SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 534
WHEREAS, White's Funeral Homes in Parker County was
approved for an Official Texas Historical Marker on June 15,
2020; and
WHEREAS, In 1908, Wayman Asbury White began selling
coffins for Captain J. A. Kidd's general mercantile store in
Springtown, and after moving to Poolville in 1913, he continued
to specialize in selling coffins for another store; in 1914, he
moved to Weatherford and established an undertaking business,
and he was among the first in the area to adopt progressive new
practices; and
WHEREAS, Mr. White built a funeral home on Houston Avenue
in Weatherford in 1930, and other members of his family joined in
the business, including his brother, J. Herschel White, his son,
Ford White, and his son-in-law, Morris Sands; a decade later, the
funeral home became one of the first to sell burial insurance
policies, and in the 1950s, it was among the first to offer an
air-conditioned chapel; and
WHEREAS, In the years since, White's Funeral Homes has
expanded to several more locations, and in 1980, it purchased the
Memory Gardens of Valley Memorial Park along Mineral Wells
Highway; today, the business remains in the White family, owned
and operated by the grandson of W. A. White, Bob White, and his
wife, Carolynn White, with the assistance of their daughter,
Anita White, and their grandson, Zack Bellenger; in 2015, the
business was accepted into the Texas Treasure Business Award
Program, which recognizes businesses that have contributed to
their community for more than 50 years; and
WHEREAS, For over a century, the White family and their
funeral homes have played a vital role in Parker County and the
surrounding region, and recognition from the Texas Historical
Commission pays well-deserved tribute to the business's long
record of service; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
Legislature, hereby congratulate White's Funeral Homes on being
approved for an Official Texas Historical Marker and extend to
the White family and their employees sincere best wishes for the
future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for White's Funeral Homes as an expression of high
regard from the Texas Senate.
Springer
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 28, 2021.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate