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Helen Jean Mathews

Female 1922 - 2015  (93 years)


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  • Name Helen Jean Mathews  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 30 Sep 1922  San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Death 30 Sep 2015  San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Burial McRae Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Mrs. Helen Jean Lake, age 93, lifelong resident and business owner of San Augustine, passed from this life on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, in San Augustine.

      Helen was born to Mabel (Miller) Mathews and Lon Mathews on July 22, 1922 in San Augustine, Texas. Along with her husband, the late William "Bill" Leland Lake, they owned and operated The White Auto Store in San Augustine for many years. She was a member of the First Memorial Presbyterian Church in San Augustine.

      Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m., October 9, 2015, in the Memorial Presbyterian Church in San Augustine. The family chose cremation.

      Those who are left to cherish her memory include, Daughter, Pamela Janette Lake Baggett and her husband, Joe of Conroe; Son, Murray Keith Lake; Daughter-in-law, Linda Lake Vanderwilt of Houston; her beloved grandchildren, Nicole Plaster of Conroe; Kevin Lake of Houston; Lindsay Lake Gray and her husband, Steven of East Lansing, Michigan and William Cody Baggett of Conroe and Michelle Giaramita of New York; great-granddaughter, Emily Nicole Plaster of Conroe and Jonah Gray of East Lansing, Michigan; Sister, Carolyn Epps and husband, Ken, "Uncle Ken" of Houston; Her nieces, Debbie Epps Vaughn and husband, Tom; Janet Mathews; Tory Mathews Henley and husband, John; Monette Mathews Graffe and husband, Reed; Mary Jean Mathews Weaver and her husband, Mark; Betty Kim Eppps Bradshaw and Kent and Renee Mathews Koethon and her husband, Ted; Nephews, Lew Mathews and wife, Les; Tom Mathews; Richard Epps; Robert Epps and his wife, Terry and Murray Mathews, along with numerous great nieces and nephews.

      She is preceded in death by her parents, Lon and Mabel (Miller) Mathews; Her Beloved Husband, William "Bill" Leland Lake, and Her Brothers, Miller Mathews; Clifton Mathews and Victor Mathews, and a nephew, Lonnie Mathews.

      - See more at: http://www.wymanrobertsfuneralhome.com
      Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, October 7, 2015, Page 9
    Person ID I44385  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2015 

    Father Lonnie Lee Mathews,   b. 15 Jan 1890, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1931 (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Mabel Jeanette Miller,   b. 1 Dec 1894, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1948, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1913  [1
    Family ID F13164  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William "Bill" Leland Lake,   b. 18 Jul 1920, Lovington, Moultrie County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1993 (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 16 Jun 1944  [2, 4
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F13761  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2015 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Sep 1922 - San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Sep 2015 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - McRae Cemetery, San Augustine 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.), Texas, San Augustine County, JP 1 Enumerated April 25, 1930 ED 203-3 SD 15 Sheet 11B Broaddus Road 205-213 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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 7, 2015, Page 9 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [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.), # 60203873 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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.), # 60203783, "were married in wartime on June 16, 1944..." (Reliability: 3).