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Herbert Wesley Wood, Jr.

Male 1923 - 2010  (87 years)


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  • Name Herbert Wesley Wood  [1, 2, 3
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 24 Feb 1923  Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Dec 2010  San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried Weaver Cemetery, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Notes 
    • The Sabine County Reporter
      December 15, 2010, page 12

      Herbert Wesley Wood, Jr.

      Herbert Wesley Wood, Jr., 87, died Friday, Dec. 10, 2010, in Twin Lakes Care Center in San Augustine after an illness. Wood was born in Pineland to Herbert and Ella Mae Coats Wood.

      He had lived near Hemphill since 1982 coming from Beaumont where he was owner and operator of Wood and Son Motors. Wood was a U. S. Air Force veteran of World War II. He was also a member of the Gideons, Rotary Club, Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge #305 Shrine, and a Deacon of the First Baptist Church in Hemphill.

      He is survived by his wife, Lorene Boyett Wood of Hemphill; son, Terry and wife Cindy Wood of Beaumont; daughter, Robin and husband Kelly Powell of Sour Lake; and sister, Virginia Christopher of Boerne. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

      Funeral services were conducted Sunday, Dec. 12, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in the Weaver Cemetery in Mayflower community.

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

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2010)

      A similiar obituary was published in the San Augustine Tribune on December 16, 2010.
    Person ID I11381  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Herbert Wesley Wood, Sr.,   b. 30 Nov 1898, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1960, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Ella Mae Coats,   b. 13 May 1903, Richton, Perry County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1997, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 18 Mar 1922  Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F4854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances Lorene Boyett,   b. 3 Nov 1927, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 2021, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 16 Jul 1949  Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
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    Last Modified 20 Jul 2012 
    Family ID F4853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Feb 1923 - Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Jul 1949 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Dec 2010 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Weaver Cemetery, Newton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 50 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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.), December 15, 2010, page 12 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.).

    4. [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.), December 15, 2010, page 12, obituary of Herbert Wesley Wood, Jr. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Jefferson County, Precinct 6 Enumerated April 16, 1930 ED 123-79 SD 27 Sheet 6A Stamped 159 Highland Ave 4766-107-121 (Reliability: 3).