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Century Press Of Texas, San Antonio, Texas
© 1958 by Norman Lowell McCarver
Lone Star Printing Company, San Antonio, Texas
Used with permission of Norman Lowell McCarver, Jr. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format by other organizations or individuals. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the written consent of McCarver family relatives.
Biographical Sketches - P
PALMOS,
BILL,
son of George B. Palmos and Bobbie Greer Palmos, was born at Hearne,
Texas,
September 6, 1915.
He
attended the Hearne Public Schools, graduating from Hearne High School
with the
Class of 1933. While in high school
he was active in football, baseball, and track.
He entered the
University of
Texas in 1933 and in 1939 received his LLB Degree from the university.
He then returned to Hearne and set up his office as an
attorney-at-law.
During World War II, he served in the U. S. Navy from 1941 until
the
latter part of 1945. Upon his
discharge from the U. S. Navy, he formed a partnership with John R.
Grace, this
firm being known as Grace & Palmos, Attorneys.
He
was elected to serve as County Attorney for Robertson County in 1949
and served
two terms through 1952, giving up the office to devote full time to his
private
law practice.
He
was married to Miss Billie Goodman of Franklin in Hearne, October 10,
1942.
He serves on the Board of Stewards of Grace Methodist Church, is
a member
of the Golden Rule Masonic Lodge of Hearne, a member of the Scottish
Rite at
Austin, is a member of the Hearne Lions Club, Past Commander of the
Miles
Scriviner American Legion Post of Hearne, served as Vice-Commander of
the 6th
District of the American Legion; Director of the Hearne Chamber of
Commerce;
serves as City Attorney for the City of Hearne; and is active in the
Democratic
Party on a national level.
PALMOS,
DEMETRE GEORGE,
son of George B. Palmos and Bobbie Greer Palmos, was born in Hearne,
Texas,
January 6, 1920.
He
attended the Hearne grade schools and Hearne High School where he was
graduated
with the Class of 1937. During his
high school days, he was one of the most outstanding football players
to ever
represent the Hearne High School Eagles and he holds the all-time
Hearne High
School scoring record in football having scored 252 points in one
season.
After
completing his high school career, he enrolled in Lon Morris junior
College in
Jacksonville, Texas where he played football.
He later attended Baylor University in Waco.
He
entered the U. S. Navy and on December 7, 1941 he was at Pearl Harbor
when the
Japanese struck. He served for over
four years in the U. S. Navy during World War II and received his
discharge in
1945.
He
returned to Hearne after attending college and was employed as a
bookkeeper for
the Farrar Lumber Company. Later he
established a freight truck agency in Hearne for the Central Freight
Lines of
Waco.
After
his discharge from military duties he formed a partnership and
established the
Super Sales Store on Market Street and in 1957 relocated this business
in the
downtown area on Magnolia Street.
He
was married to Miss Nadine Dodson, daughter of John B. Dodson and
Jessie Story
Dodson of Cameron, Texas, January 5, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. Palmos have four children: Carolyn Jean Palmos,
Tommy
Demetre Palmos, Marilyn Sue Palmos, and Jimmie Demetre Palmos.
Mr.
and Mrs. Palmos are members of the Grace Methodist Church of Hearne.
He is a member and past president of the Hearne Lions Club and
has a
perfect attendance record; a member and past commander of the American
Legion; a
member of the Hearne Chamber of Commerce; and a member of the Hearne
Volunteer
Fire Department.
PALMOS,
GEORGE B.,
son of Vasileios Palmos and Arete Katopodis Palmos, was born at Lefkus,
Greece,
May 6, 1891.
He
left his home in Greece in 1910 and came to the United States, making
his first
stop in Chicago. Later he was in
various Texas towns before locating in Taylor, Texas.
From Taylor he came to Hearne in 1914 and lived in Hearne for
the
remainder of his life.
As
a comparative stranger in a strange land, George Palmos resolved to
'make good'
in these surroundings and from a si-nall beginning in Hearne in the
restaurant
business, he built for himself the reputation of being one of the best
restaurant men in the state, at the same time winning for himself
friendships
among his patrons that were sincere and lasting. He
was known by every railroad man in this area as well as to
the general traveling public, and he had the respect and confidence of
all who
were ever in any way associated with him.
As
a worthy citizen he occupied the position of member of the Hearne City
Council,
Treasurer of the Golden Rule Masonic Lodge of Hearne, and a member of
the Board
of Stewards of the Methodist Church. He
was also a former member of the Hearne Rotary Club.
He was active in all civic movements and lent every possible
aid and encouragement to the advancement of educational interests.
George Palmos was
married to Miss
Bobbie Greer, daughter of Finnis L. Greer and Alta A. Greer in 1912.
The marriage took place at Georgetown, Texas.
The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Palmos: Altie
Palmos
Gable, Artie Palmos Stanfield, Bill Palmos, Demetre Palmos, Paul
Palmos, George
Palmos Jr., and Bobbie Palmos. One
son died in childhood.
Sometimes as men
prosper they
become selfish and close in putting out their money, but the more
George Palmos
prospered, the more he gave to every call and need.
He liked to be called 'George' and mail from distant places
addressed to
just "George," Hearne, Texas always reached him. He
was not anybody's "yes-man" but a man of fixed
and sturdy principles, bold in whatever he believed to be fair and
just, and no
man ever saw him flinch in the face of danger or duty.
George B. Palmos died September 21, 1937 and the community lost
a great man.
PARDO, WILLIAM ROLAND,
son of Louis Adrian Pardo and Cora Etchison Pardo, was born October 20,
1903 near Whitney in Hill County, Texas. His birthplace is now
completely covered by Lake Whitney on the Brazos River. His
father was born in Louisiana and his mother was a native of Alabama.
In 1909, his father moved to Haskell, Texas and he
attended public school in that city. In 1910, he moved to Waco,
Texas and attended Waco High School.
In 1921, he went to work for the Cameron Mills in
Waco. Later he went to California and worked at a cement
plant. He returned to Waco and for two years was a professional
prize fighter and fought in the welterweight division.
In 1924, he owned and operated a trucking business
in Waco. In 1929, he began farming near Waco and farmed through
1934. In 1935, he went to work for the Lone Star Gar Company in
Waco and in December 1942 transferred to Hearne, Texas. He serves
as Senior Foreman with the Lone Star Gas Company Pipe Line Department.
William Roland Pardo married Lucille Williamson,
daughter of William Robert Williamson and Lydia Potts Williamson of
Waco, Texas, December 20, 1925. Lucille Williamson Pardo was born
in Indian Territoy in Oklahoma in 1904. The following children
were born to William Roland Pardo and Lucille Williamson Pardo:
William Roland Pardo Jr., Shirley Marie Pardo, Louis Adrian Pardo, John
Robert Pardo, and Stella Louise Pardo.
William Roland Pardo and Lucille Williams Pardo are
members of Grace Methodist Church of Hearne, where she served for five
years as President of the Women's Society of Christian Service and is
now a life member. She is also a member of the Hearne Band
Parents Association and the Hearne Parent-Teacher's Association.
William Roland Pardo is a member and one of the
organizers of the Robertson County Gun Club and serves this
organization as Range Master. The Robertson County Gun Club was
organized in 1956. He is a member of the Hearne Band Parents
Association and the Hearne Parent-Teacher's Association.
PALMOS,
TOM B.,
son of Vasileios Palmos and Arete Katopodis Palmos, was born January
18, 1888 at
Vatheos, Meganisiou, Lefkas, Kingdom of Greece.
He received his schooling in a Greek school at Vatheos.
On April 17, 1909, when
he was 21
years of age, he left his home in Greece and came to America to make
his home.
He landed at Ellis Island, New York and from there he went to
Dekalb,
Illinois where he secured employment with the American Steel Wire
Company.
During the Balkan War
he served in
the military forces from September 14, 1912.
On July 15, 1916 he entered the U. S. Army and served during
World War I
with the Eighth Division, 15th Regiment.
After completing his
military
services he returned to Dekalb, Illinois and in April 1920 he moved to
Hearne to
become associated with his brother, George B. Palmos, in the cafe
business.
Mr. Palmos is one of Hearne's best known citizens and is highly
respected.
He was married to Miss
Helen Cox,
daughter of Sam Reed Cox and Ola Lula Davlin Cox, June 12, 1930.
Mrs. Palmos was born and reared at Easterly, Texas and graduated
from
Franklin High School. She moved to
Hearne in 1927. One child was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Palmos, a daughter, Eftimea T. Palmos who married John
D. Ulrey.
Mr. and Mrs. Ulrey have two daughters: Palma Rene Ulrey and
Johnn Rae
Ulrey.
Both Mr. and Mrs.
Palmos are members
of Grace Methodist Church and both are active in the business and civic
activities of Hearne. Mr. Palmos is
a former member of the Hearne Rotary Club.
PARNELL,
DR. HENRY
was born in Dallas County (now Bibb County) Alabama, June 24, 1833.
As a young boy he was employed in the farm duties of his family
farm, and
attended elementary school.
He was graduated from
medical school
at Nashville, Tennessee and immediately upon finishing medical school
left
Alabama on horseback and rode to Texas to practice his chosen
profession.
A few years after Dr.
Parnell's
residence in Texas, his father passed away and he made a trip to his
home in
Alabama to assist his mother in selling their farm land there and to
make
arrangements for his mother and the other members of the family to move
to
Texas. After these arrangements had
been made, his mother and family along with their Negro slaves came to
Texas and
settled in Grimes County near Bedias. The
family lived in the Bedias community and continued their farming
interest until
after the Civil War was over and the slaves were freed.
His mother then sold their farm lands and moved to Calvert,
Texas.
Dr. Parnell was a well
educated man
and very religious, being a lifelong member of the Baptist Church.
He was married to Miss
Harding of
Old Waverly in Waller, County, Texas. A
son, Charles Walter Parnell was born to this union.
Upon the death of his first wife, Dr. Parnell enlisted in the
Confederate
Army and served as Chaplain and Surgeon, he previously having been
ordained a
Baptist minister.
After the Civil War he
was married
to a Miss Slaton of Mansfield, Louisiana. One
son, Daniel Parnell, was born to this union.
His second wife passed away in 1866 after an illness of Yellow
fever.
In 1869 he was married
to Louise
Corley, who was related to the Hearne family, for whom the town of
Hearne was
named. Miss Corley's home was at
Montgomery, Texas.
Six sons were born to
this union:
Averytt John Parnell, Claude Earl Parnell, Joe Hearne Parnell, Clement
Lyle
Parnell, Louis Henry Parnell, and Paul E. Parnell.
While the Parnell
family was living
at Montgomery, Texas, in 1869 Dr. Parnell became a member of the
Masonic Lodge
and retained lifetime membership in this fraternal order.
In 1875 the Parnell
family moved to
Richmond, Texas in Fort Bend County and in addition to his medical
practice, Dr.
Parnell with the assistance of his wife owned and operated a newspaper,
"The Four Counties," and he wrote many "hot" editorials
about the Civil War and other current topics.
While living in Richmond, Dr. Parnell studied law and was
admitted to the
practice of this profession also. The
great storm of 1875 when Old Indianola was wrecked was witnessed by Dr.
Parnell
during his residence there. The
family later moved to Patterson in Fort Bend County and here Dr.
Parnell
practiced medicine and preached at the "Sweet Home" Church on a gratis
basis due to the fact that a regular minister was not available.
He was credited with the actual building of the first pulpit in
this old
pioneer church.
Due to ill health in
the early part
of 1883, Dr. Parnell with his family moved to the Hill Country
northwest of
Austin and later to Calvert.
On June 19, 1883, Dr.
Parnell and
his family moved to Hearne where he began his medical and dentistry
practice
that was to continue in Hearne for the remainder of his life.
The family home was located on a high hill in the eastern part
of Hearne
where the Henry Prairie Road comes into Hearne.
Later on the family home was located on the corner of Davis and
Magnolia
Streets.
Along with his large
medical
practice in Hearne, Dr. Parnell looked after the medical needs of the
inmates of
four large convict labor camps in the Brazos Bottom.
He also had a large medical practice in Milam County.
During his many years
of practice in
Hearne and vicinity, Dr. Parnell "patched up" many of the bad gunmen
of this area on many occasions and was caught between a lot of these
feuds as he
rendered medical aid to those wounded in Hearne's early day gun fights.
Dr. Parnell did some
preaching on
the side in the Hearne area and owned a portable organ that his wife
played at
the services he conducted.
On December 18, 1889,
Dr. Parnell
passed to his reward leaving behind him a great record of service to
his fellow
man in the many fields in which he served.
He was one of Hearne's most outstanding citizens of the era.
Mrs. Parnell
passed away on
July 16, 1919 at the family home that in 1958 is still standing, being
the
two-story frame home located on the corner of East Davis and San
Antonio
Streets. This home is also the location of
Hearne's early day private
school that was conducted by a Miss Pennuel.
PARSONS,
WILLIAM HENRY,
was born in Rockwall, Texas, December 6, 1901, the son of Thomas Edward
Parsons
and Addie White Parsons.
He
attended school in Greenville, Texas and Granger, Texas.
Upon completing his high school education in 1917 he was
employed by the
American Railway Express Agency at Granger until 1925.
During 1925 he accepted employment with the General American
Transportation Corporation and worked for this company in Wichita
Falls,
Longview, and Fort Worth.
In
1949 he was designated by his company to select a site for a new
company plant
and after looking over several locations he finally selected Hearne.
Upon the completion of this new plant in Hearne he became the
superintendent in charge of the entire Hearne plant.
He
was married to Myrel Bradley Ferguson at Longview, Texas, May 5, 1940.
Mrs. Parsons is the daughter of Arthur Ferguson and Clara Wilson
Ferguson. Mr. Parsons has a son,
William Edward Parsons and a daughter, Dorothy Elizabeth Parsons Norris.
Mr.
and Mrs. Parsons are members of the Methodist Church.
He is a member and past director of the Hearne Rotary Club; a
former
member of the Fort Worth Lions Club; a member and former president of
the Hearne
Golfer's Association; a past vice president of the Hearne Chamber of
Commerce;
and a member of the Masonic Lodge in Fort Worth.
Through
his personal efforts and work, vast improvements were made to the
Municipal Golf
Course during the time he served this organization as President.
It was also through his decision that the General American
Transportation
Corporation plant was located and built at Hearne.
PAYNE, JIMMIE FRANKLIN, son of George William Payne and Annie
Leona Van Meter Payne, was born December 31, 1908 at Rotan, Texas.
His family later moved to Grand Prairie,
Texas where he attended the public school. After finishing his
schooling he worked for a service station in Grand Prairie and later
farmed in that area. He worked for the Gifford-Hill & Company
at Grand Prairie and in 1926 worked for this company at Satin, Texas.
In 1927, in partnership with L. W.
Perkins, he owned and operated a sand and gravel business at Calvert,
Texas. In 1930 this same partnership established the Hearne Sand
& Gravel Company at Hearne, Texas. Jimmie Franklin Payne
moved to Hearne, Texas in 1930 when this business was
established. In 1933 he sold his interest in this business to the
Waco Sand Sc Gravel Company but he continued to work for this firm.
In 1934 he accepted employment with the
Humble Pipe Line Company and worked for this firm in Hearne through
1937. He also owned and operated a farm and ranching business in
Hearne during these years. During the late 1930's he entered the
earth moving contracting business and did most of the earth moving work
in 1940-41 for the Municipal Park project for the City of Hearne.
In 1943 he entered the earth moving and
tank building business at Edna, Texas and maintained a home in both
Hearne and Edna. At Edna he purchased the B. G. Henry
Construction Company and changed the name of the firm to Jimmie F.
Payne Contractors. His company is one of the largest of this type
in the Edna section.
Jimmie Franklin Payne married Lottie
Carolyn Thompson, daughter of William Henry Thompson and Rosa Bell
Battle Thompson of Satin, Texas, March 12, 1927 at Chilton,
Texas. Lottie Carolyn Thompson Payne attended the Satin public
school. A daughter, Lottie Avis Payne, was born to Jimmie
Franklin Payne and Lottie Carolyn Thompson Payne. Lottie Avis
Payne married John Lamar Lessor Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lamar
Johnson of Hearne, Texas. A son, John Lamar Lessor III and a
daughter, Mary Carolyn Lessor, were born to John Lamar Lessor Jr. and
Lottie Avis Payne Lessor.
Jimmie Franklin Payne and Lottie Carolyn
Thompson Payne are members of Grace Methodist Church of Hearne.
He is a former member of the Hearne Volunteer Fire Department; a member
of the Jackson County, Texas Chamber of Commerce at Edna; a stockholder
in the Planters & Merchants State Bank of Hearne; and a stockholder
and Director of the First State Bank of Hearne.
PEEL,
JAMES ARCHIE,
son of David Bothwell Peel and Jane C. Bell Peel, was born in Macon
County,
Alabama, December 24, 1851. He was
reared in Alabama and Mississippi, the family moving to Mississippi in
1867.
His educational
advantages were
restricted, his youthful years being during that unhappy period covered
by the
Civil War. He came to Texas at the
age of 23 years in January 1875. Being
without means, he came to Texas to secure a start in life for himself.
A Robertson County farm was the site of his first employment in
Texas.
After four years of employment on this farm he moved across the
Brazos
River and rented a farm in Milam County, settled on this farm and began
farming
for himself. In 1887 he purchased
the place which consisted of 600 acres. He
greatly improved this place after purchasing it.
This farm was just across the Brazos River at Port Sullivan and
be put
300 acres into cultivation.
On September 9, 1877 he
was married
to Miss Rosella Hobbs, daughter of James Hobbs and Eliza Hobbs who were
natives
of Kentucky. Mrs. Peel was born in
Milam County. Mr. and Mrs. Peel had
eleven children: James Archie Peel Jr. born June 24, 1878; Eva May Peel
born
March 12, 1879 and died January 9, 1880; David Franklin Peel born
October 15,
1880; William Stadler Peel born October 10, 1882; Tom Lee Peel born
October 12,
1884; Daniel Edward Peel born October 23, 1886; Lillian Kate Peel born
November
26, 1888; Minnie Bell Peel born January 18, 1891; Mabel Pauline Peel
born June
2, 1893; George Howell Peel born November 28, 1896; and J. Bryan Peel
born
February 13, 1899.
The religious
connection of the
family was with the Methodist Church, in which James Archie Peel was
Trustee and
Steward. He also served as Sunday
School Superintendent. In politics,
Mr. Peel was a Democrat, and in society was a member of the Knights of
Honor,
holding membership in Oxenford Lodge No. 1799 at Hearne, Texas.
James Archie
Peel died July
15, 1933. Mrs. Peel, who was born
January 17, 1856, died November 8, 1938.
PERKINS,
LYMAN WESLEY,
was born March 22, 1898 in McKinney, Texas, the son of Wesley Browning
Perkins
and Martha Carolina Lucinda Mooney Perkins.
He
attended school in McKinney and was graduated from high school in that
city in
1916. After his high school
education was completed, he attended the University of Texas.
In 1918 he enlisted in the U. S. Army and served in France
during World
War I. He returned to McKinney after his discharge from military
service and
became a cotton and wheat farmer. He
also operated a real estate business with his brother James Perkins at
McKinney.
In
1920 he farmed in Deaf Smith County and continued in this location
until 1923
when he accepted employment with the ListGifford Gravel & Sand
Company and
worked at Hutchins, Texas. In 1927
he moved to Calvert, Texas where he organized the Perkins Sand &
Gravel
Company at Calvert and Bufkin in Robertson County.
He
moved to Hearne in 1930 where he established the Hearne Sand &
Gravel
Company. This company was purchased
by the Texas Sand & Gravel Company in 1933 and in later years was
purchased
by the Gifford-Hill Company.
In
1936 in partnership with A. E. Malone, he established the Western Auto
Associate
Store on the corner of Magnolia and Third Streets in Hearne.
He
was married to Miss Faye Belle Talkington, daughter of Lon Talkington
and Laura
Graves Talkington of McKinney, Texas, July 2, 1919.
Two sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Perkins: Daniel T. Perkins
and James
R. Perkins.
Lyman
W. Perkins became a member of the McKinney Masonic Lodge at the age of
twenty-one years. He is a member of
the Hearne Lions Club; a member of the Miles Scriviner American Legion
Post of
Hearne; a member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars; and a member of the
Hearne
Chamber of Commerce.
PERRONE,
PENO A.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Perrone pioneer farmers of the Brazos Valley,
was born
at Bryan, Texas, January 5, 1919. The
family moved to Hearne in 1926 and reared their family in the Brazos
Bottom.
Peno
Perrone attended school in Hearne and then worked on the family farm
until 1940
when he enlisted in the U. S. Marines, serving during World War II and
received
his discharge in 1944. He then
moved to Houston where he operated a service station until he returned
to Hearne
in 1946 to operate a wholesale gasoline business on the corner of First
and
Market Streets.
He
was married to Miss Sarah Cotropia of Hearne, May 12, 1945. Mrs. Perrone also attended the public schools
in Hearne and
was graduated from Hearne High School. She
received her college degree from Rice Institute in Houston.
Mr.
and Mrs. Perrone have two children: Frank Anthony Perrone and Rosanne
Perrone.
Both
Mr. and Mrs. Perrone are members of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Mr. Perrone is a member of the Hearne Chamber of Commerce,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Knights of Columbus.
PERRONE, TONY JR., son of
Tony Perrone Sr. & Rosie Vineza Perrone, was born October 9,
1923 in Brazos County, Texas. His father and mother were born in
Italy and his father came to the United States in 1906 and his mother
in 1907.
Tony Perrone Jr. attended the Hearne public schools and was graduated
from Hearne High School with the Class of 1942. He was active in
the Future Farmers of America organization while he attended high
school.
During his boyhood days, he learned cotton farming and ranching by
helping his father. In 1943, he purchased a farm in the Hearne
Brazos Bottom and began farming and ranching on his own. In 1958,
he is farming and ranching 500 acres in the Hearne Brazos Bottom.
Tony Perrone Jr. married Peggy Nigliazzo, daughter of Pete Nigliazzo
and Fannie Roffino Nigliazzo, July 23, 1943. Her parents came to
the Hearne Brazos Bottom from Louisiana. Peggy Nigliazzo Perrone
attended the Mumford school and later attended Hearne High School where
she was graduated with the Class of 1942.
Both Tony Perrone Jr. and his wife Peggy Nigliazzo Perrone are
communicants of St. Mary's Catholic Church. He is a member of St.
Mary's Catholic Men's Club and she is a member of St. Mary's Catholic
Church Altar Society. Tony Perrone Jr. is a member of the Knights
of Columbus; a member of the Robertson County Farm Bureau; and a member
of the Old Cotton Belt Association.
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