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Bertha Mae Birdwell

Female 1919 - 2011  (91 years)


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  • Name Bertha Mae Birdwell  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 26 Sep 1919  San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Female 
    Died 30 Apr 2011  San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • The Sabine County Reporter
      May 4, 2011, Page 11

      Bertha Mae McMurry

      Mrs. Bertha Mae McMurry, 91, was born Sept. 26, 1919, in San Augustine County to the late Enlow Birdwell and Florence (Hardy) Birdwell. She entered into rest in San Augustine on Saturday, April 30, 2011.

      She was a member of Chinquapin Missionary Baptist Church. She and her husband, Dick McMurry, were once owners of a small convenience store in San Augustine which many of the school children patronized. She loved visiting with the kids and come to know most all of them, along with their parents. She had also worked at the "Tomato Stand" at the railroad station, where they boxed tomatoes to be sold and/or shipped on the train. In her later years she worked as a caregiver for several of the elderly or homebound people in the community. One of her greatest gifts was her love for her family and friends. She always enjoyed visiting with them.

      She is survived by her daughters, Belva Joyce Stewart of San Augustine and Norma Lynn Mattox and husband Tony of Navasota; son, Don McMurry and wife Delores of Nacogdoches; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; brothers, Winfred Birdwell and wife Vivian and Carl O. Birdwell and wife Helen, all of San Augustine; sister, Margie Nell Hildabrant of Bridge City; sister-in-law, Pauline Birdwell of San Augustine; along with numerous nieces, nephews and many friends.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Dick McMurry; brothers, Norman Birdwell and Kennon Birdwell; sisters, Audrey Drawhorn, Ruby Murphy, and Mattie Lou Breaux; granddaughter, Kim George; grandson, Jonathan Mattox; great-granddaughter, Emily Connor; great-grandson, Jacob Haughn; great-great-granddaughter, Kate Haughn; and son-in-law, Doug Stewart.

      Funeral services were held in the First Baptist Church, San Augustine, Tuesday, May 3, with Bro. Wallace Edgar and Dr. Sam Wayman officiating. Music was by Clifford Perry on the piano and Vicki Sublett singing. Burial followed in the Chinquapin Cemetery, San Augustine County.

      Pallbearers were Robert Winfield, S.J. Butler, John Butts, Warren Norvell, Gerald Stewart, and Ray Hardy.

      In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Chinquapin Baptist Church or Chinquapin Cemetery.

      Services were under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine. Online condolences may be posted at www.timeformemory.com/wymanroberts.
    Person ID I31199  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 Aug 2022 

    Father Enlow Cornelius Birdwell,   b. 6 Jan 1902, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1974, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Florence Lucinda Hardy,   b. 18 Oct 1895, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1990, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 14 Jan 1918  San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F8704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cecil Corley "Dick" McMurry,   b. 2 May 1908,   d. Nov 1984, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 22 Jan 1938  San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
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     3. Living
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2012 
    Family ID F10028  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Sep 1919 - San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Jan 1938 - San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Apr 2011 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, 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.), based on the index listings of her children (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S342] San Augustine Tribune, weekly, 807 E. Columbia, San Augustine, TX, (San Augustine Tribune, USPS No. 479-040, Published every Thursday at 807 E. Columbia St., San Augustine, Texas 75972 Stephen Hays & Arlan Hays, Publishers. Postmaster: Change of Address notice should be made at P.O. Box 539, San Augustine, Texas 75972. The Tribune is a continuation of the Texas Chronicle moved from Galveston to San Augustine in 1837 and published as the Redlander.), Obituary of brother, Noman T. Birdwell, published 18 Nov 2004 (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.), Obituary of brother, Kennon Birdwell, April 2, 2008 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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.), May 4, 2011, Page 11 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), Memorial ID 19261689 (Reliability: 3).