1941 - 2018 (76 years)
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Name |
Jerry Lyle Huffman [1] |
Birth |
31 Mar 1941 |
Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
1 Jan 2018 |
Houston, Harris County, Texas [1] |
Burial |
Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas [1] |
Notes |
- Jerry Lyle Huffman, Sr. age 76, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Monday, January 1, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston, Texas.
Jerry was born in Hemphill on March 31, 1941 to John Riley and Viola McGee Huffman. He attended school in Hemphill and graduated from Hemphill High School in 1959.
He married Carolyn Faye Eddins in 1960 and had three children. Following a divorce, he married Robbie Curry.
Jerry drove a truck for Texaco for 17 years before moving in the Texaco office in Belaire where he stayed until his retirement. He traveled a lot with his work but came back home as much as he could. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sam Rayburn, Texas.
Jerry loved hunting and was a car enthusiast, having raced cars in his younger years. He was also a member of the Houston Gun Collectors Association.
He is survived by his wife, Robbie Huffman, of Hemphill, Texas; sons, Jerry Lyle Huffman, Jr. and John Lance Huffman, both of Houston; daughter, Joy Lynn Reavis and husband, Philip, of Osawatomie, Kansas; three granddaughters, Aleshia Huffman and Matt Wimpee of Nacogdoches, Texas and Jamie Reavis and Joanna Reavis, both of Osawatomie, Kansas; two great grandsons, Max and Patrick Wimpee of Nacogdoches, Texas; brother, Jimmy Huffman and wife, June, of Hemphill; step-children, Sharon Worsham of Logansport, Louisiana, Ricky Curry, Vernice Green and Theresa Womack and husband Horace, all of Mansfield, Louisiana and Rocky Curry and wife, Kerin, of Logansport, Louisiana, sister-in-law, Melba Caro of Lubbock, Texas, mother of his children, Faye Smith, a host of grandchildren, nieces and nephews and very special friends Bob and Gladys Giddens of Mt. Pleasant, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents, ten brothers, four sisters and one step-son.
Visitation will be held from 6~8pm Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street in Hemphill, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 5, 2018 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Steve Hurst and Rev. Vernese Green officiating.
Burial will follow in Hemphill Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home.
(Copied from his Find A Grave Memorial Page)
Obituary also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 10, 2018, Page 5
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Person ID |
I47024 |
Strong Family Tree |
Last Modified |
22 Mar 2018 |
Father |
John Riley Huffman, b. 30 Jun 1890, Sabine County, Texas d. 30 Dec 1979, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 89 years) |
Mother |
Viola McGee, b. 26 Oct 1904, Jasper County, Texas d. 15 Apr 1947, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 42 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1942 |
Family ID |
F14048 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [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.), January 10, 2018, Page 5 (Reliability: 3).
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