edwin Erath Name: Erath Birth Date: 7 Oct 1913 Gender: Male Birth Place: Spur, Dickens, Texas, USA Father: G. B. Erath Mother: Jessie Randall Mother Residence: Dickens County
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - George Edwin Erath Name: George Edwin Erath Gender: Male Race: White Age: 27 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 7 Oct 1913 Birth Place: Spur, Texas, USA Residence Place: Spur, Dickens, Texas, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Spur, Dickens, Texas, USA Employer: Self Weight: 135 lbs. Complexion: Light Eye Color: Gray Hair Color: Brown Height: 5' 10" Next of Kin: Gracie Erath

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of George Edwin Erath and Gracy Beatrice Patterson Erath Spur Cemetery - Spur, Texas, USA Plot: Martin 9D, Lot 6

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Services for George Edwin Erath, 80, of Spur, were at the Highway 70 Church of Christ at 2:30 p.m. Ernie Bishop, church minister, officiated. Burial was in Spur Memorial Cemetery with Campbell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Erath died Sunday, September 11, 1994 at Methodist Hospital, Lubbock, following a brief illness. He was born in Dickens County October 7, 1913 and had lived here most of his life. He married Gracie Patterson in Spur on March 9, 1938 and she survives him. Mr. Erath was a farmer and a member of the Steel Hill Church of Christ. He was a Mason. He is preceded in death by a daughter, Jessie "Bitsy" Erath on July 23, 1994. Other survivors include a daughter, Linda Jackson, Lubbock; two grandchildren, Shari and Pat Murchison, Lubbock and Denise and Lee Schilling, Dimmitt; two great grandchildren, Jesica Murchison and Magen Murchison, both of Lubbock. Pallbearers included Jackie Young, Clomer Randall, Dwight Dillashaw, Robert Hahn, Mutt Hagins and Danny Randall. (Published in The Texas Spur in September 1994)