Mack Register Bragg

Mack married Annie Pearl Barlow on 16 Oct 1927. Annie (daughter of William Washington Barlow and Lizzie Elmira Morris) was born on 7 Sep 1908 in Texas; died on 6 Dec 1977 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Bettye Frances Wagstaff, 83, of Bronson, Texas passed away peacefully Sunday morning in the Lufkin Memorial Hospital, Lufkin, TX. Bettye was born in Sabinetown, Texas, to Mack Register and Annie Pearl Barlow Bragg.

She graduated from Bronson High School in 1945 at age 16 and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Stephen F. Austin State University. She met Robert Harland Wagstaff in Nacogdoches and they were married on August 23, 1946. She, and her husband of 63 years, were employeed by West Sabine ISD for most of their careers and established the Jon Wagstaff Memorial Scholarship for West Sabine graduates.

Bettye was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her son Jon Robert Wagstaff, and her sisters Pat Wright and Jackie Drawhorn. She is survived by her daughter Lou Ann Wagstaff of Whitehouse, Texas; granddaughter Cory and husband Rob Blackmon of Brownsboro, Texas; great grandchildren Caylor, Brock and Tyler Blackmon; a brother-in-law W.E. Wright of Port Neches, Texas; a sister-in-law, Onita Hanna of Jacksonville, Texas; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Bettye loved spending time with her family, especially the great grandchildren. She enjoyed genealogy, flower gardening, being with friends, hearing from former students, reading a good book and taking an occasional road trip. She was "young at heart" and her wit and wisdom will be greatly missed by those who loved her.

Visitation will br from 6:00PM until 8:00PM, Tuesday, August 28, 2012, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX. Funeral services will be at 10:00AM, Wednesday, August 29, 2012, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Texas

Memorial contributions made to the Jon Wagstaff Memorial Scholarship fund at First Bank and Trust of East Texas, Pineland, Texas 75968, would be greatly appreciated by the family.

www.starrfuneralhome.com
A nearly identical obituary was published in the Sabine County Reporter, August 29, 2012, page 14.

Bettye married Robert Harlon Wagstaff on 23 Aug 1946. Robert (son of Richard S. Wagstaff and Lulu Pearl Permenter) was born on 9 Oct 1920 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 23 Dec 2008 in Newton, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Shelby County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sabine County Reporter
April 14, 2004

Pat Wright

Pat Wright, 71, of Pt. Neches died Tuesday, April 6, 2004, at her residence.

Mrs. Wright was born Jan. 7, 1933, in Sabine County and had lived in Pt. Neches since 1960. She was a retired vice-president of First South Savings of Pt. Neches with 16 years of service and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pt. Neches. Survivors: husband, W.E. WRIGHT of Pt. Neches; two daughters, Belinda FOULK and husband Bill and Betsey BURNETT and husband Riley, all of Pt. Neches; a son Rusty WRIGHT of Pt. Neches; a sister, Bettye WAGSTAFF and husband Robert of Bronson; eight grandchildren, Amy FOULK, David FOULK, Shane WRIGHT, Tyler WRIGHT, Seth WRIGHT, Britney BURNETT, Meagan BURNETT, and Bryce BURNETT; and a great-grandson, Jacob FOULK. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the chapel of Levingston Funeral Home in Pt. Neches. Interment followed at Oak Bluff Memorial Cemetery in Pt. Neches. Memorials may be mad to Jon Wagstaff Memorial Scholarship Fund, Rt. 3, Box 3037, Bronson, TX 75930. Levingston Funeral Home, directors.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

Family/Spouse: Winfred E. Wright. Winfred (son of Luther Lee Wright and Julia Ellen Parmer) was born on 31 Oct 1934 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 13 Feb 2014 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Transcriptions of the Rosevine Cemetery show her middle name as Jackie, the Texas Birth Index instead shows her middle name as Jade.

Shirley married Donnie Dean Drawhorn on 15 Aug 1955. Donnie (son of Ira Bell Drawhorn, Sr. and Eather Parker) was born on 9 Mar 1933 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Jul 1994 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried on 2 Jul 1994 in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sabine County Reporter
November 27, 2002

Donnie Dean Drawhorn II, 42, of Houston, died Thursday, Nov. 21, at his residence.

He was born Sept. 1, 1959, in Huntsville and had been a longtime resident of Houston. Drawhorn was the son of the late Donnie Dean and Jackie BRAGG Drawhorn, formerly of San Augustine. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Mack and Pearl BRAGG and Ira and Eather DRAWHORN all longtime Sabine County residents.

Survivors: brother, Derek Drawhorn and his wife Gena of Spring; a nephew Devin Drawhorn of Spring; niece, Danielle Drawhorn of Spring; aunts, Pat WRIGHT of Pt. Neches, Bettye WAGSTAFF of Bronson, and Juanita CARTWRIGHT of San Antonio; and and Uncle Junior Drawhorn of Rosevine.

Graveside rites were held Monday, Nov. 25, at Rosevine Cemetery in Rosevine.

Earthman Funeral Homes of Houston, directors.