Robert Ellis Martindale was my half-granduncle, the son of my great-grandfather Ambrose B. Martindale and his first wife Zilla Melissa Robinson Martindale. He died on 30 March 1946.
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| Undated obituary for Robert E. Martindale from unknown newspaper, Spurlock, Mamie Olive (Martindale), Scrapbook, ca 1950-1970; privately held by Cheryl Anne (Chaney) Beaver, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Lone Grove, Oklahoma. 2010. Photocopy in possession of Denise Spurlock. |
"MARTINDALE—Robert
E. Martindale, 71, of San Antonio, died at his home Friday night. He had
formerly lived in Houston 33 years. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Charley
Martindale of San Antonio; a daughter, Mrs. M. W. Bourne of San Antonio; a son,
Robert A. Martindale of of [sic] Houston; three sisters, Mrs. Lucy Upton of
Houston, Mrs. Maude Thompson of St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Mamie Spurlock of
Corpus Christi; two brothers, Walter I. Martindale of Houston and Arthur B.
Martindale of Tyler; and five grandchildren. Funeral services at 2 p.m. Sunday
at the Heights Funeral Home with Rev. T. C. Jester, assisted by Rev. T. P.
Hendricks, officiating. Burial in Rosewood Cemetery. Pallbearers: Percy Irwin,
Chester Wilson, John Mitchell, and Sewell Bisby. Heights Funeral Home."
© 2012 Denise Spurlock
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