Aletha McCuistion
1907 - 1959 (51 years)
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Name Aletha McCuistion Born 12 Jun 1907 Paris, Lamar County, Texas 
[1] Gender Female Died 9 Feb 1959 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas [1, 2, 3] - "The Paris News, 9 February 1959". "Miss Aletha McCuistion, daughter of Mrs. Ed H. McCuistion and the late Mayor McCuistion of Paris, died Monday at 4 a.m. in a Fort Worth hospital, after a week's serious illness. She was dean of girls at W. C. Stripling High School in Fort Worth, where she taught a number of years. The funeral will be held in Paris sometime Wedness afternoon, Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home being in charge of arrangements. Surviving besides her mother are two brothers, Dr. W. R. McCuistion, Fort Worth and Dr. H. M. McCuistion, Sioux City, Iowa; four nieces and two nephews. Born in Paris, 12 Jun 1907, Aletha McCuistion was a daughter of Ed H. and Eva (Regenold) McCuistion, and was a member of First Methodist Church here. Her father was an outstanding civic leader of paris, a longtime banker and business man, noted as a local historian and as a Bible teacher. After graduation from Paris High School, Miss McCuistion attended Texas Woman's University, then Texas State college for Women in Denton, where she received her AB and BS degrees, her master of arts degree being conferred by Texas Christian University, Fort Worth. She had also done extensive work in the field of guidance and counseling. she was a Member of the Principals and Vice-Principals Association; Council of Administrative Women, the Texas State Teachers Association and National Education Association."
"The Paris News, 10 February 1959." "Service for Miss Aletha McCuistion, daughter of Mrs. Ed. H. McCuistion and the late Mayor McCuistion of Paris, will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Fry-Gibbs chapel and burial made in Evergreen Cemetery. The Rev. John Shuler of First Methodist Church, where Miss McCuistion was a member, will officiate and pallbearers will be R. C. (Bob) Nelson, Irwin McClanahan, Gilbert Cecil, Paul Crawford, Carl McWherter and James Ferguson. Miss McCuistion, born and reared in Paris, had taught school a number of years in Ft. Worth and had been dean of girls at W. C. Stripling High School some time before her death early Monday."
Aletha McCuistion Death Certificate Buried 11 Feb 1959 Paris, Lamar County, Texas [1, 3] Person ID I588 Family Last Modified 31 Jul 2018
Father Edward Hall McCuistion, b. 2 Sep 1867, Paris, Lamar County, Texas , d. 26 Jul 1946, Paris, Lamar County, Texas (Age 78 years) Mother Evora B. Regenold, b. 19 Dec 1871, Mt. Pleasant, Greene County, Tennessee , d. 18 Dec 1960, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas (Age 88 years) Married 7 Aug 1894 Paris, Lamar County, Texas [4] Family ID F203 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- "The Paris News, 9 February 1959". "Miss Aletha McCuistion, daughter of Mrs. Ed H. McCuistion and the late Mayor McCuistion of Paris, died Monday at 4 a.m. in a Fort Worth hospital, after a week's serious illness. She was dean of girls at W. C. Stripling High School in Fort Worth, where she taught a number of years. The funeral will be held in Paris sometime Wedness afternoon, Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home being in charge of arrangements. Surviving besides her mother are two brothers, Dr. W. R. McCuistion, Fort Worth and Dr. H. M. McCuistion, Sioux City, Iowa; four nieces and two nephews. Born in Paris, 12 Jun 1907, Aletha McCuistion was a daughter of Ed H. and Eva (Regenold) McCuistion, and was a member of First Methodist Church here. Her father was an outstanding civic leader of paris, a longtime banker and business man, noted as a local historian and as a Bible teacher. After graduation from Paris High School, Miss McCuistion attended Texas Woman's University, then Texas State college for Women in Denton, where she received her AB and BS degrees, her master of arts degree being conferred by Texas Christian University, Fort Worth. She had also done extensive work in the field of guidance and counseling. she was a Member of the Principals and Vice-Principals Association; Council of Administrative Women, the Texas State Teachers Association and National Education Association."
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Event Map 
Born - 12 Jun 1907 - Paris, Lamar County, Texas 
Died - 9 Feb 1959 - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Buried - 11 Feb 1959 - Paris, Lamar County, Texas = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Aletha McCuistion was not married.
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Sources - [S3403] Texas Death Certificate 1903–1982, Aletha McCuistion; Fort Worth, Texas; 11115; 9 February 1959.
Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. iArchives, Orem, Utah. - [S36] Mills, Betsy.
- [S675] McCuistion Search - Ancestry.com, Mays - McGinnis.
- [S42] Marriage Record, Book 14, Pg 49.
- [S3403] Texas Death Certificate 1903–1982, Aletha McCuistion; Fort Worth, Texas; 11115; 9 February 1959.