Tommy Earl Minter

1939 - 2013  (74 years)

• Name	Tommy Earl Minter
  Birth	18 Aug 1939	Henderson, Rusk County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	031F4380D83948939481BAE7CD309A4C6A03
  Death	18 Sep 2013	Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA
  Notes	Tommy was inducted into the Baylor Hall of Fame in 1999, having played football from 1959 - 61. From http://www.raderfh.com/obituaries/Tommy-Minter/#!/Obituary, March 2015: Tommy Minter, a loving husband and father, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2013. Born on August 18, 1939, in Henderson, Texas, he was the son of the late Jack Minter and Louise (Howeth) Minter Erwin. He grew up in Gladewater, Texas, where he is still remembered as one of the best athletes in Gladewater High School history. He attended Baylor University on an athletic scholarship for track and football and was inducted into the Baylor Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 for achievement in both of these sports. After graduating with a degree in business, he went on to play professional football for Denver and Buffalo. In 2007 he retired as owner of Auto on the Mall in Palm Desert, Ca. and returned to Texas, moving to Austin where he lived with his wife and son. Tommy is survived by his beloved wife of 34 years, Nancy Locke Minter, and their son, TJ Minter of Austin, Texas; a daughter, Amy (Minter) Crenshaw and husband, George, of Mineola, and their two children, Michelle and Kyle; a daughter, Tammy (Minter) Chambers of Gladewater, Texas, and her three children, Cody, Haley, and J.T., along with a great granddaughter, Layla; and his endeared cousin, David Alexander and his wife, Virginia, of White Oak, Texas. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 28th at 2:00pm at the Woodland Hills Baptist Church on 2105 East Loop 281, Longview, Texas, followed by a luncheon in the church hall. In lieu of flowers, a Tommy Minter Memorial has been established at the Baylor "B" Association, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, where friends and loved ones may contribute to his memory. (Contact information: The Tommy Minter Memorial Fund, c/o Baylor "B" Association, 1500 S. University Parks Dr., Waco, Texas 76706.
  Person ID	I4284	America
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Vernon Pleas "Jack" Minter,   b. 27 Oct 1914, Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas, USA d. 17 Aug 1964, Longview, Gregg County, Texas (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Louise HOWETH,   b. 31 Oct 1921, Rusk County, Texas, USA d. 7 Aug 2009, Gladewater, Gregg County, Texas, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1939	Texas, USA
  Family ID	F2054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Louiann GRAY
  Children	1. T J Minter   2. Amy Lou Minter   3. Tammy Minter
  Family ID	F2060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Nancilee LOCKE
  Family ID	F2056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2022

  
  

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  Birth - 18 Aug 1939 - Henderson, Rusk County, Texas, USA Death - 18 Sep 2013 - Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S67] 1940 US Federal Census.