James Elijah Vincent

Male 1890 - 1956  (65 years)


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  1. 1.  James Elijah Vincent was born 14 May 1890, Lyons, Burleson County, Texas, USA; died 8 Apr 1956, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; was buried 9 Apr 1956, Bryan City Cemetery - Bryan, Texas, USA.

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    Obituary:

    Jim Vincent Funeral Rites Held Today

    Funeral services were scheduled for 4 p.m. today at Callaway-Jones chapel for Jim E. Vincent, 65, of 104 Sulphur Springs, who passed away at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in a local hospital.

    Officiating were the Rev. R. L. Herring Jr., pastor of Calvary Baptist church, and the Rev. R. L. Tumlinson, pastor of the College Heights Assembly of God church. Interment was to be in Bryan city cemetery under the direction of Callaway-Jones with the following serving as pallbearers: Barker Allen, Travis B. Bryan Jr., Henry Miller, Charles Lanicek and Sgt. Henry Caraway all of Bryan and Ira Burkhalter, of College Station.

    A male quartet from Calvary church was to sing two selections at the service, "Does Jesus Care" and "Sunrise Tomorrow" with Miss Atelia Prince as organist.

    Mr. Vincent was born in Lyons in Burleson county but had lived most of his life in this community. He had been a butcher for trade and had worked for many years at Southside Market in College Station and at Miller's. He retired about a year ago.

    Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Lela Vincent; two sons, James Vincent of Bryan and Curtis Vincent of Corpus Christi; one daughter, Mrs. Doris Calenski, of Bryan; three brothers, Will Vincent, of Conroe, Henry Vincent, of Bryan, and George Vincent, of Fort Worth; two sisters, Mrs. F. C. Boydston, Altus, Okla., and Mrs. J. A. Green, Hempstead and four grandchildren.

    (Published in The Bryan Daily Eagle on April 9, 1956)

    James married Lela Gertrude Greer Feb 1917, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Lela (daughter of George Washington Greer, Sr. and Nina Beatrice Barker) was born 5 May 1899, Grimes County, Texas, USA; died 18 Mar 1993, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; was buried 21 Mar 1993, Bryan City Cemetery - Bryan, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Doris Louise Vincent was born 9 Dec 1917, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; died 20 Nov 2005, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA; was buried 25 Nov 2005, Bryan City Cemetery - Bryan, Texas, USA.
    2. James Elvin Vincent, Sr. was born 23 Nov 1922, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; died 10 Aug 1999, Gause, Milam County, Texas, USA; was buried 14 Aug 1999, Bryan City Cemetery - Bryan, Texas, USA.
    3. Curtis Allen Vincent was born 18 Nov 1925, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; died 23 Jun 1985, Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA; was buried 26 Jun 1985, Bryan City Cemetery - Bryan, Texas, USA.

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