Minnie Gertrude Bost

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Obituary
Probably from the Lovington, N. M. newspaper
Nov. 4, 1952

Mrs. Clay Buried in Tatum

Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, at the First Methodist Church of Tatum for Minnie Gertrude Clay, 64, of Tatum.

Mrs. Clay died October 30, at the Lea General Hospital in Hobbs. She was born Feb. 13, 1888. In Dec. 1909 she married Jerry Clay and they came to Lea County in 1913 and settled on a ranch east of Tatum.

Mrs. Clay is survived by her husband, Jerry Clay, of Tatum; four children, Mrs. Lyle Coppersmith of Tatum, Mrs. Doyle Henderson of Lovington, Mrs. Eula Gonya, of Hollydale, California, and Mrs. Thruman Parkinson of Compton, California, three brothers, Homer Bost, El Paso, John Bost, Los Angeles, California and Tom Bost, Haskell, Texas, two sisters, Mrs. George Bocker, Bryson, Texas, and Mrs. Alice Amburn; and twelve grandchildren.

Casket bearers were, M. R. Bess, Pete Smith, Ashby Green, Tom James, Gene Watkins, Bertie Whitley, J. B. Selman, and L. B. Townsend.

Honorary pallbearers were E. E. Travis, L. L. Derrick, Mr. Selman, Greer West, Lason Bess, Frank Whitley, and Mr. Patton. Burial was in Tatum cemetery.

(Courtest of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

Minnie married Jerry Cadell Clay in Dec 1909 in Texas. Jerry was born on 18 Mar 1886 in Jack County, Texas; died on 26 Nov 1957 in Tatum, Lea County, New Mexico; was buried in Tatum Cemetery, Tatum, Lea County, New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lyle K. Coppersmith. Lyle was born on 18 Sep 1908 in South Dakota; died on 26 Jan 2000 in Tatum, Lea County, New Mexico; was buried in Tatum Cemetery, Tatum, Lea County, New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Doyle Henderson. Doyle was born on 22 Feb 1919 in New Mexico; died on 14 Jun 2008 in Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico; was buried in Tatum Cemetery, Tatum, Lea County, New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name: Beryl Clay
Death Date: 11 Oct 1933
Death Place: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: Mexican
Death Age: 10 years 7 months 27 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1923
Birthplace: N.M.
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: J.C. Clay
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Gertie Bost
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Tatum, N.M.
Burial Date: 12 Oct 1933
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2115870
Digital Film Number: 4166783
Image Number: 421
Reference Number: pg 46890
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976