A. R. "Pete" Wych

Notes:

A copy of his actual Texas Death Certificate can be viewed online at www.FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. It shows that his full name was A. R. "Pete" Wych, and that he was born on December 7, 1898 in Shelby County, Texas to Sam Wych (a native of Alabama) and Mary Dorsey (a native of Shelby County). He died on March 21, 1941 in Chireno, Nacogdoches, Texas, and under cause of death the attending physician wrote "Don't Know." His occupation was listed as Log Hauling, and he was buried on March 22, 1941 in Antioch Cemetery in San Augustine County.

(Research):1930 Census
Texas, Shelby County, J.P. 3
Enumerated 4 April 1930
ED 210-9 SD 12 Sheet 2B
32-32
Wych, Pete Hd 29 W M M@18 Tx Ala Ala Farmer
Wych, Irene Wf 29 W F M@12 Tx Tx Tx
Wych, Hazel Dtr 7 W F S Tx Tx Tx
Wych, Aron Son 3 1/12 W M S Tx Tx Tx
Wych, Billie J Dtr 5/12 W F S Tx Tx Tx

Family/Spouse: Irene Elizabeth Mathews. Irene (daughter of Reece Jesse Mathews and Liddie Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hagler) was born on 25 Jun 1900 in Shelby County, Texas; died in Apr 1977 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Antioch Cemetery (Caucasian), San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
February 1, 1995, Page 10

Aron Samuel Wych

A Mass of Christian burial for Aron Samuel Wych, 67, of Lumberton was held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 1995, at Infant Jesus Catholic Church in Lumberton. Interment was at Hooks Cemetery in Kountze. Arrangements were handled by Broussard's Mortuary, Beaumont.

He died Monday, Jan. 23, 1995, at a Beaumont hospital.

Wych was a native of Patroon and had lived in Lumberton 26 years. He was a contractor.

Survivors: wife, Amrmelia Wych of Lumberton; daughters, Janice Morris, Greta Wych, and Joan Garza, all of Lumberton, Connie Thompson of Spring, and Mary K. Lovell of Beaumont; a son, Aron Richard Wych of Lumberton; sisters, Hazel Bellestri of San Augustine and Billie Monceaux of Beaumont; a brother, Herbert T. "Pit" Wych of Hemphill; and 12 grandchildren.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2009)

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
January 28, 2009, Page 11
February 4, 2009, Page 11 (with photo)

Herbert Terry "Pit" Wych

Herbert Terry "Pit" Wych, 76, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 in the Hospice of the Pines, Lufkin. Wych was born on Dec. 24, 1932, in Shelby County. He has lived most of his life in Hemphill coming from San Augustine. He worked as a connector for the Iron Workers Union Local 125 in Beaumont and worked all over the U.S. and other countries suspending bridges and large building and commercial construction primarily working on the installation of the "red iron," the first steel to go up in a structure.

Wych was in the U.S. Army at the conclusion of the Korean Conflict. His love of life, second only to his family, was rodeoing, especially "bull dogging." He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hemphill, the Gideons, and Masonic Lodge.

Wych is survived by his wife, Carolyn Minton Wych of Hemphill; son, Mark Wych and wife Amy of Huntington; daughter, Terre McLemore and husband Randy of Nacogdoches; sister, Billie Monceaux and husband Brad of Beaumont; and sister-in-law, Armella Wych of Lumberton. Also four grandchildren; Hillary and Sara McLemore and Natalie and Ruth Wych.

Visitation was from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27 in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St. in Hemphill.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday (today), Jan. 28, in the First Baptist Church in Hemphill with burial following in the Myrtle Springs Cemetery in Geneva.

Services under the direction of Starr Funeral Home.

A nearly identical obituary was in the January 29, 2009 issue of the San Augustine Tribune.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2009)

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

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]