Bertha Mae Birdwell

1919 - 2011  (91 years)

• Name	Bertha Mae Birdwell  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	26 Sep 1919	San Augustine County, Texas   [4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	30 Apr 2011	San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas   [4]
  Burial	Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas   [4]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter May 4, 2011, Page 11 Bertha Mae McMurry Mrs. Bertha Mae McMurry, 91, was born Sept. 26, 1919, in San Augustine County to the late Enlow Birdwell and Florence (Hardy) Birdwell. She entered into rest in San Augustine on Saturday, April 30, 2011. She was a member of Chinquapin Missionary Baptist Church. She and her husband, Dick McMurry, were once owners of a small convenience store in San Augustine which many of the school children patronized. She loved visiting with the kids and come to know most all of them, along with their parents. She had also worked at the "Tomato Stand" at the railroad station, where they boxed tomatoes to be sold and/or shipped on the train. In her later years she worked as a caregiver for several of the elderly or homebound people in the community. One of her greatest gifts was her love for her family and friends. She always enjoyed visiting with them. She is survived by her daughters, Belva Joyce Stewart of San Augustine and Norma Lynn Mattox and husband Tony of Navasota; son, Don McMurry and wife Delores of Nacogdoches; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; brothers, Winfred Birdwell and wife Vivian and Carl O. Birdwell and wife Helen, all of San Augustine; sister, Margie Nell Hildabrant of Bridge City; sister-in-law, Pauline Birdwell of San Augustine; along with numerous nieces, nephews and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Dick McMurry; brothers, Norman Birdwell and Kennon Birdwell; sisters, Audrey Drawhorn, Ruby Murphy, and Mattie Lou Breaux; granddaughter, Kim George; grandson, Jonathan Mattox; great-granddaughter, Emily Connor; great-grandson, Jacob Haughn; great-great-granddaughter, Kate Haughn; and son-in-law, Doug Stewart. Funeral services were held in the First Baptist Church, San Augustine, Tuesday, May 3, with Bro. Wallace Edgar and Dr. Sam Wayman officiating. Music was by Clifford Perry on the piano and Vicki Sublett singing. Burial followed in the Chinquapin Cemetery, San Augustine County. Pallbearers were Robert Winfield, S.J. Butler, John Butts, Warren Norvell, Gerald Stewart, and Ray Hardy. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Chinquapin Baptist Church or Chinquapin Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine. Online condolences may be posted at www.timeformemory.com/wymanroberts.
  Person ID	I31199	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Enlow Cornelius Birdwell,   b. 6 Jan 1902, Texas d. 7 Nov 1974, Nacogdoches County, Texas (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Florence Lucinda Hardy,   b. 18 Oct 1895, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas d. 2 Apr 1990, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	14 Jan 1918	San Augustine County, Texas   [5]
  	Marriage information from http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsanaug/marriages/Bibens-Bryley.pdf Said to be recorded in the San Augustine County, Texas Marriage Book 5, Page 351
  Family ID	F8704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cecil Corley "Dick" McMurry,   b. 2 May 1908   d. Nov 1984, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1938	San Augustine County, Texas
  	Marriage information from http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsanaug/marriages/Bibens-Bryley.pdf Said to be recorded in the San Augustine County, Texas Marriage Book 8, Page 482
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F10028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Sep 1919 - San Augustine County, Texas Marriage - 22 Jan 1938 - San Augustine County, Texas Death - 30 Apr 2011 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Burial - - Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.), based on the index listings of her children (Reliability: 3). [S342] San Augustine Tribune, weekly, 807 E. Columbia, San Augustine, TX, (San Augustine Tribune, USPS No. 479-040, Published every Thursday at 807 E. Columbia St., San Augustine, Texas 75972 Stephen Hays & Arlan Hays, Publishers. Postmaster: Change of Address notice should be made at P.O. Box 539, San Augustine, Texas 75972. The Tribune is a continuation of the Texas Chronicle moved from Galveston to San Augustine in 1837 and published as the Redlander.), Obituary of brother, Noman T. Birdwell, published 18 Nov 2004 (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.), Obituary of brother, Kennon Birdwell, April 2, 2008 (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.), May 4, 2011, Page 11 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), Memorial ID 19261689 (Reliability: 3).