Melba Louise Laverne Williams

1940 - 2010  (70 years)

• Name	Melba Louise Laverne Williams  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	7 Aug 1940	Newton County, Texas   [4]
  Gender	Female
  Died	25 Dec 2010	Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  Buried	Weeks Chapel Cemetery, Newton County, Texas   [4]
  Notes	In the 1996 obituary of her mother, Alma Lee Williams, she was listed as Melba STANGE of Brookeland. The Sabine County Reporter December 29, 2010, page 16 Melba Laverne Medley Melba Laverne Medley, 70, died suddenly in her home in Brookeland Saturday night, December 25, 2010. She was born in Kirbyville to Clarence Cledoth and Alma Lee Dryden Williams and had lived in Brookeland for 32 years, moving there from Jasper. Mrs. Medley is survived by sons, Glenn Smith and Jerry Keith Smith, both of Brookeland, Robert Lee Medley of Bryan, and Stephen Medley of Alabama; daughter, Melba Alicia Medley of Victoria; brother, James Cledoth Williams of Jasper, sisters, Marjorie Y'Barbo of Kirbyville, Linda Whitton of Jasper, Brenda Ward of of Buna and Jo Ann Williams of Cushing. She is also survived by a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Medley was preceded in death by sons, Clyde Cledoth Smith and Joseph Edward Medley. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 28 in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel in Hemphill. Burial followed in the Weeks Chapel Cemetery in Newton County. Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill. Online condolences may be posted at www.starrfuneralhome.com. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2011) Note: A page 1 article, titled "Christmas Day Tragedy," noted that Medley, who was disabled and relied on a wheelchair for mobility, died in a house fire. Firefighters believe the fire may have begun in the living room, where numerous space heaters were located.
  Person ID	I36850	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Clarence Cledoth Williams,   b. 23 Feb 1916, Texas ,   d. 28 Jun 1984, Jasper County, Texas  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Alma Lee Dryden,   b. 11 Oct 1921, Almadane, Vernon Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 23 Sep 1996, Jasper County, Texas  (Age 74 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1939	Newton County, Texas   [5]
  Family ID	F11350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Children	1. Clyde Cledoth Smith,   b. 12 May 1956, Jasper County, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Living   3. Living
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2011
  Family ID	F11351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Children	1. Joseph Edward Medley,   b. 10 Jan 1964,   d. 17 Jan 2008, Corrigan, Polk County, Texas  (Age 44 years)   2. Living   3. Living
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2011
  Family ID	F11352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Aug 1940 - Newton County, Texas Died - 25 Dec 2010 - Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas Buried - - Weeks Chapel Cemetery, Newton County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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.), December 29, 2010, page 16, shown as Melba Laverne versus Melba Louise (Reliability: 3). [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.), Instead lists her name as Melba Louise, as does on of the birth index listings for her children (Reliability: 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.), October 2, 1996, Page 11, obituary of Alma Lee Williams (Reliability: 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.), December 29, 2010, page 16 (Reliability: 3). [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!).