Jewel Hazel Lloyd

  Noted events in her life were:

• Census: Jefferson Co, TX - 1930 Federal Census, 5 Apr 1930, Jefferson CO, TX. ² Beaumont, Dist 43, Sheet 7B, Stamped Pg 272

• Obituary: Palestine Herald, 25 Aug 2006, Anderson Co, TX. ³ Services for Jewel Lloyd Knowles, 79, of Oakwood, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Baptist Church in Oakwood with the Rev. Richard Dahlgren officiating and eulogy by Randy Lloyd. Burial will follow in Oakwood City Cemetery under the direction of Bailey & Foster, Palestine.

Mrs. Knowles died Thursday morning at Home Place in Tyler.

She was born Dec. 4, 1926 in Liberty County to James Walter and Zena Lockard Lloyd.

Mrs. Knowles moved to Upshur County in 1937, and graduated from East Mountain High School. She was a bookkeeper and a member of the Memorial Baptist Church, Oakwood.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Sally Knowles; sister, Mildred Bagley; and three brothers, Russell Lloyd, Bob Lloyd and Frank Lloyd.

Mrs. Knowles is survived by her husband, Bob Knowles of Oakwood; daughter, Susan Irons of Oakwood; sisters, Edna Richie and of Delores Elwell, both of Buff City, Tenn., and Joy Welch of Brenham; brother, Herman Lloyd of Abilene; granddaughters, Leann Irons and Jennifer Irons, both of Oakwood; and a great granddaughter, Alexis Bell of Oakwood.

Pallbearers will be Mike Richie, Randy Lloyd, George Lloyd, Don Lloyd, James Lee Knowles, Ricky Tryon, Randall Tryon and Steven Jackson.

Condolence calls will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bailey & Foster, Palestine.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd. Tyler, TX. 75701.

Jewel married Bob Knowles.