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Thomas Benton Spurgin

17 Jul 1880 – 4 Sep 1953

Birth	17 Jul 1880
Death	4 Sep 1953
Cemetery	Fitzhugh Cemetery Lucas , Collin County , Texas , USA
Added by	Kelly O on 09 Nov 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10703653

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Funeral Services Held Saturday For T. B. Spurgin Funeral services were held Saturday at 3:30 o'clock in the Turrentine-Jackson Chapel for Thomas Benton Spurgin, 73, who died Friday at 12:30 noon at his home 1511 Oak Street, McKinney. The Rev. T. W. Sisterson, pastor of the First Christian Church, and Rev. Dyer, pastor of Murphy, conducted the service with burial in Fitzhugh cemetery at Forrest Grove. He was born in Collin County July 17, 1880, the son of E. T. and Margaret Spurgin. He lived in the county all of his life where he engaged in farming before retiring a few years ago. He had been in ill health the past three months. He was a member of the Christian Church. He married Miss Lizzie Bell of McKinney, who with the following children, survive: eight sons: Cecil Spurgin, of Dallas; B. B., Earn, Nelson, T. J., John, Milford and O. W. Spurgin, all of McKinney; and three daughters: Mrs. Cecil Funderburg, of Dallas; Mrs. C. M. Matney, and Mrs. J. W. Eastham, both of McKinney; twenty-six grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. The Courier-Gazette. September 5, 1953. Page 8.

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Family

Parents

• Elkanah T. Spurgin 1851–1914
• Margret Jane Cook Spurgin 1855–1940

Spouse

• Liza Bell McKinney Spurgin 1880–1959

Siblings

• James Jonathan "Jim" Spurgin 1874–1942
• John B. Spurgin 1876–1907
• Rev Cordis Spurgin 1878–1949
• Laura B. Spurgin Maynor 1882–1951
• Nona J Spurgin Petersen 1890–1929

Children

• Gladys Flossie Spurgin Funderburgh 1901–1984
• Bessel Benton Spurgin 1903–1972
• Earnest Ethel Spurgin 1905–1958
• Kathryn H Spurgin Matney 1907–1966
• Cecil Mack Spurgin 1909–1968
• Nelson "Bill" Spurgin 1911–1968
• Olin Willard Spurgin 1917–1977
• T. J. Spurgin 1919–2009
• Milford Eugene Spurgin 1922–2002
• Frances Elizabeth Spurgin Eastham 1925–1995

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