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Peggy Ann Coussons

Female 1936 - 2021  (85 years)


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  • Name Peggy Ann Coussons  [1
    Birth 11 Jul 1936  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 28 Nov 2021  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Sabine County Reporter
      August 28, 2013, Page 7

      Reunion

      Hemphill High School's Class of 1953 held their Sixtieth class reunion on July 27, at Hemphill Garden Center. Attending were Douglas Butler, Maxie Poye, Eddie Toole, Buddy Pratt, Robert Davis, Shorty Denman, Shirley SMITH Williams. Ann Pratt Click, Shirley Procell Marsh, Shirley Wiltshire Stanton, Christine Vickers Lewing, Patsy Hogan Vrooman, Freddie Shooley Shauer, Carolyn Denman, Tina Butler, Reba Clark Barnett, Peggy Coussons Duke and Chris Lewing.

      Obituary

      Peggy Ann Coussons Duke, 85, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021 at her residence.

      Peggy was born July 11, 1936 in Hemphill to Ersel and Novie Ada Pratt Coussons. She was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and a graduate of the Hemphill High School Class of 1954. She worked as a nurse's assistant for many years and was active in the First Baptist Church, including vacation bible school. She loved to work with the elderly. Peggy had a green thumb and was best known for the ferns on her front porch and she believed in the phrase "Gift of Hospitality, unconditional love and nurturing".

      She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell E. Duke and daughter, Myra Duke Clindaniel.

      She is survived by her daughters, Cindy Duke Cobia of Austin and Megan Russek and husband, Eric, of League City; sister-in-law, Lorraine Coussons of Nacogdoches; grandchildren, Cara Westbrook, Jacie Cobia, Ricky Cobia and wife, Courtney, Madalyn Russek, Josh Russek and Hannah Russek; and great grandchild, Alex Freeman.

      Graveside services will begin at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 30, 2021 in Hemphill Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating.

      Condolences can be made and guest book may be signed online at starrfuneralhome.com.

      GRAVESIDE SERVICE
      HEMPHILL CEMETERY
      Tuesday, November 30, 2021
      10:00 AM
      Email Details

      Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home

      Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, December 1, 2021, page 7
    Person ID I42280  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2022 

    Father William Ersell Coussons,   b. 3 Jul 1898, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1960, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Novie Ada Pratt,   b. 18 Sep 1902, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1970 (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage Y  [2
    Family ID F3447  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Russell Eugene Duke,   b. 27 Jun 1930, Emmet, Nevada County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 2005, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage Y  [3
    Family ID F14470  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Jul 1936 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Nov 2021 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, 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. [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.

    3. [S1060] entry for GM8D-K96. (Reliability: 3).