Tate Smith

Kelton + Janis Evonne Johnson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
GRid=43216793

Dudley married Lillian Kathleen Coffman on 16 Jul 1955 in Lea Co, NM. Lillian (daughter of John Aaron Coffman and Rena Jane Gilliam) was born on 3 Jul 1923 in Lee Co, VA; died on 9 Nov 2002 in Ector Co, TX; was buried in Ector Co, TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
SSDI: KATHLEEN JOHNSON 03 Jul 1923 09 Nov 2002 (V) 79761 (Odessa, Ector, TX) 79761 (Odessa, Ector, TX) 230-24-7817 Virginia

ODESSA Kathleen Johnson, 79, of Odessa died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at her residence. She was born July 3, 1923, in Lea County, Va., to John and Rena Coffman. She married Dudley Johnson Jr. pm July 16, 1955, in Lovington, N.M. They moved to Odessa in 1955.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, in the Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will follow at Ector County Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dudley Johnson Jr., her parents, five sisters, and three brothers.
She was a member of Second Baptist Church and had worked for TG&Y Family Store as a salesclerk.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Case, John Addington, Lance White, Ross White, Jim White and Tate Smith.
She is survived by her daughters, Janis Smith and husband Kelton, and Detra White and husband Jack, all of Odessa; grandsons, Lance White, Ross White, Tate Smith and Skyler Smith, all of Odessa; granddaughter, Rachel White of Odessa; sister-in-law, Joyce Green and husband Rick of Tulsa, Okla. brother-in-law, Cleo Johnson and wife Wanda of Durant, Okla.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A special thanks to the entire staff of Home Hospice.
Services have been entrusted to Frank. W. Wilson Funeral Directors.

Buried:
GRid=43216961

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John Aaron lived in Pocket along the North Fork of the Powell River. His house was on the opposite side of the river from the road and there was no bridge. This river is not really deep or wide in all places but to keep from having to wade it all the time, they used a small boat to get to the house. John was well known for growing watermelons , especially yellow watermelons which were unheard of in that area.

Buried:
GRid=180267174

John married Rena Jane Gilliam on 25 Dec 1904 in Lee Co, VA. Rena was born on 1 May 1880 in Scott Co, VA; died on 24 Aug 1955 in Lee Co, VA; was buried in Lee Co, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
GRid=180266126

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Married:
Groom's Name: John Coffman
Groom's Birth Date: 1869
Groom's Birthplace: Lee Co, Virginia
Groom's Age: 35
Bride's Name: Rena Jane Gilliam
Bride's Birth Date: 1880
Bride's Birthplace: Scott Co, Virginia
Bride's Age: 24
Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1904
Marriage Place: Lee Co, Virginia
Groom's Father's Name: W M
Groom's Mother's Name: Janie
Bride's Father's Name: John A
Bride's Mother's Name: Cynthia
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status: Widowed
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86880-6
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
Source Film Number: 32441
Reference Number: p118 #150
Collection: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940