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Lewis "Red" Eldon Rigsby

Male 1925 - 2004  (78 years)


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  • Name Lewis "Red" Eldon Rigsby  [1
    Nickname Red 
    Birth 3 Sep 1925  Bannister, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Jul 2004  Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • San Augustine Tribune 29 July 2004

      Extract of Obituary

      "of Woodville, passed away at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Born (to) Lewis and "Lottie" Lula Charlotte Harvery (sic) RIGSBY, he lived in Beaumont before moving to Woodville 22 year ago. He was a retired supervisor with Texaco, Inc. (35 years)...active in Boy Scouts...Ivanhoe Men's Club....elder in Christian Church....member of Woodville UMC.

      Survivors: wife of 56 years, Gerladine (sic) WHITE Rigsby..sons, Michael (wife Dawn) of Nacogdoches, Kyle (wife Julie) of Lumberton, daughter Kathleen BEHRMAN (husband C. Thomas) of Houston, brothers Joe W. of Cleburne, Billy E. of Bandera, Larry F. of Midlothian; four grandsons, and five granddaughters.

      Riley Funeral Home in Woodville, Rev. Ray Reed. Nat Cemetery, Nacogdoches"
    Person ID I420  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2022 

    Father Lewis Rigsby,   b. 2 Oct 1895 
    Mother Lulu Charlotte "Lottie" Harvey,   b. 24 Oct 1899, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 24 Nov 1923  [2
    Family ID F341  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Geraldine "Geri" White,   b. 7 Aug 1929, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 2009, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1948  [3
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F339  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Sep 1925 - Bannister, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Jul 2004 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 44, 62 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 44 (Reliability: 3).

    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.), December 30, 2009, Page 9 (Reliability: 3).