J. C. Poe

J. C. Poe, 97, a resident of Mesa Springs Nursing Center in Abilene, and formerly of Eastland and owner of Poe Floral, died Monday, January 7, 2007 in Abilene. Services will be Wednesday at 10 A.M. in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Eastland with Dr. Joe Tom Poe officiating. Burial will be in the Long Branch Cemetery.

He was born Jacob Captain Poe on November 27, 1910 to Silas Nathan and Una (Reese) Poe in Long Branch, where he was raised on the family farm. He attended school in Carbon and Cisco but played football for Eastland. He worked in road construction during the depression building the road over Cisco Lake Dam. He married Merle Stone on March 14, 1932 in Palo Pinto. She preceded him in death in 2003. They lived in Cisco a short while before moving to Eastland, where he worked for Bill Walters Meat Market. They started Poe Floral in 1946 and sold it in 1969 to Dub Hoffmann. J.C. ranched until 1985, when he retired. They enjoyed RV traveling and camping. They were members of First Baptist Church in Eastland, Knights of Pythias and J.C. was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the National Guard.

Survivors include a daughter and husband, Margie Lee and Donald of Midland, TX; brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Evelyn Poe of Lumberton, TX; sister, Geraldine Campbell of Albuquerque, N.M.; granddaughter, Vicki Brockmand and husband Bryan of Amarillo, TX; grandson, Air Force Colonel Tim Green, deployed to Quatar, and wife Susan of Springfield, VA; great-grandchildren, Kaitlin and Kristen Brockman of Amarillo, TX, Rachel Green and Jacob Andrew Green both of Springfield, VA; sister-in-law, Kay Stone; and nephews, James W. "Rocky" Stone, E.O. "Stoney" Stone, Mike Stone and Ken Stone; and numerous great-nieces and nephews.