Bessie Sophronia Travis

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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 Jane Harvey) was born on 18 Jun 1873 in Texas; and died. [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]

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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]

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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]

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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)

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]

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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

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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