Bessie "Bess" M. Jones

Bessie married Hamp Cornelius Ener about 1922. Hamp (son of James Cornelius Ener and Mary Elizabeth Travis) was born on 2 Mar 1881 in Texas; died on 10 Dec 1965 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Ener Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Bettie Mae Ener Busby McGraw, 89, died Wednesday in the Hemphill Care Center. Bettie Mae was born in Yellowpine, Texas, to Hamp C. and Bess Mae Jones Ener. She has lived in Hemphill all her life and was a member of the East Mayfield Missionary Baptist Church.

Mrs. McGraw is survived by her step-sons; Frayne McGraw and his wife Betty of Minden, LA, Terry McGraw of Hemphill, Wade McGraw and his wife Kathy, her step-daughter Christine Johnson and her husband Charles of Stonewall, LA, her brother Winfred P. Ener and his wife Mammie of Hemphill, her sister Dorothy Webb and her husband Thomas of Geneva, eleven grandchildren and twenty-six great grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 9:00PM, Friday, March 21, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 11:00AM, Saturday, March 22, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Oakhill Cemetery, Hemphill, Texas.

Copied from Starr Funeral Home website
Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, March 26, 2014, Page 13

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Dorothy Lee (Ener) Webb, 90, of Geneva, Texas died early Tuesday morning, January 2, 2018. She spent the last week of her life in a Tyler hospital surrounded by family.

She was born June 30, 1927 at her home in Sabine County to Hamp and Bess Mae Ener. She graduated from Hemphill High School in 1945. During the next year she met and married the love of her life, Thomas Webb. They were married for over 67 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, and growing beautiful flowers. She worked as a teacher's aid at Hemphill Elementary School and retired after 20 years of service. She was a member of Geneva Baptist Church for over 70 years. She served as a teacher, secretary, and treasurer for many years. She always opened her home to the many pastors that served the church.

She is survived by three children and spouses, Ray and Karen Webb of Houston, Kenneth and Teri Webb of Hemphill, and Kathy McGraw of Hemphill. Also, two step-daughters, Tommie Bowen and Bonnie Nulisch of Houston. She was blessed by seven grandchildren: Alicia Jeter, Kurt Webb, Heather Webb, Kenny Webb, Leslie Huval, Tom McGraw, and Lee McGraw. Also, 14 great grandchildren which she enjoyed rocking. She is also survived by one brother, Winfred Ener and wife, Mammie, of Milam.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Thomas Webb; sister, Bettie Mae McGraw; and son-in-law, Wade McGraw.

(Copied from the Starr Funeral Home Website)
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 10, 2018, Page 5

Visitation for Mrs. Webb will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, January 5, 2018 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas.

A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 6, 2018 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Myrtle Springs Cemetery in Geneva.

Online condolences can be made at starrfuneralhome.com.

Dorothy married Henry Thomas Webb on 21 Sep 1946. Henry was born on 21 Aug 1913 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Apr 2015 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Winfred P. Ener left this world and entered Heaven's Gates on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 while at Shady Shores Nursing Home in Hemphill, Texas. He was 90 years old.

Winfred was born September 20, 1929 in Hemphill, Texas to Hamp and Bess Mae Ener. He attended one room schoolhouses in Sabine County until attending high school in Hemphill.

In 1951, Winfred was drafted into the Army, serving in the Korean War, returning home with a purple heart. He made a living as a truck driver and a cattle rancher. Winfred also preached and pastored churches across Sabine County.

Mr. Ener is preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Esta Fay Ener; second wife, Mammie Ener; and sisters, Bettie Mae McGraw and Dorothy Webb; granddaughter, Ashley Ener; and great granddaughter, Abigale DaMoude.

He is survived by his children, Winfred J. Ener of Austin, Linda Espin and husband, Dennis, of Waco, Patricia Simons and husband, Randy, of Crawford, Sandra Cepak and husband, Mark, of Elm Mott, Joe Ener and wife, Debbie, of Hemphill and Nathan Ener and wife, Tammy, of Hemphill.

Winfred leaves behind twelve grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas with Bro. Kevin Windham and Joe Ener officiating.

Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. prior to service time.

Burial will follow services in Oak Hill Cemetery, 300 Oakhill Rd., Hemphill, Texas.

You may leave condolences and sign memorial book online at starrfuneralhome.com.

Also Published in the Sabine County Reporter, November 6, 2019, Page 7

The Photo of his double headstone, with first wife, Esta Faye, is engraved Rev. Winfred P. ENER, and shows the date of their marriage as 19 Nov 1954.

Winfred married Esta Fay Bass on 19 Nov 1954. Esta was born on 3 Sep 1931; died on 27 Nov 1972; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ashley Nicole Ener, 22, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Monday evening, September 18, 2017 in Hemphill.

Ashley was born June 18, 1995 in Huntsville, Texas to Nathan and Tammy Diane Clark Ener. She was a graduate of Hemphill High School and was a Certified Nurses Aid working in the Home Health field. She was a lifelong resident of Hemphill, Texas.

Ashley is survived by her parents, Nathan and Tammy Ener of Hemphill; grandparents, W.P. and Mamie Ener of Milam, Texas, Tommy and Patsy Clark of Hemphill, Texas and Dianne Vines of Brookeland, Texas; brother, Nathan Ryan Ener of Hemphill; and sister, Chelsea Ann Ener of Hemphill.

She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Ronald Vines.

Funeral services for Ashley will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 20, 2017 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas with burial to follow in Ener Cemetery, Yellowpine, Texas.

Condolences can be made online at starrfuneralhome.com.

Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, September 27, 2017, Page 8

SABINE COUNTY, TX (KTRE) -
A 22-year-old woman died when she drove off the road near Hemphill late Monday night, and her SUV struck a tree.

According to a press release from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the one-vehicle crash occurred on State Highway 87 about one mile south of Hemphill at about 11:25 p.m. Monday.

The preliminary crash report shows that Ashley Nicole Ener, of Hemphill, was driving a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee north on SH 87 when she drove over into the southbound lane. Ener then over-corrected to the right then back to the left before her vehicle left the road and struck a tree, the press release stated.

A Sabine County justice of the peace pronounced Ener dead at the scene of the wreck.

The wreck is still under investigation.