Martha Helen Brecheen

Female 1927 - 1965  (37 years)


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  • Name Martha Helen Brecheen 
    Born 6 Dec 1927  Cisco, Eastland County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 25 Oct 1965  Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 27 Oct 1965  Centuries Memorial Park - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I13061  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2024 

    Family John Roland Birdwell,   b. 22 Jan 1924, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1990, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 18 Jul 1947  Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. John Roland Birdwell, Jr.,   b. 1 Apr 1950, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 2022, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +2. Mary Rebecca Birdwell,   b. 22 Mar 1955, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 2002, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2023 
    Family ID F5741  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Dec 1927 - Cisco, Eastland County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Jul 1947 - Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Oct 1965 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 27 Oct 1965 - Centuries Memorial Park - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Martha Helen Brecheen Birdwell
    Martha Helen Brecheen Birdwell
    1949 Texas Technological College Yearbook Photo
    Lubbock, Texas, USA
    Martha Helen Brecheen Birdwell
    Martha Helen Brecheen Birdwell
    1948 Texas Technological College Yearbook Photo
    Lubbock, Texas, USA
    Martha Helen Brecheen
    Martha Helen Brecheen
    1947 Texas Tech University Yearbook Photo
    Lubbock, Texas, USA
    Martha Helen Brecheen
    Martha Helen Brecheen
    1946 Texas Tech University Yearbook Photo
    Lubbock, Texas, USA

    Documents
    Birth Certificate for Martha Helen Brecheen
    Birth Certificate for Martha Helen Brecheen
    Name: Martha Helen Brecheen
    Birth Date: 6 Dec 1927
    Gender: Female
    Birth Place: Cisco, Eastland, Texas, USA
    Father: Wilson David Brecheen
    Mother: Geraldene Taylor
    Mother Birth Place: Topeka, Kansas
    Mother Residence: Cisco
    Marriage Announcement of John Roland Birdwell and Martha Helen Brecheen
    Marriage Announcement of John Roland Birdwell and Martha Helen Brecheen
    Published in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on July 20, 1947
    Obituary of Martha Helen Brecheen Birdwell
    Obituary of Martha Helen Brecheen Birdwell
    Published in The Shreveport Journal on October 26, 1965

    Headstones
    Headstone of John Roland Birdwell and Martha Helen Brecheen Birdwell
    Headstone of John Roland Birdwell and Martha Helen Brecheen Birdwell
    Centuries Memorial Park - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    Plot: Memories West - Row 15

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      Mrs. M. Birdwell Dies at Age 37; Rites Tomorrow

      Mrs. Martha Brecheen Birdwell, 37, of 4753 Dixie Garden Rd., died at 6:50 p.m. yesterday at Schumpert Hospital after a brief illness.

      She was a member of the Broadmoor Baptist Church and of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Xi Zeta Chapter. She was a native of Cisco, Tex.

      She is survived by her husband, John R. Birdwell Sr.. one son, John R. Birdwell Jr. and one daughter, Miss Rebecca Birdwell, all of Shreveport; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Brecheen of Cisco: three brothers, William Brecheen of Snyder, Tex., J. H Brecheen of Wichita Falls, Tex., Joel M. Brecheen of Elgin, Ariz.; one sister, Mrs. Fred Stroop Jr. of New Orleans, and a number of nieces and nephews.

      Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Osborn Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Scott Tatum, pastor of the Broadmoor Baptist Church, officiating. Burial arrangements will be announced later by Osborn Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Pat L Miller, Oscar C. LaBorde, Ted J. Griffen, Jack H. Cunningham, Joe M. Alexander, R. K. Barnes.

      (Published in The Shreveport Journal on October 26, 1965)