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Vursey Liddy Burkhalter

Female 1902 - 1995  (92 years)


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  1. 1.  Vursey Liddy Burkhalter was born on 7 Jul 1902 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Feb 1995 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Kay Parker McCary shows her as a daughter of John Henry Burkhalter and Anna L. Huffman.

    The Sabine County Reporter
    March 8, 1995, Page 8

    Vursey Bragg

    Vursey Burkhalter Bragg, 92, of Route 2, Bronson died at 7:25 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, 1995, at Hemphill Care Center.

    Mrs. Bragg was born July 7, 1902, in Sabine County as a daughter of the late John and Anna (Hoffman) Burkhalter and was a lifelong resident of Sabine County. She was a homemaker and member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church at Gravelhill.

    She is survived by a daughter, Hazel McNaughten of Sabine County.

    Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Wendell Ferguson officiating. Interment followed at Gravelhill Cemetery.

    (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2009)

    Vursey married Henry Cary Bragg on 10 Dec 1918. Henry (son of Henry Malcom "Mack" Bragg and Lorena Lord) was born on 3 Sep 1896 in Texas; died on 12 Mar 1972 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elton Randal Bragg  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1921 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Aug 1987 in Hardin County, Texas.
    2. 3. Hazel Lavina Bragg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jan 1922 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Jan 2023 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elton Randal Bragg Descendancy chart to this point (1.Vursey1) was born before 1921 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Aug 1987 in Hardin County, Texas.

    Elton married Selma Mozelle Boyett before 1944. Selma (daughter of Hamp Hansford Boyett and Mittie Weaver) was born on 21 Nov 1921 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 Oct 1994 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 27 Oct 1994 in Weaver Cemetery, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Hazel Lavina Bragg Descendancy chart to this point (1.Vursey1) was born on 13 Jan 1922 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Jan 2023 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    The Sabine County Reporter
    January 11, 2012, Page 5

    90th Birthday
    Friends and relatives are welcome to attend the 90th birthday celebration of Hazel Bragg-Hoffman-McNaughter. The reception will be held in the fellowship hall of Hemphill Baptist Church, on Jan. 14th from 2 to 4 p.m.. No gifts, please.

    Obituary

    Hazel Bragg Hoffman McNaughten, 100, of Hemphill, Texas passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at Legacies Nursing and Rehab in Hemphill, Texas.

    Haze was born on January 13, 1922 in Sabine County, Texas to Henry Cary Bragg and Vursey Burkhalter Bragg. A quiet and gentle lady with a funny and quick wit to those who knew her well. She loved her garden and flowers and keeping the best kept home and yard in the county.

    She is survived by a family that dearly loves her; Daughters, Vickie Burcia and Lavina Gibson; granddaughters, April Loggins and husband, Chuck and Kim Walker; grandsons, David Brucia and wife, Evette, Byron Brucia and wife, Melissa, and Charles Gibson; and numerous great and great-great grandchildren.

    She was preceded in death by husbands, W.L. Hoffman and Vay P. McNaughten; and son-in-law, Buddy Brucia and Charles Gibson.

    Funeral Services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Rosevine United Pentecostal Church in Hemphill, Texas with Bro. Gordon Simmons and Bro. Mark Green officiating.


    Visitation will begin one hour prior to service time.

    Burial will follow in Gravelhill Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Chuck Loggins, Kyle Loggins, David Brucia, Ellis McGown, Charles Gibson, Jerry Fleming, Chaisen Brucia, and Chaston Coon. Serving as honorary pallbearer is, Cole Loggins.

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    Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 18, 2023, page 4

    Hazel married Word Lee Hoffman before 1945. Word was born on 29 Apr 1914 in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana; died on 4 Jul 1971 in Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 6. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Hazel married Voy Price McNaughten on 13 Mar 1987 in Sabine County, Texas. Voy (son of Price Braxton McNaughten and Nettie Inez Thompson) was born on 13 Jun 1918 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Nov 1994 in Angelina County, Texas; was buried on 11 Nov 1994 in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elton2, 1.Vursey1)

  2. 5.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Hazel2, 1.Vursey1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 6.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Hazel2, 1.Vursey1)