Claudia Jeanette Gellatly

1926 - 2020  (93 years)

• Name	Claudia Jeanette Gellatly  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	14 Nov 1926	Sabine County, Texas   [4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Jul 2020	San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas   [4, 5]
  Burial	New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [4, 5]
  Notes	Obituary Claudia Jeanette Polley, 93, of Sexton, Texas passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020 in San Augustine, Texas. Claudia was born in Milam, Texas on November 14, 1926 to Don C. Gellatly and Bena Norine Harris Gellatly. Claudia was a superior homemaker and excellent cook. She was a member of the Hemphill High School Class of 1944 and also of Liberty Springs Methodist Church. She liked antiquing with her sister, she loved her family and she loved children. She saw the good in everything and everybody. She is survived by her son, Don Polley of San Augustine; and sister, Bobbie Pratt of San Augustine. She is also survived and loved by her nieces, nephews, and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Dan B. Polley, Jr.; infant son, John Mason Polley; brother, Robert Earl Gellatly; and sister, Merle Huff. Graveside services will begin at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2020 in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Texas under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. Buddy Pratt officiating. Serving as pallbearers are Doug Fuller, Cole Fuller, Jerry Burrow, Joel Halbert, Amos Hanzel, and Ray Sheard. Online condolences can be made and memorial book can be signed at starrfuneralhome.com. Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home website, also published in The Sabine County Reporter, July 29, 2020, page 4. (Research): The Sabine County Reporter October 22, 1997, Page 7 Class of 1944 Hemphill's Class of 1944 recently held a reunion at the home of Phillip and Loretta Sterle in Hemphill. Shown are, from left: Claudine Gellaty Polley, Philip Sterle, Onie Bell Grim Williams, Doris Stewart Walts, Eugene Procella, Margie Watson Nellus, LaTrent Walker, Melba Rue Isom Byley, Charlotta Kign Walker, Bertie Scott, Helen Strickland Murray, Betty Mae Ener McGraw and Patsy Pickley Becka. The Class of '44 donated $100 from their treasury to the J. R. Huffman Public Library. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2011)
  Person ID	I1590	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	25 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Don Claude "D. C." Gellatly,   b. 21 Jun 1898, Texas d. 19 Sep 1976, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Bena Norine Harris,   b. 24 Jul 1901, Texas d. 5 Jan 2000, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1918  [7, 8]
  Family ID	F285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dan Bussey Polley, Jr.,   b. 24 Sep 1920, Sexton, Sabine County, Texas d. 22 Aug 2000 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	28 Feb 1948	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  Children	1. John Mason Polley,   b. 20 Mar 1949, Center, Shelby County, Texas d. 20 Mar 1949, Center, Shelby County, Texas (Age 0 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F1100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Nov 1926 - Sabine County, Texas Marriage - 28 Feb 1948 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Death - 26 Jul 2020 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Burial - - New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S594] Davenport, Linda King-Family Researcher (dlkkport@hotmail.com) Emails, Family Group Sheets, Descendancy Trees, etc. [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.), Shown as Claudie Gellatly (Reliability: 3). [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 26, 2012, page 7, obituary of Merle Gellatly Huff (Reliability: 3). [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.), July 29, 2020, page 4. (Reliability: 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.), Memorial ID 13824847 (Reliability: 3). [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.). [S928] McCary, Mackie & Kay "New Hope 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.), January 12, 2000 (Reliability: 3).