Ida Eldora Holt

Notes:

As of the 1910 Sabine County Census, she was listed as the mother of 6 children, all of whom were still living.

Her Texas Death Certificate shows that her parents were Bill HOLT and Margaret FARRIS. The informant was Mrs. W. D. Curl, her daughter, Maudie Strickland Curl. She was widowed, and a 13 year resident of Kirbyville at the time of her death.

Ida married Augustus Strickland about 1900. Augustus (son of William Strickland and Nancy Caroline Travis) was born about 1870 in Texas; died on 20 Dec 1958 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Find A Grave shows she married George W. KING, who died in 1980, They are both buried at the Zion Hill Cemetery.

Her middle name is shown as Irene on the birth certificates of sons R. D. and James Elray.

Pinkie married George Washington King about 1920. George (son of James Dixon King and Nina T. Halbert) was born on 19 Jul 1895 in Texas; died on 13 Dec 1980 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; was buried on 14 Dec 1980 in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also called Bud?

Shares a headstone at the Pine Hill Cemetery in Pineland, Sabine County, with Allie (1910-1999) and Johnnie (22 Jan 1946-DOD not yet listed).

(Research):

Census Listings:

1940 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated April 26, 1940
SD 42-2 ED 202-3 Sheet 17A
334
Strickland, Bill W Head M W 37 M Tx Same Place
Strickland, Eula May Wf F W 35 M Tx Same Place
Strickland, Ida Dtr F W 13 S Tx Same Place
Strickland, Billy Dtr F W 11 S Tx Sam Place
Strickland, Laverne Dtr F W 10 S Tx Same Place
Strickland, Nancy Dtr F W 8 S Tx Same Place
Strickland, C. J. Son m W 4 S Tx
Strickland, Fay Dtr F W 1 S Tx
Humble, Buah/Noah? O Father-in-law M W 65 Wd Tx

Family/Spouse: Eula Mae Humble. Eula was born on 27 Jan 1905 in Texas; died on 18 Jan 1995 in Tyler County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She married first B. L. Matchett, and later Noah Thacker.


August 12, 1992

Minnie Elizabeth Thacker, 87, of Lufkin died Wednesday, August 12, at her daughter's residence in Lufkin.

Funeral was at 2 p.m. Friday, August 14, at E. E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville with burial at Zion Hill Cemetery near Jasper.

(Transcribed from an undated, unreferenced clipping posted on her Find A Grave Memorial page.

Minnie married Noah Thacker after 1930. Noah was born on 6 Mar 1888 in Texas; died on 7 Jan 1965 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Minnie married Linn B. Matchett before 1920. Linn was born about 1903 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

GEORGE STRICKLAND 09 Dec 1906 Nov 1981 75968 (Pineland, Sabine, TX) (none specified) 462-12-2511 Texas

(Research):

Census Listings:


POSSIBLY their listing, but ages and places of birth do not match, nor is his middle initial correct
1930 Census
Texas, Orange County, Precinct No. 1, City of Orange, Fourth Ward
Enumerated April 14, 1910
ED 181-4 SD 19 Sheet 12A Stamped 204
Eleventh Street
1105-256-322
Strickland, G. C. Head M W 36 m 21 La La La Supervisor Gulf States Utilities
Strickland, Carrie Wf F W 35 m 20 La La La

George married Carrie Emma Burns before 1930. Carrie was born on 6 Jan 1913 in Pineland Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 May 1997 in Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary, copied from her FindAGrave Memorial page:
Maggie Wilburn, 91, of Buna died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000, at Buna Nursing Home.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at E. E. Stringer Funeral Home in Buna with burial at Antioch Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.

A native of Hemphill, she lived in Buna 43 years and was a retired grocery clerk.

Survivors include her daughter, ?? "Lynn?? Oliver of Buna; sisters, Nannie Watson and Meadie Williams, both of Kirbyville; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two great great-grandchildren.

Maggie married Lihue Tandy Wilburn, Jr. about 1928 in Texas. Lihue was born on 9 Jul 1880 in Texas; died on 16 Jan 1959 in Buna, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Antioch Cemetery, Buna, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Linked on FindAGrave to Lehue George Haley (1901-1950). On the SSDI she is listed as Nannie M. WATSON, with a date of death of 4 Mar 2004. Her last residence was Springhill, Louisiana.

Family/Spouse: Lehue George Haley. Lehue was born on 4 Mar 1901 in Texas; died on 23 Jan 1950 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

When he registered for the draft during World War II, he was working for the W.P.A. in Hemphill, Texas. He was 5'11" tall, weighed 147, and was described as having a light complexion iwith blue eyes and brown hair. Next of kin was his Mother, Ida Louise Strickland.

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
June 20, 1994, Page 8

Maudie Curl

Funeral services for Maudie Strickland Curl, 77, of Kirbyville were held Monday, June 20, at Stringer Funeral Home chapel in Kirbyville. Interment was at Zion Hill Cemetery in Jasper County.

She was a native of Hemphill and a longtime Kirbyville resident.

Survivors: son, Jerry Curl of Kirbyville; three grandsons; and sisters Meadie Williams and Nannie Watson, both of Kirbyville and Maggie Wilburn of Buna.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2008)

Maudie married William Oliver Curl on 26 Apr 1932 in Sabine County, Texas. William (son of William Alfred Curl and Lula Ina Boyett) was born on 2 Jul 1910 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died in May 1986 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: J. W. Williams. J. was born before 1917; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A photo is shown of his military marker on Find A Grave. It is engraved with a cross, and "Olen George King ATC US Navy WW II Korea Vietnam Sept 17, 1922 March 14, 2000"

Family/Spouse: Willa Cochran. Willa was born on 7 Jul 1926 in Bleakwood, Newton County, Texas; died on 31 Dec 2014 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Bleakwood Cemetery, Bleakwood, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary, copied from his FindAGrave Memorial Page

R.D. King will be remembered as many things. A loving Father to Catherine, Sally, Shelly and Duffy and stepfather to Diana, Carl and Cheryl. A great companion and friend to his brothers, Olen and Elray. A devoted son to his late parents, Pinkey and George. And an inspiration to his many grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Hr was a World War II veteran and a graduate of Stephen F Austin University. He will be fondly remembered by many in Texas City, Alvin and Santa Fe, Texas as a football & baseball coach, a beloved math teacher and school administrator. He spent his later career with the Texas Department of Corrections as both an educator and an officer.

In his retirement he loved to travel, fish the lakes of East Texas, garden, cook and contribute commentary to the local newspaper. He was a memeber of the First United Methodist Church of Newton. R.D. was fortunate to find three great loves in his life in his predeceased wives, Mary, Marion and Norma. We want to thank his special friend who in his last days gave his great comfort.

He will be greatly missed by all.

R.D. fneral service will be March 19, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church in Newton at 2pm with buriel at Zion Hill Cemetery in Jasper, Texas. Officiating at his service will be Reverend Joe Miller.

Pallbearers will be Tommy Daniels, Eddid King, Danny King, Mark Taylor, Jamie Johnson and Carl Schmidt.

Family/Spouse: Daniel C. Dykes. Daniel was born on 12 Jun 1923; died on 8 Feb 1992; was buried in Crestview Memorial Park Cemetery, Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary

DUVAL, LaVerne Joyce
Strickland "Aunt Bunny"

76, died Wednesday, October 11, 2006, at her home in Lancaster, Calif. Born in Hemphill, Texas on January 16, 1930, Ms. Duval lived in California for the last 48 years. She enjoyed refinishing antique furniture, playing cards, trips to Las Vegas and visiting her family in Texas and Louisiana. Survivors include her 2 daughters, Mickey Wilson of Lancaster, and Sheila Jackson of Palmdale; brother, Claude Strickland of Hemphill, Texas, sister, Faye Gibbs of Hillister, Texas, 6 grandchildren, Heather, Joyce, Deidre, Nicholas, April, and Paige; 3 great-grandchildren, Alyssa, Corryn, and Madison;

Copied from Find A Grave, Memorial ID 16224461

Family/Spouse: Joseph Emory Duval. Joseph was born on 29 Nov 1932; died on 11 Nov 2011. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nancy Adams

Nancy Adams, 62, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, died Monday, July 18, 1994, at Heritage Manor in Baton Rouge.

Funeral services were held Thursday at the Forest Lawn Funeral Home chapel in Beaumont. Interment followed at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont.

She was a native of Hemphill.

Survivors: husband, Charles Adams of Baton Rouge; mother, Eula Mae Williams of Hillister, daughters, Nancy Sharlene Kimbrough of Baton Rouge and Frankie Jean Hanks of China, Texas; a step-son, Drake Adams of Roswell, Georgia; step-daugher, Laura Millisok of Atlanta, Georgia; Sisters Faye Gibbs of Hillister and Laverne Duvall of California; a brother, Claude Joe Strickland of Bronson; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Published in The Sabine County Reporter, August 3, 1994, page 10

Family/Spouse: Charles Earl Adams. Charles was born on 10 Feb 1922; died on 1 May 2000 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary

Claude Joe "Bud" Strickland, 77, died Thursday afternoon in the Hemphill Care Center. He was born in Hemphill, Texas, to William "Bill" Riley and Eula Mae Humble Strickland. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1955 through 1957 and in the reserves through 1963. A resident of Hemphill he worked in construction as a project manager.

Mr. Strickland is survived by his wife Sandra Strickland, his sons; Joe Bryan Strickland and his wife Jeff of Hemphill, Mike Strickland and his wife Sonya of Hemphill, his daughters; Stacey Hamilton and her husband Joe of Hemphill, Dana Hansen and her husband Billy of Brookeland, his step-children; Theresa Havard and her husband Michael of Hudson, TX, Michael Hobbs and his wife Tonya of Central, TX, and Jimmy Hobbs and his wife Mindy of Grand Saline, TX. His grandchildren; Jeanie Mosley Mikeman, Michael and Jesse Strickland, Matthew and Robert Hamilton, Reagan Ozan and Tyler Hansen, Kaylee Havard, Logan and Emma Hobbs, Hunter, Brandon, Madelyn and Beaugh Hobbs, and nine great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters Faye Gibbs and her husband Elmo of Colmesneil, TX, and Johnnie Mae Seago of Beaumont.

He was preceded in death by his father Bill Strickland, mother Eula Mae Williams, Step-father Howard Williams, Step-mother Allie Morris Seago Strickland, sisters; Lucille Strickland, Billie Mae Warrick, Gladys "Sissy" Dykes, Nancy Eloise Adams, Laverne "Bunny" Duvall, step-brother Paul "Monkey" Seago, and grandson Jason Mosley.

Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 8:00PM, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 11:00AM, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Cremation will be under the direction of Starr Funeral Home.

From www.starrfuneralhome.com
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, February 27, 2013, page 12

Family/Spouse: Sara Pearl Peace. Sara was born on 8 Feb 1939 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; died on 2 Nov 2022 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 5 Nov 2022 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Claude married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Funeral services for Noah Lee Clay, 78, of Lufkin will be held November 11, 2017 in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside services with military honors will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery.

Mrs. Clay was born July 25, 1939 in Kirbyville, Texas to the late Minnie Elizabeth (Strickland) and Noah Lee Thacker, and died Friday, November 3, 2017 in Huntington.

Mrs. Clay had resided in Lufkin for 34 years. She served in the U.S. Navy and taught math at Jasper High School and Angelina College for a combined 21 years. Mrs. Clay loved her great-grandchildren the most and enjoyed spending time with her family. She attended the First Church of the Nazarene.

Survivors include her husband, Eugene Clay; daughter, Karla Clay; granddaughter, Abby Cla; great-grandchildren, Mason Arnold and Emma Villarreal; sister, Bonnie King; nieces, nephews and other relatives.

She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Audie Ray Smith.

Edited - full obit may be obtained from Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors - Nov 8, 2017.

(Copied from her Find A Grave Memorial page)

Notes:

Obituary
Copied from the E. E. Stringer Funeral Home

Audie Rae Smith, 87, of Kirbyville, Texas died Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at Jasper Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at Adams EE Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville with burial at Zion Hill Cemetery in Jasper. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Born Sept. 25, 1929 in Hemphill, Texas to Minnie Elizabeth Strickland and Lynn Machett, she had lived in Kirbyville 20 years and was retired custodian with the Kirbyville School District.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ferrell Smith

Survivors include sons, Ferrell L. Smith, Jr. and Debra of Huntsville, and William Dewayne "Bill" Smith of Kirbyville; 2 sisters, Nora Lee Clay and Gene of Lufkin, and Bonnie King of Kirbyville; and 2 grandchildren, Wendy Smith Dulcome and Larry, and Cindy Smith.

Family/Spouse: Ferrell Levi Smith, Sr.. Ferrell (son of Rev. William Edward Smith and Minnie Mozelle McDaniel) was born on 21 Dec 1914 in Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Dec 1996 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
June 4, 1997, Page 12

Doris Jean Mason

Doris Jean Mason, 66, of Route 1, Pineland (Strickland Crossing Community), died Friday, May 30, 1997, in a traffic accident in Rosevine. Her mother, Carrie Emma Hayes, also died in the accident.

Mrs. Mason was born Aug. 21, 1930, in Strickland Crossing as a daughter of the late George Strickland and Carie Emma Burns Strickland Hayes. She was a member and past worthy matron of the Order of the Eastern Star and a member of the East Mayfield Baptist Chruch. She was werving as secretary of the Pine Hill Foundatoin.

Survivors: a son, Steven Ray Mason of Hemphill; stepfather, Albert A. Hayes of Hemphill; a step-brother Alvin A. Hayes of Silsbee; and three grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, W. T. "Billy" Mason, on Feb 10, 1997, and a son, Van Thomas Mason, on July 4, 1983.

Joint funeral services for she and her mother were held for she and her daughter at 2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro.Homer WIlliams and Bro. Vance R. Purtell officiating. Interment followed at Pine Hill Cemetery in Sabine County.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2011)

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2011)

Doris married William "Billy" Thomas Mason before 1957. William (son of Napolean Jackson "Dick" Mason and Ethel Jane Rice) was born on 12 Nov 1926 in Texas; died on 10 Feb 1997 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary, copied from her Find A Grave Memorial Page:

Verlene "Lynn" Oliver, 84, of Buna, Texas, died Monday, June 29, 2015.

She was born on June 24, 1931, in Pineland, Texas to Maggie Strickland Wilburn and Lihue Tandy Wilburn.

Verlene worked as a beautician at Lynn's Beauty Shop and Higgonbotham Drug in Buna. She also loved to portray Minnie Pearl on the Charlie Pruitt Show at the Jefferson Theatre in Beaumont.

Survivors include her daughters, Becky Wilkinson and her husband, Joe and Debra Hoose; four grandchildren; and fourteen great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Allen Oliver.

Interment: Antioch Cemetery, Buna, Texas

Broussard's Mortuary, Silsbee, Texas

Verlene married Andrew Dewitt Moody before 1953. Andrew was born on 25 Feb 1930 in Urania, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana; died on 2 Nov 2012 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Antioch Cemetery, Buna, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Verlene married Allen Joseph Oliver after 1956. Allen was born on 14 Mar 1933 in Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana; died on 23 Aug 2013; was buried in Antioch Cemetery, Buna, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary, copied from her FIndAGrave memorial page:

Ruby Lee Mitchell, 79, of Kirbyville, Texas, died Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Jasper Memorial Hospital.

A native of Hemphill, Texas, she had lived most of her life in Kirbyville and was a retired nurse with the former Dickerson Hospital in Jasper.

She was preceded in death by her son, Tommy Wayne Mitchell.

Survivors include her husband, J.T. Mitchell; her daughter, Linda Crane & husband Aubrey; a sister, Maureen Parrish & husband Tony; two grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.

Burial: Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper County, Texas

Adams EE Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville, Texas

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

There is a photo of his military marker on his FindAGrave memorial page. It is embossed with a cross and "David A Haley US Navy Korea Aug 22 1938 Jul 5 2004"

Notes:

Obituary, copied from his Find A Grave memorial page:

Charles Edward Haley, 63, of Kirbyville died Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at Jasper Memorial Hospital.

Charles was born November 24, 1944 in Bleakwood, Tx. and was a member of Kirbyville Missionary Baptist Church. He was a loving son, brother and uncle.

He is preceded in death by his father, George Haley; his mother, Nannie M. Watson; 2 sisters, Ruthie B. Reeves and Vera Mae Russell and 2 brothers, D.A. Haley and Louis Haley.

He is survived by 2 sisters, Ruby Mitchell and husband Tom of Kirbyville and Maureen Parrish and husband Tony of DeRidder, La.; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Thursday, April 10, at Adams E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville with burial at Zion Hill Cemetery.

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VD6W-56D
Name: Barbara Ann Curl
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 01 Dec 1943
Event Place: Jasper, Texas
Gender: Female
Father's Name: William Oliver Curl
Mother's Name: Maudie Emily Strickland
Certificate Number:
Collection: Barbara Ann Curl, "Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997"

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDNN-CHD
Name: Barbara Ann Curl
Event Date: 16 May 1944
Event Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
Gender: Female
Race (Original): White
Age (Formatted): 5 months 15 days
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birth Date: 01 Dec 1943
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: W.O. Curl
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Maudie Strickland
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Infant
Residence Place: Kirbyville, Jasper, Texas
Cemetery (Original):
Burial Place: Hemphill, Texas
Burial Date: 17 May 1944
Informant's Name (Original): X
GS Film number: 2137792
Digital Folder Number: 4029637
Image Number: 2473
Reference ID: cn23885
Collection: Barbara Ann Curl, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His tombstone, at Pine Hill Cemetery, was inscribed "We Love You."

Notes:

Obituary, copied from his FindAGrave memorial page:

Tommy Wayne Mitchell, 53, of Kirbyville died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at Adams EE Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville with burial at Zion Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00- 8:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. A native and life long resident of Kirbyville, he was a scaffold builder. He is survived by his parents, Ruby and Tom Mitchell of Kirbyville; a sister, Linda Crane and husband Aubrey of Kirbyville; and 2 nephews, Bradford Lee Crane and wife Julie and Derek Lynn Crane.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]