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Obituary
copied from the Carroway Funeral Home Website, and also published in

The Sabine County Reporter
August 7, 2013, Page 16

Memorial services for Charles L. Walker, 86, of Diboll will be held Sunday, August 4, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. in the Henderson Chapel of First United Methodist Church of Lufkin with Reverend D. Nick Sholars officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mr. Walker was born October 20, 1926 in Hemphill, Texas to the late Bessie (Stringer) and J.B. Walker, Sr., and died Friday, August 2, 2013 in a local hospital.

Mr. Walker served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and retired from the Monsanto Chemical Corporation in Alvin, where he was a Chemist for 30 years. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hemphill.

Dad loved well and was well loved. He will be greatly missed.

Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Charlotte King Walker of Lufkin; daughter and son-in-law, An and Jack Sweeny of Lufkin; son and daughter-in-law, Chuck and Patty Walker of Alvin; he was lovingly "Bop" to his granddaughters and their spouses, Jennifer and Chris Hill and Sara and Charlie Hill and great-grandchildren Price, Walker, Lucy, Charlotte, Ella and Preston Hill; sister, Mary Francis "Fritz" Sedwick of Corpus Christi; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, J.B. "Jug" Walker, Clarence Walker, Harvel Walker and Hugh Walker.

Memorial contributions may be made to the The Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675.

Memories and condolences may be added at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.

Charles married Charlotte "Babe" Jean King about 1951. Charlotte (daughter of Bronson Cooper King and Marie Patterson) was born on 25 Aug 1927 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Oct 2014 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Charlotte Jean King Walker born August 25,1927 in Hemphill, TX to Bronson Carver and Marie Patterson King. Passed from this life Saturday October 11, 2014.

Survivors: Son and daughter-in-law, Chuck and Patty Walker; Daughter and son-in- law, An and Jack Sweeny Granddaughters and husbands; Jennifer and Chris Hill; Sara and Charlie Hill; Great-grand children; Price, Walker, Lucy, Charlotte, Ella, and Preston Hill Sister-in-law Mary Francis Walker Sedwick; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Charlotte was preceded in death by her husband, Charles L. "Trent" Walker and her sister, Inez King Sparks.

Graveside services were held at 2:00PM, Sunday, October, 12, 2014, in the Hemphill Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home.

"Our family will be forever grateful for the loving care given our Granny at the Lottie Temple Unit of Pinecrest over these last years. Their kindness, compassion and love sustained our entire family through this terrible journey named Alzheimer's."

Memorial contributions to the First United Methodist Church, P.O.Box 287, Hemphill, Texas 75948, would be greatly appreciated by the family.

(Research):
Could she have married Ben Smith Jr. and been the mother of Susan Paige Smith Padgett (dec 1947-Feb 2013).

Susan Paige Padgett, 65, died in Lufkin Memorial Hospital, February 9, 2013. She was born to Ben Smith Jr. and Charlotte King, December 12, 1947. Raised in Pineland she had lived in Lufkin for 37 years.

Susan was survived by her husband, Bryan Padgett, of Lufkin; her son, Kevin Woods of Bronson; her daughter, Kim Woods of Lufkin; one brother, Ben Smith of Jasper; one sister Libi Smith of Dallas; and three grandchildren, Aaron Woods, Sydney Woods, and Kelsey Woods.

She was preceded in death by her brother Terry Smith and her sister Cindy Smith.

Visitation will be from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM Sunday evening, February 10, 2013, in the Starr Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Monday, February 11, 2013, at Starr Funeral home Chapel, with gravesides services to follow at St. Augustine Cemetery in San Augustine Texas.

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(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1, East Mayfield Town
Enumerated April 4, 1930
ED 202-1 Sd 19 Sheet 2B
325-29-32
Walker, John B Head M W 29 M 20 Tx La La Manager General Store
Walker, Bessie L Wf F W 30 M 21 Tx MO MO
Walker, Mary F Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Walker, J. B. Son M W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Walker, Latrent Son M W 3 S Tx Tx Tx

John married Bessie Lee Stringer about 1920. Bessie was born on 2 Aug 1899 in Texas; died on 20 Aug 1979 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Laura Buckmaster shows her as a daughter of Oliver Thompson Stringer and Amanda Eades of Kentucky, and a twin to Dessie.

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Name: Bronson Cooper King
Death Date: 05 May 1968
Death Place: Pineland, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 65 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1903
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
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Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Jesse King
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Texassa Mcclanahan
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
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Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2137029
Digital Film Number: 4029811
Image Number: 565
Reference Number: 37649
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

In his "FM 1...From One End to the Other" series, Ronald Barlow writes that "Bronson Cooper King (1902-1968) was the first baby boy born in Bronson. Dr. Cooper delivered him. (Nicknames-Part II, The Sabine County Reporter, April 4, 2018, Page 5"

Bronson married Marie Patterson before 1926. Marie (daughter of Walter G. Patterson and Pattie May White) was born about 1902 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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His tombstone instead shows 1868-1943. The transcription of this cemetery by Kay Parker McCary indicates he was the son of James H. Patterson and Malissa E. Evans.

Walter married Pattie May White about 1898 in Texas. Pattie (daughter of Edward James White and Mary Benena Meador) was born in May 1880 in Texas; died about 1928; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Milam Pr. No. 4
Enumerated 1 June 1900
SD 8 ED 71 Sheet 1A Stamped 129
8-8
Patterson, Walter Hd W M Sept 1865 34 M 2 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Patterson, May Wf W F May 1880 20 M 2 1/1 Tx Tx Tx
Patterson, Eva I Dtr W F May 1899 1 S Tx Tx Tx


1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP4
Enumerated 30 April 1910
SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 9A Stamped 159
130-134
Patterson, Walter G Hd M W 41 M1 11 Tx --- Tx Farmer
Patterson, May Wf F W 29 M1 11 6/5 Tx ___ Tx
Patterson, Era I Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Patterson, Marie Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Patterson, Onie M Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Patterson, Dorie Dtr F W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
Patterson, Sybil Dtr F W 8/12 S Tx Tx Tx