My 2nd Great Grandfather

Son of Meshack Hembree 1812-1885 and Ibey Surilla Smith 1853-1884.

Reverend James Martin Hembree was born May 10, 1880, in Huntsville, Scott County, Tennessee and passed away January 15, 1965, at Atoka, Oklahoma. He was called into the ministry in 1930. He pastored several churches in Eastern Oklahoma, including the church at Farris, Oklahoma. His last pastorate was at Crystal, Oklahoma, and his last sermon was preached at the Antlers Assembly of God Church a short time before his death.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Magdalene Lowe Hembree, on March 21, 1964, and is survived by five sons, four daughters, twenty-seven grandchildren, and thirty-eight great-grandchildren. The services for Brother Hembree were held at the Farris Assembly of God Church on January 19, 1965, and burial was in the Farris Cemetery.

James married Mary Magdalene Lowe July 14, 1901, in Huntsville, she was born 1883 and died 1964. Both James and Mary are buried in the Farris Cemetery in Atoka Co.

James Martin and Mary (Lowe) Hembree had 13 children:

Mike 1902 - 1986 buried in Arlington Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He married Ezella Houchin and Florida Howell.

Garfield "Gar" 1904 - 1976. Married Janie Garman, 1905 - 1982, they are both buried in Snyder, Texas.

My great grandfather, Marion "Yank" 1905 - 1968. Married Ella Mae Houchin 1909 - 1982, both are buried in the Farris Cemetery in Atoka Co. Oklahoma.

Donia Lovis 1908 - 1995. Married Fred Cullens 1903 - 1984, both are buried in Waurika, Oklahoma.

Matilda "Tildie" Sept 13, 1909 - Dec 25, 1936, in Witchita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. Married 1. Clarence Wallace in 1929, 2. Marvin Miller in 1934. Buried in Atoka Cemetery, Atoka, Oklahoma. Her son James Clarance Wallace born 1930 and died 1934.

Helen 1910 - 1919, death due to burns caused by children playing with fire. Buried in Atoka.

Mary Jane, 88 years old, the last of this family, married Roland A Standifer May 15, 1932, in Atoka. He was born in 1915 in Wilburton, Latimer Co., Oklahoma and died in Bakersfield, Kern Co., CA. on May 3, 1979, and is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Bakersfield, Kern Co., CA.

Elaine 1915 - 1917, buried in Tushka

Frank "Sonny" 1918 - 1969. Married 1. Beulah Draper 2. Beverly Fondren 3. Janell Johnson. He is buried in Farris Cemetery.

Harmon 1919 - 2000. Married Hazel Shatswell 1920 - 2000, They are both buried in Sunny Lane Cemetery, Oklahoma City.

Fannie Lou "Jimmie" 1921 - 2002. Married 1. Hollis McDaniel and 2. Tom Bowman. Hollis and Tom are buried in Arlington Cemetery, Oklahoma City. She just died the 25th of Jan. and was cremated and her ashes are to be buried in Arlington with Hollis and their son Leonard.

Bertha 1924 - 1982. Married Rufus Bryant they are both buried in Spring Creek Cemetery, Oklahoma City.

Robert Whitten Standifer was born in 1881 in Collin Co. Texas and died in 1938 in Farris and is buried in the Farris Cemetery, His first wife, Mary Estella Farmer 1882 - 1920 is buried in Cupco Church Cemetery near Yanish, Oklahoma. The second wife was Fannie Cames, who later married a Blackwell and is also buried in the Farris Cemetery.