1926 - 2021 (94 years)
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Name |
Helen Louise Wright [1, 2] |
Birth |
10 Jan 1926 |
Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas [1] |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
3 Jan 2021 |
Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas |
Burial |
Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas |
Notes |
- She was listed in 2019 and in 2020 as "Helen Minnis of Rosevine"---surviving her daughter Rose Nell Beard and her son Larry Horn.
Obituary
Helen Louise Minnis, 94, of Rosevine, Texas passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 in Hemphill Care Center.
Helen was born on December 10, 1926 in Rosevine, Texas to Luther Wright and Julia Drawhorn [???, other sources show PARMER] Wright. She had been a resident of Rosevine during her early years and then again in her retirement. She lived in the Houston and the Kingsville area through most of her working years. She was certified in credit and operating systems for Goodyear. She had worked as a secretary in the medical field and specifically enjoyed her work at Dr. Haley's office. She always said that she loved to work.
She was a member of the Rosevine Baptist Church. She loved the Lord and her church. She enjoyed and found beauty in all things - people, flowers, clothes, fingernails, hair, and makeup. She loved gardening, canning, and taking care of her place with her husband, Lyman. She missed him everyday since his passing and longed to be with him again.
She is survived by her grandchildren, Vic Sowell and wife, Barbara, of Palestine, Teresa Boyett and husband, Kelley of Hemphill, Lora Horn of Tyler, Kurt Horn of California, Lisa Williams of Tyler, and Lynna Tomlin and husband, Paul, of Henderson; great grandchildren, Krystle, James, Tara, Tessa, Thomas and wife, Faith, Conner, Jace, Cameron, Cori, Rileigh, and Elijah; and great-great grandchildren, Raina, Zerenity, Benjamin, Gavin, Theodore, Devin, and Elli.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 9, 2021 in Rosevine Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. Floyd Wright and Bro. Cliff Durham officiating.
Condolences can be made and guest book may be signed online at starrfuneralhome.com.
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Person ID |
I41470 |
Strong Family Tree |
Last Modified |
8 Jan 2021 |
Family 2 |
Henry Enlow Horn, b. 25 May 1922, Sabine County, Texas d. 28 Jun 2004, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 82 years) |
Marriage |
1 Aug 1942 |
Jefferson County, Texas [4] |
Children |
| 1. Rose Nell Horn, b. 4 Apr 1943, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas d. 20 Jun 2019, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 76 years) |
| 2. Larry Victor Horn, b. 5 Mar 1947, Sabine County, Texas d. 14 Feb 2020, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas (Age 72 years) |
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Family ID |
F13002 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
8 Jan 2021 |
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Sources |
- [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 6 Enumerated April 26, 1940 SD 42-2 ED 202-9 Sheet 12A Steep Creek Road (Reliability: 3).
- [S600] Ancestry.com - Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2014 [database online].
- [S51] McCary, Kay P. "Rosevine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.
- [S1900] Ancestry.com - Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 [database online], 31 July 1942 Jefferson, Texas Enlow Henry Horn to Helen Louise WRIGHT (Reliability: 3).
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