Sarah Miller Harvey

Notes:

John Harvey, b ca 1700, was living in Va. in 1742, but moved his sons, John Jr., Michael, and THOMAS to S.C. in 1756. THOMAS HARVEY and his four sons, John, Evan, James, and MICHAEL (Sr.), are listed in the DAR Records. They were all in Gen. Eliza Clark's co. in the American Revolution. MICHAEL HARVEY (Sr.) d in Ga in 1810, m REBECCA HAWKINS, (dau of PINKETHMAN HAWKINS). Issue: MICHAEL JR. m POLLY CLOWER in Warren County, Ga in 1796. Issue: SARAH MILLER HARVEY, b Ju 10, 1801. The family moved to Pike County, Miss, in 1810. (White and Toole, p 81).

Sarah married Henry Youngblood about 1816 in Marion County, Mississippi. Henry was born before 1800; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was a Texas pioneer of which we are proud. He was a Texas Ranger, and participated in both the Mexican War and the Civil War. He was never known to curse, drink or use tobacco. (White and Toole, p 57). Virgie Speights writes he fought in three wars, Civil, Indian and Mexican--and did nto receive a scratch. His relatives were not so fortunate, however. His father was killed in the Civil War; two brothers died in service, one lost an arm and another a leg. (Speights, p. 36). She also indicates he was the oldest of 13 children.

James married Margaret J. Smith about 1856. Margaret (daughter of Robert H. Smith and Mary Ann Johnson) was born about 1839; died about 1877. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He lost an arm at the Battle of Antietam. They moved to Hemphill after the war, and served Sabine County as Clerk or County Judge until his death. (White and Toole, p 81).

Michael Youngblood was the son of Henry Youngblood and his wife, Sarah Miller (Harvey) Youngblood. Michael was born in Marion County, Mississippi on 26 March 1823. The family later moved to Caddo Parish, Louisiana. In DeSoto Parish, Louisiana on 16 October 1851 he married Anna Maria Bonneau daughter of Col. William Henry Bonneau and his wife, Anna Maria Swinton. Their children were Mary Adeline (Youngblood) Whitehead and Vanderhorst Bonneau Youngblood. After the death of Anna Maria Bonneau, Michael married her sister, Sarah Adeline Bonneau on 22 April 1878. Michael died 26 April 1898 in Hemphill, TX.

Michael enlisted in the Confederate Army on 1 April 1862 at Milam, Texas. He served as a private in Company I of the 1st. Texas Infantry known as Hood's Brigade. On 17 September 1862 during the battle at Sharpsburg, Maryland he suffered wounds to the left hand and arm which resulted in the amputation of his left arm near the shoulder. He was never physically able to return to duty, and he was finally retired on 1 December 1864 at Shreveport, Louisiana.

Michael held public office in Sabine County many years. He served as County Clerk as well as District Clerk.

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Michael married Anna Maria Bonneau about 1851. Anna (daughter of Col. William Henry Bonneau and Anna Maria Swinton) was born on 23 Dec 1825 in South Carolina; died on 18 Jul 1877 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Michael married Sarah Adeline Bonneau after 1854. Sarah (daughter of Col. William Henry Bonneau and Anna Maria Swinton) was born on 29 Mar 1836 in Alabama; died on 30 Nov 1922 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Alexander McLeod. John was born before 1830; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lost a leg in the Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark., but after the war he settled in Hemphill, and became the first Mayor of Hemphill after the town was incorporated in 1860. (White and Toole, p 81).

John married Matilda "Mattie" Norwood on 3 Jan 1866 in Shelby County, Texas. Matilda was born about 1848 in Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Know all men by these presents, That I Sarah Youngblood of the aforesaid State and County in consideration of the love and affection I have for my daughter Sarah J. Speights wife of Joshua H Speights of the same place have given granted bargained sold and released and by these presents do give grant and bargain sell and release unto her my said Daughter Sarah J. Speights all that certain lot or parcel of land lying in the State and County aforesaid in the Town of Hemphill and known and designated on the plot or map of said Town as lot number one (1) in Block number thirty five (35) comprising the entire North half of said Block number thirty five. Together with all and singular the rights members hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or in anywise incident or appertaining, to have and to hold all and singular the said premises unto the said Sarah J. Speights her heirs and assigns forever. And I do hereby bind myself my heirs & executors and administrators! to warrant and forever defend all and singular the premises aforesaid unto the Sarah J Speights her heirs and assigns against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof. Witness my hand and scrawl for seal this the 28th day of August A. D. 1872

Signed and sealed and delivered in presence of Sarah Youngblood (Seal)

Drayton Pratt J. B. Bonneau M.D.

Charles Royall cnroyall@wcc.net

Family/Spouse: Henry Theophilus Pearce. Henry was born before 1840; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Joshua Hopkins Speights before 1870. Joshua (son of William Myrick Speights and Rebecca Hopkins) was born on 7 Dec 1819 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; died on 25 Aug 1889 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Willie Hogan. Willie was born after 1856; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Tom Gragson. Tom was born after 1856; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: E.J. Roberts. E.J. was born after 1856; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Benjamin Clinton Arthur. Benjamin (son of Solomon L. Arthur and Evaline Curtis) was born on 2 Jul 1854 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 23 Mar 1937 in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

MRS. MARGARET ANNA YOUNGBLOOD RAGAN DECEMBER 26, 1963

Mrs. Margaret Anna "Maggie" Youngblood Ragan will be 92 years old February 9, 1964, but a fresh complexion, twinkling eyes and amazing energy belie those years. Born in 1872 at the family home just past the bend in the north edge of Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas on the Milam road, she is the daughter of the master James and Margaret Smith Youngblood, members of pioneer families in Sabine County. The Youngblood's came from Mississippi by the way of Louisana.

Mr. Youngblood, oldest of 13 children, fought in 3 wars---Civil, Indian and Mexican--and did not receive a scratch. His relatives were not so fortunate, however. His father was killed in the Civil war (it is believed that he died in 1862); two brothers died in service, one lost an arm and another a leg. Mrs. Youngblood's grandfather, Robert H. "Bob " Smith was a man of means when he came to Texas. In the 1830's, persons desiring to become a citizen of Texas were required to have a sponsor who was already a citizen. Sam Houston, himself sponsored Mr. Smith, who lived on the Yellow pine Hi way where Roy Payne now lives. Bob Smith bought thousands of acres in many surveys in Sabine and other counties.

On January 3, 1897, Margaret Anna was married to John A. Ragen, who was born where Woods Garage now is. He is the son of Dr. Jubal Harper and Martha Ann Broadway Ragan, pioneers from Virginia. Before they were married, they never went anywhere together. During the week, he would send her a note by a Negro boy telling her he would be coming to see her on Sunday afternoon at the home of her parents. Her sister and family did not get to the wedding because the oxen which were to pull the wagon got out of the pasture and could not be found in time.

In 1900 they loaded up all their belongings in a covered wagon and drove a pair of mules to Greer County, Oklahoma to visit her father, sister and brother who had moved up there. It took them three weeks to get there, staying in wagon yards at night, and cooking in a "cook house" when they were in towns. Most of the time, however, they tied up by the side of the road, if you could call it a road, and did Thier cooking on campfires and slept in the wagon. They baked biscuits and cornbread everyday, using a "Dutch Oven" with 3 legs and a scooped out lid to put the coals on. She says it baked real good.

After a week or two of visiting, they set out on the return trip, but stopped for a year at the Halsell Ranch where they both worked. While there they took a train to Wichita Falls to see Ringland Bros. Circus and came home that night after the show. It was the only train ride that Mrs, Ragan ever took.

They finally returned to Hemphill because they did not like the severe weather, sand storms, wind and cold, and because they could not find a house to buy except a "dug out" This was a house built into the side of a hill with a portion of the hill used as walls so as to conserve building material which was quite scarce on the prairie in those days. Back in Hemphill, they bought a log house on 63 acres of land three miles south of town, which they farmed until 1928, when they traded with Bob Crowell and moved to Hemphill. Mr. Ragan died in 1958, and since then Mrs. Ragan has made her home with her only child, Miss. Willie Ragan of Houston. They spend time as possible at their home here.

Mrs Ragan recalls an incident of their Oklahoma trip. While they were spending time in a Fort Worth Wagon Yard, with a rain coat hung over the front of the wagon sheet. She had laid out a pair of trousers on the spring seat for Mr. Ragan to put on in the morning, and during the night she saw them rise up and go back down. The next morning they were gone, but when Mr. Ragan went to feed his mules, there the pants hung. Since there was no money in the pocket, the robber evidently didn't care to keep them.

James Youngblood is listed along with a brother and sister as living in Greer County Oklahoma and were the purpose of the above trip in 1900. However James Youngblood is listed on the 1910 Census of Sabine Co. TX. Therefore sometime between 1900 and 1910 he had returned to Hemphill.

C. Royall Oct 18, 1969.

Source: ARFAULKN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ARFAULKN] Wagon Trip to OK. Nancy&Charles Royall [cnroyall@wcc.net]

Margaret married John Arthur Ragan on 3 Jan 1897 in Sabine County, Texas. John (son of Jubal Harper Ragan, M.D. and Martha Ann Broadway) was born on 26 Mar 1871 in Texas; died on 6 Aug 1968 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Called Van.

Family/Spouse: Ella Sarah Pratt. Ella (daughter of Hampton Pratt and Mary Lucinda Potts) was born on 15 Jan 1855 in Louisiana; died on 18 Feb 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Frances Jane Gomer. Frances (daughter of Augustus C. Gomer and Margaret Ann Low) was born on 24 Dec 1863 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 24 Jan 1944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Owen Fort Whitehead on 20 Dec 1871. Owen (son of Charles C. Whitehead and Missouri Amanda Loyless) was born about 1847; died about 1913. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Angus Nicholson McLeod son of John Alexander McLeod and Susan Youngblood of Bronson and Hemphill, Sabine Co. TX.

From the Santa Anna, TX. Newspaper April 29, 1927

A.N. McLeod, 77 years of age, and for many years a resident of Coleman county, died at his residence last Sunday, April 24, 1927. Funeral services were conducted at the residence by the Rev. Seba Kirkpatrick, pastor of the Methodist Church and internment was made in the city cemetery. Mr. McLeod was born in Sabine County Texas, December 6, 1849 and was married to Miss Sarah Little July 18, 1883. Four children were born to this union, Mrs. Boyd Magness, Mrs. Lee Scarborough, Mrs. Nina Phillips, and Clyde McLeod. Mr. McLeod became a member of the Methodist Church in 1885, to which faith he remained until his death. Friends of the family here and elsewhere will join the Santa Anna News in extending sympathy to the brevered wife and (missing) in this hour of sadness. I received this article from my mother, Kathryn McLeod, granddaughter of A.N. McLeod on August 18, 2000.

Notes:

His Texas Death Certificate, which can be seeen online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows that he was born in Hemphill, Texas to O. W. Youngblood and Matilda Norwood. At the time of his death, he lived in the Proctor St. Rest Home in Port Arthur. He was widowed, and shown as the owner of Youngbloods Tire and Storage.

Owen married Belva Lockwood Arnold about 1903. Belva (daughter of William Thomas Arnold, Sr. and Louisa Della Alford) was born in Sep 1884 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The photo of her headstone, in Milam Cemetery, shows she was the wife of A. D. CAUSEY, and that she was born 1 July 1872 and died 2 Mar 1899.

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Family/Spouse: Alfred D. Causey. Alfred (son of Solomon Causey and Harriet Louisa Harvey) was born on 1 Sep 1869 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Apr 1912 in Texas; was buried in Milam Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 shows she was born on 27 Jun 1887 in Texas, the daughter of Benjamin Arthur and Emma Youngblood, and that she died 28 Sept 1967 in Hemphill.

Family/Spouse: James Obie Smith. James (son of John Elbert Smith and Laura Kelsey) was born on 7 Feb 1887 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Feb 1970 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Occupation from 1922-1936, U.S. Post Office. Special interests in Real Estate, Merchant. Co A 360th Inf USNA 1917. (Source: Katherine D. Friestat)

Jett married Anna Alice Smith on 21 Aug 1917 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Anna (daughter of John Perry Smith and Alice Sophrina Ferguson) was born on 4 Mar 1898 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 18 Oct 1976 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was a charter member of the JFG Chapter of the DRT. (White and Toole, p 57).

Notes:

Name: William Henry Or Harry Youngblood
Death Date: 04 Dec 1961
Death Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 77 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 30 May 1884
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: V.B. Youngblood
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Ella Pratt
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Place of Residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Harpers Chapel
Burial Place: Sabine Co., Texas
Burial Date: 05 Dec 1961
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2116859
Digital Film Number: 4166720
Image Number: 2583
Reference Number: 73690
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Research):
Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine, JP 1, ED 168
Enumerated 10 and 11 February 1920 by Wm. A King
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 32B
#638-660
Youngblood, William H Head M W 29 M Tx La Tx Farmer
Youngblood, Willie V Wife F W 27 M Tx Tx Tx
Youngblood, Rubie L Dtr F W 1 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx

Neighbors included Edward Youngblood, Larkin Morris, Gilbert Hogan, J. Harper and Van Youngblood.

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine, Precinct 1, ED 3
Enumerated April 8, 1930 by Elbert G. Hart
ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 17B
Youngblood, William H Hd M W 45 M @ 26 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Youngblood, Willie V Wife F W 38 M @ 18 Tx Tx Tx
Youngblood, Ruby L Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx

Neighbors included Tom Lowe, O. Dupree, Joe Harper

Family/Spouse: Willie Viola Gooch. Willie (daughter of Claiborne Patrick Gooch, Sr. and Roxy Jane Harper) was born about 1891 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bulah married Walter Lee Gooch about 1920 in Texas. Walter (son of Claiborne Patrick Gooch, Sr. and Roxy Jane Harper) was born on 9 Feb 1898 in Texas; died on 20 Jul 1966; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
December 3, 1997, Page 10


Ida Gooch

Ida Gooch, 95, of Rt. 4, Hemphill, died at 9:57 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, 1997, at Hemphill Care Center.

She was born March 29, 1902, in Sabinetown as a daughter of the late Jane (Gomer) and Van B. Youngblood and had been a lifelong resident of Sabine County. A homemaker, Mrs. Gooch was a member of the First Baptist Church and its Martha Sunday School Class.

Survivors: five children, Marcelle Moore, Pauline Neal, R. F. Gooch, and J. E. Gooch, all of Hemphill, and Edelle Jackson of Beaumont; 12 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren, and eight great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, R. L. Gooch and a son, C. P. Gooch.

Funeral services were held at 2 pm. Tuesday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Bobby C. Dagnel, Bro. Clarence Howell, and Bro. Bob Arthur officiating. Interment followed at Harper Chapel Cemetery in Sabine County.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2011)

Ida married Robert Lawrence Gooch about 1917 in Texas. Robert (son of Claiborne Patrick Gooch, Sr. and Roxy Jane Harper) was born on 23 Nov 1895 in Texas; died on 26 Nov 1989; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A West Point Graduate and retired from the Army with the rank of General. (White and Toole, p 78).

Henry married Louise EgintonKentucky. Louise was born after 1873; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: J.B. Lewis. J.B. was born about 1874; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Levi Low. Levi (son of Samuel Tobias "Tobe" Low and Permelia Estes) was born on 27 Feb 1880 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Nov 1936; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth Beres shows him as married to Melissa Alice Forse, the daughter of William Henry Fose. Betty Bragg Wagstaff, in her annotated transcription of the Pleasant Grove (Whitehead) Cemetery, shows that Melissa Forse was actually married to William Martin Whitehead, a son of Martin Whitehead and Mary Jane Martin, and not to William Wallac Whitehead, the son of Owen and Mary.

Notes:

She married a Mr. Clark. (White and Toole, p 79).

Anna married Adrian Reese Toole on 9 May 1909. Adrian (son of James Oswell Toole and Emily Elizabeth Pratt) was born on 1 Sep 1886 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Jan 1941 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Theodore Toole. Theodore (son of James Oswell Toole and Emily Elizabeth Pratt) was born on 22 Mar 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her Texas Death Certificate, which can be seeen online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows she was Agnes Inez Elliott at the time of her death, a housewife, born to Owen W. Youngblood and Belva Arnold.

(Medical):See attached sources.

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VZXJ-XYV
Name: Sally Fussell
Titles & Terms:
Event: Death
Event Date: 11 Apr 1972
Event Place: Jasper, Texas
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Certificate Number:
Collection: Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000

Sally married Deal L. Fussell on 24 Oct 1909 in San Augustine County, Texas. Deal (son of John Andrew Fussell and Sarah California Howard) was born on 28 Jul 1887 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Jul 1962 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to Sharon Speights, she married J. W. PARKIN, and they lived in the Dallas area in the 1960's.

Notes:

Shown as John A on the 1900 census, Alfred in 1910, and James A in 1930. Birth records of two of his sons simply show him as J A Causey. His tombstone is inscribed Rev. J. Alfred Causey. However, the obituary of son Leo shows his name as James Alfred, and this is assumed to be accurate.

Newton County Historical Committee, "Glimpses of Newton County History," (Nortex Press, Burnet, Texas, c. 1982) notes that Rev. J. A. CAUSEY was the first full-time pastor of the Church of God in Burkeville, Newton County, Texas. He pastored their for several years before resigning in 1925, leaving the church in care of the Rev. Henry Brooks.


(Research):

Census Listings:

1920
not located

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP No. 8
Enumerated April 19, 1930
ED 202-11 SD 19 Sheet 9B
185-192
Causey, James A Head M W 32 M 17 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Causey, Eppie B Wf F W 33 M 18 Tx Tx Tx
Causey, James B Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Causey, Alfred L Son M W 9 Tx Tx Tx
Causey, Mildred E. Dtr F W 7 Tx Tx Tx
Causey, Kate B Dtr F W 4 Tx Tx tx
Causey, Clide G Son M W 1 6/12 S Tx

Family/Spouse: Effie Beulah Stephenson. Effie was born on 9 Nov 1895 in Texas; died on 28 Apr 1990 in West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Aubrey married Ruby Lawrence Youngblood after 1974. Ruby (daughter of William Harry Youngblood and Willie Viola Gooch) was born on 7 Feb 1918 in Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Jan 2003 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
June 7, 1995, Page 10

Ima Lee Edgar

Ima Lee Edgar, 76, of Hemphill died Friday, June 2, 1995, at the AMI Medical Center Hospital in Nacogdoches.

Born Aug. 14, 1918, in Sabine County as a daughter of the late Obie and Mary (Arthur) Smith, she was a lifelong resident of the area. Mrs. Edgar was a member of the Camp Springs Baptist Church and a homemaker.

She is survived by a brother, Aubrey Smith of Hemphill.

She was preceded in dehat by her husband, N. Austin Edgar, on Aug. 14, 1994.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Lewis "Buddy" Pratt officiating. Interment followed at the Hemphill City Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, May 2009)

Family/Spouse: Nicholas Austin Edgar. Nicholas (son of James Valentine Edgar and Jack Payne "Paynie" Gooch) was born on 6 Dec 1911 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Aug 1994 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 15 Aug 1994 in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
October 15, 2008, Page 11

Jett Clinton Arthur, Jr.

Jett Clinton Arthur, Jr. 90, died Sunday Aug. 31, 2008 at his home in Metairie, LA.

Arthur was born in Hemphill on May 31, 1918 to Jett Clinton Arthur and Anna Alice Smith Arthur. He had lived about 67 years in Metairie.

Arthur graduated from Hemphill High School as valedictorian in 1935 and was the first Eagle Scout in Sabine County. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1939, where he received a B.A. degree in chemistry and from the University of Texas at Austin in 1946 where he received a M.A. degree in physical chemistry and chemical engineering. he was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran.

Following the war, Arthur returned to his chemistry career at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Southern Regional Research Center, located in New Orleans.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, La Verne Pitts Arthur; his parents; his brother, Roland Smithie Arthur; and brothers-in-law, Orland and Norvell Pitts.

Survivors; daughters, Martha Ann Stitsinger and husband Jon of Pearland, and Laura Jean Porter and husband Albert of Metairie; son James Clinton Arthur and wife Alicia (Jurisch) of New Orleans; grandchildren, Jennifer Lussier and husband Allen of Pearland, Arthur Lloyd Walters Walters of Portland, OR, Christopher Stitsinger and wife Lynda of Lake City, FL, and Megan Elizabeth and Jett Clinton Porter of Metairie; 15 great-grandchildren; brother Williamd Scott Arthur and wife Jean and son, Robert, of Woodville and nieces and nephews.

A memorial service was conducted by Rev. Gene Finnell at Munholland United Methodist Church, Metairie, on Saturday, Sept. 20. His ashes were buried beside his wife, LaVerne, at the Lakelawn Metairie Cemetery in a private family ceremony.

Memorial donations may be made in Arthur's memory to Munholland United Methodist Church, 1201 Metairie Road, Metairie, LA 70005 or to the Jett C. Arthur, Jr. Scholarship Fund, Stephen F. Austin State University, Attn. Alicia Roland Chapman, P. O. Box 6096-SFA Station, Nacogdoches, TX 75962.

Arrangements were made by Leitz-Eagen Funeral Home and Lakelawn, Metarie Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, October 2008)

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
October 15, 2008, Page 11


William "Bill" Scott Arthur

William "Bill" Scott Arthur, 81, of Woodville passed away Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, at Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin.

Arthur was born May 21, 1927, to the late Jett Clinton Arthur Jr. (sic) and and Anna Alice Smith Arthur in Hemphill. He was a former resident of Houston and had lived in Woodville for the past 15 years. He was a retired electrical engineer from Brown & Root and was a U.S. Army World War II veteran.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers, Jett Clinton Arthur, Jr. and Roland Smithie Arthur.

Survivors: his loving wife of 60 years, Jean Arthur of Woodville; son, Beau-Robert "Bobby" Arthur of Woodville; former daughter-in-law, Pamela Arthur Bracy; sister-in-law, Virginia "Ginger" Hanks; nieces and nephews, and a host of caring friends, cousins, and his special friend, Sherry McRight.

Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 29 at 11 a.m. at the Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Campground Cemetery in Woodville. Officiating were Bro. Jim Turner and Father Egido Vecchio.

Pallbearers: Lloyd Hanks, Jr. , David Hanks, Ken Deslattes, Stuart Kane, Robert Oates and Eliza Oates.

Services were under the direction of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, October 2008)

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter

Ruby Low Smith

Ruby Low Smith, 84, of Hemphill died at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003, at Hemphill Care Center in Hemphill. Mrs. Smith was born Feb. 7, 1918, in the Sabinetown community as a daughter of the late Willie (Gooch) and Harry YOUNGBLOOD. She was a homemaker and lifelong resident of Sabine County. Survivors; a daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Dean SCHOBER of Dallas; a granddaughter, Dena SCHOBER of Dallas; a grandson Brian SCHOBER of Dallas, a brother, Frankie YOUNGBLOOD of Hemphill; three nieces and three nephews. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Howard LOW in 1974, and Aubrey SMITH in 2001. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. T.A. Lane and Bro. J.R. "Bob" Gwin officiating. Interment followed at Harper's Chapel Cemetery in Sabine County.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

Ruby married Thomas Howard Low before 1948. Thomas (son of Thomas Wright Low and Sally J. Howard) was born on 14 Jan 1915 in Sabine County, Texas; died in May 1974 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruby married Aubrey Elton Smith after 1974. Aubrey (son of James Obie Smith and Mary Evaline "Evie" Arthur) was born on 19 Dec 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Dec 2001 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 5 Dec 2001 in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
July 17, 1996, page 12

V. B. Youngblood,

V. B. Youngblood, 71, of Route 4, Hemphill, died at 11:50 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, 1996, at Memorial Hospital in Nacogdoches.

Born July 21, 1924, as a son of the late Harry and Willie (Gooch) Youngblood, he was a lifelong resident of Sabine County. Youngblood a retired truck driver in the oilfield industry, was a member of the Baptist Church.

Survivors: wife, LaMerle Compton Youngblood of Hemphill; sons, Revelle Youngblood and wife Donna of Pasedena and Wayne Marshall of Tampa, Florida; duaghters, Vickie Beth Nichols of Temple and Alecia Butler and husband Mike of Pasadena; five grandchildren; a brother, Frankie Youngblood of Hemphill; a sister and brother-in-law, Ruby and Aubrey Smith of Hemphill, an aunt, Ida Gooch of Hemphill; 15 nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Richard Bass and Bro. Vance R. Purtell officiating. Interment followed at Harper's Chapel Cemetery near Hemphill.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2011)

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
Page 14, June 13, 2007
Obituaries

Novie Whitmire Cones

Novie Whitmire Cones, 86, of Lumberton died on her birthday, June 2, 2007.

Mrs. Cones was born June 2, 1921, in Hemphill as a daughter of the late Walter Lee and Bulah (Youngblood) GOOCH. As an active member of the First Baptist Church in Silsbee, she was a Sunday School teacher. Mrs. Cones was retired from Baptist Hospital as an admitting clerk.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Tucker WHITMIRE.

Survivors: her husband of 16 years, John D. CONES; daughters, Gladys BAGGETT and husband Larry of Spring and Carolyn McLEMORE of The Woodlands; stepchildren, Ronnie FORMAN and husband Fred of Houston, Kenneth CONES and wife Anita of Tyler, and Johnny CONES and wife Donna of Los Angeles, California; a sister, Gladys JOHNSON of Florida; grandchildren, Tracie BROOKS, Jeremy BYROM, Julie BYROM, Jill SHEFFIELD, Dustin McLEMORE and Josh BYROM; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 5, at First Baptist Church in Silsbee with Dr. Scott Moody officiating. Interment followed at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Beaumont.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Silsbee, 350 Hwy 96 S, Silsbee, Texas 77656.

Services were under the direction of Claybar/Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont.

Novie married Tucker Whitmire about 1943 in Galveston County, Texas. Tucker was born on 5 Dec 1913; died on 4 Apr 1987 in Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Novie married John "Jay" David Cones on 29 Sep 1990 in Jefferson County, Texas. John was born on 15 Dec 1917 in Jefferson County, Texas; died on 5 Feb 2009 in Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Sabine County Reporter
February 11, 2009, Page 11

Marcille Gooch Moore

Marcille Gooch Moore was born the oldest child of Lawrence and Ida Youngblood Gooch Jan. 8, 1921, at Sabinetown. On Feb. 8, 2009, in San Augustine, she succumbed to complications of Alzheimer's disease and receiving her promise of eternal life, joined in heavenly paradise her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and all her loved ones who have gone on before.

Marcille is survived by her husband, Madison Moore, of Port Arthur; sons and daughters-in-law, Roger and Jeannie Coday of Lake Jackson and Frank and Virginia Coday of Hemphill; brothers, R. F. Gooch and wife Dorothy and J. E. Gooch and wife Nina of Hemphill; and sister, Pauline Neal of Nacogdoches. Also surviving are step-daughters Johnnie Lee O'Dell and Billie Jean Legg of Silsbee, Patricia Donnelly and Sondra Thompson of Port Arthur, Willie Mae Harvey of Newton, Louis Adkison of Hemphill, and step-son, Richard Moore of Woodville. Other survivors include nieces, nephews, grandsons, granddaughters, and grandchildren all of whom are a living legacy of her marriage to three wonderful, loving husbands.

Marcille was predeceased by husbands, H.D. Coday, Sr. and Delton Jones, her parents, siblings C. P. Gooch, Edelle Jackson and step-children Florene Casciola, Maurice Salles, Mildred Merritt, Aliene Belaire, and H. D. (Sonny) Coday, Jr.

Upon graduation from Hemphill High School in 1938, Marcille moved to Houston where she employed as a telephone operator by Southwestern Bell. She met and married Drexel Coday, a widower with seven children. From that union, Roger and Frank were born.

After the death of her first husband in 1969, Marcille married Delton Jones. They shared their final years of employment with Temple Lumber Company as they both moved toward retirement. After Delton passed away, Marcille met and married Madison Moore. Their lives together were filled with activities, surrounding family, church, travel, the Hemphill Senior Citizens Center, Eastern Star, and Madison's Masonic activities.

Marcille was a strong woman. Her life epitomized the strength and where-with-all exhibited by pioneer women of her first husband's age (he was born in 1894.) Although she was a sensative, loving woman, she could and did work like a man. In 1954 at LaBelle, while helping Drexel and the hands work cattle in spring roundup, she was cornered in a corral and knocked flat by an enraged 900 pound Brahman bull. The "working hands" were amazed when two hours later, although banged and bruised, she had picked herself up, gone back to work, and under shade trees near the corral, served a hot noon-time meal to the cowboys.

A visitation was held from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10 at Starr Fuenral Home, Hemphill.

Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Aaron Pardue, First Baptist Church of Hemphill assisted by Rev. Jim Salles of West End Baptist Church of Beaumont at 1 p.m. Wednesday, (today), Feb. 11 at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Hemphill Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be J.E. Gooch, Robert G. Neal, Sr., Tommy Neal, Dean McGee, Josh Thompson, John Edwin "Butch" O'Dell, and Ted O'Dell.

Services are under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill.

(Transscribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2009)

Marcille married Henry Drexel Coday, Sr. before 1943. Henry was born on 31 Jul 1894 in Louisiana; died on 6 Jul 1969 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marcille married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In her annotated transcription of the Harper's Chapel Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary indicates that he had a Military Marker inscribed "US Navy WW II."

Notes:

Referred to as Edelle JACKSON of Beaumont in the 1997 obituary of her mother. In the 2013 obituary of her brother, Robert F. Gooch, she was instead listed as Edelle McGee, deceased.

Edelle married Alfred James "A. J." "Jim" McGee before 1956. Alfred (son of Joseph Bryant McGee and Lula America Morris) was born on 12 Jul 1920 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Aug 1972 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Mount Sinai Cemetery, Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edelle married Dewey Jackson on 12 Mar 1976 in Jefferson County, Texas. Dewey was born about 1918 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
December 8, 2010, Page 14

Pauline Gooch Neal

Pauline Gooch Neal, 85, died Sunday, December 5, 2010 in the Willowbrook Nursing Center, Nacogdoches, after an illness.

Mrs. Neal was born in Sabinetown to Robert Lawrence and Ida Youngblood Gooch and lived in Sabine County all her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, "PeeWee" Neal. She was also a member of the First Baptist Church in Pineland.

She is survived by her sons, Robert "Bob" Neal and his wife Charlene of Hemphill and Tommy Neal of Springhill. She is also survived by two brothers, J. E. Gooch and his wife Nina and R. F. Gooch and his wife Dorothy, all of Hemphill; her grandchildren, Bobby Neal, Josh Neal, and Jessica Conn; and great-grandchildren, Trey, Katie, Travis, Kiley, Kacie, Trent and Jake.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 8 (today), in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Springhill Cemetery near Hemphill.

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

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2010)

Pauline married Gerard Austin "PeeWee" Neal before 1950. Gerard (son of Austin Neal and Carra G. "Carrie" Alford) was born on 16 Sep 1919; died on 30 Mar 1985 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robert F Gooch (R.F) of Hemphill, TX, passed away Saturday, June 22,2013 at Silsbee Oaks Health Care in Silsbee, TX. He was the son of Lawrence & Ida Youngblood Gooch, and was born in Sabinetown, TX on February 21, 1927. He graduated from Hemphill High School in 1945. He spent 2 years in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked at Allied Chemical in Orange, TX, for 33 years before retiring and returning to Hemphill.

In 1951, he married the love of his life, Dorothy Jane (Dot) McDaniel, the one he marched with in his high school commencement and Baccalaureate exercises. He trusted the Lord for salvation at age 19 and served God faithfully throughout his life. He was always a part of the music ministry where he lived and served. He was an ordained Music Minister and also a Deacon Emeritus of First Baptist Church of Hemphill. Robert also was a member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his grandson, Ryan Joseph Pineda, and 4 siblings (C.P. Gooch, Marcille Moore, Edelle McGee, Pauline Neal). He is survived by his wife, Dot, of 61 years; two daughters, Rhonda Willey and her husband, Hershal of Mauriceville and Rachel Harbuck of Orange. One brother, J. E. Gooch and his wife, Nina. Two granddaughters: Amanda Marie (Steven) of Mauriceville, and Kathryn Knighton (Lee) of Vidor. Five great-grandchildren: Justin, Addison, Jacob, Kade and Zachary.

Visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00 pm on Monday, June 24, 2013, at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. The funeral will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at First Baptist Church of Hemphill. Pastor E. Dale Lee of the Orange County Cowboy Church and Rev. Kevin Brown of the First Baptist Church of Mauriceville, will conduct the service. Burial will follow in the Harper Chapel Cemetery. In honor of Robert's love for the church music programs where he has served, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the music ministry of the church of your choice, or the Alzheimer's Association.

www.starrfuneralhome.com
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The Sabine County Reporter
June 26, 2013, page 14

Robert married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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J. E. Gooch, 83, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at Shady Acres Nursing Home in Newton, Texas.

J. E. was born on August 16, 1937 in Sabine Town, Sabine County, Texas to Robert Lawrence Gooch and Ida Youngblood Gooch. He worked for many years as a supervisor for American General Life Insurance. He had resided in Hemphill since 1994, having previously lived in Houston. He loved to hunt and fish and was an avid storyteller.

J. E. was a member of Harper Chapel, Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge 305, Melrose Masonic Lodge of Houston, Scottish Rites in Houston, and Sons of the Republic of Texas.

J. E. is survived by his wife, Nina Gooch of Hemphill; daughter, Cindy Gooch Mims and husband, Mike, of Hemphill; grandchildren, Nicole Wade, Marcus Fishbeck, Matthew Fishbeck, and Kayla Doubrava; and seven great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Kim Gooch Fishbeck; brothers, C. P. Gooch and R. F. Gooch; and sisters, Pauline Neal, Marcille Moore, and Edelle Jackson.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Harper Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. Buddy Pratt officiating.

Serving as pallbearers are Marcus Fishbeck, Matthew Fishbeck, Dean McGee, Jason McGee, Bob Neal, and Bobby Neal.

Honorary pallbearers are Mike Mims, Chester Blackmann, Colton Bailey, Caleb McElroy, Will Doubrava, Tommy Neal, Josh Neal, Frank Coday, Roger Coday, Keith Arthur, Alan McDaniel, and Kirk Butler.

Condolences can be made and guest book may be signed online at starrfuneralhome.com.

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Family/Spouse: Nina Marie Hight. Nina was born on 8 Dec 1938 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Apr 2022 in Newton, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Born the night Halley's Comet flashed across the sky."

Comet married Frances Blanche Finley on 30 Jun 1934. Frances (daughter of John William Finley and Effie Beatrice Williams) was born on 17 Jan 1913 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Jan 2008 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Lora Ava Woods on 26 Nov 1936 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas. Lora (daughter of Cavie O. Woods and Odie Pama Burkhalter) was born on 9 Nov 1914 in Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 8 Dec 2001 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Inez Cook. Inez (daughter of George Washington Cook and Rachel Inez Williamson) was born on 11 Mar 1914 in Texas; died on 13 Apr 2000; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Threcia Marie Kirbos. Threcia was born on 15 Dec 1912 in Saline, Bienville Parish, Louisiana; died on 25 Jul 2015 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JXH7-J62
Name: Lucille Grigsby
Death Date: 05 Dec 1955
Death Place: Kirbyville, Jasper Co., Texas
Gender: Female
Race: white
Death Age: 43 years 3 months 5 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 01 Sep 1912
Birthplace: San Augustine County, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: D.L. Fussell
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Sallie Causey
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Kirbyville
Cemetery: Magnolia Springs Cemetery
Burial Place: Magnolia Springs, Texas
Burial Date: 06 Dec 1955
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2114548
Digital Film Number: 4163992
Image Number: 2132
Reference Number: 62078
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Family/Spouse: William Clarence Grigsby. William was born on 12 Feb 1922 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; died on 7 Mar 2012 in Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas; was buried in Davis Cemetery, Beulah Springs, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lois Fussell Rose

Lois Fussell Rose, 80, of Kirbyville died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 1995 at a Jasper hospital.

A former longtime resident of Graham, she was a native of San Augustine County and had lived in Kirbyville 15 years.

Survivors: a sister, Florene Bierhalter of Kirbyville; and brothers, Lucian Fussell, Nay Fussell, and D. L. Fussell, all of Kirbyville.

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 1995, at Stringer Funeral Home chapel in Kirbyville. Interment and graveside rites were held at 4 p.m. Friday at Gooseneck Cemetery near Graham.

Published in The Sabine County Reporter, February 22, 1995, page 14

Family/Spouse: M. K. Rose. M. was born on 8 Dec 1916 in Young County, Texas; died on 11 Apr 1980 in Olney, Young County, Texas; was buried in Gooseneck Cemetery, Graham, Young County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jame J Bierhalter. Jame was born on 19 Jul 1918 in Texas; died on 5 Apr 1987 in Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Death Certificate notes he was killed in action Casin Italty, buried in Kirbyville

(Research):https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J69F-DMR
Name: Ray Fussell
Death Date: 08 Feb 1944
Death Place: Casin, Italy
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 19 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1925
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: D. L. Fussell
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Sallie Causey
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2242622
Digital Film Number: 4167717
Image Number: 962
Reference Number: 1470
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Family/Spouse: Elester Van Pelt. Elester was born on 30 Jan 1925 in Blox, Jasper County, Texas; died on 31 Mar 2020 in Evadale, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sally Pearl Thomas. Sally was born on 25 Feb 1927 in Blox, Jasper County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name or sex is not listed on the Family Search index, which simply shows the date and location of birth, 20 July 1920 in Hemphill, Texas, and the parents as J A Causey and Beulah Stephenson.

Funeral services celebrating the life of Mr. Alfred Leo (Al) Causey will begin at 2:30 P.M. Monday, January 9, 2006 in the Rose-Neath Southside Chapel. Interment will follow in Centuries Memorial Park. Officiating the services will be Reverend Billy Franks and Reverend Terry Arrington.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday, January 8, 2006 from 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.

Mr. Causey was born July 20, 1920 in Hemphill, TX. He went to be with the Lord January 6, 2006 in Shreveport, LA. Mr. Causey proudly served our nation during World War II in the US Army. He was a carpenter. Mr. Causey was a member of the First Church of God in Shreveport.

He was preceded in death by his parents, James Alfred Causey and Effie Beulah Stephenson Causey and one brother, Clyde Ivan Causey.

Surviving him to cherish his memory are his wife of 63 years, Margaret Causey; sons, Jerry Causey and his wife, Judy, and Jimmy Causey and his wife, Pam; one daughter, Dianne Griffith and her husband Greg; sisters, Mildred Harrelson and Blanche Garrett; brothers, J.D. Causey and Fred Causey; seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be John Morrison, Eric Griffith, John Curlin, Doug Woodward, Brad Anderson, and Joey Dunning.

Rose-Neath Funeral Home
Southside Chapel 687-1256

SOURCE: The Shreveport Times, January 8, 2006

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VH81-F9X
Name: Causey
Event: Birth
Event Date: 12 Sep 1928
Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Father: J A Causey
Mother: Eppie Beula Stephenson
Certificate Number: 73244
Digital Folder Number: 004687600
Image Number: 00687
Collection: Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935

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

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Obituary

Tommy Lynn Neal, 73, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023 in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Tommy was born in Hemphill on February 4, 1950 to G. A. "PeeWee" Neal and Pauline Gooch Neal. He was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and a member of First Baptist Church in Pineland. He worked for many years as City Manager for the City of Hemphill and later as City Manager for the City of Kirbyville. He also spent a few years working for J & D Construction.

Tommy enjoyed fishing and hunting and was a charter member of Pines Hunting Club, where he was a member for over 40 years.

He is survived by his brother, Bob Neal and wife, Charlene, of Hemphill; nephews and nieces, Bobby and Tami Neal, Josh and Teresa Neal, and Jessica and Kyle Conn; and great nephews and nieces, Trey Neal, Travis Neal, Katie Neal, Kacie Neal, Trent Neal, Kylie Conn and Jake Conn.

Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating. Visitation will begin 30 minutes prior to service.

Burial will follow services in Springhill Cemetery with Bobby Neal, Josh Neal, Trey Neal, Travis Neal, Trent Neal and Jake Conn serving as pallbearers.

Instead of flowers, Tommy's family asks that donations instead be made to the Springhill Cemetery account at BOM Bank.

Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com.

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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, June 21, 2023, Page 4

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sabine County Reporter
March 9, 2005

Donna Ruth Toole Hunter

Donna Ruth Toole Hunter, 67, of Milam died at 12:05 a.m. Thursday, March 3, 2005, at Nacogdoches County Memorial Hospital in Nacogdoches. Mrs. Hunter was born Sept. 7, 1937, in Hemphill as a daughter of Blanche Finley Toole and the late Comet TOOLE. She was a member of the Methodist Church and Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Survivors: husband, Thomas H. HUNTER, Jr. of Milam; mother, Blanche TOOLE of Hemphill; sons, Stephen OWENS of Bossier City, Louisiana, Jonathan HUNTER of Bellingham, Washington, and Thomas HUNTER III of San Clemente, California; daughters, Lisa OWENS of Hammond, Washington, Susan RICHARDSON of Somerset, Washington, and Sarah HANDY of Terre Haute, Indiana; eight grandchildren; and one great-granchild. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill, with Reba Barnett officiating. Interment followed at Meador Cemetery near Milam. Memorials may be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 833 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607. Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill.

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