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Massey, Clyde William (Shorty)

Massey, Clyde William (Shorty)

Male 1926 - 1982  (55 years)

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  • Name Massey, Clyde William (Shorty) 
    Born 1 Dec 1926  Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 2 Feb 1982  Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Little Hope Cemetery - Little Hope, Wood County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Findagrave.com Memorial #6107374
    Person ID I4356  Coursey-Sansing Tree
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2020 

    Father Massey, Claude Hampton,   b. 22 Jun 1897, Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1968, Hinton, Caddo County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Young, Sudie Adell,   b. 20 Nov 1904, Clay County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1992, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married Abt 1922 
    Family ID F1934  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Byars, Billie Jean,   b. 21 Apr 1931, Saltillo, Hopkins County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 2001, Princeton, Collin County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 27 Aug 1949 
    Divorced 1952 
    Children 
     1. Massey, Roselyn Virginia
     2. Massey, Roy Glenn
     3. Massey, Elizabeth Adele
     4. Massey, Bonnie Elaine
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2020 
    Family ID F1935  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • He was about 5'3, had dark brown hair, blue eyes & weight about 119 lbs. He only went to the 7th grade. He joined the Army abt. 1945. Got out of the army & got married to Billie Byars August 27, 1949. They had 4 children. Their names are Roaselyn Virginia, Roy Glenn, Elizabeth Adella, & Bonnie Elaine. He & Billie divorced in 1960 & he remarried in 1962. He was also call C.W. (short for Clyde William), Red(because his skin was so red), Shorty(because he was so short). He had a metal plate in his head that caused him to black out sometimes. The plate would put preeure on the brain. He died of Apparent-Heart Attack. His father was Claude Hampton Massey-His Mother was Sudie Adell Young.