Willie Orma Boyett

Notes:

Willie was married first to Titus Coon, who was the father of her only child, daughter Bobbie. He left the family when Bobbie was born, leaving sole responsibility for raising their chid with Willie.

Both Bobbie Louise, still just a toddler, and Willie's widowed mother, Clarissa Conn Boyett, died within a few days of each other from pneumonia in March, 1935. Willie had been caring for them both.

Martha White, a niece of Willie's wrote that "Apparently Bobbie was a beloved, vivacious child adored by the whole community. Willie had saved the dress "they tore off my baby" when she was ill...and all the sympathy notes. There is a lovely story I never heard--until Mom [Annie Lora Boyett White] was in the nursing home and had dementia--and it was at a sermon Jackson [Boyett, Marti's cousin] gave. When Grandmother (who also was beloved and a popular member of the Junction community) and Bobbie died in the same week...it was rough in so many ways. She (Clarissa) had cooked for prisoners in the jail, as Ernest was sheriff then. One was financial. Times had been very, very hard for a long time and our family was poor...Anyway, Ernest went to the funeral home to make arrangements to try to pay for the funerals and was told there was no bill. What? Yes, the community thought so highly of him, Grandmother, Bobbie and the family that they had all contributed and paid off the two funerals. So, there are deep, abiding and loving roots with our family in Junction.
All are buried in the Junction cemetery.

Later in her live, Willie worked for the State and also worked at times at the Capitol.
Her husband, Sox [Hoy Reginald Smith], worked and retired from the Texas General Land Office.

The following biography, from FindAGrave, was also prepared by Martha White

Willie Orma Boyett was born to Robert and Clarissa Boyett in Sabine County, Texas on October 17, 1903. Mrs. Smith's first marriage to Titus Coon in East Texas produced one adorable child - a daughter named Bobbie Louise Coon - who passed away at age 4 of pneumonia - three days before Willie's own mother died of the same in Junction, Texas in 1935. Willie never got over the loss of her precious girl. Willie remarried Hoy Reginald "Sox" Smith in Kimble County, Junction, Texas, on Christmas Day 1939. Willie and Sox were married for 39 years until his death in January 1979. Wille is buried in Junction by her daughter, Bobbie Coon, her Mother Clarissa Conn Boyett and her husband, Hoy R. "Sox" Smith. Mrs. Smith loved to cook, can, garden and sew. She was always helping out others whether sending over food or making baby clothes for families who could not afford to buy any. She was a loving daughter, wife, sister and aunt. She is greatly missed.

Willie married Samuel Titus Coon, Sr. about 1929. Samuel was born on 15 Feb 1907 in Cass County, Texas; died on 19 Aug 1974 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Trout Creek Cemetery, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Willie married Hoy "Sox" Reginald Smith on 25 Dec 1939 in Junction, Kimble County, Texas. Hoy was born on 17 Nov 1902 in Texas; died on 28 Jan 1979 in Travis County, Texas; was buried in Junction Cemetery, Junction, Kimble County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name: Bobby Louise Coon
Event Date: 04 Mar 1935
Event Place: Junction, Kimble, Texas
Gender: Female
Race (Original): White
Age (Formatted): 4 years 5 months 10 days
Birth Date: 22 Sep 1930
Birthplace: Beaumont, Texas
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: J.F. Coon
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Willie Boyette
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Cause of Death Lobar Pneumonia, onset 2/28/1935. bilateral otitis media
Residence Place:
Cemetery (Original):
Burial Place: Junction, Texas
Burial Date: 05 Mar 1935
Informant's Name (Original): Ernest Boyette
GS Film number: 2116313
Digital Folder Number: 4030348
Image Number: 3222
Reference ID: 14500
Collection: Bobby Louise Coon, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"