Mary Jane Jones

1942 - 1996  (53 years)

• Name	Mary Jane Jones  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	21 May 1942	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	23 Jan 1996	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Burial	Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter January 31, 1996, page 14 Mary Jane Conn Mary Jane Conn, 53, of Hemphill died suddenly Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1996, and was pronounced dead at the emergency department of Sabine County Hospital. Born May 21, 1942, as a daughter of the late T. J. and Irene (Speights) Jones, Mrs. Conn was a lifelong resident and an active member of First Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches and taught at Hemphill Elementary several years before retiring due to health reasons. Survivors: husband, Joe Conn of Hemphill; two daughters, Jon Petty of Springfield, Missouri, and Debra Wilburn of of Vidor; two sons, G. B. Conn of Orange and [brother-in-law] Al Fecteau (sic) of Diboll; seven grandchildren; three sisters, Jimmie Nixon of Canton and Patricia McBride and Karen Neal, both of Hemphill; two brothers, John Thomas Jones of Aruba and Robert "Pud" Jones of Hitchcock. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Hemphill with the pastor, Bro. Bob Arthur, officiating. Interment followed at Gravel Hill Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2011)
  Person ID	I30119	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Thomas James "Chief" Jones,   b. 4 Nov 1914, Texas d. 6 Nov 1964, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Ida Irene "Snookie" Speights,   b. 24 May 1919, Texas d. 2 Nov 1988, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F9704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kenneth Joe Conn,   b. 13 Sep 1930, Sabine County, Texas d. 18 Jun 2014, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1962  [1]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F9705	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 May 1942 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 23 Jan 1996 - Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S607] McCary, Kay P. "Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [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.), January 31, 1996, page 14 (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.), April 11, 2012, Page 15 "Conn to play at LU" (Reliability: 3). [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.