Ovie Pearl Whittlesey

1931 - 2020  (89 years)

• Name	Ovie Pearl Whittlesey  [1]
  Born	17 Jan 1931	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Gender	Female
  Died	29 Nov 2020	Huntsville, Walker County, Texas
  Buried	5 Dec 2020	Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Notes	Ovie Whittlesey Desadier, 89, of Huntsville, Texas (formerly of Hemphill) passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 in Conroe Regional Hospital. Ovie was born in Hemphill, Texas on January 17, 1931 to Luther Jack Whittlesey and Eva Bethel Smith Whittlesey. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Hemphill High School graduating class of 1948 where she had been chosen most beautiful by her classmates. She had been very active in the church she attended and also helped with decorations at Camp Peniel Church Camp. Ovie had many interests, including floral arranging, gardening, stained glass, decorating and oil painting, to name a few. She thoroughly enjoyed her hobbies and her church activities. She will be missed. Ovie is survived by her son, Chris Desadier and wife, Velda, of Conroe; daughter, Gale Sanchez of Hemphill; brother, Joe Lynn Whittlesey and wife, Bonnie, of Hemphill; and grandchildren, Shawna Sanchez of Dripping Springs and Spenser Desadier, Rebecca Desadier, Bucky Desidier, and Timothy Desadier, all of Conroe. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bluford Desadier; one brother, two sisters, and her parents. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 5, 2020 in Hemphill Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. until 12:45 p.m. prior to service. Condolences can be made and guest book may be signed online at starrfuneralhome.com Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home, also published in The Sabine County Reporter, December 9, 2020
  Person ID	I15892	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Luther Joseph "Jack" Whittlesey,   b. 30 Oct 1887, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 9 Jan 1975, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Eva Bethel Smith,   b. 9 Jan 1894, Sabine County, Texas
  Married	6 Sep 1914	Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Photos		Whittlesey, Jack and Bethel (Smith) family, 1916 Jack and Bethel with their eldest child, Joseph Truett Whittlesey, Sabine County, Texas
  Family ID	F3517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bluford Earl Desadier,   b. 3 Jan 1926, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 26 Mar 2008, Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas  (Age 82 years)
  Married	Abt 1953
  	Their children are Gale, who married Richard W. Sanchez and Christopher Earl, who married Velda D. Frank.
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2008
  Family ID	F6103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Jan 1931 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Died - 29 Nov 2020 - Huntsville, Walker County, Texas Buried - 5 Dec 2020 - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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