Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



ERNESTINE LAMBERTH MANDEVILLE
2011-06-09 / Obituaries

Private funeral services were held Saturday at Union Cemetery Chapel of 
Freestone county for Ernestine Lamberth Mandevile, 84, of Freestone who died 
June 3 in the Teague Nursing Home after a lengthy trial with dementia.

Interment followed at Union Cemetery.

Mrs. Mandeville was born November 30, 1926 in Freestone to Ruby Langdon and 
Garlan Lamberth.

She was known as “Teenie” and the girl with the million dollar smile as a
young person.

Because she enjoyed going and could sit still, her aunts took her to school 
with them before she was old enough to go and Freestone School closed her
senior year, so she graduated with the Teague high school class of 1946.

In 1947, she met S.A. Mandeville, known as Pete, at a singing school being 
held in Freestone where she backed him into a cloak room (her own words) and 
asked him to come to her house for a glass of tea.

The couple was married January 25, 1947 and together had two daughters.

Early married life took the couple to Lufkin and Odessa and eventually back
to Freestone county where they owned Mandeville Grocery in Donie for about 10 
years. Their last home was in Teague.

Mrs. Mandeville became a licensed vocational nurse in 1968 and was dedicated 
to her work.

When she passed away in the Teague Nursing Home, she was being cared for by 
some of those who had worked there with her years before.

Upon retiring, Mrs. Mandeville enjoyed quilting and writing poetry, passing 
the latter down to both daughters. She also enjoyed reading and working 
crossword puzzles.

She was a Christian, a member of the Church of Christ and spent many hours 
with her Bible in hand.

Mrs. Mandeville was preceded in death by her husband and parents.

She is survived by daughters Brenda Ballew and husband Jerry of Teague and 
Molly Fryer and husband Sid of Fairfield;

Grandchildren Troy Allison and Anne, Ryker and Denham Hunt, Hayley Allison 
and daughter Cicilia King, Clinton Sneed Fryer and Wife Kristan and sons 
Caden Sneed and Cullen Samuel and Clark Sidney Fryer;

Step- grandchildren Stephanie Biggs and husband Clint and sons Josh, Devin
and Sam, Ashley Ballew and son Benjamin Ullman, Tim Ballew and wife Elizabeth;
Sister Joan Lackey; aunt Addie May Cullwell and several first cousins.

A come-and-go memorial fellowship for friends and family is set for Friday 
from 6-8 p.m. at the fellowship hall of First United Methodist Church of 
Teague.

All are welcome to attend, have refreshments and share memories of Mrs.
Mandeville.

Making arrangments was Bowers Funeral Home of Teague.