VAL JEAN HONEA, Obituary, 19 Apr 2001, Coke County, TX

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Submitted by Mary Love Berryman - marylove@tyler.net
1 June 2001
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The Observer/Enterprise, 27 Apr 2001, Robert Lee, TX

Val Jean Honea, 64, of Orient passed away on Thursday, 
April 19, 2001, at his home.

Funeral services were held at 11:00 am Saturday, April 21, at the 
First Baptist Church of Bronte with the Reverend Bryan Ross 
officiating.  Burial followed in the Mule Creek Cemetery.  Services
were under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home.

Jean was born on January 24, 1937, in Cisco to Willie and Geraldine
Honea.  He attended school in Fort Worth and entered the U.S. Navy 
in 1954, serving in Korea.  On April 14, 1962, Jean married Shirley
Derrick in Hobbs.  They made their home in Odessa, moving to Orient,
TX in January of 1980.  He was a member of the Tennyson Baptist 
Church and the VFW.  Jean was a loving father, husband, and brother.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley Honea of Orient; two daughters,
Sheryl Yvonne Thorn of Abilene and April Dawn Honea of Austin; one
brother, Bobby Ballard of Big Spring; three sisters, Rose Mary Cook 
of Fort Worth, Gayle Power of Kennedale, TX, and Dayle Fleniken of
Savannah, Ga; five grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.


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