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Wiley "Jake" Morrison, 91, died Wednesday in his home in Hemphill after an illness. Jake was born in Sabine County to Wiley H. and Minnie Travis Morrison. Jake moved back to Hemphill from Nederland after retiring from Gulf Oil where he worked for thirty-nine years. He was a member of the Machinist Local in the Golden Triangle and the East Mayfield Missionary Baptist Church in Hemphill.

Mr. Morrison is survived by his wife Margie Morrison of Hemphill, three sons; Joe Morrison of Anaheim, CA, Michael McGraw and his wife Linda of Beaumont, Pat McGraw and his wife Nola of Tyler, TX, three grandchildren; Michael McGraw, Kellie Till, Daniel McGraw, four great grandchildren; Megan, Matti, Jessie, and Jake, and his brother Odie Lee Morrison of Hemphill.

Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 8:00PM, Thursday, Oct. 17, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 3:00PM, Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Oakhill Cemetery.

The family of Jake Morrison would like to express their gratitude to the Lakes Area Hospice for their compassion and care for Mr. Morrison.

www.starrfuneralhome.com
Also published in
The Sabine County Reporter
October 23, 2013, Page 13

Wiley married Margie Nell Latham after 1954. Margie was born on 8 Aug 1931 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Texas Birth index shows her as a daughter of John Henry Latham and Carmon Latham.

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Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 24 Apr 1930
ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 14A Stamped 36
6-6
Morrison, Wiley H Head M W 43 M 20 Akr NC Ark Farmer
Morrision, Minnie L Wf F W 46 M 23 Tx Tx Tx
Morrison, Starling G Son m W 20 S Tx Akr Tx Laborer General Farm
Morrison, Ola F Dtr F W 18 S Tx Ark Tx
Morrison, Arlis J Son M W 15 S Tx Ark Tx
Morrison, Arlin P Son M W 15 S Tx Ark Tx
Morrison, Odie L Son M W 9 S Tx Ark Tx
Morrison, Onie B Dtr F W 9 S Tx Ark Tx
Morrison, Wiley H Jr. Son M W 7 S Tx Ark Tx

Wiley married Minnie E. Travis. Minnie (daughter of James Cannon Travis, Sr. and Ella Green Rice) was born in May 1886 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Melinda, Wanted to share this with you, thought it would be of interest to you, here is his line:

1. William Travis and Nancy B. Hurst 2. James Cannon Travis and Sophronia P. White 3. James Cannon Travis, Jr. and Ella Green Rice 4. Minnie L. Travis and Wiley H. Morrison 5. Starlin Green "Cap" Morrison

Here is his obit: SOURCE: Obituary, published in the Beaumont Enterprise, Friday, 1 February 2002 Starlin Green "Cap" Morrison Starlin Morrison, 92, of Nederland died Wednesday January 30, 2002 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur. Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, Texas with burial to follow at Fairmount Cemetery in Fairmount, Texas. A gathering of friends will be held Saturday from 4 to 8:00 P.M. at Broussard's Mortuary in Nederland. A native of Hemphill, Texas he had lived in Nederland for 35 years and Kirbyville for 26 years. He was a retired Machinist for Gulf Oil Corporation for 30 years and was a member of First Baptist Church in Nederland and Central Baptist in Kirbyville. Survivors include his daughter and her husband, Lurlene and Travis Alexander of Beaumont, sons and their wives Dwain and Martha Morrison and James W. and Carolyn Morrison all of Nederland, sister Onie B Gomer of Port Neches, brothers and their wives, Odie Lee and Mavis Morrison and Wiley H. "Jake" and Margie Morrison all of Hemphill, 8 Grandchildren and 15 Great Grandchildren. Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be the Deacons of the Central Baptist Church in Kirbyville.

Note: His brother, James Arlis died last month and if you need or want his obit I have it also. Let me know.


Take care, Yolanda ypmiller@stx.rr.com or yolandapepper@themillers.com

Melinda, I am glad that you could use the info; here is the other obit, if I don't do it now I will forget. Have a good one. Take care, Yolanda

SOURCE: Obituary, published in the Beaumont Enterprise, Saturday, 5 January 2002 James Arlis "Twister" Morrison James Arlis "Twister" Morrison, 87, of Plum Ridge, formerly of Hemphill, died Jan. 2, 2002 at Timberlake Health and Rehabilitation Center in Jasper, TX. Graveside services were held at 3 PM Friday, Jan. 4, 2002 at Ebenezer Cemetery under the Direction of Forest Oaks Funeral Home in Jasper. A native of Hemphill, Jim was a longtime resident of Plum Ridge and was a retired butcher and a veteran of World War II. Jim was preceded in death by his wife, Laura Coates Morrison and is survived by 3 Step-Sons and their wives; Lee Roy Bronson and wife Billie of Plum Ridge, Billy Wayne Coates and wife Francine of Plum Ridge, and Robert P. Coates and wife Wilma of Lumberton; 1 Sister, Ona B. Gomer of Pt. Neches; 3 Brothers, Starling Morrison of Nederland, Ode Lee Morrison of Hemphill and Jake Morrison also of Hemphill; 11 Grandchildren, 26 Great-Grandchildren and a number of Nieces and Nephews. Funeral services under the Direction of Forest Oaks Funeral Home in Jasper.

James married Ella Green Rice on 10 Nov 1879 in Sabine County, Texas. Ella (daughter of Matthias J. Rice and Millbury Cook) was born on 10 Dec 1861 in Mississippi; died after 2 Aug 1941 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]