Roy Poindexter, 48, Found Dead; Rites At Oplin Thursday
BAIRD, Sept. 7 (RNS) - Roy Poindexter, 48, died Tuesday morning in the yard of his Oplin home. He was found dead in the yard, where he had gone to feed the chickens. Mr. Poindexter had lived all his life with his mother, Mrs. Florence Poindexter, 83 of Oplin.
Funeral will he held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Oplin Church of Christ. David Coughman, minister, is to officiate.
Burial is to be in Tecumseh Cemetery under direction of the Wylie Funeral Home of Baird.
Mr. Poindexter was born Jan. 27, 1906, in Callahan County. He was preceded in death by his father and two brothers.
Survivors are his mother; seven brothers, Jess, Tom, and Burland all of Oplin, John and Mart, both of Baird, and Melton and Robert Poindexter of Casa Grande, Ariz.; four sisters. Mrs. Phil Yost of Oplin, Mrs. T. C. Russell of Route 2, Abilene, Mrs. W. F. Gorman and Mrs. Ellie Neal, both of Baird, and many nieces and nephews.
Roy Poindexter, 48, Found Dead; Rites At Oplin Thursday
BAIRD, Sept. 7 (RNS) - Roy Poindexter, 48, died Tuesday morning in the yard of his Oplin home. He was found dead in the yard, where he had gone to feed the chickens. Mr. Poindexter had lived all his life with his mother, Mrs. Florence Poindexter, 83 of Oplin.
Funeral will he held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Oplin Church of Christ. David Coughman, minister, is to officiate.
Burial is to be in Tecumseh Cemetery under direction of the Wylie Funeral Home of Baird.
Mr. Poindexter was born Jan. 27, 1906, in Callahan County. He was preceded in death by his father and two brothers.
Survivors are his mother; seven brothers, Jess, Tom, and Burland all of Oplin, John and Mart, both of Baird, and Melton and Robert Poindexter of Casa Grande, Ariz.; four sisters. Mrs. Phil Yost of Oplin, Mrs. T. C. Russell of Route 2, Abilene, Mrs. W. F. Gorman and Mrs. Ellie Neal, both of Baird, and many nieces and nephews.
Family Members
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Will Poindexter
1872–1945
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Jess Poindexter
1888–1956
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John Poindexter
1890–1961
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Thomas Newton Poindexter
1892–1963
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Amy Poindexter Gorman
1893–1971
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Dave Poindexter
1895–1951
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Mary Ellie Poindexter Neal
1897–1961
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Robert Poindexter
1899–1987
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Mart Poindexter
1901–1978
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Melton W. Poindexter
1904–1981
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Buland Granvel "Dad" Poindexter
1907–1981
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Stella Poindexter Yost
1910–1980
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Veda M. "Dutch" Poindexter Russell
1913–1997
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Billy Wayne Poindexter
1930–1936
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