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Wiley "Jake" Huiet Morrison, Jr.

Male 1922 - 2013  (91 years)


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  • Name Wiley "Jake" Huiet Morrison  [1, 2
    Suffix Jr. 
    Nickname Jake 
    Birth 6 Sep 1922  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Oct 2013  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Wiley "Jake" Morrison, 91, died Wednesday in his home in Hemphill after an illness. Jake was born in Sabine County to Wiley H. and Minnie Travis Morrison. Jake moved back to Hemphill from Nederland after retiring from Gulf Oil where he worked for thirty-nine years. He was a member of the Machinist Local in the Golden Triangle and the East Mayfield Missionary Baptist Church in Hemphill.

      Mr. Morrison is survived by his wife Margie Morrison of Hemphill, three sons; Joe Morrison of Anaheim, CA, Michael McGraw and his wife Linda of Beaumont, Pat McGraw and his wife Nola of Tyler, TX, three grandchildren; Michael McGraw, Kellie Till, Daniel McGraw, four great grandchildren; Megan, Matti, Jessie, and Jake, and his brother Odie Lee Morrison of Hemphill.

      Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 8:00PM, Thursday, Oct. 17, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 3:00PM, Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Oakhill Cemetery.

      The family of Jake Morrison would like to express their gratitude to the Lakes Area Hospice for their compassion and care for Mr. Morrison.

      www.starrfuneralhome.com
      Also published in
      The Sabine County Reporter
      October 23, 2013, Page 13
    Person ID I43846  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2013 

    Father Wiley H. Morrison, Sr.,   b. Abt 1887, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Minnie E. Travis,   b. May 1886, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage
    • Melinda, Wanted to share this with you, thought it would be of interest to you, here is his line:

      1. William Travis and Nancy B. Hurst 2. James Cannon Travis and Sophronia P. White 3. James Cannon Travis, Jr. and Ella Green Rice 4. Minnie L. Travis and Wiley H. Morrison 5. Starlin Green "Cap" Morrison

      Here is his obit: SOURCE: Obituary, published in the Beaumont Enterprise, Friday, 1 February 2002 Starlin Green "Cap" Morrison Starlin Morrison, 92, of Nederland died Wednesday January 30, 2002 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur. Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, Texas with burial to follow at Fairmount Cemetery in Fairmount, Texas. A gathering of friends will be held Saturday from 4 to 8:00 P.M. at Broussard's Mortuary in Nederland. A native of Hemphill, Texas he had lived in Nederland for 35 years and Kirbyville for 26 years. He was a retired Machinist for Gulf Oil Corporation for 30 years and was a member of First Baptist Church in Nederland and Central Baptist in Kirbyville. Survivors include his daughter and her husband, Lurlene and Travis Alexander of Beaumont, sons and their wives Dwain and Martha Morrison and James W. and Carolyn Morrison all of Nederland, sister Onie B Gomer of Port Neches, brothers and their wives, Odie Lee and Mavis Morrison and Wiley H. "Jake" and Margie Morrison all of Hemphill, 8 Grandchildren and 15 Great Grandchildren. Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be the Deacons of the Central Baptist Church in Kirbyville.

      Note: His brother, James Arlis died last month and if you need or want his obit I have it also. Let me know.


      Take care, Yolanda ypmiller@stx.rr.com or yolandapepper@themillers.com

      Melinda, I am glad that you could use the info; here is the other obit, if I don't do it now I will forget. Have a good one. Take care, Yolanda

      SOURCE: Obituary, published in the Beaumont Enterprise, Saturday, 5 January 2002 James Arlis "Twister" Morrison James Arlis "Twister" Morrison, 87, of Plum Ridge, formerly of Hemphill, died Jan. 2, 2002 at Timberlake Health and Rehabilitation Center in Jasper, TX. Graveside services were held at 3 PM Friday, Jan. 4, 2002 at Ebenezer Cemetery under the Direction of Forest Oaks Funeral Home in Jasper. A native of Hemphill, Jim was a longtime resident of Plum Ridge and was a retired butcher and a veteran of World War II. Jim was preceded in death by his wife, Laura Coates Morrison and is survived by 3 Step-Sons and their wives; Lee Roy Bronson and wife Billie of Plum Ridge, Billy Wayne Coates and wife Francine of Plum Ridge, and Robert P. Coates and wife Wilma of Lumberton; 1 Sister, Ona B. Gomer of Pt. Neches; 3 Brothers, Starling Morrison of Nederland, Ode Lee Morrison of Hemphill and Jake Morrison also of Hemphill; 11 Grandchildren, 26 Great-Grandchildren and a number of Nieces and Nephews. Funeral services under the Direction of Forest Oaks Funeral Home in Jasper.
    Family ID F1027  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margie Nell Latham,   b. 8 Aug 1931, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Aft 1954 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F13051  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2013 

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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, Sabine County, JP 1 Enumerated 24 Apr 1930 ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 14A Stamped 36 6-6 (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.), October 23, 2013, Page 13 (Reliability: 3).