Bertie Elizabeth Clayton Fulfer
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d/o William Jasper Clayton and Mahala Fulfer, w/o William Thomas Fulfer

Yesteryear Fulfer Family

Bertie Elizabeth Clayton Fulfer

(March 23, 1894-August 13, 1988)

Greenville Herald Banner

Monday, August 15, 1988

 

Commerce--Funeral services for longtime Commerce resident Bertie Clayton Fulfer, 94, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Jones Memorial Chapel with Rev. Jackie Abbott officiating. Burial will be in the Rosemound Cemetery.

 

Mrs. Fulfer was born March 23, 1894, in Glen Rose, to Jasper and Mahley Fulfer Clayton. She married W. T. Fulfer in Commerce on Dec. 28, 1919. He preceded her in death in 1972.

 

Mrs. Fulfer was a homemaker. She was a member of the College Street Baptist Church.

 

She is survived by two daughters, Lillian Riffle and Pauline Bussell, both of Commerce; one sister, Dollie Earwood of Malakoff; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

 

The family will receive visitors at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight.

Submitted by Vanessa DeShazer

Part of article out of the Commerce Journal 1-18-1979 Vol 90, Vo 8
...Jasper Clayton ran the local blacksmith shop and did a "Bommin' Business' for one of th efirst trails from the north coming from Missouri going to Fort Worth passed through Horton.
Wagons, after coming on rough terrain, wanted to stop at Jasper's Shop before going the final leg to Fort Worth.
1900 DELTA CO., TX SOUNDEX 24/14-38/16
Clayton, Jasper Dec 1865 34 TX
Mahaley-w-Tx-Feb 1869-30-TX
Joe S-Nov 1889-10-TX
Annie--d-Mar 1892-8-TX
Bettie-d-July 1893-6-Tx
Willie-s-May 1896-4-TX
1920 DELTA CO., TX Soundex 48-16-49-12
CLAYTON, William J 55, TX
Mahalia-w-49-TX
Jack S-s-19-tx
Dollie S-d-17-TX
William J-14-s-TX
Artie L.-GS-6-TX
Clarie V-GD-5-TX
Dillion T-GS-2 3/12-TX
Clayton, Jasper W 
  Age: 65 Year: 1930
  Birthplace: Texas Roll:  T626_2323
  Race: White Page:  15A
   State: Texas ED:  5
   County: Delta Image:  0258
   Township: Precinct 2
  Relationship: Head
294-306
Clayton, Jasper W head wm 65 married at 22 TX US US   farmer gen farm
              Mahala wife wf 60 married at 19  TX US US
              Artie L grandson wm 16 single TX TX TX