Zeldia Cordelia Gary

Notes:

FindAGrave shows her as a daughter of Asrel Ase GARY (1861-1922) and Alice Juliette MORRIS (1860-1920), both of whom also have memorials on FindAGrave.

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Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 6
Enumerated 17 and 18 Apr 1930
ED 202-9 SD 11 Sheet 5B
87-87
Crouch, Zeldia Head F W 44 Wd 15 Tx Tx Tx
Crouch, Willie Dtr F W 24 D 17 Tx Tx Tx Sales Lady Dry Goods Store
Crouch, Fred Son M W 22 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Saw Mill
Crouch, A J Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx (listed as Joe in 1920?)
Crouch, Leon Son M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Crouch, Baylis Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Leprella GrdDtr F W 4 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Robert J GrdSon M W 2 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx

Zeldia married Floyd Leroy Crouch before 1903. Floyd (son of John H. Crouch and Elizabeth "Betty" Ray) was born in Jun 1871 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Jun 1954 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Centerview Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Charles Ballard. Charles was born about 1906 in Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married Harris Joseph Smith on 3 Jan 1935 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. Harris was born on 4 Jan 1903 in Alabama; died on 10 Feb 1978 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Dickerson Cemetery, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From FindAGrave:

Edward Leon Crouch of Bend died Sunday, Nov. 9, of natural causes. He was 85.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Church of Christ in Bend.

Mr. Crouch was born April 25, 1918, in Lufkin, Texas, to Floyd and Zelda (Gary) Crouch. He married Florence Allen on June 6, 1945, in Lufkin.

He served in the Army during World War II and attained the rank of master sergeant. Mr Crouch awarded the Bronze Star.

Mr. Crouch was the owner of several area businesses including the Crouch Candy Company, Cascade Furniture and Upholstery and Coffee and Company. He retired in 1998.

Mr. Crouch was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Eagles and a past grand master of the Masonic Lodge. He had been a resident of Bend since 1947.

Mr. Crouch played in a country-western band, the Melodiers. He also enjoyed water skiing, skiing, hunting, camping, football, softball, reading, music and spending time with his family.

Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Dorothy Olsen, Ann Gladden and Patsy Roome, all of Bend; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and seven siblings.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Bend High School Alumni Fund.

Niswonger, Reynolds Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Source: Bend Bulletin

Family/Spouse: Lula Florence Monroe. Lula was born on 17 Sep 1916 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; died on 1 Sep 2007 in Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Military Marker on his FindAGrave Memorial Page was inscribed with a Cross, and "Felix Leroy Balard PVT US Army World War II Feb 25 1928 Jul 2 1996"

Notes:

The Social Security Death Index shows his final residence as San Antonio, Texas, and the Texas Death Index listed his county of death as Bexar County.

He is also listed in the Ancestry.com. Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012 as well as the Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

The BIRLS Death File shows he enlisted in the Air Force on 12 July 1954 and was released 1 Sep 1977.

Notes:

Services for Bettie Myrtle Dickerson, 74, of San Augustine County, will be in the Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow in Dickerson Cemetery in San Augustine County.

Mrs. Dickerson passed away at The Summit in San Augustine, Texas. She was born to parents Harris Joseph Smith and Anna Belle (Crouch) Smith and was a lifelong area resident. Bettie helped many area residents and families while working as an expanded services social worker with Tri-County Community Action Inc. Bettie actively served in the churches of the area as a member, pastor's wife, pianist and other capacities and was also a vital part of the Central Missionary Baptist Association.

Her survivors include her loving husband, Bro. William "Bo" Dickerson; two brothers, Robert Azriel Smith and wife Jeanette and Paul Joseph Smith and wife Nita; daughter, Karen Roxanne Dickerson Mills and her husband Alan Mills; a grandson, Shane Mills III; two granddaughters, Sarrina Jazmine Renee' Mills and Victoria Cheyanne Mills Humphrey and her husband Clayton Humphrey; a great-granddaughter, Cheyanne Humphrey; and a special daughter, Betsy Ross. During her time on this earth she raised or helped raise many of her nieces and nephews who she loved as her own.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Harris Joseph and Anna Belle Smith, along with three of her children; two brothers; her only sister; and numerous nieces, nephews, and other family members.

[obit courtesy contributor to FindAGrave: Bobby Sowell]
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, September 25, 2019, page 8

Family/Spouse: William Dalton "Bo" Dickerson. William was born on 29 Mar 1946 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 29 May 2020 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried on 6 Jun 2020 in Dickerson Cemetery, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]