Charles Edward "Shorty" Hildabrant

1935 - 2007  (72 years)

• Name	Charles Edward "Shorty" Hildabrant  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Shorty
  Birth	13 Mar 1935	Orange, Orange County, Texas   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Apr 2007	Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	Autumn Oaks Memorial Park, Orange, Orange County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Charles E. "Shorty" Hildabrant, 72, of Orangefield, passed away Tuesday at the Dubuis Hospital in Port Arthur. Born to Charlie and Mamie (Deeson) Hildabrant, he was a lifelong resident of the Orange area, was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge and the Orange Gun Club. He retired as an engineer with the Texas State Highway Department and was a veteran of the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Charles is preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Walter Hildabrant and his sister, Irene Lowrey. He is survived by his wife, Margie Hildabrant; sons, David Coleman and Douglas Coleman; daughters, Debbie Welch and husband Billy, Dewisa Derese and husband Herbie and Tracey and Chad Dowdle. Grandchildren, Randy Coleman, Brad Coleman, Brien Coleman, Brandon Coleman, Zach Welch, Misty White, Erica Gill, Chad Derese, Forrest and Brittany Dowdle. Five great-grandchildren and eight step great grandchildren. His military marker, per photo shown on FindAGrave, listed his armed service as "SP4 US Army."
  Person ID	I26274	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2018

  
  

  Family	Margie Nell Birdwell,   b. 12 Nov 1935, San Augustine County, Texas d. 25 Feb 2017, Orange, Orange County, Texas (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	13 Jun 1975	Orange County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Family ID	F8705	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Mar 1935 - Orange, Orange County, Texas Marriage - 13 Jun 1975 - Orange County, Texas Death - 24 Apr 2007 - Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas Burial - - Autumn Oaks Memorial Park, Orange, Orange County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1352] Ancestry.com - Texas Marriage Collections, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 [database online]. [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 19109460 (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 176776938 (Reliability: 3).