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Note: SS 453-44-8266 issued, Texas, last residence, Junction, Kimble County, Texas Walter W. Leamons
(from the Junction Eagle)
Judge W. W. Leamons, 69, Kimble resident almost 30 years, died unexpectedly Monday morning in the utility room across the hall from his office and the county courtroom where he was preparing to hear court cases.
Funeral services were held yesterday (Wednesday) with Marshall Davis, Taft Church of Christ minister, officiating at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of the Church of Christ, 815 College. Burial was in the Junction cemetery beside his wife, who died unexpectedly on July 19, 1963, in their home.
Mr. Leamons and his wife and two small children moved to Junction from Houston in the economic depression year of 1933, arriving on Thanksgiving Day.
They began their many years of visitation with all residents regardless of race, creed or religion, walking and pulling their little son, ____ and daughter, ____, in a little red wagon. The church on College was the only Church of Christ congregation in town during his five years as minister.
From here Mr. Leamons moved his wife and four children, who included ____ and ____, to Los Fresnos. He served in churches there and in McAllen, Raymondville and Houston, from which he and his family returned to Junction in 1945.
He was elected county judge in 1950 and assumed office in January 1951. He has continued to serve in that office with only two contested races and only one by another Democrat.
Beginning in January 1951 he served the London Church of Christ for sometime. Then he and Mr. Davis alternated in serving churches in London and at Cleo. On Aug. 10, 1952 the Cleo congregation began using the Fannie Dupuy Memorial Chapel on 10th Street for regular weekly services. Since 1947 he had conducted a weekly radio program "Bible Broadcast" each Sunday morning sponsored by the church he was serving.
As a public service designed especially for the elderly and shutins he reviewed books on a 15-minute program introduced usually with a short summary of current events, each week day morning. He estimated recently that he had written more than one thousand columns which have been carried in the Eagle.
During his first tenure in Junction he also served for a time as manager of the Chamber of Commerce. Some ten years or so later he served as president of the Chamber. He had been District Deputy Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge, chaplain of the lodge and Junction Volunteer Fire Department, president of the Junction Lions Club, and member of the WOW, library board, Kimble Historical Association, active in all phases of civic and religious life.
He was born Aug 14, 1899 in Eldorado, Ark. His family moved to Houston Co. when he was two. He later returned to Arkansas to attend Harding College. He was married to Miss Mary Ethel Honey in Newport, Ark. on May 30, 1931.
Survivors include three sons, ____ and ____ of Austin and _____ of Fort Rucker, Ala.; four daughters, _____ of Tucson, Ariz., _____of Saudia Arabia and ____and ______ of the home; his mother, Mrs. Martha Leamons of Kerrville; four brothers, Arthur of Fort Worth, A. C. , E. T. and J. D. of Grapeland; five sisters, Mrs. Rufus Stockbridge of Grapeland; Mrs. George Marable and Mrs. Elwood Graham both of Crockett, Mrs. Talmadge Lively of Bay City and Mrs. James Adams of Nacogdoches; and nine grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Albert Andrews, Charles Craig, Charles Craig, Jr., Harold Jacoby, Fred Phillips and Vernon Jackson, Honorary pallbearers were Lewis Jetton, Alfred Bannowsky, Chester Bannowsky and Crate Phillips.
Name: Walter Wallace Leamons
Death date: 11 Nov 1968
Death place: Junction, Kimble, Texas
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): Caucasian
Age at death: 69 years
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 14 Aug 1899
Birth place: Arkansas
Marital status: Widowed
Spouse name:
Father name: William Duke Leamons
Father birth place:
Mother name: Martha Kennard
Mother birth place:
Occupation: Minister Church Of Christ
Residence: Junction, Kimble, Texas
Cemetery name: Junction
Burial place: Junction, Texas
Burial date: 13 Nov 1968
Additional relatives:
Film number: 2137190
Digital GS number: 4029797
Image number: 1894
Reference number: cn 79693
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Walter was at Fort Sam Houston as company clerk mustering out soldiers coming back from Europe. Ran across name Arthur Lemons and thought it was a coincidence but went ahead and looked him up. Discovered it was his brother; hadn't seen him since Walter was 5 years old.
WWI Draft Registration Registration Location: Houston County, Texas; Roll: 1953767; Draft Board: 0.
living at Grapeland, Houston County, Texas
farmer, W.D. Leamons, employer
nearest relative W. D. Leamons RFD 3 Grapeland, Texas
birth date recorded, medium height, slender build, blue eyes, black hair
signed Walter Walliace Leamons
Wallace Leamons Age: 31 Birth Date: abt 1900 Marriage Date: 30 May 1931 Marriage Location: Neosho, Newton, Missouri Marriage County: Newton Spouse Name: Mary Honey Spouse Age: 21 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1910
Wallace Leamons of Sioux City, SIoux County, Iowa and Mary Honey of Crane, Lawrence County, Missouri, both over the age of 21 years.
Groom Walter W Leamons Groom's Age 31 Groom's Estimated Birth Year 1899 Groom's Residence Salado, Independence, Arkansas Bride Ethel Honey Bride's Name 19 Bride's Estimated Birth Year 1911 Bride's Residence Newport, Jackson, Arkansas Marriage Date Marriage License Date 23 Sep 1930 Marriage Place , Independence, Arkansas, United States Film number 2209904 Digital Folder Number 4309421 Image number 00643 Page number 73 Source Arkansas County Marriage Records, 1837-1957
Arkansas Christians:
a history of the Restoration Movement in Randolph County, Arkansas, 1800-1995
"Walter W. Leamons of El Dorado was baptized by Black in 1912. He became a well-known Texas preacher and politician. His son, John D., also became a preacher and Walter W., Jr., another son, became a song leader."
from Preachers of Today, Vol. 1: Leamons, Walter W. 909 N. Llano, Junction, Tex.; BIRTH: Eldorado, Ark., Aug. 14,1899; WIFE: Mary Ethel Honey; CHILDREN: Six; BAPTIZED BY: Bynum Black, 1912; BEGAN PREACHING: Emmett, Ark., 1924; CHURCHES SERVED: Junction, Tex., 1933-38, 1945-50, McAllen, Tex., 1939-42, West End, Houston, Tex., 1943-44; RADIO: KGFI, Brownsville, Tex., XEAW, Reynosa, Mex., Harbenito, Harlingen, Tex., KPRC, KTRH, KXYZ, Houston, Tex., KMBL, Junction, Tex., weekly; MEETINGS PER YEAR: Six; OTHER FACTS OF INTEREST: At present County Judge of Kimble County, Tex. One son, John D. Leamons, is gospel preacher and another, Walter W. Leamons, Jr., is song leader. In early years of his ministry labored as evangelist in Tex., Ark., Mo., Kan., La., and Ky. At present preaches regularly at London, Texas and Cleo, Tex. Conducts average of five services a week. ---Preachers of Today, Vol. 1, 199.
Title: Walter W. Leamons. Publication: [S.l. : s.n.], Year: 1958 Description: 424 p. ; 24 cm. In: Who's who in Texas.) vol. 1, p. 235. (OCoLC)2789261 Language: English Abstract: Biography. SUBJECT(S) Named Person: Leamons, Walter W., 1899- Material Type: Biography (bio) Document Type: Article Entry: 20041228 Update: 20050317 Accession No: OCLC: 57337440 Database: WorldCat
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