Collier, Roy B 1978-06-12
Roy Collier recalls his early life in West Texas and his business as a funeral director in Brownfield.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Roy B. Collier
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: June 12, 1978
Location: Brownfield, Texas
Interviewer: Queenelle Flache and Katherine Hamilton
Length: 55 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Collier family history,
William Jasper Collier,
Willie Ann Berry,
Move to Arkansas,
Description of plantation house,
Anecdote on "Mammy",
Family life,
Breakfast,
Move to West Texas, 1903,
Snyder, Texas,
Roscoe, Texas,
Inhabitants,
Snyder, Texas (again),
Move to Vernon, Texas, 1913,
Move to Brownfield, Texas, 1919,
Sandhills,
World War One,
Willie Ann Berry (again),
Family history,
First impressions of Brownfield, Texas,
Land,
People,
Anecdote about father giving Roy Collier 50 acres of land,
Cotton prices,
Rix Funeral Home, Lubbock, Texas,
H. H. Longbreak,
Neal Adams,
A. M. Brownfield,
Homer Winston,
Ranching and farming in West Texas,
Cotton,
Corn,
Hunting,
Quail,
Coyotes,
Prairie chickens
Tape 1, Side 2:
Meets Ellen Walsh (wife),
Wedding, 1921,
Children,
Variety store,
Funeral business,
Evolution,
Early Hearses,
Weather problems,
Smallpox epidemic,
Ambulance service,
Membership in civic organizations,
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce,
Rotary Club,
Masonic Lodge,
Church of Christ,
Career as funeral director, 1920-1972,
Early burial practices in Brownfield, Texas,
Evolution of Brownfield, Texas,
Roads,
Trains,
Country
Range Dates: 1897-1975
Bulk Dates: 1900-1925
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