Denton Doings (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 30, Ed. 1, April 1965 Page: 2 of 12
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DENTON DOINGS
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THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY YEAR
Married Lorene
/J. B. SKIDMORE
FRED WESTCOURT
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He also was a member of the
Rotary Club from 1941 to 1954
when he resigned to devote more
time to his business as farm im-
plement dealer for Massey-Fer-
guson Tractor Co.
Survivors include his widoysm.
one daughter, IMrs. Eddie W. (6)
mer of Denton; three brothe
Ed Skidmore of McKinney, A. P.
Skidmore of Milwaukee, Wis., and
Claude W. Skidmore of Jackson,
Miss., and two granddaughters,
Deborah Gilmer and Laurie Gil-
mer, both of Denton.
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Marilyn (Miller) and her won-
derful husband, Walt Schmid, are
ski enthusiasts — that’s the way
they met three or four years ago.
CARD: “This is really a beau-
tiful area, and the weather A
been perfect. The fresh air K
exercise give us a good app^
tite. We have been having fun.”
They both have much-better-
than-average jobs with IBM, in
Chicago. They own their home
near her parents, at 691 Kenil-
worth, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
He was serving as a chule9
school teacher and an usher-re"
ceptionist at the time of his
death.
One of Denton’s good citizens
and churchmen died March 8 in
Flow Hospital. It was a big fu-
neral at First Methodist Church.
The sermon was preached by Dr.
P. W. Walker, pastor of Coch-
ran’s Chapel Methodist Church
(oldest in Dallas). Dr. Walker
was pastor here fifteen years.
Other ministers participating
were Rev. Noel Bryant, pastor,
Dr. W. B. Slack, former pastor,
and Rev. Henry Mood, a long-
time family friend.
Burial was in Roselawn under
the direction of Schmitz-Floyd-
Hamlett. J. B. was born in Fort
Worth May 23, 1906. He attended
school in Celina 'before moving
to Denton.
Churchman
He was a member of the First
Methodist Church in Denton
where he served as a member of
the official board, church school
superintendent and director of
the youth department.
The only way we can account
for such acts of love and friend-
ship is that we bad through the
years sent The Doings to Fred
wherever he was, at home or
overseas. (Others of our most
valued friends were made by
these letters going overseas to
them during the second world
war and in Korea. Many have
passed on but some are left.)
Wonderful Character
You have often read about a
man that “to know him was to
love him.” This was literally true
of Fred Westcourt. We have
many fine men in our Garden
Club, but we think all will agree
that Fred was the most admired
and best loved one. He had a
wonderful mind, a big heart, and
a warm personality.
There was a long story in the
Record-Chronicle — too long for
the Doings—but here are some of
the highlights:
DENTON DOINGS
The Magazine of Goodwill
Non-Political Non-Denominational
E. J. HEADLEE, Editor and Publisher
BETTIE WARD HEADLEE. Office and Circulation
302 Mimosa Drive
Denton, Texas
Printed by the Terrill Wheeler Printing Company
THIS PUBLICATION BEGAN AS A FAMILY NEWSLETTER THIRTY YEARS AGO-
AND HAS BEEN PUBLISHED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE THAT TIME.
He married Lorene Perry in
McKinney in 1926. She is one of
Denton’s finest and most able
women. She is with the Denton
State School where she heads the
Voluntary Services in a most
commendable way.
Mary Virginia (Mrs. Eddie Gil-
mer) is much like her mother,
and that is the highest compli-
ment anyone can pay her. 4
The Skidmores are godparelS
of Doug and Judy Swick. Lorene
requested that the Swicks sit with
the family at the funeral.
Active pallbearers were Joe
Sherrill, Fred Meredith, Sam
Sauls, Terry Tate, Bob Castle-
berry, James Curl, Richard Ray-
zor, Leon McMahan.
Honorary pallbearers: Wayne
Swick, Tom W. Davis, Robert
Wallis, R. L. Selby Jr., Archie
Payne, Fred Peterson Jr., Ralph
Grandbury, Paul Reed, Lloyd
Combs, C. B. Polansky and Joe
McKenzie.
The Picture: We used the only
good picture available. It is a
good likeness, taken several
years ago.
Writing about Fred Westcourt
is an emotional experience for
this writer. Our friendship dates
back over so many years and he
has done so much for us and has
given us so much pleasure in
various ways.
Fred died in Dallas March 7
and was buried in1 Roselawn af-
ter a service in his church, St.
Andrew Presbyterian, with anoth-
er long-time friend of ours, Dr.
J. Hoytt Boles, preaching. The
sanctuary of the church was full
of Fred’s friends. It seemed to
us that not a dozen more could
have found seats. The floral of-
fering was what you would ex-
pect..
Acts of Friendship
When we moved into the big
house, which we called The Oaks
(a block west of the new Fair-
haven Home), Fred brought his
entire TWU class out there and
outlined for them and for Daisy
and me, his ideas for the land-
scaping. (Some of you will re-
member that yard. It’s beauty
was due to Daisy’s loving care.)
We received many remem-
brances from Fred when he was
on military duty in Europe in the
early 1940s; then when he re-
turned he brought one of our
most valued possessions. It is
an etching of “The English
Lakes” which hangs on the wall
of our living room. Asked about
its value, Fred said “Oh, I would
say $75.00 or $100.00.”
He sailed overseas July 4, 1944,
and was assigned to the Informa-
tion and Education Division,
European Theater of Operations,
until May, 1946, as a member of
the 6819th Information and Edu-
cation Staff School, planning and
supervising Postwar Educational
Program in Europe.
He participated, in the Northern
France campaign of 1945 and
was promoted to major of In-
fantry Nov 21, 1945.
Mr. Westcourt is survived by
his widow, Emily, two daughters,
Mrs. Jack L. Cole, Signal Moun-
tain, Tenn., and Mrs. H. W. Mc-
Curley, Chula Vista, Calif., and
four grandchildren.
Mr. Westcourt was an elder in
the St. Andrew Presbyterian
Church. He was also a member
of the Rotary Club for years.
In Record-Chronicle
Mr. Westcourt was one of the
founders of the Men’s. Garden
Club in Denton and served as its
president. He supervised several
of its projects, including planting
of redbud trees on the Flow
Memorial Hospital grounds.
Before coming to TWU he was
instructor at Texas A&M for the
1920-21 school year and professor
at Tarleton State College, 1921-25.
Mr. Westcourt was born at
Meyersville, DeWitt County, Aug.
4, 1896, and was graduated from
high school at Moulton.
He enrolled at Texas A&M in
1914 and was one of the entire
senior class of 1917 which left
college to enter military service.
Courses toward the Ph.D were
taken at Cornell University and
the Royal Botanic Gardens of
Kew, England.
Mr. Westcourt’s military ser-
vice included both World Wars.
Decorations and citations were
World War I Victory Medal,
European Service Medal and
French Croix de Guerre.
Mr. Westcourt was recalled to
active duty in World War II June
22, 1942, as captain of infantry
and was assigned to the instruc-
tor training section of the Tank
Destroyer School at Fort Hood.
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Headlee, E. J. Denton Doings (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 30, Ed. 1, April 1965, periodical, April 1965; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1450833/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Denton Public Library.