Laura Belle Collier

1929 - 2013  (84 years)

• Name	Laura Belle Collier  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	19 Jul 1929	Nacogdoches County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	12 Nov 2013	Nacogdoches County, Texas
  Buried	15 Nov 2013	Fairview Cemetery, Nacogdoches County, Texas
  Notes	Obituary Laura Belle Collier Hand Mrs. Laura Belle Collier Hand, 84, of Nacogdoches passed away Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hand was born July 19, 1929, in Nacogdoches to parents Alton Terrell Collier and Tommie Inez Walker Collier. She was a 1947 graduate of Nacogdoches High School and also attended Massey Business School. She retired from a longtime, successful career as a customer services supervisor for Southwestern Bell Telephone. She was a charter member of Nacogdoches Congregational Methodist Church. Mrs. Hand was a member of Nacogdoches Chapter #428 Order of the Eastern Star, having served as Worthy Matron. She was an active member of the Altrusa Club, Telephone Pioneer Club and Business & Professional Women's Club. Her survivors include sons, Jack Hand Jr. and wife, Paula, of Nacogdoches, Jerry Allen Hand and wife, Patti, of Woden, and John Collier Hand and wife, Eva of Hudson; grandchildren, John Hull of Austin, Emily Morris of Austin, Tammy Hand of Hawkins, Jenny Hand of Woden, Wesley Collier Hand and wife, Jennifer, of Nacogdoches, and Rachael Starr Hand of Hudson; great-grandsons, Kaden Walker Hand and Kase Ryan Hand of Woden; and sisters, Lois Marie Carlson and JoAnn Whitehead, both of Nacogdoches. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Jack Hand Sr., on Nov. 6, 2009; and her brothers, Cecil Ensley Collier, Homer Raiford Collier, Lenox Revone Collier and Buford Alton Collier. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, at Cason Monk-Metcalf Sunset Chapel, located at 5400 North Street in Nacogdoches, with the Rev. Bob Whitehead officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Online memories and condolences may be offered at www.CasonMonk-Metcalf.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors. DailySentinel.com online
  Person ID	I34657	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Alton Terrell Collier,   b. 30 Jul 1896, Melrose, Nacogdoches County, Texas ,   d. 6 Apr 1961, Nacogdoches County, Texas  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Tommie Inez Walker,   b. 16 Nov 1899, Texas ,   d. 29 Aug 1977, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F12044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jack Hand, Sr.,   b. 1 Nov 1921, Nacogdoches County, Texas ,   d. 6 Nov 2009, Nacogdoches County, Texas  (Age 88 years)
  Married	Bef 1953
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Last Modified	4 May 2012
  Family ID	F10919	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Jul 1929 - Nacogdoches County, Texas Died - 12 Nov 2013 - Nacogdoches County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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