Edward Henderson "Pap" McGown

1937 - 2021  (83 years)

• Name	Edward Henderson "Pap" McGown  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Nickname	Pap
  Birth	28 Dec 1937	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Feb 2021	Longview, Gregg County, Texas
  Burial	Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas
  Notes	Edward "Pap" Henderson McGown, 83, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Monday, February 8, 2021 in Longview, Texas after an illness. Pap was born on December 28, 1937 in Hemphill, Texas to Newton Hannibil McGown and Lela Bell Smith McGown. He was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and a member of Pine Park United Pentecostal Church. Pap was a member of Pipeliner's Local 798 and spent many years working pipeline's all over the country. He enjoyed traveling for his work and was particularly fond of his time spent in Alaska. After retiring, he spent his time taking care of his cows and fishing out of Indian Mounds area on Toledo Bend Lake. He also loved his grandchildren and spending time with them. Pap is survived by his wife, Betty Ann McGown of Hemphill; sons, Shane McGown and wife, Lisa, of San Augustine and Todd McGown and wife, Angie, of Hudson; brother, Ellis McGown and wife, Linda, of San Augustine; sisters, Katy Newton and Mary Golden, both of San Augustine; and four grandchildren, Megan, Hallee, Mason, and Taylor. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 11, 2021 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2021 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Rex White and Bro. Glen Morton officiating. Burial will follow services in Meador Cemetery, located of Hwy. 87 North on Meador Cemetery Road in Milam, Texas with Jimmy Hanks, Mason McGown, Sean Griffin, Sean Morgan, Dakota DeWoody, and Zachery Spell serving as pallbearers. You are invited sign online guest book or leave condolences and memories at starrfuneralhome.com. Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home, also published in The Sabine County Reporter, February 17, 2021, page 4
  Person ID	I27200	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Newton Hannibal "Dick" McGown,   b. 10 May 1907, Sabine County, Texas d. 21 Sep 1995, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Lela Bell Smith,   b. 2 Nov 1916, Gregg County, Texas d. 2 Feb 2009, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1932
  Family ID	F3910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betty Ann White,   b. 19 Apr 1941, Sabine County, Texas d. 29 Jul 2024, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1969
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F8926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Dec 1937 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Death - 8 Feb 2021 - Longview, Gregg County, Texas Burial - - Meador Cemetery, Milam, 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.), February 11, 2009, Page 11 (Reliability: 3). [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Texas, Liberty County, JP 7 Enumerated April 10, 1940 SD 42-2 SD 146-14 Sheet 4B 89 (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.), October 4, 1995, Page 16 (Reliability: 3). [S905] Ancestry.com - U. S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, ([Database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings), Edward H. McGown, dob 28 Dec 1937, resident of Hemphill (Reliability: 3).