Sarah J. <I>Young</I> Marberry

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Sarah J. Young Marberry

Birth
Arkansas, USA
Death
16 Sep 1948 (aged 84–85)
San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA
Burial
San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Family Plot Block 24, Lot 1
Memorial ID
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Daughter of Dr. Samuel J. Ross Young & Martha E. Robinson. Wife of Dr. Andrew Jackson Marberry, Jr.

From the San Angelo Standard Times, Sep 1948:

"Funeral services will be conducted from Robert Massie Funeral Chapel at 10 o'clock Saturday morning for Mrs. Sarah Young Marberry, 89, who died at her home at 203 Magdalen, Thursday evening.
Dr. James B. Leavell, pastor of the First Baptist Church where Mrs. Marberry was a member, will officiate at the survices. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery.
Mrs. Marberry was the widow of the late Dr. A. J. Marberry whom she married in Memphis, Tennessee on July 3, 1888. Previous to her marriage, Mrs. Marberry had attended school in Kentucky and Tennessee and had taught school for a short time.
The Marberry's moved to San Angelo in 1900, and Mrs. Marberry was active in civic and welfare organizations until ill health forced her to retire from active work.
Mrs. Marberry was influential in the organization of the Civic League, the City Federation of Women's Clubs and the Community Service Organization which she served as executive finance and auditing committee member. The name of the Community Service Organization was suggested by Mrs. Marberry, which was interested in child welfare in order to formulate programs to be worked out through the legislature. She was an outstanding speaker on child psychology, child management, and child health. Because of her interest in child welfare, Mrs. Marberry was responsible for the forming of of several PTA organizations. She was a charter member of the Delphian Club.
She was also a member of the Women's Auxillary of the Medical Association, the Philharmonic Society, the Woman's Club, and the Eastern Star.
She was a chairman of the Volunteer Service Committee of the Red Cross from 1934 until 1941, and was several times Tom Green County chairman for the Tuberculosis Christmas Seal compaign.
The probation office here was established through the efforts of Mrs. Marberry and others. She was instrumental in selecting the first probation officer.
She was active in war work during World War I.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. H. H. Beck of Shreveport, LA, and Mrs. L. A. Hazel, of San Angelo, and one grandson, Jack M. Hazel. of San Angelo.
Honorary pallbearers will be Lee Upton, Dr. W. C. Hixson, Orland Simms, Romie Waide, and J.B. Waide or Paint Rock. Martin Pyburn, Frank Pearce and Dr. W. B. Halley of Ballinger; Henry Probander, W.D. Holcomb, Claude Gibbs, Sr., E. J. Jackson, Sam H.Jones, Dr. Lewis Woodward and R. J. Mathis. Active pallbearers are Nelson L. Johnson, Harry Earls, Edgar P. Armstrong, Carol Burley, Harvey Keys, and A. C. Bledsoe."
Daughter of Dr. Samuel J. Ross Young & Martha E. Robinson. Wife of Dr. Andrew Jackson Marberry, Jr.

From the San Angelo Standard Times, Sep 1948:

"Funeral services will be conducted from Robert Massie Funeral Chapel at 10 o'clock Saturday morning for Mrs. Sarah Young Marberry, 89, who died at her home at 203 Magdalen, Thursday evening.
Dr. James B. Leavell, pastor of the First Baptist Church where Mrs. Marberry was a member, will officiate at the survices. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery.
Mrs. Marberry was the widow of the late Dr. A. J. Marberry whom she married in Memphis, Tennessee on July 3, 1888. Previous to her marriage, Mrs. Marberry had attended school in Kentucky and Tennessee and had taught school for a short time.
The Marberry's moved to San Angelo in 1900, and Mrs. Marberry was active in civic and welfare organizations until ill health forced her to retire from active work.
Mrs. Marberry was influential in the organization of the Civic League, the City Federation of Women's Clubs and the Community Service Organization which she served as executive finance and auditing committee member. The name of the Community Service Organization was suggested by Mrs. Marberry, which was interested in child welfare in order to formulate programs to be worked out through the legislature. She was an outstanding speaker on child psychology, child management, and child health. Because of her interest in child welfare, Mrs. Marberry was responsible for the forming of of several PTA organizations. She was a charter member of the Delphian Club.
She was also a member of the Women's Auxillary of the Medical Association, the Philharmonic Society, the Woman's Club, and the Eastern Star.
She was a chairman of the Volunteer Service Committee of the Red Cross from 1934 until 1941, and was several times Tom Green County chairman for the Tuberculosis Christmas Seal compaign.
The probation office here was established through the efforts of Mrs. Marberry and others. She was instrumental in selecting the first probation officer.
She was active in war work during World War I.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. H. H. Beck of Shreveport, LA, and Mrs. L. A. Hazel, of San Angelo, and one grandson, Jack M. Hazel. of San Angelo.
Honorary pallbearers will be Lee Upton, Dr. W. C. Hixson, Orland Simms, Romie Waide, and J.B. Waide or Paint Rock. Martin Pyburn, Frank Pearce and Dr. W. B. Halley of Ballinger; Henry Probander, W.D. Holcomb, Claude Gibbs, Sr., E. J. Jackson, Sam H.Jones, Dr. Lewis Woodward and R. J. Mathis. Active pallbearers are Nelson L. Johnson, Harry Earls, Edgar P. Armstrong, Carol Burley, Harvey Keys, and A. C. Bledsoe."


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