Mittie Weaver

Notes:

Name: Mittie Weaver Boyett
Death Date: 19 Jan 1962
Death Place: Sabine Co., Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 64 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 24 Apr 1897
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: J.W. Weaver
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Lou Garlington
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Sabine Co., Texas
Cemetery: Weaver Cemetery
Burial Place: Newton Co., Texas
Burial Date: 21 Jan 1962
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2116969
Digital Film Number: 4028438
Image Number: 898
Reference Number: v X cn 25578
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Medical):See attached sources.

Mittie married Hamp Hansford Boyett about 1917 in Texas. Hamp (son of William Wesley Boyett and Rebecca Louise "Babe" "Becky" Welch) was born on 4 Dec 1897 in Texas; died on 13 Oct 1987 in San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to the SSDI, his last address of record was Vidor, Texas.

Hoye married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
November 9, 1994, Page 9

Graveside rites for Selma Boyett Torrence, 72, of Hemphill were held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at Weaver Cemetery in Newton County with Bro. Wendell Ferguson officiating. Arrangements were handled by Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill.

She died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1994, at Hemphill Care Center.

Born Nov. 21, 1921 in Sabine County, she was a longtime resident of Beaumont before returning to Sabine County two years ago. She was a Baptist and retired homemaker.

Survivors: a son Jerry L. Bragg of Beaumont; a sister, Loren B. Wood of Hemphill; a brother, Arbie W. Boyett of Hemphill; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2009)

Selma married Elton Randal Bragg before 1944. Elton (son of Henry Cary Bragg and Vursey Liddy Burkhalter) was born before 1921 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Aug 1987 in Hardin County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
Jun 18, 2003

Arbie Boyett
Arbie Wesley Boyett, 77, of Route 2, Bronson, died early Tuesday, Jun 10, 2003, in Sabine County. Born Jan. 18, 1926, as a son of the late Hamp H. and Mittie (Weaver) Boyett, he was a longtime resident of Sabine County and retired as a plywood operator of Temple-Inland Forest Products in Pineland. Boyett was a member of the Rosevine Baptist Church. He is survived by a sister, Loren B. Wood of Sabine County; and nieces and nephews, Jerry BRAGG, Terry WOOD, Robin POWELL, Linda BOYETT, Robert BOYETT, and Kenneth BOYETT. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Cliff Durham, pastor of Rosevine Baptist Church, officiating. Interment followed at Weaver Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

Notes:

Frances Lorene Wood, 93, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at her residence.

Lorene was born in Hemphill on November 3, 1927 to Hamp Boyett and Mittie Weaver Boyett. She had lived in Beaumont where she attended Chenier Business College and earned her Associates Degree. She worked as a secretary/bookkeeper for Wood & Son Motors. She moved back to Sabine County 40 years ago and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hemphill.

Over the years, she helped to organize fundraisers for Alzheimer's Foundation of America and she helped out by volunteering at Twin Lake's Nursing Home. She loved being outdoors and working in her yard and she loved to color her "paintings".

Lorene was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Wesley Wood, Jr..

She is survived by her longtime best friend and loving companion, Bill Long of Pendleton Harbor; son, Terry Wesley Wood and wife, Cindy, of Beaumont; daughter, Robin Powell and husband, Kelly, of Sour Lake; grandchildren, Tiffany Powell and fianc?', Jody Harrison, Jason Hale, Brent Powell and wife, Andrea, Eric Powell, Megan Zimmerman and husband, William, Wesley Wood and wife, Cyrah, and Dylan Wood; and great grandchildren, Isabella, Ellie, Tracen, Layla, Kahl, Brexley, River, and Rowan.

Graveside services will begin at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 28, 2021 in Weaver Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. Troy Richardson officiating.

Her grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.

Contributions made in Lorene's memory made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (https://alzfdn.org/support-us/donate/) or First Baptist Church of Hemphill would be greatly appreciated by her family.

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

Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home, also published in The Sabine County Reporter, February 3, 2021, page 4

Frances married Herbert Wesley Wood, Jr. on 16 Jul 1949 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. Herbert (son of Herbert Wesley Wood, Sr. and Ella Mae Coats) was born on 24 Feb 1923 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Dec 2010 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Weaver Cemetery, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]