Herbert Terry "Pit" Wych

1932 - 2009  (76 years)

• Name	Herbert Terry "Pit" Wych  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Pit
  Birth	24 Dec 1932	Shelby County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Jan 2009	Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas   [1]
  Burial	28 Jan 2009	Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter January 28, 2009, Page 11 February 4, 2009, Page 11 (with photo) Herbert Terry "Pit" Wych Herbert Terry "Pit" Wych, 76, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 in the Hospice of the Pines, Lufkin. Wych was born on Dec. 24, 1932, in Shelby County. He has lived most of his life in Hemphill coming from San Augustine. He worked as a connector for the Iron Workers Union Local 125 in Beaumont and worked all over the U.S. and other countries suspending bridges and large building and commercial construction primarily working on the installation of the "red iron," the first steel to go up in a structure. Wych was in the U.S. Army at the conclusion of the Korean Conflict. His love of life, second only to his family, was rodeoing, especially "bull dogging." He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hemphill, the Gideons, and Masonic Lodge. Wych is survived by his wife, Carolyn Minton Wych of Hemphill; son, Mark Wych and wife Amy of Huntington; daughter, Terre McLemore and husband Randy of Nacogdoches; sister, Billie Monceaux and husband Brad of Beaumont; and sister-in-law, Armella Wych of Lumberton. Also four grandchildren; Hillary and Sara McLemore and Natalie and Ruth Wych. Visitation was from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27 in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St. in Hemphill. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday (today), Jan. 28, in the First Baptist Church in Hemphill with burial following in the Myrtle Springs Cemetery in Geneva. Services under the direction of Starr Funeral Home. A nearly identical obituary was in the January 29, 2009 issue of the San Augustine Tribune. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2009)
  Person ID	I33402	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	A. R. "Pete" Wych,   b. 7 Dec 1898, Shelby County, Texas d. 21 Mar 1941, Chireno, Nacogdoches County, Texas (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Irene Elizabeth Mathews,   b. 25 Jun 1900, Shelby County, Texas d. Apr 1977, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F1445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F10644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Dec 1932 - Shelby County, Texas Death - 26 Jan 2009 - Lufkin, Angelina 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.), January 28, 2009, Page 11 (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.), February 1, 1995, Page 10 (Reliability: 3).