Wendell Holmes Harper

1922 - 2008  (86 years)

• Name	Wendell Holmes Harper  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	25 Jul 1922	Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Aug 2008	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  Notes	San Augustine Tribune Thursday, August 14, 2008, page 10 Wendell Holmes Harper Graveside service for Wendell Holmes Harper, 86, of Hemphill, was held at 2 p.m. August 10, 2008 at Harpers Chapel Cemetery. Rev. Floyd Wright officiated. He died August 7, 2008 at his residence in Hemphill. Wendell Holmes Harper was born in Sabinetown on July 25, 1922. He was a master electrician and served in the Merchant Marinces during WW II. He was a former resident of Houston. He is survived by his son, Rory Harper of College Station; daughter, Cheryl COLLUM of Bellville; brother, Glen HARPER of Hemphill and sister, Sookie BYRD of Shreveport, LA; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill was in charge of arrangements. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, August 2008) A nearly identical obituary was published in the August 13, 2008 issue of the Sabine County Reporter.
  Person ID	I16024	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Albert Lewis Harper,   b. 3 Sep 1886, Texas d. 4 Apr 1976, Sabine County, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Avor A. McFarland,   b. 6 Feb 1897, Sabine County, Texas d. 10 Jul 1994, Nacogdoches County, Texas (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1917	Texas
  Family ID	F2163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maida Inez McDaniel,   b. 3 Jan 1924, Texas d. 28 Sep 1992, Harris County, Texas (Age 68 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F3584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Jul 1922 - Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Death - 7 Aug 2008 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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