Jones County, TX - Obituary - Buna Beatrice Rountree ******************************************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: The Hamlin Herald Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ******************************************************************************** HAMLIN-Buna Beatrice Rountree, 97, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006. Funeral services were 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 8, 2006, at the Hamlin Church of Christ with Rev. Jerry Jackson officiating. Burial was in Hamlin Memorial Cemetery, directed by Adams Funeral Home. Born August 1, 1908, in Garden City, Buna was the daughter of the late Jeff and Mary (Griffin) Rountree. She graduated from Hamlin High School in 1927. Buna was a member of the Hamlin Church of Christ where she taught Bible School for many years. She worked for the Hamlin Independent School District, and retired from the Farmers and Merchants National Bank in Hamlin. In 2002 she moved to the Coastal Bend of Texas, where she was a member of the North Bay Church of Christ. Miss Rountree led a very active life even in her later years. She celebrated her 95th birthday by taking a ride on a motorcycle with her nephew. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Mamie Rountree; three nephews, Mike Rountree, Rod Spaulding, and Bob Spaulding; one niece, Debbie Payne; and numerous great nieces and nephews.