James Rushing Williams

1927 - 1995  (68 years)

• Name	James Rushing Williams  [1]
  Birth	14 Apr 1927	Shelby County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Dec 1995	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Burial	19 Dec 1995	Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter December 20, 1995, Page 10 Rushing Williams James Rushing Williams, 68, of Milam died at 11:05 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, 1995, at Hemphill Care Center. A longtime resident of the Milam area, he was born April 14, 1927, in Shelby County as son of the late James William and Nancy (Hatton) Williams. Williams, a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, was a retired millwright at Temple-Inland Pineland Operations and a member of Camp Springs Baptist Church. Survivors: wife, Hattie Williams of Milam; two daughters, Brenda Horton of Hemphill and Debbie Smith of Jasper; two sons, Ronnie Williams of Milam and Jimbo Williams of Center; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. W. Clarence Howell and Bro. Vance R. Purtell officiating. Interment was at Gravelhill Cemetery in Sabine County. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2009)
  Person ID	I25991	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Hattie Jean McCauley,   b. 9 Dec 1930, Texas d. 22 Dec 2013, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	22 Feb 1946	Shelby County, Texas   [2]
  Children	1. Patricia Gale Williams,   b. 21 Nov 1947, Sabine County, Texas d. 2 Nov 1985 (Age 37 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Debra"Debbie" Jean Williams,   b. 16 May 1955, Shelby County, Texas d. 24 Jul 1998 (Age 43 years)   5. Living   6. Living
  Family ID	F8637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Apr 1927 - Shelby County, Texas Marriage - 22 Feb 1946 - Shelby County, Texas Death - 16 Dec 1995 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Burial - 19 Dec 1995 - Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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.), December 20, 1995, Page 10 (Reliability: 3). [S43] Website "www.shelbycountytexashistory.org".