V.M. Sanders
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Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. V.M. Sanders V.M. — D.R. Schell. [Group Sheet]
Children:
2. Ernest Thurman Sanders was born 20 Nov 1924, Deweyville, Newton County, Texas, USA; died 14 Mar 2004, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; was buried , St. Mary's Cemetery - Orange, Texas, USA. Ernest married Nora Lee Bourgeois 11 Aug 1945, Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA. Nora (daughter of Simon Albert Bourgeois, Sr. and Mary Virginia Miller) was born 12 Nov 1925, Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA; died 20 May 2013, Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, USA; was buried 22 May 2013, St. Mary's Cemetery - Orange, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]
3. Nora Lee Bourgeois was born 12 Nov 1925, Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA (daughter of Simon Albert Bourgeois, Sr. and Mary Virginia Miller); died 20 May 2013, Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, USA; was buried 22 May 2013, St. Mary's Cemetery - Orange, Texas, USA. Notes:
Obituary:
Nora Lee Sanders, 87, of Conroe, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, at Strake House in Conroe, Texas. A graveside service will be 1:30pm, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Tom Philen of St. Francis of Assisi in Orange. Visitation will be from 11am to 12:30pm, Wednesday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
Born in Orange, Texas, on November 12, 1925, Nora was the daughter of Simon A. Bourgeois and Mary Virginia Miller Bourgeois. She graduated from Orange High School in 1944; where she was a member of the Bengal Guard. Nora was also a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange and St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Earnest T. Sanders, brothers, Herman Bourgeois and S.A. Booty Bourgeois, Jr.; and sister, Vivian Carr.
Nora is survived by her son, Steve Sanders and his wife, Leslie of Houston, Texas; daughter, Vicki Schell and husband, Doug of Hideaway, Texas; grandchildren, Christopher Schell, Katy Schell, and Olivia Sanders; and great-grandchild, Blake Schell; sister-in-law, JoAnn Bourgeois; and sister, Jeanette Calhoun and husband, Charles.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association ; 700 North Street # M, Beaumont, Texas 77701, (409)883-1613, American Cancer Society ; P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73123-1718, 1-800-227-2345, or the charity of your choice.
(Published in The Beaumont Enterprise on May 22, 2013)Children:
Generation: 3
6. Simon Albert Bourgeois, Sr. was born 3 May 1895, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 28 Apr 1976, Groves, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; was buried 1 May 1976, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery #01 - Church Point, Louisiana, USA. Notes:
Obituary:
CHURCH POINT, La. - Funeral services will be held at the Our Lady Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 10 a.m. May 1 for Simon A. Bourgeois, 80, who died at 11:55 p.m., April 28, in Orange, Texas after an illness of three years. Burial will be in the Church Point Mausoleum. A rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. tonight.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lula Bourgeois of New Orleans, two sons, Herman Bourgeois and Simon Bourgeois, both of Orange, Texas; four daughters, Mrs. Vivian Carr of Houston, Texas, Mrs. Nora Lee Sanders of Port Neches, Tex., Mrs. DeWilda Bennett of Jasper, Tex., Mrs. Jennette Calhoun of Beaumont, Tex.; one brother, Steven Bourgeois of Church Point and one sister, Mrs. L.C. Franques of Church Point.
Guidry Funeral Home in Church Point is in charge of arrangements.
(Published in The Crowley Post Signal on April 30, 1976)Simon married Mary Virginia Miller 24 Nov 1916, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA. Mary (daughter of Ignace Miller and Lela McBride) was born 11 Feb 1902, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 5 May 1932, Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA; was buried , Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery #01 - Church Point, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
7. Mary Virginia Miller was born 11 Feb 1902, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA (daughter of Ignace Miller and Lela McBride); died 5 May 1932, Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA; was buried , Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery #01 - Church Point, Louisiana, USA. Children:
- Mary Vivian Bourgeois was born 11 Mar 1918, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 22 Aug 1995, Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery - Orange, Texas, USA.
- Herman Ray Bourgeois was born 13 Apr 1919, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 12 Jun 1986, Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA; was buried , St. Mary's Cemetery - Orange, Texas, USA.
- 3. Nora Lee Bourgeois was born 12 Nov 1925, Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA; died 20 May 2013, Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, USA; was buried 22 May 2013, St. Mary's Cemetery - Orange, Texas, USA.
- Simon Albert Bourgeois, Jr. was born 25 Oct 1927, Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA; died 30 Apr 2009, Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA; was buried , St. Mary's Cemetery - Orange, Texas, USA.
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14. Ignace Miller was born 7 Aug 1877, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 14 Feb 1915, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery #01 - Church Point, Louisiana, USA. Ignace married Lela McBride 18 Feb 1897, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA. Lela (daughter of Edwin Rouvin McBride and Anastasie Clement) was born 26 Jul 1880, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 20 Apr 1949, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 22 Apr 1949, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery #01 - Church Point, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
15. Lela McBride was born 26 Jul 1880, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA (daughter of Edwin Rouvin McBride and Anastasie Clement); died 20 Apr 1949, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 22 Apr 1949, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery #01 - Church Point, Louisiana, USA. Notes:
Obituary:
Mrs. Lila Cummings Of Church Point Succumbs Wednesday
Mrs. Lila Cummings, 68, of Church Point, died at 7:40 p.m. April 20 at the St. Landry Hospital following an illness of five days.
Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, April 22, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Church Point with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Clay Bienvenu officiating.
Born Lila McBride on July 24, 1880, Mrs. Cummings was a native of Church Point and had lived her entire life in that community.
Survivors include her 98 year old father, Ed McBride of Church Point; her husband, Louis Cummings, of Church Point; four sons, Ebenezer Miller of Lewisburg, John M. Miller of Baton Rouge, Edwin R. Cummings and Alec B. Cummings of Opelousas; two daughters, Mrs. Lawrence Gautreaux of Lewisburg and Mrs. Elmer Guillory of Church Point, 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The First National Funeral Home of Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
(Published in The Crowley Daily Signal on April 21, 1949)Children:
- Walter Miller was born May 1898, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 13 May 1899, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA.
- 7. Mary Virginia Miller was born 11 Feb 1902, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 5 May 1932, Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA; was buried , Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery #01 - Church Point, Louisiana, USA.
- Isabelle Miller was born 5 Oct 1903, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 31 Jan 1984, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 1 Feb 1984, Bellevue Memorial Park - Opelousas, Louisiana, USA.
- Joseph Ebenezer Miller was born 8 Jun 1907, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 18 Nov 1998, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 20 Nov 1998, Bellevue Memorial Park - Opelousas, Louisiana, USA.
- John Montgomery Miller, Sr. was born 9 Mar 1912, Church Point, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 17 Feb 1972, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 18 Feb 1972, Greenoaks Memorial Park - Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.