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Doil Dempsey "D. D." Clark

Male 1925 - 2009  (84 years)


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  • Name Doil Dempsey "D. D." Clark  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Nickname D. D. 
    Birth 5 Apr 1925  Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Apr 2009  Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Burial Woods Cemetery, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • From FindAGrave:

      Doil, of Burkeville, passed away at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur.

      He was born in Fairmount, Texas and was a resident of Bridge City from 1952-1988, he then moved to Orange and later to Burkeville after hurricane Ike. He was a retired carpenter and building contractor.

      Survivors include his wife, Bernice Clark, daughter, Barbara Ann Gunter and husband, Harvey, son, John Dale Clark and wife, Debbie, brothers, Knox Clark and Bill Clark, sisters, Mozelle Hillyer, Jo Nell LaRoue and Reba Barnett, grandchildren, Tracy Gunter, Christi Sullivan, Jackie Micheler, Joani Burchett, Julie Crane, Joy Clark and Joanna Clark and twenty one great grandchildren.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, Easel and Bertie Clark, sisters, Laverne Smith and Bobbie Hankins and brother Easel Clark Jr.

      Services at the Burkeville Baptist Church in Burkeville with burial following at Woods Cemetery near Burkeville.
    Person ID I11047  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Neuman Easuel Clark, Sr.,   b. 22 Nov 1897, Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1984, Bridge City, Orange County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Bertie Lena Fullen,   b. 13 Aug 1903, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1985, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 18 Sep 1919  [7, 8, 9
    • In the "Back In Time" column of the Sabine County Reporter, September 15, 1999, it was noted that Twenty Years ago, in 1979, "Mr and Mrs Easuel Clark were celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary." That means they were probably married circa September 1919. In the "Back In Time" column of the Sabine County Reporter, September 29, 1999, it was noted that Thirty Years ago, in 1969, "Mr and Mrs. Easuel Clark were honored with a reception on their 50th Wedding anniversary."
    Photos
    Clark, Bertie (Fullen) with her husband, Newman
    Clark, Bertie (Fullen) with her husband, Newman
    Photo taken ca 1925 in Fairmount, Sabine County, Texas
    Family ID F3266  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F4767  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Apr 1925 - Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Apr 2009 - Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Woods Cemetery, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S360] Simmons, Frances--Family Researcher (Rt 1, Box 193, Newton, TX 75966).

    2. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Texas, Sabine Cunnty, JP 7, Bayou, Fairdale, Fairmount Enumerated 20 Apr 1940 SD 42-2 ED 202-11 Sheet 5A 75 Shown as Georgia D? (Male) (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.).

    4. [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 26 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    6. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Texas, Sabine Cunnty, JP 7, Bayou, Fairdale, Fairmount Enumerated 20 Apr 1940 SD 42-2 ED 202-11 Sheet 5A 75 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [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.).

    8. [S913] McCary, Kay P. "Fairmount Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.

    9. [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 25 (Reliability: 3).