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Ona Lee Counts

Female 1942 - 2020  (77 years)


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  • Name Ona Lee Counts  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 13 Oct 1942  Rusk County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Death 19 Jan 2020  Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Burial Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • Ona Lee Felts, 77, of Hemphill, Texas passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Memorial Hospital in Nacogdoches, Texas.

      Ona was born in Geneva, Texas on October 13, 1942 to Charles Bradford Counts and Elsie Lillian Anders. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother and she dearly loved spending time with her family.

      She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Ronnie Felts of Hemphill, Texas; sons, Richard Felts and wife, Krissy, of Hemphill, Texas; daughter, Maria Angela Wood and husband, James, of Hemphill, Texas; sister Crista Gibbs of Geneva, Texas; grandchildren, Bradford Davis Felts of Hemphill, Texas, Tony Wood and wife, Amanda, of Pineland, Texas, Crystal Dubose and husband, Matt, of Newton, Texas, Justin Wood and wife, Ashley, of Hemphill, Texas, Joshua Felts and wife, Rebecca, of Hemphill, Texas, Micah Wood and wife, Regan, of Nacogdoches, Texas, Andrew Wood of Lake Charles, Lee Fowler and wife, Ashley, of Milam, Texas, Amber Lewis and husband, Willie, of Jasper, Texas, Brandon Smith, Hailley Byrd and husband, Korey, Alissa Craig, Summer Craig, Chanda Pattillo and husband, Drew, of Rosevine; great- grandchildren, Dhalton, Aubrie, Bryan, Cecily, Garet, Dylan, Averiann, Austin, Zach, Easton, Cason, Rowdy, Blake, Ashtynn, Chace, Eli, Clara, Justis, Brayden, Kane, Carmen, Jermiah, Gus, Katie, Haylee, and Carson.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Rebecca Felts; and granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth Felts.

      Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday, January 20, 2020 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas.

      Funeral Services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas with Bro. Buddy Pratt officiating.

      Burial will follow in Harpers Chapel Cemetery in Hemphill, Texas with Tony Wood, Justin Wood, Joshua Felts, Micah Wood, Lee Fowler, Andrew Wood, and Brad Felts serving as pallbearers. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be her great grandchildren.

      Condolences may be left and guestbook may be signed at www.starrfuneralhome.com

      (Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 22, 2020, page 5)
    Person ID I25916  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2021 

    Father Charles B. "C. B." Counts,   b. 8 Dec 1914, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1994, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Elsie Lillian Anders,   b. 6 Sep 1920, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1999, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1942 
    Family ID F11528  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Rebecca "Becky" Lynn Felts,   b. 20 Jun 1963, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 2011, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
    Family ID F8616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2021 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Oct 1942 - Rusk County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Jan 2020 - Nacogdoches County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S342] San Augustine Tribune, weekly, 807 E. Columbia, San Augustine, TX, (San Augustine Tribune, USPS No. 479-040, Published every Thursday at 807 E. Columbia St., San Augustine, Texas 75972 Stephen Hays & Arlan Hays, Publishers. Postmaster: Change of Address notice should be made at P.O. Box 539, San Augustine, Texas 75972. The Tribune is a continuation of the Texas Chronicle moved from Galveston to San Augustine in 1837 and published as the Redlander.), Thursday, March 22, 2007, page 10, obituary of Sarah Elizabeth Felts (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S342] San Augustine Tribune, weekly, 807 E. Columbia, San Augustine, TX, (San Augustine Tribune, USPS No. 479-040, Published every Thursday at 807 E. Columbia St., San Augustine, Texas 75972 Stephen Hays & Arlan Hays, Publishers. Postmaster: Change of Address notice should be made at P.O. Box 539, San Augustine, Texas 75972. The Tribune is a continuation of the Texas Chronicle moved from Galveston to San Augustine in 1837 and published as the Redlander.), August 19, 1999, page 7, obituary of Elsie Lillian McGown (Reliability: 3).

    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.), June 8, 2011, page 16, obituary of Rebecca Lynn Felts (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.), shown as Ora Lee Counts (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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 22, 2020, page 5 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.).