Ethel Lee Scott

Notes:

Ethel applied for a Social Security Account on February 28, 1965, while a resident of Houston, Texas, with 9014 Richland Drive being her mailing address. She was 59 years old at the time, and reported that she was born on July 28, 1905 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Laura Lee Scott and John P. Scott.

The Sabine County Reporter
January 25, 1995, Page 10

Ethel Lee Bennett

Funeral services for Ethel Lee Bennett, 89, of Houston were held Saturday, Jan. 21, 1995, at Grace Missionary Baptist Church in Houston with Bro. Charles Swilling officiating. Interment followed with graveside rites at Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County. Arrangements were made by Brookside Funeral Home's Eastex Freeway location in Houston.

She died Thursday, Jan. 19.

Mrs. Bennett was born July 28, 1905, in Sabine County (sic), and was a long time resident of the area before moving to Houston several years ago. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Earl Bennett.

Survivors: daughters and sons-in-law, Earline and John D. Conn of Houston and Neva and John R. Conn of New Caney; a son, Paul Bennett of Deer Park; eight grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, a great-great grandson; and nieces and nephews, including a cherished niece, Linda Lout.

Pallbearers were grandsons.


Gravel Hill Cemetery Transcription

Bennett, Ethel L.
28 July 1905
19 Jan 1995
(Double with Wm Earl Bennett)

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

Family/Spouse: William Earl Bennett. William (son of William Bennett and Allie Carrie Wiggins) was born on 26 Apr 1901 in Texas; died on 29 Nov 1976 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Vera married John Dixon Conn on 11 Nov 1946. John (son of John Aliance "Johnnie" Conn and Allie Elnora Humphreys) was born on 14 Nov 1919 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Oct 2001 in Spring, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Notes on his Find A Grave memorial page state that "He worked for Missouri Pacific Rail Road for ten years. Then retire with Brown and Root with over 25 years of service. Paul was preceded in death by his parents, sister Marcelene and son William."

His obituary, below, was copied from Family Search (G8R5-SD6)

Funeral services for Willie Paul Bennett, 84, of Spring will be held Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at Bible Baptist Church, 2105 Wilson Rd., Humble, TX. with Reverend Mike Heron and Pastor Jim Flags officiating from First Methodist church in humble where Willie Paul was a member of the TNT group.

Graveside services and interment will follow at 3:30 p.m. in Gravel Hill Cemetery in Hemphill, Texas by Floyd Wright. The family will welcome friends and loved ones one hour prior to the funeral service from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday morning at Bible Baptist Church.

Mr. Bennett was born September 11, 1935 in Bronson, Texas to the late Ethel Lee (Scott) and William Earl Bennett, and died Thursday, June 11, 2020.

Willie Paul retired from Brown and Root for more than 25 years of service as an electrician. He also worked for Missouri Pacific Railroad for more than 10 years. Willie Paul went to Charles Bender High school in Humble but graduated from Smiley High School in 1955.

Willie Paul is survived by his sons Paul Edward Bennett from Woodville Tx., John Earl Bennett and wife Donna from Vickery Ohio, daughter Evelyn Johnson and husband Ocey Paul from Cleveland Tx., sisters Earline Conn of Spring and Neva Conn from Cleveland Tx. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Willie Paul was preceded in death by his parents William Earl and Ethel Lee Bennett, sister Marcelene Bennett and son William Edwin Bennett.

Notes:

In her annotated census of the Gravel Hill Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary notes that her tombstone was inscribed: "Our darling-She budded on earth to bloom in Heaven"