Duvergn F. Smith

1914 - 2007  (92 years)

• Name	Duvergn F. Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	20 Sep 1914	Sabine County, Texas   [3, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Feb 2007	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Burial	Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [5]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter March 7, 2007, Page 11 Duvergn Smith Cordray Duvergn Smith Cordray, 92, of Hemphill died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007, at Hemphill Care Center in Hemphill. Mrs. Cordray was born Sept. 20, 1914, in Sabine County and was a lifelong resident of the county. She was the owner and operator of Cordray's Grocery for 45 years. She enjoyed singing in the choir, working in the yard with her flowers, and visiting her friends and the sick. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hemphill. She was preceded in death by her parents, E.B. (Ebb) and Lula P. (Ferguson) SMITH; husband, Joe CORDRAY, SR.; son Joe Cordray, Jr.; brothers, Alfred SMITH and Shine (Dalton) SMITH; and sisters, Susie McDANIEL and Velma RASH. Survivors: daughter, Betty Cordray BOYD and husband Carlos BOYD of Pineland; grandchildren, Tina CROCKER of Owasso, Oklahoma, and Brian BOYD of Lufkin; and great-grandchildren, Clay CROCKER and Colton CROCKER, both of Owasso. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 1, at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. I.W. Ferguson and Bro. T.A. Lane officiating. A poem was read by Pat CUNNINGHAM and interment followed at Hemphill City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Nolan FERGUSON, Lloyd CONN, Rodney CROCKER, Clay CROCKER, Colton CROCKER, Brian BOYD, and Thomas CORDRAY. Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)
  Person ID	I12938	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Eben B. "Ebb" Smith,   b. Abt 1878, Sabine County, Texas d. 1964 (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Lula Pearl Ferguson,   b. Abt 1887, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1909
  	Sabine County Reporter August 10, 2005 From "I Remember" by Mary Howell I remember Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Smith who had a grocery store in what is called Beanville. I remember going to his store on Saturday nights to get a Dixie cup of ice cream. Several of Mr. E.B. children and grandchildren followed in their father's footsteps and became store owners. Duvergn CORDRAY, Shine Smith, Velma RASH and Alfred Smith all ran local mom and pop businesses.
  Family ID	F3661	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joe Briant Cordray,   b. 18 Oct 1905, Texas d. 24 Jul 1966, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 60 years)
  Children	1. Joe Briant Cordray, Jr.,   b. 29 Apr 1935, Jasper County, Texas d. 6 Oct 1971, Sabine County, Texas (Age 36 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F9244	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2007

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Sep 1914 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 27 Feb 2007 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S110] Gomer, Robert Austin MEMORIES OF SABINE COUNTY (c. Helen Gomer Schluter, 1967). [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 33 (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.), March 7, 2007, Page 11 (Reliability: 3). [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 17 (Reliability: 3). [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.).