Wilburn Kennon Birdwell

1930 - 2008  (77 years)

• Name	Wilburn Kennon Birdwell  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	10 Oct 1930	San Augustine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Mar 2008	Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	31 Mar 2008	Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Sabine County Reporter April 2, 2008 Page 13 Kennon Birdwell Kennon Birdwell, 77, of San Augustine County, died Friday, March 28, 2008, at a Lufkin hospital. Born Oct. 10, 1930, in San Augustine County as a son of the late Florence (Hardy) and Enlow Birdwell, he was a longtime resident of San Augustine County. Birdwell was a farmer/rancher and member of Rosevine United Pentecostal Church. He is survived by his wife, Pauline (Oliver) Birdwell of San Augustine County; sons, Kenneth Wayne Birdwell and wife Debbie, Michael Enlow Birdwell, Marlon Odessa Birdwell and wife Karen, and Doyle Dwayne Birdwell, all of San Augustine; grandchildren, Keven Wayne Birdwell and wife Katie of Denton and Kimberly Rene' Tarver and husband Burl, Kellie LeAnn Birdwell, Steven Michael Birdwell, Christopher Lee Birdwell, Rebekah Nicole Birdwell, Samuel Luke Birdwell, Shelby Danielle Birdwell, and Brooke Bailey Birdwell, all of San Augustine; a great-grandson, Brandon Keith Tarver of San Augustine; brothers, Winfred Birdwell and wife Vivian and Carl O. Birdwell and wife Helen, all of San Augustine; and sisters, Bertha Mae McMurry of San Augustine, Ruby Murphy of Willow, Alaska, Margie Nell Hildebrandt of Orangefield, and Blanche "Sissy" Neal and husband Gail of McKinney. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Norman Birdwell and Steven Birdwell; and sisters, Audrey Drawhorn and Mattie Lou Breaux. Funeral services were held March 31 at Rosevine United Pentocostal Church in Rosevine with Pastor Gordon Simmons and Bro. Glenn D. Morton officiating. Interment followed at Chinquapin Cemetery in San Augustine County. Services were under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine. Online obituary and condolences available at www.timeformemory.com/wymanroberts. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2008)
  Person ID	I26266	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Enlow Cornelius Birdwell,   b. 6 Jan 1902, Texas d. 7 Nov 1974, Nacogdoches County, Texas (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Florence Lucinda Hardy,   b. 18 Oct 1895, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas d. 2 Apr 1990, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	14 Jan 1918	San Augustine County, Texas   [5]
  	Marriage information from http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsanaug/marriages/Bibens-Bryley.pdf Said to be recorded in the San Augustine County, Texas Marriage Book 5, Page 351
  Family ID	F8704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pauline Oliver,   b. 7 Mar 1936, Sabine County, Texas d. 22 Mar 2016, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	26 Feb 1954	San Augustine County, Texas
  	Marriage information from http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsanaug/marriages/Bibens-Bryley.pdf Said to be recorded in the San Augustine County, Texas Marriage Book 11, Page 63
  Children	1. Kenneth Wayne Birdwell,   b. 2 Feb 1960, San Augustine County, Texas d. 5 Apr 2024 (Age 64 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F10025	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Oct 1930 - San Augustine County, Texas Marriage - 26 Feb 1954 - San Augustine County, Texas Death - 28 Mar 2008 - Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Burial - 31 Mar 2008 - Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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