Sarah Elizabeth Felts

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San Augustine Tribune
Thursday, March 22, 2007, page 10

Sarah Elizabeth Felts

Services for Sarah Elizabeth Felts, 17, of Hemphill were pending at press time. She died March 16, 2007 in a traffic accident in Nacogdoches County.

Sarah Elizabeth Felts was born in Conroe on May 4, 1989 to Richard Dean Felts and Andrea Gregory Felts. She was a Senior at Hemphill High School, was a trumpet player and vice-president of Hemphill School Band and was a member of Camp Springs Baptist Church in Hemphill.

She is survived by her parents, Richard and Andrea FELTS of Hemphill; maternal grandparents, Johnny Patrick GREGORY and Norma Dell GREGORY of Conroe; paternal grandparents, Ronnie and Ona Lee FELTS of Hemphill; paternal great-grandmother, Dorothy FELTS of Hemphill, and brother, Bradford David FELTS of Hemphill. Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill is in charge of arrangements.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

Living married Andrea Gregory Andrea was born on 6 Mar 1960 in Montgomery County, Texas; died on 3 Dec 2012 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried on 8 Dec 2012 in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Texas Birth index shows that she had no middle name. She was born to Johnny Patrick Gregory and Norma Dell Stowe.

The Sabine County Reporter
May 28, 2008
Page 10

Featured Teachers of the Week

Victoria Ridings, Barbara J. Hale and Andrea Gregory Felts are the HISD Featured Teachers of the Week for the High School Campus. All three ladies are paraprofessionals at the high school.

Felts and her husband, Richard, have a son, Bradford. She has been at HISD for 14 years. She is a member of Lamar University and has an Associate Applied Science degree in Dental Hygiene. She enjoys photography, scrapbooking, and gardening.

Obituary
Sabinecountyreporterlive.com
Posted Thursday, December 6, 2012

Andrea Gregory Felts, 52, of Hemphill, died Monday night in the Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital, Nacogdoches, TX. She was born in Montgomery County, Texas, to Johnny P. and Norma Stowe Gregory. Andrea has lived in Hemphill for 26 years coming from Conroe. She was the elementary school registrar for the Hemphill Independent School District. Andrea was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hemphill.

She is survived by her husband Richard Felts of Hemphill, her son Brad Felts of Hemphill, her father Johnny P. Gregory of Conroe, and her brother John Alec Gregory of New Waverly, TX. Andrea was preceded in death by her daughter Sarah Felts and her mother Norma Gregory.

Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 8:00PM, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX. Funeral services will be at 11:00AM, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in the First Baptist Church in Hemphill. Burial will follow in the Harpers Chapel Cemetery.

Print version published in The Sabine County Reporter, December 12, 2012, Page 7

Living married Ona Lee Counts. Ona (daughter of Charles B. "C. B." Counts and Elsie Lillian Anders) was born on 13 Oct 1942 in Rusk County, Texas; died on 19 Jan 2020 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ona Lee Felts, 77, of Hemphill, Texas passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Memorial Hospital in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Ona was born in Geneva, Texas on October 13, 1942 to Charles Bradford Counts and Elsie Lillian Anders. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother and she dearly loved spending time with her family.

She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Ronnie Felts of Hemphill, Texas; sons, Richard Felts and wife, Krissy, of Hemphill, Texas; daughter, Maria Angela Wood and husband, James, of Hemphill, Texas; sister Crista Gibbs of Geneva, Texas; grandchildren, Bradford Davis Felts of Hemphill, Texas, Tony Wood and wife, Amanda, of Pineland, Texas, Crystal Dubose and husband, Matt, of Newton, Texas, Justin Wood and wife, Ashley, of Hemphill, Texas, Joshua Felts and wife, Rebecca, of Hemphill, Texas, Micah Wood and wife, Regan, of Nacogdoches, Texas, Andrew Wood of Lake Charles, Lee Fowler and wife, Ashley, of Milam, Texas, Amber Lewis and husband, Willie, of Jasper, Texas, Brandon Smith, Hailley Byrd and husband, Korey, Alissa Craig, Summer Craig, Chanda Pattillo and husband, Drew, of Rosevine; great- grandchildren, Dhalton, Aubrie, Bryan, Cecily, Garet, Dylan, Averiann, Austin, Zach, Easton, Cason, Rowdy, Blake, Ashtynn, Chace, Eli, Clara, Justis, Brayden, Kane, Carmen, Jermiah, Gus, Katie, Haylee, and Carson.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Rebecca Felts; and granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth Felts.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday, January 20, 2020 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas.

Funeral Services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas with Bro. Buddy Pratt officiating.

Burial will follow in Harpers Chapel Cemetery in Hemphill, Texas with Tony Wood, Justin Wood, Joshua Felts, Micah Wood, Lee Fowler, Andrew Wood, and Brad Felts serving as pallbearers. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be her great grandchildren.

Condolences may be left and guestbook may be signed at www.starrfuneralhome.com

(Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 22, 2020, page 5)

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The Sabine County Reporter
27 March 2002

Earnest C. "Buddy" Felts

Services for Earnest C. "Buddy" Felts, 88, of Hemphill were held at 10 am Tuesday, March 26, 2002 at the Starr Funeral Home chapel in Hemphill with Pastor Sherry Z. Crenshaw and Pastor Fred Raney officiating. Interment followed at Hemphill City Cemetery.

Felts was born June 8, 1913 in Sabine County and died at 2 am Sunday March 24, 2002 in Hemphill.

He was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and a member of the Free Methodist Church. He was a retired truck drive for J.O. Toole.

Survivors: wife, Dorothy Felts of Hemphill; sons and daughters-in-law , Ronnie and Ona Felts of Hemphill, Larry and Frances Felts of Lufkin, and Davis and Connie Felts of Hemphill; daughters and son-in-law, Janie* and Jimmy Emiston of Tyler and Vickie Felts** of Hemphill; a brother, Davis D. "Shay" Felts of Hemphill; sister, Eula Wood of Hemphill; 15 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.

Starr Funeral Home Inc., Hemphill, directors.

In White & Toole's, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, Davis Felts was not listed as a son of Earnest and Dorothy. However, Earnest's obituary (above) lists "son and daughter-in-law Davis and Connie Felts of Hemphill."

*In White & Toole's, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, Carolyn Janie Felts was shown as married to Jimmie Strickland, and as the mother of Jimmy Strickland, Jr. She appears to have been remarried.

** In White & Toole's, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, Vicky Juanita Felts is shown as married to Reggie Cordray and as the mother of Todd and Timothy Cordray. She appears to have taken back her maiden name prior to his death.

Earnest married Dorothy Jean Maund. Dorothy (daughter of Harry Mellon Maund and Anna Eltona Bennett) was born on 22 Oct 1923 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 25 Apr 2009 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Sabine County Reporter
April 29, 2009, Page 9

Dorothy Jean Felts

Dorothy Jean Maund Felts passed from this life to the waiting arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at her home in Hemphill. She was a beautiful woman with a loving heart and quick wit that played a mean hand of 42. Holidays were a favorite for her, bringing her large extended family together each holiday to make life-long memories; as well as for her famous chicken and dumplings and chocolate pies.

She was active in her community, being a long time member of the James Frederick Gomer chapter of the Daughers of the Republic of Texas, Hemphill Lions Club as well as the American Cancer Society, volunteer and treasurer for United Christian Services and Salvation Army, treasurer for the Hemphill Cemetery, Sunday School teacher and longtime member of First Baptist Church of Hemphill. She retired from First State Bank, Hemphill.

She was preceded in death by the love of her life, Earnest Clifton Felts; daughter, Janie Felts Edmiston; and great-granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth Felts.

Left to cherish her memory are sisters, Ann McClain of Alto and Mable Sherman of Victoria; son Ronnie Felts and wife Ona of Hemphill; son, Larry Felts and wife Frances of Lufkin; daughter, Vickie Felts of Hemphill; son, Davie Felts and wife Connie of Hemphill; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, April 28 in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Aaron Pardue officiating. Burial follows in the Hemphill City Cemetery.

Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, May 2009)

Notes:

Could this be the same Charles Counts whom can be found in the household of Walter and Lee Counts in Titus, Texas, at the time of the 1930 Federal census? Both were born ca 1915 in Texas.

(Research):

Census Listings:


1940 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 6
Enumerated 22 Apr 1940
SD 42-2 ED 202-9 Sheet 9B
Bronson and Tebo Road
190
Counts, Charles Head M W 25 M Tx Mt. Pleasant Mercahgne Gas & Filling
Counts, Elsie Wf F W 19 M Tx R Sabine

Charles married Elsie Lillian Anders before 1942. Elsie was born on 6 Sep 1920 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 14 Aug 1999 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In her annotated transcription of the Myrtle Spring Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary shows her as a daughter of Elza S. ANDERS and Maggie L. Mitchell(?). She m 1 C. B. Counts and second Reggie Pratt McGown.

San Augustine Tribune
August 19, 1999, page 7

Elsie Lillian McGown

Elsie Lilliam McGown 78, of Hemphill died Aug. 14, 1999 at Hemphill Day Care Center in Hemphill.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 16, 1999 at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill with burial a Myrtle Springs Cemetery.

A native of San Augustine and a longtime resident of Sabine County, she was a retired self employed beautician.

Survivors include her daughter, Ona Lee Felts of Hemphill; grandchildren Richard Felts, Angela Woods and Rebecca McKinley, all of Hemphill; and 11 great grandchildren.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2011)