Mabel Elizabeth Dominy

1919 - 1989  (70 years)

• Name	Mabel Elizabeth Dominy  [1, 2]
  Birth	30 Nov 1919	Groveton, Trinity County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	30 Dec 1989	San Augustine County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	The following is an article in a book entitled "TRINITY COUNTY BEGINNINGS" published by the Trinity County Book Committee. Compiled by Patricia Bartley Hensley and Joseph Woodrow Hensley in 1986. This book was found in the Tyler, Texas library in June 1998, and transcribed by Jeff L. Bott, and copied from his BAKER SURNAME-Descendants of Silas Baker on RootsWeb WorldConnect. On November 30, 1919, 1 was born in Groveton, delivered by our beloved family physician, Dr. Jap Magee, to my expectant and devoted parents, Reed H. and Maude Inez Baker Dominy. Mrs. Lynn P. Atmar (Mabel) named me; she became my dearly loved "Auntie Mabel". She, her husband, and son, Morris, were friends of our family. Her husband, Lynn, was the banker in Groveton then. Dr. Magee's wife and mother were also kind and good friends. My childhood was filled with fun and love, so many wonderful memories under the guidance and protection of Christian parents. Many cousins were counted among my close friends and associates and still remain so today. I remember the gatherings in the home of our grandparents, Daniel and Kittie Dominy, the love of aunts and uncles and their families. At Thanksgiving and Christmas our grandparents expected all to be there, but these reunions continued after our grandparents were gone. I miss them now. Our mother was full of love for all and had the wonderful ability to take over in homes where there was illness or sadness. She was also a good cook and friend to all. My dear brother, Reed Harwood, 3/ years older than I, was a freckle-faced, good-looking lad with auburn curls, a winning smile, and lovable personality. I was chubby with curly blond hair, which my mother kept in Shirley Temple style. I remember how beautifully she dressed me in the clothes she made, for she was a good seamstress. My brother was also dressed beautifully. Growing up was full of happy living among such loving, kind, and good friends among our peers as well as adults. Attending Sunday School, Church, and Groveton public schools contributed to a full and well-rounded education. We had excellent teachers, such as Miss Norma Dawson and Mrs. Jimmie (G. H.) Bradley, who was the best math teacher I ever had. Reading through the recipes in my mother's cookbook, compiled by members of the Church Circle, awakens more memories of all the dear people who contributed so much to our lives, to each other, and to other Trinity County residents. Among these was Mrs. Joe Locke. She and her husband, Joe, owned the Locke Hotel; and their son, Joe Tom, a dear friend of ours, drowned in the Trinity River. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Robb were also family friends to whom my brother and I delivered milk from our Holstein Dairy. When school closed, we had great fun gathering with friends at our house for tennis, followed by enjoying tall glasses of butter-milk, fried pork (sow-belly), and cornbread (Soul Food), followed by old-fashioned tea cakes. Then the friends left to do their home chores, while Reed and I turned to our town duties. During football season it fell my lot to do double-duty, while my brother either stayed at school to practice or play football. In 1934 we moved to Nacogdoches where I finished high school, preparatory to college, and Reed Harwood entered Stephen F. Austin College. We later moved to Center where my father continued his profession in the Dry-Goods business, later serving as a member of the State's Department Program for developing agriculture in Texas, which he enjoyed very much. After college my brother taught school in Longview until World War II, when he joined the US Air Force and was stationed in California until sent overseas to London. He was piloting a P-35 when shot down over the English Channel. The body was never recovered. When my mother died in 1966 (correction: 1950), the minister referred to her as another casualty or victim of war. My father died in 1973. Reed Harwood left a widow, Melba, and a daughter Mary Margaret, now Mrs. John Hendrick (correction: Hendricks), of Auburn, Alabama John and Mary Margaret have a son, John, in the University of Alabama, and a daughter, Lisa, who is finishing high school. I met and married Carl Fussell, a rancher and member of a prominent family in San Augustine. Carl died in 1970. We have one son, Rodger Carl Fussell, who married Sharon Jones Fussell, and they live in Gilmer, Texas. Both are CPA's. by: Mrs. Mabel Fussell Jeff L. Bott made two corrections above in what appears to have been typographical errors
  Person ID	I35750	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Wesley Carl Fussell,   b. Abt 1918, Texas d. 25 Jul 1970, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age ~ 52 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1943
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F11166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 30 Dec 1989 - San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), "Baker Surnames-Descendants of Silas Baker" (sandflatcemetery@gmail.com) Ver. 2009-11-19 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bakerbybott (Reliability: 3). [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 birth index listing of her son, Rodger Fussell (Reliability: 3).