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Melba Louise Laverne Williams

Female 1940 - 2010  (70 years)


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  • Name Melba Louise Laverne Williams  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 7 Aug 1940  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Female 
    Death 25 Dec 2010  Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Weeks Chapel Cemetery, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • In the 1996 obituary of her mother, Alma Lee Williams, she was listed as Melba STANGE of Brookeland.

      The Sabine County Reporter
      December 29, 2010, page 16

      Melba Laverne Medley

      Melba Laverne Medley, 70, died suddenly in her home in Brookeland Saturday night, December 25, 2010. She was born in Kirbyville to Clarence Cledoth and Alma Lee Dryden Williams and had lived in Brookeland for 32 years, moving there from Jasper.

      Mrs. Medley is survived by sons, Glenn Smith and Jerry Keith Smith, both of Brookeland, Robert Lee Medley of Bryan, and Stephen Medley of Alabama; daughter, Melba Alicia Medley of Victoria; brother, James Cledoth Williams of Jasper, sisters, Marjorie Y'Barbo of Kirbyville, Linda Whitton of Jasper, Brenda Ward of of Buna and Jo Ann Williams of Cushing. She is also survived by a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

      Mrs. Medley was preceded in death by sons, Clyde Cledoth Smith and Joseph Edward Medley.

      Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 28 in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel in Hemphill. Burial followed in the Weeks Chapel Cemetery in Newton County.

      Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill. Online condolences may be posted at www.starrfuneralhome.com.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2011)

      Note: A page 1 article, titled "Christmas Day Tragedy," noted that Medley, who was disabled and relied on a wheelchair for mobility, died in a house fire. Firefighters believe the fire may have begun in the living room, where numerous space heaters were located.
    Person ID I36850  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Clarence Cledoth Williams,   b. 23 Feb 1916, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1984, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Alma Lee Dryden,   b. 11 Oct 1921, Almadane, Vernon Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1996, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 2 Oct 1939  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F11350  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Living 
    Children 
     1. Clyde Cledoth Smith,   b. 12 May 1956, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F11351  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2011 

    Family 2 Living 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Edward Medley,   b. 10 Jan 1964   d. 17 Jan 2008, Corrigan, Polk County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F11352  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Aug 1940 - Newton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Dec 2010 - Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Weeks Chapel Cemetery, Newton 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 29, 2010, page 16, shown as Melba Laverne versus Melba Louise (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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.), Instead lists her name as Melba Louise, as does on of the birth index listings for her children (Reliability: 3).

    3. [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.), October 2, 1996, Page 11, obituary of Alma Lee Williams (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.), December 29, 2010, page 16 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!).