Josephine Fleury: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Josephine Fleury was born about 1887; died on 9 Apr 1959; was buried in McComic Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.

Notes:

Obituary below copied from FindAGrave memorial page created by Jerry Bohnett

Sabine Index, Many, La., Apr 17, 1959

17 Apr 1959 - Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine Eason, age 84, who died at her home, April 9, were conducted at McComic cemetery at 2 p.m. April 10 with Rev. Lonnie Johnson officiating. Interment was in McComic cemetery under the direction of Warren Funeral home.

Survivors are son, F. E. Eason of Many; daughters, Mrs. Lena Baldwin of Many, Mrs. Tabitha Maxey of Zwolle; brother, Hoyt Flurry of Huntington, Texas, 11 grandchildren.

Pallbearers were grandsons, Howard Baldwin, Herman Baldwin, Stanley Baldwin, R. L. Maxey, Lee Thomas and Clyde Anderson.

Josephine married Shedrick Arthur "Buck" Eason on 8 Oct 1893 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Shedrick (son of John William Eason and Nancy Hall) was born on 25 Feb 1872 in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 30 Jun 1955 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in McComic Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Tabitha Eason was born on 24 Jul 1913; died on 6 Mar 1969 in Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Aimwell Cemetery, Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.

Generation: 2

Tabitha Eason

(1.Josephine¹) was born on 24 Jul 1913; died on 6 Mar 1969 in Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Aimwell Cemetery, Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.

Notes:

Obituary below copied from FindAGrave from the memorial created by SFC USA RET Duffie and Kathy Moore

Sabine Index, Many, La., Mar 13, 1969

Mrs. Tabitha Maxey, 55, of Many, died in the Sabine Clinic at Zwolle, March 6, after a short illness.

Funeral services were held March 7, at 3 p.m., at the Aimwell Baptist Church, with the Rev. J. E. Schumaker, and Dr. R. P. Butler officiating. Burial was in the Aimwell Cemetery, under the direction of the Warren Meadows Funeral Home of Many.

Survivors include her husband, Louis Maxey of Many; one son, R. L. Maxey of Shreveport; two daughters, Mrs. Thelma Anderson, and Mrs. Ruth Moore, both of Shreveport; one brother, Jack Eason of
Many; one sister, Mrs. Lena Baldwin of Many; and six grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Randy Rains, Jerry Brandon, Calvin Jones, Charlie Maxey, Guy Wayne Maxey, and Bobby Maxey.

Family/Spouse: Louis Maxey. Louis (son of Leo Temple Maxey and Mary Anna Frances Bragg) was born on 20 Feb 1912 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 10 Jun 2000 in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Aimwell Cemetery, Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]