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Rubie Evelyn Burkett

Female 1927 - 2015  (87 years)


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  • Name Rubie Evelyn Burkett  [1
    Birth 21 Nov 1927  Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 12 Nov 2015  Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • Ruby Yates, age 87, of Jefferson, Texas, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, November 12, 2015, in a Dallas, Texas hospital.

      Ruby was born November 21, 1927, in Bronson, Texas, to E. B. and Lela Burkett. She was a homemaker, member of McLeod Tabernacle and loved spending time with family, sewing and reading. She was preceded in death by three brothers, E.L. Burkett, Gearld Burkett and Kenneth Burkett; three sisters, Idell Varnell, Laverne Burkett and Opal Walton.

      She is survived by her husband, Wade Yates of Jefferson, Texas; three children, Royce Yates and wife Judy of Shreveport, Louisiana, Brenda Yates of Houston, Texas, Gary Yates, Sr. and wife Darlene of McLeod, Texas; three sisters, Jean Windham of Houston, Texas, Verlene Daniels of Houston, Texas, Maxine Pate of Pineland, Texas; eight grandchildren; twenty-four great-grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.

      Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Sunday, November 15, 2015, at McLeod Tabernacle, under the direction of Hanner Funeral Service with Bro. J.P. Story officiating.

      Visitation will be Saturday, November 14, 2015 from 6 pm to 8 pm at McLeod Tabernacle.

      Interment will be in Good Exchange Cemetery.

      In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to McLeod Tabernacle Building Fund, P. O. Box 93, McLeod, Texas 75565.

      Copied from Find A Grave, via Family Search
    Person ID I38249  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2022 

    Father Elbert Scott "Britt" Burkett,   b. 10 Feb 1900, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1989, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Lela Gracie Pennington,   b. 11 Mar 1902, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1973, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 15 Dec 1919  Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Family ID F11690  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Nov 1927 - Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Louisiana, Webster Parish, Police Jury Ward 2 Enumerated 5 April 1930 ED 60-7 SD 1 Sheet 2A Stamped 147 43-33 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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.).

    3. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).