Submitted by: Julia Clay
 
Obituary Texarkana Gazette:

Funeral services for Tillman McAdams Cantrell 74, pioneer resident of the Nash 
community who died Wednesday October 22, 1939, after a short illness, will be 
held at 10  am Friday at the Nash Methodist church with the Rev. J. B Waggoner 
of Carlisle, TX, offficiating and assisted by the Rev. Adkinson of Nash.  
Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.  Born in Cherokee County, GA, son of Mr. 
and Mrs. D. S. Cantrell, he came to Texas in a covered wagon in 1870 at the age 
of five.  Mr. Cantrell married Emma Henderson of Nash and to this union were 
worn three children, two of whom survive, Mrs. R. C. O'Donald of Nash and Mrs. 
D. A. Harper of Tulsa.  Mrs. Cantrell died in 1899.  In 1900 Mr. Cantrell 
married Mrs. Minerva Shipp Holmes, widow with two children who are survivors, 
Mrs. Nash S. Bingham of Tunica, MS, and J. Oscar Holmes of Tacoma, WA.  Six 
children were born to this union.  Survivors John M. Cantrell, H. Ector 
Cantrell of Seattle WA., Jewel C. Cantrell and Mrs Dan J. Myers of Nash, Mrs 
Claude D. Myrick of New Boston and Tillman Mead Cantrell,  of San Antonio. (T. 
M. was not a junior, his middle name was Mead, not McAdams).

Other survivors are a sister, Mrs. L. A. Powell of Texarkana; a brother S. W. 
Cantrell of Portland, OR, 14 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.  Active 
pallbearers will be Darrel Blocker, Lawrence Arrington, W. H. Presley, Cullen 
White, Fred Norton, and Grady Norton.  Honorary pallbearers will be Rollin W. 
Rodgers, Sr., C. J. Day, J. R. Watlington, Eli Rochelle, N. L. Dalby, Jack 
Runnels and friends and neighbors of the family.