Kenneth Joe Conn

1930 - 2014  (83 years)

• Name	Kenneth Joe Conn  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	13 Sep 1930	Sabine County, Texas   [2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Jun 2014	Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
  Buried	Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Kenneth "Joe" Conn was born in La Plata on September 13, 1930. He passed away peacefully on June 18, 2014, in Springfield, Missouri. Joe's beloved wife, Mary Jane, preceded him in death in January 1996. He is survived by his three children (Debra Wilburn, Joan Petty, and Gram Conn), and eight grandchildren (Larry, Kenneth, and Jodie Wilburn; Connor, Hudson, and Makayla Petty; and Travis and Hunter Conn), and six great-grandchildren. Joe was a Navy veteran who served his country during the Korean War. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Stephen F. Austin University. Joe taught agriculture and science at Hemphill High School, and served as a sales representative for Ralston Purina. Since 2004, Joe lived in Springfield Missouri. Joe loved singing, His Lord Jesus Christ, and the anticipation of being reunited with his wife Mary Jane in heaven. Visitation is scheduled Friday, June 20, at 2:00pm, at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, Texas. Funeral service will follow at 3:00pm in the chapel of Starr Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Gravelhill Cemetery near Hemphill. Copied from Starr Funeral Home website
  Person ID	I10703	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Gram Berry Conn,   b. 26 Aug 1899, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 6 Jun 1956, Houston, Harris County, Texas  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Mary Rebecca Francis Williams,   b. 9 Sep 1909, Elmer, Macon County, Missouri ,   d. 6 Jun 2007, Vidor, Orange County, Texas  (Age 97 years)
  Married	Bef 1929
  Family ID	F4680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Dorothy Fay "Dot" Smith,   b. 17 Oct 1936, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 14 May 2008  (Age 71 years)
  Married	Bef 1955
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2011
  Family ID	F11380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Jane Jones,   b. 21 May 1942, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 23 Jan 1996, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 53 years)
  Married	1 Aug 1962  [2]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2011
  Family ID	F9705	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Sep 1930 - Sabine County, Texas Died - 18 Jun 2014 - Springfield, Greene County, Missouri Buried - - Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S179] Mahon, Pam--Family Researcher (pmahon@brazosport.cc.tx.us). [S607] McCary, Kay P. "Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), April 11, 2012, Page 15 "Conn to play at LU" (Reliability: 3). [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 1 Enumerated 1 May 1940 SD 42-2 ED 202-3 Gravel Hill Road 356 (Reliability: 3).