Taylor County, TX - Obituary - Edmond E. Risien **************************************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dorman Holub Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm **************************************************************************** The Abilene Reporter News September 24, 1940 San Saba, September 23 Ð Edmond E. Risien, 87, pecan breeder whose work was said to have laid the cornerstone for improved varieties of Texas pecans, died here today. Risien was a cabinet maker by profession, a horticulturist by instinct, and a resident of San Saba by accident.