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Bennie Mason Fussell

Female 1913 - 2012  (98 years)


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  • Name Bennie Mason Fussell  [1, 2
    Birth 12 Sep 1913  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death 6 Sep 2012  San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Mrs. Bennie (Fussell) Poss, age 98, longtime educator and resident of San Augustine County, passed away today, Thursday, September 6, 2012, in San Augustine.

      Ms. Bennie was born to Lena (Mason) Fussell and Willaim Hollie Fussell on September 12, 1913, and would have celebrated her 99th Birthday on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, but her faithful and Heavenly Father of whom she depended on very often called her to her eternal home in Heaven. She was a loving Educator, having taught schools in various communities in East Texas, loving her pupils as her own. Also, along with her husband, Bill, they owned and operated the Dairy Mart in San Augustine for many years, a place where the young people grew to love Ms. Bennie and her great hamburgers. She was a life-long member of the First Baptist Church in San Augustine.

      Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 8, 2012, in the First Baptist Church in San Augustine with Rev. Jim Moss and Rev. Chet Hensley officiating, Rev. Rick Russell will officiate graveside rites where interment will be in Liberty Hill Cemetery in San Augustine County, Texas. Visitation will be Friday evening, September 7, 2012, from the hours of 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, 316 West Columbia Street, San Augustine, Texas, 75972

      Those who are left to cherish her memory include: Son; Joe Bill and his wife, Sue Poss of San Augustine; Grandchildren; Lisa Poss and David Taylor of Timpson; Alice Poss of San Augustine; Dana Dailey and P.V. of Chireno; and Mike Michael of Houston; Great-Grandchildren; Katie Poss; Jacob Michael; Cory Alsap; Tiffany Dehn; and Joe Dailey; Great-Great Grandchildren; Bella; Maddison; Remington; Hunter; and Hope

      She is preceded in death by a grandchild, Lorey Poss, and great-grandchild; Justin Wiggins, along with her parents; Lena (Mason) Fussell and William Hollie Fussell; her beloved husband, William Henry (Bill) Poss along with her brothers; W. H. Fussell; Vernon Fussell; Carl Fussell; and Pat Henry Fussell

      Pallbearers will include; P.V. Dailey, Joe Dailey, Cory Alsap, Steve Fussell, Ben Fussell and Mike Michael Honorary Pallbearers will include: Mike Fussell, Dan Fussell, Roger Carl Fussell, Patrick Fussell, Travis Fussell and Duke Lyons.

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      (Courtesy of Ann Ussery)

      Published in The Sabine County Reporter
      September 12, 2012, Page 9
    Person ID I35718  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Oct 2019 

    Father William Hollie Fussell,   b. 25 Feb 1888, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1968, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Lena Gay Mason,   b. 19 Aug 1892, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1969, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F11157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William "Bill" Henry Poss,   b. 23 Feb 1903, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1979, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 30 Dec 1933  [2
    • They are the parents of Joe Bill Poss.
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F11160  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Oct 2019 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Sep 1913 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Sep 2012 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, San Augustine, Pr. 1 Enumerated 7 Apr 1930 ED 203-3 SD 19 Sheet 1A Stamped 167 Old Center Road 10-10 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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.), September 12, 2012, Page 9 (Reliability: 3).