Starling Wesley Conner

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name: Starling Wesley Conner
death date: 07 Mar 1936
death place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
gender: Male
race: White
death age: 43 years 9 months 11 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 25 May 1892
birthplace: Buyon, Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name: Lorena Conner
father's name: Leander Jackson Conner
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Kalin Smith
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Office Work
place of residence: Hemphill, Texas
cemetery:
burial place: ...Hill, Tex
Informant: Lorena Conner
burial date: 07 Mar 1936
additional relatives:
film number: 2116862
digital film number: 4166723
image number: 2638
reference number: v X cn 17021
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Starling Wesley Conner, 1936

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 7
Enumerated 9 and 12 day of Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 169 Sheet 7A
122-122
Conner, Leander J Head M W 69 Wd Ga Ga Ga Farmer
Conner, Starlin W Son M W 28 M Tx Ga Ga Farm Laborer
Connor, Lorena Dtr-in-law F W 24 M Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 7
Enumerated 16 and 17 Apr 1930
ED 202-10 SD 19 Sheet 6A Stamped 116
105-107
Conner, Wesley S Head M W 37 M 26 Tx Ga Tx Farmer
Conner, Lorena Wf F W 31 M 20 Tx Tx Tx
Conner, Rosallee Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Conner, Vernell Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Conner, Clarice Dtr F W 4 1/2 S Tx Tx Tx

Starling married Willie Lorena Edgar on 18 Aug 1919. Willie (daughter of James Valentine Edgar and Jack Payne "Paynie" Gooch) was born about 1899 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Apr 1963 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Clyde Vickers Smith. Clyde (son of Eugene Burton Smith and Prince Anna Dorsey) was born on 17 Dec 1913 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Nov 2006 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Funeral services for Vernell Conner Thomas, 99 of Palestine, will be held at 11 A.M. Friday, May 21, 2021 at the First Baptist Church of Palestine. Rev. Tony Watson will be officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Park. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to Bailey & Foster Funeral Home.

Mrs. Thomas passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021 in Tyler. She was born February 23, 1922 in Hemphill, Texas to Starling and Lorena Conner.

On October 11, 1945 she married L. G. Thomas, also from Hemphill.

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas lived in San Antonio after marriage while L. G. completed Chiropractic College.

In 1949, they made their home in Palestine, Texas where she worked with her husband in establishing his Chiropractic practice. She was primarily a homemaker.

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas were both active in activities and ministries of First Baptist Church Palestine where they were members since 1949. They both cherished the special relationships they established and maintained over the years with their patients, friends, neighbors and their families.

Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and her sisters, Rosa Lee Smith, Clarice Clark and Leta Corley.

She is survived by her daughter Lauren Jean Karch & husband Bob as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Serving as pallbearers are Dr. Don Rice, Ricky Naismith, Martin Lawrence, Steve Bolt, John Weber and Benny Toole.

Mrs. Thomas' nephews Ed Corley, James Corley, David Corley, Terry Carter, Robert Thomas, Randy Thomas and Bobby Smith will serve as honorary pallbearers.

To view online leave condolences or sign the guest book go to www.baileyandfosterfuneralhome.com.

Vernell married Dr. L. G. Thomas before 1953. L. was born on 15 Mar 1919 in Texas; died on 2 Oct 1987 in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Instead listed as Paynie Clarice Conner on the birth index listing of daughter Anice.

Obituary
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Clarice Conner Clark
January 3, 1926 - October 28, 2011

Clarice Conner Clark was born the third daughter to Lorena Edgar Conner and Starlin Wesley Conner on January 3, 1926. She left this world to be with her Lord on October 28, 2011. She is preceded in death by both her parents, her husband of 50 years, Paul D. Clark, and her sister Rosa Lee Smith, her nephew Raymon Smith, her brothers-in-law Clyde Smith and Dr. L.G. Thomas and her step-father Carrol Dickey. She is survived by her two sisters Leta Corley and husband Lee of Hemphill and Vernell Thomas of Palestine. Clarice is also survived by daughters Louisa Ryan of Dallas and Anice Carter and her husband Terry of Van. She was blessed with grandchildren Melissa Wyrick and her husband Duncan, and Melinda Carter, of Van, TX. Her great grandchildren are Carter McClanahan and his wife Allison, MarLee Carr and her husband Jeremy, Tyler Carter, Jacob Wyrick and Tobi Wyrick. The latest addition is one great great granddaughter, CharLee Hope Carr. Mrs. Clark was Aunt Clarcy to her nieces and nephews on the Conner side. She was Aunt Clarice to the Clark relatives and to many of their friends as well. Mrs. Clark worked for the City of Pineland, Toledo Bend Dam Authority, as a self-employed poultry grower and for the Sabine County Sheriff's Department. She was a member of the Order of the Easter Star in both the Hemphill and Bronson Chapters. She was a Past Matron. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM, Monday Oct. 31, 2011, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Clarice will be interned with her husband Paul and both her parents at the Oak Hill Cemetery in the Six Mile area.

An identical obituary was published in the Sabine County Reporter, November 2, 2011, Page 11

Clarice married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clarice married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clarice married Paul Dempsey Clark about 1958. Paul (son of William Joseph "Joe" Clark, Sr. and Minnie Caroline Smith) was born on 7 Dec 1926 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Jul 2007 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown as Lela Joyce on the Texas Birth index transcription of her birth, but as Leta Joyce on the listings of each of her three sons, and in the obituary of her sister, Clarice Conner Clark.

Mrs. Leta Joyce Corley was born on February 5, 1934. The youngest of 4 girls. She graduated from Hemphill ISD and went on to graduate from Stephen F. Austin University with a teaching degree. She married Lee Herbert Corley on February 15, 1954. Lee and Leta went on to have 3 boys, Ed, James, and David. On top of having 3 boys, they managed to open a service station and Leta taught school. With lots of love and determination they raised their children and owned a successful business.

When she wasn't teaching she could be found at many functions involving her children or grandchildren. Her pride in her family was always apparent in anything she did. She was always known for her smile and her ear piercing whistle. That whistle would have children standing at attention from 1/2 mile away. She used it at school and at home. If you didn't listen when she whistled you would be in trouble.

After teaching for over 30 years, Leta retired in 1996. She spent most of her teaching career in 1st grade. She loved all her little students. She probably taught 80% of the children in Hemphill.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Her family was her world and pride to most people she was Leta Joyce or Mrs. Corley. To her family she was momma or nanny, but to Lee she was "Yes Dear". She would give advice or just hold our hands. She is the glue that holds our family together. She loved to pick and joke with her boys. She always said that if her boys weren't picking at her she knew something was wrong.

There will be a visitation of friends and family Tuesday from 5 until 8 pm at Starr Funeral Home and her funeral service will be at 10:00 am Wednesday at Starr Funeral Home Chapel in Hemphill with burial to follow in Hemphill Cemetery.

She is survived by; her husband of 65 years Lee Herbert Corley of Hemphill; sons, Edward Corley and wife Susan of Hemphill, James Corley and wife Stephanie of Hemphill, David Corley and wife Patricia of Nacogdoches; grandchildren, Cara Westbrook and husband Andrew of Hemphill, Eric Corley of Hemphill, and Ashley Roberts and husband Christopher of Alabama; great grandson, Alexander Freeman of Hemphill; sister, Vernell Thomas of Palestine; nieces, Lauren Karch and husband Robert of Palestine, Anice Carter and husband Terry of Van, and Alice Smith of Lufkin. She is preceded in death by; her parents Lorena Louisa Edgar Conner and Starling Wesley Conner; grandson Brandon Corley; and sisters Rosalee Smith and Clarice Clark; and niece Louisa Ryan.

Register book may be signed and condolences may be left at www.starrfuneralhome.com

Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, November 21, 2018, Page 9

Leta married Lee Herbert Corley before 1956. Lee (son of Charles "Charlie" Clarence Corley, Sr. and Willie Mae Burk) was born on 28 Nov 1927 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 6 Jan 2020 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Louisa Grace Ryan, 64, of Dallas, Texas passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018 in City Hospital of Dallas.

Louisa was born July 14, 1953 in Center, Texas. She was the daughter of Paul and Clarice Conner Clark. She was a graduate of Hemphill High School and later became an educator in the public-school system.

Services are pending at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, Texas.

The Sabine County Reporter
March 14, 2018, Page 5

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Eric Wesley Corley, 35, left his earthly home and fell into the arms of his Loving Savior on Saturday, April 3, 2021.

He was born Feb. 24, 1986, in Beaumont. He graduated from Hemphill High School in 2004, where he was a member of the Little Green Band that placed third in state his senior year - a fact he never let you forget - that his band was the best. After graduation he moved to Galveston where he worked at Moody Gardens and attended Galveston Community College. Living there about eight years, he yearned to be back in his beloved Sabine County, and found his way home.

He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and the Hemphill Lions Club.

A young man who never met a stranger, he would give the shirt off his back to help someone. This is evidenced by the many friends he leaves behind. Approximately a year ago, Eric met his soul mate and best friend, Sarah. They were married March 13, 2021.

He is survived by his wife, Sarah Moore Corley of Hemphill; three bonus children, Nayeli, Gloria and Anthony Guillen, all of Hemphill; his parents, James and Stephanie Corley of Hemphill; a sister and brother-in-law, Ashley and Christopher Roberts of Madison, AL; grandmother, Louise Adkison of Hemphill; aunt, Stacie Kean of Hemphill; uncles, Stephen Adkison and his wife, Cindy, of Willis; Ed Corley and Susan King and David Corley, all of Hemphill; cousins, Cara Westbrook of Hemphill, Alicia Bohannon of Zachary, LA, Kristin Adkison of Spring and Garrett Adkison of San Marcos; and his bestfriend since childhood, Jon Andrews; along with numerous other friends and family.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, James Adkison and Lee and Leta Corley; an uncle, Ed Kean; and a cousin, Brandon Corley.

Visitation will be Thursday, April 8, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St. in Hemphill.

Funeral services will be held Friday, April 9, at 11:00 a.m. in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas with Bro. John Strader and Bro. George Ross officiating.

Burial will follow in Hemphill Cemetery with Jon Andrews, Alex McSwain, Benjamin Moore, Stephen Adkison, Ed Corley and David Corley serving as pallbearers.

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

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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, April 7, 2021, page 4