Doris Hawkins Gardner’s Obituary

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Live Streaming of Doris Gardner’s Graveside Service at 10 AM Today

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Doris Gardner, James Hawkins Sr.’s Sister, Passed Yesterday, June 7, 2020.

                                                               

Doris Hawkins Gardner

1949-2020

Samantha Loves Horses Like Her Great Grandfather!

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Sam and Hallet Lester‘s 15th Anniversary Photo

 Sam and Hallet’s children (l-r), Armenia (Bena), Martrae, Coletta, and Sammie Jr.

Sam Sr. Loved His Bay Horse!

by Sam Jr.

During the 1990s, I asked Daddy’s best friend in high school and brother-in-law, Leo Cecil McAfee Sr., to tell me something he remembered about my Daddy.

Uncle Cecil

 The first thing he said to me was, “Sam loved his bay horse!”

Bay Horse

A bay is a red(ish) horse with a Black mane and tail and also black lower legs.

Uncle Cecil remembered Daddy riding his horse all over Harrison County, Texas, visiting family and friends in Scottsville, Waskom and Marshall. He also told me that when Daddy joined the Army in 1940, he began sending money home to his brother, Ardis, to care for his horse.

Uncle Ardis

Daddy

During the 1990s, I asked Daddy’s best friend in high school and brother-in-law, Leo Cecil McAfee Sr., to tell me something he remembered about my Daddy. The first thing he said to me was, “Sam loved his bay horse!”

1948 Was a Very Busy Year for Hallet Jewel Moody!

Seventy-two years ago today, Jewel as she was called by family, married Sam Lester at her home on Moody Hill on West Houston Street in Marshall, Texas.

In August, Jewel graduated from Wiley College in Marshall, TX. She majored in Music and had a minor in Spanish.

On October 30th, she gave birth to Sammie Jr., the first of her four children.