Max J. Dyson
b. 6 June 1920, d. 15 August 1944
- Father: C. C. Dyson Dyson
- Mother: Alice E. Long
- Max J. Dyson was born on 6 June 1920 in Everman, Tarrant County, Texas.
- He married Emily Josephine Kempe, daughter of William M. Kempe and Emily Honor McCracken, circa 1939.
- William M. Kempe and Emily Honor McCracken appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at 1227 Lindon. Other members of the household included Max J. Dyson, Esther Lillian Kempe, Frank Kempe, Emily Josephine Kempe and William Dewey Kempe.
- He was employed as a tractor mechanic by a farm implement distributor, according to the 1940 census.
- At the time of his death Max J. Dyson was living in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at 329 Hassett.
- His wife Emily Josephine Kempe became a widow at his death.
- Max J. Dyson died on 15 August 1944 at age 24 in Tarrant County, Texas, . His death was officially witnessed by Emily Josephine Kempe.
- He was interred at Garden of Memories Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
- The following appeared on 16 August 1944 in the Denton Record-Chronicle: (Fort Worth, Aug. 16) While two young lives clung to a partially submerged stump which had wrecked their outboard motorboat, their husbands drowned about midnight yesterday when they attempted to swim 100 years to a nearby island for aid.
The drowning victims, whose bodies were recovered early today, were Lewis Carter, 39, packing plant employe, and Max Dyson, 24, garage operator. Their widows are sisters.
Carter is a native of Weatherford.
- Last Edited: 29 Sep 2015