Hoyt M. Hefner, Jr., 81 of Hamshire, died August 27, 2008 at his residence.
Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday in Myrtle Cemetery in Ennis, TX under the direction of Broussard’s, 134 W. Buccaneer Drive in Winnie. A gathering of family and friends will be 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Hoyt was a funeral director with Broussard’s for over forty-five years. For twenty-one of those years, he served the Winnie community. He was a former member of the Beaumont Jaycees, Kiwanis Club, former President of the West End Exchange Club, and served the community of Winnie in various ways. Hoyt was also a former recipient of the Funeral Director of the Year Award from the Southeast TX Funeral Directors Association. During WWII, he served his country in the US Navy.
He is survived by his former wife and caregiver, Linda Hefner of Hamshire; son, Rodger Hefner and his wife, Cathy of Ennis; daughters, Janice Hix of Waxahachie, Colleen McGuire of Lemoore, CA, Anna Marie Sparks and her husband, Jimmy Dale of Hamshire; brothers, Leach Hefner and his wife, Margie and Jerry Hefner all of Ennis; grandchildren, Heather Hefner, Samantha Cervantes, Jenna McGuire, Laura McGuire, Scott Epps, Michael McGuire; great-grandchildren Grant and Guy Cervantes and Olivia Epps. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hazel and Hoyt Hefner of Ennis.
