Clyde Cledoth Smith

Living married Melba Louise Laverne Williams Melba (daughter of Clarence Cledoth Williams and Alma Lee Dryden) was born on 7 Aug 1940 in Newton County, Texas; died on 25 Dec 2010 in Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Weeks Chapel Cemetery, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1996 obituary of her mother, Alma Lee Williams, she was listed as Melba STANGE of Brookeland.

The Sabine County Reporter
December 29, 2010, page 16

Melba Laverne Medley

Melba Laverne Medley, 70, died suddenly in her home in Brookeland Saturday night, December 25, 2010. She was born in Kirbyville to Clarence Cledoth and Alma Lee Dryden Williams and had lived in Brookeland for 32 years, moving there from Jasper.

Mrs. Medley is survived by sons, Glenn Smith and Jerry Keith Smith, both of Brookeland, Robert Lee Medley of Bryan, and Stephen Medley of Alabama; daughter, Melba Alicia Medley of Victoria; brother, James Cledoth Williams of Jasper, sisters, Marjorie Y'Barbo of Kirbyville, Linda Whitton of Jasper, Brenda Ward of of Buna and Jo Ann Williams of Cushing. She is also survived by a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Medley was preceded in death by sons, Clyde Cledoth Smith and Joseph Edward Medley.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 28 in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel in Hemphill. Burial followed in the Weeks Chapel Cemetery in Newton County.

Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill. Online condolences may be posted at www.starrfuneralhome.com.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2011)

Note: A page 1 article, titled "Christmas Day Tragedy," noted that Medley, who was disabled and relied on a wheelchair for mobility, died in a house fire. Firefighters believe the fire may have begun in the living room, where numerous space heaters were located.

Clarence married Alma Lee Dryden on 2 Oct 1939 in Newton County, Texas. Alma was born on 11 Oct 1921 in Almadane, Vernon Parish, Louisiana; died on 23 Sep 1996 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Weeks Chapel Cemetery, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
October 2, 1996, Page 11

Alma Lee Williams

Alma Lee Williams, 74, of Jasper died Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Jasper.

She had lived in Jasper since 1955 and was a native of Almadane, Louisiana.

Survivors: her daughters, Linda WHITTON and Jo Ann McGREGOR, both of Jasper, Melba STANGE and Brenda WARD, both of Brookeland, Marjorie Y'BARBO fo Kirbyville, and Alma Louise MARTIN of Evadale; a son, James C. WILLIAMS of Jasper; sisters, Belvia JENNISCHE of Kountze and Verna CROCKER of Dallas; brothers, John Arthur DRYDEN of Buna and Luther Edward DRYDEN of Kansas City, Missouri; 27 grandchildren and 37 great-granchildren.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home--Jasper Chapel. Interment followed at Weeks Chapel Cemetery in Newton County.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2011)

Notes:

Larry Crockers shows him as the son of Richard WILLIAMS. However, Michelle Turner emailed, on July 7, 2009, that Maston Amos Williams was actually the son of David James Williams and Florence Geisendorff.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6M7-L57
Name: Maston Amos Williams
Death Date: 15 May 1950
Death Place: Kirbyville, Jasper, Texas
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 67 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1883
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Bud Williams
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Duck Williams
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2074369
Digital Film Number: 4169861
Image Number: 2104
Reference Number:
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

(Research):
Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pct 2, Dist 132
Page 113B
HH 123-123
Clark, Andrew Hd M 71 Wd Tx Sc Ky Farmer
Williams, Maston Son-in-law 29 M 10 Tx Tx Tx Laborer Odd Jobs
Williams, Sarah Dtr F 28 M 10 5/5 Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Williams, Ellen J G/D F 9 Tx Tx Tx
Williams, Elbert G/S M 7 Tx Tx Tx
Williams, James A G/S M 5 Tx Tx Tx
Williams, Lee G/S M 2 Tx Tx Tx
Williams, Ethel E. G/D F 5/12 Tx Tx Tx

(Transcriptions courtesy of Larry Crocker)

Maston married Sarah Evalineah "Eva" Clark on 18 Jan 1900 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas. Sarah (daughter of Andrew Clark and Allif Jane Erwin) was born on 20 Jun 1881 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Jan 1970 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6HJ-398
Name: Sarah E. Williams
Death Date: 22 Jan 1970
Death Place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas
Gender: Female
Race:
Death Age: 88 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1882
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Andrew Clark
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2218584
Digital Film Number: 4168861
Image Number: 473
Reference Number: 12356
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

Married:
Marriage: 18 Jan 1900, Andrew Clark's Home, Clarktown, Sabine County, Texas
Marriage Information: Sabine County, Texas Marriage Records Volume B Page 45
(Courtesy of Larry Crocker)