Elsie M. Hoffman

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At the time of the 1940 census, Elsie was living with her husband's parents and her children in Sabine County, Texas. Her husband was not present in the home at that time.

(Research):The Texas birth certificate of her sons, John Terry and James Edward Smith, both listed her place of birth as Kansas City, MO.

Family/Spouse: Obediah Hillis Smith, Jr.. Obediah (son of Obediah Hillis Smith, Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Mason) was born on 26 Aug 1897 in Texas; died on 24 Aug 1980 in Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary

W. H. "Billy" Smith

Funeral services for William H. "Billy" Smith, 70, of Milam were held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, June 16, 1994 at Forest Lawn Funeral Home's chapel in Beaumont. Interment followed at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery.

Smith died June 14 at Sabine County Hospital-Hemphill.

Born Oct. 31, 1923, in Milam as a son of the late Obediah H and Elsie Hoffman Smith, he had lived in Beaumont several years before returning to Sabine County upon retirement as a pile foreman for Bethlehem Steel. Smith was a master sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps serving in World War II and in Korea.

Survivors: wife, Annable Smith of Milam; a daughter, Sandra Butler of Hemphill, a son Rodney Smith of Beaumont, a sister, Marie Roma of Louisville, Kentucky; brothers Dr. John T Smith of Beaumont, James "Cotton" Smith of Milam; Robert Smith of Sulphur, Louisiana, and Truett Smith of Clear Lake; three grandchildren, Ronda Smith, Nicole Butler and Kenny Butler; and a great grandson, Joel Brett Smith.

The Sabine County Reporter, June 29, 1994, page 8

Photo of Military Marker can be seen on Find A Grave, ID 98558254

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ROMA, IRENE M., 76, of Louisville, died Friday March 23, 2007.

She was a member of St. Clement Catholic Church and the Friendship Club.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas; and brother, Bill.

She is survived by two daughters, three sons, four brothers, 10 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Her funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Clement Catholic Church and burial will follow in the Bethany Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday from 3-8 p.m. at W.G Hardy Funeral Home.

Published in The Courier-Journal on Mar. 25, 2007

(Copied from her FindAGrave memorial page)

Note, on that website she is incorrectly linked to her grandparents, Obediah H Smith Sr and Sarah Mason Smith, and not her parents, Obediah H Smith Jr and Elise Hoffman Smith.

Irene married Thomas Edward Roma about 1956. Thomas was born on 21 Sep 1934 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine; died on 15 Apr 2006 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried in Bethany Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robert Perry "Country" Smith, 85, of Milam, TX, passed away June 30, 2019. Born on August 24, 1933 to Obediah Hillis Smith and Elsie Hoffman Smith, in Milam, TX, he grew up in Beaumont, TX, but would always feel the pull of his birthplace over the years.

Robert attended South Park High School and graduated in 1950. He met his sweetheart, Junell Fore, and they married in 1951. He worked in the oil and gas industry and moved multiple times from Beaumont to Louisiana and to west Texas, before settling in Vidor, TX where he and Junell raised their three sons. His employment led him to Sulphur, LA where he retired from PPG Industries. After Junell's death in 1993, Robert married his current love, Lennie Webb.

Robert and Lennie moved to his childhood home of Milam, TX, where he pursued his pleasures of hunting, fishing, working on his property, being a member of Bethany Baptist Church and staying dutifully active in Masonic studies and activities, which he has done his whole adult life. A man of integrity and honesty, Robert was a member of the several Masonic lodges and espoused education and volunteerism.

Robert is preceded in death by his mother Elsie Hoffman Smith, father Obediah Hillis Smith, brothers William Hillis Smith, James Edward Smith, sister Marie Smith Roma; and his former wife Junell Fore Smith. He is survived by his wife Lennie Webb Smith, brothers John Terry Smith and Walter Truett Smith, his sons Robert Perry Smith, Jr. (of Nashville, TN), Clay Allen Smith (of Leesville, LA), and Justin Blane Smith (of Houston, TX), son-in-law Kevin Johnson, former daughter-in-law Gena Purkey Smith Boyte, grandson Grayson Fielding Smith and granddaughter Alexandra Parker Smith and great grandson Braylan Adam Smith.

Visitation at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, TX on Tuesday, July 2 from 5-9 pm. Funeral service Wednesday, July 3, at Starr Funeral home at 10 am. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery Wednesday, July 3 at 2 pm in Beaumont, TX. Donations my be made in Robert's honor to the American Cancer Society or Masonic Lodge.

(Copied from his FindAGrave memorial page, also published in the Sabine County Reporter, July 10, 2019, page 8)

Robert married Junell Fore on 9 Jun 1951 in Jefferson County, Texas. Junell was born on 16 Jun 1933 in Jefferson County, Texas; died on 29 Oct 1994 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Walter Truett Smith of Milam passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022 in Austin, TX at the age of 84. Truett was born August 15, 1937 was born in his grandparents' old farm house in Milam, TX to Obediah Hillis Smith and Elsa Hofmann Smith. The family moved to Beaumont when Truett was 4 years old. He attended South Park High School and after graduation attended Lamar University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting He retired in January 1998 after 38 years with the IRS as the Director's Representative in charge of the Southeast Houston region. Truett enjoyed hunting quail and dove with his Brittatny Spaniel hunting dogs, lazy days at the beach cabin Linda's dad had built, playing dominoes, clearing the woods on their property in East Texas, growing vegetables and resting on the porch swing. He is survived by his daughters, Julie Topolski and husband, Leonard of Pearland and Stephanie Carroll and husband, Bob of Austin; and grandchildren, Brandon Topolski, Trevor Topolski, Lauren Carroll and Emily Carroll. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 58 years.

Visitation will be held from 1:00pm until 2:00pm Friday, January 14th at Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX. Funeral services will begin at 2:00pm in the chapel. Burial services will follow at Fairmount Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, please consider planting a tree in memory of Truett at arborday.org. Condolences can be made and guest book may be signed online at starrfuneralhome.com.

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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 12, 2022, page 4