Ira Bell Drawhorn, Jr.

Abt 1920 - 2011  (91 years)

• Name	Ira Bell Drawhorn  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	Abt 1920	Sexton, Sabine County, Texas   [2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Jan 2011	Nacogdoches County, Texas   [4]
  Burial	15 Jan 2011	Drawhorn Family Cemetery, Chinquapin, San Augustine County, Texas   [4]
  Notes	Obituary Ira Bell Drawhorn, 91, passed away in the Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital after an illness. He was born in Sexton, TX, to Ira and Rosa Meeks Drawhorn and has lived in Sabine and San Augustine Counties all his life. Ira was a carpenter and farmer leaving school at an early age to farm and support his family. Mr. Drawhorn is survived by six daughters: Naomi Sharpton and Glenda Walker both of Bronson, Dorthy Woodruff of Houston, B.Gail Drawhorn of Bronson, Evely Weeks of Jasper, and Juanita Ward of Bronson; sister Juanita Cortright of San Antonio and sister Dorothy Cindric of Canton, Ohio, one brother Joe Parker of Houston, thirteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Audrey L. Drawhorn; daughter,Rosa Louise; brothers, Curtis Leroy "Buck" Drawhorn and Donnie Drawhorn; and sister, Eva Drawhorn Springer. A celebration of life was held at 11:00 am, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in the Drawhorn Family Cemetery in the Chinquapin Community. Pallbearers were Joshua Brown, David J. Brown, Joey Brown, Stephen Brown, R.W. Walker, Matthew Drawhorn, Benjamin Drawhorn, and Manuel Rodriguez. Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill. Online condolences may be posted at www.starrfuneralhome.com (Updated obituary from the Starr Funeral Home website, which superseded the original as originally published in the Sabine County Reporter January 19, 2011, revised version republished in the Sabine County Reporter on February 2, 2011).
  Person ID	I34068	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Ira Bell Drawhorn, Sr.,   b. 19 Nov 1896, Texas d. 16 Oct 1980, Sabine County, Texas (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Rosa "Rosie" Lee Meeks,   b. Dec 1898, Texas d. 30 Oct 1934 (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1918	San Augustine County, Texas   [1, 5]
  Family ID	F10802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Audrey Lee Birdwell,   b. 29 Sep 1921, San Augustine County, Texas d. 2 Dec 2000, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1943	San Augustine County, Texas
  	Marriage information from http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsanaug/marriages/Bibens-Bryley.pdf Said to be recorded in the San Augustine County, Texas Marriage Book 9, Page 435
  Children	1. Rosie Louise Drawhorn,   b. 6 Dec 1946, San Augustine County, Texas d. 7 Jan 1947, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 0 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Dorothy Lee Drawhorn,   b. 19 Aug 1952, San Augustine County, Texas d. 11 Dec 2018, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 66 years)   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living
  Family ID	F10803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1920 - Sexton, Sabine County, Texas Marriage - 15 Oct 1943 - San Augustine County, Texas Death - 12 Jan 2011 - Nacogdoches County, Texas Burial - 15 Jan 2011 - Drawhorn Family Cemetery, Chinquapin, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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