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James "Jimmy" Ross Vickers, 75, of Milam, Texas passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at Summer Meadows Nursing Home in Longview, Texas.

Jimmy was born July 19, 1943 in Center, Texas to Ross Evans Vickers and Paunee Lord Vickers.

He was a graduate of Hemphill High School and later earned his Masters Degree at Stephen F. Austin State University.

He also served his country as a member of the Army National Guard. He was a lifelong resident of Sabine County.

Jimmy was an educator for the Joaquin Independent School District for many years and was a member of many organizations including the Frank Sexton Masonic Lodge in Milam; the Sons of the Republic of Texas; and held a Doctorate of Domino Science. He was a longtime member of New Hope Baptist Church.

He is survived by his sons, Mike Vickers of Shelbyville, Texas, Vance Vickers and wife, Johanna, of Sexton, Texas, Rodolfo Martinez of Slidell, Louisiana, and Edgar Martinez of Martinsville, Texas; daughter, Debbie Terry and husband, Cooper, of Longview, Texas; brother, Vance Vickers and wife, Juanice, of The Woodlands, Texas; sisters, Betsy Cox and husband, George, of Milam, Texas and Susie Clark and husband, Jimmy, also of Milam; and eleven grandchildren, Collin, Connor, Carsen, Logan, Caleb, Laney, Cooper, Carter, Lawson, Tristan, and Tatom.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Vickers, and his daughter-in-law, Crystal Vickers.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas.

Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 1, 2019 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ronnie Wheeler officiating and Ross Vickers delivering the eulogy.

Burial will follow services in Vickers Cemetery located in Milam, Texas.

Serving as pallbearers are Ronald Barlow, Mike Vickers, Vance Vickers, Victor Sheppard, Collin Vickers, Connor Terry, Logan Vickers, and Caleb Terry.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Jimmy Vickers Memorial Scholarship Fund at Shelby Savings Bank.

You may leave online condolences at starrfuneralhome.com.

Copied from the Starr Funeral Home website. Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, April 3, 2019, page 8

James married Martha Ann Lawson before 1970. Martha was born on 7 Dec 1950 in Center, Shelby County, Texas; died on 15 Oct 2016 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Vance E. Vickers Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Texas Birth Index shows her as a daughter of Raymond Lawson and Wilma Pauline Bohannon.

Obituary, copied from FindAGrave:

Martha Ann Vickers, age 65, passed away Saturday morning, October 15, 2016.

Martha was born December 7, 1950 in Center Texas to Raymond and Pauline Bohannon Lawson.

She was a stay at home house wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.

She is survived by her husband Jimmy Vickers of Milam, her sons: Mike Vickers and wife Crystal of Sexton, Vance Vickers and wife Johanna of Sexton, Rodolfo Martinez of Slidell, Louisiana and Edgar Martinez of Martinsville, Texas, her daughter Debbie Terry and husband Cooper of Longview, Texas, her brother Joe Lawson and wife Carolyn of Shelbyville, Texas, her sister Mary Vaughn of Longview and her eleven grandchildren: Collin, Connor, Carsen, Logan, Caleb, Laney, Cooper, Carter, Lawson, Tristan and Tatom.

Visitation will be from 6~8pm Monday, October 17, 2016 in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street in Hemphill, Texas.

Funeral services will be at 11am, Tuesday, October 18, 2016 in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial will follow in the Vickers Cemetery ~

Ross married Blanche Paunee Lord before 1943. Blanche (daughter of William Jackson Lord and Ida Clara Neal) was born on 25 Oct 1915; died on 14 Aug 1993; was buried in Vance E. Vickers Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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On her FindAGrave memorial page, created by Nia Gray, she is shown as a daughter of William Jackson LORD (1877-1943) and Ida Clara NEAL (1886-1982). Ida Neal is in turn shown, by Linda Davenport, as a daughter of Joseph Bennett Neal and Martha Emma Vickers.

Vance + Jo Ann Reeves. Jo was born on 22 Feb 1880 in Texas; died on 12 Dec 1969; was buried in Vance E. Vickers Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William + Ida Clara Neal. Ida (daughter of Joseph Bennett Neal and Martha Emma Vickers) was born on 21 Oct 1886 in Texas, United States; died on 22 Dec 1982; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]