1908 - 1971 (63 years)
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Name |
Jack Louis Minter |
Birth |
25 Jan 1908 |
Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
_UID |
3A67F8FF921344F0A665683DE54742B74625 |
Death |
25 Dec 1971 |
Hendrick Memorial Hospital, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA [1, 2] |
Burial |
27 Dec 1971 |
Elmwood Memorial Park, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA [1, 2] |
Notes |
- 1950 United States Federal Census: in Abilene. Taylor, Texas (both MINTER), Jack L (head, 42, born Texas, co-manager, retail department store) and Dorothy M (wife, 41, born Texas).
From findagrave.com, Jun 2015
The Abilene Reporter News
Sunday, December 26, 1971
JACK L. MINTER, 63, partner of Minter's, Abilene's oldest merchandising department store, died Saturday in Hendricks Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.
Funeral will be in the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest with the Rev. E.P. Dentzer, record, officiating.
Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park under the direction of Elliott's Funeral Home.
Mr. Minter was born in Abilene 25 January 1908, the son of the late Mr. And Mrs. W.A. Minter, Jr. Both of his parents arrived in Abilene in 1881, the year town lots were sold. They were married in 1900, the same year Mr. Minter founded Minter's Dry Goods Co.
Jack Minter's first employment was with his father's firm while he was still a school boy. His first job was running a button covering machine.
He graduated from Abilene High school in 1925 and from Virginia Military Institute in 1929 with a bachelor of Arts degree. Soon after graduating from VMI, he returned to Abilene and resumed work with his father's firm.
He was made a partner in the firm following his father's death in 1935. He and a brother, Will D. Minter, became partners with George L. Minter, Sr., a cousin of their father's who had been with the firm since it was founded in 1900. George Minter, Jr. later became a partner with Will and Jack Minter.
Mr. Minter served five years during World War II, entering the service as first lieutenant in 1940 when the 112th Cavalry was mobilized here and sent to Fort Bliss. He served overseas over three years and was separated from the service in 1946 as a lieutenant colonel.
He had served on the board of directors of the Abilene Chamber of Commerce and West Central Texas Municipal Water District. He was a member of the Abilene Rotary Club and the First Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Minter was named "Boss of the Year" in 1963 by the Abilene Credit Women's Breakfast Club. He was a city commissioner from 1953 to 1955, and was mayor pro tem from April 1954 to April 1955.
He married the former Dorothy McKelvy of Albany. The family home is at 1411 Tanglewood.
Survivors are his wife, Dorothy; one niece, Mrs. Marc Levanthol of LaVern, Cal.; and a brother, W.D. Minter of 1201 Sylvan.
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Person ID |
I6690 |
America |
Last Modified |
9 Dec 2022 |
Father |
William Adolphus "Will" Minter, Jr., b. 16 Oct 1871, Mississippi, USA d. 19 Aug 1935, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA (Age 63 years) |
Mother |
Mabel MONTGOMERY, b. 9 Apr 1876, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA d. 20 Sep 1956, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA (Age 80 years) |
Marriage |
1 Aug 1900 |
Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA [3] |
Family ID |
F2591 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Dorothy McKELVY, b. 12 Jul 1908, USA d. 13 Jul 1977, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA (Age 69 years) |
Marriage |
Jun 1930 |
Albany, Texas, USA [4] |
Family ID |
F2594 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
5 Nov 2020 |
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Sources |
- [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later.
- [S223] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903 - 1982, at ancestry.com, March 2015 and later.
- [S317] United States marriages at findmypast.co.uk.
- [S434] Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at ancestry.com.
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