Henry Procella

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His Texas Death certificated shows him as a son of C.P. Procella and Gertrude LaRoue, both of Zwolle, LA. His occupation was Lumber Checker at a Saw Mill. He died of pneumonia.

Find A Grave links him to parents Policarpo Procella and Gertrude Procell. His headstone, viewable on Find A Grave is engraved:

Henry Procella
Louisiana
Pvt. U.S. Army
July 17, 1896
April 18, 1936
My love goes with you and my soul waits to join you

Family/Spouse: Marcelena "Lena" Parrie. Marcelena was born on 4 May 1906 in Louisiana; died on 5 May 1977 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Biographical Info, copied from his Find a Grave Memorial ID 70416614, Thanks to Betty Procella Baskette, 47256533 for link to father

Mass of the Resurection was celebrated, July 10, 1976 Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Diboll, TX
Celebrant: Rev James F Jacobson, MS
Rosary was recited, July 9, 1976, Gipson Funeral Home Chapel
Burial: Garden of Memories Memorial Park
Age: 51
Residence: Diboll, Texas, 15 years
Occupation: Shipping supervisor-Temple Industries with 30 years of serviced
Father: Henry Procella Sr.
Mother: Lena Parria
Informant: Jewel Procella
TDC 49654
Military: WW II
Member:
-Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
-Knights of Columbus
-Father Fraher Council #3404

Survivors,
Wife, Jewel Procella, Diboll, TX
Son,Henry Ray Kerr, Diboll, TX
Daughter,
-Betty Procella, Diboll, TX
-Mrs Charlotte Brewer, Diboll, TX
-Benoica Jean Windham, Corrigan, TX
-Wanda Faye Talley, Diboll, TX
Brothers,
-Eugene Procella, Hemphill, TX
-Rayford Procella, Columbia, SC
-Glendell Procella, Groves, TX
-Earnest Procella, Orange, TX
-Odis Paul Procella, Houston, TX
-Billy Brad Lankford, Diboll, TX
Mother, Mrs Lea Lankford, Hemphill, TX
3 grandsons, 1 granddaughter

Gipson Funeral Home, directors

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rayford J. Procella passed away August 8, 2011, at the home of his stepdaughter, Mary Jo and her husband, Ray Racine, in Prosperity, SC. He was born November 22, 1927, in Hemphill, TX, to the late Henry Procella and Marcelina Parrie Procella. He graduated from Hemphill High School and served in the U.S. Army until he retired in 1966.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Martha Amos Procella. They owned and operated Marty's Lunch on Sumter St. until they re-modeled downtown Columbia, SC. He was a cook at Atria for several years.

He survived by 4 brothers: Eugene and his wife Euline of Hemphill, TX, Earnest Procella of Orange, TX, Msgr. Paul Procella of New Caney, TX, and Brad Lankford and his wife Donna of Bellville, TX. Also stepgrandchildren, James Racine and Joey Racine of Prosperity, SC, Darlene and her husband Ron Rabine of Monroe, GA; 4 great-grandsons, Mike and Tanya Racine, Nicholas Racine of Prosperity, SC, Ryan and Kira Racine of Newberry, SC, and Joey Racine of Monroe, GA.

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Glendell R. "Pro" Procella died January 17, 2009 peacefully at his home.

Glen was born on December 5, 1929 to Henry Procella and Marcelina Parrie Procella in Hemphill, Texas.

He graduated from Hemphill High School and Stephen F. Austin University. Glen served in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict and retired from Gulf Oil Corp. as a Supervisor of the Laboratory.

Glen was lovingly cared for by Josephine Jiminez Procella, his wife of 35 years.

He is survived by daughters, Judy Britt of Vidor, Nancy Hoitsma and husband Karl of Tyler, Texas, Ramona Richmond and husband Eric of Stafford, Virginia, Mary Ann Smith and husband Gary of Tyler, Texas and Tammie Hollier of San Cloud Florida, brothers, Eugene Procella and wife Euline of Hemphill, Texas, Rayford Procella of Columbia, South Carolina, Earnest Procella of Orange, Texas, Monsignor Paul Procella of New Caney, Texas and Brad Langford and wife Donna of Bellville, Texas, ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Glendell was preceded in death by a son, Glendale R Procella, Jr (memorial #41840870) and two grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday January 20, 2009 at 11am at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

Clayton-Thompson Funeral Home
5200 39th Street
P.O. Drawer C
Groves, Texas 77619
(409) 962-8336

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Coach Earnest Ray Procella

Published 4 April 2023 online on "The Orange Leader" and copied from their online edition

Mr. Earnest Ray Procella of Orange, Texas passed away on April 01, 2023, at his grandson's home in Orange. He was 91. Funeral services will be at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange on Saturday, April 8, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Officiating will be one of Mr. Procella's grandsons, Pastor Michael Procella, and one of Mr. Procella's students from Cove, Pastor Charles Miller.

Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 8 at Claybar Funeral Home. Earnest was born on January 14, 1932, in Hemphill, Texas. He was the fifth son of Henry and Marcelena (Parrie) Procella.

Altogether, the couple had six boys and no girls. Earnest's dad died of pneumonia when he was just four years old. His mother later remarried and had one more boy. Earnest loved all his brothers and especially his mother. She often said to her boys, "We don't fight with each other. We fight for each other." He loved growing up in East Texas where life was simple and fun. Earnest graduated in 1949 from Hemphill High School where he played football and basketball.

He would have played baseball too if the school would have had a team. After high school, he did play baseball for two semi-pro teams in East Texas: one was in Milam and the other was in San Augustine. He also worked for one of his older brothers by carrying blocks of ice around Hemphill. From 1951 to 1953, Earnest served in the United States Army. This was during the Korean War. After his service to the military was fulfilled, he played some more baseball for a minor league team in Dothan, Alabama. At the time, this team was affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals, from whom he received an invitation to play. But he turned it down and opted to move back home because he missed his momma's cooking, especially her pinto beans.

Upon moving back to East Texas, he married Mary Bernice Bourghs. Together, they had three sons. Amid raising a family, Earnest went to Stephen F. Austin State College where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1959 and a Master of Education in 1964. After graduating from SFA in 1959, Earnest moved his family to Orange where he took his first school job at Cove. He later coached and taught at West Orange and for the Little Cypress ? Mauriceville school district. He retired after the 1989-1990 school year, thus working thirty years as a teacher and a coach all in the Orange area. Even though Earnest was of retirement age, he retired earlier than he had planned to help his second wife, June Roy, take care of her father in Bridge City. While living in Bridge City, Earnest would run over the Rainbow Bridge and back for exercise. Earnest remained physically fit and active his entire life until the last year of his life due to dementia.

Earnest was a longtime member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. He also went with his second wife to her church, First Christian Church of Orangefield, until her passing in 1994, as well as to his eldest grandson's churches in the Orange area: Hartburg Baptist Church and First Baptist Church of West Orange. Earnest confessed faith in Jesus Christ. Earnest lived in the Cypress Bayou condos for about thirty years. While there, in addition to walking his longtime little dog, Sambo, and taking care of the yardwork and everybody's garbage cans on trash day, he made invaluable friends who were all about his age. One of whom would go with him to all the sports games across the street at LCM High School. Earnest also met regularly with a group of his friends from Hemphill who all moved down to the Southeast Texas area, as well as with some of his former students and colleagues from his days as a teacher and coach.

Earnest also supported all his grandkids in all their extra-curricular activities by attending every function. Earnest had Native American ancestry and was a member of the Choctaw-Apache Tribe of Ebarb, a state-recognized tribe in Louisiana. All in all, Earnest was a kind, gentle, sweet man who was laid-back and easygoing. He was a simple man who loved his family, loved his friends, loved his students, and loved sports. He was beloved by all.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Marcelena Procella, as well as his wife, June Procella. He is survived by his sons, Michael Ray Procella and wife, Tommilyn, Ernest Glenn Procella and wife, Millie, and Barry Paul Procella and wife, Terri; grandchildren, Michael Procella and wife, Emilee, April Thompson and husband, Wesley, Erica Arnold and husband, Wesley, Landon Procella and wife, Emily, Jared Wagnon and wife, Amanda, and Jenna Procella; eight great-grandchildren; stepchildren, Jennifer Guidry and husband, Kent, and Jeff Roy and wife, Leah; step-grandchildren, Drek Guidry and wife, Amber, Lindsay Davis and husband, Session, Brooke Chambless and husband, Clint, Reid Guidry and wife, Evan, and Jeslyn Sabol and husband, Will; and twelve step-great-grandchildren; brothers Eugene Procella, Billy Brad Lankford and wife, Donna; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Serving as pallbearers will be Mike Procella, Glenn Procella, Barry Procella, Michael Procella, Landon Procella, Carson Sauceda, and Sky Thompson. Honorary pallbearers are his surviving brothers, grandsons-in-law, and his former players and students. The family would like to thank Montebello Home Care, especially caregiver Millissa Carter, as well as all the staff of Southeast Texas Hospice. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Mr. Earnest Ray Procella's grandson's church, First Baptist Church of West Orange, where grandson Michael plans on using said contributions to start a nonprofit organization in his grandfather's name and honor that raises awareness about dementia. Write "Earnest" on the Memo line of your checks sent to First Baptist Church of West Orange, 608 Dayton Street, Orange, Texas 77630. To his sons: Daddy. To his grandkids: Paw Paw. To his students: Coach. To family and friends: Earnie.

Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, April 12, 2023, page 4

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Msgr. Paul Procella, age 82, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Born in Hemphill, Texas, he was ordained as a priest in 1987 and was Pastor of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church from 1990 to 2008. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bobbye T. Procella; and his brothers, Henry, Rayford and Glendale Procella.

He is survived by his brothers, Eugene Procella and wife Eulene, Ernest Procella, and Brad Lankford and wife Donna; also numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held 5:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m., Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home, with a Vigil and then Rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will again be from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., with a second Rosary to be recited at 10:00 a.m.

Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2015 all at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, 527 S. Houston Ave., Humble, Texas 77338, celebrated by His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, D.D., S.T.L.

Rite of Committal Graveside Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. at Earthman Resthaven Cemetery, 13102 North Freeway, Houston, Texas 77060.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the Bishop Fiorenza Residence for retired Priest, by visiting the following website: www.stdominicvillage.org

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The 1973 Back in Time Column, published in the Sabine County Reporter on May 13, 1998, reported that "Joe Procella, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Procella of Hemphill, graduated from Tyler Junior College."

The Sabine County Reporter
September 14, 2011, Page 11

Eugene Joseph "Joe" Procella

Eugene Joseph "Joe" Procella, Jr., 58, died Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, in the Hemphill Care Center after an illness.

Procella was born in Jasper to Eugene and Eulene Ener Procella. He had lived in Hemphill all his life working with his father at Procella's Service Station of which he took over ownership and operations in 2010. He graduated from Hemphill High School and earned an associates degree in business at Tyler Junior College.

He is survived by his mother and father, Eugene and Eulene Procella of Hemphill; wife, Vickey Bass Procella of Hemphill; daughter, Dr. Andrea Procella Heslip and her husband Eric of Hemphill; son, Eric Joseph Procella and his wife Lana of Hemphill; and grandchildren, Bret and Carlee Procella and Wyatt and Evie Heslip. He is also survived by sisters, Sharon Hough and her husband Robert of Nacogdoches and Debbie Williams and her husband Marty of Brazoria.

Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Sept. 7, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in the Springhill Cemetery near Hemphill.

Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill. Online condolences may be posted at www.starrfuneralhome.com.

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