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Vermell E. “Mellie” <I>Roberts</I> DeGuire

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Vermell E. “Mellie” Roberts DeGuire

Birth
Linden, Marengo County, Alabama, USA
Death
21 Jun 1959 (aged 68)
Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA
Burial
Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Memorial Lawn Section ML K 42 (2)
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Vermelle Elizabeth Roberts was the daughter of James Desire (Dock) Roberts and Rachel Thompson Crenshaw Roberts.

Vermelle was born August 9, 1890 one month after the death of her father.

She was married to Rev. David Benjamin DEGUIRE in Texas. David Benjamin DEGUIRE was born on August 15, 1887 in Alexander, Erath Co., Texas.

Children:
1. Alice Rachel DEGUIRE Brooks- (1919-1990)
2. Dalton Buell DEGUIRE - (1927-2004)
3. Mary Louise DEGUIRE Brooks-
4. David Benjamin, Jr. DEGUIRE Died as an infant. .
5. Odessa DEGUIRE Died as an infant.
6. James Robert DEGUIRE

The following obituary for Mrs. D. B. DeGuire appeared in the Abilene Reporter-News on June 22, 1959.

Mrs. D.B. DeGuire, 68, of 2073 Anson Ave., died about 8:30 p.m. Sunday in Hendrick Memorial Hospital.
A diabetic, Mrs. DeGuire had been in ill health for 30 years, bedfast for six years, and in the hospital for about 10 days.
On Nov. 28, 1911 she married the Rev. D.B. DeGuire in Erath County. They first came to Abilene in 1923. He pastored churches at rural communities and Lamesa and Rotan before returning to Abilene for the last time in 1927. The Rev. DeGuire retired six years ago.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Elliott's Funeral Home.
Mrs. DeGuire was a member of North Park Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Mrs. J.F. Brooks, 2071 Anson Ave., and Mrs. D.E. Brooks of Sweetwater; two sons, James R. DeGuire of Fort Worth and Dalton B. DeGuire of Alequippa, Pa; two brothers, Charlie L. Roberts of Fort Worth and Joe D. Roberts of Elcajon, Calif.; and 12 grandchildren.

Vermelle is buried in the Elmwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas where she shares a gravestone with husband David Benjamin Deguire.


Vermelle Elizabeth Roberts was the daughter of James Desire (Dock) Roberts and Rachel Thompson Crenshaw Roberts.

Vermelle was born August 9, 1890 one month after the death of her father.

She was married to Rev. David Benjamin DEGUIRE in Texas. David Benjamin DEGUIRE was born on August 15, 1887 in Alexander, Erath Co., Texas.

Children:
1. Alice Rachel DEGUIRE Brooks- (1919-1990)
2. Dalton Buell DEGUIRE - (1927-2004)
3. Mary Louise DEGUIRE Brooks-
4. David Benjamin, Jr. DEGUIRE Died as an infant. .
5. Odessa DEGUIRE Died as an infant.
6. James Robert DEGUIRE

The following obituary for Mrs. D. B. DeGuire appeared in the Abilene Reporter-News on June 22, 1959.

Mrs. D.B. DeGuire, 68, of 2073 Anson Ave., died about 8:30 p.m. Sunday in Hendrick Memorial Hospital.
A diabetic, Mrs. DeGuire had been in ill health for 30 years, bedfast for six years, and in the hospital for about 10 days.
On Nov. 28, 1911 she married the Rev. D.B. DeGuire in Erath County. They first came to Abilene in 1923. He pastored churches at rural communities and Lamesa and Rotan before returning to Abilene for the last time in 1927. The Rev. DeGuire retired six years ago.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Elliott's Funeral Home.
Mrs. DeGuire was a member of North Park Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Mrs. J.F. Brooks, 2071 Anson Ave., and Mrs. D.E. Brooks of Sweetwater; two sons, James R. DeGuire of Fort Worth and Dalton B. DeGuire of Alequippa, Pa; two brothers, Charlie L. Roberts of Fort Worth and Joe D. Roberts of Elcajon, Calif.; and 12 grandchildren.

Vermelle is buried in the Elmwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas where she shares a gravestone with husband David Benjamin Deguire.




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