Mary Ann Gomer

Mary married James Trahane Ener on 5 Oct 1847 in Sabine County, Texas. James was born about 1808 in Linkenhorne, Cornwall, England; died on 27 Nov 1869 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Ener Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died young, and was the first to be buried in the Ener Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: Isaac Walter "Walk" Tatom. Isaac (son of George W. Tatom and Nancy ???) was born about 1855 in Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was instead shown as James Monroe Enor [Ener] on the death certificate of daughter Edna Ener Clark.

Family/Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Travis. Mary (daughter of James Cannon Travis and Sophronia Pauline White) was born on 25 Mar 1851 in Texas; died on 17 Dec 1924. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1900 Sabine County, Texas census, she was listed as a boarder in the home of Narrie Mason in Hemphill. Her occupation was shown as housekeeper.

Grace married William Hardy Travis in 1873 in Sabine County, Texas. William (son of James Cannon Travis and Sophronia Pauline White) was born on 30 May 1855 in Texas; died on 8 Oct 1931 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Arbry Senita Smith. Arbry (daughter of John A. Smith and Amanda Low) was born after 1860 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married before 1886. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Calvin Decater Garlington on 30 Dec 1889 in Sabine County, Texas. Calvin (son of Dalphon Ripley Garlington and Mariah Clark) was born on 25 Nov 1856 in Newton County, Texas; died before 1923 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth Ferguson. Sarah (daughter of William Ferguson and Selindra Garlington) was born after 1862; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martin married Ada Landers Garlington on 25 Jan 1885 in Sabine County, Texas. Ada (daughter of Dalphon Ripley Garlington and Mariah Clark) was born on 27 Aug 1865 in Newton County, Texas; died in 1889; was buried in Weaver Cemetery, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martin married Harriett Duanna Smith before 1895. Harriett (daughter of John A. Smith and Amanda Low) was born on 6 Dec 1861 in Texas; died on 13 Aug 1941 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died as an infant.

Family/Spouse: Phoebe "Teba" Hyden. Phoebe (daughter of Richard Hargis Hyden and Permelia Easley) was born in Jun 1874 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died as an infant.

Notes:

The digital image of his actual Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows him as the son of I. W. Tatom and ??? Ener. He was married at the time of his death. His occupation was shown as Retired/Farming. The informant was Emma Tatom, relationship not indicated. he was buried in the North Church Cemetery in Nacogdoches.



(Medical):See attached sources.

Thomas married DeLila Jane Edgar on 24 Dec 1908 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. DeLila (daughter of Daniel Phillip Edgar and Julia A. Chance) was born on 11 Oct 1884 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 25 Oct 1977 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried on 28 Oct 1977 in Roselawn Memorial Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Catherine Leona Frazier on 19 Feb 1894 in Sabine County, Texas. Catherine was born on 10 Jun 1894 in Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Hallie Mustain. Hallie was born about 1874 in Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6XP-DGC
Name: Edna Clark
Death Date: 25 Oct 1949
Death Place: Pineland, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 71 years 5 months 13 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 12 May 1879
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: James Monroe Enor
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Travis
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Pineland, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Woods Cemetery
Burial Place: Newton Co., Texas
Burial Date: 27 Oct 1949
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2223524
Digital Film Number: 4031960
Image Number: 02217
Reference Number: cn50133
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

Francis married James Anderson Clark on 7 May 1903 in Sabine County, Texas. James (son of Andrew Clark and Allif Jane Erwin) was born on 5 Apr 1883 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 24 Feb 1971 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Woods Cemetery, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated April 24, 1930
ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 14GB
17-17
Ener, Hamp C Head M W 48 M 40 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Ener, Bessie M Wf F W 24 m 16 Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Bettie M Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Dorothea L Dtr F W 2 10/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Winifred P F W 7/12 S Tx Tx Tx

Hamp married Bessie "Bess" M. Jones about 1922. Bessie was born on 20 May 1907 in Texas; died on 19 Nov 1990; was buried in Ener Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She married W. H. CROWELL, and they were the parents of Ella Crowelll, born Nov 1898 in Texas. Their daughter, Ethel (3 Sept 1912-23 Oct 1999) m. Don Hamilton Bennett. Don and Ethel are both buried at the Hemphill City Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: William Henry "W. H." Crowell. William (son of Henry Crowell and Mary Jane Smith) was born on 14 Oct 1871 in Arkansas; died on 9 Sep 1937; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Laura Buckmaster instead shows that she married John Wilson Hyden, a first cousin of James William Hyden's...son of William Henderson Hyden and Matilda Easley.

Family/Spouse: James William Hyden. James (son of George Victor Hyden and June Elizabeth Ashmore) was born on 13 Oct 1870 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Nov 1918 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her Texas Death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, showed that she was a housewife and that her home was about 8 miles north of Silsbee in rural Hardin County, Texas. The informant was her son, Louis Travis.

(Medical):See attached sources.

Family/Spouse: Henry Lee Travis. Henry (son of Simpson Travis and Sarah Jane Harvey) was born on 18 Jun 1873 in Texas; died on 18 Mar 1943; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Texas Death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, showed that he was a farmer whose usual residence was Sabine County, Texas. He died at the San Augustine hospital. The informant was Mrs. E. E. Eddings.

(Medical):See attached sources.

Family/Spouse: Sophia Emiline Hyden. Sophia (daughter of William Henderson Hyden and Matilda Easley) was born on 29 Sep 1880 in Texas; died on 27 Nov 1968 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Was listed as a son, in error, on the 1900 census. She married a HYDEN.

Her Texas Death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, showed that she was a housewife, and that she died in a nursing home in Houston. The informant was Mrs. Frank Adams, daughter.

Family/Spouse: James "Jim" Nathaniel Hyden. James (son of Richard Hargis Hyden and Permelia Easley) was born on 28 Jan 1881 in Texas; died on 14 Mar 1960 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her Texas Death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, showed that she was a housewife. The informant was her sister, Msr. O. E. Solly.

(Medical):See attached sources.

Family/Spouse: Robert Virgil Crowell. Robert (son of John Crowell and Delilah Wheat) was born on 13 Sep 1877 in Arkansas; died on 11 Jul 1947 in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Texas Death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, showed that he had been employed in Public Works, and that his wife was Sudie (?) Travis. The informant was Carlos (?) Travis.

(Research):Zach?

(Medical):See attached sources.

Family/Spouse: Moses Albert Knighton. Moses (son of Jessie Knighton and Georgeann Southwell) was born before 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her Texas Death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, showed that she was a housewife and that she was married to George W. Gilbert, who was the informant.

(Medical):See attached sources.

Della married Grady Southwell Knighton about 1909 in Sabine County, Texas. Grady (son of Jessie Knighton and Georgeann Southwell) was born on 12 Sep 1890 in Texas; died on 10 Jul 1963 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Oscar Eugene Solly. Oscar was born on 27 Jul 1892 in Texas; died on 5 Oct 1985 in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her Texas Death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, showed that she was a housewife. The informant was O. A. "Slim" Folsom.

(Medical):See attached sources.

Family/Spouse: Edward O. Folsom. Edward was born before 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Norman married Lula Bennena Smith on 9 Oct 1921 in Sabine County, Texas. Lula (daughter of Thomas Reynolds Smith and Fannie Phylonia Edgar) was born on 2 Feb 1900 in Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas; died on 2 Feb 1976 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Mary M. McNaughten on 1 Apr 1917 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Mary (daughter of Daniel W. McNaughten and Ophelia Birdwell) was born in Jul 1898 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 13 Sep 1989 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Katie Alda Grantham about 1921 in Texas. Katie was born on 10 Oct 1906 in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana; died on 11 Nov 1993 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Texas Death certificate shows he was a retired laborer of the City of Nederland, and widowed. His father is listed as Lewis McGee, and his mother as UNKNOWN. He was not a veteran. The informant was his physician.

Helen Gomer Schluter instead shows his father as Tom McGee.

Family/Spouse: Eda M. Sanford. Eda was born about 1884; died about 1936; was buried in Knupple Cemetery, Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lela Gooch. Lela was born about 1892. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary Maybelle McGown. Mary (daughter of James Jefferson McGown and Sarah"Sallie" Etta Davidson) was born on 10 May 1890 in Texas; died on 31 Aug 1912 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sleta Margaret Sanford. Sleta was born on 25 Apr 1887; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ada Celesta Lowe. Ada was born on 3 Aug 1895. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Eusora Samford. Eusora was born about 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bencil married Evaline Emma Walker on 6 Mar 1910 in Sabine County, Texas. Evaline (daughter of John Bailey Walker and Eunice "Una" Carter White) was born on 19 Nov 1885 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1, East Mayfield Town
Enumerated April 7, 1930
ED 202-1 SD 19 Sheet 4B
81-84
Ener, Aaron P Head O $3000 M W 36 M 20 Tx Tx Tx Manager Dry Goods
Ener, Levia Wf F W 28 M 22 Tx Tx Tx Salesman Dry Good
Ener, Ardice B Son M W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Martin A Son M W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Wilson, Nettie Servant F W 54 Wd 18 Tx Tx Tx Cook Private Home

Aaron married Lela May Donahoe before 1923. Lela (daughter of H. Jack Donahoe and Ruth Caroline Smith) was born on 14 Nov 1897 in Texas; died on 15 Sep 1923 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Aaron married Levie Wells before 1926. Levie was born about 1902 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Exie married Erie James Walker on 4 Apr 1915 in Sabine County, Texas. Erie (son of John Bailey Walker and Eunice "Una" Carter White) was born on 23 Jun 1892 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Jan 1964 in Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Millie married Green W. Travis about 1905 in Texas. Green (son of James Cannon Travis, Sr. and Ella Green Rice) was born in Oct 1882 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Texas Death Cerificate showed him as widowed, his usual occupation as County Surveyor, and as a son of L.A. Ener and Teba Hyden. Informant was his daughter, Lila E. Pratt. His residence at the time of his death was Hwy 87, South, inside the Hemphill City limits.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1, SD 2, ED 131 Sheet 2A
Enumerated 18 Apr 1910
Hemphill and Fairdale Round
29-30
Ener, James H Head M W 18 M1 1 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Ener, Ella C. Wf F W 21 M1 1 1/1 Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Ardrey C Son M W 3/12 Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 7, SD 326, ED 169 Sheet 7A
Enumerated 9 and 12 Jan 1920
Hemphill and Fairdale Round
126-126
Ener, J. Hargis Head M W 28 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Ener, Ella C. Wf F W 30 M Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Ardra C Son M W 10 Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Ila Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Lila Dtr F W 3 10/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill Town, JP 1, ED 202-2, SD 19, Sheet 1A
Enumerated 9 and 12 Jan 1920
1rst Street
6-6
Ener, J. Hargis Head $2,500 M W 36 M17 Tx Tx Tx Salesman General Store
Ener, Ella C. Wf F W 41 M 20 Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Ila M Dtr F W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Lila Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Dixie L Dtr F W 4 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1940 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill, JP 1, SD 42-2, ED 202-1 Sheet 2b
Enumerated 8 Apr 1940
31 O 1200
Ener, J. Hargis Head M W 48 M Tx Surveyor, County High School Fourth Year
Ener, Ella C. Wf F W 51 M Tx High School Second Year
Ener, Lila Dtr F W 22 S Tx High School Fourth Year Waitress Cafe
Ener, Dixie Lou Dtr F W 13 Tx In School High School First Year

James married Ella Catherine Smith on 16 Jan 1909 in Texas. Ella (daughter of Giles Chapman Smith and Alice Jane Rice) was born on 7 Jun 1888 in Texas; died on 25 Dec 1951 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The son of William Green ENER and Catherine FRAZIER.

(Research):Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr 7, ED 10
Enumerated on April 22, 1930 by Sim McDaniel
ED 202-10 SD 19 Sheet No. 7B
138-140
Ener, James T. Hd M W 35 M @ 18 Tx Tx La Farmer
Ener, Millie Wife F W 31 M @ 15 Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Lucile, Ab. Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Oralene (sci) Dtr F W 10 W Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Jean Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Ulene Dtr F W 4 S Tx Tx Tx

James married Nettie Melva "Millie" Edgar on 2 Jul 1913 in Sabine County, Texas. Nettie (daughter of Nicholas A. Edgar and Elrena F. McDaniel) was born on 17 Oct 1898 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Oct 1990 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gertrude married William Tilman "Tim" Edgar, Sr. about 1914 in Texas. William (son of Nicholas A. Edgar and Elrena F. McDaniel) was born on 29 Jun 1895 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Jul 1940 in Tyler County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ernest married Bessie Mae Berryman before 1924. Bessie (daughter of Martin Luther Berryman and Charlotte "Lottie" Ludlow) was born on 3 Oct 1904 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Mar 1981 in Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J63H-TFP
Name: Phronia Elizabeth Woods
Death Date: 27 Mar 1975
Death Place: Jasper, Texas
Gender: Female
Race:
Death Age: 71 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1904
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: James A. Clark
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Frances Edna Ener
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2243828
Digital Film Number: 4167851
Image Number: 100
Reference Number: 61179
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

Sophronia married Johnie Willis Crocker on 21 Dec 1921 in Sabine County, Texas. Johnie was born on 1 Nov 1902 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 Nov 1990 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Martin Cemetery (Martin's Chapel Cemetery), Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sophronia married Raymond Windol Woods on 22 Dec 1934 in Newton County, Texas. Raymond was born on 20 Feb 1911; died on 18 Oct 1988 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Jefferson County, Pr 8, Voth
Enumerated April 4, 1930
ED 123-83 SD 27 Sheet 6B
66-118-132
Clark, Clarence A Hd m W 24 m 19 Tx Tx Tx Laborer Lumber Mill
Clark, Lollie Wf F W 23 M 17 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Virginia F Dtr F W 3 6/12 Tx Tx Tx

Clarence married Lottie Sample on 9 Dec 1924 in Sabine County, Texas. Lottie was born on 8 Mar 1907 in Texas; died on 11 Jan 1987 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Not able to locate a death record on FamilySearch.org

Notes:

He was married first to a woman named Jean. They had one daughter, Carol Dianne CLARK, born ca. 1945 in Los Angeles. He later was married to Thelma WHISENANT, on 23 Jun 1983 in Los Angeles County, California. Thelma appears to have been widowed from a Joseph SCHULTZ.

Bertis married Juanita V. Spurlock about 1932. Juanita was born on 10 Jun 1914 in Browndell, Jasper County, Texas; died on 24 Jan 2009 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried on 29 Jan 2009 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Larry Crocker shows that she married (1) Elbert Dean SIMMONS, and they were the parents of Marvin Dean (b. 4 Aug 1936 in Newton County) and Betty Jean SIMMONS (b. 14 Sep 1939); (2) Joseph Johnson POLLARD, Jr., and they were the parents of Carolyn Ann POLLARD (born 4 Dec 1947 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas); and (3) John William COTTEN.

Mary "Alif" Cotten, by some, fondly remembered as "Puddin", went to be with Jesus on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at the age of one hundred, six months, and one day. She was born on May 14, 1915, in Sabine County to Frances Edward "Edna" Ener and James Anderson Clark.

Mom learned to sew at a very young age and this benefited her greatly throughout her life. She sewed for family, friends, and was a seamstress at a cleaners for part of her working career. Her nieces, Edna Earl and Francis , who grew up with her, shared that she not only made her own clothes but also made theirs as well. I as her youngest daughter always had pretty clothes, bed spreads and curtains, a beautiful wedding gown, and finally, children who always looked adorable in their clothes Grandma made them. This could have been the beginning of always doing for others. While attending and completing high school in Pineland, she enjoyed playing on the basketball team.

Mother lived in Beaumont for most of her adult years and held several jobs as she provided for her three children with support from the family who were always there for each other with love. While working at Montgomery Wards as a receiving clerk, she met and later married John William Cotten in 1954. They were married for thirty-two years before he passed on September 18, 1986. After his death, mother moved to Lumberton just down the street from me, her youngest daughter, where my family enjoyed many happy times and much love and support in sorrowful and difficult times. The legacy that began many years before with Grandma and Grandpa Clark, of family always helping one another, continued on. In her mid-eighties, she moved back to Beaumont living in two retirement homes and finally settling at Serenity Assisted Living where she resided till she went home peacefully.

In honor of my mother, I would like to share her testimony. Around sixty years ago, mother heard a sermon at Central Baptist regarding forgiveness. Even though she was Christian from a very young age, she often felt unworthy to serve in a leadership role in the Christian Community, however this sermon opened her eyes to the Lord's unconditional love and from that day forward, mother was able to forgive herself as well. She then sang in the church choir, became active in the WMU where she served as President for many years, and taught Sunday school classes well into her mid 80's. Upon moving into the various retirement homes and being no longer able to attend her home church services, she read her Bible daily and prayed for family and friends. For those of you who are here today, I truly believe you were in those fervent prayers. In lieu of a commemorative video, my sister and I beseech each of you to picture, remember and reflect on each special memory dear to your hearts. Part of those memories pictured are of mother's love for times spent at Grandpa Clark's, family reunions, holiday gatherings, and especially the many years our brother Marvin and his family from Tennessee spent Christmas's in our home filling it with memories that will always remain in our hearts.

Some of the happiest memories will be of the travels she made throughout the states and Europe with family and friends. Many of us who were close to Mom knew her love and passion for sitting around a table playing games such as Mexican Train, Chicken Foot, Go Fish, with the younger group, Wahoo, and most of all Skip-Bo, which led to her being affectionately known as the "Skip-Bo Queen".

May we honor a long life of one hundred years by carrying on the legacy she made for us which is to live out a strong faith in our Heavenly Father and always praying fervently for one another.

Copied from the Forest Lawn Funeral Home website (Dignity Memorial)
An abbreviated version was published in The Sabine County Reporter, December 9, 2015, Page 10

Notes:

Bettie Mae Ener Busby McGraw, 89, died Wednesday in the Hemphill Care Center. Bettie Mae was born in Yellowpine, Texas, to Hamp C. and Bess Mae Jones Ener. She has lived in Hemphill all her life and was a member of the East Mayfield Missionary Baptist Church.

Mrs. McGraw is survived by her step-sons; Frayne McGraw and his wife Betty of Minden, LA, Terry McGraw of Hemphill, Wade McGraw and his wife Kathy, her step-daughter Christine Johnson and her husband Charles of Stonewall, LA, her brother Winfred P. Ener and his wife Mammie of Hemphill, her sister Dorothy Webb and her husband Thomas of Geneva, eleven grandchildren and twenty-six great grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 9:00PM, Friday, March 21, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 11:00AM, Saturday, March 22, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Oakhill Cemetery, Hemphill, Texas.

Copied from Starr Funeral Home website
Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, March 26, 2014, Page 13

Notes:

Dorothy Lee (Ener) Webb, 90, of Geneva, Texas died early Tuesday morning, January 2, 2018. She spent the last week of her life in a Tyler hospital surrounded by family.

She was born June 30, 1927 at her home in Sabine County to Hamp and Bess Mae Ener. She graduated from Hemphill High School in 1945. During the next year she met and married the love of her life, Thomas Webb. They were married for over 67 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, and growing beautiful flowers. She worked as a teacher's aid at Hemphill Elementary School and retired after 20 years of service. She was a member of Geneva Baptist Church for over 70 years. She served as a teacher, secretary, and treasurer for many years. She always opened her home to the many pastors that served the church.

She is survived by three children and spouses, Ray and Karen Webb of Houston, Kenneth and Teri Webb of Hemphill, and Kathy McGraw of Hemphill. Also, two step-daughters, Tommie Bowen and Bonnie Nulisch of Houston. She was blessed by seven grandchildren: Alicia Jeter, Kurt Webb, Heather Webb, Kenny Webb, Leslie Huval, Tom McGraw, and Lee McGraw. Also, 14 great grandchildren which she enjoyed rocking. She is also survived by one brother, Winfred Ener and wife, Mammie, of Milam.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Thomas Webb; sister, Bettie Mae McGraw; and son-in-law, Wade McGraw.

(Copied from the Starr Funeral Home Website)
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 10, 2018, Page 5

Visitation for Mrs. Webb will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, January 5, 2018 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas.

A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 6, 2018 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Myrtle Springs Cemetery in Geneva.

Online condolences can be made at starrfuneralhome.com.

Dorothy married Henry Thomas Webb on 21 Sep 1946. Henry was born on 21 Aug 1913 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Apr 2015 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Winfred P. Ener left this world and entered Heaven's Gates on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 while at Shady Shores Nursing Home in Hemphill, Texas. He was 90 years old.

Winfred was born September 20, 1929 in Hemphill, Texas to Hamp and Bess Mae Ener. He attended one room schoolhouses in Sabine County until attending high school in Hemphill.

In 1951, Winfred was drafted into the Army, serving in the Korean War, returning home with a purple heart. He made a living as a truck driver and a cattle rancher. Winfred also preached and pastored churches across Sabine County.

Mr. Ener is preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Esta Fay Ener; second wife, Mammie Ener; and sisters, Bettie Mae McGraw and Dorothy Webb; granddaughter, Ashley Ener; and great granddaughter, Abigale DaMoude.

He is survived by his children, Winfred J. Ener of Austin, Linda Espin and husband, Dennis, of Waco, Patricia Simons and husband, Randy, of Crawford, Sandra Cepak and husband, Mark, of Elm Mott, Joe Ener and wife, Debbie, of Hemphill and Nathan Ener and wife, Tammy, of Hemphill.

Winfred leaves behind twelve grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas with Bro. Kevin Windham and Joe Ener officiating.

Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. prior to service time.

Burial will follow services in Oak Hill Cemetery, 300 Oakhill Rd., Hemphill, Texas.

You may leave condolences and sign memorial book online at starrfuneralhome.com.

Also Published in the Sabine County Reporter, November 6, 2019, Page 7

The Photo of his double headstone, with first wife, Esta Faye, is engraved Rev. Winfred P. ENER, and shows the date of their marriage as 19 Nov 1954.

Winfred married Esta Fay Bass on 19 Nov 1954. Esta was born on 3 Sep 1931; died on 27 Nov 1972; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ary married William "Willie" Carroll Miller on 26 Apr 1914 in Newton County, Texas. William was born on 27 Feb 1891 in Cow Creek, Newton County, Texas; died on 28 Jan 1967 in Burkeville, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Tanner Cemetery, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

FindAGrave shows that she married Bee Miller (1902-1972).

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDPV-VNL
Name: Ella Crowelll Miller
Event Date: 02 Jan 1966
Event Place: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas
Gender: Female
Race (Original): White
Age (Formatted): 67 years
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birth Date: 06 Nov 1898
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: W. H. Crowell
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Amanda Travis
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Housewife And Mother
Residence Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery (Original): Yellowpine Cemetery
Burial Place: Sabine County, Texas
Burial Date: 02 Jan 1966
Informant's Name (Original): X
GS Film number: 2117924
Digital Folder Number: 4028384
Image Number: 2155
Reference ID: cn 11550
Collection: Ella Crowelll Miller, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

Notes:

Shown on the SSDI as Susie C. JONES

Susie married Eugene Clarence Jones before 1920. Eugene (son of Samuel B. Jones and Lorena Walker) was born on 20 Jul 1900 in Texas; died on 8 Feb 1989; was buried in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated April 24, 1930
SD 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 14A Stamped 36
7-7
Edward and Mannie CROWELL and family
8-8
William and Amanda CROWELL and family
9-9
Crowell, Harde H Head M W 27 m 21 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Crowell, Virlie Wf F W 25 M 19 Tx Tx Tx
Crowell, Catherine Dtr F W 4/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Trubie Hired Hand M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Home Farm
10-10
Henry and Laura CROWELL and family

Family/Spouse: Verlie Lou Smith. Verlie was born on 10 Mar 1905 in Texas; died on 14 Nov 1990 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):



Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated April 24, 1930
SD 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 14A Stamped 36
7-7
Crowell, Edward Head M W 25 M 16 Tx La Tx Farmer
Crowell, Mannie M Wf F W 25 M 17 Tx Tx Tx
Crowell, B Son m W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Crowell, Clenest E W Son M W 3 8/12 S Tx Tx Tx
8-8
William and Amanda CROWELL and family
9-9
Hardy and Verlie CROWELL and family
10-10
Crowell, Henry (age 85, born Ark) and Laura (age 64, born Ark)

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
October 27, 1999, Page 12

Ethel Bennett

Ethel Bennett, 87, of Hemphill died Oct. 23, 1999, at her residence.

Mrs. Bennett was born Sept. 3, 1912, in Yellowpine as a daughter of the late William Harvey and Amanda (Travis) Crowell and had been a lifelong resident of Sabine County. She was a retired U.S. Postal Service worker and a member of the U. S. Postal Service Retirees. She had been a member of the Yellowpine Baptist Church for 73 years.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Don Bennett.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.. Tuesday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Wayne Alford officiating. Intermnet followed in Hemphill City Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hemphill Cemetery Association or Yellowpine Baptist Church.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2011)

Family/Spouse: Don Hamilton Bennett. Don (son of Charles Milton Bennett, Jr. and Mattie Zilla Smith) was born on 4 May 1903 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 May 1989; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nannie married Oyen Francis Lynch on 2 Feb 1919 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Oyen was born on 24 Jan 1900 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas; died on 15 Jun 1928 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
April 19, 1995, Page 10

Ethel McDonald

Ethel Travis McDonald, 95, of Lufkin died Sunday, April 16, 1995, at a Lufkin hospital.

Born Oct. 25, 1899, in Sabine County, she was a former resident of Shreveport and had lived in Lufkin since 1963. Mrs. McDonald was a homemaker and member of the first Baptist Church.

Survivors: daughters, Mrs. M. M. (Lexie) Hall of Lufkin and Lois Lynch of Oklahoma City; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two sisters; and two brothers.

Funeral services were held at 10 a. m. Tuesday at Gipson's Funeral Home chapel in Lufkin with Rev. Sam Thomas and Rev. Rick Williams officiating. Interment followe at Garden of Memories Memoral Park Cemetery in Angelina County.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2009)

Family/Spouse: Charlie Matthew McDonald. Charlie (son of Bluford B. McDonald and Josephine Marie Davis) was born on 27 Jul 1897 in Texas; died on 14 Jul 1970 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Garden Of Memories Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ward Howard McDonald. Ward was born on 5 Sep 1896 in Texas; died on 3 Jun 1975 in Jefferson, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was an electrician, and his death certificate showed he was widowed, and died of a self inflicted gunshot wound.

Lola married Clarence Leroy "Roy" Evans before 1927. Clarence was born on 13 Mar 1907 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Aug 1998 in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
July 5, 1995, Page 8

Adrian Travis, age 84, of Hemphill died at 1:15 a.m. Thursday, June 29, 1995, at Sabine County Hospital-Hemphill.

Born Dec. 7, 1910, in Sabine County as a son of the late W. L. and Bessie Travis, he was a lifelong resident. Travis was a member of the Oak Hill Baptist Church and a farmer.

Survivors: a brother, Artie Travis of Kirbyville; two sisters, Lola EVANS of Many, Louisiana and Myrtie DAVIS of Kirbyville; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. W. Clarence Howell officiating. Interment followed at the Hemphill City Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, May 2009)

Family/Spouse: Josie Mae Sheridan. Josie was born on 19 May 1916 in Louisiana; died on 23 Oct 1991. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Arby Scott. Arby was born on 7 Sep 1906 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Mar 1974 in Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Myrtie married Ernest Doyle Davis before 1936. Ernest was born on 19 Jan 1913 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 30 Jul 1979 in Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The San Augustine Tribune
Thursday, November 16, 2006

A similar obituary was in the November 15, 2006 Sabine County Reporter

Allie Bell Bennett

Funeral services for Allie Bell Bennett, 81, of Hemphill were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 11, 2006 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Hemphill Cemetery. Bro. Homer Williams and Bro. Eddie Ballard officiated. She died November 9, 2006 at Hemphill Care Center. Allie Bell Bennett was born in Yellowpine on June 2, 1925 to Oscar Eugene SOLLY and Mary Ann TRAVIS Solly. She was a beautician and a member of the Eastern Star, V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary and East Mayfield Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughters, Peggy Jones EPPS and husband, Joe Dan of Lafayette, La., Wilma Jean WILLIAMS of Hemphill and Susan EZERNACK of husband Timmy of Pineland; brother, Doyle SOLLY and Wife, Mary of Shreveport, La., sister-in-law, Norma Jean SOLLY of Hudson; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill was in charge of arrangements.

Family/Spouse: Adam "A. B." Buford Bennett. Adam (son of Tony Chester Bennett and Emma Lillian Denby) was born on 5 Jan 1913 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Feb 2003 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Allie married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Copied from FindAGrave

Marjorie F. Savoy, 90, of Beaumont, Texas, died Thursday, October 4, 2012.

She was born on August 9, 1922, in Hemphill, Texas to Benena and Norman Ener, and had been a resident of Beaumont for over seventy-two years.

Marjorie worked as a secretary for Dr. Olcutt at Lamar Tech and retired from American Rice Growers.

She is survived by her daughters, Rebecca Bridges and her husband, James and Patricia Lackey, all of Beaumont; grandchildren, James M. Bridges, Joanna Alford, Linda Crosby, and Karen Lackey. Marjorie was blessed with great-grandchildren, Caroline and Grace Bridges, and Rebecca Alford; brother, Norman W. Ener, Jr.; sister, Maurine Behrens; and many nieces and nephews.

Marjorie is preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Nelwyn Meredith and her husband, Joe E. Savoy.

She died peacefully at home under the care of New Century Hospice.

Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Texas.


Source: Broussard's Mortuary, Beaumont, Texas

Family/Spouse: Joe E. Savoy. Joe was born on 26 Jul 1918 in Texas; died on 7 Aug 1987 in Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Norman Wesley Ener, Jr., 88, of Beaumont, died Saturday, August 17, 2019. A native of Hemphill, he was born on September 17, 1930, the son of Benenna Smith Ener and Norman Wesley Ener, Sr., and he served in the United States Marine Corps. Survivors include his son, Norman Wesley Ener III; daughter, Suellen Ener; granddaughters, Jamie Young Beck, Dr. Elizabeth Ener, and Rachael Ener; great-grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Maurine and Paul Behrens; and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Helen Kellam Ener; his parents; and sisters, Marjorie Savoy and Nelwyn Meredith. A gathering of Mr. Ener's family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m., with his funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Broussard's, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. His graveside service will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon at Hemphill City Cemetery, 276 South Texas Street, Hemphill. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Senior Adult Ministry, North End Baptist Church, 5115 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77706. Complete and updated information may be found at: broussards1889.com.


Published in Beaumont Enterprise on Aug. 21, 2019, and downloaded from this site as well
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, August 28, 2019, page 7

Notes:

Copied from FindAGrave

Nelwyn Meredith, 74, of Beaumont, Texas, died Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at Huguley Memorial Medical Center in Burleson, Texas.

Born in Hemphill, Texas, Nelwyn was born December 18, 1936, to Benena Smith Ener and Norman Ener and had been a resident of Beaumont for over fifty years. She was a former teacher with the Beaumont Independent School District.

She is survived by two sons and one daughter; five grandchildren, two sisters and one brother.

Her funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 17, 2011, at Broussard's, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont, with interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of her family and friends will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, September 16, 2011, at Broussard's.

Source: Broussard's Mortuary, Beaumont, Texas

Family/Spouse: Cecil Dudley Meredith. Cecil was born on 16 Jan 1935 in Burnet, Burnet County, Texas; died on 22 Dec 1987 in Duval County, Florida; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vivian Branham

Vivian Genetta Branham, 74, of Beaumont died Saturday, Feb. 18, 1995, at a Beaumont hospital.

Mrs. Branham, a longtime resident of Beaumont, was a native of Hemphill.

Survivors: husband, James Branham Sr. of Beaumont; sons, James Samuel Branham Jr. of Baytown and Eldon Burnis Brahnam of Houston; daughters, Sandra Rae Thomas of Houston, Esther Jean Tanner of Beaumont and Martha Lou Huffman of Briston, Ind.; a brother, Daniel Eldon "Jiggs" Ener of Beaumont; a sister, Barbara Jean West of Beaumont; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Forest Lawn Funeral Home in Beaumont. Interment followed at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont.

Published in The Sabine County Reporter, March 1, 1995, Page 10

Notes:

Daniel Eldon "Jiggs" Ener, 95, of Beaumont, died Monday, October 1, 2018. He was born on April 20, 1923, to Mary Martha "Mattie" McNaughten Ener and James Washington Ener in Hemphill. Jiggs was a United States Navy veteran having survived Pearl Harbor in World War II. He retired as an operator in the petrochemical industry.

Survivors include his daughters, Jerri Frazier and her husband, Gary of Silsbee and Jodie Shirley and her husband, Tom, of Beaumont; grandchildren, Kate Shirley, Brooke Fergon, Matt Keneson, Matt Frazier, Amanda Hatton; great-grandchildren, Nick Fergon, Shelby Frazier, Charlie Frazier, Haylee Frazier, Rueben Hatton, and Hannah Hatton.

A gathering of Mr. Ener's family and friends will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at Broussard's, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. His funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 4, 2018, at Broussard's, with interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.

Downloaded from Broussards Funeral Home website

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter, November 6, 2002

Ernestine Miller Young

Ernestine "Teeny" Miller Young, 76, of Palmer died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2002, in Palmer. Mrs. Young was born March 11, 1926, as a daugther of the late Lela (Gooch) and Eli Garlington and had lived in Lancaster several years before moving to Palmer four years ago. She was a retired inspector and supervisor for the ATT Company, now known as TYCO. Survivors: a son, Lewis Miller of Palmer; a step-son, J.D. Miller of Jasper; a sister, Connie Sheffield of Roganville; seven grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Artti "Preacher" Miller. Funeral services were held Nov. 1 at Forest Oaks Funeral Home chapel in Jasper. Interment was at North Baptist Cemetery in Jasper County.

Family/Spouse: Arttie "Preacher" Miller. Arttie was born on 20 Apr 1913; died in Aug 1964 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Nonia Delilia Gaskin. Nonia (daughter of Young Crockett Gaskin and Celia Jane McNaughten) was born about 1913 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Inez Blanche Iles on 29 Dec 1934 in Sabine County, Texas. Inez (daughter of Howell Iles, Jr. and Ara Robena "Bena" Bennett) was born on 3 Sep 1912 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Jun 2007 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Pineland Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Onie Mae Smith. Onie (daughter of William Robert Smith and Mittie Zerowine McNaughten) was born on 17 Jan 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Aug 1995 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sabine County Reporter
May 18, 2005

Hudie W. Ener

Hudie W. Ener, 92, of Yellowpine died Friday, May 13, 2005 at his residence. Ener was born March 29, 1913 in Yellowpine as a son of the late Margaret (Sanford) and Hartman Ener and was a longtime resident of Sabine County. He retired from Union Oil Company as a refinery worker and was a member of Yellowpine Macedonia Baptist Church. Survivors: wife, Jessie Ener of Yellowpine; sons, Terrell Ener of Cherokee, Iowa, Douglas Ener of Honey Island, and Wilson Ener of Saratoga; daughter, Adell WALTERS of Yellowpine; 15 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great granchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Ener. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Yellowpine Macedonia Baptist Church with Terrell Ener, M.L. WALTERS, and Joe LORD officiating. Interment was at Ener Cemetery in Yellowpine. Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

Hudie married Jessie Viola Morris on 20 Oct 1934 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Jessie was born on 10 Feb 1915 in Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Dec 2012 in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Ener Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Norma Laverne Smith. Norma (daughter of Joseph Adair Smith, Jr. and Martha "Mattie" Jane McDaniel) was born on 6 Oct 1918 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Mar 2000 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Imer Gerald "Shorty" Glasscock. Imer was born about 1913; died on 4 Sep 1994 in Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
January 25, 1995, Page 10

Marcus Dwain Ener

Funeral services for Marchu Dwain Ener, 66, of Beaumont were held at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at Kelley & Watkins Funeral Home's chapel in Beaumont. Interment was at Haven of Rest Cemetery in Jefferson County.

He died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1995.

Ener was born July 29, 1928, in Pineland and was a graduate of Brookeland High School. He had lived in Beaumont 35 years and was a district manager with Farmer's Insurance Group of Companies. Ener was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and Sunday School superintendant with First Baptist Church.

Surivivors: wife, Clifford Marie Ener of Beaumont; daughters, Suzanne Garrett and Debbie Richmond, both of Beaumont, sisters, Etha Coward of Kountze and Sue Ketchum of Silsbee; and three grandchildren.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2009)

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She married an E. SHORT.

Notes:

Married to a Mr. Coward.

Family/Spouse: Bob Reeves. Bob was born before 1912. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His name is shown by some as Ardice/Ardis/Artis Bashum ENER. His place of birth is also shown by some at Terry, Pennsylvania. This contradicts his obituary, below, in which he is shown as a native of Fairmount. It also contradicts the 1930 census, which shows his place of birth as Texas.

The Sabine County Reporter
March 13, 1996, Page 14

A. B. Ener, 79, of Beaumont died Wednesday, February 21, 1996, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.

A native of Fairmount, he had lived in Beaumont several years and was a retired senior project engineer with Neches Butane. He was a U. S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.

Survivors: wife, Anna Belle Ener of Beaumont, son Ray Ener of Bridge City; daughters Kaye Bryant of Beaumont, Kathy Gilstrap of Alvin, and Marty Fazand of Tyler; a half-brother, Jimmy Dale Ener of Palestine; ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Broussard's Mortuary chapel in Beaumont. Interment followed with Masonic rites at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2011)

Family/Spouse: Anna Belle Braquet. Anna was born on 2 Sep 1918 in Louisiana; died on 14 Aug 1998 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

OBITUARY
Jimmy Ener

Published: December 14, 2010
Private family services for Jimmy "Pops" Ener, 78, of Temple will be held later.
The body will be cremated.

Mr. Ener died Sunday, Dec. 12, in Temple.

He was born July 9, 1932, in Hemphill to Aaron P. and Levi Wells Ener. He was a resident of Temple for 10 years and was a master Mason. He was preceded in death by a son, Stephen "Rowdy" Ener.

Survivors include a daughter, Rhonda Patterson of Dallas; two sons, Martin Ener of San Angelo and Aaron J. Ener of Temple; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Hewett-Arney Funeral Home in Temple is in charge of arrangements.

Temple Daily Telegram
tdnews.com

Jimmy married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
July 13, 1994, Page 7

Mary Bethel Miller

Mary Bethel Miller, 87, of Newton died at 12:20 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 1994, at Shady Acres Care Center in Newton.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Danny Biddy officiating. Interment followed at the Hemphill City Cemetery.

Born March 4, 1907, in Sabine County as a daughter of the late Gene (sic) and Pearl (Ener) Travis, she was a former resident of Lake Charles, La., and a homemaker.

Survivors: a son, Ronnie W. Miller of Baytown; three grandchildren; and a sister, Tennie Bourque of Westlake, Louisiana.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2008)

Notes:

On the 1910 Sabine County, Texas census, he is listed with both parents, shown as 3 months old (census month was April 1910), and shown as Ardey C. Ener.

The US WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 shows him as a resident of San Antonioi, Texas, and employee of Western Auto Store. He weighed 160 pounds, and had a Ruddy complexion, with brown hair and eyes. He was 5'10 inches. Also listed was his wife, Gertie R. Ener. The date of this application was January 30, 1941.

On May 23, 1946, an A C Ener married Charline Parrott in Ward, Texas. They were divorced in Sabine County, Texas on July 23, 1982.

On April 7, 1984, at the age of 74, he married Margaret I Sunderland in Newton County, Texas. She was age 64, so born circa 1920.

Family/Spouse: Lowell Bail Martin. Lowell was born on 22 Apr 1904 in Texas; died on 30 Sep 1979 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lewis Crawford Pratt. Lewis (son of William Hopkins Pratt and Virginia A. Hayes) was born on 27 Sep 1904 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Feb 1986 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary, copied from her FindAGrave memorial page

Dixie Lou Hargis, 93, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Monday, January 14, 2019 in Shady Shores of Hemphill.

Dixie was born August 24, 1925 in Hemphill, Texas to James Hargis Ener and Ella Smith Ener. She attended and graduated from Hemphill ISD. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and also a businesswoman and rancher.

Dixie was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and she was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Hemphill where she served her church in many ways, such as Sunday school teacher, youth leader, donating her time to visitation, to name a few. She was one of the oldest members of the church and was involved with the ground breaking of the new Family Life Center.

Dixie was also a 40-year member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas '96 James Frederick Gomer Chapter, a member of the Sabine County Historical Commission, and she was active with the Gaines-Oliphant House Restoration. She and her sister, Pete, ran Two Sisters Restaurant in Hemphill successfully for more than 30 years.

Dixie and her family owned and operated chicken houses for many years. She also owned Hargis Farms where she and her family raised and sold Santa Gertrudis cattle
.
Dixie was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Kyle "H.K." Hargis; her brother, Buddy Ener; and her sisters, Ila Martin and Pete Pratt.

She is survived by her sons, Dickie Hargis and wife, Rhonda, of Hemphill, Texas and Phillip Hargis and wife, Dana, of Batesville, Arkansas; grandchildren, Erica, Sarah, Ethan, Chad, and Tristan; and great grandchildren, Kyleigh, Kinslee, Kaisley, and Stephen.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas.

Funeral services will begin at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 18, 2019 at First Baptist Church, 301 Mann St., Hemphill, Texas, under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. Buddy Pratt officiating.

Burial will follow services in Hemphill Cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers are Weldon McDaniel, Felix Holmes, Roger Gay, Bill Speights, Les Kercheval, Gary Parks, Daryl Melton, and Red Ryan.

Dixie's wish was for any donations or memorials to be made to: The Gaines-Oliphant House Restoration Fund, P. O. Box 655, Hemphill, Texas.

Online condolences can be made at starrfuneralhome.com.
Contributor: Bobby Sowell (49092816) ? Bsowell99@yahoo.com

Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, January 23, 2019, Page 8

Dixie married Herbert Kyle Hargis before 1951. Herbert was born on 3 Jun 1921 in Timpson, Shelby County, Texas; died on 2 Mar 2000 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Per her FindAGrave memorial page:

1/m Odis David ("Pete") Odom [1909-1943]
2/m James Bennie ("Bene") Hodges [1913-1953]
3/m James "Esko" Barbee [1901-1973]

Bertice married James Bene Hodges before 1950. James was born on 30 Jul 1913; died on 14 Jan 1953; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jan 1970: Name listed as OSALENE ENER SHEETS; 19 Jan 1989: Name listed as OSALENEE SHEETS ROSE; 11 Jul 1997: Name listed as OSALENE S ROSE Per Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Family/Spouse: Frank Amos Williams. Frank was born on 1 Mar 1916 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Sep 1950 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: G. Fred Sheets. G. was born on 26 Jan 1905; died on 25 Jan 1985; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jean McDaniel, age 91 of Kirbyville, Texas passed away Friday, October 16, 2015 at Avalon Place in Kirbyville.

Funeral services will be 2pm Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Adams EE Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville.

Burial at Kirbyville Cemetery.

Born November 23, 1923 in the Fairdale community in Sabine County, she had lived in Kirbyville since 1945 where she and her husband operated a dairy, then a General Store and later became a Real Estate agent. She also served on the Kirbyville City Council.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie McDaniel.

Survivors include her children, Mary Horn and Leonard of Jasper, Diann Kole of Houston and Kathy Dawson of Tyler, Texas, 6 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and 9 great-great grandchildren.

(Copied from her Find A Grave Memorial Page)

Family/Spouse: Willie Lee McDaniel. Willie (son of Martin Ross McDaniel and Mary Margaret Gaskin) was born on 10 Jun 1917 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 Dec 2002 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

KATHRYN EULENE'S OBITUARY

Kathryn Eulene Procella was born March 1, 1926 to Tom and Melva Ener in the community of Fairdale and went to her Heavenly home on February 3, 2020.

Eulene grew up in the Fairdale community. On November 7, 1947, she married the love of her life, Eugene Procella. From this union was born three children, Sharon, Joe, and Debbie. Eulene was a loving wife to her husband and a loving mother to her children. She was a sweet Christian lady who loved the Lord with all her heart. There is no doubt that she is walking the streets of gold right now.

Eulene is predeceased by her son, Joe, her parents, and three sisters, Lucille, Osalene, and Jean.

Eulene is survived by her loving husband of 73 years, Eugene; daughters, Sharon Hough and husband, Robert, of Nacogdoches, Debbie Williams and husband, Marty, of Brazoria, and daughter-in-law, Vickey Procella of Hemphill. She is also survived by six grandchildren and their spouses, Rob and Rebecca Hough of Longview, Bryan and Katie Hough of Dallas, Eric and Lana Procella of Hemphill, Andrea and Eric Heslip of Hemphill, Holly and Sam Soderman of Pearland, and Marci and Jason Reyes of Lake Jackson. She is further survived by 18 great grandchildren.

Eulene was an inspiration to all who knew her. She was a sweet, gentle woman of grace, beauty, elegance, and wisdom. She will be greatly missed.

Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 6, 2020 will funeral service to follow at 2:00 p.m. in Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas with Rev. Michael Procella officiating.

Burial will follow service in Hemphill Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Eric Procella, Eric Heslip, Rob Hough, Bryan Hough, Jason Reyes, Sam Soderman, Bobby Hough, Bret Procella and Kyle Soderman serving as pallbearers and Robert Hough, Marty Williams, and Hollis Twine serving as honorary pallbearers.

Guest book can be signed and condolences can be made at starrfuneralhome.com.


(Downloaded from The Starr Funeral Home website)
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, February 12, 2020, Page 5

Kathryn married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):The Sabine County Reporter
February 7, 1996, Page 14

Willard Coleman Edgar

Willard Coleman Edgar, 79, of Tyler died Sunday, Dec. 31, 1995, at East Texas Medical Centery in Tyler.

Edgar, a native of Sabine County, had lived in Tyler for four years, moving there from Amarillo. He was a retired accountant with P&S Rice Mills.

Survivors: a daugher, Patsy DRANE of Tyler; son Don Ham of Amarillo; brothers, Dempsey Edgar and Wayne Edgar, both of Hemphill, Tim Edgar of Beaumont, Truett Edgar of Lumberton, a sister, Billie Williams of Lumberton, six grandchildren, and 14 great-granchildren.

Graveside rites were held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Forest Park Lawndale's Lake of the Wood Chapel in Houston. Arrangements were handled by Lloyd James Funeral Home in Tyler.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2011)

Willard married Hildred Mae Gielen before 1940. Hildred was born on 14 Dec 1916 in Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana; died on 15 Oct 1963 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Sabine County Reporter
April 10, 2002, Page 13

J. D. "Dempsey" Edgar

J. D. "Dempsey" Edgar, 83, of Hemphill died at 11:30 p.m. Sunday, April 7, 2002, at his residence.

He was born Jan. 15, 1919, in the Remling community as a son of the late Gertrude Edith (Ener) and William Tilmon Edgar and was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II. Edgar, a retired sales manager from the lumber industry, had lived in Hemphill for the past 29 years, moving from Bon Wier. He was a member of Hemphill's First Baptist Church.

Survivors: wife, Letitia Edgar of Hemphill; sons, George D. Edgar of Hemphill, Jack William Edgar of El Paso, and Wayne Smith of Midlothian; daughters, Ruth Ann Walker of El Paso and Letitia Ann Brittain of Dallas, brothers, W. Tim Edgar of Beaumont, Truitt Edgar of Vidor, and Tommy Edgar of Lumberton; a sister, Billie Jean Veal of Kountze; 14 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. at Hemphill with Bro. Bob Guin, Bro. Fred Raney and Bro. Buddy Pratt officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Sabine County.

Memorials may be made to Lakes Areas Hospice at 254 Ethel Street, Jasper, TX 75951.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2010)

Jack married Georgia Alline Jordan before 1939. Georgia was born on 21 Nov 1922 in Kountze, Hardin County, Texas; died on 8 Sep 1968 in Woodville, Tyler County, Texas; was buried in McKinney Cemetery, Hardin County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jack married Letitia Emadine Skinnell on 23 Feb 1976 in Sabine County, Texas. Letitia was born on 18 Sep 1923 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas; died on 8 Feb 2010 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; was buried on 12 Feb 2010 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Laura Buckmaster shows that he married Lois Marie Lane on 5 Oct 1940. They had three children.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1940 census, he and his oldest sister, Edna Earl, were living with their maternal grandparents, James and Frances Clark, in Newton County, Texas.


Larry Crocker writes that: "My dad was born on a cotton farm just outside of Warton, Wharton County, Texas. His name at birth was Johnie Junior Crocker. The family made one crop there and then moved back to Pineland where my grandfather Johnie Willis Crocker went to work for the saw mill in Pineland. They lived in a company owned house in Pineland until In 1928 when my grandparents separated and my grandmother and the kids moved in with my great grandfather and great grandmother, James Anderson Clark and Frances Edna Ener, and their children then living at home, Jimmy, Dixie, Lee and Alif. In October of 1929 they moved to Simmonsville in Newton County, Texas.

In 1934 my grandmother, Sophronia Elizabeth Clark married Raymond W. Woods and my dad went to live with them. They moved several times and in 1940 my dad went back to live with my great grandparents until he joined the Army Air Corp in 1941and was sent to San Antonio for his training. Upon joining the service he was told that his name could not be Johnie Junior, but Johnie Crocker, Jr. He tells that the reason that he joined the service was because he had whipped his grandfather, James Anderson Clark's mule Kit (Marvin Dean Simmons mentions Kit in his book "As Remembered") and his grandfather said that he was going to whip him just like he had whipped the mule, therefore he ran away and joined the service. After finishing in San Antonio he was sent to Las Vegas Nevada and this is where he was when the Jap's bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He eventually ended up in the Philippines where he flew on C47's & C46's helping to evacuate the field wounded back to station hospitals. In 1945 he was sent back to the states and finally wound up back in San Antonio where he was eventually discharged into the Army Reserves.

Upon leaving San Antonio he went to Voth, Texas (just outside of Beaumont) where my grandmother and step grandfather then lived. He was later called back into the service during the Korean Conflict and during this time we lived in Joplin, Missouri for a while and also in Little Rock, Arkansas, both at bases where he was stationed. I have a copy of his discharge after Korea, it was filed in Jefferson County, Texas. The 1947 Beaumont, Jefferson County, City Directory shows my dad living at 2065 North Lawrence Way and working as a salesman for the Dr. Pepper Bottling Company. This was the home of his sister, Frances Reeves and her husband Elmo Reeves. The 1949 City Directory shows my dad as John Crocker, Jr. an office secretary (at the Teamsters Union) and living at 2065 North Lawrence Way. This must have been a hold over from the 1948 City Directory, of which I do not have a copy, since he and my mom married on August 30, 1947. My mom is shown as living at 2274 St. Helena, our home in Multimax Village. This is the first place that I remember as a small child. The directory shows that she was a typist for Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation. The 1950 City Directory shows my dad as a "Driver" and him and my mom still living at 2274 St. Helena. At this time my dad was a truck driver for Younger Brothers of Nederland, Texas and according to his Report of Separation From The Armed Services Of The United States of record in the office of the County Clerk of Jefferson County, Texas he was a Gas Delivery Man. The separation report shows that he was a Corporal and was appointed to this position on August 1, 1948. It shows that he was called back from inactive duty on October 14, 1950 from Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas and was released from active duty on August 6, 1951 from Camp Crowder, Missouri. The report shows his total time in the service as being 10 years 6 months and 2 days. The date of birth shown on the separation report is November 24, 1922, which is in error. A copy of the separation report is in his scrapbook and a certified copy is in my hard copy file. The 1960 City Directory shows my dad as an operator for Texas US Chemical Company and his home address as 4430 El Paso.

ACTIVITY DURING WWII MEDICAL TECHNICIAN 409. SERVED AS A TECHNICIAN FOURTH GRADE WITH THE 801ST MEDICAL AIR EVACUATION SQUADRON WITH THE ARMY AIR FORCE. PICKED UP WOUNDED FROM THE FIELD HOSPITALS IN C-47 AND C-46 AIRCRAFT. SERVED FROM FEBRUARY 4, 1941 UNTIL JANUARY 3, 1946. RECEIVED AN ARMY AIR FORCE CREW MEMBER BADGE, 3 OVERSEAS LAPEL BUTTONS, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE WITH ONE OAK LEAF CLUSTER, ONE SERVICE STRIPE, VICTORY RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATRE CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, ASIATIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH SEVEN BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, AND 3 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS INCLUDE WESTERN PACIFIC; AIR COMBAT BORNEO; BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, NEW GUINEA; SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES; LUZON; RYUKYUS.

From the Beaumont Enterprise, 26 April 2006

Johnie Crocker, Jr.

Johnie Crocker, Jr., fondly and lovingly known as Pops, Papaw and Uncle Boe, departed this life on April 23, 2006 in Beaumont, Texas, he was born November 24, 1923 to Johnie Willis Crocker and Sophronia Elizabeth Clark in Wharton County, Texas and was a Fourth Generation Texan. Johnie lived in Burkeville, Texas, during his school years and attended Burkeville schools. He married the former Kathryn Jane Cherry, daughter of Charlie B. Cherry and Nettie Jewel Williams, August 30, 1947 in Beaumont, Texas.

Johnie made his profession of faith and was saved in about 1936 at the age of 13. It was in a small place called Simmonsville, Texas, with a one-room schoolhouse and a one-room Baptist Church, which were one and the same. He was baptized in Little Cow Creek nearby. The church had a preacher who came about every 4th Sunday. Johnie was saved in a 5th Sunday meeting. It was like a revival with a dinner on the grounds. Johnie has been a Baptist ever since. Johnie was a member of West End Baptist Church in Beaumont.

Johnie served as a Medical Technician with the 801st Medical Air Evacuation Squadron with the 5th Army Air Corps during World War II from 1941 to 1946 stationed on Leyte Island in the Philippines. Johnie also served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during the Korean Conflict from 1950 to 1951. He retired from Ameripol Synpol, formerly Texas U.S. Chemical Company in Port Neches, Texas in 1983 as General Shift Foreman with 31 ? years of service. The saddest day of Johnie's life was April 5th, 1975, when his son "Andy" died at the age of 23.

For the next 15 years after his retirement Johnie traveled all across the United States and Canada with his wife in their motor homes. Visitation for family and friends will be at the funeral home on Wednesday, April 26th, 2006 from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Services will be held at Forest Lawn Funeral Home in Beaumont with Rev. Robert Carter and Rev. Parks Walker officiating at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, April 27th, 2006 with burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Johnie was preceded in death by his parents, Step-father Raymond Windol Woods, Step-mother Lillie Mae Cunningham Crocker, Mother-In-Law Nettie Jewel Williams and Father-In-Law Charlie B. Cherry, Grandfather James Anderson "Jim" Clark and Grandmother Frances Edna Ener (both of who helped raise him) his son James Andrew "Andy" Crocker, Brother In-Laws, Elmo Leo Reeves, Raymond Edward Buck, Allen Dempsy "Al" Barnard, Clayton Eugene Conner, Vertis Howard "Doll" Conner, James Wesley "Jimmy" Gorrell and Joseph Jessie Geer, Sr., and Nephews Michael Ray Buck, Ronald Craig Gorrell and Robert Edward Geer.

Johnie is survived by his wife of 58 years, Kathryn Jane Cherry Crocker, sons, Larry Wayne Crocker and his wife Dorothy Therese Jorden, Johnie Dale Crocker, Sr. and his wife Judy Diane Nusom. Grandchildren, Jamie Lynn Crocker, Jennifer LeAnn Crocker, Stacie Ann Crocker and her husband Michael John "Mike" Brumley, Sr., Johnie Dale "JD" Crocker, Jr. and his wife Fallon Christina Locke and Sara Amanda Crocker and her husband Roderick Louis "Rod" Tate. Great Grandchildren Samuel Ethan Brumley, Jacob Vaughn Brumley, Michael John Brumley, Jr., Leo Alexander Brumley, Alyssa Diane Crocker, Johnie Matthew "JC" Crocker and Charles Andrew "Andy" Crocker Polasek, Step-Great Grandson Kenneth Tate. Sisters, Edna Earl Crocker Buck, Frances Belle Crocker Reeves, Patricia Elizabeth Woods Barnard, Geraldine Woods Conner, Maxine Woods Conner and Joyce Lyrlene Crocker Geer. Brothers Elton Eugene Crocker and his wife Patricia Ann Platt and James Harold Crocker and wife Nina Beth Poindexter. Sisters-in-law, Mildred Agnes Cherry and her husband Dalton Davis, Nelwyn Elaine Cherry and her husband John Edward Rutledge, Mae Alice Rosalee Cherry Gorrell and Brother-In-Law Charles Leon Cherry and his wife Nancy Cobb. Aunts, Fannie Arlo Crocker Arwell and Mary Alif Clark Cotten. He is also survived by 31 Nieces and Nephews, 31 Great Nieces and Nephews and 10 Great Great Nieces and Nephews and numerous cousins and friends all of whom will miss him and love him always. Pallbearers will be Danny Conner, Jamie Conner, David Crocker, Kenneth Crocker, Mark Gorrell, Terry Gorrell, Dwight "D.D." Rutledge, and Kenneth "Kenny" Rutledge. Honorary pallbearers are Michael John "Mike" Brumley, Sr., Roderick "Rod" Tate, Kenneth Tate, Raymond Allen "Pete" Barnard, Donnie Reeves, Jimmy Reeves, Danny Fontenot, and Matthew "Matt" Cobb.

The family wishes to thank Southern Care Hospice for all their loving care in our time of need. Those wishing to make charitable donations may make them to the Southern Care Hospice 3965 Phelan Blvd. Suite 108 Beaumont, TX 77707, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Grand Central Station P.O. Box 4777 New York, NY 10163, or a charity of your choice. 4955 Pine Street Beaumont, TX 77703 (409) 892-5912"

(Research):

Census Information:

1930 Newton County, Texas Census; HH 55-55; Page 36B, Sheet 3B; Precinct 2
Name Relation Home Radio Farm Sex age age School R/W Self Father Mother
Clark, Jim A Head R Y M 47 20 N Y TX TX TX
Clark, Edna F Wife F 50 23 N Y TX TX TX
Crocker, Fronia E Dau F 26 17 N Y TX TX TX
Clark, Alif M Dau F 14 Y Y TX TX TX
Crocker, Edna E Gdau F 7 Y TX TX TX
Crocker, Johnie Jr Gson M 6 Y TX TX TX
Crocker, Eugene Gson M 4 9/12 N TX TX TX
Crocker, Frances B Gdau F 2 11/12 N TX TX TX

(Courtesy of Larry Crocker)

Johnie married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His mother's obituary shows him as "son, James Jerry Clark, Sr. and his wife Nell of Henderson, TN."

Obituary:

CLARK, James J., 83, of Spring Hill, Florida, died Sunday, February 10, 2019 at his home.

Born February 14, 1935 in Pineland, Texas, he came to this area two years ago from Henderson, Tennessee. He served in the United States Navy and was a maintenance supervisor for a brewery. He was a member of the Church of Christ.

He is preceded in death by his son, Jerry Clark. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Nell; daughter and son-in-law: Cheryl Spraberry & Bud Randolph of Spring Hill, Florida; sister, Linda Holzmueller; granddaughters, Rachel (James) McCommon and Ashlee Spraberry of Spring Hill, Florida.

Posted by Ronald Barlow to the Facebook Group "Farm Road 1- From one end to the other."
Originally posted on the Merritt Funeral Home website.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ina Lee Davis

Mrs. Ina Lee Davis, 74, of Ft. Worth died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 1994. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Pentecostal Church in Ft. Worth. Graveside rites were held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Davis Cemetery near Kirbyville. Arrangement were handled by the Laurel Land Funeral Home in Ft. Worth.

She was a native of Yellowpine.

Survivors: husband, Melvin Davis of Ft. Worth; sons, Dalton Davis of Lake Jackson, Kenneth Davis of Fort Worth, and Chester Davis of Albuquerque, New Mexico; daughters, Doris Miles of Euless and Katherine Edwards of Ft. Worth; a brother, Bobby Lynch of Angleton; a sister, Willie Mae Arnold of Pt. Neches; 18 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

The Sabine County Reporter, August 10, 1994, Page 6

Family/Spouse: Harvey Odis Low. Harvey (son of Jackson Green Low, Jr. and Hattie Francis Smith) was born on 28 Jun 1904 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 24 Nov 1971 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Memorial services for Lexie Lucille Hall, 96, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. in the PineCrest Retirement Community Chapel with Pastor Mark Newton officiating.

Mrs. Hall was born January 13, 1920 in Hemphill, Texas and passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 in Lufkin, Texas.

Mrs. Hall graduated as Valedictorian of Pineland High School in 1938 and married Murray Martin Hall in September of that year. In 1940, they moved to Lufkin.

Mrs. Hall devoted her life to her husband and children and to being a homemaker. She excelled in all the domestic arts. A wonderful cook and seamstress, she kept an immaculate house. Working in her garden was one of her greatest pleasures as evidenced in her beautiful yard and flower garden.

She faithfully attended Lufkin's First Baptist Church, where she served in several volunteer capacities over the years.

The Cut-N-Grow Garden Club was one of her favorite activities and, while a member, she hosted many meetings and won several flower arranging competitions. She was also a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and the Genealogy Club.

Mrs. Hall was an amazing woman of great strength, courage, determination and faith. She never quit striving, even in the face of overwhelming obstacles. She is deeply loved and will be greatly missed.

Mrs. Hall was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Ethel Travis McDonald; her husband, Murray Martin Hall; and her sister and brother-in-law, Lois and Jack Lynch.

She is survived by her daughter, Marlea Lamprea (German) of San Antonio; her son, Milton Hall (Lily) of Katy; her niece, Laura McQuerry (Mike) of Okahoma City, Oklahoma; as well as numerous cousins.

Expressions of sympathy in Mrs. Hall's memory may be made to First Baptist Church Lufkin, 106 E. Bremond Avenue, Lufkin, Texas 75901, or to a charity of your choice.

Memories and condolences may be added at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors

Obituary downloaded from www.carrowayfuneralhome.com
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 25, 2017, Page 10

Notes:

Name: Earnest Lee Avans Date of Birth: 11 Jul 1927 Gender: Male Birth County: Sabine Father's Name: C L Avans Mother's Name: Lola Travis Roll Number: 1927_0001

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Sabine County Reporter Wednesday, July 10, 2002 p 12

Bennie Paul Ener

Bennie Paul Ener, 66, of Center died Friday, July 5, 2002 in Beaumont.

Ener was born Sept. 28, 1935 in Pineland as a son of Inez Iler Ener and the late Bennie C. Ener. He had lived in Center six years and was a former longtime resident of Orange. He served as the minister of the Church of Christ in Joaquin.

Survivors: wife, Linda Ener of Center; mother, Inez Ener of Pineland; sons, John David Ener of Dallas and Jason Howell Ener of Galveston; daughter Elizabeth Ann Perry of Buna; brother, Bill Ener of Pineland; sister, Beth McDaniel of Hemphill; and five grandchildren, Jordan, Byron, Gregory, Scarlett and Patrick.

Funeral services were held 2 pm Monday at the Chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill with William Perry and Joe Hughes officiating. Interment followed at Lonestar Cemetery near Pineland.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Billy Bruce 'Bill' Ener, 80, of Pineland, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2024 at Sabine County Hospital in Hemphill. Bill was born September 22, 1943 in Jasper, to Bennie C. Ener and Inez Iles Ener. He was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and had worked in construction as a welder for many years. Bill is survived by his son, Todd Ener and wife, Cheryl, of El Campo,; sister, Beth McDaniel and husband, Weldon, of Hemphill; two grandchildren, Ty and Ally; two nieces and three nephews.

Funeral services were held Saturday, March 16, 2024 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Floyd Wright and Tiffany Bradberry officiating.

Burial will follow services in Brookeland Cemetery with Danny Brown, Kenneth Ferguson, Roger Mitchell, Kenneth Miller, Alan McDaniel and Bill Iles serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Dwain Rhame and Johnny Paul Wallace.

Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com.

Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home

Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, March 20, 2024, page 4

Billy married Barbara Tamburly "Tammy" Hutchinson on 1 Mar 1979 in Harrison County, Texas. Barbara was born on 10 Oct 1943 in Missouri; died on 19 Jan 2003 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elaine Wells emailed, in January 2013, that Raymond was married several times. His first wife was named Daisy Ruth, and they were the parents of Sharon Ruth and Deborah Ann, both born in the early 1950's. No records found on either the Texas Marriage or Texas Birth Indexes. Elaine said his eldest daughters lived in Newton County for quite awhile, and later moved to Houston.

His younger daughters, Kathryn and Gaynell were born during a subsequent marriage to Jackie Faubian. They were later adopted and raised by his parents. Jackie had a daughter prior to her marriage to Raymond, named Cindy, who is now deceased.

William married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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David Franklin Ener

David Franklin Ener, 61, died in the Hemphill Care Center, Friday, April 6, 2012, after an illness.
He was born in Jasper, TX, to Willie F. and Onie Smith Ener. He graduated high school in Nederland before moving with his family to Yellowpine. He had worked for Temple Inland in the raw lumber processing department in Pineland. Ener was a member of the Yellowpine Macedonia Baptist Church.

He is survived by his sisters, Kathy Brown and Danny, and Gaynell Arney and Rick, all of Hemphill; a number of nieces and nephews; and his aunt, Jessie Ener [nee Morris] of Yellowpine.

Funeral services were held Monday, April 9, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in the Yellowpine Cemetery in Yellowpine.

Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill. Online condolences may be posted at www.starrfuneralhome.com.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
January 8, 2003

Wayne Ener

Wayne Ener, 67, of Daisetta died Friday, Dec. 27, 2002, at his residence. He was born Sept. 27, 1935, in Yellowpine and had lived in Daisetta since 1974 and was a member of Central Baptist Church, where her served as a deacon, song leader, and Sunday School superintendent. He retired in 1995 from Liberty County Appraisal District as senior map supervisor. Survivors: wife of 46 years, Melba Rose Ener of Daisetta; parents, Hudie and Jessie (Morris) Ener of Yellowpine; four daughters and sons-in-law, Annie and Bobbie ROBINSON, Wanda and Tom HIM, and Connie and Bubba FREGIA, all of Liberty, and Shirley and Dolph WALKER of Lumberton; a son and daughter-in-law, Wendel and Dicksie ENER of Houston; a sister and brother-in-law, Adell and M. L. WALTERS of Yellowpine; brothers and sisters-in-law, Terell and Dorothy ENER of Yellowpine, Douglas and Shila ENER of Honey Island, and Wilson and Mary ENER of Saratoga; 13 grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Dec. 30 at Central Baptist Church of Daisetta with Bro. Jimmy Van Dorn officiating. Interment followed at Ener Cemetery at Yellowpine. Pace-Stancill Funeral Home of Dayton, directors.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

Hartman married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kathy Dawson, 62, of Tyler, Texas died Friday, March 3, 2016, at Avalon Place in Kirbyville.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 6, at Adams EE Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville with burial at Kirbyville Cemetery. Visitation will be 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Born Aug. 24, 1954 in Kirbyville, Texas to Jean (Ener) & Willis Lee McDaniel, she had lived in Tyler 20 years and previously in Kirbyville. She was an accountant at the airport in Tyler.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Willie & Jean McDaniel.

Survivors include her sons, Sam Ferrell & Brandy and Benji Ferrell both of Kirbyville, and Nick Dawson and Daniel Burns both of Tyler; a daughter, Kristin Ferrell of Kirbyville; sisters, Daine Kole of Houston, and Mary Horn & Leonard of Jasper; and 4 grandchildren, Rhys Ferrell, Trenton Ferrell, Collih Ferrell, and Lukas Quiroz.

(Copied from her FindAGrave Memorial page)

Notes:

The 1973 Back in Time Column, published in the Sabine County Reporter on May 13, 1998, reported that "Joe Procella, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Procella of Hemphill, graduated from Tyler Junior College."

The Sabine County Reporter
September 14, 2011, Page 11

Eugene Joseph "Joe" Procella

Eugene Joseph "Joe" Procella, Jr., 58, died Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, in the Hemphill Care Center after an illness.

Procella was born in Jasper to Eugene and Eulene Ener Procella. He had lived in Hemphill all his life working with his father at Procella's Service Station of which he took over ownership and operations in 2010. He graduated from Hemphill High School and earned an associates degree in business at Tyler Junior College.

He is survived by his mother and father, Eugene and Eulene Procella of Hemphill; wife, Vickey Bass Procella of Hemphill; daughter, Dr. Andrea Procella Heslip and her husband Eric of Hemphill; son, Eric Joseph Procella and his wife Lana of Hemphill; and grandchildren, Bret and Carlee Procella and Wyatt and Evie Heslip. He is also survived by sisters, Sharon Hough and her husband Robert of Nacogdoches and Debbie Williams and her husband Marty of Brazoria.

Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Sept. 7, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in the Springhill Cemetery near Hemphill.

Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill. Online condolences may be posted at www.starrfuneralhome.com.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6QW-P5D
Name: James Andrew Crocker
Event Date: 05 Apr 1975
Event Place: Harris, Texas
Gender: Male
Race (Original):
Age (Formatted): 23 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1952
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Johnnie Crocker Jr.
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Kathryn Cherry
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Switchman Railroad
Cause of Death: Shotgun would of left chest
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Informant's Name (Original): Mrs. J. A. Crocker
GS Film number: 2243826
Digital Folder Number: 4167849
Image Number: 1531
Reference ID: 52380
Collection: James Andrew Crocker, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

James married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ashley Nicole Ener, 22, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Monday evening, September 18, 2017 in Hemphill.

Ashley was born June 18, 1995 in Huntsville, Texas to Nathan and Tammy Diane Clark Ener. She was a graduate of Hemphill High School and was a Certified Nurses Aid working in the Home Health field. She was a lifelong resident of Hemphill, Texas.

Ashley is survived by her parents, Nathan and Tammy Ener of Hemphill; grandparents, W.P. and Mamie Ener of Milam, Texas, Tommy and Patsy Clark of Hemphill, Texas and Dianne Vines of Brookeland, Texas; brother, Nathan Ryan Ener of Hemphill; and sister, Chelsea Ann Ener of Hemphill.

She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Ronald Vines.

Funeral services for Ashley will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 20, 2017 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas with burial to follow in Ener Cemetery, Yellowpine, Texas.

Condolences can be made online at starrfuneralhome.com.

Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, September 27, 2017, Page 8

SABINE COUNTY, TX (KTRE) -
A 22-year-old woman died when she drove off the road near Hemphill late Monday night, and her SUV struck a tree.

According to a press release from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the one-vehicle crash occurred on State Highway 87 about one mile south of Hemphill at about 11:25 p.m. Monday.

The preliminary crash report shows that Ashley Nicole Ener, of Hemphill, was driving a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee north on SH 87 when she drove over into the southbound lane. Ener then over-corrected to the right then back to the left before her vehicle left the road and struck a tree, the press release stated.

A Sabine County justice of the peace pronounced Ener dead at the scene of the wreck.

The wreck is still under investigation.

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The Sabine County Reporter
July 26, 2006, p. 9

Douglas Ray Ener, Jr.

Douglas Ray Ener, Jr., 38, of Lumberton died Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at his residence. Ener was born on Nov. 9, 1967, in Kountze, and worked as an industrial manager for PSC in Beaumont. He was an active member of Christ Community Church of Beaumont and was a devoted volunteer of Power Castle Ministries. Survivors: his wife, Theresa Ener of Lumberton, children, Emily Ener, Chase Ener, and Jessica Ener, all of Lumberton; parents Douglas and Shelia Ener of Honey Island; brother Charles Ener of Honey Island; and his grandmother, Jessie Ener of Yellowpine. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Broussard's Mortuary Chapel in Kountze. Interment followed at Jordan Cemetery in Honey Island. Memorial contributions may be made to Power Castle Ministries, P.O. Box 5331, Beaumont, TX, 77726. Services were under the direction of Broussard's Mortuary in Kountze.

Douglas married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]