Rufus Harold Maxey

1937 - 2022  (84 years)

• Name	Rufus Harold Maxey  [1, 2]
  Birth	4 Jun 1937	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Feb 2022	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Burial	15 Feb 2022	King Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas
  Notes	Rufus Harold Maxey, 84, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Friday, February 11, 2022 at Legacies Nursing Home and Rehabilitation in Hemphill. Rufus was born June 4, 1937 in Hemphill, Texas to the Dixie Bell (Ferguson) Maxey and Henry Preston Maxey. He was a member of Hemphill High School graduating Class of 1956. Rufus, better known as "CUZ", was a truck driver for most of his adult life. He enjoyed spending time with his friends, family and his beloved wife, Emilie. He and Miss Emilie enjoyed going on cruises, making trips to Las Vegas and going on trips to Branson, Missouri with their Rosevine Church of God family of which he was a member of Rosevine Church of God. And he dearly loved his "Legacies" family. He is survived by his daughter, Cheryl Procell and husband, Ronny, of Bronson; son, Keith Nabours and wife, Darlene, of Hemphill; daughter-in-law, Jennifer McDaniel Maxey of Pineland; sister, Janice Daniels of Beaumont; grandchildren, Elizabeth Buttrey and husband, Darrell, of Dickson, TN, Jena Edgar of Vidor, Mahala Maxey of Pineland, Taylor Nabours of Hemphill, Lindsey Suggs and husband, Burney, of Lufkin, Conner Nabours and wife, Aubrey, of Lufkin and Justin Roberts and wife, Martina, of Spring; great grandchildren, Leah, Gracie, Avery, Brinlee Jo, Caylee, Conner, Riley and Newton; a host of nieces and nephews and many, many friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Emilie Meyers Maxey; sons, Arthur Harold Maxey and Bryan Nabours; sister, Gay Lynn Heller; mother, Dixie Bell Ferguson Maxey and father, Henry Preston Maxey. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday, February 14, 2022 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2022 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating. Burial will follow services in King Cemetery with Erik King, Robert Sepulvado, Brandon Booth, Norman Deal, Randy Fuller, Robert Tatum, and Michael Childress serving as pallbearers. Memories can be shared with the family at starrfuneralhome.com Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, February 16, 2022, page 8
  Person ID	I27122	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Preston Henry Maxey,   b. 4 Mar 1913, Louisiana d. 19 Aug 1996, Sabine County, Texas (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Dixie Bell Ferguson,   b. 6 Sep 1913, Bunker Hill, Jasper County, Texas d. 19 Nov 2003, Sabine County, Texas (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F13179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Shirley Ann Clegg,   b. 30 Mar 1944, Orange County, Texas d. 29 Jul 1976, Harris County, Texas (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1961  [3]
  	The obituary of their son, Arthur, show Arthur having two sister, Cheryl and "Angela Green and her husband Damon of Vidor, Texas." No Texas Birth Record found for Angela, only for Cheryl.
  Divorce	12 Feb 1973	Angelina County, Texas
  	Texas Divorce index indicates that they were married on 6 Feb 1961, and had two children at the time of their divorce
  Children	1. Arthur Harold Maxey,   b. 11 Sep 1961, Sabine County, Texas d. 15 Sep 2013, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 52 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F9616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Jewel Emilie Myers,   b. 27 Mar 1942, Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana d. 3 Feb 2018, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1982  [4]
  Family ID	F14049	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Jun 1937 - Sabine County, Texas Divorce - 12 Feb 1973 - Angelina County, Texas Death - 11 Feb 2022 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Burial - 15 Feb 2022 - King Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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