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Leslie Carlton Pridgeon

Male 1921 - 1995  (73 years)


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  • Name Leslie Carlton Pridgeon  [1
    Birth 10 Dec 1921  Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Apr 1995  Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 19 Apr 1995  Cochran Cemetery, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Sabine County Reporter
      April 26, 1995, Page 12

      Rev. Leslie Pridgeon

      Rev. Leslie Pridgeon, 73, of Zavalla died Sunday, April 16, 1995, at Memorial Medical Center of East Texas in Lufkin.

      Rev. Pridgeon was a native of Gilmer and had lived in Zavalla eight years. he was a retired director of Child Evangelism Fellowship.

      Surivivors: wife, Wanda Pridgeon of Zavalla; a son; a daughter; two brothers; and a sister.

      Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lakewood Baptist Church near Zavalla. Interment followed at the Cochran Cemetery.

      Services were handled by Riley Funeral Home in Woodville.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2009)

      The Military Marker on his Find a Grave page shows he was a Sgt US Army World War II

      Family Search shows him as a son of James Alonzo Pridgeon and Alice Josephine Beasley.
    Person ID I33787  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2024 

    Family Wanda Faye Smith,   b. 11 Nov 1936, Pecan Gap, Delta County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 2011, Huntington, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1957 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Leslie David Pridgeon,   b. 25 Sep 1962, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1974, Parker County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 11 years)
     3. Living
    Family ID F10727  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2009 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Dec 1921 - Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Apr 1995 - Lufkin, Angelina 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.), April 26, 1995, Page 12 (Reliability: 3).