Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ at LaSalle Saturday morning at 10 o'clock for Mrs. Dora Dean Lauderdale, 86 who died at her home in Groesbeck Friday.

The services were conducted by Reginald Beaver, minister of the Groesbeck Church of Christ. burial was in the LaSalle cemetery with the Riddle Funeral Home of Mexia in charge of arrangements. Grandsons served as pallbearers.

Mrs. Lauderdale was born at Linden in Cass county on July 14, 1870 and had lived in Limestone county for the past 68 years. She was a member of the LaSalle Church of Christ.

Deceased was preceded in death by her husband, E. J. Lauderdale, December 10, 1934.

Surviving are five sones, Horace and A. T. (Auby) Lauderdale, Groesbeck; Clayton Lauderdale, Grand Prairie; Clifton Lauderdale, Huntsville, and Doyle Lauderdale, Galena Park, and three daughters, Mrs. Maude Clark, Fort Worth; Mrs. Bessie McBay, Houston, and Mrs. Elna Rand, Groesbeck.

Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Maude Handson, Stamford, and Mrs. Latt Lunday, Mineral Wells.

The following were among those from elsewhere attending the services:

Frank Mustachia, Mrs. Ruby Shumate, Mrs. Edna Lilly, Mrs. Floy Burkett of Galena Park, Mr and Mrs. Chastine, Mr. and Mrs Curtis Lauderdale, Grand Prairie; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bremer, Killeen; Mr. and Mrs. Grady Phillips, Munday; Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Strickland, Ft. Worth; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Center, Alvarado; Lemuel Clakr, Ft. Worth; Billy Tom Rand, Silsbee; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frensley, Mrs. Bennie Herrin, and Mrs. J. R. Hall of Port Arthur.

Also Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lundy, Wichita Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Odell Lundy, Lawton, Okla; Harry McBay, Houston; Mr. and Mrs. Tom McNatt and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Hines, Mrs. Neil Collins, Mrs. Bennie Kilgore, Alvin Goodrich, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Rand, all of Mexia; Mr. and Mrs Bill Hines, Dallas; Mrs. Daisy Tacker, Waco, and A. C. Goodrich, Coolidge.