Mary Frances Clark

1932 - 2020  (88 years)

• Name	Mary Frances Clark  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	27 May 1932	Bronson, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	14 Nov 2020	Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas   [3]
  Buried	17 Nov 2020	Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas
  Notes	Mary Frances Byley, 88, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Saturday morning, November 14, 2020 in Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital. Mary Frances was born in Bronson, Texas on May 27, 1932 to Hollis Burl Clark and Yvonne Bennett. She was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and she was a teacher. During her teaching career, she taught at Bronson, Pineland and Orange Schools and then at Hemphill ISD, where she taught for many, many years before retiring. She was also a member of First Baptist Church of Hemphill. She loved teaching and in her spare time, she enjoyed reading. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Byley. Mary Frances is survived by her daughter, Kathy Fitzgerald and husband, B. A., of Hemphill; cousin, Earline Conn of Spring, Texas; sister-in-law, Mozell Byley of Nacogdoches; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday, November 16, 2020 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas. Graveside services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2020 in Bronson Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating. Condolences can be made and guest book may be signed at starrfuneralhome.com. Downloaded from the Starr Funeral Home website, also published in The Sabine County Reporter, November 18, 2020, page 8
  Person ID	I40255	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Hollis Burl Clark,   b. 9 Sep 1903, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 7 Aug 1964, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Yvonne Bennett,   b. 8 Feb 1914, Shelby County, Texas ,   d. 15 Oct 1994, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 80 years)
  Married	23 Dec 1930  [1, 4]
  	Hollis was a son of Yvonne's stepfather, Jefferson Elias Clark. John W. Clark indicates they operated a store in Bronson.
  Family ID	F10618	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Earl Byley,   b. 7 Dec 1921, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 28 Nov 1994, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 72 years)
  Married	11 Jun 1955  [1, 2, 3]
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F12156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 May 1932 - Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Died - 14 Nov 2020 - Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas Buried - 17 Nov 2020 - Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 8 (Reliability: 3). [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.). [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.), November 18, 2020. page 8 (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!!).