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Ferrell Levi Smith, Sr.

Male 1914 - 1996  (81 years)


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  • Name Ferrell Levi Smith  [1, 2, 3
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 21 Dec 1914  Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Dec 1996  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Burial Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Notes 
    • The Sabine County Reporter
      December 18, 1996, Page 10

      Ferrell Levi Smith Sr.

      Ferrell Levi Smith Sr., 81, of Hemphill died Monday, Dec. 16, 1996, at Sabine County Hospital in Hemphill.

      Born Dec. 21, 1914, in Fairdale as a son of the late W. E. and Minnie Mozel (McDaniel) Smith, he had formerly lived in Kirbyville before returning to Sabine County 20 years ago. Smith, a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, was a member of the VFW Post #1 0351 and the Church of God. He was retired from the maintenance department of Kirbyville Independent School District.

      Survivors: wife, Audie Ray Smith of Hemphill; two sosns, Ferrell Levi Smith Jr. of Huntsville and William Dewayne "Bill" Smith of Hemphill; two granddaughters, Wendy Duncombe of Galveston and Cindy Smith of Huntsville; a sister, Sybil Smith of Hemphill; and a brother, Will Smith of Hemphill.

      Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Vance Purtell officiating. Interment will follow at Zion Hill Cemetery in Jasper County.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2011)
    Person ID I16004  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2019 

    Father William Edward Smith,   b. 23 Apr 1879, Survey Community, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1962, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Minnie Mozelle McDaniel,   b. 24 Nov 1879, Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1946, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jan 1900  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Family ID F6036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Audie Rae Matchett,   b. 25 Sep 1929, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 2016, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage Y  [1
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F6134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Dec 1914 - Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Dec 1996 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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 18, 1996, Page 10 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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 16, 2013, Page 12 Obituary of Sybil Smith (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 80514338 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 80514338, she instead shows Pine Hill Cemetery in Sabine County, but not photo of the tombstone is shown. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 49 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 78695234 (Reliability: 3).