Earnest Clifton "Buddy" Felts

1913 - 2002  (88 years)

• Name	Earnest Clifton "Buddy" Felts  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	Buddy
  Birth	8 Jun 1913	Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Mar 2002	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Burial	Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter 27 March 2002 Earnest C. "Buddy" Felts Services for Earnest C. "Buddy" Felts, 88, of Hemphill were held at 10 am Tuesday, March 26, 2002 at the Starr Funeral Home chapel in Hemphill with Pastor Sherry Z. Crenshaw and Pastor Fred Raney officiating. Interment followed at Hemphill City Cemetery. Felts was born June 8, 1913 in Sabine County and died at 2 am Sunday March 24, 2002 in Hemphill. He was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and a member of the Free Methodist Church. He was a retired truck drive for J.O. Toole. Survivors: wife, Dorothy Felts of Hemphill; sons and daughters-in-law , Ronnie and Ona Felts of Hemphill, Larry and Frances Felts of Lufkin, and Davis and Connie Felts of Hemphill; daughters and son-in-law, Janie* and Jimmy Emiston of Tyler and Vickie Felts** of Hemphill; a brother, Davis D. "Shay" Felts of Hemphill; sister, Eula Wood of Hemphill; 15 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. Starr Funeral Home Inc., Hemphill, directors. In White & Toole's, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, Davis Felts was not listed as a son of Earnest and Dorothy. However, Earnest's obituary (above) lists "son and daughter-in-law Davis and Connie Felts of Hemphill." *In White & Toole's, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, Carolyn Janie Felts was shown as married to Jimmie Strickland, and as the mother of Jimmy Strickland, Jr. She appears to have been remarried. ** In White & Toole's, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, Vicky Juanita Felts is shown as married to Reggie Cordray and as the mother of Todd and Timothy Cordray. She appears to have taken back her maiden name prior to his death.
  Person ID	I14249	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Walter Elbert Felts,   b. Abt 1889, Mississippi d. 20 Nov 1981, Sabine County, Texas (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Caroline "Lina" Gooch,   b. Abt 1890, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Marriage	10 Apr 1910	Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  Family ID	F5622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Jean Maund,   b. 22 Oct 1923, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 25 Apr 2009, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Carolyn Jane "Janie" Felts,   b. 17 Mar 1944, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 21 Jul 2004, Flint, Smith County, Texas (Age 60 years)   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F5614	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Jun 1913 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 24 Mar 2002 - 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

  [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.), May 1, 1996, Page 18, obituary of Lola B. Smith (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.), 27 March 2002 (Reliability: 3). [S434] Toole, Blanche "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" c. 1983, p 72 (Reliability: 3).