Eliza Lorene (Gaby) Sams (1934 - 2010)

Born 4 Dec 1934 in Joinerville, Rusk County, Texas

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Died 26 Dec 2010 at age 76 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas

Eliza Lorene Gaby Sams Alba—Graveside memorial services for Eliza Lorene Gaby Sams, 76, of Mineola, are scheduled for 10:00 AM, Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at Turner Cemetery in Emory with Bro. Jerry Jackson officiating under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home of Alba. Lorene passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2010, in a Tyler hospital. She was born on December 4, 1934, in Joinerville to the late James Edward Gaby and Viola Swindell Gaby. In 1989, she retired from the AT&T Shreveport plant. She moved to Mineola to be near her family and devoted herself to the love of her children. She was a Baptist, strong in the faith that Christ is our only salvation. She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, James Herman Gaby, James Thurman Gaby, and Thomas Willard Gaby. Survivors include sons: Gary Dale Brummett and his wife Kathy Brummett of Shreveport, Louisiana, and Clovis Paul Brummett of Alba; daughter: Ollie Babs Brummett Jordan of Mineola; brother, Raymond Gaby of Alba; sisters, Opal Marie Prest of Shreveport, Louisiana, Billie Jean Beard of Mineola, and Jo Ann Owen of Alba; two grandchildren, James Allen Brummett and Lori Ann Hadwin and her husband John Hadwin; five great-grandchildren, Abigail Hadwin, Samuel Gass, Charles Gass, Shane Gass, and Destiny Gass. Memorial may be made to Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd, Tyler TX 75701. (Picture) (December 29, 2010, Rains County Today)