Adam "A. B." Buford Bennett

1913 - 2003  (90 years)

• Name	Adam "A. B." Buford Bennett  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	A. B.
  Birth	5 Jan 1913	Sabine County, Texas   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Feb 2003	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Burial	Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [3, 5]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter February 26, 2003 A.B. "Buford" Bennett A.B. "Buford" Bennett, 90, of Hemphill, died at 4:34 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, 2003, at Hemphill Care Center. Bennett was born Jan. 5, 1913, in Sabine County as a son of the late Tony Chester and Emily Lillian (Denby) Bennett and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a poultry and cattle farmer and a member of the Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge #305. He was also a deacon at East Mayfield Baptist Church. Survivors: wife, Allie Bell Bennett of Hemphill; sons Gerald Bennett of Greenville, South Carolina, and David Bennett of Beaumont; a daughter, Juanice ROWLAND of Beaumont; step-daughters, Peggy METZ of Silsbee, and Wilma Jean WILLIAMS and Sussan EZERNACK, both of Pineland; 11 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Vernon Watts and Bro. Homer Williams officiating. Interment followed at Springhill Cemetery in Sabine County. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)
  Person ID	I1493	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Tony Chester Bennett,   b. 18 Jan 1886, Sabine County, Texas d. 14 Nov 1943, Texas (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Emma Lillian Denby,   b. 5 Aug 1888, Texas d. 8 Jan 1981 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	6 Jan 1906  [4]
  Family ID	F1031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Irene Ivadell "Tid" White,   b. 3 Dec 1921, Sabine County, Texas d. 6 Oct 1988, Sabine County, Texas (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	22 Oct 1939  [5]
  Children	1. Charles Weldon Bennett,   b. 24 Oct 1940, Sabine County, Texas d. 8 Dec 1943, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 3 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Baby Bennett,   b. 24 Aug 1944, Sabine County, Texas d. 24 Aug 1944, Sabine County, Texas (Age 0 years)   5. Tommy Lynn Bennett,   b. 3 Sep 1952, Sabine County, Texas d. 21 Feb 1953, Sabine County, Texas (Age 0 years)   6. Living   7. Becky Lois Bennett,   b. 23 May 1958, Sabine County, Texas d. 24 May 1958, Sabine County, Texas (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Allie Bell Solley,   b. 2 Jun 1925, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas d. 9 Nov 2006, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F8139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Jan 1913 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 22 Feb 2003 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S199] McDaniel, Robert Cecil THE 1920 POPULATION CENSUS OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), March 15, 1995, Page 10 (Reliability: 3). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), February 26, 2003 (Reliability: 3). [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972. [S65] McCary, Kay P. "Spring Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.