Ira Bell Drawhorn, Jr.

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(Updated obituary from the Starr Funeral Home website, which superseded the original as originally published in the Sabine County Reporter January 19, 2011, revised version republished in the Sabine County Reporter on February 2,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

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

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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