Harold Rudolph Birdwell

1928 - 2016  (88 years)

• Name	Harold Rudolph Birdwell  [1, 2]
  Birth	20 Jan 1928	San Augustine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Jan 2016	San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	Liberty Hill Memorial Garden, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	San Augustine Tribune Thursday, October 19, 2006 Class of 1945 Reunion The San Augustine High School class of 1945 held a reunion at the Columns bed and breakfast on Saturday, October 7, 2006. Those attending included (front row) Mrs. Harlowe W. Johnson (taught this class Geometry, American History and Girl's P.E.), Frances Murphy Clay, Allene Sowell Reeder, Agnes Williams Sparks, (2nd Row) Betty Jean Sparks Cartwright, Marie Isenlitter Smith, Brooksie Butler Sanders, June Norvell Ham, Myrtle Young Ferguson, Joy Holt Miller, Bobbie Noble Thompson, Mary Beth Allen Walker, Betty Sanders Elwell, Corkey Epps, HAROLD BIRDWELL, Pat Henry Fussell, and Richard Murphy. Mr. Harold R. Birdwell, age 88, was born January 20, 1928, in the Chinquapin Community of San Augustine County to Oscar and Nona Lee (Ramsey) Birdwell. He passed from this life unexpectedly at his residence in San Augustine on January 26, 2016. Mr. Birdwell was a lifelong resident of San Augustine, graduating from San Augustine High School in 1945. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in San Augustine. He was also a member of the National Guards. He began his career with an engineering firm in 1946 and went on to become a surveyor for Temple Lumber Company in Pineland, Texas in 1952. In 1992, after 40 years of service with Temple, he chose to retire. He was also a rancher and poultry farmer, being a hard worker always. He loved hunting and sports, but most of all he doted on his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He will be greatly missed and remembered always by his wife, Dorothy Birdwell of Rosevine; son, Robert Birdwell and wife, Kelly of Broaddus; daughters, Brenda Buffington and husband, Joseph of Buna; Mary Lou Rhoades and husband Micheal of Granbury; grandchildren, Michael Wayne Jacobs and wife, Jaleisha of Norfolk, Va.,Ashley Southerland and husband David of Hamilton, Tx., Brett Garrick of Mobile, Al., Kelsey Garrick and husband Steven of Spurger, Tx., and Nico Birdwell and wife Jami of San Augustine, Tx; and great-grandchildren, Michael Jacobs Jr., Alyssa Jacobs, Landon Southerland, Noah Southerland, Aniston Birdwell and Aubrey Birdwell. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 30, 2016, 1:00 p.m., Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel in San Augustine, 316 West Columbia Street, San Augustine, Texas. Visitation will be Friday, January 29, 2016, 5 til 8 p.m. at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home. Burial will be in Liberty Hill Memorial Garden in San Augustine County located off Highway 147 North. Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, February 3, 2016, Page 14
  Person ID	I26294	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Oscar Eugene Birdwell,   b. 28 Apr 1908, Texas d. 15 Nov 1980, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Nona Lee Ramsey,   b. 27 Apr 1909, San Augustine County, Texas d. 15 Dec 2000, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	27 Dec 1925  [3]
  Family ID	F8710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F11150	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2016

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Jan 1928 - San Augustine County, Texas Death - 26 Jan 2016 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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