Willie Esther Dorsey

1912 - 1995  (82 years)

• Name	Willie Esther Dorsey  [1]
  Born	16 Dec 1912	Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	10 Feb 1995	Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas   [2]
  Buried	13 Feb 1995	Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Obituary Esther Gilchriest Esther Dorsey Gilchriest, 82, of Beaumont died Friday, Feb. 10, 1995, at Beaumont Regional Medical Center in Beaumont. Born Dec 16, 1912, in Milam as a daughter of the late Edward and Willie (Russell) Dorsey, she had lived in Beaumont the past 13 years and was a member of the Baptist Church and the Rebekar Jasmine #17 and Python Systers. Survivors: daughter, Edwina Conn Hall of Milam; two sons, Mike Gilchriest of Milam and Pat Gilchriest of Beaumont; sisters, Virgie Dorsey Parrish of Geneva and Wilna Dorsey Horn of Beaumont; brother E. W. Dorsey of Milam; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Rev. Ralph Martin and Rev. Horace Dickerson officiating. Interment followed at Gravelhill Cemetery in Sabine County. Pallbearers: Mike Gilchriest, Dwayne Buckley, James Roy Boyett, John E. Hall, Travis Dorsey, and David Parrish. Honorary pallbearers; James E. Dorsey, Gerald Buckley, Kenneth Horn, Woody Dorsey, Benji Dorsey, and Ronald Lee Pool III. Published in The Sabine County Reporter, February 15, 1995, Page 8
  Person ID	I41276	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Edward Woodland Dorsey,   b. 13 Sep 1874, Texas ,   d. 26 Jun 1951, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Willie Francis Russell,   b. 4 Dec 1882, Texas ,   d. 2 Mar 1972, Milam, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F11932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edward Leonidas Conn,   b. 1 Apr 1908, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 5 May 1932  (Age 24 years)
  Married	6 Nov 1931  [3, 4]
  Children	1. Francis Edwina Conn,   b. 16 Aug 1932, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 5 Feb 2020, Baytown, Harris County, Texas  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F12419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Bert Gilchriest,   b. 25 Apr 1910,   d. 21 Dec 1979  (Age 69 years)
  Married	Bef 1946  [5]
  Children	1. Michael Bert Gilchriest,   b. 24 Jan 1946, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 18 Feb 2019, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas  (Age 73 years)   2. Living
  Last Modified	19 May 2013
  Family ID	F12436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Dec 1912 - Milam, Sabine County, Texas Died - 10 Feb 1995 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Buried - 13 Feb 1995 - Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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