Billie Rose Birdwell

1931 - 2023  (92 years)

• Name	Billie Rose Birdwell  [1, 2]
  Birth	10 Mar 1931	Bronson, Sabine, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	21 Oct 2023
  Burial	25 Oct 2023	Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas
  Notes	Mrs. Billie Rose (Birdwell) Patterson of Bronson, Texas, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2023, at the age of 92 years, 7 months, and 11 days. Mrs. Patterson was born March 10, 1931, in Bronson to parents Clarice (Crocker) and Samuel Birdwell. She and James Patterson were married in 1947 and lived in Beaumont for 33 years. Upon retirement they returned to their farm in San Augustine County. Their greatest joy was spending time with friends and family at their country home. After returning to their farm, they became faithful members of the First Methodist Church in Pineland, Texas. Her survivors include her daughter, Brenda Chirafis and husband Michael of China, Texas; a son, James Patterson Jr. and wife Dodi of Wimberly, Texas; grandchildren, Michael Chirafis Jr. and wife Jennifer, Andrew Chirafis and wife Cathy, and Billie Rose Patterson; and great-grandchildren, Mason Chirafis, Emma Chirafis, Michael Chirafis III, and Lydia Chirafis. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Patterson, in 2012; father, Samuel Birdwell; mother, Clarice Skinner; a brother, Tex Birdwell; and sister, Patsy Hardy. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, located at 316 W. Columbia in San Augustine. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel with Rev. Alberto Williams officiating. Committal service and interment will follow at Little Flock Cemetery, located on County Road 4330 near Bronson. Pallbearers: Mike Chirafis Jr., Andrew Chirafis, Michael Chirafis III, Mason Chirafis, James Patterson Jr., and Rusty Birdwell. Her family wishes to offer a special appreciation to the staff members of Hospice Plus and Stone Creek Care Center for their attention and care for Mrs. Patterson. Visit www.WymanRobertsFuneralHome.com for memories and condolences. Arrangements are under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine. Downloaded from the Wyman Roberts website Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, October 25, 2023, Page 4
  Person ID	I43666	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Samuel Henry Birdwell, Sr,   b. 8 Aug 1907, Texas d. 13 Jul 2003, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Clarice Crocker,   b. 25 Jul 1912, Texas d. 28 Sep 2002 (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F12992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Hobart Patterson,   b. 9 May 1926, Ridgeway, Hopkins, Texas d. 12 Oct 2012 (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F14655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - 25 Oct 2023 - Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Texas, San Augustine, JP 4 Enumerated April 24, 1940 SD 42-2 ED 203-7 Sheet 10A 168 O 150 Yes (Reliability: 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.), August 21, 2013, page 16, Obituary of Patsy Birdwell Hardy (Reliability: 3).