Living

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living

Notes:

The San Augustine Tribune
November 19, 2009, p. 10

Jack Hand Sr.

Funeral service for Jack Hand Sr., 88, of Nacogdoches was held Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. at Nacogdoches Congregational Methodist Church. Interment followed at Fairview Cemetery in Nacogdoches. He passed away Friday, November 6, 2009 at his home in Nacogdoches.

Jack Hand was born November 1, 1921, in Nacogdoches to Eldon and Jasmine Hand. He attended Nacogdoxhers High School and was a WWII Vet, having served in the US Navy. He worked for the US Postal Service and was a rancher. He was a member of the Congregational Methodist Church and a member of the Optimist Club.

He is survived by his wife, Laura Belle Collier Hand; sons, Jack Hand Jr. and wife Paula, Jerry Allen Hand and wife Pattie Fuller Hand, both of Nacogdoches, and John Collier Hand and wife Eva of Hudson; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Condolences may be offered at www.casonmonk-metcalf.com.

Cason Monk Metcalf Funeral Home in Nacogdoches was in charge of the arrangements.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, November 2009)

Jack married Laura Belle Collier before 1953. Laura (daughter of Alton Terrell Collier and Tommie Inez Walker) was born on 19 Jul 1929 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; died on 12 Nov 2013 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried on 15 Nov 2013 in Fairview Cemetery, Nacogdoches County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary
Laura Belle Collier Hand
Mrs. Laura Belle Collier Hand, 84, of Nacogdoches passed away Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hand was born July 19, 1929, in Nacogdoches to parents Alton Terrell Collier and Tommie Inez Walker Collier. She was a 1947 graduate of Nacogdoches High School and also attended Massey Business School. She retired from a longtime, successful career as a customer services supervisor for Southwestern Bell Telephone. She was a charter member of Nacogdoches Congregational Methodist Church. Mrs. Hand was a member of Nacogdoches Chapter #428 Order of the Eastern Star, having served as Worthy Matron. She was an active member of the Altrusa Club, Telephone Pioneer Club and Business & Professional Women's Club. Her survivors include sons, Jack Hand Jr. and wife, Paula, of Nacogdoches, Jerry Allen Hand and wife, Patti, of Woden, and John Collier Hand and wife, Eva of Hudson; grandchildren, John Hull of Austin, Emily Morris of Austin, Tammy Hand of Hawkins, Jenny Hand of Woden, Wesley Collier Hand and wife, Jennifer, of Nacogdoches, and Rachael Starr Hand of Hudson; great-grandsons, Kaden Walker Hand and Kase Ryan Hand of Woden; and sisters, Lois Marie Carlson and JoAnn Whitehead, both of Nacogdoches. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Jack Hand Sr., on Nov. 6, 2009; and her brothers, Cecil Ensley Collier, Homer Raiford Collier, Lenox Revone Collier and Buford Alton Collier. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, at Cason Monk-Metcalf Sunset Chapel, located at 5400 North Street in Nacogdoches, with the Rev. Bob Whitehead officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Online memories and condolences may be offered at www.CasonMonk-Metcalf.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors.

DailySentinel.com online

Notes:

His draft registration for World War I showed him as a resident of Nacogdoches, Texas, and that he was employed by Abb. Collier. He was shown as having Gray eyes and light brown hair.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDT2-4H4
name: Alton Collier
death date: 06 Apr 1961
death place: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas
gender: Male
race: white
death age: 64 years
estimated birth date:
birth date: 30 Jul 1896
birthplace: Nacogdoches County
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: A. T. Collier
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Eudora Belle Stewart
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Farming & Dairying
place of residence: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas
cemetery: Fairview
burial place: Nacogdoches County, Texas
burial date: 08 Apr 1961
additional relatives: X
film number: 2116713
digital film number: 4166577
image number: 3255
reference number: cn 23443
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Alton Collier, 1961

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Nacogdoches County, Pr. 1
Enumerated April 15, 1930
ED 174-4 SD 12 Sheet 7A Stamped 68
133-135
Collier, Alton T Head M W 32 Tx Ga Miss Farmer
Collier, Inez T Wf F W 30 Tx Tx Miss
Collier, Cecil E Son M W 9 Tx Tx Tx
Collier, Homer R Son M W 7 Tx Tx Tx
Collier, Lenox R Son M W 6 Tx Tx Tx
Collier, Laura B Dtr F W 8/12 Tx Tx Tx

Alton married Tommie Inez Walker. Tommie was born on 16 Nov 1899 in Texas; died on 29 Aug 1977 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Nacogdoches County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JXZL-9HD
name: Abb Terrell Collier
death date: 02 Apr 1955
death place: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas
gender: Male
race: white
death age: 78 years 3 months 19 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 14 Dec 1876
birthplace: Augusta, Ga.
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: Robert Terrell Collier
father's birthplace: Ga.
mother's name: Fannie Boman
mother's birthplace: Ga.
occupation: Retired Farmer
place of residence: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas
cemetery: Nelrose Cemetery
burial place: Nacogdoches County, Tex.
burial date: 04 Apr 1955
additional relatives:
film number: 2114390
digital film number: 4165535
image number: 1648
reference number: cn 24950
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Abb Terrell Collier, 1955

(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Nacogdoches County, JP 3
Enumerated 11 May 1910
SD ___ ED 98 Sheet 19A
284-286
Collier, Abb Head M W 33 M1 15 Ga Ga Ga Farmer
Collier, Dora Belle Wf F W 33 M1 15 5/4 Tx Tx Tx
Collier, Alton SonM W 14 S Tx Ga Farm Laborer
Collier, Lula Dtr F W 11 S Tx Ga Tx Farm Laborer
Collier, Christine Dtr F W 7 S Tx Ga Tx
Collier, Pauline Dtr F W 3 S Tx Ga Tx

1920 Census
Texas, Nacogdoches County, JP 3
Enumerated 2 and 4 Feb 1910
SD 326 ED 127 Sheet 18B
367-370
Collier, Abb Head M W 43 M1 15 Ga Ga Ga Farmer
Collier, Bell Wf F W 43 M1 15 5/4 Miss Ala Ala
Collier, Christine Dtr F W 16 S Tx Ga Miss
Collier, Pauline Dtr F W 13 S Tx Ga Miss
Collier, Lora Pearl Dtr F W 7 S Tx Ga Miss
Collier, Douglas Son M W 3 2/12 S Tx Ga Miss

Absalom married Eudora Belle Stewart on 11 Aug 1895 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. Eudora was born on 17 Mar 1877 in Mississippi; died on 22 Feb 1961 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3S1-F1R
name: Eudora Belle Collier
event: Death
event date: 22 Feb 1961
event place: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
gender: Female
marital status: Widowed
birth date: 17 Mar 1877
birthplace: , Mississippi
father's name: Eli Stewart
mother's name:
certificate number: 17183
film number: 2116712
digital folder number: 005145137
image number: 00303
Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," Eudora Belle Collier, 1961