Living

Living married Donna Ruth Toole. Donna (daughter of Comet Donald Toole and Frances Blanche Finley) was born on 7 Sep 1937 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Mar 2005 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sabine County Reporter
March 9, 2005

Donna Ruth Toole Hunter

Donna Ruth Toole Hunter, 67, of Milam died at 12:05 a.m. Thursday, March 3, 2005, at Nacogdoches County Memorial Hospital in Nacogdoches. Mrs. Hunter was born Sept. 7, 1937, in Hemphill as a daughter of Blanche Finley Toole and the late Comet TOOLE. She was a member of the Methodist Church and Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Survivors: husband, Thomas H. HUNTER, Jr. of Milam; mother, Blanche TOOLE of Hemphill; sons, Stephen OWENS of Bossier City, Louisiana, Jonathan HUNTER of Bellingham, Washington, and Thomas HUNTER III of San Clemente, California; daughters, Lisa OWENS of Hammond, Washington, Susan RICHARDSON of Somerset, Washington, and Sarah HANDY of Terre Haute, Indiana; eight grandchildren; and one great-granchild. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill, with Reba Barnett officiating. Interment followed at Meador Cemetery near Milam. Memorials may be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 833 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607. Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill.

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"Born the night Halley's Comet flashed across the sky."

Comet married Frances Blanche Finley on 30 Jun 1934. Frances (daughter of John William Finley and Effie Beatrice Williams) was born on 17 Jan 1913 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Jan 2008 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Charter Member of the JFG Chapter of the DRT. Avid genealogist and historian, with many publications regarding Sabine County history and genealogy.


Back in Time
January 7, 1998, Page 4
1988 Ten Years Ago

Sabine County Chamber of Commerce announced the recipients of several awards which would be presented at the annual banquet. The Citizen of the Year award went to Blanche Toole.

Sabine County Reporter
April 16, 1997, Page 4

Back in Time
1996 One Year Ago
Blanche Toole of Hemphill received the DRT Star Award. The award was presented to her by Martha Vickers at the James Frederick Gomer Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas meeting. The award honors individuals who have put forth great efforts for the DRT cause and preservation of Texas history.




Sabine County Reporter
February 6, 2008

Blanche Toole

Blanche Toole, 95, of Hemphill died January 31, 2008 at Twin Lakes Care Center in San Augustine.

She and her husband, Comet Toole, were long time residents of Hemphill and were owners of the old Plymouth Dealership in Hemphill for many years.

She is survived by three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and one son-in-law,

Funeral services will be held Friday, Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. at Starr Funeral Home Chapel in Hemphill.

Interment will follow in Meador Cemetery in Milam.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2008)

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"Associated with his father in the Toole Merchantile Company."

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JD56-KBG
name: A. R. Toole
death date: 31 Jan 1941
death place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
gender: Male
race: White
death age: 54 years 5 months
estimated birth date:
birth date: 01 Sep 1886
birthplace: Sabine Co., Tx.
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: J. O. Toole
father's birthplace: Georgia
mother's name: Emily E. Pratt
mother's birthplace: Georgia
occupation: Store
place of residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Tx.
cemetery:
burial place: Hemphill, Texas
burial date: 01 Feb 1941
additional relatives: X
film number: 2138245
digital film number: 4030500
image number: 349
reference number: cn 4920
Collection: A. R. Toole, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

Adrian married Anna Mariah Whitehead on 9 May 1909. Anna (daughter of Owen Fort Whitehead and Mary Adeline Youngblood) was born on 17 Apr 1887; died on 26 Aug 1969; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
They owned and operated Toole's Store for many years and then owned Anna's gift shop. She was a devoted Methodist her entire life. (White and Toole, p 79).

John married Effie Beatrice Williams on 24 Jan 1910. Effie (daughter of Lewis Sullivan "L. S." Williams and Frances Williams) was born on 16 Sep 1892; died on 5 Oct 1979; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]