Hazel Lavina Bragg

1922 - 2023  (100 years)

• Name	Hazel Lavina Bragg  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	13 Jan 1922	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	12 Jan 2023	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Burial	Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter January 11, 2012, Page 5 90th Birthday Friends and relatives are welcome to attend the 90th birthday celebration of Hazel Bragg-Hoffman-McNaughter. The reception will be held in the fellowship hall of Hemphill Baptist Church, on Jan. 14th from 2 to 4 p.m.. No gifts, please. Obituary Hazel Bragg Hoffman McNaughten, 100, of Hemphill, Texas passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at Legacies Nursing and Rehab in Hemphill, Texas. Haze was born on January 13, 1922 in Sabine County, Texas to Henry Cary Bragg and Vursey Burkhalter Bragg. A quiet and gentle lady with a funny and quick wit to those who knew her well. She loved her garden and flowers and keeping the best kept home and yard in the county. She is survived by a family that dearly loves her; Daughters, Vickie Burcia and Lavina Gibson; granddaughters, April Loggins and husband, Chuck and Kim Walker; grandsons, David Brucia and wife, Evette, Byron Brucia and wife, Melissa, and Charles Gibson; and numerous great and great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by husbands, W.L. Hoffman and Vay P. McNaughten; and son-in-law, Buddy Brucia and Charles Gibson. Funeral Services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Rosevine United Pentecostal Church in Hemphill, Texas with Bro. Gordon Simmons and Bro. Mark Green officiating. Visitation will begin one hour prior to service time. Burial will follow in Gravelhill Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Chuck Loggins, Kyle Loggins, David Brucia, Ellis McGown, Charles Gibson, Jerry Fleming, Chaisen Brucia, and Chaston Coon. Serving as honorary pallbearer is, Cole Loggins. Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 18, 2023, page 4
  Person ID	I33192	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Henry Cary Bragg,   b. 3 Sep 1896, Texas d. 12 Mar 1972, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Vursey Liddy Burkhalter,   b. 7 Jul 1902, Sabine County, Texas d. 28 Feb 1995, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	10 Dec 1918  [5, 6]
  Family ID	F9691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Word Lee Hoffman,   b. 29 Apr 1914, Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana d. 4 Jul 1971, Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1945
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F11251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Voy Price McNaughten,   b. 13 Jun 1918, Milam, Sabine County, Texas d. 8 Nov 1994, Angelina County, Texas (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	13 Mar 1987	Sabine County, Texas   [3, 7]
  	Name:Voy P McNaughten Gender:Male Marriage Date:13 Mar 1987 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1919 Age:68 Spouse:Hazel Bragg Spouse Gender:Female Spouse Est Birth Year:abt 1922 Spouse Age:65 Marriage County:Sabine Marriage State:Texas Source:Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002
  Family ID	F10605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Jan 1922 - Sabine County, Texas Marriage - 13 Mar 1987 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 12 Jan 2023 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Bragg, Vursey (Burkhalter) ca 1927, with daughter Hazel and son Elton Vursey with her children, ca 1927, Sabine County, Texas

  
  

• Sources

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