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Edith Lura Maxwell

edith lura maxwell
Edith Lura Maxwell
circa 1918
Edith Lura MAXWELL
 b. 23 Jul 1902, Dublin,
 Erath County TX
 m. Orion Morgan MCLAIN,
 22 JUL 1918
 m. Charlie FRIERSON
 m. Neal Thomas HUDSPETH
 d. 28 OCT 1979, Haskell,
 Haskell County TX
 Willow Cemetery, Haskell,
 Haskell County TX

Orion Morgan MCLAIN
 b. 6 JUN 1896, Bastrop County TX
 m. Edith Lura MAXWELL
 d. 7 DEC 1937, Haskell County TX
 Willow Cemetery, Haskell,
 Haskell County TX

CHILDREN

  1. Cleatus Velma MCLAIN
     b. 8 FEB 1920, Knox City, Haskell County TX
     m. Joseph Preston CARRIGAN, 7 MAR 1938
     m. Luther H. HIGHNOTE, 1943, Junction, Kimble County TX
     m. Alphonse J. COE, 21 SEP 1981, Jones County TX
     m. Willie C BUSBY, 11 JAN 1993, Callahan County TX
     d. 21 OCT 1998, Haskell County TX, Willow Cemetery

  2. Orion Morgan MCLAIN, Jr.
    PRIVATE

  3. Bobby Joe MCLAIN
     b. 17 Oct 1924, Haskell, Haskell County TX
     m. Mary Geneva PATTERSON
     d. 10 JUL 1999, Grapevine, Tarrant County TX

edith's driveinEdith's Drive In in Haskell, Haskell County TX, August 1959

edith lura maxwell mclain, cleetus velma mclain highnote, minnie lee stewart hatfield, david dee highnote
Edith Lura Maxwell McLain, daughter Cleatus Velma McLain Highnote, aunt Minnie Lee Stewart Hatfield, and grandson David Dee Highnote, Texas 1958

edith lura maxwell mclain
Orion Morgan McLain, Sr.
edith lura maxwell mclain
Edith Lura Maxwell
Charlie FRIERSON
 b. 1891
 m. Edith Lura MAXWELL
 d. 1953
 Willow Cemetery, Haskell, Haskell County TX

Neal Thomas HUDSPETH
 b. 13 APR 1897
 m. Edith Lura MAXWELL
 d. 10 MAY 1965, Veteran's Home, Big Spring, TX
 Willow Cemetery, Haskell, Haskell County TX

Orion Morgan McLain, Jr. described his mother Edith as a very strong woman, high tempered, loving, a good mother. She owned two or three restaurants in Haskell including a small drive in and a cafe on the town square. She suffered from diabetes and was nearly blind when she died. Orion Morgan McLain, Sr. died in an automobile accident. Cleatus was named for someone that Orion Morngan McLain served with in WWI.

Mrs. Hudspeth

Funeral services for Mrs. Edith Hudspeth, 77, of Haskell were held October 30 at 10:30 a.m. in First United Methodist Church in Haskell with Rev. James Putnam, pastor and Rev. Kenneth Blair, officiating. Burial was in Willow Cemetery under the direction of Holden-McCauley Funeral Home.

Mrs. Hudspeth died October 28 at 3:30 p.m. at her home.

Born July 23, 1902 in Easland County, she had been a resident of Haskell since early childhood. She operated a Drive-In Restaurant for several years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Haskell.

Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Cleatus Highnote Hunt of Haskell; two sons, Orion McLain of Dallas and Bobby Joe McLain of Irving; one step-son, Tommy Frierson of Elgin; three step-daughters, Mrs. Mary Bassing of Haskell, Mrs. Freddie Collins of Frederick, Okla., and Mrs. Maggie Ford of Abilene; 5 granchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Billy Mac Carrigan, David D. Highnote, Bobby J. McLain Jr., Tony Pat McLain, Richard E. Spann and Tommy D. Patterson.

Photo of Edith at the top of the page and the baby pictures at the bottom, courtesy of Orion Morgan McLain, 30 JAN 2007. Photo of the three ladies, and boy, courtesy of Virginia Dawson, 2006. Photo of Edith's drive in courtesy of David Dee Highnote.

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