Ira Bell Drawhorn, Sr.

Notes:

Private U.S. Army, World War I.

May have been a son of James Willliam Drawhorn I1871-1937) and Mary Amanda "Sis" Johnson.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP No 6, Bronson
Enumerated April 9 and 10, 1930
ED 202-8 SD 19 Sheet 3B
54-56
Drawhorn, I.B. Hd M W 34 M 21 Tx Tx Tx Farmer General Farm
Drawhorn, Rosie Lee Wf F W 29 M 18 Tx Ga Tx
Drawhorn, Irie Belle Dtr F (sic) W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Drawhorn, Eva Mae Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Drawhorn, Curtis L Son M W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
Drawhorn, Jeanna (?) Dtr F W 1 S Tx Tx Tx (Probably Frankie Juanita Drawhorn??)

Ira married Rosa "Rosie" Lee Meeks on 2 Jun 1918 in San Augustine County, Texas. Rosa (daughter of Joseph Edward Meeks and Mary A. Harris) was born in Dec 1898 in Texas; died on 30 Oct 1934; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ira married Eather Parker before 1933. Eather was born on 29 Jan 1904 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 2 Sep 1995 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary

Ira Bell Drawhorn, 91, passed away in the Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital after an illness. He was born in Sexton, TX, to Ira and Rosa Meeks Drawhorn and has lived in Sabine and San Augustine Counties all his life. Ira was a carpenter and farmer leaving school at an early age to farm and support his family.

Mr. Drawhorn is survived by six daughters: Naomi Sharpton and Glenda Walker both of Bronson, Dorthy Woodruff of Houston, B.Gail Drawhorn of Bronson, Evely Weeks of Jasper, and Juanita Ward of Bronson; sister Juanita Cortright of San Antonio and sister Dorothy Cindric of Canton, Ohio, one brother Joe Parker of Houston, thirteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Audrey L. Drawhorn; daughter,Rosa Louise; brothers, Curtis Leroy "Buck" Drawhorn and Donnie Drawhorn; and sister, Eva Drawhorn Springer.

A celebration of life was held at 11:00 am, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in the Drawhorn Family Cemetery in the Chinquapin Community.

Pallbearers were Joshua Brown, David J. Brown, Joey Brown, Stephen Brown, R.W. Walker, Matthew Drawhorn, Benjamin Drawhorn, and Manuel Rodriguez.

Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill. Online condolences may be posted at www.starrfuneralhome.com

(Updated obituary from the Starr Funeral Home website, which superseded the original as originally published in the Sabine County Reporter January 19, 2011, revised version republished in the Sabine County Reporter on February 2, 2011).

Ira married Audrey Lee Birdwell on 15 Oct 1943 in San Augustine County, Texas. Audrey (daughter of Enlow Cornelius Birdwell and Florence Lucinda Hardy) was born on 29 Sep 1921 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 2 Dec 2000 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Member of the Bronson High School annual staff circa 1950. ("A Pictorial History of Sabine County, Texas.")

SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE
7 July 1994

Donnie Dean Drawhorn, 61, of Houston died Friday at Colonial Pines Nursing Home in San Augustine, where he had been a resident for several weeks.

Funeral services were held Saturday, July 2, 1994 at 2:00 pm at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine with burial at Rosevine Cemetery in Sabine County.

Services were conducted by Rev. Noel Hammock and Rev. Lou Dane.

Mr. Drawhorn had lived for many years in Houston, where he was an Administrator with the Aldine School System. He was born March 9, 1933 and lived in the Rosevine Community with his parents, Eather Parker Drawhorn and the late Ira Drawhorn. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War and was a member of the Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley Drawhorn of Houston; two sons, Donnie Dean Drawhorn II and Derek Dayne Drawhorn, both of Houston; two brothers, I.B Drawhorn Jr of Bronson and Joe Parker of Crystal Beach; three sisters, Eva Mae Springer of Louisiana, Juanita Cartwright of San Antonio and Dorothy Cindric of Canton, Ohio; and his mother, Eather Drawhorn of San Augustine.

Pallbearers were Bob Wagstaff, Winfred Wright, Joe Cindric, Wendell Eddings, Billy Franks and Billy Rae Ware.

A nearly identical obituary was published in the July 6, 1994 issue of the Sabine County Reporter.

Donnie married Shirley Jack "Jackie" Bragg on 15 Aug 1955. Shirley (daughter of Mack Register Bragg and Annie Pearl Barlow) was born on 15 Nov 1935 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Sep 2000 in Spring, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her death certificate simply states that she was "found dead in bed," presumably sudden infant death syndrome or something related to that.

Notes:

She married John WOODRUFF, and in January 2011 they were residing in Houston.

Dorothy Lee Woodruff, age 66, passed from this life on earth on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas surrounded by several members of her immediate family.

Dorothy was born on August 19, 1952 in San Augustine, Texas to Ira B. (Jr.) Drawhorn and Audrey Lee (Birdwell) Drawhorn. Dorothy was a loving and supportive wife, daughter, sister and aunt.

Dorothy attended San Augustine public schools and was a 1972 graduate. She went on to attend Massey Business College in Nacogdoches.

Dorothy married the love of her life, John Stephen Woodruff and lived in Houston, Texas from 1977 until her death. John and Dorothy were married 41 years on December 10, 2018.

She enjoyed gardening, sewing, and loved to be out in nature observing God's creation. She attended the Living Church of God in Cypress, Texas and loved her church family. Nobody had to ask Dorothy about her walk with God '96 it was evident in the way she lived her life.

An elder sister, Rosa Louise; a niece, Priscilla Sharpton, and her parents, "Jr" and Audrey Drawhorn, preceded her in death.

Dorothy is survived by her husband, John; sister Naomi, Sharpton, sister Glenda Walker, sister Gail Edgar and husband Raymond, sister Eva Weeks and husband James; sister Juanita Ward and Ronnie; several nieces and nephews; beloved aunts and uncles, and cousins.

Her church family held a memorial service on December 15, 2018 in Houston, Texas. A private memorial for family and close friends will be held in the spring with burial of the cremains in the family cemetery.

Crematory services are under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home.

A special thank you for all the prayers and to Dr. Kanaan (oncologist) and his staff; Cathryn Brown, PA; Dr. Lilit Sargsyan, Dr. Jung, nurse Neal, and other medical staff of Memorial Hermann and St. Lukes Hospitals as well as the team of Harbor Hospice (namely Chioma) who provided excellent care for our sister, friend, neighbor and wife.

Donations can be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society @ LLS.org or to a charity of your choosing in Dorothy's honor. Dorothy loved nature so Sierra Club, Texas Conservation Alliance, Audubon Society are certainly worthy causes and she would be appreciative.

(Downloaded from Wyman Roberts Funeral Home website)
Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, January 9, 2019, page 5

Notes:

Sabine County Reporter
November 27, 2002

Donnie Dean Drawhorn II, 42, of Houston, died Thursday, Nov. 21, at his residence.

He was born Sept. 1, 1959, in Huntsville and had been a longtime resident of Houston. Drawhorn was the son of the late Donnie Dean and Jackie BRAGG Drawhorn, formerly of San Augustine. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Mack and Pearl BRAGG and Ira and Eather DRAWHORN all longtime Sabine County residents.

Survivors: brother, Derek Drawhorn and his wife Gena of Spring; a nephew Devin Drawhorn of Spring; niece, Danielle Drawhorn of Spring; aunts, Pat WRIGHT of Pt. Neches, Bettye WAGSTAFF of Bronson, and Juanita CARTWRIGHT of San Antonio; and and Uncle Junior Drawhorn of Rosevine.

Graveside rites were held Monday, Nov. 25, at Rosevine Cemetery in Rosevine.

Earthman Funeral Homes of Houston, directors.