Alta Elizabeth "Sissy" Sutton

Notes:

A charter member of the JFG Chapter of the DRT. (White and Toole, p 67).

Obituary

Elizabeth "Sissy" Greer

Elizabeth "Sissy" GREER, 66, of Hemphill died suddenly Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005, and was pronounced dead at Sabine County Hospital.

Mrs. Greer was born Nov. 7, 1938, in Sabine County as a daughter of the late Florence (PARTIN) and Oran SUTTON and was a lifelong area resident. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and was a dietician at Hemphill Care Center.

Survivors: sons and daughters-in law, George and Brenda GREER of Lufkin, Scott and Amye GREER of Huntington, and Wade and Brandye GREER of Trinity; daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Tommy WALKER of West Bluff, Colorado, and Johnette and Michael SMITH of Hemphill; a brother John SUTTON of Hemphill; and a sister, Donice MILLER of Hemphill; 15 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

She was preceeded in death by a don, David Wayne GREER.

Funeral services were held Feb. 11 at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc., Hemphill. Interment followed at New Hope Cemetery near Milam.

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

THE SABINE COUNTY REPORTER, February 16, 2005, page 9

Alta married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A merchant in Hemphill. (White and Toole, p 67).

George married Florence Alta Partin on 7 Jan 1933. Florence (daughter of John Edward Partin and Alta Lillie Harris) was born on 19 Mar 1914. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Her teachers included Lena Williams, a sister of the late Sim Williams, Tom Sutton and a Mr. McLanahan." (From a newspaper sketch of Alpha Martin Cooper, p. 46, OLD TIMES OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS.")

George married Alma Elizabeth Mitchell on 14 Mar 1899. Alma (daughter of Robert J. Mitchell and Amelia Cade) was born on 28 Aug 1878; died on 28 Oct 1943 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Alma Elizabeth Sutton
Death Date: 28 Oct 1943
Death Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race:
Death Age: 65 years 2 months 8 days
Estimated Birth Date: 1878
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Robert Mitchell
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mrs. A. R. Cade
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2137588
Digital Film Number: 4117973
Image Number: 2366
Reference Number: cn 48474
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

Married:
Dr. Sutton and his wife lived most of their life in Hemphill. (White and Toole, p 67).

Notes:

In her transcription of the Spring Hill Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary indicates he was a member of Woodmen of the World.

John married Alta Lillie Harris on 11 Dec 1909. Alta was born about 1885; died about 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth McWhorter. Elizabeth was born before 1852; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hughey P. Mitchell, b in Fla. in 1803, d in Newton County, Texas Ap 27, 1862. He moved to Texas prior to 1845, and settled on the Brazos, but later moved to The Survey, in Newton County, where he rec.'d a land grant. He and his wife Elizabeth were the parents of Robert J. Mitchell (1839-1900) who m Amelia Cade. Robert Mitchell also lived on The Survey, and served Newton County as Tax Assessor for several years (White and Toole, p 67). Newton County Historical Committee, "Glimpses of Newton County History," (Nortex Press, Burnet, Texas, c. 1982) has a similar biography, noting that Robert J. Mitchell, the third son of Hughey P. , married Amelia Cade. He served as tax assessor of Newton County. He was a cripple all his life because of a still leg. Siblings of Robert were William A., Thomas J., and Mary, along with one other daughter who was not listed. (pp. 146-147)

Robert married Amelia Cade. Amelia was born on 1 Dec 1847 in Georgia; died on 5 Sep 1930 in Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Amelia Cade (1847-1930) was the dtr of Robert Cade and his third wife. (White and Toole, p 67).

Name: Amelia B. Mitchell
Death Date: 05 Sep 1930
Death Place: Newton Co., Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 82 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 01 Dec 1847
Birthplace: Georgia
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Robert Cade
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Name: Pricella Seastrunk
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
Occupation: House Work
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Mayflower, Texas
Burial Date: 06 Sep 1930
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2135391
Digital Film Number: 4163674
Image Number: 528
Reference Number: 45508
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Alexander married Drucilla Cordelia White in 1867. Drucilla (daughter of James White and Drucilla C. Watkins) was born on 8 Jul 1850 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Apr 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]