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A Casey Family History

Sustaire Obituaries and Death Notices

The following records are death notices for a few Sustaire family members. Most of them are taken from the Mount Vernon newspaper, The Optic Herald. The Franklin County, Texas Genealogical Society has published two very fine volumes of death notices spanning the years, 1907-1936.

Mrs. Hassie Sustaire
Optic Herald, April 26, 1918

"Mrs. E.H. (Hassie) Sustaire died suddenly of apoplexy at her home in Greenwood community Thursday afternoon, April 18, 1918, and her remains were interred in the Purley Cemetery the following afternoon, Rev. Goss conducted the funeral service. The deceased was 38 years old. She leaves a lonely heart broken husband, four children, the oldest being about 15 year of age, and a large cirlce of relatives and friends who keenly feel her absence."

Baby Sustaire (Lila Gay Sustaire)
Optic Herald, October 8, 1920

"We sympathize with Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Sustaire of Pleasant Hill in the loss of their baby girl, one year old, on Monday night (4 Oct 1920). She was buried at Purley Tuesday, Bro. M.W. Hough conducting the services at the grave."

S.T. Sustaire (Simpson Taylor Sustaire)
Optic Herald, June 23, 1925

"No county ever produced a nobler and truer man than S. T. Sustaire. He was a housebuilder by trade and learned many of our best workmen their first knowledge of the steel square but his sage advice and cheering words are closed to us forever. He his gone to that house not made with hands. He was born in South Carolina October 16, 1853 and moved to N.C. when a small boy and from there to S.C. when a small boy and from there to Texas February 22, 1884. He married Millie Hough December 18, 1870. 6 children were born to the, 4 of whom are living: Mrs Lizzie Lindley of Newsome, E.H. Sustaire of Lone Oak, G.N and W.R. of Saltillo. His first wife died February 6, 1897. On October 3, 1889 (This may be a typo in the paper) he married Miss Josephine Orrill and 7 children wer born to them, 3 of whom survive: R.T. Sustaire of Vinson, Okla., Mrs. Opal Comer of Groesbeck and S.T. Sustaire Jr. of Dallas. He was put away in the Purley graveyard last Wednesday by a host of friends and relatives."

Mrs. Will Sustaire (Ada Lee Sustaire)
Optic Herald, December 16, 1927

"Last Saturday morning (12 Dec 1927) about 7 o'clock the death angel visited the home of Mr. Will Sustaire and quietly stole away the soul of Mrs. Sustiare and bore it to the home of the eternal soul. Her death was a great shock to her many friends and relatives. She leaves her husband, four boys and one little girl, besides other close relatives to mourn her departure. The funeral was held Sunday morning at the Baptist Church, where Bro. Hough and Bro. Irby paid a fitting tribute to her usefulness and devotion to every duty of life. Interment was made in the cemetery here (Purley)."

Mary Ruth Sustaire
Optic Herald, April 19, 1929

"Mary Ruth, 3 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sustaire of Greenwood, died Satuday (13 Apr 1929) after an illness of about two weeks. The little one was laid to rest at Greenwood Cemetery Sunday amid a large concourse of mourning friends and relatives."

Mary Josephine Orrill Sustaire (Mary J. Sustaire)
Optic Herald, December 30, 1932

"Mrs. M.J. Sustaire, 70, wife of S.T. Sustaire who died several years ago, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Opal Comer, of Gray Rock, Sunday, December 18 (1932). She had been in bad health for two years but had grown suddenly worse the last few days. Burial was in the Purley cemetery on Monday, Rev. W.D. Peterson officiating, assisted by Rev. G.C. Smith and Gussie Knotts. Mary Josephine Orrill was born April 12, 1862, near Old Gray Rock, the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Zack Orrill. She was married to S.T. Sustaire October 3, 1889 and seven children were born to them, three of whom survive, four dying in infancy; R.T. Sustaire of near Sulphur Springs, S.T. Sustaire Jr., of near Winnsboro and Mrs. Opal Comer of Gray Rock. She is also survived by two brothers, Frank Orrill of near Winfield and Louis Orrill of Mt. Pleasant; and by four step-children; Mrs. Lizzie Lindley of near Newsome, G.N. Sustaire of Greenwood, E.H. Sustaire of Haskell county and W.R. Sustaire of Greenwood."

Floyd (Jones) Sustaire (Floyd Jones Sustaire)
Optic Herald, December 30, 1932

"Three weeks before meeting his death in a Christmas Eve altercation with a boy friend, Floyd (Jones) Sustaire, 22 of the Greenwood community, wrote the following in his diary: " Mother, sometimes I may not show how much I love you, but I do love you. I feel that I have not long to live but am prepared to die." After a Christmas program at Greenwood, Sustaire and a neighbor youth named Young quarreled and in the fight which ensued, Sustaire was cut in the neck, and on the head and arm. He died enroute to the Crutcher hospital here. Both Young and Sustaire come from highly respected families and they have been neighbors for several years. It is alleged that Young was under a suspended sentence already. He was brought to Sulphur Springs and charged with the killing, with bond set at $5,000, awaiting action of the grand jury."
Funeral servies were held at Purley Baptist Church Monday in the presence of a throng of friends which filled the house to overflowing. Rev. W.D. Peterson, Pastor of the Greenwood Baptist Church, of which the deceased became a member last summer, officiated, assisted by Rev. T.P. Griffith of Saltillo, Rev. Johnnie Davidson, and Rev. J.F. Lively of Minter, Texas. Burial followed in the Purley Cemetery. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Sustaire and several brothers and sisters."

Donald "Donnie" Sustaire
GILMER

Graveside services for Donald "Donnie" Sustaire of Gilmer will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003, in Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer with the Rev. J.L. Cross officiating. Mr. Sustaire passed away Monday, Nov. 10, 2003, in Gilmer. He was born Nov. 12, 1950, to Ellis Elmer and Lona Mae Youngblood Sustaire in Gilmer and had lived most of his life in the area. He was a devoted Buckeye fan, a Lions Club member who touched many lives and a member of Pine Acres Baptist Church. Mr. Sustaire is survived by his brother, Gerald Sustaire of Gilmer; his sister, Rita Wilkins of Gilmer; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Ellis Elmer Sustaire, who died in 1991; his mother, Lona Mae Sustaire, in 1993; and a brother, Ellis Leon Sustaire, in 1995. Honorary pallbearers will be his nephews."



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