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Wilburn Kennon Birdwell

Male 1930 - 2008  (77 years)


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  • Name Wilburn Kennon Birdwell  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 10 Oct 1930  San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Mar 2008  Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial 31 Mar 2008  Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Sabine County Reporter
      April 2, 2008
      Page 13

      Kennon Birdwell

      Kennon Birdwell, 77, of San Augustine County, died Friday, March 28, 2008, at a Lufkin hospital.

      Born Oct. 10, 1930, in San Augustine County as a son of the late Florence (Hardy) and Enlow Birdwell, he was a longtime resident of San Augustine County. Birdwell was a farmer/rancher and member of Rosevine United Pentecostal Church.

      He is survived by his wife, Pauline (Oliver) Birdwell of San Augustine County; sons, Kenneth Wayne Birdwell and wife Debbie, Michael Enlow Birdwell, Marlon Odessa Birdwell and wife Karen, and Doyle Dwayne Birdwell, all of San Augustine; grandchildren, Keven Wayne Birdwell and wife Katie of Denton and Kimberly Rene' Tarver and husband Burl, Kellie LeAnn Birdwell, Steven Michael Birdwell, Christopher Lee Birdwell, Rebekah Nicole Birdwell, Samuel Luke Birdwell, Shelby Danielle Birdwell, and Brooke Bailey Birdwell, all of San Augustine; a great-grandson, Brandon Keith Tarver of San Augustine; brothers, Winfred Birdwell and wife Vivian and Carl O. Birdwell and wife Helen, all of San Augustine; and sisters, Bertha Mae McMurry of San Augustine, Ruby Murphy of Willow, Alaska, Margie Nell Hildebrandt of Orangefield, and Blanche "Sissy" Neal and husband Gail of McKinney.

      He was preceded in death by his brothers, Norman Birdwell and Steven Birdwell; and sisters, Audrey Drawhorn and Mattie Lou Breaux.

      Funeral services were held March 31 at Rosevine United Pentocostal Church in Rosevine with Pastor Gordon Simmons and Bro. Glenn D. Morton officiating. Interment followed at Chinquapin Cemetery in San Augustine County.

      Services were under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine. Online obituary and condolences available at www.timeformemory.com/wymanroberts.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2008)
    Person ID I26266  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 Aug 2022 

    Father Enlow Cornelius Birdwell,   b. 6 Jan 1902, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1974, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Florence Lucinda Hardy,   b. 18 Oct 1895, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1990, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jan 1918  San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F8704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pauline Oliver,   b. 7 Mar 1936, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 2016, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 26 Feb 1954  San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Kenneth Wayne Birdwell,   b. 2 Feb 1960, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 2024 (Age 64 years)
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Family ID F10025  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Oct 1930 - San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Feb 1954 - San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Mar 2008 - Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 31 Mar 2008 - Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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.).

    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.), April 2, 2008, Page 13 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [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.), Obituary of brother, Noman T. Birdwell, published 18 Nov 2004 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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 4, 2011, Page 11, obituary for Bertha Mae McMurry (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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.), Memorial ID 19261689 (Reliability: 3).