Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



The Fairfield Recorder
June 2008

William Melvin Persons

Graveside services were held last week for William Melvin Persons, 82, of Pasadena who 
died Sunday, July 6.

Mr. Persons was born in Teague on May 25, 1926, to Jessie James and Flora Lucinda 
Persons.

As a child in Teague during the Depression, he ran an ice truck and mowed lawns to 
make money.  Mr. Person graduated from Teague high school in 1944 and married Cora 
Grace Storey on Nov. 15 of the same year. Mr. Persons worked in the oil industry for 42 
years as a refinery operator for Sinclair and ARCO Refineries in Pasadena.

Services were held at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 11, at Salem Cemetery near Freestone.

Mr. Persons is survived by his wife Cora Persons; daughter Sherian Burr of Plano; 
granddaughter Nicole Peters and husband Blair of Plano; grandson Kyle Burr and wife 
Lisa of Deer Park; great-grandchildren Quinn Peters, Reagan Peters and Sofia Burr; and 
nephew Lloyd Elton Persons.

He was preceded in death by his parents Jessie and Flora Persons; daughter Geneva 
Gayle Persons; and brother Coleman Lee Persons.

Arrangements were made by Bowers Funeral Home of Teague.