Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



[Sallie Belle (Bonner) Sneed
  21 Sep 1882 - 14 May 1939 w/o Dr. James Edward Sneed]


Dallas Morning News
May 15, 1939
Section: I; Page: 5

Mrs. Jim Sneed, Wife of Late Doctor, Dies

CORSICANA, Texas, May 14 -- Mrs. Jim Sneed, Austin, died Sunday in a hospital
at Corsicana.
  Mrs. Sneed was the wife of the late Dr. Sneed, Teague, and before her 
marriage was Miss Sallie Belle Bonner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irvan [sic] 
Bonner. She was related to pioneer families of this section of the state, born 
and reared in Fairfield.  Immediate relatives surviving are her daughter, Miss
Jane Sneed, Austin; and a sister, Mrs. Ernest Bonner, Camden, Ala.
  The body will lie in state in Fairfield Monday at the residence of Dr. and
Mrs. W.N. Sneed.  Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m.  Burial will be in
Fairfield Cemetery.

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Submitted by Billie Bournias
 

Last Rites Held Here for Mrs. Jim Sneed
	Mrs. Jim Sneed, aged 56, died in a Corsicana hospital Sunday, May 14, at
8:00 P. M, The remains were brought to the home of her brother-in-law, Dr. W. N. 
Sneed, and burial was in the Fairfield cemetery Monday afternoon, under 
direction of Burleson Funeral Home, Dr. H. V. Bennett, pastor of the 
Presbyterian Church at Teague conducting religious services.
	Mrs. Sneed was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Bonner,
pioneer settlers of Freestone County, and one of the County’s prominent and 
best known families. She was born and reared in Fairfield, and attended school 
in Fairfield and Corsicana, and later attended a business college. She was 
married Nov. 6, 1907, to Dr. Jim Sneed at the home of her sister, Dr. and Mrs. 
Ernest Bonner in Camden, Ala. After the wedding tour, the young couple settled 
at Teague where Dr. Sneed was prominently established in his profession, and 
where he died during the flu epidemic of 1918. At an early age she joined the 
Presbyterian Church in Corsicana, and later her husband joined the Presbyterian 
Church in Teague. After her only child, Jane Bonner Sneed, graduated in the 
Teague High School, six years ago, Mrs. Sneed moved to Austin for her daughter
to enter the State University. Jane has been employed in the State health 
department since graduating from the University.
	Mrs. Sneed is survived by her daughter, and a sister. Mrs. Ernest
Bonner of Camden, Ala., and many other relatives. Dr. W. N. Sneed of Fairfield 
filled the vacant place in this family as a true, devoted brother and father 
for Sallie Belle and Jane, and he zealously looked after their welfare.
	Among those from distant points attending the funeral were Wm. Carroll, 
connected with the State Health Department. Dr. and Mrs. Davis, of Austin. Dr. 
Davis is in in charge of the statistical division of the State Health 
Department. The three Misses Gill and Walter Keir, Sr., and Walter Kerr, Jr., 
all of Austin.