Kathleen Edith Harris

1929 - 2016  (86 years)

• Name	Kathleen Edith Harris  [1, 2]
  Birth	1 Jul 1929	Geneva, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	16 Jan 2016	Gravel Hill Community, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Teaches in the Hemphill ISD and is a member of the James Frederick Gomer Chapter of the Daughters of Republic of Texas. The in BACK IN TIME column of the May 3, 2000 issue of the Sabine County Reporter it was noted that in 1965, "Mrs. Tommy White, Hemphill High School Teacher, was elected president of the Sabine County Chapter of the Texas State Teachers Association." Sabine County Reporter 8 May 2002 Class of 1947 Members of the class of 1947 attending the (Hemphill High School) reunion included, from left, front; Norman Ener, Alice Procell, Elouise (Armstrong) McLemore, Nan Carol (Harvey) Kirbow, Joyce (Davidson) Winkle and Lillie Faye (Horne) Bennefield; (center): Frances (Woods) Trapp, Kathleen (Harris) White, Ann (Maund) McClain and La Vern (Halbert) Roberts; and back; Paul Beauchamp, Conald Glover, Curtis Killion, Joe Lynn Whittlesey, King Davidson, Millard Jordan, John Parker and J.C. Click. Not pictured: Bessie Lou (Coussons) Neal and Earline (Polk) Brown. The October 8, 2008 issue of the Sabine County Reported noted that she had been the director of the Vergie Speights Memorial Jailhouse Library and Musuem for the past five years. She had taught English and Spanish for 33 years at Hemphill High School prior to her retirement. Kathleen Edith White, 86, of the Gravelhill Community, Sabine County, Texas, passed away Saturday morning in her home. She was born in Sabine County to Judge Noble and Nettie Arthur Harris. Mrs. White held a Masters Degree from Stephen F. Austin University, and spent her life teaching. She taught in the Hemphill Independent School District for over 50 years, and held classes in several other schools and colleges. Mrs. White was a lifetime member of the Gravelhill Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, holding several offices in the Church, a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and the National Honor Society. Mrs. White is survived by her sons: Michael A. White of Killeen, Drew N. White and wife Vicky of Hemphill, Keven White and wife Veronica of Hemphill, seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren, her brother Robert "Bobby" Harris and wife Laverne of Geneva. She is preceded in death by her husband Tommy White, her brother Jackie Harris, her grandson J.T. White and great grandson Ryder Griffin. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Monday, January 18, 2016, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 4:00 pm, Tuesday, January 19, 2016, in the Gravelhill Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Gravelhill Cemetery. Copied from the Starr Funeral Home Website Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 20, 2016, Page 10
  Person ID	I703	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Judge Noble Harris,   b. 6 Oct 1907, Sabine County, Texas d. 6 Oct 1934, Nacogdoches County, Texas (Age 27 years)
  Mother	Nettie Arthur,   b. 10 Jan 1910, Sabine Parish, Louisiana d. 27 Feb 2003, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	6 Oct 1928  [3]
  Family ID	F534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Albert White, Jr.,   b. 1 Jul 1927, Sabine County, Texas d. 5 Oct 2004, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	28 Feb 1952	Bronson, Sabine County, Texas   [4, 5]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Jul 1929 - Geneva, Sabine County, Texas Marriage - 28 Feb 1952 - Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Death - 16 Jan 2016 - Gravel Hill Community, Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972. [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 20, 2016, Page 10 (Reliability: 3). [S1696] Ancestry.com - Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database online]. [S463] White, Charlie-Family Researcher DESCENDANTS OF EDWARD WHITE. [S1105] McDaniel, Robert Cecil "In Search of Blue Water" (Published by Author, 1988, Library of Congress Card #88-92359), p. 141 (Reliability: 3).