Mavis Fuqua
b. 4 February 1896, d. 19 February 1978
- Father: William Henry Fuqua b. 9 August 1867, d. 5 June 1953
- Mother: Buelah B. Mobley b. 28 February 1863, d. 4 August 1938
- Mavis Fuqua was born on 4 February 1896 in Texas.
- William Henry Fuqua and Buelah B. Mobley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Mavis Fuqua. Also in the household was nephew Van Wright (age 20.)
- William Henry Fuqua and Buelah B. Mobley appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Mavis Fuqua, William Henry Fuqua Jr. and Walter Mobley Fuqua.
- She married George Chancey Pearson.
- Mavis Fuqua became a widow at the 2 August 1951 death of her husband George Chancey Pearson.
- Mavis Fuqua died on 19 February 1978 at age 82 in Grimes County, Texas.
- She was interred at Erwin Cemetery, Grimes County, Texas, near Navasota.
- The following appeared on 21 February 1978 in The Eagle: NAVASOTA -- Funeral services for Mrs. Mavis F. Hensley, 82, of Anderson, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Lindley-Robertson Funeral Home chapel, with burial following at the Erwin Cemetery. Rev. Robert E. Stevens will officiate.
Mrs. Hensley died Sunday in a Navasota hospital. She was born Feb. 2, 1896, in the Erwin community.
Survivors include one brother, W. H. Fuqua of Navasota, Miss Marie Fuqua of Houston; and one nephew, Mr. LeGrand[e] Fuqua of Erwin.
- Last Edited: 1 Nov 2016