Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries





Joseph Marion Connell
March 28, 1921 - August 29, 2021

Funeral services for Joseph Marion Connell were held on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at the pavilion at Antioch Cemetery in the Luna Community south of Teague. Bro. Darrel Beggs officiated.

Mr. Connell passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Mexia at the Mexia LTC.

He was born in Teague on March 28, 1921, and was a lifelong resident of Freestone County. Mr. Connell graduated from Teague High School with the class of 1941, and served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II from August 1942 until his discharge in February 1946. He married Wilma Chestine on June 16, 1949, in Mexia, and shared over sixty-eight years of marriage together until being separated by her death on February 11, 2018. Mr. Connell worked for the railroad in Teague for forty-three years before retiring. He enjoyed raising cattle on his ranch in Luna. Mr. Connell was a member of First Baptist Church in Teague.

He is survived by one son, Joe Keith Connell & wife Ann of Huntsville; two grandsons, Benn Marshall & wife Melissa of Plano and Andy Marshall; two great-grandchildren, Kelsey Bloch and Beck Marshall; one brother, Durwood Rogers of Oklahoma; one sister-in-law, Louise Collins of Waco; one nephew, Mike Collins & wife Kathy; one niece, Kristi Carrasquillo; one great-niece, Karina Carrasquillo; two great-nephews, Zack Collins and Reed Collins; cousins, Mary Lee & husband Don, Kerry Webb & wife Glenda, Clydell Webb & wife Carole Ann, Danny Webb & wife Nelma, Elwood Knight & wife Sandy, as well as numerous other cousins and friends of the family.

Mr. Connell was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma Chestine Connell; one brother, Mike Connell; and one sister, Stella Connell.