This Week in Canton History
Canton Herald-Oct. 5, 1961: Mrs. Lesta Irene Craddock, 67 died at 4:10 a.m. Tuesday in a Tyler hospital after an illness of two weeks. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in Van with Rev. E. H. Dickerson of Kaufman officiating assisted by the pastor, Rev. Steve Ditsmore. Interment was in the Union Chapel Cemetery under direction of Hilliard Funeral Home of Van. Mrs. Craddock was born in Garden Valley. She moved to Van in 1913 and had lived there since. She was married in 1914 to J. C. Craddock, a clerk in the Van public schools.
Funeral services for Isaah Edward Haynes, 80, were held Tuesday, Oct. 3, at Eubank Funeral Chapel with Rev. Joe Fort officiating. Interment was in Hillcrest Cemetery under the direction of Eubank Funeral Home. Mr. Hayes was born Aug. 26, 1881 in Wills Point and passed away Monday, Oct. 2, in a Wills Point hospital.
THIS and THAT- E. Q. Peel, owner of Peel’s Mobile Station in Canton is starting a promotion to aid the Canton high school band uniform fund… According to advertisement in this issue of the Herald, Peel is giving a 1¢ per gallon to the band uniform fund to everyone taking a printed coupon to his station… Mr. Peele is also distributing cards good for 1¢ for the band benefit through members of the Canton high school band…
Bloodhounds led officers of several counties to 2 escapees from the Van Zandt County jail Tuesday afternoon less than 24 hours after the pair had strong-armed their way from their cell in Canton.
The fugitives were captured by officers just outside Terrell, home of both of the prisoners. The capture at 1 p m. Tuesday came after the men had escaped from the Canton jail about 4 p m. Monday, eluded roadblocks, and night searching parties, fled in a stolen pickup, and kept the dogs and officers tracking all Tuesday morning. Sheriff J. W. Burnett of Van Zandt County and Sheriff J. W. Brownlow of Henderson County along with several other officers were right behind the dogs when they caught the men close to a dirt road just after the 2 had jumped over a fence and out of the pasture. J. G. Morris, the jailer whom the 2 overpowered when they ran from the Canton jail, said he and deputy Marlin Ammons arrived on the scene shortly after the men were captured and he and Ammons returned the men to jail.
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