Arvena Boyett

1923 - 2008  (85 years)

• Name	Arvena Boyett  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	7 Aug 1923	San Augustine County, Texas   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	25 Nov 2008	Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	29 Nov 2008	Garden Of Memories Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	San Augustine Tribune 16 May 2002 Class of 42 The Class of 1942, graduates of Broaddus School held their 60th Class Reunion on April 27, 2002 at Luby's Cafeteria in Lufkin, Texas. Pictured from l to r are: Norma Williams Drewery, Douglas Bryan, Gladys Williams Arnold, Arvena Boyett Powell, Elaine Mott Corley and Ira Steptoe Harvey. Seated from l to r: Emma Mott Corley and Alice Coleman McFadden. Classmates not in attendance were: Margie Wise Stringer, Larry Lacy, Johnnie Dial Wells and Helen Corley Roland. The Sabine County Reporter December 3, 2008, Page 9 Arvena Powell Arvena Powell, 85, of Lufkin died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, at a Lufkin hospital. Mrs. Powell was born Aug. 7, 1923, in San Augustine County as a daughter of the late Ora Mae (Griffin) and Nelson Boyett. She was one of the organizers of Hospice in the Pines. Survivors: daughters and sons-in-law, Pat and Grayson EVANS of Evergreen, CO, Peggy and Craig REYNOLDS of Fairhope, AL, and Penny BING of Hawkins; step-daughters and sons-in-law, Tina and Rodney LONG of Andrews and Sharla and Charles KIRKLIGHTER of Channelview; sisters, Erma HUNT of Hudson and Edna MACHANN of Zavalla; brothers, Hubert BEARD of Huntington, James BEARD of Houston, Paul BEARD of Port Arthur, Lon BEARD of Anaheim, CA, Oscar BEARD of College Station, and Raymon BEARD of Atlanta, GA; 17 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Powell was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Roston POWELL. Funeral services were held Nov. 29 at Gipson's Funeral Home chapel in Lufkin with Bro. Jacob Fitzgerald officiating. Interment followed at Garden of Memories in Angelina County. Memorials may be made to Hospice in the Pines, 116 S. Raguet, Lufkin, TX 75904. Services are under the direction of Gipson's Funeral Home. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2008)
  Person ID	I7472	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William Nelson Boyett,   b. 6 May 1895, Sabine County, Texas d. 9 Mar 1926, Sabine County, Texas (Age 30 years)
  Mother	Ora Mae Griffin,   b. 27 Jun 1902, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 24 Sep 1968, Angelina County, Texas (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1922
  Family ID	F3627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F11203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Jack Roston Powell,   b. 9 Jan 1932   d. 20 Jul 2004, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	17 Sep 1971	Angelina County, Texas   [4]
  	Jack R Powell Gender Male Marriage Date 17 Sep 1971 Estimated birth year abt 1932 Age 39 Spouse Arvena M Boyett Spouse gender Female Spouse Est Birth Year abt 1923 Spouse Age 48 Marriage County Angelina Marriage State Texas Source Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002
  Family ID	F11204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Aug 1923 - San Augustine County, Texas Marriage - 17 Sep 1971 - Angelina County, Texas Death - 25 Nov 2008 - Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Burial - 29 Nov 2008 - Garden Of Memories Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of Jemimah Amazie Vardeman White (Compiled by Christy Flynn). [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 3, 2008, Page 9 (Reliability: 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.), October 22, 1997, Page 14, obituary of Ernest Johnny Beard (Reliability: 3). [S1352] Ancestry.com - Texas Marriage Collections, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 [database online].