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Dorette Geneva Alford

Female 1920 - 2008  (88 years)


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  • Name Dorette Geneva Alford  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 8 Oct 1920  Geneva, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Death 25 Dec 2008  San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Burial Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • The Sabine County Reporter
      January 1, 2009, Page 8

      Dorette Barr

      Funeral services for Dorette Barr, 88, of San Augustine, were held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 29, 2008 at San Augustine First Baptist Church. Burial followed at Liberty Hill Cemetery in San Augustine County. Rev. Kent Pate, Rev. Chet Hensley Jr., Dr. Sam Wayman and Rev. David Burcham officiated. She died December 25, 2008 in San Augustine.

      Dorette Barr was born in Geneva on October 8, 1920 to Dan Alford and Vera Mason Alford. She worked for the San Augustine Independent School District. She organized the first choral program at San Augustine High School and was a member of San Augustine First Baptist Church.

      She is survived by her daughter, Linda Gay Goller and husband Bill of San Augustine; son Dr. Frank Barr and wife, Judith of Oakland, California; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Judy Alford of Laplace, LA, Pauline Barr of Dallas and Billie Barr of Center.

      Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine ws in charge of arrangements.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2009)

      A nearly identical obituary appeared in the December 31, 2008 Sabine County Reporter, and in the Lufkin Daily News on December 27, 2008.
    Person ID I10552  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Daniel Alexander Alford,   b. 18 Sep 1893, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1970, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Mattie Vera Mason,   b. 23 Sep 1896, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1988, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1915 
    Family ID F1210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frank Ervay Barr, Sr.,   b. 21 Sep 1914, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1998, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1943 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F10577  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jan 2009 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Oct 1920 - Geneva, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Dec 2008 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S342] San Augustine Tribune, weekly, 807 E. Columbia, San Augustine, TX, (San Augustine Tribune, USPS No. 479-040, Published every Thursday at 807 E. Columbia St., San Augustine, Texas 75972 Stephen Hays & Arlan Hays, Publishers. Postmaster: Change of Address notice should be made at P.O. Box 539, San Augustine, Texas 75972. The Tribune is a continuation of the Texas Chronicle moved from Galveston to San Augustine in 1837 and published as the Redlander.), January 1, 2009, Page 8 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine Precinct, San Augustine Town Enumerated April 21, 1930 ED 203-1 SD 19 Sheet 8B 210-220 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).