Jesse Jones Huffman, Jr.

1922 - 2017  (94 years)

• Name	Jesse Jones Huffman  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	7 Oct 1922	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Mar 2017	Texas   [2, 3]
  Burial	Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	Jesse Jones Huffman, Jr., 94, was born in Hemphill, Texas, on October 7, 1922 and passed away Monday, March 27. Wife, Margaret, and his son, Jason, with wife were by his side. Jesse led a dedicated life of service - 65 years with the Masonic Lodges #1155, #1362, #126 and #305 and more than 50 years in the Shriners (lifetime charter member of Deer Park). He was Boy Scout Troop #268 leader for 15 years and received BSA's Silver Beaver award given only to those who implement the program and perform community service through hard work, self-sacrifice, dedication and years of service. As a charter member of the Deer Park Jaycees, he received the Citizen of the Year Award, helping to build the Deer Park Masonic Lodge and United Methodist Church Sanctuary. During WWII, Jesse built Liberty Ships. After the war, he drove City of Houston bus routes. He worked in maintenance/welding for Diamond Alkali Co. for more than 20 years and for Owens-Illinois Paper Mill for 16 years. He welded for Bludworth Shipping Yard in Orange and also for the Houston Shipbuilding Corp. At retirement, Jesse and Dixie, his wife of 51 years, returned to Hemphill. After her death in 1994, he married Margaret Edwards in 2002. He cherished his life in Hemphill along with his family and many friends. Preceded in death - parents, Jesse, Sr. and Thelma Huffman; wife, Dixie Flowers Huffman; brother, Wendell Drew Huffman. Family - wife, Margaret; son, Jason and wife Virginia Huffman; daughter Ramona and husband Fred Arnold; step-daughter, Mary Edwards; step-son, Bobby and wife Cora Edwards; three sisters - Aliene Huffman, Nancy Cunningham and Nell Walker; one brother, Douglas Huffman; nine grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and four great great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 2, 2017 in First United Methodist Church, 181 Milam St., Hemphill, Texas with burial to follow in Rosevine Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations to Hemphill's Huffman Library. Copied from his FindAGrave memorial page created by "Texas Heart", also published in the Sabine County Reporter, April 5, 2017, Page 5 (Research):The Sabine County Reporter Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Page 1 Jesse Huffman received his blue hat, honoring his 50 years as a Scottish Rite Mason, at the Sabine County Scottish Rite meeting on Monday, April 9, 2012. Presenting Huffman with his honors was Claude Ervin, Personal Representative of the Soverighn Grand Inspector General and Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Valley of Waco. Pictured with him was Margaret Huffman.
  Person ID	I18057	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Jesse Jones Huffman, Sr.,   b. 1 Feb 1895, Texas d. 5 Aug 1944 (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Thelma Odessa Pate,   b. 7 Dec 1903, Texas d. 24 Feb 1991 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1923  [4]
  Family ID	F6669	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dixie Daisy Flowers,   b. 5 Apr 1923, San Augustine County, Texas d. 21 Mar 1994, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	16 Aug 1942  [5]
  Family ID	F14021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2017

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Oct 1922 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Death - 27 Mar 2017 - Texas Burial - - Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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