Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-10
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EDINBURG, June 10.-Whlie a
gathering said to be the largest ever
to attend a funeral here stood by
Sunday In quiet reverence, members
Of the Midget Bugle Band Of this
city concluded last rites for the
three children of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
z. Tinker with the playing Of
taps"
Catherine. 10 years old, Buddy"
8, and Rose Marie, 5, who died
within q few hours of each other
late Friday and early Saturday
we're placed side by side in the
same grave in separate steel vaults.
"Buddy's' bugle was buried with
him
Funeral services were held from
the family home at 3 p. m, con-
Quoted by the Rev. y. V. Lilies. pas
tor of the Edinburg Methodist
church, assisted by the Rev. j. E.
Lovett, Brownsville, formerly pre-
siding elder Of this district. Mrs.
II. G. Baker and Miss Emma Gene
Baker sang sacred songs. accom-
panied at the piano by Miss Mar
tina Holt.
Many from Valley
Hundreds Of friends OF the child
rem and family came from over the
entire Valley to attend the funeral
Only a limited number of the fam
ily's friends were able to assemble
in the living room of the home, but
( other friends were permitted TO file
past for a last view OF the departed
ones.
Two trucks were required 70
transport floral offerings TO Hill
crest Memorial Park.
All business houses in Edinburg
ordinarily remaining open on Sun
day were closed for the ceremony.
Amoebic dystneery was the dis
ease which brought tragedy to the
Tinker home. Doctors thus far
have been unable to locate the
source of the disease which at
tackled the three children almost
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each ease only a few days later.
Coler Recovering
Coles Tinker. six years old, a
fourth victim of the disease. ap-
parently as recovered and he was
TO be removed from the Medical
Arts hospital to his home Monday
morning.
Relatives in Edinburg are their
grandmother, Mrs. L. s. Edwards:
four uncleS, w. F. Tinker, j.. w.
Tinker. j.. L. Edwards. and Cecil
Edwards. and an aunt, Mrs Can't
rell Bryan.
An aunt. Mrs. C. Selbourne. lives
in Houston. and uncle. j. M. Tinker.
in TT. Worth and another uncle.
H. S. Tinker, lives in Marietta. Tex.
Three groups of active pallbearers
assisted. Those for Catherine were
Jack Ross. Jr.. A. Y. Baker. Jr.,
Enrol Edwards, r. 3. Curry, John
Lipscomb and Jim Collier.
Active pallbearers for Buddy were
Cillispie Baker, Bryce Cochrane.
Scott Gardner. Dick Bryan. Wood
row Epperson and Bowman Baker
For Rose Marie: Ralph Hamme.
Billy Sanders. Bob Roberts. John ID.
Pickens. Robert Looney and Billy
Sayles.
Honorary ~pallbearers were as fol-
lows: A. w. Cameron. Scott DAN
kers, Jesus Cardenas, Salvador
Cardenas. Marvin Evans, George
Brooks. Cam +. Hill. G. L. Fortson,
o. En- Jones, w. l.. Lipscomb. o.
T. Lilies. w. d. Chaddick. Robert
Henderson. Sam Hargrove. w. D.
Gardner. r. s Hearne. A. Y. Baker,
@. S. Collier. "A. r.. Baker y. X. Mil
Ter, Joe A. Guerra. Z. NJ. Hooper.
A. j. Ross Sr., w. z. Dyer. r. M.
Everitt, j r. Franklin, G. l.. Hamp-
ton. L. e. West. j. r. Norvell. II. C..
Baker, :. NJ. Jetton. J. G. Ramsey,
r. de Ia Vina. l.. Box. a.. CavazoS.
Jr., w. r. Montgomery. J. F. Leslie.
o. c. Aldrich, Hood Boone. Rogers
Kelley. George r. Hurt. and the
Bugle Band. M. L. Paden. George
w. Walton. M. McIlhenny. A. F..
Buchanan. Jr.. George Magee. John
Clos1er. Sr., w. r Dixon. w. l..
Pearson. o. o. Norwood. A. A..
Ssngster. r.. B. Seay, c. II. Swal-
low. j. @. Engelman. Jr.. w. j..
SouthwelI. Walter @. Weaver. r. I
Hester. DR.. j. r. Malone. DR.. l.. y.
Montague. DR.. j. p. Lockhart. DR.. j..
M. Doss. II. u. Miles.
j II. Monroe. =. c. Newman. L.
a. Ganaway, Jno. c. McWhorter.
S. II. Batson. DR.. G.. E. White. DR..
c. J. Hamme. DR.. r. 3. Kirkpatrick,
G. @. Rougeou. Cyril M. Tapager.
J G. Hall. w. H.Sadler. G. z. Bry-
an. II. r. Jewell. T. L. Greever, r.
G. Umland. Max TavSs. John w.
Kirkuatrick. John r. Robinson. J.
M. Lewis. e. S. DouEhtie, w. NJ.