Living

Living married Gay Lynn Maxey Gay (daughter of Preston Henry Maxey and Dixie Bell Ferguson) was born on 7 Mar 1939 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Nov 2018 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in King Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary

Gay Lynn Maxey died Sunday November 18, 2018 at CHI St Luke's Hospital in Lufkin. She was born March 7, 1939 in Milam, Texas and was 79 years of age.

Gay Lynn was a homemaker, a member of the Rosevine Church of God and a past member of the VFW ladies auxillary.

She is survived by her daughters Beverly Bishop and her husband Bud of Ft Worth, Tammie King and her husband George of Old Sabine Town and Trina Sepulvado and her husband Robert of Many, LA, also her brother Rufus Maxey of Hemphill and her sister Janice Daniels of Nederland, TX.

There will be a visitation of family and friends Tuesday from 4:30 pm until 8 pm at Starr Funeral Home and her funeral service will be at 12 Noon Wednesday at Starr Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at King Cemetery. Guest book may be signed and condolences may be left at www.starrfuneralhome.com

Copied from Starr Funeral Home
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, November 28, 2018, Page 8

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Census Listings:

1940 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 9 Apr 1940
SD 42-2 ED 202-6 Sheet 2B
43-R
Maxey, Preston H Head M W 27 M La Same Place Teamster Logging
Maxey, Dixie B Wf F W 27 M Tx Same Place
Maxey, Mildred J Dtr F W 4 S
Maxey, Rhuper H Son M W 2 S
Maxey, Gay Lynn Dtr F W 1

Preston + Dixie Bell Ferguson. Dixie (daughter of George Kellie Ferguson and Mattie Martha Wiggins) was born on 6 Sep 1913 in Bunker Hill, Jasper County, Texas; died on 19 Nov 2003 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in King Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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His Texas Death Certificate shows him as a son of Richard MAXEY and Mattie TURNLEY of Louisiana. Informant was E. E. Maxey. He was shown as a retired farmer.

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Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP One, East Mayfield Town
Enumerated 3 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 2B
Hemphill Bronson Road
14-33-36
Maxey, Houston Head M W 34 M La La La Laborer Lumber Mill
Maxey, Viola Wf F W 33 M La Ala La
Maxey, Valery V Son M W 10 S La La La
Maxey, Elgin E Son M W 9 S La La La
Maxey, Preston Son M W 6 S La La La
Maxey, Rufus J. Son M W 4 8/12 S La La La
Maxey, Clifton Son M W 2 11/12 S La La La

Leroy + Dicie Viola Driggers. Dicie was born on 7 Oct 1885 in Louisiana; died on 8 Jan 1959 in Newton, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Halbert Cemetery (Joel Halbert Cemetery / Fox Hill Cemetery), Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her Texas Death certificate shows her as a daughter of Charlie DRIGGERS and Nancy GRAVES. The informant was Valery Maxey. She was listed as a housewife and mother.

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His Texas Death Certificate shows he was a farmer, and the son of Jim Ferguson and Amanda Pace.

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Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr. 2
Enumerated 18 Apr 1930
ED 202-4 SD 19 Sheets 5A and 5B
91-104
Ferguson, Kellie G Head M W 43 M 23 Tx Tx Tx Team foreman Temple Lumber co
Ferguson, Mattie Wf F W 42 M 21 Tx La La
Ferguson, Dixie B Dtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Ferguson, Gay J Son m W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Ferguson, Opal K Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx

George married Mattie Martha Wiggins about 1910. Mattie was born on 8 Oct 1881 in Texas; died on 13 Sep 1963; was buried in King Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]