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Helen Louise Gomer

Female 1924 - 2002  (78 years)


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  • Name Helen Louise Gomer  [1, 2
    Born 12 Mar 1924  Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Died 27 Jul 2002  Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • SABINE COUNTY REPORTER July 31, 2002

      Helen Gomer Schluter, 78, of Alvarado died Saturday, July 27, 2002, at an Alvarado care center.

      She was born March 12, 1924, in Los Angeles, California, and had been a longtime resident of Fort Worth, where she had moved in 1926.

      Mrs. Schluter was a descendant of several Republic of Texas settlers and was the organizing president of the James F. Gomer Chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, in Hemphill. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Colonial Dames, and several other genealogy clubs and organizations. Her passion was genealogy and she gathered much historical information concerning Sabine County.

      She was married first to Aldon M. Sellers of Bluff Dale, and then to Orra J. Schluter of Baraboo, Wisc., in July 1961.

      She was preceded in death by her husband, Orra J. Schluter.

      Survivors: mother, Ocie Gomer of San Augustine; sons, Michael Sellers and wife Linda of Alvarado and Morris "Rusty" Sellers and wife Ramona of Pineville, La.; daughter, Melinda K. Sellers of Westminister, Colorado; grandchildren, Jacob Morton, Jill Clark, Andrew Sellers, Holly Sellers, Sean Williams, Michael Sellers, and Robert Sellers; brothers Edgar R. "Bill" Gomer and wife Mae of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Stanly S. Gomer, Jr. and wife Wanda of Burleson; great grandchildren, Zachary, Haley, Austin, Logan, and Treyvor; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

      Graveside rites are set for 9:30 am today (Wednesday) at Mount Olivet Memorial Cemetery in Fort Worth.

      Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Association or the Alzheimers Association.

      Mount Olivet Funeral Home of Fort Worth, directors.
    Person ID I14205  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Stanley Sheldon Gomer,   b. 26 Nov 1902, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1986, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Ocie Inez Felts,   b. 21 Jan 1905, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 2005, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 100 years) 
    Married 23 Dec 1922  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
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    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F5608  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Living 
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F5609  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Mar 1924 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Jul 2002 - Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.).

    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.).