Bettye Frances Bragg

1928 - 2012  (83 years)

• Name	Bettye Frances Bragg  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	10 Oct 1928	Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Aug 2012	Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas   [4]
  Burial	Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Shelby County, Texas   [4]
  Notes	Bettye Frances Wagstaff, 83, of Bronson, Texas passed away peacefully Sunday morning in the Lufkin Memorial Hospital, Lufkin, TX. Bettye was born in Sabinetown, Texas, to Mack Register and Annie Pearl Barlow Bragg. She graduated from Bronson High School in 1945 at age 16 and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Stephen F. Austin State University. She met Robert Harland Wagstaff in Nacogdoches and they were married on August 23, 1946. She, and her husband of 63 years, were employeed by West Sabine ISD for most of their careers and established the Jon Wagstaff Memorial Scholarship for West Sabine graduates. Bettye was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her son Jon Robert Wagstaff, and her sisters Pat Wright and Jackie Drawhorn. She is survived by her daughter Lou Ann Wagstaff of Whitehouse, Texas; granddaughter Cory and husband Rob Blackmon of Brownsboro, Texas; great grandchildren Caylor, Brock and Tyler Blackmon; a brother-in-law W.E. Wright of Port Neches, Texas; a sister-in-law, Onita Hanna of Jacksonville, Texas; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins. Bettye loved spending time with her family, especially the great grandchildren. She enjoyed genealogy, flower gardening, being with friends, hearing from former students, reading a good book and taking an occasional road trip. She was "young at heart" and her wit and wisdom will be greatly missed by those who loved her. Visitation will br from 6:00PM until 8:00PM, Tuesday, August 28, 2012, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX. Funeral services will be at 10:00AM, Wednesday, August 29, 2012, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Texas Memorial contributions made to the Jon Wagstaff Memorial Scholarship fund at First Bank and Trust of East Texas, Pineland, Texas 75968, would be greatly appreciated by the family. www.starrfuneralhome.com A nearly identical obituary was published in the Sabine County Reporter, August 29, 2012, page 14.
  Person ID	I2137	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Mack Register Bragg,   b. 27 Nov 1907, Sabine County, Texas d. 27 Sep 1980, Texas (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Annie Pearl Barlow,   b. 7 Sep 1908, Texas d. 6 Dec 1977, Jasper County, Texas (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	16 Oct 1927  [1, 5]
  Family ID	F1392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Harlon Wagstaff,   b. 9 Oct 1920, Shelby County, Texas d. 23 Dec 2008, Newton, Newton County, Texas (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	23 Aug 1946  [4]
  	They are the parents of LouAnn and Jon Robert.
  Children	1. Living   2. Jon Robert Wagstaff,   b. 31 Jan 1964, Angelina County, Texas d. 28 Aug 1983, Smith County, Texas (Age 19 years)
  Family ID	F1394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Oct 1928 - Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Death - 26 Aug 2012 - Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Burial - - Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Shelby County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972. [S632] Descendants of William Mercer http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mbonsal/mercer/william.html. [S342] San Augustine Tribune, weekly, 807 E. Columbia, San Augustine, TX, (San Augustine Tribune, USPS No. 479-040, Published every Thursday at 807 E. Columbia St., San Augustine, Texas 75972 Stephen Hays & Arlan Hays, Publishers. Postmaster: Change of Address notice should be made at P.O. Box 539, San Augustine, Texas 75972. The Tribune is a continuation of the Texas Chronicle moved from Galveston to San Augustine in 1837 and published as the Redlander.), January 1, 2009, Page 8 (Reliability: 3). [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.), August 29, 2012, page 14. (Reliability: 3). [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.