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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 534
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WHEREAS, White's Funeral Homes in Parker County was |
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approved for an Official Texas Historical Marker on June 15, |
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2020; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1908, Wayman Asbury White began selling |
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coffins for Captain J. A. Kidd's general mercantile store in |
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Springtown, and after moving to Poolville in 1913, he continued |
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to specialize in selling coffins for another store; in 1914, he |
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moved to Weatherford and established an undertaking business, |
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and he was among the first in the area to adopt progressive new |
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practices; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. White built a funeral home on Houston Avenue |
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in Weatherford in 1930, and other members of his family joined in |
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the business, including his brother, J. Herschel White, his son, |
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Ford White, and his son-in-law, Morris Sands; a decade later, the |
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funeral home became one of the first to sell burial insurance |
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policies, and in the 1950s, it was among the first to offer an |
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air-conditioned chapel; and |
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WHEREAS, In the years since, White's Funeral Homes has |
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expanded to several more locations, and in 1980, it purchased the |
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Memory Gardens of Valley Memorial Park along Mineral Wells |
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Highway; today, the business remains in the White family, owned |
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and operated by the grandson of W. A. White, Bob White, and his |
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wife, Carolynn White, with the assistance of their daughter, |
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Anita White, and their grandson, Zack Bellenger; in 2015, the |
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business was accepted into the Texas Treasure Business Award |
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Program, which recognizes businesses that have contributed to |
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their community for more than 50 years; and |
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WHEREAS, For over a century, the White family and their |
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funeral homes have played a vital role in Parker County and the |
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surrounding region, and recognition from the Texas Historical |
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Commission pays well-deserved tribute to the business's long |
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record of service; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate White's Funeral Homes on being |
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approved for an Official Texas Historical Marker and extend to |
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the White family and their employees sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for White's Funeral Homes as an expression of high |
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regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Springer |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 28, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |