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- Apparently when Lula was giving birth to Nolan she was with " Aunt Bessie" during the birth. Traditionally the person in attendance at the time of childbirth becomes the "namesake" of that child. By Bessie being a female, Nolan was given the middle initial "B" in recognition of her presence at his birth.
(Could this be the Bessie McCoy Ligon who married William McFarland?)
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Albany Democrat-Herald
POSTED: Saturday August 18, 2001
DEATH NOTICE:
Nolan B. Frazier, 96, of Albany, died Wednesday at Villa Cascade Care Center in Lebanon.
Aug. 4, 1905 - Aug. 16, 2001
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OBITUARY:
Nolan B. Frazier
Aug. 4, 1905 - Aug. 16, 2001
Nolan B. Frazier, 96, of Albany, died Wednesday at Villa Cascade Care Center in Lebanon.
Born in Burnett, Texas, Mr. Frazier was the son of John and Lula (McFarland) Frazier. He married Zeda Ruth Nelson on Nov. 19, 1927, in Odam, Teexas. His wife died Dec. 16, 1986.
Mr. Frazier was a cattleman and rancher most of his life and enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He is survived by daughter Barbara Bigler of Albany; son John of California; sisters Ellain O'Lera of Bend and Doris Stowers of Sacramento, Calif.; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Five brothers and four sisters preceded him in death.
No public services have been scheduled at this time. DeMoss-Durdan Garden Chapel is handling arrangements.
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NOLAN B. FRAZIER
Nolan B. Frazier was born August 4, 1905 in Burnet Co; Texas. He is the second of 12 children. His parents were Lula McFarland Frazier and John Ira Frazier. His mother died in 1939, his father died in 1955.
Nolan was to leave home at a very early age. He completed the fourth grade in school before being hired out as a hand on a neighboring ranch. He was to travel far and wide into Mexico and many Texas towns. He was employed as a telephone lineman putting telephones into Mexico. He learned to speak spanish fluently and acquired a taste for the hot and spicy food of the region.
Horses and cattle were the love of his life and he worked as a ranch hand many times during his working years. Over the years he was a jack-of-all-trades and he learned to be a master of most of them. He always thought the grass was greener some place besides where he was! He was a rugged individual who always managed to get what he wanted, when he wanted it. He is a very opinionated man and doesn't think anyone else has the right to be the same! He was always the boss in his home and expected his wife and children to obey his commands - or else!
He married Zeda Ruth Nelson in november 1927. He has two children, john William and Barbra Jean, seven grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and 3 great great grandchildren. His wife died in December of 1986. He is still living and will be 92 years old on August 4, 1997.
His two youngest sisters are still living.
*Biography written by Barbara Jean Frazier Bigler in 1996-1997. Nolan B. Frazier passed away on August 15, 2001*
Apparently when Lula was giving birth to Nolan she was with " Aunt Bessie" during the birth. Traditionally the person in attendance at the time of childbirth becomes the "namesake" of that child. By Bessie being a female, Nolan was given the middle initial "B" in recognition of her presence at his birth.
(Could this be the Bessie McCoy Ligon who married William McFarland?)
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Albany Democrat-Herald
POSTED: Saturday August 18, 2001
DEATH NOTICE:
Nolan B. Frazier, 96, of Albany, died Wednesday at Villa Cascade Care Center in Lebanon.
Aug. 4, 1905 - Aug. 16, 2001
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OBITUARY:
Nolan B. Frazier
Aug. 4, 1905 - Aug. 16, 2001
Nolan B. Frazier, 96, of Albany, died Wednesday at Villa Cascade Care Center in Lebanon.
Born in Burnett, Texas, Mr. Frazier was the son of John and Lula (McFarland) Frazier. He married Zeda Ruth Nelson on Nov. 19, 1927, in Odam, Teexas. His wife died Dec. 16, 1986.
Mr. Frazier was a cattleman and rancher most of his life and enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He is survived by daughter Barbara Bigler of Albany; son John of California; sisters Ellain O'Lera of Bend and Doris Stowers of Sacramento, Calif.; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Five brothers and four sisters preceded him in death.
No public services have been scheduled at this time. DeMoss-Durdan Garden Chapel is handling arrangements.
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NOLAN B. FRAZIER
Nolan B. Frazier was born August 4, 1905 in Burnet Co; Texas. He is the second of 12 children. His parents were Lula McFarland Frazier and John Ira Frazier. His mother died in 1939, his father died in 1955.
Nolan was to leave home at a very early age. He completed the fourth grade in school before being hired out as a hand on a neighboring ranch. He was to travel far and wide into Mexico and many Texas towns. He was employed as a telephone lineman putting telephones into Mexico. He learned to speak spanish fluently and acquired a taste for the hot and spicy food of the region.
Horses and cattle were the love of his life and he worked as a ranch hand many times during his working years. Over the years he was a jack-of-all-trades and he learned to be a master of most of them. He always thought the grass was greener some place besides where he was! He was a rugged individual who always managed to get what he wanted, when he wanted it. He is a very opinionated man and doesn't think anyone else has the right to be the same! He was always the boss in his home and expected his wife and children to obey his commands - or else!
He married Zeda Ruth Nelson in november 1927. He has two children, john William and Barbra Jean, seven grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and 3 great great grandchildren. His wife died in December of 1986. He is still living and will be 92 years old on August 4, 1997.
His two youngest sisters are still living.
*Biography written by Barbara Jean Frazier Bigler in 1996-1997. Nolan B. Frazier passed away on August 15, 2001*
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1905 - 2001 (96 years)
