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This list was transcribed from the files of Watson & Sons Funeral Home for the burial year 2001. Only in a few cases have they been edited.   Records are sorted into alphabetic sequence for ease of research.  

2001
Name Birthdate   Deathdate Father/Birth     Mother/Birth Spouse Interment Cause of Death POB
Adams, Marvin 11/21/1919  04/15/2001 Will Adams          Ethel Andrews Widow Restland Cancer Rice Texas
Adams,  O.C. 12/26/1902  03/29/2001 John T. Adams    Cora Davis Widow Liberty Hill S. Aug - Shelby County
Adams, Samuel Clifford 08/15/1918 08/02/2001 Joe Adams         Duetta Jones Benia L. Wiggins Oaklawn Heart Shelby County
Andrews, Mavis Bernice 04/11/1925 04/19/2001 E.P. Anthony       Vada Bradshaw Wodow Mt. Pleasant - Shelby County
Anthony, Zolema  Corene 09/07/1915  01/22/2001 Julia Fields          Florence Squires J.M. Anthony Orange, Texas - Shelby County
Armata, Claire Marie 07/04/1922  03/08/2001 William Overton  Kathleen Dunne Widow New York Kidney New York
Autrey, Earl Phelan 04/13/1912  03/10/2001 Frank Autrey      Ada Stovall Fredda Bennett Old Center Pneumonia Colorado City, Tx
Bailey, Edward Bruce 12/27/1930  10/16/2001 Garland H. Bailey  Annie K. Kay Betty Bridges Oaklawn - Shelby County
Bailey, Mitchell Dewayne 04/09/1952  09/21/2001 Millard Bailey     Charlotte Yarborough Tammy Sims Oaklawn Cancer Shelby County
Bailey, Vera 10/07/1903  12/26/2001 George R. Wych  Jennie Strickland Widow Wimberly Old Age Shelby County
Ballard, Robert Lee 02/17/1905  10/19/2001 James W. Ballard  Katie Ballard Widow Campti Heart Shelby County
Barnfield, Lola Mae 11/17/1934  03/31/2001 Oliver Robbins     Martha Oliver Lee James Barnfield Old Salem - Louisiana
Barr, Yondell Celestial 04/29/1922  12/20/2001 L. H. Barr           Catherine Lane Billie Doggett North Jericho Cancer Shelby County
Barton, Emma Jean 06/02/1930  06/12/2001 J.W. Henry          Esther Whisenhunt Widow Oaklawn Heart Caddo Gap Ark
Barton, Vera Mae 09/12/1924  06/25/2001 Robert Henry      Ada Batts Widow Oaklawn - Logansport
Bass. Marion Daniel 10/20/1920  06/09/2001 George W. Bass   Nettie Chambliss Widower Beckville Texas Cancer Shelby County
Belsha, Nellie Mae 03/12/1908  04/28/2001 John H. Spradley  Billie J. Middleton Calvin Roy Strong Heart Van Buren Misouri
Bourghs, Edna 12/19/1905  11/16/2001 Richard  Shofner   ahia E. Bowlin     Widow Oaklawn Old Age Shelby County
Bradshaw, Charles Ray 06/25/1938  08/29/2001 Elvie Bradshaw  Doris Welch Elaine Barton Mt. Pleasant Diabetic Shelby County
Bradshaw, Sally Ann 08/16/1950  04/24/2001 Scott McGuffin   Doris Yoss Marty Bradshaw New Hope Cancer Baytown Texas
Breeding, Ethel Lucille 07/30/1905   04/23/2001 John Davis         Jessie Greer Widow Newburn - Shelby County
Bridges, Billy Gene, Jr. 12/06/1953  02/27/2001 Billy Bridges, Sr.   Merle Moore Geraldine Miller Newburn Heart Shelby County
Bridges, Odie Edward 12/26/1961  06/29/2001 Billy Bridge, Sr  Merle Moore. Divorced Newburn - Shelby County
Bridwell, Betty Ruth 09/24/1926  03/30/2001 William Schwartz  Cordie Adams Aaron Ross White Rock = Palmer, Texas
Brittain, Delbert 03/06/1915  04/28/2001 Ira Brittain     Elizabeth Snider Ruby Davis White Rock - Pleasant Hill, Tx
Brittain, Ethel Mae 04/05/1928  01/02/2001 Obed Langston   Victoria Stafford Widow Strong Cancer Mississippi
Brittain, Monroe Augustus 04/12/1922  06/25/2001 Weaver Brittain   Nina Monroe Polly Cathy Folsom Chapel Pneumonia Louisiana
Brittain, Robert Allen 12/08/1952  02/10/2001 John F. Brittain, Sr Ethel M. Langston Ellen Luman Oaklawn Cancer Houston, Texas
Bulkley, Burdette Edmund 04/17/1910  02/11/2001 Edmund J.Buckley Maude Watson Widower Longview Texas Heart Denver, Colorado
Burleson, Carole Joan 08/23/1935  02/10/2001 Luther Mosier   Claudia Bonin K.K. Burleson Oaklawn Cancer Beaumont Texas
Burnett, Nina 02/11/1912  02/28/2001 Jasper Crawford   Cora Hinllin Widow Tennessee Inanition Shelby County
Burns, Joe Durwood 06/14/1933 08/13/2001 Alfred Burns       Lenora Matthews Mary Lord Smith - Shelby County
Burrows. Felix Barfield 01/06/1912  01/20/2001 Joel D. Burrows   Addie Barfield Garland Sanders Oaklawn - Nacogdoches
Burton, Audrey Jo 12/28/1927  07/23/2001 Cary Samford    Mary E. Walker Widow New Hope - Shelby County
Bush, Elton D. 11/19/1924  02/21/2001 John T. Bush   Mary Williams Divorced Oaklawn Pneumonia Shelby County
Byford, Buna B. 10/11/1917  10/01/2001 Shade  Bradshaw  Jessie Walker Widow Mt. Pleasant Heart Shelby County
Calhoun, Michael Edgar 05/16/1957  09/11/2001 Charles Calhoun   Virginia Conway Tammy Wedgeworth Cremated Tractor Accident Ohio
Carroll, Jessie Florence 07/21/1913  08/15/2001 Burton Brittain   Lizzie Reynolds Widow Newburn - Shelby County
Chamberlain, Elizabeth Ann 07/17/1957  04/28/2001 William Cornett   Susan F. Freeman Divorced Cremated Kidney Shelby County
Chevalier, Robert Aubrey 02/11/1924  09/09/2001 Joel E. Chevalier Florence Guy Mary Smithheart Johnson - Shelby County
Cougler, Earnestine 01/31/1953  01/29/2001 Lee McKinzie    Hazel Snider Everett Cougler Oaklawn - Shelby County
Counts, Laura Olivia 12/06/1914  06/26/2001 Charles Manning  Francis Watson Widow Oaklawn Pneumonia Shelby County
Cummings, Edward Solomon 03/27/1925  12/02/2001 Sollie Cummings  Nettie Minor Dorothy Ramsey Arkansas Cancer Arkansas
Cummings, Mike, Sr. 08/27/1957 12/07/2001 Herman Cummings           Lillie Murray Freda Loftin Strong Heart Shelby County
Dean, Conrad Webb 01/16/1929  07/27/2001 Louie Dean       Sue G. Rhymes Bettie Pridgen Oaklawn - Shelby County
Dean, James Vaughn 08/07/1923  03/06/2001 Calvin Dean  Ceceal Webb Widower McClelland - Shelby County
Eaves, Timothy Boyd 12/15/1963  09/01/2001 Maxie Eaves    Viva Jones Divorced Spann's Chapel Auto Accident San Augustine
Eddins, Billy Ray 02/21/1956  02/21/2001 L.C. Eddins    Dorothy Collier Angela Jones Oaklawn Auto Accident Hemphill Texas
Edison, Sandra Jean 03/09/1952  02/22/2001 J. H. Edison    Joyce Sanford Divorced New Hope _ Shelby County
Edgar, Bill McKay 06/16/1924  10/17/2001 Leland Edgar  Opal McKay Fleetia Riley Sunset, Texas Heart Parks Springs Tex
Ellison, Annie Louise 05/24/1948  12/17/2001 Robert Adams, Sr  Margie Cockrell Ransom Ellison Cedar Yard Cancer Shelby County
Emanis, Michael Colby 06/17/1999  03/30/2001 Curtis Bailey       Leslie Emanis Infant Lone Cedar Pneumonia Nacogdoches
Evans, Sharon S. 05/20/1937  06/09/2001 Marvin Finscus  Buelah Hale Widow Clairmont Illinois - -
Flores, Daniel 06/19/1935 09/09/2001 Martin Flores   Ivey Shaw Lydia Cossette Cremated - Marlin, Texas
Frazier, Julius Pete 06/27/1920  08/30/2001 Fritz Frazier    Mary L. Parker Divorced Donation - Tomball, Texas
Galloway, Arnel Clayton 11/16/1916  05/01/2001 John Galloway   Mattie Evett Divorced Oaklawn - California
Grubbs, John Alvin 06/07/1914  11/03/2001 Newt Scruggs   Annie Watson Lois Eddins Oaklawan - Shelby County
Gunter, Forest Johnson 01/09/1921  06/21/2001 Perry Gunter      Alma Alford Single Tennessee - Shelby County
Haggard, Margie Irene 06/02/1926  01/28/2001 William Beasley   Marie Holdiness Divorced Oaklawn - Mississippi
Hairston, Ollie Bertha 05/16/1907  06/22/2001 William Morris  Eula Thompson Widow Tennessee - Shelby County
Haley, Ora Beatrice 04/16/1915  11/13/2001 Lonnie Forsythe  Addie Davis Widow Oaklawn Heart Shelby County
Hancock, Julia Rebecca 08/13/1906  12/13/2001 Thomas Huff    Georgia Gunter Widow Willow Grove Old Age Panola County
Hardy, Augustus Lipscomb 12/19/1927  02/11/2001 Augustus Hardy   Elizabeth Sellers Helen Stivers Oaklawn - Luling, Texas
Haynes, Johnnie Frank 05/05/1930  08/11/2001 Moses Haynes   --- Widower Cremated - Houston, Texas
Henry, Mozell 12/08/1908  01/17/2001 - Widow Oaklawn - -
Hildebrand, Jemima Joyce 08/29/1938  08/03/2001 William Wilson   Missouri Spurlock Clyde Hildebrand Ramah - Shelby County
Hilliard, John Robert 11/06/1949  06/26/2001 John B. Hilliard  Irma Faircloth Patricia Watson Woodlawn - Florida
Holloway, Jerry Wayne 11/12/1954  02/21/2001 Herman Lloyd   Betty Jean Bennefield Carrie Antioch Accident Shelby County
Hooper, Cora Mae 11/02/1919  07/09/2001 Wimphery Wilson  Belle Wilson Widow Pine Ridge - Shelby County
Hooper, Royce Eugene 05/07/1920 10/02/2001 John P. Hooper  Mary Mckenney Widow Old Home - Shelby County
Howard, Dayna Sue 11/21/1983   04/12/2001 Gayland Howard Donna Windham Studen Restland Auto Accident Nacogdoches
Hughes, Nara 10/12/1909  02/28/2001 Walter Emanis   Eva Gillispie Widow Pleasant Grove Old Age Shelby County
Hughes, Steven Craig 10/13/1955  07/10/2001 James L. Hughes  Jean Hamblett Miriam Hudman    Cremated Gun Shot Port Arthur Texas
Jackson, Hunter Glendon 02/01/1923  01/08/2001 Jeff Jackson      Addie Walker Elaine Williams Oaklawn Cancer Shelby County
Jernigan, Johnnie Woodard 04/11/1920-  08/18/2001 Emuel F. Jernigan Effie O. Wisener Lavida Johnson Mt. Hermanm - San Augustine
Johnson, Marshall Howard 02/11/1914  12/26/2001` George Johnson  Carrie Bradsahw Pauline Passamore Anticoh - Shelby County
Jones, Naomi 08/18/1912  04/18/2001 William H. Jones  Effie E. Smith Single Oaklawn Heart Shelby County
Jones, Thelma Clarese 03/07/1913  11/27/2001 George A. Ray   Mary L. Coswell Widow Antioch Heart Shelby County
Jordan, Leland Vance 02/27/1918  05/25/2001 Grimes Jordan  Theo Murphy Billie Ramsey Oaklawn - Panola County
Kirkland, Waymon Burnice 05/26/1925  08/22/2001 Major M. Kirland Lillie O' Rear Laverne Kirkland Oaklawn - Shelby County
Lawrence, Miriam Estelle 10/11/1924  03/18/2001 John Scott       Laura Weeks Widow Rosevine San Aug. Heart Sabine County
Lee, Richard Grayson 09/05/2001  09/05/2001 Richard G. Lee   Melissa Chapman Infant Oaklawn Stillborn Shelby County
Littleton, Dorothy Jane 12/17/1922  12/27/2001 Charles Smith      Blanche Stevenson Widow Mt. Pleasant Alzheimers Galveston,
Texas
Lovejoy, William  Halford 09/08/1931  06/28/2001 Halford Lovejoy  Mildred Mulligan Single Oaklawn Heart Nebraska
Lovell, Audrey Elizabeth 10/01/1917   09/13/2001 William Walker  Sophie McGee Widow Ramah - Shelby County
Lovell, Wilma Wetah 03/10/1923  04/19/2001 Willaim Latham  Annie E. Brittain Widow Duncan Parkinson Shelby County
McCarty, Dixie Elwanda 03/17/1927  12/15/2001 Winfrey Stoker    Alice   McClure Woodrow Oaklawn - Hill County
McCarty, Mattie Lucille 09/27/1928  12/26/2001 Charlie Rayburn  Mattie Monroe Divorced Patroon Heart Shelby County
McKee, Margaret Jane 06/28/1928  07/02/2001 Sam McKee      Nodie Watson Widow Cremated - Shelby County
McSwain, Elton B. 01/10/1917  05/11/2001 Colon McSwain  Palace Clark Melba Parrish Old Salem - Shelby County
Mena, Emma Frances 12/14/1922  08/21/2001 John Porter, Sr.   Cynthia Brittain Widow Oaklawn Heart Homer, Louisiana
Metcalf, James Barry 07/09/1950  09/26/2001 W. Metcalf        Mary K. Baker Rita Peace Powdrill Hodgins Shelby County
Miles, Bonnie Odell 06/23/1931  06/18/2001 Lee Odell         Nellie Brown Divorced Restland - Missouri
Miller, Leo 06/15/1926  05/30/2001 Jake Miller      Jennie McKenzie Mary Brittain Strong Heart Shelby County
Miller, Robert 12/03/1944 05/25/2001 Sonny Miller      Delmar Smith Divorced Oaklawn Heart Shelby County
Monroe, Vessie Lamar 07/15/1933   01/08/2001 Gus Monroe        Rosalie Wilburn Widower Patroon - Shelby County
Monroe, Rosalie 12/25/1914  12/13/2001 Vessie Wilburn  Della Tarbutton Widow Patroon - Shelby County
Moore, Charles Ray 08/30/1938  07/19/2001 James C. Moore  Jessie Fryman Divorced Shiloh Cancer Rhodes, Texas
Mowdy, Major Webster 02/01/1916  12/18/2001 Albert Mowdy    Ella E. Yatzh Della Bridges Oaklawn Heart Oklahoma
Niklaus, Robert Charles 11/01/1930  07/05/2001 Karl Niklus       Emily Sturn Jean Harris Hearne, Texas - Illinois
Nutt, Charles Lynn 04/22/1932  12/27/2001 Travis B. Nutt   Jessie C. Ross Bobbie Sistrunk Oaklawn Heart Panola County
Oliver, Jan McGuire 06/14/1944  11/13/2001 William Oliver  Margaret Lee Marvin Oliver Buckner - Arkansas
Owens, Arrie Lucille 08/15/1923  06/30/2001 Floyd Lawson      Dellie Wallace Richard Owens Price Aneuysm Shelby County
Owens, James Curtis 08/01/1978  06/27/2001 Marvin Owens  Marcella Simmons Candy Railey Rusk County - Houston, Texas
Packwood, Mable Lucille 07/12/1947  03/04/2001 Wilson Almokara Melba Cox Tommy Packwod Ramah - Kilgore, Texas
Parker, Herbert Campbell 03/27/1913  04/23/2001 Hunter C. Parker  Nora B. Smith Sallie Young Oaklawn Heart Shelby County
Parker, Virginia Bell 10/24/1920  11/24/2001 Braxton Harrison Maude Corley Dan Parker Newburn - Shelby County
Parry, Ursula Margot 11/05/1943  12/30/2001 Fritz Weihert   Lieselotte Oehler Widow Cremated Cancer Germany
Pate, Robert Shadrick 03/22/1916  03/19/2001 James R. Pate    Mary E. Dockens Fay E. Schillings Oaklawn Cancer Shelby County
Perry, Louise Crawford 01/25/1922  02/04/2001 Clarence C. Crawford          Minnie McNary Widow Tennessee - -
Polley, O.H. 08/27/1927  05/29/2001 O.H. Polley, Sr.  Minta Cook Nell Alexander Oaklawn - San Bentio, Texas
Poovey, Stacey Lee 09/25/1968  01/27/2001 Larry A. Poovey  Conchita Giles Divorced Short Auto Accident North Carolina
Polvadore, David Wayne 01/23/1960  11/18/2001 Whithell Polvadore      Jewell Danley Single White Rock Cancer Nacogdoches
Pullen, Robert Wayne 11/01/1937  03/06/2001 John C. Pulley   Ronda Elliott Divorced Cremated Heart Vivian, Louisiana
Putnam, Verna Mae 10/04/1945  09/30/2001 Jasper Wigley  Ruth Napper Widow Oaklawn Heart Freeport, Texas
Ramsey, William Louis 09/13/1923  01/05/2001 Kelly O. Ramsey  Emma Bowden Widower Restland - Shelby County
Reynolds, Billy Ray 01/17/1933  04/10/2001 Bill Reynolds   Minnie Reynolds Lorriane Reynolds - Shelby County
Richards, Doris Margaret 10/21/1913  04/23/2001 Noel P.  Grubbs   Elsie Bell Widow Sardis - Hemphill Texas
Ritch, Joseph Leroy 05/16/1927  09/03/2001 Joseph O. Ritch  Ruby Smith Iva Ritch Old Salem - Mississippi
Rittiman, Eva Mae 01/17/1913  04/25/2001 George Rittiman  Alice Taylor Single Corrigan, Texas - Texas
Robertson, Max J. 06/07/1930  12/15/2001 Earl J. Robertson  Susan Bell Margaret Landis Koonce, Texas Heart Harden County Texas
Rogers, Gloria Elizabeth 06/28/1925  07/04/2001 Archie Brossette  Sarah   Billingsley   Divorced Louisiana - Bethney, Louisiana
Samford, Ivie 11/04/1912  06/13/2001 Frank Bradberry  Maggie Green Widow Shelbyville Alzhiemer Shelby County
Sammons, George, Jr. 08/27/1924 12/30/2001 George Sammons  Georgie Leggett Divorced Oaklawn - Texas
Scott, Thomas Monroe 09/15/1905  09/05/2001 J.M. Scott  Clemmie Mitchel Widow Old Salem Heart San Augustine
Shadowens, Birtie Lee 08/04/1910  12/10/2001 Oneal May     Bell Farris A.M. Shadowens Oaklawn Pneumonia Shelby County
Shelton, John Mackeal 09/05/1959  01/15/2001 Johnnie Shelton  Patsy Smith Divorced Old Home Gun Shot Carthage, Texas
Shillings, Lyle Teel 04/12/1911  03/28/2001 Sidney Bailey   Viola Consford Widow Oaklawn - Shelby County
Shires, Thomas Franklin, Jr. 04/15/1925   03/11/2001 Thomas Franklin Erby Walton Ally Sample Panola County Pneumonia Jasper, Texas
Shofner, Grady Lou 07/09/1934   04/07/2001 John  McKnight    Lillian Coats Edward Shofner Willow Grove Heart Nacogdoches
Shofner, Oscar Howard 03/03/1926  05/04/2001 Oscar B. Shofner  Ella Ervin Jean Medley Cremated Kidney Shelby County
Smith, Robert F., Jr. 12/04/1936  03/03/2001 Robert Smith, Sr.  Mary L. Howland Elaine Jones Restland Heart Clarksville Texas
Smith, Ruby Lee 07/05/1912  06/22/2001 Vessie Caine    Mattie Monroe Widow Patroon Old Age Shelby County
Stinnett, Johnnie Fay 12/17/1923  01/08/2001 John Webb      Sallie Wendt Jewel Stinnett Woodlawn Pneumonia Louisiana
Stone, Mildred Mabel 08/01/1912  04/29/2001 William Nowlin   Essie Dix Widow Jackson - Indiana
Strickland, Elvis Ray 09/14/1918  08/25/2001 Effin  Strickland   Ada Hooper Lorena Bethel Ramah Pneumonia Shelby County
Swan, Bettie Joyce 08/31/1943  11/27/2001 Skipper Plymton  Alma Rettle Phonzo Swan Johnson Heart Corpus Christi
Taylor, Mary Louise 06/26/1923  03/10/2001 Fet Burns         Sallie Cosgwell Widow Jackson - Shelby County
Thompson, Dora 01/10/1909  10/20/2001 James Andrews   Lula Kelley Widow Willow Grove Old Age Alabama
Walker, Ercyle 08/25/1913  11/05/2001 Hugh Jarry       Ada Bridwell Widow Oaklawn - Shelby County
Walton, Barbara Ann 10/07/1940  02/05/2001 Adam Bayer      Ruth Warden J.D. Walton Oaklawn - Houston, Texas
Walton, Margaret Hazel 04/29/1912  11/09/2001 Henry Windham  Maggie Ford Widow Antioch Heart Shelby County
Warr, Lynne Mozell 02/14/1922  09/04/2001 Sanford McSwain Stella Holt Doyle Warr Oaklawn Heart Sheby County
Warr, Nelta Joyce 11/07/1931 10/05/2001 George Hooper  Vester Lee Widow Old Salem - Nacogdoches
Warr, Sherrill Del 10/24/1935  11/15/2001 Dillon Warr       Eula Hammers Norma Duhr Oaklawn - Shelby County
Weaver, Elizabeth 12/12/1918  06/23/2001 Arthur Sonberg  Nina Dishman Widow Cremated - Oklahoma
Weatherford, Ethel Mae 06/08/1929  11/30/2001 -                           Nancy Calhoun John Weatherford Donation - Arkansas
Webb, Dorothy 07/16/1908  11/11/2001 James Haney      Bessie Parson Widow Midlothian Heart Midlethian, Texas
Welch, Mittie 07/29/1913  01/27/2001 Jonathan Rowell  Lillie Rushton Widow Rusk County - Henderson Texas
Wiggins, Billie Sue 06/23/1950  07/29/2001 Everett Wiggins  Bessie Wilburn Single Oaklawn - Shelby County
Williams, Herbert Dean 11/09/1921  05/27/2001 Herbert Williams Hazel Dean Hannah Fields Humble, Texas Heart Daisetta, Texas
Willoughby, Bernice 03/18/1916  08/29/2001 Lawrence Greer   Buelah Green Widow Oaklawn - Shelby County
Wilson, Julia Ann 11/30/1944  02/18/2001 Percy Wilson   Melba Crouch Divorced Newburn Heart Beaumont, Texas
Windham, Michael Roy 03/22/1962  06/20/2001 Willie  Windham  Jennie Reynolds Divorced Reynolds Heart Shelby County
Youngblood, Lena 04/01/1916  04/24/2001 Dee Wiliams   Arlevia McSwain Widow Mt. Herman - Shelby County

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