Martha "Mattie" Bell Burkett

Family/Spouse: Thomas Jefferson Felts. Thomas was born on 14 Jul 1863 in Brandon, Rankin County, Mississippi; died on 17 Apr 1948 in Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 20 and 21 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheets 4B bottom and 5A Top
Hemphill and Sabine Town Road
66-68
Felts, Thomas J Head M W 45 m1 24 Miss Miss Miss Farmer
Felts, Martha B Wf F W 44 M1 24 12/11 Miss Miss Miss
Felts, William L. Son M W 23 S Miss Miss Miss Farmer
Felts, Walter E. Son M W 21 m1 0 La Miss Miss Farmer
Felts, Clarence E Son M W 19 S Miss Miss Miss Farmer
Felts, Virgil D Son M W 18 S Miss Miss Miss Laborer
Felts, Hugh J Son M W 13 S La Miss Miss Laborer
Felts, Drewey C Dtr F W 11 S La Miss Miss
Felts, Opal L Dtr F W 8 S Tx Miss Miss
Felts, Osie E Dtr F W 5 S Tx Miss Miss
Felts, Thomas E Son M W 7 S Tx Miss Miss
Felts, Ora Dtr F W 3 S Tx Miss Miss
Felts, R. C. Son M W 6/12 S Tx Miss Miss
Felts, Lina Dtr-in-law F W 20 M1 0/0 Tx Tx Tx

Walter married Caroline "Lina" Gooch on 10 Apr 1910 in Sabine County, Texas. Caroline (daughter of Claiborne Patrick Gooch, Sr. and Roxy Jane Harper) was born about 1890 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1920 Sabine County, Texas census, he was shown as married to a 21 year old Annie B, and Virgil's occupation was listed as a sawmill worker.

Name: Virgil Delon Felts Sr.
Death Date: 20 Apr 1954
Death Place: La Marque, Galveston, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 60 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 22 Apr 1893
Birthplace: Miss.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Tom Felts
Father's Birthplace: Miss.
Mother's Name: Mattie Burkett
Mother's Birthplace: Miss.
Occupation: Diesel Engineer
Place of Residence: League City, Galveston, Texas
Cemetery: Hemphill Cemetery
Burial Place: Hemphill, Texas
Burial Date: 22 Apr 1954
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2114150
Digital Film Number: 4165605
Image Number: 40
Reference Number: cn 22534
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Family/Spouse: Annie Bertha Maund. Annie (daughter of Judge Henry Clay Maund and Pattie Emma Goodloe) was born on 27 Sep 1888 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Oct 1977 in Webster, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to the 1920 Sabine County Census, he was a sawmill worker.

(Research):ASSUMED to be his record on the SSDI:

CLARENCE FELTS 29 Dec 1891 Oct 1972 75931 (none specified) 449-03-8561 Texas (Brookeland, Sabine, Texas)

Family/Spouse: Mattie C. Maund. Mattie (daughter of Gordon "Gordy" Leon Maund and Miranda "Randy" Crowell) was born on 3 Jul 1896 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Mar 1936 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Tinsley Opal Vera 03-23-1987 F HARRIS, although census records indicated her middle name began with an L.

Opal married Ellis Tinsley before 1921. Ellis (son of Stephen Henry Tinsley and Amanda Vernuel "Nuely" McCary) was born on 13 Apr 1902 in Sabine County, Texas; died about 1983. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Thomas Urcle Felts
Death Date: 11 Jun 1962
Death Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 59 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1903
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: T. J. Felts
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mattie Bea Burkett
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2117022
Digital Film Number: 4028466
Image Number: 87
Reference Number: cn 38464
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

Sabine County Reporter December 7, 2005

Ocie Felts Gomer

Ocie Felts Gomer was born Jan. 21, 1905, at Sabinetown, Sabine County. She died on Nov. 27, 2005, at San Augustine. Ocie was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson FELTS and Mattie Bell BURKETT FELTS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley S. GOMER Sr.; her daughter, Helen Gomer SCHLUTER; her parents; and 11 brothers and sisters. Ocie is survived by her two sons, Edgar R. "Bill" GOMER and wife Mae of Salt Lake City, Utah and Stanley S. GOMER Jr. and wife Wanda of Burleson, nine grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews in Sabine County and elsewhere. Stanley and Ocie were married Dec. 23, 1922, at Hemphill and went to California by train where Stanley was employed by a nursery and Ocie was employed as a cook for the work crew. Later Stanley found employment with the U.S. Post Office in Los Angeles and transferred to Ft. Worth in 1925. They made the trip from California in a Model T Ford, camping out each night with infant daughter, Helen. The trip took three weeks. They lived in Fort Worth until retirement and in 1962 moved back to Sabine County to live on Toledo Bend Lake. Stanley died in 1986 and Ocie continued to live by the lake until she suffered a heart attack and she then moved to Hemphill Care Center and from there to Trinity Rehab and Retirement Community in San Augustine. Ocie was a loving mother and grandmother. She was very independent and self-sufficient, a good fisherman, and a really good cook. She will be missed. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill. Interment followed at Hemphill City Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill.

Ocie married Stanley Sheldon Gomer on 23 Dec 1922 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Stanley (son of Joshua Gomer and Winnie Luthenia "Thena" McDaniel) was born on 26 Nov 1902 in Texas; died on 19 Feb 1986 in Tarrant County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

SABINE COUNTY REPORTER
April 16, 2003

ORA FELTS HARPER

Ora Felts Harper, 95, of Hemphill died at 7:25 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at Webster Regional Medical Center in Webster. Mrs. Harper, born April 21, 1907, was a native and longtime resident of Sabine County. She was a homemaker. Survivors: son-in-law, William L. FARROW and wife Sherri of League City; granddaughters, Teresa Farrow DeVAULT and Laci FARROW both of League City, and a sister, Ocie GOMER of Fort Worth. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Cynthia PAYTON officiating. Interment followed at the City Cemetery in Hemphill. Starr Funeral Home Inc., Hemphill, directors.

Notes:

San Augustine Tribune
Thursday, June 7, 2007

Eula Mae Wood

Funeral services for Eula Mae Wood, 95, of Hemphill were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 1, 2007 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Harper's Chapel Cemetery. Rev. Ricky Wood officiated and Gregg Wood did the Eulogy. She died at 3:15 a.m. at the Sabine County Hospital in Hemphill. Eula Mae Wood was born in Sabinetown on June 22, 1011 to Walter FELTS and Lina GOOCH Felts. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Hemphill.

She is survived by her sons, Vilas "Boog" WOOD and wife, Linda of San Augustine and Mike WOOD and wife, Sue Ann of Hemphill; daughter, Lexie Mae McCARTER of Tyler; brother, Shay FELTS of Hemphill; 12 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill was in charge of arrangements.

A similar obituary appeared in the Jun 6, 2007 issue of the Sabine County Reporter.

Family/Spouse: Luther Leroy Wood. Luther (son of Thomas E. "Edd" Wood, Jr. and Amelia Melvina "Vinie" Carrico) was born on 9 Jun 1906; died on 12 Dec 1991 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
27 March 2002

Earnest C. "Buddy" Felts

Services for Earnest C. "Buddy" Felts, 88, of Hemphill were held at 10 am Tuesday, March 26, 2002 at the Starr Funeral Home chapel in Hemphill with Pastor Sherry Z. Crenshaw and Pastor Fred Raney officiating. Interment followed at Hemphill City Cemetery.

Felts was born June 8, 1913 in Sabine County and died at 2 am Sunday March 24, 2002 in Hemphill.

He was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and a member of the Free Methodist Church. He was a retired truck drive for J.O. Toole.

Survivors: wife, Dorothy Felts of Hemphill; sons and daughters-in-law , Ronnie and Ona Felts of Hemphill, Larry and Frances Felts of Lufkin, and Davis and Connie Felts of Hemphill; daughters and son-in-law, Janie* and Jimmy Emiston of Tyler and Vickie Felts** of Hemphill; a brother, Davis D. "Shay" Felts of Hemphill; sister, Eula Wood of Hemphill; 15 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.

Starr Funeral Home Inc., Hemphill, directors.

In White & Toole's, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, Davis Felts was not listed as a son of Earnest and Dorothy. However, Earnest's obituary (above) lists "son and daughter-in-law Davis and Connie Felts of Hemphill."

*In White & Toole's, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, Carolyn Janie Felts was shown as married to Jimmie Strickland, and as the mother of Jimmy Strickland, Jr. She appears to have been remarried.

** In White & Toole's, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, Vicky Juanita Felts is shown as married to Reggie Cordray and as the mother of Todd and Timothy Cordray. She appears to have taken back her maiden name prior to his death.

Family/Spouse: Dorothy Jean Maund. Dorothy (daughter of Harry Mellon Maund and Anna Eltona Bennett) was born on 22 Oct 1923 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 25 Apr 2009 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Delon Davis "Shay" Felts
September 12, 1915 January 28, 2012

Shay Delon Davis Felts, 96, died Saturday morning in the Hemphill Care Center. He was born in Sabinetown, TX, to Walter Elbert and Caroline Gooch Felts. Shay worked for Gulf Oil as a machinist for over 35 years. After retirement he moved back to Hemphill from Port Arthur. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Hemphill Post VFW, and the First United Methodist Church in Hemphill. Mr. Felts is survived by his step-daughter Patsy Reed of Sonoma, AZ, and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wives, Thelma Juanita Duddie Felts and Rebecca Evelyn Felts; two brothers, E.C. Buddy Felts and Benton Peanut Felts; his sisters Eula Wood and Lola Smith. Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 8:00 PM, Monday, January 30, 2012, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX. Funeral services will be at 2:00PM Tuesday, January 31, 2012, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Hemphill Cemetery. www.starrfuneralhome.com

Family/Spouse: Thelma Juanita "Duddie" Maund. Thelma (daughter of Harry Mellon Maund and Anna Eltona Bennett) was born on 14 Dec 1914 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Aug 1980 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
May 1, 1996, Page 18

Lola B. Smith

Lola B. Smith, 76, of Geneva died Monday, April 22, 1996, at Nacogdoches Medical Center Hospital in Nacogdoches.

Born March 26, 1920 in Sabinetown as a daughter of the late Walter and Lana (Gooch) Felts, she was a longtime resident of Geneva and a member of Geneva United Methodist Church. Mrs. Smith was a retired teacher with the Geneva and Sexton schools.

Survivors: husband, Carl Smith of Geneva; two daughters, Karen Fountain of Fred and Cathy Durrett of Lubbock; a son, Jay Smith of Chireno; a sister Eula Wood of Hemphill; two brothers, Shay Felts and Buddy Felts, both of Hemphill; and six grandchidlren, Leigh Ann Fountain, Ryan Durrett, Adam Smith, Eric Smith, Kara Fountain, and Mandy Durrett.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Aldous Smith and Bro. W. Clarence Howell officiating. Interment was in Myrtle Springs Cemetery in Geneva.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2011)

Lola married Carl Edward Smith on 26 Oct 1939. Carl was born on 18 Oct 1910; died on 14 Sep 2002; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

SABINE COUNTY REPORTER July 31, 2002

Helen Gomer Schluter, 78, of Alvarado died Saturday, July 27, 2002, at an Alvarado care center.

She was born March 12, 1924, in Los Angeles, California, and had been a longtime resident of Fort Worth, where she had moved in 1926.

Mrs. Schluter was a descendant of several Republic of Texas settlers and was the organizing president of the James F. Gomer Chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, in Hemphill. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Colonial Dames, and several other genealogy clubs and organizations. Her passion was genealogy and she gathered much historical information concerning Sabine County.

She was married first to Aldon M. Sellers of Bluff Dale, and then to Orra J. Schluter of Baraboo, Wisc., in July 1961.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Orra J. Schluter.

Survivors: mother, Ocie Gomer of San Augustine; sons, Michael Sellers and wife Linda of Alvarado and Morris "Rusty" Sellers and wife Ramona of Pineville, La.; daughter, Melinda K. Sellers of Westminister, Colorado; grandchildren, Jacob Morton, Jill Clark, Andrew Sellers, Holly Sellers, Sean Williams, Michael Sellers, and Robert Sellers; brothers Edgar R. "Bill" Gomer and wife Mae of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Stanly S. Gomer, Jr. and wife Wanda of Burleson; great grandchildren, Zachary, Haley, Austin, Logan, and Treyvor; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Graveside rites are set for 9:30 am today (Wednesday) at Mount Olivet Memorial Cemetery in Fort Worth.

Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Association or the Alzheimers Association.

Mount Olivet Funeral Home of Fort Worth, directors.

Helen married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Helen married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

San Augustine Tribune
Thursday, June 25, 2009, Page 8

Vilas "Boog" Wood

Funeral services for Vilas "Boog" Wood, 74, of San Augustine, will be held at 10:00 a.m., today, June 25, 2009 at Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Liberty Hill Memorial Garden in San Ausgustine in San Augustine with Bro. Buddy Pratt and Bro. Bob Gwinn officiating. He died in San Augustine on June 2, 2009.

Vilas "Boog" Wood was born in Hemphill on January 29, 1935 to Luther Wood and Eula Felts. He is a retired mechanic for Tyson Food, he worked there for 50 years. He served in the U. S. Army and was a member of the Liberty Hill Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Lynda Wood of San Augustine; sons, Ricky Wood and wife Connie of Humble and Greg Wood and wife Felica of San Augustine; daughters, Shelley Dailey and husband Richard and Rebecca Wood Whitton, all of San Augustine; eight grandchildren; brother Mike Wood of Hemphill and sister Lexie "Sis" McCarter of Tyler.

Condolences can be offered at Wyman Roberts website. Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine was in charge of the arrangements.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2009)

A similiar obituary was in the July 1 issue of The Sabine County Reporter, but this subsequent obituary listed his eight grandchildren by name: Scott Whitton, Reed Dailey, Krissy Wood, Chelsea Wood, Zackary Dailey, Catherine Whitton, Daniel Wood, and Rachel Wood.

Vilas married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Everest Luther "Dee" Wood, Sr.

Everest Luther "Dee" Wood, Sr., 68, of Hemphill died Monday, May 21, 2007 at his residence.

He was born July 13, 1938 to Luther Wood and Eula Mae Felts and had lived in Hemphill his entire life. He was in maintenance at Temple-Inland and was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors: wife, Ruby Wood of Hemphill, mother Eula Wood of Hemphill; sons, Everest "Dickie" L. Wood and wife, Lisa, of Friendswood, John C. Webb and wife, Gail of Bronson, Thomas M. Webb and wife, Debbie of Deweyville, and Carl M. Webb, Jr. of Hemphill; daughter Cindy A. Ponder of Hemphill; brothers, Vilas "Boog" Wood of San Augustine, and Mike Wood of Hemphill; sister, Lexie McCarter of Tyler; 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Thursday, May 24 from 4 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be held May 25 at 10 a.m. at Starr Funeral Home with Rev. Fred Raney officiating. Interment will be in Gravelhill Cemetery.

Everest married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Michael Wayne Wood, 67, passed away in his home, Wednesday, July 20,2016.Michael was born in Hemphill, Texas, to Luther Leroy and Eula Mae Felts Wood.He was a life long resident of Hemphill and graduated from Hemphill High School. He was in the United States Marine Corp and served in the Vietnam War. He worked as a Lathe Technician for Temple Inland.

He is survived by his son Michael Thomas Wood and wife Nacole of Hemphill, his daughter Amy Whiteside and husband Michael of Hemphill, his sister Lexie "Sis" McCarter of Tyler, and his 10 grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his wife Sue Ann Wood.

Visitation will be from 6:00PM until 8:00PM, Friday, July 22,2016, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St. Hemphill, Texas. Graveside services will be at 10:00AM, Saturday, July 23,2016, in the Harper Chapel Cemetery.

Copied from Starr Funeral Home website

Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, July 27, 2016, Page 10

Michael married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sue Ann Bolton. Sue (daughter of William Alton Bolton and Bonnie Sue Womack) was born on 24 Jan 1952 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 16 Apr 2016 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Sabine County Reporter
July 28, 2004

Excerpts from the obituary of Janie Felts Edmiston

Carolyn Jane "Janie" Felts Edmiston, 60, of Flint moved from life on this earth to the joy of Heaven on Wednesday, July 21, 2004. Janie was born March 17, 1944 in Hemphill to E.C. "Buddy" and Dorothy Felts. She was the second of five children. She graduated from Hemphill High School where she was a majorette. She married the love of her life, Jim Edmiston, on Sept. 1, 1973. Together they moved to Flint in 1977 to continue to raise their blended family.

Janie was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister.....exceptional quilter...gardener....diehard football fan...fisherwoman...Sunday School teacher for many years.....

She was a spitfire with a zest for life that could not be squelched and fought pancreatic cancer with all her faith and will and might.

Preceded in death by her father, E. C. "Buddy" Felts and a son, Tony Edmiston. Survivors, Jim Edmiston, sons Jimmy STRICKLAND, Jr., his wife Bobbie and children Justin and Robin DUCK; Marc Edmiston and children, Michael, Dustin, Alan, Brian and Blake; and a daughter, Anna BEAUDIN and children Justin and Samantha. Also....her mother, Dorothy Jean (Maund) Felts of Hemphill; and siblings, Ronnie Felts and wife Ona Lee of Hemphill; Larry Felts and wife Francis of Lufkin, Vickie Felts of Hemphill, and Dascom "Dave" Felts and wife Connie of Hemphill.

Funeral services were held at County Line Baptist Church on FM 344 West, Lake Palestine....graveside rites at Hemphill City Cemetery. Starr Funeral Home, Inc., Hemphill, Directors.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

Carolyn married Jimmy Hugh Strickland before 1961. Jimmy (son of Nay Carter (Rev) Strickland and Nora Belle Humble) was born on 22 Dec 1939 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Feb 2006 in Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carolyn married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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