Hunt County, Texas, Marriages 1912-1920, page 151:
groom: Pickens, Sam R. Jr.
bride: Downing/Dowing, Anna Mae
married: 7 Dec 1914
recorded: marriage volume R page 350

Texas Deaths 1890-1976 (FamilySearch):
Name: Sam R. Pickens
Death date: 26 Jan 1948
Death place: Greenville, Hunt, Texas
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): w
Age at death: 55 years 6 months 17 days
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 09 Jul 1892
Birth place: Texas
Marital status: Married
Spouse name:
Father name: Sam Ross Pickens
Father birth place: Texas
Mother name: Bama Zeigler
Mother birth place: Texas
Occupation: City Employee
Residence: Greenville, Hunt, Texas
Cemetery name: Forest Park
Burial place: Greenville, Hunt, Texas
Burial date: 29 Jan 1948
Additional relatives:
Film number: 2218830
Digital GS number: 4031422
Image number: 104
Reference number: cn 3099
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Greenville Evening Banner, Tue, 27 Jan 1948, : 8
Rites Pending For Sam Pickens (55-Yo,9 Jul 1892 -26 Jan 1948
__1892-07-09 Birth Date, Greenville
__Accidents, Unspecified/Miscellaneous
__Ford, Connie, Mrs., Brother Of
__Frey, Bess, Mrs., Brother Of
__Greenville, Texas, Employee
__Haigwood, Herman, Mrs., Father Of
__Hoffman, W.H., Mrs., Brother Of
__Houston, Emitt, Mrs., Father Of
__James-Coker-Peters Funeral Home (1946)
__Methodist
__Pickens, Linda Sue, Father Of
__Pickens, Noby, Brother Of
__Pickens, Sam R.
__Pickens, Sam Ross, Son Of
__Sanders, Minnie, Mrs., Brother Of
__Zeigler, Bama, Son Of

Greenville Evening Banner, Wed, 28 Jan 1948, : 5
Rites Thursday For Sam Pickens (55-Yo, - 26 Jan 1948)
__1948-01-26 Death Date
__Clayton, A.R., Pallbearer
__Forest Park Cemetery (Horn's1874,1918)
__Greenville, Texas, Employee
__Holloman, Sam, Pallbearer
__James-Coker-Peters Funeral Home (1946)
__Majors, W.O., Rev., Officiant
__Moore, Fred, Rev., Officiant
__Pickens, Sam R.
__Roberts, Bill, Pallbearer
__Simpson, George, Pallbearer
__Ward, Roy, Pallbearer
__Williams, Ed E., Pallbearer