MISCELLANEOUS
Philip Quincy Routon – Dedication Program
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Edward Stephen Routon – Newspaper Article
Henry County Cemetery Searches
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Henry Eugene Watters
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Ma Routon’s Buttermilk Pie (1860)
Routons in time of war
World War I
Everett Routon Fuqua Routon Ralph Routon |
World War II
Ben Routon Bernice Routon Scott Roger Routon Jim Routon Joe Routon Bill Routon |
Vietnam War
Dale Routon John Sommer (Texas) |
Routons – Paris Cemeteries
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Routon Traits
Do you share some of these Routon traits?
Pioneer Spirit - not afraid to travel and try new things
Very independent
Value education
Stoic - may not show emotions openly
Very intelligent
Like reading- fiction, biography, history, current events
Like to help and teach others
Like gardening, music, quilting, artistic pursuits
Houses are full of books and pictures
Value family- are family oriented
Engage in charitable works and helping their neighbors
Routon Men:
Marry strong-minded women, are tall and handsome
Routon Women:
May not give housekeeping a high priority
Golden Anniversary - Mr. and Mrs. Everett Routon
(December 26, 1970)
(From newspaper article)
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Routon of Routon will observe their Golden Wedding Anniversary on January 3, from two
to four o’clock in the afternoon with a reception at the Farm Bureau Building, 406 North Poplar Street.
The couple was married January 1, 1921 in Henry County by the late Bro. D. T. Spaulding. Attending the couple were Mrs. Lorene Watkins, the former Lorene Wiseman,
and the late Walter Walter Watkins.
Mrs. Routon is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bucy of Paris, Route 5. Mr. Routon is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joe Routon of the Routon Community.
Mr. and Mrs. Routon are the parents of two sons, Roger Routon, of Routon, and John B. Routon, of Milan.
All friends and relatives are invited to attend the reception.
Routons to mark 50th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Roger Routon
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Routon of Henry extends an invitation to help them celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday.
A reception will be held 2-4 p.m. in the Lafayette Room of Best Western Travelers Inn, Paris. Hosting the event will be the honorees’ three daughters, Carolyn Goodman of Paris, Marilyn Rhodes of Memphis and Angie Allen of Paris; their six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Routon and the former Frances Hill were married Sept. 19, 1942, in Portageville, Mo., by the late Rev. J. Paxton Cole. They were attended by Frances Bucy Wilson of Paris and the late Jordan Bowden, who lived in McKenzie. Mrs. Routon is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hill, who lived in Paris Route 6. Routon is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Routon, who lived in Routon.
The family requests that gifts be omitted.
A reception will be held 2-4 p.m. in the Lafayette Room of Best Western Travelers Inn, Paris. Hosting the event will be the honorees’ three daughters, Carolyn Goodman of Paris, Marilyn Rhodes of Memphis and Angie Allen of Paris; their six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Routon and the former Frances Hill were married Sept. 19, 1942, in Portageville, Mo., by the late Rev. J. Paxton Cole. They were attended by Frances Bucy Wilson of Paris and the late Jordan Bowden, who lived in McKenzie. Mrs. Routon is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hill, who lived in Paris Route 6. Routon is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Routon, who lived in Routon.
The family requests that gifts be omitted.
"Fairest" title goes to Carolyn Routon
HENRY BEAUTY IS WINNER
(1964)
(From newspaper article)
Carolyn Routon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Routon of Routon, is Henry County’s new “Fairest of the Fair”. She was selected from a field of 20 beauteous contestants Tuesday night at the Henry County Fair.
Named as first and second maids to the new queen were June Watkins, daughter of Mrs. Quince Watkins of 810 Curtis St., and Patty Jo Hamlet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hamlet of 437 Whitehall Circle. Both girls are 1964 graduates of Grove High School.
Alternates to the two runner-ups were Rose Dorich and Jane Vaughn, who received white carnations. The three top winners were each presented with trophies and flowers.
The new queen was crowned by Theresa Wall of Paris, the 1963“Fairest of the Fair.” Miss Routon will compete with “fair” queens from across Tennessee for the state title in Nashville next January.
The fair itself received a signal honor when Fair Association president Grady Hutson was presented with a “Community Services Award” by a representative of the Mid-South Fair in Memphis.
The handsome plaque Hutson received is reportedly one of 16 being awarded to outstanding county fairs in seven states. This year is the first such an award has been made by the Mid-South Fair Association. Jimmy Little, assistant manager of the Memphis event made the presentation during an interlude in the “Fairest of the Fair” pageant.
Also appearing during the pageant were Parisians Leon and Don Ridgeway who were presented in full regalia as he “Mayor Emeritus and Ambassador from Possumtrott (Tennessee).” They were introduced by Charles Farmer, who assisted emcee Leon in his duties.
Janice Linn entertained the large grandstand with two songs, accompanied by musicians Jimmy Tubbs, Steve Clark and Tommy McCutcheon.
The new “fair” queen is a 1964 graduate of Henry High School. She will be a freshman at the University of Tennessee at Martin this fall where she is tentatively planning to major in business administration.
The 5’8” blue-eyed brunette competed in last year’s “Fairest of the Fair” event and this year’s Hostess Princess revue.
She is a member of the Henry Church of Christ.
The 18 year old queen won over competition from within her own family – her sister Marilyn, 15, was also a contestant in Tuesday’s event.
The fair continued today with dairy cattle and products judging this morning. The Youth Talent Contest, featuring an array of local talent, will be tonight at 7.
Dowdy - Routon Vows Exchanged
(MRS. LEE DALE DOWDY)
(From newspaper article)
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Routon of Route 2, Henry, announces the marriage of their daughter, Marilyn Ann, to Lee Dale Dowdy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie B. Dowdy, Route 6, Paris.
The ceremony was solemnized July 15 in the home of Fred Chunn who officiated.
The bride attended Henry High School.
Mr. Dowdy attended Henry High School and is now employed at Emerson Electric.
Carolyn Sue Routon to seek state beauty title
“FAIREST OF FAIR”
(1965)
(From newspaper article)
Henry County’s “Fairest of the Fair”, Carolyn Sue Routon of Henry, will compete with 53 other fair queens in state beauty competition next Friday in Nashville.
Selection of “Tennessee’s Fairest of the Fairs” is a highlight of the annual convention of Tennessee Association of Fairs, set Thursday and Friday.
Miss Routon, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Routon,
will meet the other contestants at an informal tea Thursday afternoon. They will be guests of their sponsors at the association’s annual banquet Thursday evening.
Friday morning will be devoted to rehearsals, press conferences,
and getting ready for the beauty pageant,
which is to take place at a luncheon Friday.
Gov. Frank Clement and Linda Thorpe, reigning queen, will crown the winner. The new “Tennessee Fairest of the Fairs” will receive a spring wardrobe.
Miss Routon, a student at the University of Tennessee Martin Branch,
won the right to enter the state event when she was selected “Fairest of
the Fair” at the Henry County Fair last August.
She is a former “Miss Henry High School.” She was a member of the high school Beta Club three years, was president of its Library Club, was chosen outstanding home economics student in her sophomore year, and held a sub-district office in Future Homemakers of America
Post Card from Joseph Senter Routon tp Minnie
Wimbish from the Chicago World's Fair - 1883
October 1st, 1893
Miss Minnie Wimbish,
Routon, Tenn.
Dear Friend,
Please pardon this liberty of writing to you, but I wished to let you know that I intended fulfilling my engagement with you for Sunday if nothing happens, also the Tennessee river trip.
We are seeing a great deal; it is clearing off now and Charlie and I are going to Lincoln Park.
Yours truly,
Joe Routon
In Haste
Post Card Everett W. Routon to Minnie Wimbish Routon
from Prusly, France
After World War I – 1919
Prusly France
Jan. 19, 1919
Dear Mother,
I thought I would drop you just a word or two to let you know I am well and only waiting for my turn to cross the waters and return home again.
With love and best wishes, I remain
Your son, Everett
(The front of the postcard is embroidered with pansies and an embroidered script, “To My Dear Mother”, This postcard was given to Roger Routon.)
Prusly France
Jan. 19, 1919
Dear Mother,
I thought I would drop you just a word or two to let you know I am well and only waiting for my turn to cross the waters and return home again.
With love and best wishes, I remain
Your son, Everett
(The front of the postcard is embroidered with pansies and an embroidered script, “To My Dear Mother”, This postcard was given to Roger Routon.)
Wedding Invitation
Mary Helen Routon and
George Thomas Pemberton
1937
Mrs. Joe Routon
announces the marriage
of her daughter Mary Helen
to
Mr. George Thomas Pemberton
on Thursday, the twenty-fourth of June
nineteen hundred and thirty-seven
Nashville, Tennessee
Mrs. Joe Routon
announces the marriage
of her daughter Mary Helen
to
Mr. George Thomas Pemberton
on Thursday, the twenty-fourth of June
nineteen hundred and thirty-seven
Nashville, Tennessee
Miss Pearl's Butter Pound Cake
The Fuqua Family
From
The Routons of Paris and Henry County, Tennessee
by Stephanie Routon Tayloe
The Fuqua Family has been described in The Governors of Louisiana as
one of the most distinguished families of the Old South. Members
of this old family have gone from the State of Virginia to almost every state of the Union, leaving their mark. One is Governor Fuqua of Louisiana, and there is a famous architect in Texas by the last name of Fuqua. Many books have been written on the family. The best one is A Flight for Freedom. There is even a Fuqua Society which collects information on Fuqua descendents.
The Fuqua Family Foundation
Box 2600618
Littleton, Colorado 80126-0068
The Routons of Paris and Henry County, Tennessee
by Stephanie Routon Tayloe
The Fuqua Family has been described in The Governors of Louisiana as
one of the most distinguished families of the Old South. Members
of this old family have gone from the State of Virginia to almost every state of the Union, leaving their mark. One is Governor Fuqua of Louisiana, and there is a famous architect in Texas by the last name of Fuqua. Many books have been written on the family. The best one is A Flight for Freedom. There is even a Fuqua Society which collects information on Fuqua descendents.
The Fuqua Family Foundation
Box 2600618
Littleton, Colorado 80126-0068
Nation's television eyes on Mrs. S. J. Routon last night
"THIS IS YOUR LIFE”
FEATURES “MISS PEARL”
TV APPEARANCE – December 19, 1956
(From newspaper article)
“Tonight, Pearl Routon, This is Your Life!” shouted NBC-TV’s Ralph Edwards before a nation-wide television audience last night, and the cameras in Hollywood focused on Paris’ own “Miss Pearl,” whose 74 years of kind deeds were brought to light completely with the characters out of Mrs. Routon’s past.
A parade of men and women whom Mrs. Routon has befriended during her useful life were brought into the studio and Governor Frank Clement highlighted the list of those paying tribute to her contributions to the state. The first “Miss Pearl” knew of the program was when the cameras swung to her and Mr. Edwards displayed a small vase from her flower shop, with a souvenir greeting “From Paris, Tennessee.”
The first guest out of her past was the Rev. Jesse Corum, who was her girlhood beau and who has been pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Norristown, Pennsylvania, for the past 37 years.
Wallace L. Coleman, of Burlingame, California,
told how Miss Pearl had sold him a house,
then later made the payments for him when he was unable to do so.
Finally, he recalled, she took the house back and gave him $ 46.
When Mrs. L. J. Williams of Jackson
was brought onto the stage, Miss Pearl asked “What did I do?”
She had forgotten helping Mrs. Williams get a crucial job.
Calvin French, of Muskegon, Michigan,
appeared and told of Mrs. Routon’s kindness toward him during the depression of the 1930’s. After teaching the lad how to read and write, she footed the bill for his wedding in 1935 (he was 17) then cared for his wife during the birth of a child.
Then there was a little girl – she had taken a doll (the china eye of
which a boy had poked out) to Miss Pearl and it was fixed.
One of her talents was painting on china, and you could hardly tell which was the new eye.
Edwards reviewed Mrs. Routon’s early life, revealing that in 1900 she became assistant superintendent of county schools. Mrs. Cecil Greer Perry, now of Terre Haute, Indiana, confessed that Mrs. Routon had given her a teaching certificate without requiring an examination. “Why, Miss Pearl” admonished Edwards tongue-in-cheek. She had not seen Mrs. Perry in 22 years and the incident took place in 1900.
She was married in 1902 to S. J. Routon,
her beloved “Mr. Jimmy” who was there with his red rose.
Each guest brought a rose to be added to Miss Pearl’s growing bouquet.
Her sons were on hand, too, Joe Routon of Paris, and Mrs. Jim Routon who was instrumental in manipulating the surprise telecast.
She and Mrs. Norma Killebrew, formerly of Paris and now of California, had arranged for an artist friend to take Miss Pearl to Hollywood to see some celebrity about a commission for painting his portrait. Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Blanton and Mrs. Christine Reynolds helped arrange the program.
The Governor, who kissed Miss Pearl and brought his red rose, said he was proud to have her as an honorary colonel on his staff. One of her
accomplishments was the painting of the Governor’s lovely wife, and the portrait was shown on the TV screen.
Mrs. Christine Reynolds, Tennessee Commissioner of Welfare, also appeared and thanked her “for always beautifying the state.” Mrs.
Routon has been a florist commercially for some thirty years and has worked beautifying the parks and roadsides for many of those years.
“Miss Pearl was also a leader in the successful move to have the iris
declared state flower,” Mrs. Reynolds said.
Walter Williams of Paris, writer for national magazines, said Miss Pearl had helped him get started in his publishing business. A soldier and
several others also appeared and recalled ways in which the kindly lady had befriended them.
Miss Pearl always every inch a lady, daubed several times at her eyes with her linen handkerchief, but never actually cried.
Edwards announced at the end of the program that when Miss Pearl returned to Paris, there will be a gleaming new sign on the florist shop. She was also given a 1957 Studebaker automobile, a television set, and a movie projector with a film made during the show.
Her son, Joe, told how Miss Pearl came to be in the florist business.
“Mom always loved flowers and used to give them away.”
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Text Under Picture in Newspaper Article
Mrs. S. J. Routon,“Miss Pearl” to the many people to whom she had become a friend, was paid a nationwide television tribute last night by Ralph Edwards on the NBC program, “This is Your Life”. The flowers, both real and figurative, that she has brought into the lives of others were recalled by people brought from all over the country to thank her for her kindness to them.
"THIS IS YOUR LIFE" Plans review of Paris Tonight
PEARL SANDERS ROUTON
(MRS. S. J. ROUTON)
TV APPEARANCE – December 19, 1956
(From newspaper article)
The National Broadcasting Company’s television program,“This Is Your Life,” will feature a program tonight which will be of interest to Parisians, according to reports.
The subjects of the program, whose
life is reviewed, is kept secret until the broadcast.
But a Paris person is in Hollywood, California, for the show and the
network plans to televise it tonight, the report said.
The program was not scheduled to be
seen in Paris since Station WSM in Nashville will be carrying a Vanderbilt basketball game. But other NBC
stations will televise the program and those who are fortunate enough to receive station WMC-TV from Memphis here will be able to see it.
Several people, claiming knowledge of the subject’s identity,
plan to drive to other towns tonight where they can view the program from Memphis.
Mrs. Routon's TV debut to be seen here
(PEARL ROUTON – MRS. S. J. ROUTON)
TV APPEARANCE – December 19, 1956
(From newspaper article)
Television fans in Paris and Henry
County will be interested to know station WSM-TV has o
fficially given a place on its program to the showing of a film of the Ralph Edwards program of December 19th.
It will be shown at 6 p.m. next Wednesday, January 2nd.
Mrs. S. J. (Miss Pearl) Routon was the honor guest on the Edwards program, “This Is Your Life” on that date but WSM-TV viewers
did not get a chance to see it as the time
was given to a Vanderbilt basketball game.
Since Mrs. Routon returned home
last Friday she says she has received so much mail it is a human impossibility for her to answer all of it. Post-Intelligencer has acknowledged all of this mail for her over the UP network.
On the program which many local people received over WMC-TV, Memphis, there were several Paris and Tennessee people including Governor Frank Clement, welfare commissioner, Christine Reynolds, Mr. S. J. Routon, Mrs. Joe Routon and Mrs. Jim Routon, Dr. J. M. Corum, native of Henry County who preaches in Norristown, Pa.,
was also on the program.