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La Juan Halbert

Female 1939 - 2021  (82 years)


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  • Name La Juan Halbert 
    Birth 11 Nov 1939  Chireno, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 21 Nov 2021  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Lower Chireno Cemetery, Chireno, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • La Juan Halbert Garrett of Chireno, Texas, died November 21, 2021, at Colonial Pines in San Augustine, Texas. She had just turned 82.

      She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Garrett; her two daughters, Kim Garrett, who lives in Dallas, and Kara Garrett Briley, who lives in Chireno; a grandson, Benjamin Garrett Tompkins and his wife Emily, who live in Dallas; a sister, Mattie James, who lives in Conroe; and many nieces and nephews.

      She was preceded in death by her son, Tracy Allen Garrett; grandson, Justin Colt Briley; her brothers, Lee Alfred Halbert and Robert Kent Halbert; and her parents, Arvie Lee Halbert and Vera Lucille Shippey Halbert.

      La Juan was born November 11, 1939, in Chireno to Arvie Lee and Lucille Halbert. La Juan was the third of four children. She grew up on Depot Street in Chireno.

      She graduated from Chireno High School two years early and graduated summa cum laude at Stephen F. Austin State University with a degree in Education and two masters degrees in Education.

      She married Kenneth Haze Garrett on September 2, 1958, and they had three children, Kim, Kara, and Tracy.

      La Juan taught school in Houston, Orange, Broaddus, and Chireno.

      She was very active in her community serving at Chireno Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School and played the piano for services, The Historical Society, and as a former president and member of the Nacogdoches County Retired Teachers Association.

      Funeral services are planned for 11 a.m. Friday, November 26, 2021, at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home Chapel in San Augustine, Texas, with Bro. Mike Belgard officiating. Interment will follow at Lower Chireno Cemetery in Chireno, Texas.

      Pallbearers: Tommy Mooney, Ben Tompkins, Collin Noble, Rodney Butler, Glen Benefield, and Oswald Smith.

      Visit www.WymanRobertsFuneralHome.com for memories and condolences.

      Arrangements are under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine, Texas.

      Downloaded from Wyman Roberts website

      Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, December 1, 2021, Page 7
    Person ID I48150  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2022 

    Father Arvil Arvie Lee Halbert,   b. 31 Oct 1909, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1993, Chireno, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Vera Lucille Shippey,   b. 13 Sep 1913, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1986, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F14472  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Nov 1939 - Chireno, Nacogdoches County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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