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MEMORIALSDNA PARTICIPANTSJack A. Sirman |
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OBITUARYJack A. Sirman Baton Rouge, Louisana Jack A. Sirman A retired right-of-way supervisor for Gulf States Utilities and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at his home. He was 81 and a native of Jasper, Texas. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Friday, Aug. 26, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting continues at Broadmoor United Methodist Church on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Ken Carroll and the Rev. Sammy Tippit. Burial in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. He is survived by his wife, Audrey W. Sirman; daughters, Debe Sirman Tippit and husband Sammy, and Patricia Sirman Davis and husband Harvey; son, Michael S. Sirman and wife Karen; sister, Mabel Sirman; seven grandchildren, Dave Tippit, Reneé Tippit Barker, Kyle Sirman, Krystal Sirman King, Rachel Sirman, Ann Davis East and Audrey Davis; and five great-grandchildren, Taylor Tippit, Riley Tippit, Braden Tippit, Kendall Barker and Mia Barker. Preceded in death by his brother, Charles Edward Sirman; and sister, Billie Sirman. Pallbearers will be David Tippit, Kyle Sirman, Paulo Barker, Howard King, Ronnie Adams, Byron Kora, Ray Salvato, Floyd Whitaker, Bernard Bourgeois, Vince Misuraca and David Nunez. He was a graduate of Beaumont High School, a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and member of Broadmoor United Methodist Church, Baton Rouge, where he was a member of the Men's Group and Beacon Publication. In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or the American Cancer Society . Published in The Advocate on August 25, 2011 |
A Special NoteJack is a special person who has played a significant role in the S*rm*n Family DNA Project. Over the years, Jack and his wife Audrey traveled many miles and spent many hours researching our family history. It was on a family research trip that he and Audrey visited us to give a report on what they had found. Jack and I knew that we must be related but had been unable to document our relationship. I had been reading about how DNA was starting to be used in genealogy. Jack and I agreed to be DNA tested in order to determine whether we were descended from the same ancestor. We knew that we would not know which ancestor but the test results would tell whether we did in fact descend from the same ancestor. I contacted Family Tree DNA in Houston and set up our Family DNA Project. When we got the results, Jack and I were off by two markers on the first twelve tested. We were concerned that being off by two markers on twelve would mean that we were not related. However, when we received the results for the next twenty-five markers, we matched perfectly. Matching on all but two markers out of thirty-seven said that we were related. Jack and I have now been tested on one hundred and eleven markers and there is no question about our being related. Soon after we started the DNA project, our cousins from the UK joined us and through their efforts, family connections have been made with William of Eldersfield, Gloustershire, UK back to the 1400s. I believe Jack was as pleased with the success of the project as I am. Jack will be missed.
Bill Sirmon |