Living

Notes:

Kenneth "Joe" Conn was born in La Plata on September 13, 1930. He passed away peacefully on June 18, 2014, in Springfield, Missouri. Joe's beloved wife, Mary Jane, preceded him in death in January 1996. He is survived by his three children (Debra Wilburn, Joan Petty, and Gram Conn), and eight grandchildren (Larry, Kenneth, and Jodie Wilburn; Connor, Hudson, and Makayla Petty; and Travis and Hunter Conn), and six great-grandchildren.

Joe was a Navy veteran who served his country during the Korean War. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Stephen F. Austin University. Joe taught agriculture and science at Hemphill High School, and served as a sales representative for Ralston Purina.

Since 2004, Joe lived in Springfield Missouri. Joe loved singing, His Lord Jesus Christ, and the anticipation of being reunited with his wife Mary Jane in heaven.

Visitation is scheduled Friday, June 20, at 2:00pm, at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, Texas. Funeral service will follow at 3:00pm in the chapel of Starr Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Gravelhill Cemetery near Hemphill.

Copied from Starr Funeral Home website

Kenneth married Mary Jane Jones on 1 Aug 1962. Mary (daughter of Thomas James "Chief" Jones and Ida Irene "Snookie" Speights) was born on 21 May 1942 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Jan 1996 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
January 31, 1996, page 14

Mary Jane Conn

Mary Jane Conn, 53, of Hemphill died suddenly Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1996, and was pronounced dead at the emergency department of Sabine County Hospital.

Born May 21, 1942, as a daughter of the late T. J. and Irene (Speights) Jones, Mrs. Conn was a lifelong resident and an active member of First Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches and taught at Hemphill Elementary several years before retiring due to health reasons.

Survivors: husband, Joe Conn of Hemphill; two daughters, Jon Petty of Springfield, Missouri, and Debra Wilburn of of Vidor; two sons, G. B. Conn of Orange and [brother-in-law] Al Fecteau (sic) of Diboll; seven grandchildren; three sisters, Jimmie Nixon of Canton and Patricia McBride and Karen Neal, both of Hemphill; two brothers, John Thomas Jones of Aruba and Robert "Pud" Jones of Hitchcock.

Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Hemphill with the pastor, Bro. Bob Arthur, officiating. Interment followed at Gravel Hill Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2011)

Notes:

In her annotated transcription of the Gravel Hill Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary notes that his headstone was inscribed "None knew thee but to love thee" and also shows that he had a Military Marker: Gram Berry Conn - Texas Cpl Co. D 143 Inf 36 Div WW I. She notes that he was a son of William Henry "Bill" Conn & Florence Ferguson - w Mary Williams - Gram had a twin brother, Green Berry Conn that died as a baby, buried in LA.

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Census Listings:

1940 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 1 May 1940
SD 42-2 ED 202-3
Gravel Hill Road
356
Conn, Graham B Head M W 40 m La Same Place Farmer
Conn, Mary Wf F W 30 M Mo Same Place
Conn, Catherine Dtr F W 10 S Tx Same Place
Conn, Joe Son M W 9 S Tx Same Place

Gram married Mary Rebecca Francis Williams before 1929. Mary was born on 9 Sep 1909 in Elmer, Macon County, Missouri; died on 6 Jun 2007 in Vidor, Orange County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In her annotated transcription of the Gravel Hill Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary shows her as Mary Rebecca Conn, and that she married first Gram Berry Conn, second Ivy Ferguson, and third R. R. "Bobby" Butler; and that she was a daughter of Benjamin Grant Williams and Maggie Leona Allen.

Notes:

Name: Thomas James Jones
Death Date: 06 Nov 1964
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 50 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 04 Nov 1914
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: W.A. Jones
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Martha O. Reeves
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Owner
Place of Residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Hemphill Cemetery
Burial Place: Hemphill, Texas
Burial Date: 07 Nov 1964
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2117651
Digital Film Number: 4005457
Image Number: 2212
Reference Number: cn 70752
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Kay Parker McCary, in her annotated transcription of the Hemphill City Cemetery, notes he was a Mason, and that he shared a double marker with Irene Speights.

Thomas married Ida Irene "Snookie" Speights. Ida (daughter of John C. Speights and Leelee ???) was born on 24 May 1919 in Texas; died on 2 Nov 1988 in Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 2B
30-31
Conn, Wm Head W M Oct 1871 28 m 8 Tx Miss Miss Farmer
Conn, Florence Wf W F Apr 1876 24 M 9 5/3 Tx Tx Tx
Conn, John H Son W M Mar 1894 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Cracie E Dtr W F Oct 1896 S S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Gram B Son W M Aug 1899 9/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 4 May 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 14A
Hemphill and San Augustine Road
235-237
Conn, William H Head M W 39 m1 19 Tx Miss Miss Farmer
Conn, Florence D Wf F W 34 m1 19 10/6 Tx Tx Tx Laborer Home Farm
Conn, Clarissa E Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Granberry Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Home Farm
Conn, William L Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Home Farm
Conn, Leonard E Son M W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Tera E Dtr F W 7/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP One
Enumerated 16 Feb 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 36B
725-748
Conn, William H Head M W 47 M Tx Miss Miss Farmer
Conn, Florence D Wf F W 44 M Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Lenard E Son M W 13 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Conn, Tera E Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Woodrow W Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, James P Son M W 2 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx

William married Florence Drucilla Ferguson on 22 Nov 1890 in Sabine County, Texas. Florence (daughter of Gram Berry Ferguson and Mary Elizabeth Sophronie White) was born on 18 Apr 1875 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Jun 1934 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Leelee ???. Leelee was born about 1876 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]