Bernice Homer High

Male 1894 - 1975  (81 years)


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  • Name Bernice Homer High 
    Born 18 Jul 1894  Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Sep 1975  Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 26 Sep 1975  Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I720  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2018 

    Family Etta Rachel Mae Bryant,   b. 24 Sep 1901, Buffalo, Leon County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1988, Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1920  Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Bernice Joel High,   b. 28 Jan 1922, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1922, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +2. Homer Neal High,   b. 12 Oct 1923, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 2000, Commerce City, Adams County, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +3. Maggie Floy High,   b. 10 Feb 1925, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 2004, Firestone, Weld County, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +4. Marie Mattie High,   b. 30 Jan 1928, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1991, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     5. James Donald High,   b. 9 Mar 1931, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 2007, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +6. Billie Juanita High,   b. 11 Aug 1933, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 2006, Turon, Reno County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +7. Teddy Dwayne High,   b. 12 Jul 1937, Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1986, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     8. Kenneth Joe High,   b. 4 Jun 1939, Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1956, Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)
    +9. E. High
    +10. Daniel Eugene High,   b. 2 Sep 1943, Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 2009, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F275  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Jul 1894 - Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Dec 1920 - Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Sep 1975 - Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 26 Sep 1975 - Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Death Certificate for Bernice Homer High
    Death Certificate for Bernice Homer High
    Name: Burnis Homer High
    Birth Date: 18 Jul 1894
    Birth Place: Seymour, Texas
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Residence: Seagraves, Gaines, Texas
    Father: Calvin William High
    Mother: Mattie Simmons
    Age at Death: 81
    Death Date: 23 Sep 1975
    Death Place: Seagraves, Gaines, Texas
    Cause of Death: Massive Myocordial Infarct
    Obituary of Bernice Homer High
    Obituary of Bernice Homer High
    Published in The Lubbock Avalanche Journal of Lubbock, TX on September 24, 1975
    U.S. World War I Draft Card - Bernice Homer High
    U.S. World War I Draft Card - Bernice Homer High
    Name: Burnis H. High
    Race: Caucasian (White)
    Marital Status: Single
    Birth Date: 18 Jul 1894
    Birth Place: Texas, USA
    Residence Date: 1917-1918
    Residence Place: Baylor County, Texas, USA
    Physical Build: Medium
    Height: Medium
    Hair Color: Dark Brown
    Eye Color: Light Blue
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - Bernice Homer High
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - Bernice Homer High
    Name: Burnice Homer High
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 18 Jul 1894
    Residence Place: Seagraves, Texas, USA
    Military Draft Date: 1942
    Relationship to Draftee: Head

    Headstones
    Headstone of Bernice Homer High and Etta Rachel Mae Bryant High
    Headstone of Bernice Homer High and Etta Rachel Mae Bryant High
    Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      SEAGRAVES (Special) - Services for Burnis Homer High, 81, of Seagraves will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the Church of Christ here with Jerald Baldwin of Seagraves officiating.

      Burial will be in Seagraves Cemetery under the direction of Connally Funeral Home of Seagraves.

      High died about 11 a.m. Tuesday at his home following a brief illness.

      In 1938 High moved from Seymour to Seagraves, where he was a clerk in a grocery store for many years. He was a veteran of World War I.

      Survivors include his wife, Etta Rachel May; four sons, Ted of Seagraves, James of Kermit, Danny of California and Homer of Denver, Colo.; four daughters, Mrs. Emajon Mayfield of Odessa, Mrs. Maggie Bertron of Longmont, Colo., Mrs. Marie Barnes of Malaysia and Mrs. Juanita Rahl of Denver, Colo.; a brother, Opis of Wichita Falls; a sister, Miss Mattie High of Seymour; 23 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

      (Published in The Lubbock Avalanche Journal of Lubbock, TX on September 24, 1975)