Odie Lee Morrison

1920 - 2015  (94 years)

• Name	Odie Lee Morrison  [1, 2]
  Born	5 Aug 1920	Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Jun 2015	Liberty, Liberty County, Texas   [2]
  Buried	Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Odie Lee Morrison, 94, of Hemphill, died Friday in the home of his daughter in Liberty, Texas. Odie Lee was born in Sabine County to Wiley and Minnie Travis Morrison. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army in the North Africa and Italy campaigns. Odie Lee lived in Nederland from 1947 until he retired as a pipefitter, OCAW 423, for Gulf Oil in 1982. After retirement he moved back to Sabine County, gardening, hunting and trapping into his early 90's. Mr. Morrison is preceded in death by his wife Mavis Morrison. He is survived by his son Jerry Morrison and wife Judy of Nederland, his daughter Vickie McIntyre of Liberty, grandchildren Justin and wife Britney, Ryan, Jana and husband Casey, and Lindsey, and his great grandchildren Hunter and Tucker. Visitation will be from 10:00AM until service time at 11:00AM, Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Burial will follow in the Hemphill Cemetery. Copied from Starr Funeral Home Website Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, July 1, 2015, Page 7
  Person ID	I43855	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Wiley H. Morrison, Sr.,   b. Abt 1887, Arkansas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Minnie E. Travis,   b. May 1886, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Melinda, Wanted to share this with you, thought it would be of interest to you, here is his line: 1. William Travis and Nancy B. Hurst 2. James Cannon Travis and Sophronia P. White 3. James Cannon Travis, Jr. and Ella Green Rice 4. Minnie L. Travis and Wiley H. Morrison 5. Starlin Green "Cap" Morrison Here is his obit: SOURCE: Obituary, published in the Beaumont Enterprise, Friday, 1 February 2002 Starlin Green "Cap" Morrison Starlin Morrison, 92, of Nederland died Wednesday January 30, 2002 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur. Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, Texas with burial to follow at Fairmount Cemetery in Fairmount, Texas. A gathering of friends will be held Saturday from 4 to 8:00 P.M. at Broussard's Mortuary in Nederland. A native of Hemphill, Texas he had lived in Nederland for 35 years and Kirbyville for 26 years. He was a retired Machinist for Gulf Oil Corporation for 30 years and was a member of First Baptist Church in Nederland and Central Baptist in Kirbyville. Survivors include his daughter and her husband, Lurlene and Travis Alexander of Beaumont, sons and their wives Dwain and Martha Morrison and James W. and Carolyn Morrison all of Nederland, sister Onie B Gomer of Port Neches, brothers and their wives, Odie Lee and Mavis Morrison and Wiley H. "Jake" and Margie Morrison all of Hemphill, 8 Grandchildren and 15 Great Grandchildren. Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be the Deacons of the Central Baptist Church in Kirbyville. Note: His brother, James Arlis died last month and if you need or want his obit I have it also. Let me know. Take care, Yolanda ypmiller@stx.rr.com or yolandapepper@themillers.com Melinda, I am glad that you could use the info; here is the other obit, if I don't do it now I will forget. Have a good one. Take care, Yolanda SOURCE: Obituary, published in the Beaumont Enterprise, Saturday, 5 January 2002 James Arlis "Twister" Morrison James Arlis "Twister" Morrison, 87, of Plum Ridge, formerly of Hemphill, died Jan. 2, 2002 at Timberlake Health and Rehabilitation Center in Jasper, TX. Graveside services were held at 3 PM Friday, Jan. 4, 2002 at Ebenezer Cemetery under the Direction of Forest Oaks Funeral Home in Jasper. A native of Hemphill, Jim was a longtime resident of Plum Ridge and was a retired butcher and a veteran of World War II. Jim was preceded in death by his wife, Laura Coates Morrison and is survived by 3 Step-Sons and their wives; Lee Roy Bronson and wife Billie of Plum Ridge, Billy Wayne Coates and wife Francine of Plum Ridge, and Robert P. Coates and wife Wilma of Lumberton; 1 Sister, Ona B. Gomer of Pt. Neches; 3 Brothers, Starling Morrison of Nederland, Ode Lee Morrison of Hemphill and Jake Morrison also of Hemphill; 11 Grandchildren, 26 Great-Grandchildren and a number of Nieces and Nephews. Funeral services under the Direction of Forest Oaks Funeral Home in Jasper.
  Family ID	F1027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Aug 1920 - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Died - 26 Jun 2015 - Liberty, Liberty County, Texas Buried - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 1 Enumerated 24 Apr 1930 ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 14A Stamped 36 6-6 (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.), July 1, 2015, Page 7 (Reliability: 3).