La Juan Halbert

1939 - 2021  (82 years)

• Name	La Juan Halbert
  Born	11 Nov 1939	Chireno, Nacogdoches County, Texas
  Gender	Female
  Died	21 Nov 2021	Texas
  Buried	Lower Chireno Cemetery, Chireno, Nacogdoches County, Texas
  Notes	La Juan Halbert Garrett of Chireno, Texas, died November 21, 2021, at Colonial Pines in San Augustine, Texas. She had just turned 82. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Garrett; her two daughters, Kim Garrett, who lives in Dallas, and Kara Garrett Briley, who lives in Chireno; a grandson, Benjamin Garrett Tompkins and his wife Emily, who live in Dallas; a sister, Mattie James, who lives in Conroe; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son, Tracy Allen Garrett; grandson, Justin Colt Briley; her brothers, Lee Alfred Halbert and Robert Kent Halbert; and her parents, Arvie Lee Halbert and Vera Lucille Shippey Halbert. La Juan was born November 11, 1939, in Chireno to Arvie Lee and Lucille Halbert. La Juan was the third of four children. She grew up on Depot Street in Chireno. She graduated from Chireno High School two years early and graduated summa cum laude at Stephen F. Austin State University with a degree in Education and two masters degrees in Education. She married Kenneth Haze Garrett on September 2, 1958, and they had three children, Kim, Kara, and Tracy. La Juan taught school in Houston, Orange, Broaddus, and Chireno. She was very active in her community serving at Chireno Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School and played the piano for services, The Historical Society, and as a former president and member of the Nacogdoches County Retired Teachers Association. Funeral services are planned for 11 a.m. Friday, November 26, 2021, at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home Chapel in San Augustine, Texas, with Bro. Mike Belgard officiating. Interment will follow at Lower Chireno Cemetery in Chireno, Texas. Pallbearers: Tommy Mooney, Ben Tompkins, Collin Noble, Rodney Butler, Glen Benefield, and Oswald Smith. Visit www.WymanRobertsFuneralHome.com for memories and condolences. Arrangements are under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine, Texas. Downloaded from Wyman Roberts website Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, December 1, 2021, Page 7
  Person ID	I48150	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Arvil Arvie Lee Halbert,   b. 31 Oct 1909, Texas ,   d. 12 Jan 1993, Chireno, Nacogdoches County, Texas  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Vera Lucille Shippey,   b. 13 Sep 1913, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas ,   d. 9 Mar 1986, Nacogdoches County, Texas  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F14472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Nov 1939 - Chireno, Nacogdoches County, Texas Died - 21 Nov 2021 - Texas  = Link to Google Earth
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