John Thomas "J. T." White

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The Sabine County Reporter
March 4, 2008, Page 11

John Thomas "J. T." White, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, near Hemphill.

J. T. was born on Nov. 14, 1990 in Lufkin and had lived near Hemphill in the Gravelhill community. He was a senior at Hemphill High School and a member of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Grevelhill.

J. T. is survived by his father, Keven White and his wife Kimberly of Gravelhill; his mother, Charlene Howard and her husband Doug of Nacogdoches; great grandparents, Mildred and Jesse Travis of Hemphill; grandmother, Kathleen White of Gravelhill; grandparents Wendy and Kirk Travis of Richmond, VA; three sisters, Chris White and Brianna Smith of Gravelhill, and Candace Howard of Nacogdoches; and four brothers, Zachery Johnson of Beaumont, Jared, Joshua and Carl Howard, all of Nacogdoches.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 28 in the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church,. Interment followed in the Gravelhill cemetery.

Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2009)

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sabine County Reporter
October 13, 2004

Tommy White

Thomas Albert "Tommy" White Jr., 77, of Gravelhill community died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004 at Hemphill Care Center in Hemphill. Born July 1, 1927, as a son of the late Ollie Lee (CONN) and Thomas Albert White Sr., he was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and was a rancher. White was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran and a member of Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge. Survivors; wife, Kathleen White of Gravelhill; sons, Mike White of Kileen, Drew White and wife Vickie of Gravelhill, and Kevin White of Gravehill; and grandchildren, Marty White, Amanda SMITH and husband Sgt. John SMITH, Matthew White, Dustin White, J.T. White, Christine White and Alexx White. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Gravelhill, with Bro. I.W. Ferguson and Bro. Randy Mills officiating. Interment followed at Gravelhill Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill.

Thomas married Kathleen Edith Harris on 28 Feb 1952 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. Kathleen (daughter of Judge Noble Harris and Nettie Arthur) was born on 1 Jul 1929 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Jan 2016 in Gravel Hill Community, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Teaches in the Hemphill ISD and is a member of the James Frederick Gomer Chapter of the Daughters of Republic of Texas.

The in BACK IN TIME column of the May 3, 2000 issue of the Sabine County Reporter it was noted that in 1965, "Mrs. Tommy White, Hemphill High School Teacher, was elected president of the Sabine County Chapter of the Texas State Teachers Association."

Sabine County Reporter 8 May 2002

Class of 1947 Members of the class of 1947 attending the (Hemphill High School) reunion included, from left, front; Norman Ener, Alice Procell, Elouise (Armstrong) McLemore, Nan Carol (Harvey) Kirbow, Joyce (Davidson) Winkle and Lillie Faye (Horne) Bennefield; (center): Frances (Woods) Trapp, Kathleen (Harris) White, Ann (Maund) McClain and La Vern (Halbert) Roberts; and back; Paul Beauchamp, Conald Glover, Curtis Killion, Joe Lynn Whittlesey, King Davidson, Millard Jordan, John Parker and J.C. Click. Not pictured: Bessie Lou (Coussons) Neal and Earline (Polk) Brown.

The October 8, 2008 issue of the Sabine County Reported noted that she had been the director of the Vergie Speights Memorial Jailhouse Library and Musuem for the past five years. She had taught English and Spanish for 33 years at Hemphill High School prior to her retirement.

Kathleen Edith White, 86, of the Gravelhill Community, Sabine County, Texas, passed away Saturday morning in her home. She was born in Sabine County to Judge Noble and Nettie Arthur Harris. Mrs. White held a Masters Degree from Stephen F. Austin University, and spent her life teaching. She taught in the Hemphill Independent School District for over 50 years, and held classes in several other schools and colleges. Mrs. White was a lifetime member of the Gravelhill Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, holding several offices in the Church, a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and the National Honor Society.

Mrs. White is survived by her sons: Michael A. White of Killeen, Drew N. White and wife Vicky of Hemphill, Keven White and wife Veronica of Hemphill, seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren, her brother Robert "Bobby" Harris and wife Laverne of Geneva. She is preceded in death by her husband Tommy White, her brother Jackie Harris, her grandson J.T. White and great grandson Ryder Griffin.

Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Monday, January 18, 2016, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 4:00 pm, Tuesday, January 19, 2016, in the Gravelhill Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Gravelhill Cemetery.

Copied from the Starr Funeral Home Website
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 20, 2016, Page 10

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Obituary

?b?Charles Kirk Travis
?/b?( November 18, 1949 - March 01, 2019 )
Charles "Kirk" Travis, 69, passed from this life on Friday, March 1, 2019 at his home in Largo, Fl with his wife of 23 years, Wendy Daigle Travis, and his son, Joshua Daigle, of Fredericksburg, Virginia at his side. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas to Mildred and Jessie Travis and grew up in east Texas where he enjoyed baseball, fishing, and family.
Kirk served his country with the United States Air Force and was a retired/disabled veteran. He loved cooking and fishing but his greatest love was music. He had a great love for the Lord throughout his life and was blessed with an extraordinary talent for music and an amazing voice that he used to glorify the Savior and touch many lives. He began singing as a young boy with his identical twin brother, Kent, and after retiring from the Air Force he spent many years playing and singing southern gospel music, despite suffering from heart and kidney disease. Among the groups he played with throughout the years were The Sounds of Victory of East Texas, the Jubillaires of Winter Haven, Fl, and the Troubadors of Largo, Fl.
?u? ?/u?He is survived by his wife, Wendy Travis, and son, Joshua Daigle, of Virginia; son, James Travis; daughter, Charlie Howard; older brother, Phillip Travis; twin brother Kent Travis, all of Texas; four grandchildren, Chrissy White, Savannah Daigle, Makenna Daigle, and Jaxon Daigle; two great grandsons, along with nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by one grandson, J.T. White of Texas.
Kirk was a gentle soul who touched many with his music. He will be greatly missed but is surely now at home with the Lord and singing in that heavenly choir.
It was Kirk's wish to be cremated. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 23 at 1:00 p.m. at Teakwood Village Park, 800 North Missouri Ave. Largo, FL in the Aloha building. Interment will be held at 1:00 p.m. on March 25, 2019 at Bay Pines National Cemetery, 10000 Bay Pines Blvd., St. Petersburg, FL. To honor Kirk's memory, donations may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, Shriner's Hospital, or the charity of your choice.
A memorial service will also be held at Starr Funeral Home Chapel in Hemphill, Texas Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.

Copied from Starr Funeral Home. Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, March 6, 2019, page 8

Charles married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robert Cecil McDaniel wrote that although Albert White "had little formal education, as was common with men of his generation, he was extremely shrewd, a good conversationalist, witty, and very much at home in all types of society. He farmed some, but for hte most part, he raised and traded in livestock. I doubt if there was a man in Sabine County who loved outdoors activities more than Albert."

(Research):Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine, JP 6, Bronson
Enumerated 15 Apr 1930
ED 202-8 SD 19 Sheet 7B
153-157
White, Albert Hd M W 38 M 18 Tx Tx Ark Farmer
White, Ollie Wf F W 37 M 17 Tx Miss Miss
White, Arlene Dtr F W 19 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Evalee Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Loy Dtr M (sic) W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Tomie S Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx

Thomas married Ollie Lee Conn on 7 Jan 1910 in Vernon Parish, Louisiana. Ollie (daughter of Henry Patrick "Jiggs" Conn and Frances Mae "Fannie" Barrett) was born on 19 Mar 1893 in Texas; died on 2 Jan 1971 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Ollie Lee Conn, 1971

Judge married Nettie Arthur on 6 Oct 1928. Nettie (daughter of Jefferson Arthur and Lula McLendon) was born on 10 Jan 1910 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 27 Feb 2003 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jesse M. Travis, Jr., 91, of Hemphill, died Friday afternoon in the Twin Lakes Care Center, San Augustine, Texas. Jesse was born in Hemphill to Jesse M. and Lilly Pearl Seals Travis. He has lived most all his life in Sabine County and always considered it his home. Jesse was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in World War II as a mechanical instructor on B-52 bombers. He retired as a mechanic for DuPont Chemical. Jesse was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Camp Springs Baptist Church.

He is survived by his sons; Phillip Travis and his wife Martha of Hemphill, Kirk Travis and his wife Wendy of Virginia, Kent Travis and his wife Sandra of Hemphill, eight grandchildren, five great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Jesse was preceded in death by his wife Mildred Travis.

Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 9:00PM, Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00PM, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Yellowpine Cemetery, Yellowpine, Texas.

Copied from the Starr Funeral Home website
Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, November 12, 2013, Page 14

Jesse married Mildred Marie Beasley on 28 Nov 1942. Mildred (daughter of Loyd Proctor Beasley and Lela Franks) was born on 15 Oct 1924 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 May 2011 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Sabine County Reporter
May 25, 2011, Page 2011

Mildred Marie Travis, 86, died in the Twin Lakes Care Center in San Augustine after an illness. Mildred was born in Hemphill to Lloyd and Lela Franks Beasley and has lived here most of her life. Mrs. Travis was manager of the Hemphill Nutrition Center for twenty-two years and a member of the Camp Springs Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband Jesse Travis, Jr. of Hemphill, three sons; Phillip Earl Travis and his wife Martha of Hemphill, Clifford Kent Travis and his wife Sandra of Hemphill, and Charles Kirk Travis and his wife Wendy of Virginia, seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. She is also survived by two brothers; Harold Dean Beasley and Weldon Beasley both of San Augustine.

Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm, Saturday, May 21, 2011, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm, Sunday, May 22, 2011, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Yellowpine Cemetery.

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www.starrfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries