Ocie Inez Felts

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Sabine County Reporter December 7, 2005

Ocie Felts Gomer

Ocie Felts Gomer was born Jan. 21, 1905, at Sabinetown, Sabine County. She died on Nov. 27, 2005, at San Augustine. Ocie was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson FELTS and Mattie Bell BURKETT FELTS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley S. GOMER Sr.; her daughter, Helen Gomer SCHLUTER; her parents; and 11 brothers and sisters. Ocie is survived by her two sons, Edgar R. "Bill" GOMER and wife Mae of Salt Lake City, Utah and Stanley S. GOMER Jr. and wife Wanda of Burleson, nine grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews in Sabine County and elsewhere. Stanley and Ocie were married Dec. 23, 1922, at Hemphill and went to California by train where Stanley was employed by a nursery and Ocie was employed as a cook for the work crew. Later Stanley found employment with the U.S. Post Office in Los Angeles and transferred to Ft. Worth in 1925. They made the trip from California in a Model T Ford, camping out each night with infant daughter, Helen. The trip took three weeks. They lived in Fort Worth until retirement and in 1962 moved back to Sabine County to live on Toledo Bend Lake. Stanley died in 1986 and Ocie continued to live by the lake until she suffered a heart attack and she then moved to Hemphill Care Center and from there to Trinity Rehab and Retirement Community in San Augustine. Ocie was a loving mother and grandmother. She was very independent and self-sufficient, a good fisherman, and a really good cook. She will be missed. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill. Interment followed at Hemphill City Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill.

Ocie married Stanley Sheldon Gomer on 23 Dec 1922 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Stanley (son of Joshua Gomer and Winnie Luthenia "Thena" McDaniel) was born on 26 Nov 1902 in Texas; died on 19 Feb 1986 in Tarrant County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Helen Louise Gomer was born on 12 Mar 1924 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; died on 27 Jul 2002 in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas.
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Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 20 and 21 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheets 4B bottom and 5A Top
Hemphill and Sabine Town Road
66-68
Felts, Thomas J Head M W 45 m1 24 Miss Miss Miss Farmer
Felts, Martha B Wf F W 44 M1 24 12/11 Miss Miss Miss
Felts, William L. Son M W 23 S Miss Miss Miss Farmer
Felts, Walter E. Son M W 21 m1 0 La Miss Miss Farmer
Felts, Clarence E Son M W 19 S Miss Miss Miss Farmer
Felts, Virgil D Son M W 18 S Miss Miss Miss Laborer
Felts, Hugh J Son M W 13 S La Miss Miss Laborer
Felts, Drewey C Dtr F W 11 S La Miss Miss
Felts, Opal L Dtr F W 8 S Tx Miss Miss
Felts, Osie E Dtr F W 5 S Tx Miss Miss
Felts, Thomas E Son M W 7 S Tx Miss Miss
Felts, Ora Dtr F W 3 S Tx Miss Miss
Felts, R. C. Son M W 6/12 S Tx Miss Miss
Felts, Lina Dtr-in-law F W 20 M1 0/0 Tx Tx Tx

Thomas married Martha "Mattie" Bell Burkett. Martha was born on 5 Apr 1867 in Simpson County, Mississippi; died on 3 Mar 1955 in Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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At the time of the 1920 Sabine County, Texas census, Thomas and Martha Felts had eight children living at home with them, ranging from 32 year old William to 9 year old Robert. They lived next door to 31 year old Walter Felts. He is assumed to be their son based in their last name, their proximity, his age and place of birth, and the place of birth of his parents per the census records. This is based solely on census information, and has not yet been verified based on other records. Additionally, 27 year old Virgil D. Felts (Household #345-365) and 27 year old Clarence E. Felts (Household #358-378) are also assumed to be sons based on their last name, ages, place of birth and the places of births of their parents. This also is based soley on census records.

Helen Gomer Schluter, a granddaughter, self-published a book titled "The Thomas Jefferson Felts Family of Mississippi and Sabine County, Texas, Including the Burkett and Polk Families" in June 1988.