Obituaries from Livingston area honor four residents
Multiple obituaries report deaths in September 2013 for Billy Joe Freitag Patricia Ann Sinclair Isadora Thomas and Tammy Sue Hunt. Freitag built Star Concrete Construction in Houston and served with local business and agricultural groups. Sinclair and Hunt are remembered by families and friends with visitation and funeral plans announced by Cochran and Pace funeral homes. Tracing their births marriages and survivors, the notices list spouses children grandchildren and siblings.
Corrigan Man Herbert Wayne Gassiott obituary
Funeral services were held for Herbert Wayne Gassiott 74 of Corrigan with Lesly Wilkinson officiating. Interment followed at Stryker Cemetery. He was born November 18 1938 in Polk County and died September 7 2013 in Lufkin. He was a Stryker Baptist Church deacon and a rancher and logger known for storytelling. He was survived by his wife Vera, daughters Tammy Maxey and Nancy Stevens, grandchildren and other relatives. Pallbearers included family and friends. Corrigan Funeral Home supervised arrangements.
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Corrigan
Herbert Wayne Gassiott
Corrigan Funeral Home
Lesly Wilkinson
Stryker Cemetery
Mr. Gassiott
Polk County
Lufkin
Stryker Baptist Church
Elmer Joseph Gassiott
Gussie Mae
Deggs) Gassiott
Vera L. (Falkner) Gassiott
Goodrich FUMC Friendship Breakfast
Goodrich First United Church invites all to a Friendship Breakfast on September 15 at 9 30 a m in the fellowship hall Followed by regular services at 10 25 a m All are welcome to bring a friend and join in praise of the Lord.
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Goodrich Fumc
Goodrich First United Church
County approves warrant process changes and outdoor burn ban
Hughes notes court aims to clear violator warrants via sheriff or JP offices and laments added reporting duties for volunteers. Commissioners ban outdoor burning in unincorporated Polk County and seek bids for Round 2.2 Disaster Assistance funds for roads bridges and drainage projects amid drought concerns.
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Hughes
Pet. 4
Tommy Overstreet
Overstreet
Sheriff's Office
Jp’s
Thompson
Larry Pitts
Polk County
National Weather Service
Pitts
San Jacinto County
Angelina County
Polk County Tax Increase Tied to FEMA Reimbursements
The county reports over 7 million spent on Hurricane Ike relief with final FEMA payments still pending. Assistant Auditor Margie Ainsworth notes about 200 thousand remains withheld until projects are complete. A new tax rate of 0.6461 increases a 100000 home’s taxes by 18, while most seniors or disabled homeowners are exempt.
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FEMA
Thompson
Polk County
Margie Ainsworth
Texas Heroes Honor Day Set for Sept 18
The Daughters of the Republic of Texas designate September 18 as Texas Heroes Honor Day to honor volunteer soldiers who died defending the Republic and pay tribute to Texas military personnel past and present. The day commemorates the Dawson Massacre and Mier Expedition with emphasis on those who died, were captured, or survived.
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Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Texas
DRT
The
Republic
Mier
Dawson
Salado Creek
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Perote
Veracruz
Mexico
Republic of Texas
Lufkin Genealogical Society to Hear Mechanic's Liens Talk
Angelina County Genealogical Society meets at Kurth Memorial Library to hear Lufkin native Dickie Dixon discuss Using Mechanic's Liens for Genealogical Research. Upcoming meetings feature Ron Rodgers and open topics. dues and research help available through the society.
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Lufkin
Angelina County Genealogical Society
Kurth Memorial Library
S. Raguet St
ACGS
Dickie Dixon
Dixon
Angelina College
Ora McMullen
Raguet Street
Texas
Cindy McMullen
Genealogy Department
Vivian Toole Cates
Myinu
Myinu.net
Veates
Castroville's Founding Election and Early Texas Oil History
The early Texas settler Castroville held its first election on September 12, 1844 for local officials and the settlement name Castroville. Henri Castro's colony grew to 2,134 in its first year, faced Indian depredations, cholera, and a drought, aiding Medina County's creation in 1848. Separately Texas produced its first oil well at Oil Springs in 1800, 106 feet deep in Nacogdoches County, while Melrose Petroleum Oil Company began drilling in 1866 under Lyne Barret, facing financial losses and wartime disruption.
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Henri Castro
Republic of Texas
Castroville
Stephen F. Austin
Texas
Castro
Medina County
Oil
Nacogdoches County
Melrose Petroleum Oil Company
Lyne Taliaferro
Tol) Barret
Taliaferro
Virginia
Oil Springs
Barret
Melrose
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Billy Joe
Bj’ Freitag
Livingston
Bj” Freitag
Oak Hill
George
Dorothy Freitag
Houston
Star Concrete Construction Company
Houston Contractor's Association
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Patricia
Bobby
Boyd
James
Linda Horton
Art
Debbie Baker
Rick
Pam Dyson
Brad
Betty Anderson
Boyce
Brent
Jersey Village Baptist Church
Jersey Drive
American Cancer Society
Pace Funeral Home
Pacefuneral.com
Patricia Ann Sinclair
Dren
Ashley Sinclair
Abbey Sinclair
Victoria Graham
Alexander Graham
Don
Jo Ann Graham
San Angelo
Jody Jett
Peggy Chase
Mobile
Ala
Maxine Bunyard
Cochran Funeral Home
Cochranfh. Com
Isadorah Thomas
Isadora Thomas
Jones Prairie
Leggett
Cochranfh.com
Tammy Sue Hunt
Lima
Ohio
Everett Branham
Vickie Stengel Branham
Tammy
Deyana Hunt
Kwajalyn Branham
Judasha Hunt
Taylor Michelle Reardon
Shaterial Branham
Sha Ann Reardon
Kasey Calip
Vickie Lump
Ft. Mill
South Carolina
Michelle Hinson
Lancaster
Cochranfh
Freitag
Ilene
Corley Parker
Willis
Annie Rocka
Earl
Virginia Gassiott
Port Neches
Nathan Gassiott
Joe
Barbara Gassiott
Waskom
Donald Gassiott
Rebecca Bocanegra
Huntsville
Linda
Tommy Richmond
James Arthur
Cuz” Deggs
Larry Maxey
Hal Hubbard Jr
Michael Gassiott
Kevin Gassiott
Jarrod Griffith
Brandon Gassiott
Robert Rayner
Burke Center
East Texas
Harlene Smith
American Board of Ophthalmology
Livingston Eye Center
East Church Street
Medicare
Continu
Pacee
Tony Eaton
Ron Rodgers
LDS Church
Lufkin Bar- B-Que
Commissioners Court
Bill Cunningham
Ra Coulee
Uenilement
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