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James Rushing Williams

Male 1927 - 1995  (68 years)


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  • Name James Rushing Williams  [1
    Birth 14 Apr 1927  Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Dec 1995  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 19 Dec 1995  Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • The Sabine County Reporter
      December 20, 1995, Page 10

      Rushing Williams

      James Rushing Williams, 68, of Milam died at 11:05 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, 1995, at Hemphill Care Center.

      A longtime resident of the Milam area, he was born April 14, 1927, in Shelby County as son of the late James William and Nancy (Hatton) Williams. Williams, a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, was a retired millwright at Temple-Inland Pineland Operations and a member of Camp Springs Baptist Church.

      Survivors: wife, Hattie Williams of Milam; two daughters, Brenda Horton of Hemphill and Debbie Smith of Jasper; two sons, Ronnie Williams of Milam and Jimbo Williams of Center; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

      Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. W. Clarence Howell and Bro. Vance R. Purtell officiating. Interment was at Gravelhill Cemetery in Sabine County.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2009)
    Person ID I25991  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Hattie Jean McCauley,   b. 9 Dec 1930, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 2013, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 22 Feb 1946  Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Patricia Gale Williams,   b. 21 Nov 1947, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1985 (Age 37 years)
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Debra"Debbie" Jean Williams,   b. 16 May 1955, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1998 (Age 43 years)
     5. Living
     6. Living
    Family ID F8637  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Jun 2009 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Apr 1927 - Shelby County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Feb 1946 - Shelby County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Dec 1995 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 19 Dec 1995 - Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine 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 20, 1995, Page 10 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S43] Website "www.shelbycountytexashistory.org".