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The Bonham Daily Favorite
18 May 1953, page 1

Heart Ailment Proves Fatal to W. G. Forgy
Advertising Manager Of Daily Favorite for 10 Years

William G. Forgy, the advertising manager of The Bonham Daily Favorite for the past 19 years died at Allen memorial Hospital this morning shortly before 11 o'clock. Mr. Forgy was suffering from a heart ailment.

He had been confined to the hospital for several days some three weeks ago but had returned to work. He had returned to the hospital sunday afternoon.

Mr. Forgy was born Dec 5, 1899 in Oklahoma and had been in the newspaper business for many years. He came to Bonham from O'Donnell where he had been publishing a weekly newspaper.

He was a member of the First Presbyterian church in Bonham and was a deacon in the church. He was active in Camp Fire Girls work and the Presbyterian Men's Club.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Velma Rae Forgy, a son, William G. Forgy III and a daughter, Cynthia Forgy, all of Bonham, and some brothers and sisters.

Funeral arrangements with Wise Funeral Home directing are incomplete pending arrival of brothers and sisters.

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The Bonham Daily Favorite
20 May 1953, page 1

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Bill Forgy Has Met His Last Deadline

No longer will it be a mad rush with one eye on the clock, the other on the typewriter, one ear listening for the cry of the composing room foreman, the other glued to the phone to complete the layout and copy before the dread of all good newspapermen — the deadline — strikes.

The jangle of telephone, the roar of the press, the rhythmic click of the typewriter keys and the staccato rumble of the linotypes has been stilled.

Today Bill is in that faraway land that all good newpapermen dream of — where there is no deadline, no hurry ad no rush. He rests the rest of those who have done a job well and and heard the call of the Master of all — Enter Thou Good and Faithful Servant.

A strange quietness prevails over the desk where Bill reigned. The laugh is stilled here, but it rings out in the Great Beyond.

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TXFannin GenWeb #: 015238

This record last updated on 2012-07-14 at 04:26:13

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- Death Certificate Information -

• Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
• Name: William Gregory Forgy
• Death Date: 18 May 1953
• Death Place: Bonham, Fannin, Texas
• Gender: Male
• Race: White
• Death Age: 53 years 5 months 13 days
• Estimated Birth Date:
• Birth Date: 05 Dec 1899
• Birthplace: Chico, Texas
• Marital Status: Married
• Spouse's Name:
• Father's Name: M. A. Forgy
• Father's Birthplace: Texas
• Mother's Name: Luthella Belle Reid
• Mother's Birthplace: Texas
• Occupation: Advertising Director
• Place of Residence: Bonham, Fannin, Texas
• Cemetery: Willow Wild Cemetery
• Burial Place: Bonham, Texas
• Burial Date: 20 May 1953
• Informant: Mrs. W. G. Forgy
• Certificate Number: 24225

Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
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