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The Sabine County Reporter
April 3, 1996, Page 12

Harvel Gene Walker

Harvel Gene Walker, 63, of Hemphill died Sunday, March 31, 1996, at Sabine County Hospital following an extended illness.

Born May 26, 1932, as a son of the late J. B. and Bessie (Stringer) Walker, he was a lifelong area resident. Walker was retired as a teacher, coach and principal with the Hemphill Independent School District. Following his retirement he served as municipal judge of the City of Hemphill and with the board of directors for Sabine County Hospital. He was a U. S. Army Veteran of Korea and a member of the Shriners, Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge #305 and First Baptist Church.

Survivors: wife, Faye Walker of Hemphill; a son, William Foster Walker of Lufkin, a ssiter, Mary Frances SEDWICK of Hemphill, three brothers, J. B. Walker Jr of Bardwell, C. L. Walker of Hemphill, and C. O. Walker of Richmond; and two grandsons, Christopher Walker and Zachary Walker.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill with Bro. Wendell Ferguson, Bro. Richard L. Smith, Bro. W. Clarence Howell, and Father Otis Paul Procella officiating. Interment was at Hemphill City Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2011)

Harvel married Faye Esteline Woods about 1955. Faye (daughter of Frank Melton Woods and Minnie Ida Hines) was born on 10 Feb 1927 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 3 Jul 2012 in Texas; was buried on 7 Jul 2012 in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Faye Woods Walker Faye was born Feb. 10, 1927, in San Augustine County, the eldest of two daughters born to Frank M. and Ida Hines Woods. In 1955 Faye married Harvel Gene Walker of Hemphill. Together they attended Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches where they both received degrees in education. During her thirty-two years in education, her positive influence made a profound impact on generations that is still felt today. Faye is survived by her son, William Walker and his wife Kathy of Lufkin; two grandsons, Christopher and Zack Walker both of Lufkin; a nephew, R.J. Bohac and his wife Tiffany of Nocogdoches. Faye was God's ambassador and a channel for His love. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Friday, July 6, 2012 in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 7, 2012, in the First Baptist Church in Hemphill. Burial will follow in the Hemphill Cemetey. Starr Funeral Home, P.O.Box 730, Hemphill, TX 75948. Ph. 409-787-3331, fax 409-787-3331. www.starrfuneralhome.com

Published in the Austin American Statesman on July 6, 2012

The Sabine County Reporter
July 11, 2012, Page 12

Faye E. Woods Walker, Faye was born February 10, 1927, in San Augustine County, the eldest of two daughters born to Frank M. Woods and Ida Hines Woods.

Faye's father died when she was nine years old, and her mother married Hoy H. Byley. The family then moved to Hemphill where Faye graduated from Hemphill High School in 1944.

In the late 1940's, Faye attended Lilly Jolly School of Nursing in Houston, Texas. She was employed as a nurse for several years. She worked for Dr. Charles Coussons in the clinic in Hemphill and in the Nacogdoches office after he moved his practice there. She also worked for Dr. Rice and Dr. Grover C. Winslow at the clinic in Hemphill. One of her proudest accomplishments as a nurse was helping bring children into this world, many of which carry her name today.

In 1955 Faye married Harvel Gene Walker of Hemphill. Together they attended Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches where they both received degrees in Education. Faye was an educator at Bronson High School and Pineland Elementary before coming to Hemphill where she taught fifth grade for a number of years. She then became the school counselor, a title she held until her retirement in 1990. During her thirty two years in education, her positive influence made a profound impact on generations that is still felt today.

Faye is survived by her son, William Walker and his wife, Kathy of Lufkin; two grandsons, Christopher Aaron Walker and Zachary Kyle Walker, also of Lufkin; a nephew, R. J. Bohac and his wife, Tiffany of Nacogdoches; a brother-in-law, Trent Walker and his wife, Charlotte "Babe" of Diboll; sister-in-laws Mary Francis "Fritz" Sedwick of Corpus Christi and Nell Walker of Hemphill; also, numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and countless friends.Faye was preceded in death by her husband, Harvel Gene Walker; her Father, Frank M. Woods, her Step-Father Hoy H. Byley, her mother, Ida Hines Woods Byley and by her beloved sister, Ouida Woods Bohac.
She was God's ambassador and a channel for his love.

Visitation will be from 5:00pm until 7:00pm, Friday, July 6, 2012, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX. Funeral services will be at 10:00am, Saturday, July 7, 2012, in the First Baptist Church in Hemphill. Burial will follow in the Hemphill Cemetery.


(Copied from the Sabine County Reporter website, and is worded slightly differently from the version later published in the print editon of this same paper)

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Married:
Issue: William Foster Walker m. Rebecca Jones. (White and Toole, p 31).

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Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1, East Mayfield Town
Enumerated April 4, 1930
ED 202-1 Sd 19 Sheet 2B
325-29-32
Walker, John B Head M W 29 M 20 Tx La La Manager General Store
Walker, Bessie L Wf F W 30 M 21 Tx MO MO
Walker, Mary F Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Walker, J. B. Son M W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Walker, Latrent Son M W 3 S Tx Tx Tx

John married Bessie Lee Stringer about 1920. Bessie was born on 2 Aug 1899 in Texas; died on 20 Aug 1979 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Laura Buckmaster shows her as a daughter of Oliver Thompson Stringer and Amanda Eades of Kentucky, and a twin to Dessie.

Frank married Minnie Ida Hines on 22 Jul 1922 in San Augustine County, Texas. Minnie (daughter of John Franklin Hines and Sophronia "Fronie" Beard) was born on 9 Jan 1898 in Texas; died on 10 Oct 1982 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]