Mildred Alyne Fuller

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Starr Funeral Home

Mildred Alyne Fuller Toner,86, our beloved Mother, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2011 at Baptist Orange Hospital in Orange, Texas. She peacefully departed this life with her devoted family by her side.

Mildred was born in Rosevine, Texas on January 12, 1925 she was the eldest child of James Herman Fuller and Ruthie Mae McCroskey.

Mildred grew up in Sabine County and graduated from Rosevine High School as Valedictorian. In order to attend Texas Women's University in the fall she also continued for six more weeks of instruction at Pineland High School and graduated from there as well. After a year of attending college at Denton, TX, Mildred transferred to Stephen F. Austin and continued college to become an educator. Unfortunately, World War II began and Mildred was needed to teach school at Brooklyn High School because many teachers were drafted.

Mildred left there, as many young women did, and joined the war effort by moving to Dallas to work in an aircraft factory and later to Beaumont to work at Bethlehem Steel. During the intervening war years she met her sweetheart, Francis James (Buddy) Toner in Beaumont, Texas, while working in the office at the port. Following the war, Mildred joined Buddy in Indianapolis , Indiana where he was attending Butler University and they were united in marriage. She became a part of an extended and loving Irish family. Buddy transferred to Texas A & M University where he would study to become a mechanical engineer. They left College Station to live in Beaumont, TX where in the early years of her marriage Mildred would quit her teaching job at Chenier Business College to become a fulltime mom. Mildred and Buddy would travel the United States as he worked for various companies as an engineer and plant manager. Finally ending up back in Orange, Texas they bought a home and enjoyed raising and educating their five children. As her children all entered school, not one to be idle, she held various jobs working in the offices at Sears, JC Penney and her son-in-law Michael Mazzola's Insurance office.

Always a lover of knowledge, when her oldest children began college she again felt an urge for higher education and attended Lamar University. She also felt it was very important to give back to the communities in which she lived and was a member of the Red Cross as a Gray Lady at Orange Memorial Hospital and a lifetime member of the PTA supporting teachers and education.

Mildred was a member of the Church of God her entire life, a devoted Christian, who participated fully at the churches in Orange and Rosevine (in later years) holding secretarial and Sunday school leader positions. After the death of her husband she built a home in Rosevine on the land where she was born. While living in Rosevine she worked as an Avon saleslady who achieved the Silver Circle Status within the company.

During her years in Orange and Rosevine she was always there to help care for and cheer on her children and grandchildren assisting her family in every way possible. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Francis James Toner, two sisters: Narvalyn Ellison, and Ola Jean Ford, four bothers: Conrad Fuller, Bobby Joe Fuller, and David Fuller and Kenneth Fuller. Those left to survive Mildred are her children: John Brendan Toner (Melaine) of Rosevine, Kathleen Ruth Toner Mazzola (Michael), Mary Camille Toner Fuller (Preston) and Frances Patrice Toner Lewis (Eddie) of Orange and Ramona Jean Toner Darnley (John) of The Woodlands. Also surviving are three brothers: Roland Fuller (Betty) of Nacogdoches, Herman Fuller (Jr.)(Charlene) of Rosevine, and Francis Dwain Fuller (Oquilla) of Houston. She is also survived by her beloved Uncle Ray McCroskey (Cortez) of Sarepta, LA.

Mildred leaves behind her 16 beloved grandchildren: Jack, Hunter, Shane, Chad, Rebel, Brendan, Amy, Amber, Jennifer, April, Patrice, Michael, Nick, Alex ,Tara, and Frank, and her 17 adorable great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be Saturday, February 12 at 2:00 PM at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, TX. The family will be receiving friends from 10 AM until the funeral begins. Interment will follow in Rosevine Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Rosevine Church of God or a charity of your choice.

Starr Funeral Home
510 Starr Street
Hemphill, Texas 75948
(409)787-3331
www.starrfuneralhome.com

Copied from the Orange Leader online
Also published in THE SABINE COUNTY REPORTER on February 16, 2011

Mildred married Francis James "Buddy" Toner on 30 Nov 1946 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Francis (son of Francis Patrick Toner and Katherine Donnelly) was born on 12 Sep 1923 in Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey; died on 16 Nov 1986 in Wokingham, England; was buried in Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Sabine County Reporter
May 25, 2011
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Toner retiring; to be honored with reception

On Wednesday, May 25 Sabine County will say goodbye to one of its dedicated public servants as County Extension Agent John Toner retires after 25 years of service.

In honor of Toner's work, the public is invited to celebrate his many years of work at a retirement party to be held Tuesday, May 31, on the second floor of the Sabine County Courthouse from 2 to 4 p.m. During the event people are encouraged to come out and wish Toner well over cake and coffee.

Obituary

John Toner, 71, of Rosevine, Texas passed away Friday, November 15, 2019 at CHI Hospital in Lufkin, Texas.

John was born in Rosevine, Texas on January 30, 1948 to Francis James Toner and Mildred Alyne Fuller. He was a graduate of SFA, receiving his Masters in Agriculture and going on to become a Sabine County Extension Agent for Texas Agriculture Life Extension Service. John was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served in Vietnam. He was a member of the VFW and served as a member of Farm Bureau.

John is survived by his wife, Melaine Toner of Rosevine, Texas; sons, Shane Toner and wife, Betsy, of Nacogdoches, Texas and Brendan Toner and wife, Lindsay, of Nacogdoches, Texas; daughter, Tara Bragg and husband, Danny, of Pineland, Texas; sisters, Kitty Mazzola and husband, Michael, of Orange, Texas, Camille Fuller and husband, Preston, of Orange, Texas, Frances Lewis and husband, Eddie, of Orange, Texas, and Ramona Darnley and husband, John, of The Woodlands, Texas; and grandchildren, Shelby, Peyton, Brantley and Brenlee.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday, November 18, 2019 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas.

Funeral services will begin at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at First Baptist Church, 301 Mann St, Hemphill, TX with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating.

Burial will follow services in Rosevine Cemetery in Rosevine, Texas with Jack Fuller, Chad Fuller, Frank Fuller, Hunter Lewis, Michael Mazzola, Nick Darnley, Alex Darnley, Adam Moore, Jes Harrington and Michael Bellard serving as pallbearers.

Condolences may be left and guestbook may be signed at www.starrfuneralhome.com.

Copied from the Starr Funeral Home website
Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, November 20, 2019, Page 5

A photo gallery in the November 9, 2022 issue of the Sabine County Reporter (page 12), "Veteran's Salute 2022," noted John Toner of a Veteran of the US Navy, and included his photo.

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