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John Henry Oglesbee, Jr.

Male 1932 - 2016  (83 years)


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  • Name John Henry Oglesbee  [1, 2, 3
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 22 Dec 1932  Hardin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Aug 2016  San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Pictured on the front page of the January 23, 2003 San Augustine Tribune (Vol. XCIV, No. 48). He and his wife Betty were receiving the Chamber's Lifetime Community Service Award. The caption noted that "The Oglesbee's are retired business people who are active in civic, church, historical and volunteer work. Some of their accomplishments include: Boy Scout Master, heading the Historical Foundation, Writing plays and skits and drafting applications for grants, authoring historical books, preserving the present and past in photographs, restoration projects, and preserving historical documents. All of these things have help to make San Augustine a better place to live and visit."

      OBITUARY

      Mr. John Oglesbee, Jr. age 83, longtime area businessman and civic leader of San Augustine, passed from this life in the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 24, 2016, in San Augustine.

      John was born to Imogene (McDaniel) Oglesbee and John Oglesbee, Sr. on December 22, 1932 in Silsbee, Texas. He married the love of his life, Betty (Wood) Oglesbee on June 29, 1956, celebrating 60 years of matrimony on June 29, 2016. He was involved in Timber Management for many years, and was widely known as an author, photographer, and historian. Over the years he served in a number of leadership positions in the San Augustine and East Texas area, as President of San Augustine Rotary Club, President of San Augustine County Historical Society, member of Sons of the Republic of Texas, and Scoutmaster of San Augustine's Boy Scout Troop 267. An active member of First United Methodist Church of San Augustine, John also served as a Trustee for McMahan Chapel historic Methodist Church.

      Those left to cherish his memory include his beloved wife, Betty Oglesbee of San Augustine, his Sons and Daughters-in-law Dr. John Henry Oglesbee , III of San Augustine and his wife, Sharon; Vance Jackson Oglesbee and his wife, Angela of Fairfield; James Christopher Oglesbee and his wife, Gina of Nacogdoches; and Forrest Edward Oglesbee and his wife, Sabrina of San Jose, California; his Grandchildren, John, IV and his wife, Ellen; Joshua and his wife, Danielle; Sara, Kristen, Anna Marie, Jim, Brittani, Jackson and Savanna Faye; Great-grandchildren Ellie Mae, Hazel, and John Henry V; Nephew Van Watson and his wife, Karen; Nieces Sheryl Jenkins and her husband, Hunter; Kathryn Williams and her husband, Kenny; Sister Janell Oglesbee Watson and her husband, Charles of San Augustine; honorary daughter Elizabeth McCauley and her husband, Larry of San Augustine.

      He is preceded in death by his parents, Imogene and John Oglesbee Sr., niece Valerie Watson, nephew Marshall Boykin, Mother-in-law and Father-in-law Anna Fay and Jack Wood, Sister-in-law Leslie Wood Boykin and her husband, Eddie.

      Funeral Services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, August 27, 2016 in the First United Methodist Church, 205 South Liberty Street, in San Augustine, with the Reverend Martin Doran officiating, assisted by Charles Bradberry, Alfred Broden, and Dr. John Oglesbee III. Burial will be in the Liberty Hill Cemetery in San Augustine County. Visitation will be held Friday, August 26, 2016 between the hours of 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, 316 West Columbia Street, San Augustine, Texas 75972.

      Copied from the Wyman Roberts Funeral Home
      Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, August 31, 2016, Page 10
    Person ID I29865  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2016 

    Father John Henry Oglesbee, Sr.,   b. 29 Sep 1904, Hardin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1983, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Imogene Renella McDaniel,   b. 22 Jun 1911, Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 2008, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married Aft 1930 
    Family ID F6014  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
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    Last Modified 18 Sep 2016 
    Family ID F9624  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Dec 1932 - Hardin County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Aug 2016 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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.).

    2. [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.), July 16, 2008, Page 14 (Reliability: 3).

    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.), August 31, 2016, Page 10 (Reliability: 3).