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Helen Bernice McCuistion

Helen Bernice McCuistion

Female 1922 - 2015  (92 years)

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  • Name Helen Bernice McCuistion 
    Born 21 Sep 1922  Ennis, Ellis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Mar 2015  Brownwood, Brown County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Early, Brown County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I7611  Family
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2018 

    Father Reverend Robert Louis McCuistion,   b. 9 Feb 1867, Linwood, Cherokee County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1934, Winona, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Florence Eugenia Gary,   b. 30 Jun 1889, Starrville, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1970, Brownwood, Brown County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 25 Apr 1917  Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Family ID F1626  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Wilbert Gene Porter,   b. 6 Feb 1924, May, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 2002  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 19 Oct 1945  Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Children 
     1. Robert Gene Porter
     2. Richard Lynn Porter
     3. Charles Glenn Porter
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2024 
    Family ID F2510  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Fred Paul 
    Married 20 Jun 2010 
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2024 
    Family ID F12609  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Oct 1945 - Tyler, Smith County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S94] McCuistion, Robert Gary.

    2. [S2927] Find a Grave, 12 August 2018; Helen Bernice McCuistion Paul.
      Bernice Porter Paul, 92, of Brownwood, passed from this life on Friday, March 20, 2015 in Brownwood.
      Bernice McCuistion was born on Sept. 21, 1922 in Ennis to Robert Lewis and Florence (Gary) McCuistion. She married Gene Porter on Oct. 19, 1945 in Tyler after he returned from World War II. Bernice received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard Payne University in 1946.
      Bernice and Gene were longtime members of Coggin Avenue Baptist Church where she taught the Senior High Sunday School Class for over 30 years.
      After Gene’s passing in 2002, Bernice married Gene’s lifelong best friend, Fred Paul on June 20, 2010. She and Fred shared their time between Fred’s home in Grand Prairie and Bernice’s in Brownwood.
      Bernice is survived by her husband, Fred Paul of Grand Prairie; three sons, Robert Porter and wife Sally of Brownwood, Richard Porter and wife Linda of Brownwood, Charles Porter and wife Elisa of Houston; two grandsons, Brad Porter and wife Erica of Brownwood and Stuart Porter of Hutto; great-grandson, Gage Porter; brother, Robert Gary McCuistion and wife Patsy of Lubbock; two nephews, Pat McCuistion and Rodger McCuistion; a niece Becky Neujar; and Fred’s children, Patty Allen and Cindy Thomas, both of Grand Prairie.
      Bernice was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband of 58 years, Gene Porter.
      Burial in Eastlawn Memorial Park.
      Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 August 2018), memorial page for Helen Bernice McCuistion Paul (21 Sep 1922–20 Mar 2015), Find A Grave Memorial no. 143957952, citing Eastlawn Memorial Park, Early, Brown County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Michauel Bryan (contributor 47961912) .

    3. [S94] McCuistion, Robert Gary, FGS No. 1355 (7-402).

    4. [S172] McCuistion, Robert Lewis, FGS No. 7-402.