He was a descendant of Pendleton Isbell (b. 1797) and nephew of the late Miss Emerald Isbell, longtime family researcher. Lineage: Henry Isbell Jr. b. c1724 + Hannah Pendleton Isbell b. 1757 + Sarah Henderson Pendleton Isbell Jr. + Clarissa William Levingston Isbell + Phoebe Creel George Franklin Isbell b. 1854 + Julia Tabitha Moffett Clington Alvin Isbell + Fannie Belle Grant Truman Truet Isbell + Frances Landers http://www.navasotaexaminer.com/articles/2005/12/07/news/lifestyles/lifestyles10.txt The Navasota Examiner & Grimes County Review Serving Navasota and Grimes County, Texas, since 1894 Thursday, December 08, 2005 Ola News by Leslie West Deepest sympathy goes out to the family of Truman T. Isbell, 86, who died Dec. 2 in Madisonville. http://www.navasotaexaminer.com/articles/2005/12/08/news/obituaries/obit04.txt TRUMAN T. ISBELL 1919 - 2005 Services for Truman T. Isbell,86, of Madisonville were held 2:30 pm., Sunday, Dec. 4 at the First Baptist Church of Madisonville with Dr. J.W.L. Adams and Rev. Jerald Brown officiating. Burial was in Concord Cemetery in Grimes County under the direction of Madisonville Funeral Home Mr. Isbell was born July 1, 1919, in Iola to Clinton Alvin and Fannie Belle Grant Isbell. He graduated from Portales, N.M. High School while living with his grandfather, Nat Grant, in 1939. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He and Frances Landers married Oct. 18, 1942, in Fort Worth. He was a 1948 graduate of Texas A&M University and in 1954 he earned his masters at Texas A&M. He taught at Jones County (Miss.) Junior College, Laredo Junior College, Arlington State, Iola ISD, Hill Junior College, Brazosport Community College and Texas State Technical Institute. He was well-known as a leader in vocational education in Texas. He retired in 1975. He served on the board of Mid-South Electric Cooperative, the executive board of Creath-Brazos Baptist Association, the Deacon Board of First Baptist Church in Madisonville, the Board of Directors of Madisonville Housing Authority and to the Brazos Valley Council of Retired Senior Volunteers. He was president of District VI TRTA, was education chairman of Madison County Cancer Society. His contributions to the Democratic Party included campaigning for offices himself and for both state and national candidates. He helped organize the Democratic Club of Madison County and served as chairman. He was a Bible class teacher. Surviving are children Clint and Carol Isbell of South Carolina, Stan and Shirley Isbell of Houston and Dennis and Karen McWhorter of Madisonville; grandchildren Matthew and Rebecca Isbell of Spring, Chad and Rachel Hawthorne of Seattle, Wash., Anna Isbell of Houston, Benjamin Isbell of Rhode Island, Katie and Jaclyn Isbell of South Carolina; April McWhorter of Spring and Leigh Anne McWhorter of Huntsville; great-grandson Jonathan Isbell of Spring; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Buck and Virginia Isbell of Old Washington and George and Margie Isbell of Ennis; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Doris and Claudie Wren of Old Washington, Marilyn and Donald Jay of Austin and Juanita Tomlin of San Antonio, numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Pallbearers were Ben Isbell, Matthew Isbell, Ronnie Brown, Ray Brown, Jacob Brown and Marshall Shirley. Honorary pallbearers were the Men's Bible Class of First Baptist Church, special friends, Ross Garrett, Frank Knight, Billy Phillips, Vaughn Tatum, Marvin Stanton and Robert Shipp. Memorials may be made to a church or cemetery association of choice.