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Mary Jean Halbert

Female 1935 - 2001  (66 years)


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  • Name Mary Jean Halbert  [1, 2
    Born 13 Jan 1935  Frankston, Anderson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 11 Jun 2001  Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Earthman Resthaven Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Obituary, Copied from the FindAGrave memorial maintained by Richard Hollis and created by Dee

      Obituaries
      From The Frankston Citizen June, 2001
      June 14, Edition

      Mary Jean Halbert Baron
      Funeral services for Mary Jean Halbert Baron, 66, of Houston were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 16, at Metropolitan Baptist Church in Houston.

      A 4 p.m. service was held in Jacksonville prior to interment at Rest Haven Cemetery.

      Mrs. Baron died Monday, June 11.

      She was born Jan. 13, 1935 in Frankston, daughter of H.B. and Mattie Petri Halbert.

      After graduating from Frankston High School, Mrs. Baron earned a bachelor of music degree from Baylor University in 1955, and a master of education degree in counseling from Georgia State University in 1974.

      She performed 22 years of dedicated service at Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, located in the northwest Houston area. She retired in 1997.

      Mrs. Baron served in the U.S. Army for five and a half years. At the time of her resignation from the Women's Army Corps in 1962, she had achieved the rank of captain. One assignment during her military service included duties as a commanding officer at Letterman Army General Hospital in San Francisco, CA.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Eddie Halbert of Houston and Gaylon Halbert of Jacksonville.

      She is survived by her husband of almost 40 years, Donald H. Baron; sons, Richard Baron of Houston, and Robert Baron of Atlanta, GA; a daughter, Wendy Baron of Houston; sisters, Irene Tatum of Mansfield, LA, Virginia Saunders and Lynne Orr of Jacksonville; and a brother, H.B. Halbert Jr. of Sealy; several nieces and nephews; and a host of friends and neighbors.

      Pallbearers were Brian Bounds, Jack Lamkin II, Ronnie Munos, Beall Orr, Joel Scott, W.E. Scott, Harrell Smith and Derryl York.

      Memorial contributions may be made to The Gideons International, PO Box 140800, Nashville, TN, 37214-0800.
    Person ID I44675  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2014 

    Father Horace Burnard Halbert,   b. 11 May 1887, Milam, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1945, Anderson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Mattie Rose Petri,   b. 24 Jun 1903, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1973, Resthaven Cemetery, Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married Abt 1927  [3
    Family ID F11629  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [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.), # 5779817 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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.).

    3. [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, Anderson County, Frankston Town, JP 4 Enumerated April 4, 1930 ED 1-18 SD 18 Sheet 6B 137-146 (Reliability: 3).