Ruth Dorine Speights

1914 - 2007  (93 years)

• Name	Ruth Dorine Speights  [1, 2]
  Birth	26 Nov 1914	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	9 Dec 2007	Brenham, Washington County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	12 Dec 2007	Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Sabine County Reporter December 19, 2007 Dorine Speights Robinson Ruth Dorine Speights Robinson, 93, of Spring died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007 in Brenham. Mrs. Robinson was born Nov. 26, 1914, in Hemphill as a daughter of the late Mermond Leon Speights and Ruth Elvie McLemore Speights. She devoted over 40 years to the nursing profession in the Texas City/Galveston area. Survivors: a sister, Ruby Laverne GELLATLY, formerly of Beaumont; two nieces, Dorine GORDY and husband Craig of Spring, and Guyanne KEENE and husband, Gayle of Shreveport, LA; and a nephew, Mark HUGHES and wife Cindy of Ponchatoula, LA. She was preceded in dehat by her husband, John Albert (J.A) Robinson, and a sister, Johnnie Mae HUGHES. Graveside rites were held Wednesday, Dec. 12 at Hemphill City Cemetery in Hemphill. Services were under the direction of Adams/E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2007)
  Person ID	I311	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Mermond Leon Speights,   b. 22 Dec 1891, Sabine County, Texas d. 3 Jul 1939, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Rutha Elvie McLemore,   b. 4 Dec 1893, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 19 Mar 1980, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1913
  Family ID	F197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Albert "J.A." Robinson, Jr,   b. 19 Apr 1913, Galveston County, Texas d. 12 Nov 1963, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 1936
  Family ID	F281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Nov 1914 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Death - 9 Dec 2007 - Brenham, Washington County, Texas Burial - 12 Dec 2007 - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, 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 14, 2007, Page 9 (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.), December 19, 2007, Page 12 (Reliability: 3).