1868 - 1952 (84 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Wiley P. Smith was born on 27 Jan 1868; died on 31 Dec 1952. Wiley married Sallie Hammock on 10 May 1900. Sallie was born in 1876; died in 1950. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Curtis Smith was born after 1901 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- 3. Corrie Pearl Smith was born on 11 Jan 1904 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Aug 1991 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- 4. Roscoe Elbert Smith was born on 25 Dec 1904 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Mar 1995 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
- 5. Pat Smith was born about 1908 in Sabine County, Texas.
- 6. Pete Smith was born between 1908 and 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- 7. Ovada A. Smith was born between 1908 and 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- 8. Leorrice M. Smith was born on 16 Dec 1911 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Apr 1988.
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Generation: 2
3. | Corrie Pearl Smith (1.Wiley1) was born on 11 Jan 1904 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Aug 1991 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Corrie and her daughters, Mrs. Killingsworth, Mrs. Shook, and Mrs. Lisle are all Charter Members of the JFG Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. (White and Toole, p 30).
Corrie married Charlie Cecil Rice on 23 Dec 1925 in Sabine County, Texas. Charlie (son of William M. Rice and Effie E. Johnson) was born on 9 Feb 1906 in Rosepine, Vernon Parish, Louisiana; died on 16 Jan 1986 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. William Virgil Rice was born on 23 Sep 1926 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 Apr 1943 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 2 May 1943 in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- 10. Corrie Ahlene Rice was born about 1928; and died.
- 11. Gwendolyn Fay Rice was born on 9 Jan 1935 in Bayou Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Jun 2009 in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas.
- 12. Wiley Cecil Rice was born on 24 Feb 1938 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Jun 2016 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- 13. Charlsie Wynell Rice was born about 1939; and died.
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4. | Roscoe Elbert Smith (1.Wiley1) was born on 25 Dec 1904 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Mar 1995 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
The Sabine County Reporter
March 15, 1995, Page 10
Roscoe Smith
Roscoe Elbert Smith, 90, of Hemphill died Saturday, March 11, 1995, at Spring Branch Medical Center in Houston.
He was born Dec. 25, 1904, in Sabine County as a son of the late Wiley P. and Sally Hammock Smith. He was a former owner/operator of a service station in Evadale.
Survivors: wife, Novie (McNaughten) Smith of Hemphill; two daughters, Bobbie Martini and husband Ed, and Patsie Pearson, both of Houston; a brother, Pat Smith of Hemphill; three grandchildren, Taska Fields and husband Bill, Sally Hill and husband Brian, and Chuck McCary; and two great-grandchildren, Jason Fields and Lindsey Fields.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. W. Clarence Howell officiating. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery in Sabine County.
Pallbearers: Arvil Smith, Lynn Smith, Brian Hill, Jason Fields, Bill Fields, and Wyley Rice.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2009)
Family/Spouse: Novie Mae McNaughten. Novie (daughter of Elijah Taylor McNaughten and Alma Jane Dainwood) was born on 25 Dec 1909 in Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Nov 1999 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Living
- 15. Patsy Jane Smith was born on 11 Feb 1935 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Jan 2011 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 3
9. | William Virgil Rice (3.Corrie2, 1.Wiley1) was born on 23 Sep 1926 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 Apr 1943 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 2 May 1943 in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
His Texss Death certificate, viewable online at www.familysearch.org, Texs Deaths, 1890-1976, showed that he was a student, and that he died by accidentially drowning near Milam, Texas.
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11. | Gwendolyn Fay Rice (3.Corrie2, 1.Wiley1) was born on 9 Jan 1935 in Bayou Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Jun 2009 in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas. Notes:
The Sabine County Reporter
July 8, 2009, Page 14
Gwendolyn Faye Rice Shook
Gwendolyn Faye Rice Shook of Bryan died peacefully at the age of 74 on June 20, 2009 after a brief battle with lung cancer. A funeral service was held Monday, June 22, at Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan. Interment followed at College Station City Cemetery.
Mrs. Shook was born Jan. 9, 1935 in the Deep East Texas community of Bayou, as the third of five children to Charlie Cecil and Corrie Pearl Rice. She grew up in Hemphill and attended the University of North Texas where she received a Bachelor's Degree in Education. Mrs. Shook taught General Business from 1967 until 1997 in Robstown, Dickinson, and Hearne school districts.
While attending the University of North Texas, she met her future husband, Wiliam Loraine Shook. They married Nov. 16, 1957, produced two daughters, and had a wonderful 51 year marriage.
Mrs. Shook was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bryan and a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. She was a great cook and loved gardening.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Virgil; two sisters and their husbands, Ahlene and Abbott Killingsworth, and Charlsie and Bert Lisle.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Shook; daughters and sons-in-law, Paticia Shook and Charlie Felts of League City and Laura and Mike Elam of Katy; a beautiful granddaughter, Nicole Elam; brother, Wiley and his wife Judy of Hemphill; two sisters-in-law, Wanda Peeples of Orlando, FL. and Judith Sheen of Southlake; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Shook requested that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the First Baptist Church of Bryan, 3100 Cambridge Dr., Bryan, TX 77802 or Hospice Brazos Valley, 502 W. 26th St., Bryan, TX 77803.
Expressions of symphathy can be made at www.MeM. com.
Gwendolyn married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Wiley Cecil Rice (3.Corrie2, 1.Wiley1) was born on 24 Feb 1938 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Jun 2016 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Wiley Cecil Rice, 78, died in his home in Hemphill early Saturday morning. He was born in Hemphill to Charlie C. and Corrie Smith Rice. Spending his early life in Hemphill, graduating from Hemphill High School where he played football and trumpet in the Hornet Band. Wiley served in the U.S. Army in the late 1950's for four years. He then attended the University of Southern Mississippi, and played football for the Golden Eagles and was tight end, wearing Number 88, and part of the Golden Eagles National Championship team in 1962.
Wiley attended the Oakhill Baptist Church in his youth, and later attended the First Baptist Church in Hemphill. His career was dedicated to being the girls basketball coach in several school districts in Texas. When coach in Hemphill, he took the Lady Hornets basketball team to the state playoffs. After his teaching career, he retired back to his home town of Hemphill, Texas.
Wiley is survived by his wife Judy Rice of Center, his son Wiley Cecil "Sonny" Rice, Jr. of Lubbock, his daughters; Lysa Rice Rousse and husband David of Willspoint, Texas, Ann Rice Kolander and husband John of Palestine, Texas, his step-sons; Mark Herndon and wife Leslie of Liberty, Ward Herndon and wife Sommer of Center, Texas. He is also survived by his grandchildren; Dalton, Dakota, Kennedy, John Mark, Laura Beth, Tyler, Hollie, Kristi, and Stacy, and his great grandson Kaden.
Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at 11:00am in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas.
Memorial contributions to the Six Mile VFW, Hemphill, Texas, and to the Oakhill Baptist Church, Old Oakhill Rd., Hemphill, Texas 75948, would be greatly appreciated by the family.
Copied from the Starr Funeral Home website
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, June 8, 2016, page 12
Wiley married Charlotte Hazel McDonald before 1966. Charlotte was born on 5 Nov 1941; died on 25 Sep 2000 in Dallas County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Wiley married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Patsy Jane Smith (4.Roscoe2, 1.Wiley1) was born on 11 Feb 1935 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Jan 2011 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
The Sabine County Reporter
January 19, 2011, Page 12
Patsie Jane Smith Pearson
Patsie Jane Smith Pearson, 75, passed away Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, in Houston.
Mrs. Pearson was born in San Augustine to parents Roscoe and Novie Smith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie Pearson.
She is survived by children, Taska Fields and husband Bill, Sally Hill and Tony Hernandez, and Charles McCary and wife Bonnie. She is also survived by her grandchildren Jason Fields, and Lindsey Golemon and husband Brandon.
Mrs. Pearson lover her children, grandchildren, and her dog, Patches. She was a very thoughtful and giving person. She made every holiday special for her family. She will be missed.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Jan. 12, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill. Online condolences may be posted at www.starrfuneralhome.com.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2011)
Patsy married Charles Buron McCary before 1953. Charles (son of Maxie L. "Max" McCary, Sr. and Velva Willie Stringer) was born on 18 Sep 1933 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 28 Nov 1979 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Adams Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
23. | Charles Buron "Chuck" McCary, Jr. (15.Patsy3, 4.Roscoe2, 1.Wiley1) was born on 10 Jul 1960 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; died on 20 Sep 1960 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Charles Buron McCary, Jr., went to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at his home in Hemphill, Texas after a brave battle with cancer. He was born in Beaumont July 10, 1960 to Charles Buron McCary and Patsie Smith McCary Pearson.
Chuck was a Sergeant at the Port of Houston Police Department. He retired in January 2022, after 28 years of service.
Chuck is survived by his wife, Bonnie; step-children, Shannon and husband, Ray, Chad and wife, Jessica, and Megan and husband, Manny; seven grandchildren, Korbyn, Zoey, Kane, Izabella, Rhett, Charlee and Reeve; sisters, Taska and husband, Bill, and Sally Hill; one nephew, Jason and wife, Leigha and children, Jack and Elizabeth; and niece, Lindsey and husband, Brandon and daughter, Maddie.
Chuck was preceded in death by his father and mother; and grandparents, Maxie and Velva McCary and Roscoe and Novie Smith.
Growing up, Chuck loved spending summer vacations with his grandparents at Toledo Bend fishing and hunting. He loved taking vacations to beautiful beaches and scuba diving.
The legacy of Chuck's kind spirit, the support and friendship that he provided to his family and friends, passion for the outdoors, love of lake Toledo Bend and zest for life will always be in the hearts of those who loved him.
A Celebration of Life will be held at Starr Funeral Home Chapel in Hemphill, Texas October 1, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Pastor John Walker from Sabine County Cowboy Church will be officiating.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation to honor Chuck may be made to the Oakhill Cemetery in care of Weldon McDaniel, P. O. Box 174, Hemphill, Texas 75948.
Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, September 28, 2022, page 4
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