Coursey, John Avery

1911 - 1975  (64 years)

• Name	Coursey, John Avery
  Born	6 Feb 1911	At Home - Martin's Mill, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Oct 1975	Shannon West Texas Memorial Hospital - San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA
  Buried	Espuela Cemetery - Dickens County, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I1387	Coursey-Sansing Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Coursey, John Wesley,   b. 4 Mar 1880, At Home - Buck Head District (Atlanta), Fulton County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 12 Jan 1962, At the Home of John and Earlene Bass (1418 Prarie Creek Rd.) - Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Rast, Lydia Viola (Liddie),   b. 4 Jul 1880, At Home - Van Zandt County, Texas, USA ,   d. 12 Aug 1947, Terrell State Hospital - Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Married	4 Nov 1906	Van Zandt County, Texas, USA
  Family ID	F500207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Blue, Margaret Elizabeth (Maggie),   b. 28 Feb 1916, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA ,   d. 11 Dec 1985, Methodist Hospital - Dallas, Collin, County Texas, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Children	1. Coursey, Yvonne,   b. 8 May 1933, Grand Saline, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA ,   d. 2 Apr 2017, Texas, USA  (Age 83 years)   2. Coursey, Dorothy Fay,   b. 19 Aug 1934, Grand Saline, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA ,   d. 13 Oct 2012, Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F1089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Henson, Cleone,   b. 23 Apr 1915, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA ,   d. 28 Aug 2009, Spur Care Center - Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Children	1. Coursey, Clovis Ann   2. Coursey, Wanda Sue,   b. 20 Mar 1942, Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA ,   d. 11 Nov 1942, Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA  (Age 0 years)   3. Coursey, Linda Joy,   b. 24 Jul 1945, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA ,   d. 16 Sep 2018, At Home (187 FM 651) - Post, Garza County, Texas, USA  (Age 73 years)   4. Coursey, Bobbie June
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F1090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary   Funeral services for John Avery Coursey, 64, were held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church, Rev. Norris Taylor, pastor, officiated. A retired farmer, Mr. Coursey died in San Angelo, October 31. He resided in Dickens County from 1940 to 1962. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include a step-son, Glenn Martin, Spur; five daughters, Mrs. Clovis Whitefield, Spur; Mrs. Linda Lambert and Mrs. Bobbye Leatherwood, both of Crosbyton; Yvonne York, Kemp and Dorothy Murphy, Ben Wheeler; 12 grandchildren and 2 greats; two brothers, Mr. Leon Coursey, Dallas; Mr. Lloyd Coursey, Wilmer; and one sister, Mrs. Earline McCarty, Dallas. Pallbearers included Jack Condron, Lee Kidd, Joe Kidd, Jim Whitefield, Toby Collett and Rock Ashcraft. Burial was in Espuela Cemetery.   Published in The Texas Spur (Spur, TX) on November 6, 1975.