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Melba Janice Craig

Female 1944 - 2018  (73 years)


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  • Name Melba Janice Craig  [1, 2
    Born 15 Dec 1944  Hardin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 6 Jul 2018  Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Melba Craig Broussard, 73, of Houston, Texas passed away Friday, July 6, 2018 in Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital.

      Melba was born in Silsbee, Texas on December 15, 1944 to Lee Edward Craig and Vada Byerly Craig. She had worked as a school bus driver for Aldine ISD for over 30 years.

      She is survived by her daughter, Pam Holmes and husband, Craig, of Hampton, Virginia and Glenda Lane of Brookeland, Texas; brother, Charles Craig and wife, Linda, of Brookeland, Texas; sisters, Sue Horton and husband, Kenneth, of Woodville, Texas and Barbara Strickland of Brookland; grandchildren, Lori Leger, Robert Lane, and Ashley Lane; three great grandchildren, Austin, Dallas, and Kaylyn; family and friends; and special friends, Sandy, Bennie, Valerie, Elsie, James, and her other school bus driving friends from Aldine ISD.

      She was preceded in death by her husband, Levi Broussard; her parents, Lee Edward and Vada Craig; and her son, Michael Craig;

      Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Pine Hill Cemetery on FM2024 in Hemphill, Texas under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. George Jeffcoat officiating.

      Online book signing and condolences can be made at starrfuneralhome.com.

      copied from the Starr Funeral Home website, and also published in The Sabine County Reporter, July 18, 2018, page 8

      (Could oldest daughter, Pam Holmes be the same person as the Pamela J. Luckey, born ca 1957, who married Phillip J CARRICO on 3 May 2014 in San Augustine, Texas. When Melba married Alvis Gibson in 1965, she was listed as Mrs. Melba Janice Luckey.)
    Person ID I42416  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2018 

    Father Lee Edward Craig,   b. 11 Jul 1917, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1984, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Vada Bell Byerly,   b. 8 Jul 1921, White City, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 2006, Lufkin Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married Bef 1943 
    Family ID F12687  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Alvis Glen Gibson,   b. 22 Feb 1935, Liberty County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 2013, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 17 Mar 1965  Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Texas Marriage License issued to Mr. Alvis Glen Gibson and Mrs. Melba Janice Luckey. They were married in Conroe, Texas by Bobby Yancey, JP, who also served as their witness
    Children 
     1. Michael Edward Craig,   b. 3 Feb 1965, Montgomery County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Living
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F14098  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Levi David Broussard,   b. 7 Jul 1929, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1988, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 26 Sep 1977  Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F14097  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Dec 1944 - Hardin County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Mar 1965 - Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Sep 1977 - Harris County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Jul 2018 - Houston, Harris County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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.).

    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.), July 18, 2018, page 8 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1900] Ancestry.com - Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 [database online].

    4. [S1898] Ancestry.com - Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014.