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Rosa May McDermett was born on 27 May 1902 in Crosby County, Texas.^2,3,4 She and James Spencer Grant were married on 27 August 1921 in Ralls, Crosby, Texas.^5,3 She died on 6 November 1985, at age 83, in Taylor County, Texas.^3,4 She was buried in Elmwood Memorial Park, Abilene, Taylor, Texas.⁴

Anne Maud McDermett was born on 21 March 1884 in Blanco Canyon, Crosby, Texas.^1,3,2 She and Benjamin (Ben) Franklin Cavett were married on 27 April 1902 in Crosby County, Texas.^1,4 She died on 1 November 1956, at age 72, in Slaton, Lubbock, Texas.^1,5,3 She was buried in Ralls Cemetery, Ralls, Crosby, Texas.³

John Doyle McDermett was born on 22 March 1885 in Erath County, Texas.^1,3 He and Sarah Isabelle (Bell) Ellison were married about 1909. He died on 27 March 1965, at age 80, in Silver City, Grant, New Mexico.^4,3 He was buried in Crosbyton Cemetery, Crosbyton, Crosby, Texas.³

John Doyle McDermett was a Special Investigator in Federal Government.⁵ Former Crosby County Sheriff Dies; Rites Set

SILVER CITY, N.M. (Special) - John D. McDermett, 80, area pioneer and a former sheriff of Crosby County, died here Saturday afternoon.
Funeral services are slated at 2 p.m. Monday in the First Methodist Church in Crosbyton. Burial will be in Crosbyton Cemetery under direction of King Funeral Home.

McDermett came to Crosby County in the 1890´s as a small child. His father also was sheriff at one time.

For about 30 years McDermett was employed by the Cattle Raisers Association of New Mexico and moved to Silver City upon retirement.

He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Ruby Lee Wesley, Gallop, N.M., Mrs. Francis Hawkins, Silver City, and Mrs. Billy Houston, Midland; two sons, George, Silver City, and Johnny, 4311 43rd St., Lubbock; four brothers, Charlie and Linnie, Ralls, Fred, Denver, Colo., and H. C., Abilene; and two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Trammell, San Angelo and Mrs. Nora Freeman, Crosbyton.

Lubbock Avalanche Journal, March 29, 1965.

Thomas Troy McDermett was born on 7 September 1888 in Chalk Mountain, Erath, Texas.^1,2,3 He and Dora Bell Collier were married about 1909.² He died on 6 July 1962, at age 73, in Hockley County, Texas.^4,3 He was buried in Levelland Municipal Cemetery, Levelland, Hockley, Texas.³

Mary Ethel McDermett was born on 22 October 1890 in Texas.¹ She and John Anthony Trammell were married on 24 December 1916 in Ralls, Crosby, Texas.¹ She died on 5 November 1988, at age 98, in San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas.¹

Fredric Earl McDermett was born on 13 November 1892 in Crosby County, Texas.^1,3 He and Roxie Martin were married on 15 November 1916.^1,2 He died on 3 December 1979, at age 87, in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado.^4,3

Fredric Earl McDermett was a Carpenter.⁵

Henry Clay McDermett was born on 24 September 1894 in Emma, Crosby, Texas.^1,3,4 He and Daisy Mae Riek were married on 12 July 1919 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas.¹ He and Alice Edna Camp were married on 19 September 1970 in Abilene, Taylor, Texas. He and Mabel Clair Goode were married on 6 October 1975 in Jones County, Texas.^5,6 He died on 19 March 1998, at age 103, in Abilene, Taylor, Texas.^3,4 He was buried in Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor, Texas.⁴

Lenora Edna McDermett was born on 15 June 1896 in Crosby County, Texas.¹ She and Clarence Lamont Freeman were married on 17 September 1919 in Crosbyton, Crosby, Texas.¹ She died on 12 January 1979, at age 82, in Hale Center, Hale, Texas.¹

Linnie Lonnell McDermett was born on 23 June 1900 in Crosby County, Texas.^1,3 He and Edith Elizabeth Beaty were married on 23 December 1925 in Clarendon, Texas.¹ He died on 11 December 1966, at age 66, in Texas.³ He was buried in Ralls Cemetery (Section 10, Lot 39 # 4), Ralls, Crosby, Texas.

James Spencer Grant was born on 4 January 1878 in Red River County, Texas.^1,2,3,4,5 He and Rosa May McDermett were married on 27 August 1921 in Ralls, Crosby, Texas.^6,7 He died on 6 November 1957, at age 79, in Abilene, Taylor, Texas.^1,2,8 He was buried in Elmwood Mmeorial Park, Abilene, Taylor, Texas.²

James Spencer Grant was in Bob Fowler- Merkel, Texas.⁴

John Mack Grant was born on 23 November 1922 in Ralls, Crosby, Texas.^2,3,4,5 He and Ola Vydell Brown were married on 17 August 1955 in Midland, Midland, Texas.³ He died on 19 March 1988, at age 65, in Abilene, Taylor, Texas.^4,5 He was buried in Elmwood Memorial Park, Abilene, Taylor, Texas.⁵

Ola Vydell Brown was born on 23 June 1926.^3,4 She and John Mack Grant were married on 17 August 1955 in Midland, Midland, Texas.⁵ She died on 1 January 2011, at age 84.⁴ She was buried in Elmwood Memorial Park, Abilene, Taylor, Texas.⁴

Ola Vydell Brown was educated in Hardin-Simmmons College Masters.⁶ She was a School Teacher.⁶ Vydell Grant Noland, 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 1, 2011, in a local medical center.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 5701 Highway 277 South. The family will receive friends at a visitation 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, January 3, 2011, at the funeral home.
Vydell was born June 23, 1926 to Mandy Lee (Loggins) and Robert B. Brown in Weatherford, Texas. She received her master's degree from Hardin-Simmons College (now University). Vydell taught school, retiring after 31 years. She was a teacher for two years in Dennis, four years in Rotan, and 25 years in Abilene at Bonham Elementary. Vydell was a member of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and was involved in the Nursing Home Ministry. She enjoyed socializing with the Primetimers. Vydell was kind, gentle, and a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, John Grant; and her second husband, Troy Noland.

Memorials may be sent to Love and Care Ministries, 233 Fannin Street, Abilene, Texas 79603, Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, 701 South Pioneer Drive, Abilene, Texas 79605, or the donor's charity of choice.

Sarah Isabelle (Bell) Ellison was born on 8 January 1888 in Claiborne County, Tennessee.^1,3 She and John Doyle McDermett were married about 1909. She died on 9 March 1980, at age 92, in Midland, Midland, Texas.^4,5,3 She was buried in Crosbyton Cemetery, Crosbyton, Crosby, Texas.³

Mrs. John (Sarah Isabell Ellison) McDermett, who died March 9, in Midland at the age of 92, was among the last remaining true pioneers of Crosbyton.
She was born Jan. 8, 1888 near Speedwell, Tenn., the daughter of B. W. and Mary Ellison. She moved with her parents to Crosby County in 1908.

Her father built the first house in Crosbyton, the house now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Holcomb. Another first for her was to be a charter member of First Baptist Church, organized in 1909.

Sarah Isabell Ellison married John McDermett in 1909. They were the first couple married in Crosby County.

They made their home in a rock house on the Bar-N-Bar Ranch, where he was employed as foreman. Later he served as sheriff and tax collector of Crosby County.

Mr. and Mrs. McDermett moved in 1930 to New Mexico, where he was associated with ranches. Later they moved to Silver City, N.M., and lived there until his retirement in 1959. Mr. McDermett died in 1965.

Mrs. McDermett moved to Midland in 1966 and made her home with a daughter until her death.

Belle McDermett is listed in the Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum as "one of the pioneer mothers of Crosby County. With her pioneer spirit, she shared all the hardships in the settlement of a new country. She often visited in Crosbyton with her sisters and many friends. To know her was to love her."

She is survived by four children; Mrs. Billie Houston of Midland, Rubalie Wesley of Gallup, N.M., George McDermett of Silver City, N.M., and Johnnie McDermett of Lubbock; three sisters, Moda Reed and Tina Harvey, both of Crosbyton, and Viola Gray of Hereford; 15 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.

Memorial services were at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, in First Baptist Church of Crosbyton. Interment was in Crosbyton Cemetery.

Crosbyton Review, March 20, 1980.