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Commerce Lions Club
Commerce, Texas
We Meet
Every Tuesday at Noon - at the
Ben E. Keith Reception Room 2248 Live Oak Street.
Commerce,Texas
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Current Officers 2002-2003
President - Robert Sanders
1st VP - Tom Tallach
2nd VP - Freida Teel
3rd VP - Darrell Belcher
Sec - Jason Bone
Treas - Janie Husbands
Tailtwister - Tony Nixon
Lion Tamer - Glenn Ward
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Board of Directors Meeting - 5:15PM
Every Second Tuesday
2nd Tuesday of Every Month at Guarantee Bank at Park St and Main Street
Zone 10 Chairman
Phil Fugitt
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Funeral Notice 07-15-04
Charles J. Muller Jr., former Commerce mayor
and architect of some 500 buildings and homes in Commerce and the North
Texas area, died Saturday (July 10) in Arlington.
He was a registered architect in Texas for 40 years, as well as in Arkansas,
Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky.
Along with being the mayor of
Commerce, Muller served the community in many capacities. He was a member of
the board of directors for Bank One in Greenville from 1990 to 1993 as well
as for the First National Bank of Commerce from 1947 to 1989 and the United
Bank of Waco fro 1988 to 1990.
He was a member of the Commerce Housing Authority from 1949 to 1986 and
served as chairman of the board for the organization for 22 years. He was
also chairman of the Board of Adjustments for the City of Commerce from 1969
to 1984.
He was a member of Epiphany Episcopal Church, where he served as a licensed
lay reader for 15 years and the church treasurer for 15 years.
Muller was also a member of the Lions Club since 1945 and was zone chairman
for the club in 1985. He was also deputy district governor for the Lions
Club in 1986.
Gene Casselberry, a club member, said Muller was a devoted and dedicated
Lion.
"He knew what Lionism stood for," Casselberry said. "He worked hard for the
projects that supported Commerce causes and people."
He was a member of the MIT Alumni Association and life member No. 10 of the
ETSU Alumni Association. He was also a member of Phi Delta Kappa.
Muller was past president of the Commerce Chamber, Lions Club, Sand Hills
Golf and Country Club, ETSU Alumni Association and the Parent Teacher
Association.
He was co-chairman of the ETSU Foundation Fund Drive in 1984 and listed in
"Who's Who in the Southwest" and "Personalities of the South".
He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945 and was discharged as a major.
Charles Muller Jr. was born Feb. 24, 1918, in Commerce. His wife, Linda,
preceded him in death. He is survived by a son and daughter.
Muller's family came to Commerce in 1916 when two brothers, John and Charles
Muller Sr., sold their electric, ice, water and coal business in Midlothian
and moved to Commerce to purchase the Commerce Ice Company. The business
later expanded to include making ice cream and the Coca-Cola Bottling Works.
They later built one of the first freezer and locker plants in Texas in
1938.
He received a Bachelor of Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in 1941, as well as a Bachelor of Science from East Texas State
University (now Texas A&M University-Commerce) that same year. He also
received a Master of Education from ETSU in 1962 and attended the University
of Texas.
Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at Epiphany Episcopal Church.
Services are planned for 2 p.m. at Epiphany Episcopal. A private burial will
follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Jones-Walker Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Memorial may be made to the Commerce Public Library.
FUNERAL NOTICE(1-1-03)
Dr. William Bell
COMMERCE -- Dr. William "Jack" Bell of Commerce, died Wednesday at Presbyterian Hospital of Commerce following a short illness. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Commerce with Rev. Drew Cottle officiating.
He was born Nov. 1, 1915, in Decatur County, Kan. He married Marjorie Andrews of Rawlings, Kan. Dr. Bell received his bachelor of science and master of science degrees from Emporia State University and his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1949.
He came to East Texas State University in September 1951 and was head of the Department of Communications for 32 years. Dr. Bell taught journalism and photography, sponsored the East Texan newspaper and the "Locust" yearbook.
Dr. Bell was director of sports information for 15 years. He established the National Association of Collegiate Athletics (NAIA) Sports Information Directors Association and served as its president for three years. He was elected to the Sports Hall of Fame.
In 1982, he was named a "Piper Professor," an award for excellence in teaching. He retired from the University in 1985 and was named Citizen of the Decade by the Chamber of Commerce in 1989.
Dr. Bell was active in the Lions Club, publishing a weekly newsletter, official scorekeeper for University athletics and he served refreshments to the "Dough" Rollins Sunday school class. He was chairman of the executive board of the Friends of the Commerce Public Library for four years. He served on the city commission for 21 years, served as mayor pro-tem for 11 years and was mayor of Commerce for four years.
Dr. Bell is survived by his sister, Elva McLin of Leander; nephews and nieces Paul and Claire McLin of Dallas and Carl and Sue McLin of College Station; nieces Shela and David Endres of Leander and Jan and Olaf Bexhoeft of Arlington, Va., and numerous grandnieces and nephews.
His wife preceded him in death May 21, 1991.
Memorials may be made to Northeast Texas Children's Museum, P.O. Box 994, Commerce, 75429.
Visitation is form 6 to 8 p.m. today at Jones-Walker & Son Funeral Home
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Commerce,Texas Lions Club
Mailing Address:
P.O.Box 424
Commerce,Texas 75429
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Last Updated -07/20/04