Sgt. John Buford Brothers

Male 1891 - 1965  (73 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sgt. John Buford Brothers was born 24 Nov 1891, Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA; died 9 Mar 1965, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 11 Mar 1965, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.

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    Obituary:

    SEYMOUR - Funeral for John Buford Brothers, 73, was to be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Seymour Church of Christ with Leslie Mickey, minister, officiating, assisted by Bob Pohlman, Goree Church of Christ minister. Burial was to be in Riverview Cemetery under direction of Elliston Funeral Home.

    Mr. Brothers died at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday at Baylor County Hospital after an illness of four days. He had been a resident of Baylor County for the past 59 years, where he worked as a shoe cobbler.

    Born Nov. 24, 1891 in Temple, he married Sadie Ethel Beavers in Baylor County, April 4, 1915. He was an elder in the Church of Christ here.

    Survivors include his wife; three sons, J. W. of Wichita Falls, Weldon of Albuquerque, N.M., and Orval of Seymour; two daughters, Miss Delta Mae Brothers and Miss Pauline Brothers, both of Seymour; two brothers, Sam and Bernie, both of Fort Worth; one sister, Mrs. T. R. Nix of Seymour; and two grandchildren.

    (Published in the Abilene Reporter News on March 11, 1965)

    John married Sadie Ethel Beaver 22 Apr 1915, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA. Sadie was born 22 Apr 1892, Erath County, Texas, USA; died 17 Oct 1972, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 18 Oct 1972, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Delta Mae Brothers  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Apr 1918, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 8 Jun 1986, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 10 Jun 1986, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    2. 3. Jessie Wilson Brothers  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jan 1920, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 14 Jan 1992, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA; was buried , Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    3. 4. Orval Lee Brothers  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Sep 1921, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 1 Jun 1988, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 3 Jun 1988, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    4. 5. Pauline Inez Brothers  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Aug 1923, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 8 Oct 1976, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 10 Oct 1976, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    5. 6. Buford Weldon Brothers  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Mar 1929, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 14 Apr 1969, Philippines; was buried 21 Apr 1969, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Delta Mae Brothers Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 12 Apr 1918, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 8 Jun 1986, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 10 Jun 1986, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.

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    Delta Mae Brothers, 68, died Sunday at a Seymour hospital.

    Services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, 1986 at Seymour Church of Christ with W.E. Burkham and A.B. Martin, Church of Christ ministers, officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery with arrangements under direction of Seymour Memorial Funeral Home.

    She was born April 12, 1918, in Baylor County, She was raised here and worked as a registered nurse at Baylor County Hospital. She worked a number of years at Wichita General Hospital and later returned to Seymour Clinic until her retirement in 1969.

    She was a member of the Church of Christ.

    Survivors include two brothers, Orval of Seymour and Jake of Wichita Falls.

    (Published in The Seymour Baylor County Banner on June 12, 1986)


  2. 3.  Jessie Wilson Brothers Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 21 Jan 1920, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 14 Jan 1992, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA; was buried , Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.

    Jessie — Lillian Love Hamrick. Lillian was born 20 Sep 1904, Emory, Rains County, Texas, USA; died 16 Aug 1989, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA; was buried 18 Aug 1989, Riverside Cemetery - Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Orval Lee Brothers Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 6 Sep 1921, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 1 Jun 1988, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 3 Jun 1988, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.

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    Obituary:

    Orval Lee Brothers, 66, died Wednesday evening, June 1, 1988 in Seymour Hospital.

    Services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Seymour Memorial Funeral Home with Paul Evans, minister of Church of Christ, and the Rev. Lloyd McIntosh, pastor of First Assembly of God Church, officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery.

    Brothers was born on September 6, 1921, in Seymour. He was a lifetime resident of Seymour. He was a shoe repairman. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of Church of Christ.

    Survivors include a brother, Jake of Wichita Falls.

    (Published in The Seymour Baylor County Banner on June 9, 1988)


  4. 5.  Pauline Inez Brothers Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 28 Aug 1923, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 8 Oct 1976, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 10 Oct 1976, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.

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    SEYMOUR (RNS) - Pauline Brothers, 53, of Seymour died at 4:55pm Friday at Seymour Hospital after a sudden illness. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Seymour Church of Christ.

    Charles Mackey will officiate. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, directed by Elliston Funeral Home.

    Born Aug. 28, 1923, in Seymour, she has been an office nurse for Dr. E.H. Balch for the past 30 years. She was a member of the Church of Christ.

    Survivors include a sister, Delta Mae Brothers of Seymour; and two brothers, J.W. of Wichita Falls and Orville of Seymour.

    (Published in The Abilene Reporter-News on October 10, 1976)


  5. 6.  Buford Weldon Brothers Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 27 Mar 1929, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 14 Apr 1969, Philippines; was buried 21 Apr 1969, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.

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    B.W. Brothers Rites Monday

    Services for M. Sgt. Buford Weldon Brothers, 40, a native of Seymour, who died unexpectedly Monday in an Air Force base hospital in the Philippines, was held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Church of Christ here.

    Leslie Mickey, Colorado City Church of Christ minister, officiated. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery with military graveside rites. Arrangements were under the direction of Elliston-Archer Funeral Home.

    Brothers was born March 27, 1929, in Seymour. He was a veteran of 19 years in the services.

    Survivors include his wife; a son, Eugene, and a daughter, Deborah, both of the home; two brothers, J.W. of Wichita Falls and Orval of Seymour; two sisters, Delta Mae Brothers and Pauline Brothers, both of Seymour; and his mother, Mrs. J.B. Brothers of Seymour.

    (Published in The Seymour Baylor County Banner on April 24, 1969)

    Buford married Glenna Jean Moree 1950. Glenna was born 26 May 1934, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 14 Apr 2002, Roxton, Lamar County, Texas, USA; was buried 19 Apr 2002, Restland Cemetery - Roxton, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Deborah Ann Brothers  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Mar 1952, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA; died 5 Jul 2006, Roxton, Lamar County, Texas, USA; was buried , Restland Cemetery - Roxton, Texas, USA.
    2. 8. Weldon Eugene Brothers  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Jan 1954, Limestone, Aroostook County, Maine, USA; died 18 Jul 2001, Roxton, Lamar County, Texas, USA; was buried 21 Jul 2001, Restland Cemetery - Roxton, Texas, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Deborah Ann Brothers Descendancy chart to this point (6.Buford2, 1.John1) was born 7 Mar 1952, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA; died 5 Jul 2006, Roxton, Lamar County, Texas, USA; was buried , Restland Cemetery - Roxton, Texas, USA.

    Deborah married Jimmy Dale Cox 21 Aug 1971, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, USA. Jimmy was born 17 Oct 1950, Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA; died 12 Mar 2005, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, USA; was buried 17 Mar 2005, Restland Cemetery - Roxton, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 8.  Weldon Eugene Brothers Descendancy chart to this point (6.Buford2, 1.John1) was born 28 Jan 1954, Limestone, Aroostook County, Maine, USA; died 18 Jul 2001, Roxton, Lamar County, Texas, USA; was buried 21 Jul 2001, Restland Cemetery - Roxton, Texas, USA.

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    Obituary:

    Weldon (Gene) Brothers, 47, of Roxton died Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at McCuistion Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 21, at First United Methodist Church in Roxton with the Rev. John Edwards officiating. Bright-Holland Funeral Home will make burial in Restland Cemetery at Roxton. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Mr. Brothers was born Jan. 28, 1954, in Limestone, Maine to Buford W. and Glenna Moree Brothers. He was a mechanic and a member of the Methodist Church. Surviving are his mother; one sister and brother-in-law, Debbie and Jim Cox; and aunts and uncles, Donnie and Lee Brown, J. R. and Annie Moree and Carlton and Mary Moree. He was preceded in death by his father, Buford Brothers.

    (Published in The Paris, TX News on July 20, 2001)

    Weldon married D.G. Johnson [Group Sheet]