Robert Cecil McDaniel

1915 - 2005  (90 years)

• Name	Robert Cecil McDaniel  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	19 Mar 1915	Six Mile Community, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Nov 2005	Longview, Gregg County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Burial	Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Notes	In his autobiography, "In Search of Blue Water", he writes that he was born on his parents 154 acre homestead, delivered by Dr. C. F. Smith, his Uncle by marriage. The house in which he was born and grew up in was probably built not long after the Civil War, and during his early years faced south toward Six Mile Creek. He passed the state teachers exam in 1935, thought he never taught school. After taking courses at the Chenier Business and Radio College in Beaumont, he worked for W. E. Coussons in Hemphill at his department store on the Hemphill Courthouse square. US Army career serviceman, Chief Warrant Officer, W4, May 5, 1941 to May 1, 1962, served in the Philippines, Okinawa, Marshall Islands, and Canal Zone, awarded the Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters. After his retirement from the army, he worked for the Texas Employment Commission in Orange. Robert Cecil McDaniel Robert Cecil McDaniel died on the 23rd day of November, 2005 at 90 years of age. Cecil was born on March 19, 1915 in Sabine County, Texas in the community of Six Mile. Sabine County has been the home of his ancestors since 1850 when Cecil's great grandfather settled in the community later to be known as Fairdale in the Southeastern part of Sabine County, Texas. He entered the United States Army on May 5, 1941 and retired from service after having served in both World War II and the Korean Conflict. He served in the Philippines, Okinawa, Panama, and with the Army task groups in the Marshall Islands, South Pacific, which participated in the first hydrogen bomb test. He also served six years in the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., in the Office of the Adjutant General, U.S. Army. After retiring from the military, Cecil and his wife, Loye Winona White McDaniel, returned to Sabine County. It was during this time that Cecil's love for writing, his family and the people of Sabine County resulted in his authoring 12 books, including a book of poetry and prose, When the Moon was on the Rise, an autobiography, In Search of Blue Water, a book of short essays, Come Smile with Me, and nine historical books: Citizen-Soldiers of Sabine County, Texas 1812-1991; Sabine County, Texas: The First One-Hundred and Fifty Years 1836-1986; Hemphill High School, Sabine County, Texas: The First Seventy-Eight Years 1911-1989; The 1900 Census of Sabine County, Texas; The 1920 Census of Sabine County, Texas; and A Pictorial History of Sabine County, Texas (Vols. I, II, III, and IV). In addition to being an author, Cecil was an artist. His paintings most often depict valleys of bluebonnets and other landscapes. Robert Cecil McDaniel was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Loye Winona White McDaniel of the Gravel Hill community near Hemphill, Texas (born October 30, 1919 - died December 4, 2002), grandson, Stephen White McDaniel, II, parents, Ruben Sim McDaniel and Winifred Caroline Broach McDaniel, and brothers, Ruben Sim (R.S.) McDaniel, Jr., Norman Broach McDaniel, and Kenneth Smith McDaniel. He is survived by his sons, Dwight Patrick McDaniel and Stephen White McDaniel, daughters-in-law, Patricia Ann Tweten McDaniel and Marcia Sue Burlison McDaniel, and grandchildren, Harper Longstreet McDaniel and Erin Colleen McDaniel. To his family, he will be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather, and also as an artist, poet and historian of Sabine County. "A God who formed me from the clay, Then gave to me the sweet light of day, And one faith, one hope, one soul sure, Imperfect yes, but through Him made pure." (From: When the Moon was on the Rise - "Treasures", page 98) Visitation will be from 4:00p.m. to 9:00p.m., Sunday evening, November 27th, at Starr Funeral Home, Hemphill, Texas. The Funeral Service will be held at 1:00p.m., Monday, November 28th, at First Baptist Church Hemphill, Texas with the burial following in the Oak Hill Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home. Starr Funeral Home Hemphill, TX (409) 787-3331 (Research): Census Listings: 1940 Census Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill JP 1 Enumerated April 13, 1940 SD 42-3 ED 202-1 Sheet 5B 100 Coussons, Pole M Head m W 55 M Tx Same House Realtor Private Work Coussons, Carie Wf F W 48 M Tx Same House Coussons, William T. (ab) Son M W 22 S Tx Same House Coussons, Joy (ab) Dtr F W 20 S Tx Same House Coussons, Yvonne (ab) Dtr F W 18 S Tx Same House Coussons, Bobbie Joe Son F W 9 S Tx Same House McDaniel, Robert C Lodger M W 24 S Tx Same House Salesman Gen merch Store
  Person ID	I4048	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Rubin Sim McDaniel, Sr.,   b. 12 Feb 1886, Bayou Community, Sabine County, Texas d. 5 Dec 1973, Angelina County, Texas (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Caroline Winifred "Winnie" Broach,   b. 2 Jan 1886, Texas d. 4 Aug 1943, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	11 Dec 1907	Crawford, McLennan County, Texas   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F2273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Loye Winona White,   b. 30 Oct 1919, Sabine County, Texas d. 4 Dec 2002, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	4 Mar 1942	Bronson, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 7]
  	In his autobiography, Robert Cecil McDaniel writes that while stationed at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, he "obtained a three-day pass, and went home by Greyhound bus. On the following day, Loye and I went to a doctor in San Augustine, and obtained the necessary blood test required before marriage. (The doctor performed this test free because I was in uniform). We then purchased our marriage license in the County Clerk's office in San Augusitne and were married at 11 a.m. on March 4, 1942, by Pastor Noel Hammock, a Baptist minister in his home in Bronson, Texas. The only witness was his wife. Pastor Hammock was an old friend who had been raised in the Bayou Community. As we were leaving Loye's home to get married, I officially notified her parents. Of course they were expecting it, for I imagine that Loye had already broken the news privately." He added that Mr. White called Loye aside and gave her a signed, blank check and told her to buy "whatever she needed." Loye recalled that she bought a pair of hose and a white slip and that the check was filled out for $4.95. Not many parents these days can lose a daughter, or gain a son-in-law, for that price.
  Children	1. Living   2. Dwight Patrick McDaniel,   b. 10 Jun 1950, Fort Sam Houston, Bexar County, Texas d. 9 Feb 2006, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F1336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Mar 1915 - Six Mile Community, Sabine County, Texas Marriage - 4 Mar 1942 - Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Death - 23 Nov 2005 - Longview, Gregg County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  McDaniel, Chief Warrant Officer Robert Cecil ca 1959 On the right are Robert and his wife, Loye (McDaniel) at the HQ Caribbean Command, Canal Zone, 1959, with fellow officers at a change of station ceremony

  
  

• Sources

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