Harriet "Hattie" Ruth Bright

1902 - 2002  (99 years)

• Name	Harriet "Hattie" Ruth Bright  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Hattie
  Birth	22 Dec 1902	Geneva, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	4 Aug 2002	Brenham, Washington County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	Harriet Smith Harriet Ruth "Hattie" Bright Smith, 99, of Brenham, formerly of Nacogdoches, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, Aug. 4, 2002. Dec. 22, 1902, she was born to Carl Bosco and Nettie Florence (Williams) Bright in Geneva, Texas. She married Dr. Clarence Smith in Nacogdoches and he preceded her in death in 1947. Hattie was a school teacher and retired as curator of the Old Stone Fort Museum on Stephen F. Austin State University Campus in Nacogdoches. She graduated from Nacogdoches High School and CIA (College of Industrial Arts ? now Texas Women's University) in Denton, Texas. In 1994, Hattie moved to Brenham to with her sister, Lois Hale, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by two other sisters and two brothers and her parents. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Brenham and resided at Trinity Care Center. Survivors include nieces and nephews, Amy and Jim Reeves of Brenham, Harriet and Jimmy Blakey of San Antonio, Charles and Nancy Hale of Houston, Bitty Jacobs of Nacogdoches, Florence Ann and Jim Brake of Nacogdoches, Frank Jameson of Port O'Connor, Peggy Jameson of Houston, Judy Wilson of Houston, Mary Frances and Steve Brown of Natchitoches, La. She is also survived by many great-nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002 at 2 p.m. at Laird-McGill Funeral Home in Nacogdoches. Family will receive friends there following the service. Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Trinity Care Center, 400 E. Sayles, Brenham. Local arrangements are in the care of Brenham Memorial Chapel, 2300 Stringer St., Brenham, 836-3611.
  Person ID	I36419	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Carl Bosco Bright,   b. Sep 1872, Texas d. 15 Jan 1918, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age ~ 45 years)
  Mother	Nettie Florence Williams,   b. 2 Apr 1875, Texas d. 30 Nov 1962 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F6568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Dec 1902 - Geneva, Sabine County, Texas Death - 4 Aug 2002 - Brenham, Washington County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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