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Lynn Tatom

Male 1926 - 2019  (92 years)


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  • Name Lynn Tatom  [1
    Birth 24 May 1926  Plainview Community, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 May 2019  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Plainview Cemetery (aka Plainview Family Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Copied from Farm Road 1-From one end to the other group on Facebook

      Lynn Tatom of Pineland died Saturday May 18, 2019 in a local nursing home.

      He was born May 24, 1926 in Sabine County, in the Plainview Community and was 92 years of age.

      Lynn was the son of Dewey Tatom (1898-1975) and Rosa Etta Pennington Tatom (1903-1974).

      He was an Army Staff Sergeant during World War II, serving from 1944-1946, participating in the Luzon Campaign (Philippines) and the Occupation of Japan after their surrender.

      He once told me that he spent his 19th Birthday burying dead Japanese soldiers.

      After getting an Agriculture degree from Stephen F. Austin State University In Nacogdoches, he had a long career in poultry production management as a "service man", retiring from Tyson Foods, Inc. in Tenaha.

      There was a visitation of friends and family Monday May 20, 2019 from 5 to 8 pm at Starr Funeral Home.
      A graveside funeral service was held Tuesday at 2:00 pm at Plainview Cemetery.
      Burial followed in Plainview Cemetery.

      He is survived by his wife of 69 years Dorothy Tatom of Pineland, son Wade Tatom and wife Julie of Tenaha, TX, daughters Robin Shapley and husband Andy of Pineland and Rhonda Gipson and husband Floyd of Pineland, and grandchildren Shelley Adams & husband Mike of Arkansas, Mark Gipson and wife Shawn of Washington State, Justin Tatom & wife Stephanie of Tenaha, Candus Tatom of Nacogdoches, Lauren Shapley of Pineland, Great Grandchildren Lilia Adams, Sylvia Adams, Matthew Gipson, Mark Gipson, Tabytha Gipson, Henley Tatom and Presley Tatom.

      He was preceded in death by his parents Dewey and Etta Tatom and Brother Troy Tatom (1923-1994).

      Guest book may be signed and condolences may be left at www.starrfh@windstream.net

      Copied from The Starr Funeral Home website, also published in The Sabine County Reporter, May 22, 2019, pg 8
    Person ID I47490  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Aug 2023 

    Father Dewey Tatom,   b. 20 Nov 1898, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1975, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Rosa Etta Pennington,   b. 19 Sep 1903, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1974, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F6039  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 May 1926 - Plainview Community, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 May 2019 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Plainview Cemetery (aka Plainview Family Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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.), May 22, 2019, pg 8 (Reliability: 3).