Bill Text: TX SR534 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing White's Funeral Homes on being approved for an Official Texas Historical Marker.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-28 - Reported enrolled [SR534 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR534-Enrolled.html
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| 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 | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 28, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
