Benny Ray Bragg, Sr.

1936 - 2018  (82 years)

• Name	Benny Ray Bragg  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1 May 1936	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Jul 2018	Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas   [4]
  Burial	Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [3, 4]
  Notes	Benny Ray Bragg, Sr., 82, of Shelbyville, Texas passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at his residence. Benny Ray was born May 1, 1936 in Hemphill, Texas to Chester Lee Bragg and Addie Byrl White Bragg. He was a lifetime resident of Sabine County and a member of Rosevine Church of God. He was a fishing guide on Toledo Bend Lake mainly out of Holly Park Marina. He liked carpentry and building and he loved to deer hunt. Benny is survived by his wife, Barbara Bragg of Shelbyville, Texas; sons, Benny Ray Bragg, Jr. and wife, Patricia, of Many, Louisiana and Marcus Paul Bragg and wife, Mary, of Mesa, Arizona; daughters, Shelia Gail Hall and husband, Gary, of Shelbyville, Texas, Sherri Jo Dover and husband, Dennis, also of Shelbyville, Shirley Ann Cahanin of Many, Louisiana, and Trina Carol Banaszak and husband, August, of Little Rock, Arkansas; sisters, Paula June Britt and Julie Ann Huff and husband, Dale, all of Milam, Texas; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Texas with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating. Serving as pallbearers are Dennis Dover, Gary Hall, August Banaszak, Daniel Hall, Jason Williams, Kaleb Campbell, and Jordon Williams. Online book signing and condolences can be made at starrfuneralhome.com. Copied form the Starr Funeral Home website Also published August 1, 2018, page 8, in The Sabine County Reporter
  Person ID	I14763	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Chester Lee Bragg,   b. 16 Aug 1905, Patroon, Shelby County, Texas d. 28 Jun 1995, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Addie Byrl White,   b. 2 Feb 1912, Milam, Sabine County, Texas d. 13 Dec 2003, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F2241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Fay Ferrell,   b. 1 Feb 1939   bur. Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas
  Marriage	1 Dec 1957  [3]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living
  Family ID	F8369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 May 1936 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Death - 24 Jul 2018 - Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas Burial - - Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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