Submitted by

Barbara (Caddell) Fox

The Mart Messenger
Thursday, January 15, 2004

Henry Clay Vann II

     Henry Clay Vann II, 74, of Marlin, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2004, at a Temple hospital.  Graveside services and interment were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Cemetery in Marlin, with Rev. Jimmy Phillips officiating, with military honors.

     Henry was born January 16, 1929 in Marlin to William E. and Mildred Pinson Vann.  He was self-employed as a farmer and was a life long resident of Marlin and Falls County.  He was a veteran of the Korean war serving in the U. S. Navy and a long time member of First Christian Church in Marlin where he served as a deacon and an elder.  He was preceded in death by a grandson, Lynn Fife.

     Survivors include his wife, Patricia Vann of Marlin; daughters Cathy Fife of Mart and Carol Stone of Marlin; son Clay Reese Vann of Marlin; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

     Honorary pallbearers were deacons of First Christian Church in Marlin.  Memorials may be made to First Christian Church of Marlin, c/o Adams Funeral Home, 129 Coleman, Marlin, TX 76661.


NOTE: Henry Clay Vann II should be Henry Clay Vann III -bcf