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Helen Lorraine Kopecky

Female 1923 - 1997  (73 years)


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  • Name Helen Lorraine Kopecky  [1, 2
    Born 11 Apr 1923  El Maton, Matagorda County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Died 11 Jan 1997  Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 15 Jan 1997  Liberty Springs Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • The Sabine County Reporter
      January 15, 1997, page 8

      Helen Smith

      Helen Lorraine Smith, 73, of Pineland died Saturday, Jan. 11, 1997, at Hermann Medical Center in Houston.

      Born April 11, 1923, in El Maton, Texas, Mrs. Smith had lived in Pineland since 1945. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pineland and was a homemaker.

      Survivors: a son, Kenneth Love Smith Sr. of Bronson; three daughters, Helen Louise JAGNEAUX of Sulphur, Louisiana, Vessie L. FERRELL of Houston; and Janice L. MOBSBY of Pineland; two sisters, Lydia GATES of Bay City; and Ollie NEDBALEK of Houston; nine grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

      She was preceded in death by her husband, Britton L. Smith, on June 29, 1995.

      Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the chaple of the Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Aldous SMITH officiating. Interment will follow at Libery Springs Cemetery near Milam.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2011)
    Person ID I17253  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2022 

    Family Britton Love Smith,   b. 23 Jun 1916, Time, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1995, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married Y  [2
    • Issue: Helen m J.A. Williams, (children, Wendy and Holly); Vessie m Thomas Ferrell; Janice Smith, Kenneth L. m Ernestine King. (Issue: Kenneth L., Jr.) (White and Toole, p 33).
    Children 
     1. Helen Louise Smith,   b. 11 Oct 1942, Matagorda County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Kenneth Love Smith, Sr.,   b. 6 Feb 1947, Wharton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 2021, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2011 
    Family ID F6435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Jan 1997 - Houston, Harris County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 15 Jan 1997 - Liberty Springs Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 33 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), January 15, 1997, page 8 (Reliability: 3).