Betty Bernice Firestine^[1]

1927 - 2009  (81 years)

• Name	Betty Bernice Firestine
  Born	15 Aug 1927	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas   [2]
  Died	28 Apr 2009  [3]
  Buried	Laurel Land Memorial Park Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas   [4]
  Person ID	I209530	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Elmer Ransom "Buddy" Firestine,   b. 27 Jul 1904, Missouri ,   d. 18 Dec 1984, Tarrant County, Texas  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Jewel Beatrice Burns,   b. 3 Feb 1908, Texas ,   d. 6 Mar 2005, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas  (Age 97 years)
  Married	1927
  Family ID	F79854	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Jack M. McGee,   b. 30 May 1927,   d. 21 Apr 2003  (Age 75 years)
  Married	Abt 1945
  Family ID	F80006	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Aug 1927 - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Census - 1940 - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, Fort Worth Star Telegram (TX), 9 Mar 2005. Jewell Firestine, 97, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2005, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday in Laurel Land Memorial Chapel of Fort Worth with Pastor Bob Brock officiating. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Laurel Land Funeral Home. Jewell was preceded in death by her husband Buddy Firestine. Survivors: Daughters, Bernice McGee and Beverly Ball and husband, John; brother, Winston Burns and wife, Judy; sister, Marjorie Botter and husband, John; grandchildren, Don Caldwell and wife Terry, Steve Caldwell, Scott Caldwell and Allison Caldwell; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Laurel Land Funeral Home 7100 Crowley Road, (817) 293-1350 View and sign guestbook at www.star-telegram.com/obituaries Jewell Firestine obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Berniece Firestine Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Ward 23, Fort Worth, Justice Precinct 1, Tarrant, Texas, United States Gender: Female Age: 12 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Daughter Birthplace: Texas Estimated Birth Year: 1928 Residence in 1935: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Enumeration District Number: 257-149 Family Number: 303 Sheet Number and Letter: 63A Line Number: 40 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 4189 Digital Folder Number: 005458103 Image Number: 00386 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Elmer Firestine M 35 Missouri Wife Jewell Firestine F 32 Texas Daughter Berniece Firestine F 12 Texas Daughter Beverley Firestine F 4 California [S142] Newspaper Article, Star-Telegram, 29 Apr 2009. Betty Bernice McGee, 81, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Christ Church Assembly of God, 5301 Altamesa Blvd. in Fort Worth. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park of Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Bernice was born Aug. 15, 1927, in Fort Worth. She acted and danced in movies from age 8 until she was 21. She was a lover of Indians and was the author of many articles on the history of the Old West as published by "Old West Magazine" and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Bernice was a member of Christ Church of Fort Worth. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Jack McGee, in April 2003. Survivors: Sister, Beverly Ball and husband, John; nephews, Don Caldwell and wife, Terry, Steve Caldwell and Scott Caldwell; niece, Allison Caldwell; fiance, Ben Yung; great-nephews, Bryan, Ethan, Dylan, Matt and Daniel Caldwell; great-nieces, Cassie and Sarah Caldwell; and great-great-nephew, Jackson Caldwell. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 36525508).