Myers, William Henry

Dies At Daughter's Home
December 19, 1927

William Henry Myers, who has been living here for the past several months with his daughter, Mrs. Ethel Wolford, died Monday afternoon about 4 o'clock. Funeral services were conducted at the Rose Hill Baptist church Tuesday afternoon by Rev. W. K. Strother of Garland and Rev. Pitts, pastor of the Rose Hill Baptist Church, burial following in the family plot at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Uncle Henry would have been 85 years old on his next birthday in March.

Mr. Myers came to Texas from Missouri with his parents before the Civil War when he was a child, and settled in Dallas, where his father was a blacksmith for many years. When the Civil War came on he enlisted in Ross' Brigade and served through the war, making a reputation as a brave, fearless and good soldier. His old comrades in arms testify to his bearing as a soldier, and his neighbors of three quarters of a century commend him as a citizen and neighbor. His father gave him a 60 acre farm when he married, and he added to this until at his death he owned 400 acres of land, besides other valuable property.

He was married to Miss Lucy Loving, another pioneer citizen of the Rose Hill Community, in 1865, and to this union eleven children were born, only five of whom are living. These are Jim, Ed and Sul of Rose Hill, Mrs. Ethel Wolford of Garland and Mrs. Bessie Parker of Sulphur, Oklahoma. Mrs. Myers died in 1898. Twenty-five grand children also survive him in addition to many other near relatives.

Several years ago Uncle Henry's health began failing, and he spent his last years in Oklahoma, New Mexico and other places seeking relief, finally locating at Garland early in this year. While he was able to come to town occasionally he had been very feeble, and for the past week or two before his death hope for his ever getting up was despaired of.