Ethel Marie Jacks

1931 - 2022  (90 years)

• Name	Ethel Marie Jacks  [1]
  Birth	6 May 1931	Sabine County, Texas
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 Feb 2022	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Burial	Pineland Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas
  Notes	Obituary Ethel Droptini Lewis, 90, of Pineland, Texas passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Legacies Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hemphill. Ethel was born in Sabine County on May 6, 1931 to Marion George Jacks and Bessie Wood Jacks. She was a lifetime resident of Sabine County and was retired from the United States Postal Service where she had served as Post Master in Pineland for many, many years. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Pineland and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Ethel is survived by her son, Edward Droptini and wife, Brenda, of Covington, LA; brother, Marion C. "Dick" Jacks and wife Sara of Carthage; grandchildren, Shelly Cody and husband, Jeff, of Denham Springs, LA and Brad Droptini of Pineland; great grandchildren, Callie Cody and Cora Cody and a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Edward Droptini and Otis Beau Lewis; sisters, Gwendolyn Jacks and Florence McClelland and brothers, Hollis E. "Buddy" Jacks, Lewis Edwin "L. E." Jacks, George Clinton "Hawk" Jacks, Lloyd Jacks, Marvin Edward Jacks and Volley Marvin "Biddy" Jacks. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas with Bro. Pat Jacks officiating. Burial will follow services in Pineland Cemetery with Brad Droptini, Jeffy Cody, Andrew Droptini, Larry Parrie, Janet Conway and Stanley Jacks serving as pallbearers. Condolences and memories can be shared at starrfuneralhome.com. Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, February 23, 2022, page 8
  Person ID	I17802	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Marion George Jacks,   b. 16 Dec 1902, Texas d. 12 Feb 1953, Angelina County, Texas (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Bessie Beatrice Wood,   b. 20 Nov 1902, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas d. 29 Nov 1973, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1921
  Family ID	F6585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward Droptini,   b. 27 May 1918, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 4 Dec 1980, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	9 Jun 1951  [2]
  Family ID	F14484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 May 1931 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 19 Feb 2022 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Pineland Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 73 (Reliability: 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.), Memorial ID 19574878 (Reliability: 3).