Homer Neal High

Male 1923 - 2000  (77 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Homer Neal High was born 12 Oct 1923, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA (son of Bernice Homer High and Etta Rachel Mae Bryant); died 16 Oct 2000, Commerce City, Adams County, Colorado, USA; was buried 19 Oct 2000, Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA.

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    Obituary:

    HOMER N. HIGH, 77, of Commerce City died Oct. 16. Services were Oct. 19, with burial at Seagraves Cemetery in Gaines County, Texas. Mr. High was born in Seymour, Texas, on Oct. 12, 1923. He married Mary Walker, 1959. He was a truck driver. He was a member of the Eagles. Survivors include son Richard Hadaway of Texas; brothers James and Dan, both of Texas; sisters Peggy Bertron of Longmont, Juanita Tereserek and Emajon Mayfield, both of Texas.

    Homer married Lura Kate Raynes 18 Mar 1942, Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA. Lura was born 15 May 1926, Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, USA; died 17 Dec 1981, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA; was buried , Prairie Haven Memorial Park - Hobbs, New Mexico, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Sheron Ruth High was born 2 Apr 1944, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA; died 5 Apr 1944, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA; was buried , Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA.
    2. Richard Neal Hadaway was born 12 Jun 1947, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA; died 11 Aug 2018, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA.

    Homer married Mary Nell Walker 1959. Mary was born 4 Feb 1935, Paris, Logan County, Arkansas, USA; died 10 Apr 1991; was buried , Oakwood Cemetery - Paris, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Bernice Homer High was born 18 Jul 1894, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 23 Sep 1975, Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA; was buried 26 Sep 1975, Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA.

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    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)

    Bernice married Etta Rachel Mae Bryant 24 Dec 1920, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA. Etta (daughter of Joel Bea Bryant and Ethel Birdie Brothers) was born 24 Sep 1901, Buffalo, Leon County, Texas, USA; died 10 Dec 1988, Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA; was buried 13 Dec 1988, Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Etta Rachel Mae Bryant was born 24 Sep 1901, Buffalo, Leon County, Texas, USA (daughter of Joel Bea Bryant and Ethel Birdie Brothers); died 10 Dec 1988, Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA; was buried 13 Dec 1988, Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA.

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    Obituary:

    SEAGRAVES - Services for Etta High, 87, of Seagraves are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Avenue D Church of Christ in Seagraves with the Revs. Arnold Baldwin and Gerald Baldwin officiating.

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

    Mrs. High died Friday at her residence. She was born in Buffalo, Texas. She married Bernice Homer High Dec. 24, 1920, in Seymour. He died Sept. 23, 1975. Three sons also preceded her in death: Bernice Joel High, Kenneth Joe High and Teddy Dwayne High.

    Mrs. High moved to Seagraves from Seymour in 1938. She owned and operated several cafes in Seagraves. She was a charter member of the Avenue D Church of Christ.

    Survivors include three sons, Homer High of Denver; James High of Sawyer, Okla., and Danny High of Odessa; four daughters, Maggie Burton of Longmont, Colo., Marie Barnes of Odessa, Juanita Rael of Denver and Emajon Mayfield of Midland; one sister, Flora Sturgeon of Seymour; 23 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchildren.

    Connally Funeral Home of Seagraves is in charge of arrangements.

    (Published in The Odessa American on December 11, 1988)

    Children:
    1. Bernice Joel High was born 28 Jan 1922, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 28 Jan 1922, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA.
    2. 1. Homer Neal High was born 12 Oct 1923, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 16 Oct 2000, Commerce City, Adams County, Colorado, USA; was buried 19 Oct 2000, Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA.
    3. Maggie Floy High was born 10 Feb 1925, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 21 Jan 2004, Firestone, Weld County, Colorado, USA; was buried , Foothills Gardens of Memory - Longmont, Colorado, USA.
    4. Marie Mattie High was born 30 Jan 1928, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 7 Feb 1991, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA; was buried 9 Feb 1991, Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA.
    5. James Donald High was born 9 Mar 1931, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 18 Jan 2007, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA; was buried 22 Jan 2007, Kermit Cemetery - Kermit, Texas, USA.
    6. Billie Juanita High was born 11 Aug 1933, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 2 Mar 2006, Turon, Reno County, Kansas, USA; was buried 5 Mar 2006, Turon Cemetery - Turon, Kansas, USA.
    7. Teddy Dwayne High was born 12 Jul 1937, Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA; died 6 Jul 1986, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA; was buried , Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA.
    8. Kenneth Joe High was born 4 Jun 1939, Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA; died 18 Aug 1956, Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA; was buried 20 Aug 1956, Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA.
    9. E. High
    10. Daniel Eugene High was born 2 Sep 1943, Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA; died 13 Jan 2009, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA; was buried 16 Jan 2009, Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Joel Bea Bryant was born 30 Oct 1874, Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas, USA; died 30 Dec 1959, Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA; was buried 2 Jan 1960, Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA.

    Joel — Ethel Birdie Brothers. Ethel (daughter of Jesse Thomas Brothers and Maggie Walker) was born 30 Nov 1885, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; died 28 Dec 1963, Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, USA; was buried 30 Dec 1963, Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Ethel Birdie Brothers was born 30 Nov 1885, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA (daughter of Jesse Thomas Brothers and Maggie Walker); died 28 Dec 1963, Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, USA; was buried 30 Dec 1963, Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA.

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    Obituary:

    SEAGRAVES (Staff) - Rites for Mrs. Ethel Bryant, 78, a longtime resident of this city, were to be conducted at 2 p.m. today in the Appleton Avenue Church of Christ. Don Lacy, minister, and Fred Corder, were to officiate.

    Burial was to be in Seagraves Cemetery under the direction of Webb Funeral Home.

    Mrs. Bryant died Saturday in a Lamesa convalescent home.

    She was a member of the Appleton Avenue Church of Christ.

    Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Alta Scoggins, Seminole, Mrs. Homer High, Seagraves, Mrs. Claude Gross, Andrews, and Mrs. Flora Sturgeon, Globe, Ariz.; four sons, Ernest Bryant, Andrews, Ellward Bryant, Houston, Roy Bryant, Chicago, Ill., and Hillis Bryant, Port Arthur; a sister; three brothers, and several grandchildren.

    (Published in The Odessa American on December 30, 1963)

    Children:
    1. 3. Etta Rachel Mae Bryant was born 24 Sep 1901, Buffalo, Leon County, Texas, USA; died 10 Dec 1988, Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA; was buried 13 Dec 1988, Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA.
    2. Claudia Irene Bryant was born 28 Jan 1904, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA; died 25 Feb 1979, Andrews, Andrews County, Texas, USA; was buried 26 Feb 1979, Andrews County Cemetery - Andrews, Texas, USA.
    3. Sarah Cleo Bryant was born 28 Mar 1906, Limestone County, Texas, USA; died 9 Jun 1926, Cisco, Eastland County, Texas, USA; was buried 10 Jun 1926, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    4. Ernest B. Bryant was born 27 Jun 1908, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 19 May 1982, Andrews, Andrews County, Texas, USA; was buried 21 May 1982, Andrews County Cemetery - Andrews, Texas, USA.
    5. Jessie Louder Bryant was born 21 Apr 1911, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 15 Apr 1938, Brownfield, Terry County, Texas, USA; was buried 16 Apr 1938, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    6. Edward James Bryant was born 22 Oct 1912, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 22 Feb 1986, Kingsland, Llano County, Texas, USA; was buried , San Jacinto Memorial Park - Houston, Texas, USA.
    7. Flora Belle Bryant was born 19 Apr 1915, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 24 Sep 2007, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 28 Sep 2007, Masonic Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    8. Roy Leo Bryant was born 21 Aug 1919, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 26 Feb 1978, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, USA; was buried 1 Mar 1978, Keller Cemetery - Lovington, Illinois, USA.
    9. Gladys Beatrice Bryant was born 13 Jul 1921, Bomarton, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 27 Dec 1946, Brownfield, Terry County, Texas, USA; was buried 30 Dec 1946, Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA.
    10. Joe Hillis Bryant was born 5 Mar 1925, Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas, USA; died 18 Feb 1988, Santa Fe, Galveston County, Texas, USA; was buried , Hayes Grace Memorial Park - Hitchcock, Texas, USA.
    11. Alta Mae Bryant was born 5 Aug 1928, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 28 Sep 1968, Kermit, Winkler County, Texas, USA; was buried 30 Sep 1968, Gaines County Cemetery - Seminole, Texas, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Jesse Thomas Brothers was born 7 Dec 1862, Fosterville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA (son of Jesse Brothers and Susan Ann Powell); died 15 Jul 1938, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 16 Jul 1938, Cache Creek Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.

    Jesse — Maggie Walker. Maggie (daughter of Samuel H. Walker and Sarah Bigham) was born 15 Mar 1864, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; died 1927, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried , Cache Creek Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 15.  Maggie Walker was born 15 Mar 1864, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA (daughter of Samuel H. Walker and Sarah Bigham); died 1927, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried , Cache Creek Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    Children:
    1. 7. Ethel Birdie Brothers was born 30 Nov 1885, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; died 28 Dec 1963, Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, USA; was buried 30 Dec 1963, Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA.
    2. Jessie Samuel Brothers was born 1 Feb 1890, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; died 27 Dec 1966, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA; was buried 30 Dec 1966, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    3. 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.
    4. Rhaud Homer Brothers was born 23 Aug 1893, Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA; died 16 Jan 1949, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 17 Jan 1949, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    5. Marvin Brothers was born 2 Aug 1895, Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA; died 12 Aug 1953, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA; was buried 14 Aug 1953, Crestview Memorial Park - Wichita Falls, Texas, USA.
    6. Maudie Ina Brothers was born 13 Apr 1897, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA; died 25 Nov 1977, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 27 Nov 1977, Old Seymour Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    7. Bernie Anul Brothers was born 2 Jul 1905, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA; died 7 Dec 1972, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA; was buried 9 Dec 1972, Laurel Land Memorial Park - Fort Worth, Texas, USA.