Opal Laverne Tatom

1933 - 2006  (72 years)

• Name	Opal Laverne Tatom  [1, 2]
  Born	1 Jun 1933	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	13 Jan 2006	Pineland, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Notes	Opal Tatom Lee Brown Opal Brown, 72, of Pineland passed away at home January 13, 2006, after a brief illness. She is survived by her children and their spouses: Brenda LEE of Pineland, Connie BENNETT and Joe of Pineland, Yvonne HAWKINS and Glen of Many, Jack "Pete" LEE and Ramona of Nacogdoches, Steven LEE and Sheri of Pineland, and Alan BROWN and Patsy of Pensacola, Florida. She is also survived by her siblings and their spouses: Gerald TATOM and Faye of Silsbee, Cecil TATOM and Ann of Pineland, Nell BUTLER and Roy of Hemphill, and Kathy HUTTO and E.H. of Palacios. She will be remembered and missed by her grandchildren: Cecil TATOM; Rebecca BENNETT; April McCAULEY; Jarrod, Jaime and Jessi LEE; Brittany DOWDEN; Vonnie, Mary and LeeAnn HAWKINS; Craig and Chris BROWN; and Monica HINCHEE. She also had one great granddaughter, Brietta LEE. Funeral services will be held Sunday Jan. 15, 2006 at 2:00 pm at Starr Funeral Home Chapel in Hemphill, Texas with Bro. Wayne Alford officiating. Interment will follow at Plainview Cemetery. Pallbearers are Cecil "Guru" Tatom, Jarrod Lee, Carlos Cruz, Rhett Hutto, Charlie Hutto and Christopher Clark. Starr Funeral Home, Inc. 511 Starr St. Hemphill, Texas 75948 http://www.southeasttexaslive.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15931889&BRD=2287&PAG=461&dept_id=512596&rfi=6 A similar obituary was published in the January 18, 2006 SABINE COUNTY REPORTER, where it is further noted that she retired from the Sabine County Tax Office as a clerk.
  Person ID	I23326	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Claude Tom Tatom,   b. 3 Jul 1908, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 21 Sep 1963, Houston, Harris County, Texas  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Marie Antoinette McGown,   b. 28 Sep 1910, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 1 Dec 1976, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 66 years)
  Married	Bef 1930  [3]
  Family ID	F3649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F7908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Jun 1933 - Sabine County, Texas Died - 13 Jan 2006 - Pineland, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [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.). [S1007] Website "Beaumont (TX) Enterprise" ; www.beaumontenterprise.com. [S1219] McCary, Kay P. "Plainview (aka Crossroads) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.