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Dick Kendall CASON, III[1, 2, 3]

Male 1922 - 2006  (84 years)Deceased


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  • Name Dick Kendall CASON 
    Suffix III 
    Born 27 Jun 1922  Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Oct 2006 
    Buried 11 Oct 2006  Hillcrest Garden of Memory Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill Co, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Dr Dick Kendall Cason, III - Memorial
    Dr Dick Kendall Cason, III - Memorial
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    Person ID I6555  Garrison-Logan Family Tree
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2011 

    Father Dick Kendall 'Perkins M' CASON, Jr,   b. 13 Nov 1897, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches Co, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1934, Houston, Harris Co, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Mother Maurine MILLS,   b. 26 Nov 1899, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1990, Hennepin Co, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 11 Sep 1921 
    Family ID F2347  Group Sheet

    Family Living 
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2011 
    Family ID F4481  Group Sheet

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jun 1922 - Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 11 Oct 2006 - Hillcrest Garden of Memory Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill Co, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S112] US Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (FamilySearch), 3 Sep 2011.
      First Name: Dick
      Middle Name: Kendall
      Last Name: Cason
      Name Suffix:
      Birth Date: 27 June 1922
      Social Security Number: 464-24-7973
      Place of Issuance: Texas
      Last Residence: Hill, Texas
      Zip Code of Last Residence: 76645
      Death Date: 8 October 2006
      Estimated Age at Death: 84

    2. [S42] America's Obituaries & Death Notices, (NewsBank, Inc.), 3 Sep 2011.
      Dick Kendall Cason III passed away Oct. 8, 2006. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the First Presbyterian Church in Hillsboro.

      Dick was born June 27, 1922, in Beaumont, Texas. His parents were Dick Cason and Maurine Mills Cason, who both preceded him in death.

      He graduated from Rice Institute and received his medical degree from UTMB in Galveston in 1945. He married Maxine "Scotty" Skocdopole Cason in 1946. He served in France and Germany at the end of World War II. They moved to Hillsboro in 1949, where he practiced medicine until his retirement in 1994.

      He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hillsboro. He served as a deacon, elder, Sunday school teacher, choir member and as Chairman of the building committee. He also served on the judicial council of Grace Presbytery.

      He was active in medical politics at the local, state and national level during his entire professional career. He served as President of the Hill County Medical Society. He served on the board of counselors for the Texas Medical Association and served in the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association.

      He and his beloved wife, Scotty were extremely active in all facets of the community. He received the Hillsboro Jaycees Distinguished Service Award in 1956. He served twice as the Chairman of the Industrial Foundation for the city of Hillsboro and was vice-president of the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce.

      He had an abiding passion for music which included a love of opera as well as being the French horn player in a local band known as The Tooters, which was always ready to enthusiactically perform whether they were requested to do so or not.

      He was a life-long Rotarian serving as President of the Hillsboro Club, being a member of the District 587 Roll of Fame and Paul Harris Fellow.

      He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Scotty Cason. He has a son, Dick Cason and wife, Ann of Huntsville, Texas; a daughter, Chris Cason of Cleburne; a grandson, Justin Underwood and wife, Tracey of West; two great-grandchildren, Trenton and Taylor Underwood; a granddaughter, Emily de Milliano and husband, Chris of Huntsville; and grandsons, Kendall and Kirby Cason of Huntsville; and one brother, Walter Cason and wife, Mary of Chapel Hill, N. C.

      The family requests that memorials be made to Hill College or the First Presbyterian Church of Hillsboro.

      Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors, Hillsboro

      June 27, 1922 - October 8, 2006

      Waco Tribune-Herald (TX)
      Date: October 10, 2006
      Record Number: 1541116
      (c) 2006 Cox Newspapers, Inc. - Waco Tribune-Herald


    3. [S11] Find A Grave, (www.findagrave.com), 4 Sep 2011.
      Find A Grave Memorial# 16130442