Living

Notes:

Woodrow Lloyd Russell, 97, passed away Thursday morning in the Whispering Oaks nursing facility. Woodrow was born in Milam, Texas to Wallace and Eula Allen Russell. He was a Sargent in the United States Army Air Corp., serving in the European Campaign during World War II. He was also an agent for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for the State of Texas, and he was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Geneva, and he was a loving father, brother, grandfather, great grandfather, and great great grandfather.

He is survived by his 3 daughters: Tena White of Lumberton, Linda Pietz and her husband Eric of Littleton, Colorado, and Wanda Waller and her husband Phillip of Livingston, his sister Edna Earl Askew of Shelbyville, his 5 grandchildren, his 14 great grandchildren and his 1 great great grandchild. He is preceded in death by his wife Mary Russell.

Visitation will be at 11:00AM until 2:00PM, Monday, June 15, 2015, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill. Funeral services will be at 2:00PM, Monday, June 15, 2015, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Joel Halbert Cemetery in Milam.

Copied from the Starr Funeral Home website
also published in the Sabine County Reporter, June 17, 2015, Page 12

Woodrow married Mary Lou McCary before 1947. Mary (daughter of Muncie Lee "Bill" McCary and Fannie Mae Russell) was born on 6 Apr 1929 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 4 Oct 2013 in Lumberton, Hardin County, Texas; was buried in Halbert Cemetery (Joel Halbert Cemetery / Fox Hill Cemetery), Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was referenced as Mary RUSSELL of Milam in the 2009 obituary of her brother, Kenneth.

The following obituary was copied from her FindAGrave memorial page created by Kay Parker McCary.

Mary Lou Russell, 84, died in Lumberton on Friday, October 4, 2013. She was born in San Augustine on April 6, 1929 to Muncie "Bill" and Fannie Mae McCary. Mary Lou served as dispatcher and jailer for Jasper, Tyler and Sabine Counties for over forty years, retiring with the Sabine County Sheriff's office in 1992, having served twenty of her years there.

Mary Lou is survived by her husband Woodrow Russell, of Milam; her three daughters Tena, Lynda, and Wanda; five grandchildren, Denise, Michelle, Jimmy, Jason, and Erika; and fourteen great grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Sunday, October 6 at Starr Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX 75948. Burial will follow in the Foxhill Cemetery (also known as Joel Halbert Cemetery) in Milam.

Wallace married Eula Mae Allen. Eula was born on 3 Mar 1888 in Texas; died on 28 Apr 1972 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas; was buried in Halbert Cemetery (Joel Halbert Cemetery / Fox Hill Cemetery), Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Although his Texas Death Certificate shows that he died at the Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston, his usual residence was 3 miles east of Bronson, on Highway 184, in Sabine County, Texas.

Name Muncie Lee Mccary
Event Type Death
Event Date 06 Nov 1972
Event Place Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Occupation Laborer Lumber Industry
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 20 Nov 1907
Birthplace , Texas
Father's Name Joseph Muncie Mccary
Mother's Name Martha Jeston [Justine]
Informant Kenneth McCary (by mail0
Certificate Number 83144
GS Film number 2242193
Digital Folder Number 005145930
Image Number 00979

Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K36G-7GD : accessed 12 Feb 2014), Muncie Lee Mccary, 06 Nov 1972; citing certificate number 83144, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2242193.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP 1
Enumerated April 29, 1930
ED 208-2 Sd 69 Sheet 10B
200-200
McCary, Bill Head M W 22 M 18 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
McCary, Fanny Wf F W 26 M 22 Tx Tx Tx
McCary, Vercie May Dtr F W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
McCary, Mary Lorie Dtr F W 1 S Tx Tx Tx

1940 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated April 10, 1940
SD 42-2 ED 202-6 Sheet 3A
62-R-1000 Yes
McCary, Willimon Head m W 33 m No 8 Tx R SanAug Tx Farmer
McCary, Fannie Wf F W 35 M N 8 Tx R SanAug Tx
McCary, Verssie M Dtr F W 12 S Yes R
McCary, Mary l Dtr F W 9 S Yes 3
McCary, Bonnie Dtr F W 7 S Yes 1
McCary, Kenneth R Son M W 2 S

Muncie married Fannie Mae Russell about 1926. Fannie was born on 29 Oct 1903 in Elliot, Robertson County, Texas; died on 16 Feb 1988 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On her FindAGrave memorial, created by Ray & Peggy Holbrooks Pace, she is shown as a daughter of Oliver Woolford RUSSELL (FAG#95796392) and Amanda "Mandy" CHEATHAM.

Notes:

Name Joseph Munsey Mccary
Event Type Death
Event Date 03 Oct 1943
Event Place Milam, Sabine, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 06 Mar 1872
Birthplace , Texas
Occupation Farming
Father's Name Richard Mccary , born Alabama
Mother's Name Dara Adams, born Texas
Informant J. R. McCary
Certificate Number 48479
GS Film number 2137588
Digital Folder Number 005145093
Image Number 02370

Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3S6-CJ8 : accessed 12 Feb 2014), Joseph Munsey Mccary, 03 Oct 1943; citing certificate number 48479, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2137588.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Shelby County, JP 3
Enumerated 7 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 88 Sheet 7A Stamped 123
92-95 (90-93 written and then crossed through)
McCary, Munsie Head W M May 1870 30 M 7 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
McCary, Jettie Wf W F Mar 1874 26 M 7 3/3 Tx Tx Tx
McCary, Mary Dtr W F Jan 1894 6 S Tx Tx Tx
McCary, Richard Son W M Jan 1900 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1910 Census
Texas, Shelby County, JP 3
Enumerated 21 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 149 Sheet 6B
84-84
McCary, Munsey Head M W 38 M1 16 Tx Ala Tx Farmer
McCary, Juston Wf F W 22 M1 16 5/4 Tx Ala Tx
McCary, Mary Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
McCary, John Won M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
McCary, Jack Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
McCary, Bill Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
McCary, Vivin Dtr F W 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Texas, Shelby County, JP 3
Enumerated 3, 5 and 6 day of January 1920
SD 326 ED 189 Sheet 2A
Center Road
26-28
McCary, J. M. Head M W 48 M Tx Ala Tx Farmer
McCary, Justin Wf F W 44 M Tx Ala Tx
McCary, John Son M W 19 S Tx Tx Tx
McCary, Jack Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
McCary, Bill Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
McCary, Vivian Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
McCary, Maxey Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
McCary, W. H. Son m W 4 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx

Joseph married Martha Justine "Jettie" Belsha about 1893. Martha was born on 13 Dec 1875 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 31 Aug 1946 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Adams Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On her FindAGrave memorial page, created by Jonathan Grimm and maintained by Kay Parker McCary, she is shown as a daughter of Columbus Marion BELSHA (FAG#28173704) and Mary Elizabeth HARKNESS (FAG#45088206).

Name Martha Justine Mc Cary
Event Type Death
Event Date 31 Aug 1946
Event Place Milam, Sabine, Texas, United States
Gender Female
Marital Status Widowed
Birth Date 01 Dec 1875
Birthplace Shelby, Texas
Father's Name C M Belsha
Mother's Name Mollie Harkness
Informant John McCary, Milam, Texas
Certificate Number 38329
GS Film number 2218422
Digital Folder Number 005145004
Image Number 02324

Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K39C-DC4 : accessed 12 Feb 2014), Martha Justine Mc Cary, 31 Aug 1946; citing certificate number 38329, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2218422.