Ella Mae Hembree
Surnames:
HEMBREE
HOUCHIN
CROWSON
SWINDELL
SMITH
JONES
SANDERS
CORDELL
PARKS
HENDRIX
COCHRAN
MARLOW
LANE
LOVELL
HOWARD
LITTETON
Ella Mae (Houchin) Hembree, 73 Atoka, died
September 15, at Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas. A housewife, she was born June 11, 1909 at
Blue, Ok., and was the daughter of E. B. Houchin and Nora Deaton Houchin. She was married to M. G.
"Yank" Hembree on August 3, 1927 in Farris.
Funeral services were held Saturday Sept. 18, at 2 p.m. at the Harmony Baptist Church with Rev.
James Crowson officiating. Burial was in the Farris Cemetery under the direction of Atoka Funeral
Home
She is survived by three daughters, Wilma Swindell and Freda Smith, both of Colbert; and
Joyce Jones, Eufaula; two sons, Marion Hembree, Atoka; and Bob Hembree, Jackson, New Jersey; seven
grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren; one brother, Idis Houchin, Big Springs, TX. four sisters,
Nona Sanders, Denton, TX. Maggie Cordell, Doyce Parks and Lois Hendrix all of Oklahoma City; and
several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Munroe Cochran, Marvin Lowe, Toy Marlow, Russell Lane, M. J. Lovell, Floyd Gene
Howard and Ray Littleton.
Submitted by Dale
Standifer
