Drucilla C. Watkins

Notes:

Joseph William Watkins was born in Georgia and died in Sabine County ca 1838. He and his wife Drucilla were the parents of Drucilla Watkins, b 30 July 1829, in Coahuila-Texas and d after 1860, m James E. White ca 1847. (White and Toole, p 67). However, Scott Watkins doesn't think this is correct. In December, 2010 he emailed that:

"Green Berry's younger brother Alfred L, only had two daughters and no sons. The oldest daughter was Mary Ann, who married Amon P. Morris and her younger sister Drucilla Cordelia who married 1) White and 2) Partin. Both Mary Ann(s) are used back in forth between the family lines as well as William W. and Nancy. I started out to prove I was a descendant of Alfred L., only to find out I belong with Green Berry instead."

The 1840 Natchitoches Parish census shows:
J. B. Watkins 0111001000000 222001000000 1 3 1
A. L. Watkins 0000010000000 002001000000
The J. is a G. (census writers?) Both brothers are on the same page, just 10 lines apart. J. B. has 4 males and 7 females. A. L. has 1 male and 3 females. Later census shows Alfred with the same numbers and Green Berry with another daughter.

Drucilla married James White on 29 Oct 1846 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. James (son of Edward White and Elizabeth Strickland) was born on 1 Mar 1826 in Mississippi; died before 1858. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Drucilla married John C. Partin in 1858 in Sabine County, Texas. John was born on 30 Jan 1812 in Georgia; died after 1860 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In her Rootsweb World Connect File entitled "Descendants of John and Mary Smith," Katherine Freistat shows that Mary White, the wife of Gram Berry Ferguson, is the daughter of James and Drucilla White. I believe that James and Drucilla are the most likely parents of Mary, but there are several discrepencies that should be resolved if possible.

1) The fact that Gram Ferguson's wife was a White is supported by this entry in "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" by Blanche Toole: White, Mary E to Green B Ferguson ca 1870

However, Green is Gram's twin, and it appears he actually married Lucy Bean in Orange County (source: Pam Mahon, family researcher)

2) A Mary E. S. White is listed on the 1850 Sabine County census as a two year old born in Louisiana in the household of James E. White and Drucilla C. (Watkins) White (#258-258), along with younger sisters Drucilla and Cordelia. However, the Mary Elizabeth Sophronia White shown as the wife of Gram Berry Ferguson by Katherine Freistat is shown as being born 6 years later, in 1854.

3) Another mystery is why she is not listed with her mother, Drucilla, and stepfather, John C. Partin, in the transcript of the 1860 Sabine County census by Helen Gomer Schluter. Her sisters Theodosia and Cordelia are listed. The actual microfilm should be reexamined. She would have been only 12/13 at the time, so it is doubtful she was already married. If she was not married, this means she had either died or was living with another family in 1860. Her grandparents, Edward and Elizabeth (Strickland) White were living in Sabine County in 1860, and an 11 year old girl, shown as L.E. White born in Texas, was living with them, according to the transcript of the 1860 census prepared by Mrs. Helen Gomer Schluter. Could this have actually been M.E. White? There is a discrepency in her birthplace, Texas vs. Louisiana. However, both she and her grandparents might have forgotten that she was born in Sabine Parish and not Sabine County. Additionally, L.E. White does not show up again. She may have either died or married after 1860, and may have indeed married Gram.

4) On a transcript of the 1870 Census of Sabine County (Blanche Toole), Household #25/25 lists:

Ferguson, G. 21 M W Farmer Texas
" , Mary E. 16 F W K.H. Texas

This would make Gram's wife born circa 1854, not circa 1848 as is shown by Katherine Freistat. I read the actual microfilm, and the ages on the transcript match those on the microfilm. It is possible that the census taker made a mistake when recording her age, or that Mary gave him incorrect information.

It could also be that Gram's wife is someone other thatn Mary White, the daughter of James White.

Family/Spouse: Gram Berry Ferguson. Gram (son of Roland Ferguson and Mahuldah Latham) was born on 29 Oct 1849 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 25 Apr 1923 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):Census Listings:

Household:

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Beat 3
Enumerated 1 August 1870
Page 5, Stamped 21
533-533
Morris, Jacob 25 M W Farmer Ky
Morris, Doshia 20 F W Keeping House La
Morris, Mary J 4 F W Tx
Morris, Cordelia 2 F W Tx

1880 Census
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Oc
cupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Jacob MORRIS Self M Male W 35 KY Farmer KY KY
Theodosia MORRIS Wife M Female W 31 LA MS GA
Cordilia MORRIS Dau S Female W 11 TX KY LA
Charls Th. MORRIS Son S Male W 9 TX KY LA
George MORRIS Son S Male W 6 TX KY LA
Martha E. MORRIS Dau S Female W 4 TX KY LA
Wm. A. MORRIS Son S Male W 3 TX KY LA
Aron B. MORRIS Son S Male W 1 TX KY LA
Felix REAGAN Other S Male W 21 LA Wks On Farm GA MS

Source Information:
Census Place Sabine, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255325 NA Film Number T9-1325 Page Number 218A

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct No. 8
Enumerated 5 June 1900
SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 5A Stamped 145
62-62
Morris, Theodocia Hd W F Apr 1849 51 Wd 11/9 La Miss NC Farmer
Morris, William A Son W M Jun 1876 23 S Tx Ky La Farm Laborer
Morris, Aaron B. Son W M May 1879 21 S Tx Ky La Farm Laborer
Morris, Fountain L Son W M Apr 1885 15 S Tx Ky La Farm Laborer
Morris, Van J. Son W M Feb 1887 12 S Tx Ky La Farm Laborer

Theodocia married Jacob Dickens Morris between 1866 and 1868 in Sabine County, Texas. Jacob was born on 26 Apr 1845 in Green County, Kentucky; died on 17 Apr 1887; was buried in Martin Cemetery (Martin's Chapel Cemetery), Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Drucilla married Alexander C. Partin in 1867. Alexander (son of John C. Partin and Harriet McGrew) was born on 1 Apr 1846 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Feb 1885 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Union Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Drucilla married John Henry Collins on 23 Jun 1888 in San Augustine County, Texas. John was born between 1848 and 1868; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Roland Ferguson. Roland (son of Roland Ferguson and Mahuldah Latham) was born in 1854; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alice married John Perry Smith on 31 Oct 1887 in Sabine County, Texas. John (son of William Harris Smith and Mary Ellen Giddens) was born on 9 Sep 1870 in Phillips County, Arkansas; died on 28 May 1942 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Florence married William Henry "Bill" Conn on 22 Nov 1890 in Sabine County, Texas. William (son of Henry Patrick Conn and Clarissa "Clarrisee" Gibson) was born on 13 Oct 1871 in Texas; died on 28 Jun 1926 in Texas; was buried in Lott Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Minnie married William Ashley Fullen on 25 Jan 1893 in Sabine County, Texas. William (son of William Morrison Fullen and Margaret Elizabeth Allen) was born on 22 Jun 1871 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Oct 1943 in Newton County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was an attendant at the 1898 wedding of Rosie Rebecca Morris to Giles Edward "Ned" Smith, which was held in the home of his parents near Hemphill. (Speights, Old Timers of Sabine County, p. 12).

He had a son named Grady and a daughter whose name is not known.

Cordelia married James Dickerson on 17 Jul 1887 in Sabine County, Texas. James was born on 16 Apr 1866 in Texas; died on 31 May 1922; was buried in Centerview Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to Virgie Speights, he married Sarah Ariola, "from a family of Spanish Landowners who came to Texas in 1809."

Family/Spouse: Sallie Jo Peck. Sallie was born after 1874; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was an attendant at the 1898 wedding of his sister, Rosie Rebecca Morris, to Giles Edward "Ned" Smith, which was held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gram Ferguson near Hemphill. (Speights, Old Timers of Sabine County, p. 12).

William married Della Neal on 6 Jul 1902 in Sabine County, Texas. Della was born before 1892. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

White and Toole instead list her as the daughter of John Morris. (White and Toole, p 33).

Family/Spouse: William Alex Dickerson. William was born on 26 Apr 1867 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 21 Apr 1950 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Centerview Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married in 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Aaron married Nannie Neal on 6 Nov 1904 in Sabine County, Texas. Nannie was born before 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rosa married Giles Edward "Ned" Smith in 1898. Giles (son of Rev. Edward Smith and Mary Jane Smith) was born on 20 Feb 1879; died on 30 Aug 1966. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was said to have married Maude Bailey.

Notes:

Said to have married Pauline Holland and May Stroud.

William married Margaret "Maggie" Horn on 7 Jun 1888 in San Augustine County, Texas. Margaret was born on 19 Jun 1869 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 13 Jan 1960 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Thomas Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William Thomas McElroy. William was born on 7 Dec 1865 in Newton County, Texas; died on 10 Jul 1939 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In her transcription of the Spring Hill Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary indicates he was a member of Woodmen of the World.

John married Joella Tatom on 14 Oct 1896. Joella (daughter of Samuel Plummer Tatom and Elizabeth Ella Dent) was born on 25 Feb 1880; died on 18 Jun 1899 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Malissa "Lissie" Broom on 12 Dec 1901 in Sabine County, Texas. Malissa was born on 3 Apr 1883; died on 8 Oct 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Alta Lillie Harris on 11 Dec 1909. Alta was born about 1885; died about 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jessie married Florence Ida Beckcom on 24 May 1902. Florence (daughter of Simon A. Beckcom and Sarah Elizabeth Arthur) was born in Feb 1881 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ivy Tatom. Ivy (son of Samuel Plummer Tatom and Elizabeth Ella Dent) was born in 1871 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frank married Cynthia Eltona Harris on 14 Oct 1911. Cynthia was born before 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ferdinand married Bertha West on 28 Dec 1902. Bertha (daughter of Benjamin Franklin West and Thessolonia "Theisa" White) was born about 1884; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

After Eva's first husband Aron died, there was a big trial and she met Joseph Allen Chambers during that time. She resided primarily in the Houston area. Later in life she lived with Ferdinand and Bertha Partin, and then later still with George and Erma Partin, who "thought the world of her." George Partin was the information on her death certificate, and also paid for her burial, in an unmarked plot next to his and Erma's.


https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDFS-QXB
name: Eva Lee Chambers
death date: 31 Aug 1966
death place: Newton, Newton, Texas
gender: Female
race: W
death age: 77 years
estimated birth date:
birth date: 05 Mar 1889
birthplace: Tx
marital status: Widowed
spouse's name:
father's name: not known
father's birthplace:
mother's name: not known
mother's birthplace:
occupation:
place of residence: Rural Pct 5, Call, Newton County, TX
cemetery:
burial place: Trout Creek
burial date:9/1/1066
Informant: George Partin
additional relatives:
film number: 2118373
digital film number: 4030074
image number: 1681
reference number: cn 54507
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Eva Lee Chambers, 1966

Eva married Aron Martin Johnson on 22 Oct 1906 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Aron (son of George Johnson and Sarah Sharpe) was born on 25 Jul 1879 in Texas; died on 20 Jul 1908 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eva married Joseph Allen Chambers on 6 Nov 1909 in Sabine County, Texas. Joseph (son of Rev. John D. "Jack" Chambers and Mary E. "Mollie" Reeves) was born on 11 Jul 1879 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Mar 1933 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried on 22 Mar 1933 in Rosewood Park Cemetery, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: W.B. Hamilton. W.B. was born about 1888; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The digital image of her actual Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows her as the daughter of Perry Smith and Alice Ferguson. The informant was Mrs. Nelva Johnson, daughter. She was widowed at the time of her death. Her residence at the time of her death was 250 Springhill Road, Jasper, and she was described as a housewife. She died at the Mary Dickerson Hospital in Jasper.


(Medical):See attached sources.

Family/Spouse: Walter Bell. Walter (son of John Henry Bell and Frances "Fannie" Benena Easley) was born on 19 Aug 1887 in Texas; died on 23 Jan 1970 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Katherine D. Freistat notes that Graham Perry Smith died in France during World War I. He was awarded the French Croix de Guerre for bravery in action which led to his death.

Notes:

Occupation Insurance, Merchant, Real Estate.

Anna married Jett Clinton Arthur on 21 Aug 1917 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Jett (son of Benjamin Clinton Arthur and Mary Emma Youngblood) was born on 19 Jul 1892 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Jul 1967 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Erna married Virgil Thomas Bolton on 23 Aug 1919 in Orange County, Texas. Virgil was born on 17 Nov 1896 in Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana; died on 21 Sep 1960 in Orange, Orange County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances married Aloysius Theodore Preiser on 15 Jan 1926 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. Aloysius was born on 7 Oct 1904 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; died on 5 May 1982 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Katherine Freistat reports that "Grandpa Smith used the insurance money he received after being hurt on the job as a telephone worker to buy his mother a grocery store. The store was located on the corner of Burton and 6th Street in Orange, Texas. Grandpa Smith was sent to school in Houston at age 17, where he lived with an aunt. He was born in Brookeland, Texas in the old Smith home. This home was still standing in 1983 at the corner of Hwy 96 and Mill Creek. School Enrollment Record, Orange County, Texas 1926-1927.

Family/Spouse: Myrtle M. Weona Biscamp. Myrtle was born about 1910 in Jasper County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6MY-51M
name: John Conn
death date: 24 Jan 1944
death place: Retrieve State Farm, Texas Prison System, Brazoria, Texas
gender: Male
race: w
death age: 49 years 10 months 9 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 15 Mar 1894
birthplace: Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: Ab. H. Conn
father's birthplace: Hemphill, Texas
mother's name: Florence Furgerson
mother's birthplace: Hemphill, Texas
occupation: Mechanic
place of residence: Snipe, Brazoria Texas
cemetery:
burial place: Bronson, Texas
burial date: 27 Jan 1944
cause of death: Internal hemorrahage, gunshot wound
additional relatives: X
film number: 2137700
digital film number: 4029632
image number: 3228
reference number: 811
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," John Conn, 1944

Notes:

Spelled Claricy on the 1900 census. Pam Mahon shows she married Robert Scurlock Jr, but is likely confusing her with Carrie Gladys Conn, who married Robert Scurlock. It could be that Carrie was married to a Scurlock, as the informant on the death certificate of her brother, James Patrick Conn, was a Mrs. Carrie Scurlock.

Notes:

In her annotated transcription of the Gravel Hill Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary notes that his headstone was inscribed "None knew thee but to love thee" and also shows that he had a Military Marker: Gram Berry Conn - Texas Cpl Co. D 143 Inf 36 Div WW I. She notes that he was a son of William Henry "Bill" Conn & Florence Ferguson - w Mary Williams - Gram had a twin brother, Green Berry Conn that died as a baby, buried in LA.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1940 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 1 May 1940
SD 42-2 ED 202-3
Gravel Hill Road
356
Conn, Graham B Head M W 40 m La Same Place Farmer
Conn, Mary Wf F W 30 M Mo Same Place
Conn, Catherine Dtr F W 10 S Tx Same Place
Conn, Joe Son M W 9 S Tx Same Place

Gram married Mary Rebecca Francis Williams before 1929. Mary was born on 9 Sep 1909 in Elmer, Macon County, Missouri; died on 6 Jun 2007 in Vidor, Orange County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KSBC-YR9
name: William Lewis Conn
event: Death
event date: 10 Jan 1962
event place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas, United States
gender: Male
usual occupation construction pipeline
Veteran? No
marital status: Divorced
birth date: 14 Nov 1902
birthplace: Hemphill, Texas
father's name: William Henry Conn
mother's name: Florence Ferguson
Cemetery Gravel Hill
Informant Ethel Hayes
certificate number: 03977
film number: 2116930
digital folder number: 005144773
image number: 03169
Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," William Lewis Conn, 1962

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
October 25, 1995, Page 14

Tera Conn Childers

Tera Conn Childers, 85, of Jasper died Sunday, Sept. 10, 1995, at Mary E. Dickerson Memorial Hospital in Jasper.

Mrs. Childers was a native of Sabine County and former resident of San Augustine County and Buna. She was a homemaker and longtime member of the Jasper Chapter Order of the Eastern Star.

Survivors, a son, William Grady Childers Jr. of Houston; daughters, Betty Campbell of Nederland and Lou Yeates of Jasper; a sister, Carrie Scurlock of Buna; a brother, Woodrow Conn of Kingston, Tennessee; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, Lamar Allen Childers.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home--Jasper Chapel. Interment was at Byerly Campground Cemetery near Jasper.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2009)

Shown, in error, as Tena Childers on the transcription of the Byerly Cemetery

Tera married William Grady Childers, Sr. on 25 Aug 1926 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. William was born on 11 Sep 1904 in Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 21 Sep 1987 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Byerly Campground Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A James P. Conn, Male, White, age 23, Single, born in Texas, usual occupation Oil Field worker, and a 1935 resident of Cherokee County, Texas, was shown on the 1940 Federal census in Warrensburg, Missouri, an inmate in the County Jail.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K38V-VZR
name: James Patrick Conn
event: Death
event date: 18 Jun 1973
event place: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
gender: Male
marital status: Never Married
birth date: 09 Mar 1917
birthplace: Sabine, Texas
usual occupation: Welder Local #211
Veteran? Yes, WW II
Informant Mrs. Carrie Scurlock
father's name: William Henry Conn
mother's name: Florence Ferguson
certificate number: 45492
film number: 2242844
digital folder number: 005145739
image number: 00609
Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," James Patrick Conn, Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," James Patrick Conn, 1973; citing State Registrar Office, Austin, Texas

Notes:

Sabine County Reporter
September 21, 2005

Carrie Conn Scurlock

Carrie Conn Scurlock, 85, of Buna died Sunday Sept. 4, 2005.

Mrs. Scurlock was born Jan. 11, 1920 in Bronson as a daughter of the late Florence Drucilla and William Henry CONN, the youngest of 14 children. She was the owner/operator of Scurlock's Florist in Buna for several years. Survivors: her husband of 56 years, Robert SCURLOCK; daughters and sons-in-law, Alice and Karl PARKER of Kingwood, and Donna and Eddie FRANKLIN, Florence SMITH, and Robbie and Bill GOODIN, all of Buna; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at E. E. Stringer Chapel in Buna. Interment followed at Antioch Cemetery near Buna. Services were under the direction of E. E. Stringer Funerals & Cremation of Buna.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

Carrie married Robert S. Scurlock, Jr. on 10 Jun 1968 in Jasper County, Texas. Robert was born about 1919; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

I was not able to locate the family of Ferman Fullen in Robert Cecil McDaniel's transcription of the 1920 Sabine County census. However, they were listed on the 1920 Texas Soundex as residents of Sabine County, as follows. The soundex references Vol. 142, ED 170, Sht 3, Line 18. I examined the actual microfilm and did find the family. The microfilm copy was very light and nearly illegible, however. It appears that the soundex information was probably correct.

Per the 1920 Soundex card:

Fullen, Firman E W 24 TX
Fullen, Arlie V. W 24 TX
Fullen, Walter O W son 6 TX
Fullen, Minnie M D dau 5 TX
Fullen, Margurite R dau 2 8/12 TX
Fullen, Mona? M dau 8/12 TX

According to a copy of an obituary for F. E. Fullen, not fully dated or referenced, "ORANGE, May 11--Ferman Egbert Fullen, 48, of Orange, an employee of the Consolidated Steel corporation, died at a local hospital at 7 a.m. Thursday as a result of injuries sustained when he fell several hours earlier at the shipyard. He was working as a carpenter. He was a brother of Otis Fullen, vice president of the Security State bank. He was said to have suffered a skull fracture in a fall into the hold of a ship. Mr. Fullen and family have lived in Orange for about three years. Funeral services awaited contacts with the two sons in the army, one of whom, Arlis Fullen, 19, was awarded the silver star for gallantry during the Tunisian campaign. He later was wounded in Sicily and is now in a hospital at Martinsburg, West Virginia. The other boy in the army Pvt. Marvin Fullen, is stationed at Boise, Idaho.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Arrie Fullen, Orange; three daughters, Mrs. Hubert Deering, Houston; Mrs. J.D. Parker and Mrs. Madye Hennigan, both of Port Arthur; four sons, Walter Fullen, Newton; G.B. Fullen, Orange; Marvin and Arlis Fullen, both in the U.S. Army, three brothers, Otis and William B. Fullen, both of Beaumont, and J. Vertis Fullen, Newton; six sisters, Mrs. Kelly Fogg, New Orleans, Mrs. Charles Atkins, El Paso, Mrs. Basil Kee, Beaumont, Mrs. Ramsay Simmons, Mrs. J.B. Bobbitt, and Mrs. Ramsay Smith, all of Newton.

Family/Spouse: Arrie V. Smith. Arrie (daughter of Newton H. Smith and Nora A. Smith) was born on 28 Oct 1895 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 25 Feb 1972 in Buna, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

It appears he had married a daughter of Richard and Lillie Davis prior to 1920, and been shortly thereafter widowed. At the time of the 1920 census, he was a boarder in their home, listed as son-in-law, and also as widowed. His younger sister, Velma, was also a boarder in that same home. There is a death certificate on file for his first wife, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. She was shown as Mrs. Otis E. Fullen, born Oct. 20, 1898 died October 29, 1918 from bronchopneumonia due to the Influenza epidemic sweeping the world. Her parents were shown as R. D. Davis of Alabama and Miss Fortenberry of Mississippi.

(Research):

Census Information:

1920 Census
Texas, Jefferson County, Beaumont Ward 1, ED 87
McFadden Str.
1120-228-???
Davis, Richard D Hd M W 71 M Ala Ala SC Inspector Lumber Co
Davis, Lissie Wife F W 52 M Miss Miss Miss
Davis, Henry Son M W 28 S Tx Ala Miss
Davis, Locke Son M W 22 s Tx Ala Miss
Davis, Richard Son M W 19 S Tx Ala Miss
Davis, Lillie Dtr F W 16 S Tx Ala Miss
Davis, Ida May Dtr F W 14 S Tx ALa Miss
Fullen, Otis Son-in-law 22 Wd Tx Tx Tx Cashier Bank
Fullen, Velma Boarder F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
McGawan, Mable Boarder F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx Stenographer
Reynolds, Sam Boarder M W 27 S Ks Ks Ks Stillman Refinary
Howard, Elray Boarder M W 19 S Tx Ga Tx Cashier Bank

(Medical):See attached sources.

Family/Spouse: Fay Lillian Lucas. Fay was born on 19 May 1898; died on 27 May 1977 in Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearh.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows that his usual occupation was that of an operator at Mobil Oil Co, and that he was a veteran of World War I.

(Medical):See attached sources.

Family/Spouse: Claudia Mae Edmonson. Claudia was born on 29 Dec 1905; died on 3 Oct 1992 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Kelley Mosby Fogg on 14 Mar 1918 in Sabine County, Texas. Kelley was born on 4 Jan 1900 in Mt. Enterprise, Rusk County, Texas; died on 29 May 1989 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1920 census, she was boarding in the Davis home in Beaumont, Texas, along with her brother Otis.

Her father's obituary from 1947 referred to her as Mrs. Charles ADKINS of El Paso...with the earlier obituary of her brother, Ferman Fullen, instead listing her as Mrs. Charles ATKINS, again of El Paso.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Jefferson, Beaumont, Beaumont City, Part of Ward 1
Enumerated April 8, 1930
ED 123-12 SD 27 Sheet 9B
Street: North
1295-169-228
(Appears to have been a four unit apartment)
Moss, Thelma (sic) H R $42.50 F W 26 M@19 Tx Tx Tx
Moss, John E. Son M W 2 9/12 S Wisc Mo Tx
Moss, William W Son M W 2/12 S Tx Mo Tx

Velma married Robert Lamar Moss after 1920. Robert was born before 1904 in Missouri; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1920 Federal Cesus, she was living with her sister and brother-in-law, Imogene and Kelley Fogg, in Jasper County, Texas.

Alice married Basil Kee on 27 Dec 1934 in Louisiana. Basil was born before 1908. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Minton married Fay Stephens before 1924. Fay was born on 10 Mar 1906; died on 22 Dec 1993 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lottie married William Rudolph Armstrong about 1923. William (son of Lee H. Armstrong and Mary Daisy Smith) was born on 4 Sep 1901 in Texas; died on 16 Oct 1986 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Centerview Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

San Augustine Tribune
Thursday, August 24, 2006

Ethel Greer

Funeral services for Ethel Greer, 99 of San Augustine were held at 2:00 p.m. August 19, 2006 at New Hope Baptist Church in Milam. Burial followed at New Hope Cemetery in Milam. Bro. Rick Martinez officiated. She died August 16 in San Augustine. Ethel Greer was born in Sabine County on May 30, 1907 to William Aiken Morris and Della Neal Morris. She was a homemaker, a master quilter and seamstress. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Milam, was the oldest living member of New Hope Baptist Church and her family were charter members. She is survived by four grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren, great-great granchildren and a nost of nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the New Hope Baptist Church. Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine was in charge of arrangements.

A similar obituary was in the August 23, 2006 SABINE COUNTY REPORTER

Family/Spouse: John William Clark. John was born on 1 Jun 1889 in Texas; died on 26 Sep 1968 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary A Welch. Mary was born on 3 Mar 1890 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 Mar 1978 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bee married John C Smith on 8 Jan 1916 in Sabine County, Texas. John was born on 6 May 1889 in Sabine County, Texas; died in Nov 1979 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Centerview Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John C Smith. John was born on 6 May 1889; died on 10 Nov 1979. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James Lonnie Ellison. James was born on 16 Mar 1895 in Sabine County, Texas; died in Dec 1971. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Grace Elizabeth Bowden. Grace was born on 22 Apr 1907 in Soda-Livingston, Polk County, Texas; died in Nov 1972 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sterling Price Garlington. Sterling (son of William Harris Garlington and Sarah Ann Weatherford) was born on 15 Mar 1892 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Mar 1977 in Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lillie Truss. Lillie was born on 18 Aug 1911 in Texas; died on 20 Jan 1993. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Thomas Garlington. John (son of Benjamin McCullock Garlington and Francis Went) was born on 17 Jun 1902 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Mar 1935 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Earnest Eugene McBride. Earnest was born in 1919 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Dec 1984 in Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kathi Freistat emailed that "I have a Viola Smith born 1900 to Giles Edward and Rosa Lee Rebecca Morris. I do not have the place of birth but there could be a possibility that she was born in Victoria. Some of my Smiths moved to that area after 1850 from Sabine County, Texas."

In the obituary of her son, Gene Philip Russell, she is referred to as Viola Jane WHITE. Did she remarry after the death of Rand in 1960? She was listed as Viola Mae Russell Smith on the birth index listing for Gene.

Viola married Randell "Rand" Levie Russell about 1917. Randell (son of A. B. Russell and Anna Dixie McGown) was born on 10 Jan 1897 in Texas; died on 22 Oct 1960 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Halbert Cemetery (Joel Halbert Cemetery / Fox Hill Cemetery), Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name Ewell Ernest Mcelroy
Event Type Death
Event Date 06 Nov 1973
Event Place Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States
Occupation Owner Operator Drug Store
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 05 Dec 1893
Birthplace , Texas
Father's Name Will Mcelroy
Mother's Name Florence
Informant Mrs. Maude McElroy
Certificate Number 88038
GS Film number 2242948
Digital Folder Number 005145897
Image Number 02495



Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K364-6YL : accessed 09 May 2014), Ewell Ernest Mcelroy, 06 Nov 1973; citing certificate number 88038, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2242948.

Notes:

Her last name at death was McALISTER. When she died in Texarkana, she was a resident of Wake Village, and a widowed housewife. Parents were shown as Will McElroy and Florence Parten. The informant was Mrs. William R. McAllister.

Florence married George Oran Sutton on 7 Jan 1933. George (son of George Thomas Sutton, M.D. and Alma Elizabeth Mitchell) was born on 27 Mar 1905; died in 1961. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her Texas Death Certificate shows her as a daughter of Ivy TATUM (sic) and Mae TATUM (sic), both born in Hemphill. She died in Child Birth.

Family/Spouse: John Henry Latham. John was born on 19 Apr 1898 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Mar 1964 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to Bettye Wagstaff, George Partin lived near Kirbyville, Texas and worked for the Forest Service. The informant on the death certificate of Eva Lee Collins Johnson Chambers was a George Partin, very likely the same person.

Notes:

According to Caryn Getsinger, he was in the Military from 1940 through 1960, a commander in the Navy based in New York. He was said to be heartbroken after his wife died, moving from New York to Springtown, Texas.

Family/Spouse: Helen Gertrude Baker. Helen was born about 1915; died about 1968 in West Park, Ulster County, New York; was buried in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Caryn Getsinger reports that, according to her sister Pauline, Drusilla was "slow in school," Pauline reported, however, that Drusilla "did beautiful hand work" and was a very good cook. Drusilla gave birth to a baby girl named Norma in 1938, but apparently refused to sign the adoption papers. She may have been forced to give up the baby anyway.

Notes:

Owned and operated a clothing store for children.

Pauline married Olton Lee Bell about 1934. Olton was born on 17 May 1908 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas; died on 14 Feb 1978 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Caryn Getsinger reports that he changed his name to Allen Lister so he could be called Allen in the Navy. He died aboard the USS Piedmont. He was married to an Ethel Brown(?), who left her baby with Pauline as she couldn't raise the child herself. The child, Betty Jane was raised by her Uncle James Johnson in West Park, New York.

Notes:

His gravesite has a Military Marker inscribed Pvt US Army WWII.

Notes:

The digital image of his actual Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows him as the son of Walter Bell and Malvina Smith of Texas. He was single, and died of accidentally drowning in the Sabine River in Newton County. He was shown as a laborer.

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
October 15, 2008, Page 11

Jett Clinton Arthur, Jr.

Jett Clinton Arthur, Jr. 90, died Sunday Aug. 31, 2008 at his home in Metairie, LA.

Arthur was born in Hemphill on May 31, 1918 to Jett Clinton Arthur and Anna Alice Smith Arthur. He had lived about 67 years in Metairie.

Arthur graduated from Hemphill High School as valedictorian in 1935 and was the first Eagle Scout in Sabine County. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1939, where he received a B.A. degree in chemistry and from the University of Texas at Austin in 1946 where he received a M.A. degree in physical chemistry and chemical engineering. he was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran.

Following the war, Arthur returned to his chemistry career at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Southern Regional Research Center, located in New Orleans.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, La Verne Pitts Arthur; his parents; his brother, Roland Smithie Arthur; and brothers-in-law, Orland and Norvell Pitts.

Survivors; daughters, Martha Ann Stitsinger and husband Jon of Pearland, and Laura Jean Porter and husband Albert of Metairie; son James Clinton Arthur and wife Alicia (Jurisch) of New Orleans; grandchildren, Jennifer Lussier and husband Allen of Pearland, Arthur Lloyd Walters Walters of Portland, OR, Christopher Stitsinger and wife Lynda of Lake City, FL, and Megan Elizabeth and Jett Clinton Porter of Metairie; 15 great-grandchildren; brother Williamd Scott Arthur and wife Jean and son, Robert, of Woodville and nieces and nephews.

A memorial service was conducted by Rev. Gene Finnell at Munholland United Methodist Church, Metairie, on Saturday, Sept. 20. His ashes were buried beside his wife, LaVerne, at the Lakelawn Metairie Cemetery in a private family ceremony.

Memorial donations may be made in Arthur's memory to Munholland United Methodist Church, 1201 Metairie Road, Metairie, LA 70005 or to the Jett C. Arthur, Jr. Scholarship Fund, Stephen F. Austin State University, Attn. Alicia Roland Chapman, P. O. Box 6096-SFA Station, Nacogdoches, TX 75962.

Arrangements were made by Leitz-Eagen Funeral Home and Lakelawn, Metarie Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, October 2008)

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
October 15, 2008, Page 11


William "Bill" Scott Arthur

William "Bill" Scott Arthur, 81, of Woodville passed away Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, at Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin.

Arthur was born May 21, 1927, to the late Jett Clinton Arthur Jr. (sic) and and Anna Alice Smith Arthur in Hemphill. He was a former resident of Houston and had lived in Woodville for the past 15 years. He was a retired electrical engineer from Brown & Root and was a U.S. Army World War II veteran.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers, Jett Clinton Arthur, Jr. and Roland Smithie Arthur.

Survivors: his loving wife of 60 years, Jean Arthur of Woodville; son, Beau-Robert "Bobby" Arthur of Woodville; former daughter-in-law, Pamela Arthur Bracy; sister-in-law, Virginia "Ginger" Hanks; nieces and nephews, and a host of caring friends, cousins, and his special friend, Sherry McRight.

Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 29 at 11 a.m. at the Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Campground Cemetery in Woodville. Officiating were Bro. Jim Turner and Father Egido Vecchio.

Pallbearers: Lloyd Hanks, Jr. , David Hanks, Ken Deslattes, Stuart Kane, Robert Oates and Eliza Oates.

Services were under the direction of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, October 2008)

Notes:

Peggy Dolores Bolton
Date of Birth: 11 Jan 1931
Gender: Female
Birth County: Orange
Father's Name: Virgil Thomas Bolton
Mother's Name: Erma Estelle Smith
Roll Number: 1931_0001

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Pam Mahon shows that she married Sid Alcido Fecteau.

Notes:

Kenneth "Joe" Conn was born in La Plata on September 13, 1930. He passed away peacefully on June 18, 2014, in Springfield, Missouri. Joe's beloved wife, Mary Jane, preceded him in death in January 1996. He is survived by his three children (Debra Wilburn, Joan Petty, and Gram Conn), and eight grandchildren (Larry, Kenneth, and Jodie Wilburn; Connor, Hudson, and Makayla Petty; and Travis and Hunter Conn), and six great-grandchildren.

Joe was a Navy veteran who served his country during the Korean War. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Stephen F. Austin University. Joe taught agriculture and science at Hemphill High School, and served as a sales representative for Ralston Purina.

Since 2004, Joe lived in Springfield Missouri. Joe loved singing, His Lord Jesus Christ, and the anticipation of being reunited with his wife Mary Jane in heaven.

Visitation is scheduled Friday, June 20, at 2:00pm, at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, Texas. Funeral service will follow at 3:00pm in the chapel of Starr Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Gravelhill Cemetery near Hemphill.

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Kenneth married Dorothy Fay "Dot" Smith before 1955. Dorothy (daughter of Dalton "Shine" Smith and Lemmie Beulah Coussons) was born on 17 Oct 1936 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 May 2008; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Kenneth married Mary Jane Jones on 1 Aug 1962. Mary (daughter of Thomas James "Chief" Jones and Ida Irene "Snookie" Speights) was born on 21 May 1942 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Jan 1996 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Lamar Allan Childers Date of Birth: 4 Mar 1932 Gender: Male Birth County: Sabine Father's Name: William Grady Childers Mother's Name: Tera Evon Conn Roll Number: 1932_0002

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-200:

Name: L. Childers
Birth Date: 4 Mar 1932
Death Date 12 Apr 1988
SSN 453484950
Branch 1 ARMY
Enlistment Date 1 16 Jan 1953
Release Date 1 23 Dec 1955

Said to have married a woman named Clara.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Texas Death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows his as a Sawyer at a Sawmill.

Family/Spouse: Esther Lee Robinson. Esther was born on 12 Jan 1912; died on 8 Mar 1995. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was listed as being the mother of a son, born 2 Apr 1935, in Newton County, Texas. No father listed.

(Medical):See attached sources.

Notes:

He married Madye Blansett.

On his Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, he was shown as married, and a Seaman in the Shipping industry. The informant was an auding clerk at the USPHS Hospital in Galveston.

(Medical):See attached sources.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was said to have married Alice Katherine BRADFORD.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ella Mae Horn, 94, of Rosevine, Texas passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019 in Shady Shores of Hemphill.

Ella was born January 20, 1924 in Bronson, Texas to Minton F. Dickerson and Fay Stephens Dickerson. After high school, she earned her Bachelor's Education at Stephen F. Austin University. She became a teacher and taught for many schools, including Jasper, Pineland, and Hemphill before retiring from West Sabine ISD.

Ella was a lifetime resident of Sabine County and a member of Rosevine Baptist Church. She was also a long-time member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. In her spare time, she loved to read, particularly Zane Grey and Louis L'amour westerns.

Ella was preceded in death by her husband, W. N. "Dick" Horn; daughter, Dixie Brown; and her son-in-law, Johnnie Brown.

She is survived by her nephews, Randy Rogers and wife, Gina, of Kirbyville, Texas and Justin Parker and wife, Jennifer, of Bronson, Texas; and grandson, Johnnie Brown, Jr. and wife, Tammy, of LaPorte, Texas.

Burial was held in Rosevine Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home of Hemphill, Texas.

Online condolences can be made at starrfuneralhome.com.

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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 16, 2019, Page 5

Ella married Walter Noice "Dick" Horn on 21 Feb 1945 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. Walter (son of Walter Tatum Horn and Bula R. Harvey) was born on 4 Jul 1923 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Aug 2006 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
May 17, 2006, Page 11

Edith Horn

Edith Horn, 80, of Silsbee died Monday, May 15, 2006, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.

Mrs. Horn was a native of Bronson and a longtime resident of Hardin County. She retired from Beaumont ISD where she taught for many years and was a member of Good Shepherd Baptist Church.

Survivors: her sons, Gary Horn and Dean Horn and his wife Susan, all of Sour Lake; grandsons, Andy Horn and wife Trisha of New Braunfels and Patrick Horn of Sour Lake; brother, Jim Dickerson of Bronson, sister, Ella Mae Horn of Rosevine and Sybil Slaydon of Kirbyville; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Glen Horn.

Graveside rites were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Rovesvine Cemetery in Rosevine.

Services were under the direction of R. S. Farmer Funeral Home in Silsbee.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2011)

Edith married Robert Glenn Horn on 22 Nov 1946. Robert (son of Clyde Pascal Horn and Dollie Becton) was born on 4 Jul 1926 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Apr 1999 in Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
May 18, 2011, Page 14

Jim Ray Dickerson, 82, died suddenly Saturday, May 14, 2011, near his home near Hemphill. He was born in Bronson to Minton and Fay Stephens Dickerson and has lived here all his life. Jim was a retired clerk for the Santa Fe Railroad and a member of the Centerview Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife Faye Dickerson of Hemphill, his son Larry Wayne Dickerson and his wife Sharron of Woodville, three stepsons; Randy Lee Cassidy and his wife Leah of Kileen, Dennis Ray Cassidy of Bronson, and Ali Shawakfeh and his wife Mary of Bronson. He is also survived by his step-daughter Terry Cassidy of Cheyenne, WY, two sisters Sybil Slaydon of Kirbyville and Ella Mae Horn of Rosevine, five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Monday, May 16, 2011, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX. Graveside services will be at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in the Centerview Cemetery near Bronson. TX.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
July 15, 2009, Page 12

Foie Paul Armstrong

Foie Paul Armstrong, Sr. died Sunday, June (sic) 12, 2009 after a long battle with small cell lung cancer.

He was born Nov. 3, 1924 and passed away surrounded by his son, daugher-in-law and a daughter as his son's home.

He leaves behind a son, Foie Paul Armstrong II and wife, Christy from Katy; a daughter, Stephanie Wisenbaler and her husband Edward Wisenbaler III of Alvin; four grandchildren,
Chastity Armstrong, Haleigh Armstrong, Foie Paul Armstrong III, and Edward Wisenbaler IV. He is also survived by three sisters, Edna Coyle and Eloise McLemore of Hemphill, and Shirley Decoux and her husband Joe of Canyon Lake.

Armstrong was a proud veteran of World War II and enjoyed serving our country. He was a member of the VFW and American Legion.

Visitation will be held Friday, July 17 at Starr Funeral Home between 5 and 9 p.m.. Funeral services are set for Saturday, July 18 at 11 a.m. at the Starr Funeral Home Chapel in Hemphill. Interment will follow at Centerview Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, July 2009)

Notes:

Edna Lee "Tootsie" Armstrong Robinson Coyle passed away on August 29, 2023 at the age of 96 in Lubbock, Texas. She was born on December 4, 1926 in Milam, Texas to Lottie and Blue Armstrong. She graduated from Hemphill High School. She married Howard G. Robinson in 1948. They had two sons, Dennis and Terry. Howard passed away in 1982. She later married Jim Coyle. He passed away in 2009. Tootsie lived in many places during her early married years, including Ingleside, Texas, Port Lavaca, Texas, Seville, Spain, Sweeny, Texas, and Fredricksburg, Virginia. She and Howard returned to Hemphill in the 1970's.

She is preceded in death by her son, Terry Robinson, her first husband Howard Robinson, and her second husband, Jim Coyle. She is also preceded in death by her parents, her sister Elouise McLemore and her brothers Dick Armstrong and Foie Armstrong.

She is survived by her son, Dennis Robinson, daughter-in-law Sally Robinson, grandsons Jason Robinson and Jesse Robinson, and great grandson Braden Robinson, all of Lubbock. Survivors also include her sister Shirley DeCoux of Canyon Lake, nieces Danette Howell of Canyon Lake and Stephanie Wiesen Baler of Houston, nephews Keith Hallonquist of Canyon Lake, Randy McLemore of Nacogdoches and Paul Armstrong of Houston.

Tootsie loved to sew and crochet, and was an outstanding cook. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and the First Baptist Church in Hemphill and enjoyed all her friends and activities there. She will be deeply missed by all her family and loved ones.

Visitation is set for 5 ? 7 pm Friday September 8 at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill. Graveside service will be on Saturday September 9 at Centerview Cemetery at 2 pm.

The family suggests memorials to the church or charity of your choice.

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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, September 5, 2023, page 4

Edna married Dr. Strimple C. "Jim" Coyle on 4 Dec 1993 in Sabine County, Texas. Strimple was born on 31 Jul 1920 in Texas; died on 2 May 2009 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Newton City Cemetery, Newton, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sabine County Reporter 8 May 2002

Class of 1947 Members of the class of 1947 attending the (Hemphill High School) reunion included, from left, front; Norman Ener, Alice Procell, Elouise (Armstrong) McLemore, Nan Carol (Harvey) Kirbow, Joyce (Davidson) Winkle and Lillie Faye (Horne) Bennefield; (center): Frances (Woods) Trapp, Kathleen (Harris) White, Ann (Maund) McClain and La Vern (Halbert) Roberts; and back; Paul Beauchamp, Conald Glover, Curtis Killion, Joe Lynn Whittlesey, King Davidson, Millard Jordan, John Parker and J.C. Click. Not pictured: Bessie Lou (Coussons) Neal and Earline (Polk) Brown.

Obituary

Elouise Elizabeth McLemore, 82, died Wednesday afternoon in the Sabine County Hospital after an illness. She was born in Sabine County to William Rudolph and Lottie Lee Dickerson Armstrong. Elouise was married to the late Deford McLemore and has lived most of her life in Hemphill. She was a member of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church.

She is survived by her son Randy McLemore and his wife Terre of Nacogdoches, two grandchildren; Hillary and Sara McLemore, and two sisters; Edna Coyle of Hemphill and Shirley DeCoux of New Braunfels, TX.

Visitation will be from 6:00PM until 8:00 PM, Friday, January 13, 2011, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX. Funeral services will be at 11:00AM, Saturday, January 14, 2011, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Hemphill Cemetery, Hemphill, TX.

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Elouise married Ernest Deford McLemore on 31 Dec 1947. Ernest (son of Ira Henry Strickland White McLemore and Alma Clara Bragg) was born on 17 Jan 1928 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Oct 2000 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Arthur "Doc" Ellison, 86, of Bronson, Texas passed away Friday, July 24, 2020 in Lufkin, Texas.

Doc was born January 6, 1934 in Bronson to James Lonnie Ellison and Martha Jane Dickerson Ellison. He was a United States Army Veteran having served during the Korean War Era. He earned his Masters Degree in 1974 from Stephen F. Austin State University and was an educator with Hemphill ISD and West Sabine ISD.

Doc was a lifetime resident of Bronson and was a member of First Baptist Church of Bronson, Rosevine Church of God, and Bronson Masonic Lodge #893.

Doc was a PEOPLE person. He loved being the center of attention, a story teller and jokester! He had a love for a good hand of dominoes or 42 and spent lots of time under the Cedar Tree on Hemphill's Courthouse Square. He was always a Teacher, loved organization and everything fine tuned. Doc had a love for music and reading and enjoyed politics. His passion was traveling. He and Wilma spent many years of camping and RVing with their family! Many summers were spent on the Frio River in Leakey,TX and Garner State Park and after retirement, motor homing across the USA. Doc wore many hats, figuratively speaking. Hats were his signature.

Doc is survived by his son, Randy Ellison and wife, Amber, of Rosevine; daughter, Reba Squyres and husband, Rodney, of Lufkin; sister, Verl McGough of Hemphill; beloved sister-in-law, Minnie Slaughter; grandchildren, Will, Nick, Reed, and Kari; grandson by proxy, Chad Seago; great grandchildren, Trey, Grace, Presley, Lilly, Noah Doc, Ronin, Ruby, Abram, and Nora; seven nieces, one nephew and many cherished cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his wife of more than 60 years, Wilma Dean Palmer Ellison; and brothers, Eldridge "Snake" Ellison, Elray "Rags" Ellison, James "June" Ellison, Jr., and Bobby Gene "Bugs" Ellison.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas.

Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2020 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating and Ronald Barlow delivering the eulogy.

Burial will follow services in Rosevine Cemetery with Butch Ellison, Tony Fuller, grandsons, Will Ellison, Nick Hinson, Reed Squyres and great grandson, Trey Ellison serving as pallbearers.

Online condolences can be made and guest book can be signed at starrfuneralhome.com.

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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, July 29, 2020, page 4

Family/Spouse: Wilma Dean Palmer. Wilma was born on 16 Jul 1934 in Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Jan 2015 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her parents names are not shown on her birth index listing. She married a McGOWN.

Family/Spouse: Jack S. McGown. Jack (son of Richard Green McGown and Mary Lousia Vickers) was born on 21 Dec 1918 in Texas; died on 16 Jan 1998; was buried in Halbert Cemetery (Joel Halbert Cemetery / Fox Hill Cemetery), Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
September 12, 2012, Page 9

Gene Philip Russell, 84, passed away on September 4, 2012 in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was born January 30, 1928 in Milam, Texas to Viola and Rand Russell. He was a long-time resident of Hemphill until his retirement.

Gene could accomplish anything he set his mind to do. When he was young, he served in the Merchant Marines. While raising his daughter Phyllis and son Randy, he worked as a welder in the oil industry. Learning from his experience there, he formed Metals Lab Welding School in New Orleans which he owned and operated for many years. From there he formed Toledo Inspection Company, a very successful and respected company in the oil industry. Upon his retirement, he moved to Pass Christian, Mississippi and then relocated to Broussard, Louisiana.

He is survived by his daughter Phyllis Dreis and her husband William, his son Randell "Randy" Russell and his wife Tina, his three granddaughters, Cherie Burlet and husband Robert, Melissa Bellaci and her husband Ryan, and Jennifer Russell, one grandson Edward Lestrade III and his wife Sheila, and ten great grandchildren, Robert, Emma, Abigail, William, Timmy, Megan, Taylor, Anna, Alaina, and Maya.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jean Russell, his parents Viola Jane White and Randell Russell, and his two sisters, Anna Dixie Russell and Nona Faye McGown.
Visitation will begin at 9:00 on September 11, 2012, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas, followed by a memorial service beginning at 2:00 PM in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Joel Halbert Cemetery, Milam, Texas.

Gene was a life-long member of Bethany Baptist Church in Milam, Texas. Brother Robert Shaddock pastor of Bethany Baptist Church will be officiating the services. Pallbearers include William Dreis, Jr., Randell Russell, Edward Lestrade III, Robert Burlet III, Robert Burlet IV, and William Burlet.

From
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Posted Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary

Amelia Donniece Miller

Amelia Donniece Miller, 79, of Hemphill, died Thursday evening in the Mount Moriah Care Center in Hemphill. She was born in Hemphill to George Oran and Florence Partin Sutton. Mrs. Miller was a life time resident of Hemphill and a member of the Free Methodist Church.

She is survived by her daughters; Donna Nichols and her husband Richard of Pineland, Jerri Jackson of Hemphill, Patricia Brookshire and her husband Billy of Hemphill, Phyleasia Fussell and her husband Ricky of Kirbyville, Barbara Mote and her husband Michael of Pineland, Elizabeth Addison and her husband Joby of Hemphill, Sandra Smith and her husband Clint of Bronson, fifteen grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, her brother John "Bubba" Sutton of Hemphill and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Jerry Ray Miller, her son-in-law Marvin "Junior" Jackson and her sister Elizabeth "Sissy" Greer.

Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 9:00PM, Saturday, May 31, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St, Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00PM, Sunday, June 1, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Springhill Cemetery near Hemphill.

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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter
June 4, 2014, Page 14

Amelia married Jerry Ray Miller before 1956. Jerry was born on 10 Oct 1933; died on 17 Apr 2000; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John Thomas "Bubba" Sutton, 81, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Friday, March 16, 2018 in Shady Shores of Hemphill, Texas.

John was born March 14, 1937 in Hemphill, Texas to George Oran Sutton and Florence Partin Sutton. He was a United States Army Veteran and later offshore production operator. He attended Hemphill Church of Christ.

John is survived by his sons, Titus Ray Sutton and wife, Janet, of Hemphill, Texas and John Oran Sutton and wife, Karissa, also of Hemphill; daughter, Maria Sutton Cox of Hemphill; grandchildren, Kristen Cox, Kelcie Sutton, Brady Sutton, Chelsey Sutton, Samuel Sutton and John Joseph Sutton, all of Hemphill; great granddaughter, Hadilyn Hanzel; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Oran Sutton; his mother, Florence Sutton; sisters, Donice Miller and Elizabeth (Sissy) Greer; aunt, Estelle Partin Suess; and grandson, John Shannon (Shan) Cox, Jr.

Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Hemphill Church of Christ, 400 Main St., Hemphill, Texas.

Cremation arrangements were handled by Starr Funeral Home, Hemphill, Texas.

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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, March 21, 2018, Page 5

John married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A charter member of the JFG Chapter of the DRT. (White and Toole, p 67).

Obituary

Elizabeth "Sissy" Greer

Elizabeth "Sissy" GREER, 66, of Hemphill died suddenly Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005, and was pronounced dead at Sabine County Hospital.

Mrs. Greer was born Nov. 7, 1938, in Sabine County as a daughter of the late Florence (PARTIN) and Oran SUTTON and was a lifelong area resident. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and was a dietician at Hemphill Care Center.

Survivors: sons and daughters-in law, George and Brenda GREER of Lufkin, Scott and Amye GREER of Huntington, and Wade and Brandye GREER of Trinity; daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Tommy WALKER of West Bluff, Colorado, and Johnette and Michael SMITH of Hemphill; a brother John SUTTON of Hemphill; and a sister, Donice MILLER of Hemphill; 15 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

She was preceeded in death by a don, David Wayne GREER.

Funeral services were held Feb. 11 at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc., Hemphill. Interment followed at New Hope Cemetery near Milam.

Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphil

THE SABINE COUNTY REPORTER, February 16, 2005, page 9

Alta married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Joseph B. McGee, Jr.. Joseph (son of Joseph Bryant McGee and Lula America Morris) was born on 25 Jul 1912 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 2 Apr 1992 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Mount Sinai Cemetery, Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Cleo Milburn Craft. Cleo was born on 3 May 1919 in Louisiana; died on 1 Oct 1976 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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T. L. Latham, 97, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Monday, January 15, 2024 at Harbor Hospice in Jasper, Texas.

He was born May 13, 1926 in Hemphill to John Henry Latham and Jessie Ethel Tatom Latham. He retired from the United States Navy after 25 years of service as a Sea Bee. He was a World War II Veteran, having served in the South Pacific. He returned to Sabine County in 1984 after living in many places, among them, Washington, Montana, and San Antonio. He had also worked for Judson ISD for 25 years.

He was a 54 year member of the Masonic Lodges of Hemphill and San Antonio. In addition, he was also a member of the Scottish Rites, Shriners and the VFW Post 10351 in Hemphill.

T. L. is survived by his wife of 33 years, Alice Latham of Hemphill; daughters, Leslie Ann Baker and husband, Edwin, of Stockdale, TX and Robin Stine and husband, Aaron, of Floresville, TX; step-son, Randy Allen and wife, Becky, of Florida; eight grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his son, William David Latham and grandson, Michael Latham.

Graveside services will begin at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, January 18, 2024 in Spring Hill Cemetery, under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating.

A special thanks to Linda McSwain for the care of our husband and father.

Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com.

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Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On her Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, her parents, Walter Fullen and Esther Robinson are both shown as of Newton County, Texas.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Medical):See attached sources.

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Dixie Mae Brown, 71, of Bronson, Texas passed Friday, October 26, 2018 in Shady Shores of Hemphill, Texas.

Dixie was born on September 2, 1947 in Jasper, Texas to Walter N. Horn and Ella Mae Dickerson Horn. She was a housewife.

Dixie is survived by her mother, Ella Mae Horn of Rosevine, Texas and nephews, J. W. Parker and wife Jennifer, of Rosevine, Texas and Randy Rogers of Kirbyville, Texas.

Dixie was buried Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Rosevine Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home of Hemphill, Texas.

Online condolences can be made at starrfuneralhome.com.

Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, October 31, 2018, Page 8

Dixie married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary, copeid from his FindAGrave memorial page created by Bettie and maintained by Kay Parker McCary:

Billy Joe McGee, age 63 died in Tyler February 22, 2012.

Billy Joe was born in Fairdale, Texas, on October 18, 1948 to J.B. and Violet Latham McGee.

He was the owner of Big Four Inc. and was very active in the Sabine County Community, where he has lived all his life.

Billy Joe is survived by his daughters Melissa Jo McGee of Hemphill, Marla Anne McGee of Hemphill, April Josette "Jodie" Jones of Hemphill, one son, Stacy Joe McGee of Rosevine, three brothers, Roland Bryant McGee of Lufkin, Ronald Henry McGee of Rosevine, Tommy Lynell McGee of Hemphill, five grandchildren, LilyAnn Jolee McGee, Casey Joe McGee, Addison LeeAnn McGee, Bryant Joseph McGee and Tanner Joseph McGee.

Visitation will be from 4pm until 9pm Friday evening, February 24, 2012 in the Starr Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be at 2pm, Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Hemphill High School Gym in Hemphill Texas.

Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill.

Billy married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dorothy June Billingsley, 73, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Hillside Nursing Home in Hemphill, Texas.

Dorothy was born on February 22, 1946 in Evans, Louisiana to Cleo and Bernice Craft. She was a loving wife and mother and worked as a insurance claim adjuster for many years.

She is survived by her husband, Robert Billingsley; son, Jason Earl Billingsley and wife Sandra of Katy, Texas; daughter, Wendy Lynn Ellis and husband Kris of Madisonville, Texas; brother, James Craft of Austin, Texas; sisters, Carolyn Smith and husband Gary of Hemphill, Texas, Glenda Keller and husband Kelly of Hemphill, Texas, Wanda Jeffcoat of Hemphill, Texas, and Beverly Kepford of Arkansas; grandchildren, Haley, Caden, Ashton, Lukas, Evan, Emery, Audrey, Trip, and Kendall.

Cremation arrangements were handled by Starr Funeral Home of Hemphill, Texas.

Condolences may be left and guestbook may be signed at www.starrfuneralhome.com.

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Shirley Ruth Craft Date of Birth: 27 Nov 1948 Gender: Female Birth County: Sabine Father's Name: Cleo Melvin Craft Mother's Name: Bernice Latham Roll Number: 1948_0003

Obituary

Shirley Ruth Craft Ladner Higbee, 68, passed away Sunday evening, December 11, 2016, in her home in Hemphill, Texas. Shirley was born in Hemphill, Texas to Cleo Craft and Bernice Latham Craft. She retired from working with child care.

She is survived by her husband Donald Higbee, her four sons: John Ladner, Robert Ladner, Jimmy Wayne Ladner, and Donny Higbee, her two daughters: Bonnie Pancheco and Gail Guiardo, her brother James Craft and wife Kim, her five sisters: Dorothy Billingsly and husband Bob, Carolyn Smith and husband Gary, Glenda Keller and husband Kelly, Beverly Kepford and husband Duane, and Wanda Jeffcoat. Also, numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, great nieces, and nephews. She is preceded in death by her brother Donald Craft.

Graveside services will be at 2:00PM, Thursday, December 15, 2016, in the Springhill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations to St. Jude's.

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Shirley married Jimmy Roy Ladner before 1968. Jimmy (son of Clarence Robert Ladner and Dorothy Maxine Easley) was born on 14 Jan 1944 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 13 Mar 2006 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Sabine County Reporter
July 31, 2013, Page 1 and Page 7

Car Accident claims life of John Shannon "Shan" Cox

A one car accident claimed the life of a Sabine County man Sunday. According to a spokesman from the Department of Public Safety, Robert Hamilton, 21, Justin Conn, 21 and John Shannon Cox, 21 all of Milam, were traveling southbound on FM 1592 at 3:40 a.m. when the wreck occurred. The report indicates Hamilton was driving a 2013 Chevorlet Silverado pick-up truck at an unsafe speed, when he drove off the right side of the roadway. The report says he over-corrected turning to the right and skidded into a pipe fence post causing damage and turning the vehicle 180 degrees. The vehicle then flipped twice and came to rest in a pasture. John Shannon Cox was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Robert Hamilton was treated and released from Sabine County Hospital. Justin Conn was not injured. No one was wearing a seat-belt. Sabine County Sheriff's Office stated no arrest were made in connection to the accident at this time and no citation was issued at the time of the accident. The accident was investigated by Department of Public Safety Trooper Michael Thomasan.

Obituary

John Shannon Cox, Jr, died in Rosevine Texas, July 28, 2013. He was born to John Shannon Cox, Sr and Maria Sutton Cox on July 19, 1992, in Nacogdoches. Shannon was a lifetime resident of the Sabine County area. He worked as a boilermaker with Altairstrickland and Wyatt Construction.
Shannon was survived by his father Shannon Cox, Sr, of Milam; his mother Maria Cox of Hemphill; grandparents, John Sutton of Hemphill, Juanita Sutton of Hemphill, Sybil Hood of Grapeland and Linda Cox of Milam; and one sister, Kristen Marie Cox of Hemphill. He was preceded in death by his grandfather Chester D. Cox.

Visitation will be from 5:00 pm. until 9:00 pm, Tuesday evening, July 30, 2013, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at the Hemphill High School Gym under the direction of Starr Funeral Home, with burial to follow in King Cemetery in Milam.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]