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James "Jimmy" Ross Vickers

Male 1943 - 2019  (75 years)


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  • Name James "Jimmy" Ross Vickers  [1, 2
    Nickname Jimmy 
    Birth 19 Jul 1943  Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 29 Mar 2019  Longview, Gregg County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Vance E. Vickers Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • James "Jimmy" Ross Vickers, 75, of Milam, Texas passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at Summer Meadows Nursing Home in Longview, Texas.

      Jimmy was born July 19, 1943 in Center, Texas to Ross Evans Vickers and Paunee Lord Vickers.

      He was a graduate of Hemphill High School and later earned his Masters Degree at Stephen F. Austin State University.

      He also served his country as a member of the Army National Guard. He was a lifelong resident of Sabine County.

      Jimmy was an educator for the Joaquin Independent School District for many years and was a member of many organizations including the Frank Sexton Masonic Lodge in Milam; the Sons of the Republic of Texas; and held a Doctorate of Domino Science. He was a longtime member of New Hope Baptist Church.

      He is survived by his sons, Mike Vickers of Shelbyville, Texas, Vance Vickers and wife, Johanna, of Sexton, Texas, Rodolfo Martinez of Slidell, Louisiana, and Edgar Martinez of Martinsville, Texas; daughter, Debbie Terry and husband, Cooper, of Longview, Texas; brother, Vance Vickers and wife, Juanice, of The Woodlands, Texas; sisters, Betsy Cox and husband, George, of Milam, Texas and Susie Clark and husband, Jimmy, also of Milam; and eleven grandchildren, Collin, Connor, Carsen, Logan, Caleb, Laney, Cooper, Carter, Lawson, Tristan, and Tatom.

      He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Vickers, and his daughter-in-law, Crystal Vickers.

      Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas.

      Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 1, 2019 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ronnie Wheeler officiating and Ross Vickers delivering the eulogy.

      Burial will follow services in Vickers Cemetery located in Milam, Texas.

      Serving as pallbearers are Ronald Barlow, Mike Vickers, Vance Vickers, Victor Sheppard, Collin Vickers, Connor Terry, Logan Vickers, and Caleb Terry.

      Memorial contributions can be made to the Jimmy Vickers Memorial Scholarship Fund at Shelby Savings Bank.

      You may leave online condolences at starrfuneralhome.com.

      Copied from the Starr Funeral Home website. Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, April 3, 2019, page 8
    Person ID I34358  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2023 

    Father Ross Evans Vickers,   b. 3 Dec 1911, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1994, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Blanche Paunee Lord,   b. 25 Oct 1915   d. 14 Aug 1993 (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1943  [3
    Family ID F10871  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Ann Lawson,   b. 7 Dec 1950, Center, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 2016, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1970  [4
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F14201  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Jul 1943 - Shelby County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Mar 2019 - Longview, Gregg County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Vance E. Vickers Cemetery, Sabine 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 3, 2019, Page 8 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [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.), # 35249215 and # 35249201 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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 171320195 (Reliability: 3).