James Wendell "Joe" McNaughten

1936 - 2024  (87 years)

• Name	James Wendell "Joe" McNaughten
  Nickname	Joe
  Birth	23 Sep 1936	Milam, Sabine County, Texas
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Jun 2024	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Burial	6 Jun 2024	Bethany Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas
  Notes	James "Joe" Wendell McNaughten, age 87, of Milam, Texas passed away on June 3, 2024, in Legacies Nursing and Rehab, Hemphill, Texas. He was born on September 23, 1936, in Milam, Texas, to Benton and Lydia Buna Gray McNaughten. Joe served in the Army during the Korean War and was a dedicated Maintenance Superintendent at Temple-Inland for 42 years. Joe was a longtime Mason and Shriner and was a member of Sexton Lodge #251 in Milam, Texas. He was also a member of Bethany Baptist Church in Milam where he served as a deacon. Active in his community, Joe served many years on the Sabine County Hospital Board and was also a member of the Pineland Volunteer Fire Department. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and working on things in his spare time. He is survived by his wife of almost 40 years, Montez McNaughten, and leaves behind a legacy through his daughters Konnie Kay Long and husband, Randy, of Brookeland, Mary Ann Oliver and husband, Craig, of Pataskala, Ohio, Lydia Darlene Turner of Jasper, and Stacie Annette McNaughten of Pearland; step-son, Lee Edward Waller (Rusty) and wife, Sharon, of San Antonio; step-daughters, Karen Jean Johnson and husband, Glenn, of Lufkin and Kimberly Ann Elliott of Nacogdoches; sisters, Mary Joyce O'Riley of Silsbee, Shirley Parks and husband, Stephen of San Antonio, Helen Forman of Marshall and Betty Turley of Longview; 17 beloved grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Benton and Lydia McNaughten; granddaughter, Leslie Kay Brown; grandson, Timothy Joe Turner; stepdaughter, Mary Kathleen Goodwin; and brother, Benny Lewis McNaughten and his half-sister, Lois Anderson and her husband, Roy Anderson. Joe will be remembered at visitation on Thursday, June 6, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas. The funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m., officiated by Bro. Mike Tieman and Bro. Floyd Wright. Burial will take place at Bethany Memorial Gardens in Milam, Texas with Cory Castillo, Aiden Gilbert, Brad Goodwyn, J. B. Goodwyn, Jacob Elliott Jayce Murray and Jared Waller serving as pallbearers. Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, Texas, is assisting with the arrangements. Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com, downloaded from that website Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, June 5, 2024, Page 4
  Person ID	I48730	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Benton McNaughten,   b. 14 Nov 1905, Sabine County, Texas d. 11 Oct 1976, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Lydia Buna Gray,   b. 21 May 1911, Texas d. 24 Dec 1981 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1930
  Family ID	F11202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 23 Sep 1936 - Milam, Sabine County, Texas Death - 3 Jun 2024 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth