Liddie Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hagler

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Maiden name showtimes shown as Hegler.

Name Liddie Elizabeth Mathews
Event Type Death
Event Date 28 Aug 1946
Event Place , San Augustine, Texas, United States
Gender Female
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 18 Sep 1876
Birthplace San Augustine, Texas
Father's Name M M Hagler
Mother's Name Effie Passmore
Informant R J Mathews, San Augustine
Certificate Number 38337
GS Film number 2218422
Digital Folder Number 005145004
Image Number 02331

Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K39C-2PY : accessed 14 Dec 2013), Liddie Elizabeth Mathews, 28 Aug 1946; citing certificate number 38337, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2218422.

Liddie married Reece Jesse Mathews about 1897. Reece (son of Simeon "Sim" Mathews and Julia Steele Brooke) was born on 14 Aug 1872 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 10 Aug 1964 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Antioch Cemetery (Caucasian), San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ethel married Nay W. Smith about 1916. Nay was born on 4 Dec 1891 in Texas; died on 2 Mar 1964; was buried in Antioch Cemetery (Caucasian), San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her application for a Social Security account, completed on August 5, 1965, stated that she was the daughter of Liddie E. HEGLAR [shown instead as Hagler on her actual death certificate] and Reece J. MATHEWS, and that she was born in Shelby County, Texas on June 25, 1900. At the time she completed the application, her address was P.O. Box 29, San Augustine, Texas 75972. Her Texas Death Certificate showed that her usual address was 104 Montgomery Street in San Augustine, and that she had lived in San Augustine her entire life. The informant was Hazel Bellestri, daughter.

Family/Spouse: A. R. "Pete" Wych. A. was born on 7 Dec 1898 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 21 Mar 1941 in Chireno, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried on 22 Mar 1941 in Antioch Cemetery (Caucasian), San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Could this be the same person as Jesse Lee Mathews, born 3 Sept 1907 as per his Texas Death Certificate?

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Is this the same person shown as Jesse R, age 7 (born ca 1903) on the 1910 census? If not, why was he not listed in 1910.

His Texas Death Certificate shows that he was a merchant. It also shows that he died an accidental gun shot wound.

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Listed simply as "Baby" on the 1910 census, Male, age 1.

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Her Texas Death Certificate shows that her usual occupation was that of a school teacher. She was a resident of Geneva, Sabine County, Texas at the time of her death, and her name at death was shown as Julia Eppie Harris, with the informant being Joe Leon Harris Jr.

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He has a military marker inscribed with his Name, date of birth and date and a cross, and the following:

TEC 5 US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
LOVINGLY KNOWN AS FROG

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Obituary, copied from FindAGrave:

Funeral services for Jennie Pearl "Biddie" Mathews Monroe, 83, of Shelbyville, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 20 at Watson and Sons Chapel in Center with the Rev. Alan Van Hooser and the Rev. Scott Stewart officiating. Burial will follow in the Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center. Monroe died Friday, June 17 in Nacogdoches. Born May 1, 1922 in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Reece Mathews and Lydia Elizabeth Hagler Mathews. She owned and operated Monco Motor Company with her husband Clyde and was a member of Shelbyville United Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband. Survivors include son Donald Monroe of Center; daughter Brenda Hubble of Shelbyville; brother C.J. Mathews of San Augustine; two grandchildren; and four grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Shelbyville United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Watson and Sons Funeral Home in Center. Watson and Sons Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

The Daily Sentinel June 19, 2005

Verna married Bill Taylor on 10 Nov 1934. Bill was born on 31 May 1916; died on 22 Nov 1970; was buried in Antioch Cemetery (Caucasian), San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Walter Reese Smith, 92, of Pineland, died Wednesday morning in the Hospice in the Pines, Lufkin, Texas. He was born in Shelby County to Nay O. and Ethel Mathews Smith. He moved to Pineland in 1950 from Kirbyville, Texas. Walter was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army, retired from Temple Inland, was a constable for JP precinct #2, and a deputy for Sabine County. He was a member of Jasper VFW 6380, Pineland Masonic Lodge 1166, Pineland VFD, and the First Baptist Church in Pineland.


Walter is survived by his son Gary W. Smith and his wife Carol of Leander, TX, his daughters; Mary L. Smith of Pineland, Patsy Kilcrease and her husband Larry of Pineland, Jennifer Hardy and her husband Scott of Pineland, his brother Charles "Buddy" Smith of Center, TX, his sisters; Dovie Renfroe of Hawthorne, Mildred Scarborough of Lumberton, Lizzie Mae Braniff of San Antonio, Loretta Richards of Blan Lake, his grandchildren; Brad, Wes, Adam, Brett, and Reese, and eleven great grandchildren. Walter was preceded in death by his wife Maywood Smith.

Visitation will be from 4:00PM until 8:00PM, Thursday, April 10, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10:00AM, Friday, April 11, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Antioch Cemetery, Blan Lake, Texas.

Memorial contributions to the Hospice in the Pines, 1504 W. Frank, Lufkin, TX 75904, would be greatly appreciated by the family.

(Copied from his FindAGrave Memorial page)

Family/Spouse: Maywood West. Maywood was born after 1921; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Avey Elizabeth Abshire. Avey was born on 19 Nov 1932; died on 29 Dec 2019 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Antioch Cemetery (Caucasian), San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dovie Renfroe, 93, of San Augustine, Texas, passed away Saturday, May, 9, 2020, in her home surrounded by her family.

She was born September 19, 1926 in San Augustine to the late Nay and Ethel Mathews Smith. She married Dick Renfroe and shared many wonderful years with him until his passing. Dovie owned and operated Art Flowers and Gift Shop for many years until her retirement. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to all that had the great honor of knowing her.

Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Wanda Eckols of Georgetown, Texas; four grandchildren, Cyndye Hilliard and her husband Kenny of Nacogdoches, Texas, Cristy Prude and her husband Price of Magnolia, Texas, Ashley Adams of Houston, Texas, and Blake Eckols of Roanoak, Texas; seven great-grandchildren, Conner Sebesta, Randi Fletcher, Liam Hilliard, Addison Prude, Hudson Prude, Roman Blake Eckols, and Brooklynn Eckols; two sisters, Mildred Scarborough of Lumberton, Texas, and Loretta Richards of San Augustine, Texas.

Dovie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Dick Renfroe; her son, Lynn Renfroe; brothers, Herman Smith, Walter Smith, Nay Smith, and Charles Ray "Buddy" Smith; and two sisters, Verna Taylor and Lizzie Mae Braniff.

Services will be held Tuesday, May 12, 2020, in the Wyman Roberts Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry Chandler officiating. Burial will follow at Antioch Cemetery under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home,

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday, May 11, 2020 at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home.

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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter on May 13, 2020, page 4

Dovie married Ruel Clevington "Dick" Renfroe on 14 May 1947. Ruel was born on 19 Mar 1919; died on 25 Nov 1995; was buried in Antioch Cemetery (Caucasian), San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary copied from www. dailynewsandmore.com
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, August 31, 2016, Page 10

Mr. Charles Ray Smith, Sr., age 85, passed from this life, August 27, 2016, surrounded by his loving family, in Center, Texas.

Charles was born to Ethel (Mathews) Smith and Nay W. Smith on March 12, 1931, in
San Augustine, Texas. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.


He was employed as a carpenter by The Dow Chemical Company from 1962 until his retirement in 1988. He also was a carpentry teacher at The Brazosport College in Lake Jackson, Texas from 1975 to 1988. Charles was a member of theNeuville Baptist Church in Neuville, Texas.

He dearly loved his wife, kids, church, home & garden. All he did was for all of them.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on August 30, 2016, in the Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel with interment in the Antioch Cemetery in San Augustine, Texas. Officiating will be his nephew, Kenny Smith.

Visitation will be August 29, 2016 from the hours of 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, 316 W. Columbia Street, San Augustine, Texas.

Those who are left to cherish his memory are his wife, Margarette ("Tootie") Smith of Center, Texas; Daughters, Beverly and her husband Mike Thomas of Angleton, Texas, Kay Kopycinski of Danbury, Texas, Fay Smith of Angleton, Texas, Carol and her husband Bobby Rausheck of Danbury, Texas;Son, Charles Ray Smith, Jr. (Rocky) and wife Jeri of Kountze, Texas; Grandchildren, Mike Thomas, Jr., Brandi Thomas Lampard, Tony Kopycinski,
Bryan Mican, Laci Martinez, Bobby Rausheck, Jr., Cody Rausheck, Lyndsey York, Brandon Dalton and Mandi Dalton; Great-Grandchildren, Mason Thomas, Kynlee Thomas, Ryan Lampard, Morgan Lampard, Lisa Marie Kopycinski, Trace Mican, Lexie Mican, Spencer Kiss, Cira Jo Martinez, Evangeline Hardcastle, Jesse James Rausheck, Braydon York, Brooklyn York and Madison Dalton; Sisters, Dovie Renfoe of San Augustine, Texas, Mildred Scarborough of Lumberton, Texas and Loretta Richards of San Augustine, Texas.

He is preceded in death by his parents, sisters Verna Taylor and Lizzie Mae Braniff, and brothers Herman Smith, Walter Smith, and Nay Smith.

Pallbearers will be Donnie Taylor, Darrell Murray, Paul Taylor,Charles Conway, Glen Hutto, and Ronnie Perry.

The family wishes to extent Special Thanks to Affinity Hospice- Sarah, Evelyn and his caregiver,
Miss Rose Roland.

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Obituary, as copied from her FindAGrave memorial page created by Kevin:

Lizzie Mae "Liz" Braniff passed away on August 4, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 83.

Liz was born on May 31, 1933 at Pat Leon Creek, Hawthorn, Texas to Nay and Ethel Smith.

She married her best friend, Jack Braniff in 1953, who preceded her in death.

She is also preceded in death by her parents and her siblings; Vernon Taylor, Herman Smith, Walter Smith and Nay Smith.

Family Visitation will be held Sunday, August 7, 2016 from 4PM to 7PM in the Eckols Funeral Home Chapel.

Services will be held Monday, August 8, 2016 at 10AM in the Eckols Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Dean officiating.

Interment will follow in the Kenedy Cemetery, Kenedy, TX.

Posted at:
Eckols Funeral Home
Kenedy, Texas
August 2016

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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)

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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]

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Mary Lorraine Smith, 76, of Pineland passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Sabine County Hospital.

Mary was born on September, 15, 1944 to Walter Reese Smith and Maywood West Smith in Beaumont. A lifetime resident of the Sabine County area, Mary loved music, the Hallmark Channel, and food.

She was preceded in death by her parents Walter and Maywood Smith.

Mary is survived by her brother Gary Smith and wife Carol of Hemphill; her two sisters, Patsy Kilcrease of Pineland, and Jennifer Hardy and husband Scott of Pineland; her five nephews, Adam, Brett, Brad, Wes, and Reese; and numerous great and great great nieces and nephews.

Graveside services for Mary will be 12:30, Monday, December 28, 2020, at Antioch Cemetery, in San Augustine County under the direction of Starr Funeral Home.

The family would like to thank the staffs of Hemphill Care Center and Sabine County Hospital for their care and hard work during this trying time.

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Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]