Ollie Lee Fleenor Hebblethwaite, 92, daughter of John and Adelia Dixon Fleenor, was born Dec. 26, 1914, at Clear Springs. She died June 23, 2007, at Houston House Nursing Center, where she had been a resident since November.

She grew up around the Ozark and Raymondville communities and married Lucian Hebblethwaite May 21, 1929. They had no children but claimed their niece and nephews as their family.

Mrs. Hebblethwaite worked in a grocery store at Raymondville, International Shoe and Jordan Pharmacy. She retired from the Lee Co. in Houston in 1976.

She did custom quilting in the evenings and weekends while working full time.

After her retirement, she continued to quilt, garden, crochet and fish. She enjoyed cooking and was an avid candy maker around the holidays.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband; brothers, Elmer, Orrel and Wayne; and sister, Orpha.

Surviving are nieces and nephews, Linda Sudheimer of Houston, Randy Williams and Kevin Williams of Licking and Robbie Williams of Texarkana, Texas.

Services were June 26 at the Evans Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Miller officiating. Burial was in the Ozark Cemetery.

Isaiah Buse has served as the publisher of the Houston Herald since 2023. He started with the organization in 2019, and achieved a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2023. He serves on the...

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