Jesse Andrew Jacks

Notes:

His date of birth in the book Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records is shown as 28 Mar 1868. This is also the date shown on FindAGrave, and his Texas Death Certificate. Census records indicate he may have actually been born between 1872-1874.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr No 3
Enumerated 7 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 70 Sheet 4B
70-70
Jacks, Jesse H Head W M Mar 1872 28 M 4 Tx Miss Miss Farming
Jacks, Estella Wf W F Sept 1877 22 M 4 1/1 Tx Tx ---
Jacks, Clara S Dau W F Aug 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr No 6
Enumerated 5 May 1910
SD 2 ED 3 Sheet 30B
176-176
Morris, Mollie Head F W 63 Wd Ala NC GA Farming
Woods, Nannie Sister F W 68 Wd Ala NC Ga
Jacks, Jessie Boarder m W 35 Wd Tx Tx Tx Laborer Lumber Mill
Jacks. Lizzie Boarder F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Jacks, Delma Boarder F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Carrico, Minnie Grdtr F W 4 S Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP One
Enumerated 31 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 25B
Bronson Hemphill Road
496-515
Jacks, Jesse Head M W 50 M Tx La Miss Farmer
Jacks, Clara S Dtr F W 21 S Tx Tx Tx
Jacks, Marion G Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Jacks, Velma Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 29 Apr 1930
ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 9B
Lower Hemphill and Bronson Saded?? Public Road
Jacks, Jesse Head M W 60 Wd 25 Tx Ga Ga M???ties Railroad
Jacks, Velma Dtr F W 25 Wd 19 Tx Tx Tx Cook Private Family
Jacks, Franie B Grd F W 2 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Wright, Clara S Dtr F W 31 M 25 Tx Tx Tx Laundress Private Family
McClelland, Ollie V Grddtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
McClelland, Mack Grdson M W 2 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx

Jesse married Stella Mays about 1896. Stella (daughter of George Washington Mays and Mary Elizabeth Iles) was born in Sep 1877 in Sabine County, Texas; died in Sep 1936; was buried in Lott Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown as Clara S. Wright, widowed, at the time of the 1930 Census. She was living with her father and sister in Sabine County, along with 5 year old Ollie McClelland and Mack McClelland. Her headstone, in the Lott Cemetery, shows her instead as Clara McClelland, Apparently she was widowed/divorced from a McClelland before she married, and was later widowed from, a Wright. Her headstone is inscribed "Clara McClelland, 1898-1945, Gone but not Forgotten." Sharon Whitaker shows that her first husband was Samuel D. "Mack" McClelland.

Clara married Samuel D. "Mack" McClelland before 1925. Samuel (son of Samuel N. McClelland and Ada C. D. Bailey) was born in Sep 1885 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Joshua Lott. Joshua (son of Andrew Jackson Lott and Julia D. Jones) was born on 21 Apr 1895 in Texas; died on 1 Apr 1961; was buried in Lott Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was a pulp wood trucker. He died as a result of an auto accident.

Marion married Bessie Beatrice Wood on 19 Nov 1921. Bessie (daughter of Thomas E. "Edd" Wood, Jr. and Amelia Melvina "Vinie" Carrico) was born on 20 Nov 1902 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 29 Nov 1973 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1930 census, 5 year old Ollie McClelland, along with her 2 year old brother Mack McClelland, were living with her widowed grandfather, Jesse Jacks, in Precinct 1 of Sabine County.

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Census Lisiting:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 29 Apr 1930
ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 9B
Lower Hemphill and Bronson Saded?? Public Road
Jacks, Jesse Head M W 60 Wd 25 Tx Ga Ga M???ties Railroad
Jacks, Velma Dtr F W 25 Wd 19 Tx Tx Tx Cook Private Family
Jacks, Franie B Grd F W 2 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Wright, Clara S Dtr F W 31 M 25 Tx Tx Tx Laundress Private Family
McClelland, Ollie V Grddtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
McClelland, Mack Grdson M W 2 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx

Ollie married William Joseph "W. J." Leon Clark, Jr. on 2 Dec 1940 in Sabine County, Texas. William (son of William Joseph "Joe" Clark, Sr. and Minnie Caroline Smith) was born on 24 Apr 1922 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Dec 2000 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Cunningham Cemetery, Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Page One

McClelland honored with diploma

Alma J. Lott McClelland was honored Thursday night by the Hemphill I.S.D. Board of Trustees. Mrs. McClelland has been a volunteer at the Hemphill I.S.D.'s cafeteria for the past nine years-serving ice cream at least two days a week.

The school learned that she had never received her high school diploma because she had to go to work to help her family. She lacked one and one-half credits to obtain her diploma, so Hemphill I.S.D. presented her with an honorary diploma.

Mrs. McClellend's daugther, Nancy Fuller, and granddaughter, Missi Fuller Gibbons, were by her side Thursday night as she received this special recognition.

Hemphill High School Principal Marc Griffin read the following before the diploma was presented:

"In 1939, our country was in a different place than we know it today. Having just stabilized after World War I, then surviving the Great Depression, the United States was at work again. With millions of men away fighting, huge numbers of horrific casualities still lingering from World War I, there was a severe shortage of laborers in a range of jobs from rural to the cities. Women were called on, by necessity, to do work outside the home.....Sabine County was no exception. Many men and women of [that era] dropped out of school as non-completing seniors to either suppor the war effort directly or support their families while the men were away. Alma J. Lott dropped out of high school in October of 1939 to go to work. Her father, Joshua Lott, had returned home from World War I with lung deterioration due to being gassed while held as prisoner of war in France. Hemphill had a sewing room which paid $2 a day for women would go to work for family support. Sewing rooms housed large and dangerous equipment. Certainly there was no air conditioning. Nonetheless, Alma, like millions of other young people from 1935 to 1945 when to work...Alma has lived a life with few regrets. But the one regret she has mentioned numerous times is how she wished she could have graduated from high school...Numerous times, when her family has complained about a "difficult subject" she always told them to 'Hush' (because) if given a chance she would have become a medical doctor. She has been a lifelong reader and has encouraged all those whose lives she touched to always continue to read and learn. She has worked 'around the square' in Hemphill. She has decorated retails windows, done bookkeeping in stores, ordering, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and maintained displays and every other area of retail sales. Later in life, she operated Granny's House, a licensed family home for child care in Hemphill. She insisted on checking every child's report card once they entered school, and if the bus dropped them off she made them do their homework (which she checked) after a healthy snack. Graduating from college was not an option that was ever given [to her daughter and grandchildren] Nancy, Trey or Missi....In 2001...the federal legislature formally recognized those high school seniors who interupted their own education to contribute to the U.S.'s economic support...They gave the states the right to return the privilege of graduation to those young men and women show left high shool during the time of war and economic depression....."

Obituary

Alma Julie Lott McClelland, age 93 passed from this earthly life on June 5, 2016 in The Woodlands, Texas. She was born November 2, 1922, in Bronson, Texas. Alma was the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Jacks Lott and Joshua Andrew Lott. Preceded in death was her husband, Van Ennis Mc Clelland, grandson, Grayson Fuller and three brothers, Albert, Herman, and Hulan Lott. She was a resident of Sabine County for 86 years where she was fondly referred to by numerous children as "Granny" or at school as the "Ice Cream and pickle Lady." Her life was a testimony to the person she was. Managing Granny's House, where she cared for numerous children complete with home Cooked meals, serving as the Nursery Manager for her beloved First Baptist Church touching the lives of so many children, or volunteering at school for nine years, to raise scholarships for students, were all done with love and the greatest care she had to offer. Frequently, When asked why she volunteered at school three to four days a week her answer was always the same. "If I can help one child go to college by selling pickles and ice cream, that will be an opportunity I never had." She received a Presidential commendation from President George H W Bush following the explosion of the Columbia Space shuttle. She cooked more than 100 dishes to serve to the volunteers with her own money. Granny was Nursery Director of First Baptist Church for nine years. She worked "on the square" in Hemphill most of her young adult life.
She is survived by her daughter Nancy Fuller Gilpin and husband Jerry of Montgomery, Texas, two grandchildren, Trey and Wynter Fuller and Melissa and Nick Gibbens, of Houston. Her life was blessed by five great grandchildren; Graham, Stella, Gracie, Will, and Liam.
Granny's final resting place will be the Lott Cemetery.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, June 11, at 2 pm, First Baptist Church. A reception will follow for all friends and loved ones.

Granny's favorite charity is Hemphill ISD Scholarship Fund.

Copied from www.obittree.com
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, June 8, 2016, Page 12

Alma married Van Ennis McClelland before 1949. Van (son of William Archie McClelland and Nancy Emline "Dovie" Marshall) was born on 28 Feb 1923 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 13 Mar 1950 in Snyder, Scurry County, Texas; was buried in Lott Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Emmie Lee Lowe. Emmie (daughter of Man I. Lowe and Molly Iris Kincel) was born on 10 Jan 1930 in Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 13 May 2011 in Texas; was buried in Lott Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary Ann Onderdonck. Mary was born on 30 Jun 1937 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; died on 10 Dec 2003 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Etta Geraldine Smith. Etta was born on 5 Dec 1930 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 29 Jun 2015 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Wilma Lavern Halbert. Wilma (daughter of William T. "Willie" Halbert and Dessie L. Dent) was born on 23 Nov 1929 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 13 Apr 2010 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Texas Death Certificate shows he was a self employed Log Hauler. He died of a crushed chest and neck fracture after a tree feel and struck him in his back.

Marvin married Elease Tatom before 1951. Elease (daughter of Aubry Elmon Tatom and Winnie Marie McDaniel) was born on 15 Jan 1930 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Jan 2023 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 20 Jan 2023 in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Ethel married Edward Droptini on 9 Jun 1951. Edward was born on 27 May 1918 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Dec 1980 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Pineland Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Charter member of the James F. Gomer Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution of Texas. (White and Toole, p 73).

Obituary

Florence Beatrice McClelland
September 29, 1933 - January 29, 2021

Florence Beatrice McClelland, 87, of Wier Gate, Texas (formerly of Sabine County) passed away Friday, January 29, 2021 (sic) in Hemphill Care Center.

Florence was born on January 29, 1933 in Hemphill, Texas to Marion Jacks and Bessie Wood Jacks. She was a lifetime resident of Sabine County and a member of the Baptist faith. She worked for many years as a hairdresser.

Florence was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Eausel V. McClelland; her husband of 8 years, Cleburne D. Wells; and her son, Steve McClelland.

She is survived by her son, Forrest McClelland and wife, Lynne, of Hemphill; her niece, Sonya Strickland and husband, Mike, of Hemphill; six grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, and five great great grandchildren.

Cremation arrangements were handled by Starr Funeral Home.

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, February 3, 2021, page 4

Florence married Easuel Vernon McClelland on 9 May 1951. Easuel (son of William Daniel Walter McClelland and Philonia Lucresia Campbell) was born on 3 Feb 1926 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Jun 2001 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

San Augustine Tribune
Thursday, March 16, 2006

Also appeared in the Sabine County Reporter
March 15, 2006

Hollis E. Jacks

Funeral Services for Hollis E. Jacks, 69, of Broaddus were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 11, 2006 at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill. Burial followed at Jacks Cemetery in Pineland. Rev. Pat Jacks officiated. He died March 8 at his residence in Broaddus.

Hollis E. Jacks was born in Sabine County on February 27, 1937 to Marion Jack and Bessie Woods Jacks. He was a heavy equipment operator for the timber industry.

He is survived by his wife, Eunice Jacks of Broaddus; brothers, Marion "Dick" Jacks of Tatum and Lloyd Jacks of Center; sisters Ethel LEWIS of Pineland and Florence WELLS and Gwen REYNOLDS, both of Hemphill; grandchildren Zachary JACKS and Eric Wayne JACKS. Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill were in charge of arrangements.

The Sabine County Reporter also indicated he had been nicknamed "Buddy" and that he had lived in Broaddus for the past 23 years.

Family/Spouse: Eunice Lee McDaniel. Eunice (daughter of Neal Elarce McDaniel and Thelma McKey) was born on 29 Apr 1941 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; died on 12 Sep 2015 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marion "Dick" Cauzell Jacks, 81, of Pineland, Texas passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023 at his residence surrounded by his loved ones.

Dick was born on July 18, 1941 in Hemphill, Texas to Marion George Jacks and Bessie Beatrice Wood. He worked as an operator in the oil field industry and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Dick enjoyed a hard day's work and if he ever started whistling the tune of "Blueberry Hill", everyone better be ready to work. He loved his family, spending time with his grandchildren, and talking with his friends.

He is survived by his wife, Sarah Jacks of Pineland; sons, Richard "Ricky" Jacks and wife, Kim of Tatum, Texas, and Larry Thomas Jacks and wife, Kelli of Carthage, Texas; twelve grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren; and special friends, Metra Webb and Vincent Martinez.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Marion and Bessie Jacks; and daughter, Dianne Jacks (Wellborn); six brothers and three sisters.

Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, Texas.

Funeral services will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 22, 2023 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Joe Best and Bro. Pat Jacks officiating.

Burial will follow services in Jacks Cemetery in Pineland, Texas under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Jacob Rivers, Justin Wellborn, Jacob Wellborn, Larry Jacks, Jr. , Trent Jordan and Stanley Jacks serving as pallbearers.

Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com.

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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, May 24, 2023, page 4

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Toledo Chronicle
Published ? Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Gwendolyn Jacks Collins passed away October 14, 2010, at home. She was born in Sabine County to Marion and Bessie Woods Jacks and has lived in Sabine County all her life.

Gwen was survived by her daughter Sonya Strickland, of Hemphill; two brothers, Lloyd Jacks of Center, Marion "Dick" Jacks of Carthage; two sisters, Ethel Droptini Louis of Pineland, Florence McClelland Wells of Hemphill; five grandchildren, Sean and Tanya Ebbert, Gary Stewart, Michael and Jesse Strickland; four great grandchildren, Amber Humphrey, Kayla Ryland, Logan and Cameron Strickland.

Funeral Services will be at 2:00 pm, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX.

Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, October 20, 2010, Page 13 and the San Augustine Tribune, October 21, 2010, Page 10

Earle married Marcy Elvin Collins before 1962. Marcy was born on 14 Nov 1926 in Texas; died in Mar 1975 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
June 22, 2011, Page 16

Joseph Jack, 47, died Friday morning in his home at Strickland Crossing, Pineland, TX after an illness. Joseph was born in Hemphill to L.E. and Mary Underdunk Jacks and has lived in Sabine County all his life working in the logging woods of East Texas as a logger.

He is survived by his wife Christine Jacks of Pineland, his son Joshua Jacks and fiance' Morgan Tarpley of Pineland, his daughter Myranda Jacks of Pineland, four brothers; Pat Jacks and his wife Sharon of Bronson, Peanut Jacks and his wife Debbie of Pineland, David Jacks of DeRidder, LA, and Stanley Jacks and his wife Pam of Pineland. He is also survived by his grandchildren: Hunter Jacks, Brycen Jacks, Ryan Estes and Macee Estes. Also his life long friend and mentor Delwin and Judy Burgess who were like second parents to him.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services were held Monday, June 2o in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in the Plainview Cemetery near Pineland.

Online condolences may be posted at www.starrfuneralhome.com.

Joseph married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Linda Sue Jacks, 72, of Bronson, Texas passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at Sabine County Hospital in Hemphill, Texas.

Linda was born on December 2, 1948 in Sabine County to George Clinton Jacks and Geraldine Smith Jacks. She was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and a member of Broaddus Pentecostal Church.

Linda was a loving aunt to all her nieces and nephews. She enjoyed playing Bingo and loved going places with her family.

She is survived by her brother, Tommy Jacks and wife, Virginia, of Bronson; sisters, Marion Raymond and husband, Kendall, of Geneva and Tommie Jean Clark of Pineland; and numerous well loved nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, September 24, 2021 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas.

Funeral services for Linda will begin at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 25, 2021 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mark Green, Rev. Pat Jacks, and Paul Jacks officiating.

Burial will follow service in Jacks Cemetery in Pineland, Texas with Dustin Stewart, Cole Stewart, Brent Stark, Franklin Clark, Shane Clark and Joshua Jacks serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Micah Davies, Jacob Clark, Christopher Clark and Nicholas Clark.

Condolences can be made and guest book may be signed online at starrfuneralhome.com.

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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, September 29, 2021, page 4

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Listed as Sharon Boulware of Dickinson, TX in the 2015 obituary of her mother. Not listed in the 2021 obituary of her older sister, Linda Sue Jacks. May have predeceased her? Shown on Find A Grave to have also married Robert Elton "Sammy" Langley (1948-2016, Buried at Rosevine Cemetery).

Family/Spouse: William W. "Bill" Boulware, Jr. William was born on 12 Jan 1920 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Sep 1995 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Bio written and posted by Ronald Barlow, on his Farm Road 1 - From one end to the other facebook group:

There'll never be another George Jacks.

George was one of the smartest and most reliable men I've ever worked with.

It didn't take me long to figure out that if I had a mechanical problem that I couldn't solve, whether it be on a car or truck, or a tractor, or a hay baler, just ask George to look at it.

George was not much of a team player.
He flew solo most of the time.

His mind was too focused and worked too fast to be patient enough to tolerate the foolishness of us who lacked the ability to focus only on the task at hand to see it through to completion with no distractions.

I believe that if George had survived long enough to have been under a car hood at the time of the Rapture, that he would have asked Jesus for a few more minutes to finish torqueing some bolts.

Me and George worked well together.

If something mechanical or electronic didn't do what it was designed to do, I'd tell George what I had seen or heard or felt or smelt right before something quit working, and then take maybe a few more seconds to tell him what I had ruled out as the culprit.

...and then I backed out of the way and waited on this genius to ask me for assistance...which wasn't very often.

George didn't like anybody hovering over his shoulder.

Nor, did he like taking directions from people that liked barking orders.

Tell him what you knew about the problem, then back off and let him at it.

A couple of years ago, my old Dodge pickup wouldn't crank in the high school parking lot at Pineland.It was late at night, and as usual, I was the last one leaving, because I had stood around talking too long after the meeting was over.

My battery was strong and the engine turned over just fine, and after a quick check under the hood, I ascertained that the spark plugs were firing.

There was a quarter-tank of gas in the tank...and I hadn't noticed anything unusual pulling in earlier that evening.

I called George.

Other than the time it took him to get out of his recliner, put on his overalls and his shoes, and drive the two or three miles to Pineland, he had me headed home within two or three minutes after his arrival...with a hammer tap to the bottom of the fuel pump, which was inside the gas tank, underneath the pickup bed.

A call to almost anybody other than George would have eventually involved a chain or a tow truck, lifting the bed off the truck frame, replacing the fuel pump, many hours of labor, a big bill, and me being afoot for at least a full day.

I gave George a $20 bill and we were both back in our recliners within ten or fifteen minutes.

George was hard-headed. He wouldn't waste time doing something useless just because someone else thought they knew more than him.

George didn't waste words.
When he spoke, I listened.
I knew that he wasn't going to say it twice, and it was well thought out before he said it.

It didn't matter what we were working on, George was the master and I was the assistant.
I might be the boss of the fifty other people working around us, but I was just the apprentice handing tools, or turning keys, or pushing clutches or running for parts for George.

It worked much better that way.

I know other folks that couldn't work with George.
Some called him "contrary" or "ornery."
Most never learned to leave the chit-chat or b.s. aside until the work was done.

Others besides me that knew the value of having a "George" around, included Frank Shaver, Welden Elliott and Don Tate. George helped us get to where we got.

I called him often.
?and always got the right answer.

I'll be lost for a time without George.
I know plenty of good mechanics, but none like George.
I miss you already, George. I hope the Good Lord's got a set of tools waiting for you.

Aubra George Jacks, 65, of Pineland, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at his residence.

George was born December 23, 1953 in Pineland, Texas to Marvin Edward Jacks and Elease Tatom Jacks.

He was a lifetime resident of Sabine County and a graduate of West Sabine High School.
He was a Master Mechanic for West Sabine ISD.

George had also been a member of the Pineland Volunteer Fire Department for several years and had also been a member of the Bronson VFD and the FFA.

George enjoyed spending time with his family and their trips to Disney World. He also enjoyed reading and studying science, math, and history.

George is survived by his mother, Elease Tatom Barrow; son, Justin Chandler and wife, Audrey, of Leesvile, Louisiana (formerly of Fairmount); daughter, Breanne Jacks and fiance', Robbie Schauer, of Justin, Texas; brother, Benny Edward Jacks of Pineland, Texas; sisters, Marcell Jacks Gilbert and Billie Barrow Simpson, both of Pineland, Texas; and two grandchildren, Cason and Colton.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas.

Graveside services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 25, 2019 in Jacks Cemetery on Maple Street in Pineland, Texas under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. David Ebarb officiating.

Online condolences can be made at starrfuneralhome.com.
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 30, 2019, Page 8

Notes:

U.S. Marines (White and Toole, p 73).

The Sabine County Reporter
Back in Time-1974

As published on page 6 of the November 17, 1999 issue

Marine Sgt. and Mrs. Steven McClelland announced the birth of their daughter, Meladie Jo.

Obituary

Steve McClelland, 67, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Friday, November 22, 2019 at a Lufkin Hospital.

Steve was born April 21, 1952 in San Antonio, Texas at the Lackland Air Force Base Hospital to Easul and Florence (Jacks) McClelland. He was a graduate of Hemphill High School and a veteran of the United States Marine Corp. He worked as a computer programmer in the petroleum industry where he retired after many years.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia Brockman McClelland of Hemphill (formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio; daughter, Melodie Rose of Nevada; sons, Stephen Barrett (Barry) McClelland and wife, Ashley, of California and Ben Mullins of North Dakota mother, Florence McClelland of Hemphill; brother, Forrest McClelland and wife, Lynn, of Six Mile Community; sister, Sonya Strickland and husband, Mike, of Hemphill [?the Texas Birth Index instead shows Sonya Strickland as a cousin, a daughter of Earle Gwendolyn JACKS and Marcy Elvin COLLINS?]; grandchildren, Eden McClelland, Hannah Rose, Kai Stevenson, Faith Mullins, Ethan Mullins, and Wyatt Mullins; and several step-children, nieces, and nephews.

No service is scheduled.

Memorial book may be signed and condolences may be left at www.starrfuneralhome.com

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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, November 27, 2019, Page 7

Steve married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE Thursday, September 9, 2004

Funeral services for Hollis Gene Jacks, 45, of Bullard were held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 8, 2004 at the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at the Jacks Cemetery in Pineland with Rev. Pat Jacks officiating. He died Sunday at his residence.

Hollis Gene Jacks was born in Hemphill on May 16, 1959 to Hollis Elmore and Eunice McDaniel Jacks. He was a heavy equipment operator for Scull Timber Company.

He is survived by his wife, Debbie CAMPBELL Jacks of Bullard, parents, Eunice and Hollis Jacks of Broaddus; grandmother Thelma McDANIEL of San Augustine, mother-in-law Hollisa HANN (HAHN) of Bullard; sons Zachery Jacks of Bullard, and Eric Wyane Jacks of Woodville, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill was in charge of arrangements.

Note, the SABINE COUNTY REPORTER, Wednesday, September 1, 2004, had a very similiar obituary. It further noted he died following an illness, and that he had been a longtime Pineland resident before moving to Bullard 13 years previously.

Hollis married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hollis married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sarah Dianne Wellborn, 47, of Tatum, Texas, died Thursday morning in her home. She was born in San Augustine, Texas, to Marion C. and Sarah Vaughan Jacks. Dianne has lived in Tatum for three years coming from Carthage where she was a member of the Carthage Missionary Baptist Church.

She is survived by her parents Marion and Sarah Jacks of Tatum, her sons; Jacob Wellborn and Justin Wellborn of Tatum, her daughters; Haylee Nicole Wellborn and Mckenzie Ryan Wellborn of Tatum, her brothers; Ricky Jacks and his wife Kim of Tatum and Larry Jacks and his wife Kelli of Carthage. She is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

Visitation will be from 4:00PM until 7:00PM, Sunday, September 21, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00PM, Monday, September 22, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Texas.

Ethel married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ethel married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]