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John Whatley Ponder
15 Sep 1912 – 21 Aug 1974
| Birth | 15 Sep 1912 |
| Death | 21 Aug 1974 |
| Cemetery | Restlawn Memorial Park Sulphur Springs , Hopkins County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | C. C on 31 Aug 2008 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27618931 |
Bio
The News Telegram obit was clipped, not dated JOHN W. PONDER John Whatley Ponder, 61, of Route 1, Yantis, died Wednesday at 6 p. m. at Memorial Hospital following a long illness. The son of Frank and Nobie Whatley Ponder was born on Sept. 15, 1912, at Reilly Springs. He was a retired pipeline construction company inspector and was a member of the Baptist church. Survivors include three sons, Billy Ponder and John Paul Ponder, both of Fort Worth, and Larry Bob Ponder of Yantis; three brothers, Fred Ponder of Sherley, Duval Ponder of Reilly Springs, and Robert Ponder of Commerce; a sister, Mrs. Carl Starrett of Sulphur Springs; and 10 grand- children. He was preceded in death by a son, Donald Dan Ponder, in 1973. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p. m. Friday at the Tapp Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Restlawn memorial Park. NOTE: Survivors should have included a fourth son, Richard Whatley Ponder, the son of John and Maxine (Murphy) Ponder. Married Avis Ruth McDaniel 8 Sept.1934 at Hopkins County Texas . Married Maxine Murphy 3 Sept.1951 at Luka ,Mississippi.
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Siblings
- Frankie Ponder Massengale 1895–1961
- Percy Covington Ponder 1896–1973
- Leslie Hiram Ponder 1898–1960
- Hollis Merkerson Ponder 1900–1968
- Eula Florence Ponder Starrett 1902–1989
- Clyde Ponder 1904–1967
- Duval Ponder 1906–1981
- Robert Ponder 1908–1990
- Fred Warren Ponder 1911–1987
Children
- Billy Dean Ponder 1935–2005 FaG
- Don O'Daniel Ponder 1938–1973 FaG
- Larry Bob Ponder 1940–2017 FaG
- John Paul Ponder 1943–2010 FaG
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