Pauline Lemmie Gooch

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The Sabine County Reporter
December 8, 2010, Page 14

Pauline Gooch Neal

Pauline Gooch Neal, 85, died Sunday, December 5, 2010 in the Willowbrook Nursing Center, Nacogdoches, after an illness.

Mrs. Neal was born in Sabinetown to Robert Lawrence and Ida Youngblood Gooch and lived in Sabine County all her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, "PeeWee" Neal. She was also a member of the First Baptist Church in Pineland.

She is survived by her sons, Robert "Bob" Neal and his wife Charlene of Hemphill and Tommy Neal of Springhill. She is also survived by two brothers, J. E. Gooch and his wife Nina and R. F. Gooch and his wife Dorothy, all of Hemphill; her grandchildren, Bobby Neal, Josh Neal, and Jessica Conn; and great-grandchildren, Trey, Katie, Travis, Kiley, Kacie, Trent and Jake.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 8 (today), in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Springhill Cemetery near Hemphill.

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

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2010)

Pauline married Gerard Austin "PeeWee" Neal before 1950. Gerard (son of Austin Neal and Carra G. "Carrie" Alford) was born on 16 Sep 1919; died on 30 Mar 1985 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary

Tommy Lynn Neal, 73, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023 in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Tommy was born in Hemphill on February 4, 1950 to G. A. "PeeWee" Neal and Pauline Gooch Neal. He was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and a member of First Baptist Church in Pineland. He worked for many years as City Manager for the City of Hemphill and later as City Manager for the City of Kirbyville. He also spent a few years working for J & D Construction.

Tommy enjoyed fishing and hunting and was a charter member of Pines Hunting Club, where he was a member for over 40 years.

He is survived by his brother, Bob Neal and wife, Charlene, of Hemphill; nephews and nieces, Bobby and Tami Neal, Josh and Teresa Neal, and Jessica and Kyle Conn; and great nephews and nieces, Trey Neal, Travis Neal, Katie Neal, Kacie Neal, Trent Neal, Kylie Conn and Jake Conn.

Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating. Visitation will begin 30 minutes prior to service.

Burial will follow services in Springhill Cemetery with Bobby Neal, Josh Neal, Trey Neal, Travis Neal, Trent Neal and Jake Conn serving as pallbearers.

Instead of flowers, Tommy's family asks that donations instead be made to the Springhill Cemetery account at BOM Bank.

Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com.

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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, June 21, 2023, Page 4