OBITUARY:  S. V. Box, 24 Sep 2001, Coke County, TX

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Submitted by Mary Love Berryman - marylove@tyler.net
2 May 2002
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The Observer/Enterprise, 28 Sep 2001, Robert Lee, TX

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S. V. Box, 70, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Monday, 
September 24 at the Robert Lee Care Center. Service was held at 2:00 pm 
Wednesday, September 26 at the First Baptist Church at Robert Lee with 
burial in the Paint Creek Cemetery. Ar­rangements were by Shafler 
Funeral Home.

S.V. was born April 26, 1931, at Moro, Texas, to Robert Lee and Nellie 
Gray Box.  He graduated from South Taylor High School in 1949 and 
attended Howard Payne College on a football scholarship, where he was 
named to the All-Texas Con­ference, Texas College Con­ference, Little 
All-American Team. He received a master's degree from Hardin-Simmons 
University in 1964.

After graduating from col­lege, he returned to his home town of Tuscola 
to coach the South Taylor Flying Tigers. He met Robbie Davidson eariy 
in the school year and they married on December 22, 1955.   They moved 
to Sweetwater in 1956, where he served in many capacities, football 
coach, principal, and superintendent for the Sweetwater and Roscoe 
school districts.

S.V. and Bobbie retired in 1989 and moved to their ranch west of 
Robert Lee.

Survivors include his wife, Bobbie of the home; 3 sons, Blake of 
Robert Lee, Marcus and Pam Box of Roscoe and Powell and Joyce Box of 
Stratford, Oklahoma; five grandchildren, Brandon, Ilan­nah and Kevin 
of Roscoe and Blaze and Rikki of Stratford, Oklahoma; three brothers, 
Troy of Arlington, Sammie and Jean Box of Arlington, and Travis and 
Mary Lou Box of Abilene.

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