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Ethel Marie Jacks

Female 1931 - 2022  (90 years)


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  • Name Ethel Marie Jacks  [1
    Born 6 May 1931  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 19 Feb 2022  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Pineland Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Obituary

      Ethel Droptini Lewis, 90, of Pineland, Texas passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Legacies Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hemphill.

      Ethel was born in Sabine County on May 6, 1931 to Marion George Jacks and Bessie Wood Jacks. She was a lifetime resident of Sabine County and was retired from the United States Postal Service where she had served as Post Master in Pineland for many, many years. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Pineland and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

      Ethel is survived by her son, Edward Droptini and wife, Brenda, of Covington, LA; brother, Marion C. "Dick" Jacks and wife Sara of Carthage; grandchildren, Shelly Cody and husband, Jeff, of Denham Springs, LA and Brad Droptini of Pineland; great grandchildren, Callie Cody and Cora Cody and a host of nieces and nephews.

      She was preceded in death by her husbands, Edward Droptini and Otis Beau Lewis; sisters, Gwendolyn Jacks and Florence McClelland and brothers, Hollis E. "Buddy" Jacks, Lewis Edwin "L. E." Jacks, George Clinton "Hawk" Jacks, Lloyd Jacks, Marvin Edward Jacks and Volley Marvin "Biddy" Jacks.

      Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas with Bro. Pat Jacks officiating.

      Burial will follow services in Pineland Cemetery with Brad Droptini, Jeffy Cody, Andrew Droptini, Larry Parrie, Janet Conway and Stanley Jacks serving as pallbearers.

      Condolences and memories can be shared at starrfuneralhome.com.

      Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, February 23, 2022, page 8
    Person ID I17802  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2023 

    Father Marion George Jacks,   b. 16 Dec 1902, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1953, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Bessie Beatrice Wood,   b. 20 Nov 1902, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1973, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 19 Nov 1921 
    Family ID F6585  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edward Droptini,   b. 27 May 1918, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1980, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 9 Jun 1951  [2
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F14484  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 May 1931 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Feb 2022 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Pineland Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine 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 73 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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 19574878 (Reliability: 3).