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1896 - 1964 (68 years)
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Name |
Olin Robert ALTIZER |
Born |
13 Jan 1896 |
Cherokee, San Saba Co. TX |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
09 Jun 1964 |
San Antonio, Bexar Co. TX |
Buried |
Westlawn Cemetery, Del Rio, Val Verde Co. TX |
Notes |
- OBITUARY
Del Rio Herald, June 10, 1964
Oin R. Altizer, 68-year-old ranchman widely known for his
interest in rodeos and In fine livestock, died of a heart ailment at 1l:l5 p.m. Monday of a heart ailment in a San Antonio hospital, where he was under treatment,
Altizer ranched on Hamilton Lane' east of Del Rio, moving
there in 1947.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Doran Chapel. C.M .Day, minister of the Church of Christ, will officiate and burial will be made in Westlawn Cemetery
under the direction of the Doran Funeral Home.
Altizer was bora in Cherokee, Texas, January 13,1896. the son of Tom and Sarah Altizer. He had resided in this general area all of his life. His ranching operations
were at Juno and Spotford before he moved east of
Del Rio.
He married Stella Cauthorn in Sonora in September, 1916.
Altizer served as the arena director for local rodeos and races for many years. He worked with the 4-H Club and with
other youth groups in their annual projects and his aid was
solicited for local parades involving horses.
Survivors include his widow; Mrs. Stella Altizer; two daughters, Mrs. Jack Riggs of Dryden and Mrs. Floyd Smith of
Del Rio; a son, Jim Bob Altizer, also of Del Rio. Three sisters, five' grandchildren and numerous nephews and nieces
also survive.
The grandchildren are Ada Lee and Jackie Rlggs, Mike and Sherry Altizer and Olin Smith. The sisters are Mrs. Logan Adams of Bisbee, Arizona; Mrs. Bill Cauthorn and Mrs. Eunice Sutton, both of Menard; a local nephew is Tom Taylor.
Pall bearers will be Fred Barrett, Sparks Rust Sr,, J.V. Drisdale, Ray Hutto, Hussie Galloway, Walt Wardlew, Noel
Fry and L.D. Whltehead; alternates, Pat Rose Sr. and Harold
Martin. All friends of the family are considered honorary pall bearers.
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Person ID |
I16536 |
Master File |
Last Modified |
10 Oct 2012 |
Father |
Thomas ALTIZER, b. 16 Nov 1855, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 13 Feb 1939, Sutton Co. TX (Age 83 years) |
Mother |
Sarah Jane Gates, b. 27 Sep 1855, Morgan Co. KY , d. 23 Dec 1933, San Saba Co. TX (Age 78 years) |
Married |
08 Jan 1876 |
Morgan Co. KY |
Family ID |
F8504 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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