Lona Irene Umberson 
Lona Irene was born on November 29th, 1898 in Roxton, Lamar County, Texas.1 Lona Irene's father was Benjamin McCullough Umberson and her mother was Brazzie Zora Hattie Josephine Penn. Her maternal grandparents were William Thomas Penn and Mary Taylor Fletcher. She had five brothers and a sister, named Marvin Benny, Wilbur Edgar, Bartley, Roy Wilson, John Wesley and Mamie Zora. She was the fourth oldest of the seven children. She died at the age of 96 on May 30th, 1995 in St Josephs Hospital, Paris, Lamar County, Texas. She was buried on June 1st, 1995 in Restland Cemetery, Roxton, Lamar County, Texas.1 1 General Notes
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THE PARIS NEWS, Wed., May 31, 1995, p.10A. 'Roxton - Lona Childers, 96,
of Roxton, died at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, 1995, at St. Joseph's
Ho spital & Health Center. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday
at Rest land Cemetery in Roxton, officiated by the Rev. Jerry Moore. Mrs.
Childers wa s born in Roxton Nov. 29, 1898, to Ben Umberson and Brazee
Penn. She married Dick Childers on Oct. 11, 1916, in Roxton. She is
survived by her daughters, Margaret Prator of Aubrey and Myrle Childers
of Roxton; sons, Haskell Childer s of Eureka, MO, Doyle Childers and Jerry
Jim Childers both of Roxton, Raymon d Childers of Paris; 17 grandchildren;
30 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-g reat-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her husband and by a brother , Glenn Childers [sic].
The family will receive friends from 6:30-7:30 p.m. W ednesday at Roden
Funeral Home in Paris.' *This article and a picture of the
deceased are on file in the Lamar County Genealogical Society Library,
in TH E PARIS NEWS OBITS, 1995, p.109. *THE PARIS NEWS, Tue., Jun. 6,
1995, p.10A. Correction: surviving also is '... a sister, Mammie
Holloubough.'
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