Eugene Joseph "Joe" Procella, Jr.

1953 - 2011  (58 years)

• Name	Eugene Joseph "Joe" Procella  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Nickname	Joe
  Born	2 Apr 1953	Jasper County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Sep 2011	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Buried	7 Sep 2011	Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	The 1973 Back in Time Column, published in the Sabine County Reporter on May 13, 1998, reported that "Joe Procella, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Procella of Hemphill, graduated from Tyler Junior College." The Sabine County Reporter September 14, 2011, Page 11 Eugene Joseph "Joe" Procella Eugene Joseph "Joe" Procella, Jr., 58, died Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, in the Hemphill Care Center after an illness. Procella was born in Jasper to Eugene and Eulene Ener Procella. He had lived in Hemphill all his life working with his father at Procella's Service Station of which he took over ownership and operations in 2010. He graduated from Hemphill High School and earned an associates degree in business at Tyler Junior College. He is survived by his mother and father, Eugene and Eulene Procella of Hemphill; wife, Vickey Bass Procella of Hemphill; daughter, Dr. Andrea Procella Heslip and her husband Eric of Hemphill; son, Eric Joseph Procella and his wife Lana of Hemphill; and grandchildren, Bret and Carlee Procella and Wyatt and Evie Heslip. He is also survived by sisters, Sharon Hough and her husband Robert of Nacogdoches and Debbie Williams and her husband Marty of Brazoria. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Sept. 7, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in the Springhill Cemetery near Hemphill. Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill. Online condolences may be posted at www.starrfuneralhome.com.
  Person ID	I15895	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Living
  Mother	Kathryn Eulene Ener,   b. 1 Mar 1926, Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 3 Feb 2020  (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F8106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F4860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Apr 1953 - Jasper County, Texas Died - 5 Sep 2011 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Buried - 7 Sep 2011 - Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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.), June 5, 2002, obituary of Daphne Johnson Bass (Reliability: 3). [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.). [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.), September 14, 2011, Page 11 (Reliability: 3).