Clara Mae was born in 1916 in Stamford, TX to William Henry Walton and Icy Lee Stewart Walton. Her mother died at the time of her birth. Family history says it was tuberculosis or a burst appendix.
Her father placed her for adoption with the Edd Jones and Maye Jones family .
Maye Jones believed all girls should be educated and have the social graces. Clara Mae was required to take piano lessons and became a very accomplished pianists. Clara Mae enrolled as a freshman in McMurry College, to study music. She was a member of several student clubs and, apparently, dated the son of the College president. She stayed only one semester before transferring to North Texas State in Denton where they offered a curriculum in organ music. She went back to Abilene to get her McMurry school annual and based on the personal written notes, this must have been one of the best times of her life.
She always felt an affinity to McMurry; she rarely said anything about North Texas (and kept no annuals), although she met her best personal friend there. This was Dude McCloud who was a photographer and worked for the school newspaper. She came to visit several times after Clara Mae married E. B. Herndon; always took pictures.
Clara Mae did not graduate. She married in December 1938 - much to the chagrin of Maye and Ed Jones. She always thought that they wanted her to come back to Stamford and teach school. Said that Ed resigned his position on the school board in advance of her expected return. -
CLARA MAE HERNDON GESIN
Funeral services for Clara Mae Herndon Gesin, 91, of Dallas, formerly of Sweetwater, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at McCoy Chapel of Memories with Rev. Howell Martin officiating.
Burial will follow at Sweetwater Cemetery.
The services will be under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home of Sweetwater.
Visitation will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at McCoy Funeral Home.
She died on Monday, April 21, 2008, in Dallas.
She was born on Sept. 27, 1916, in Stamford but had lived in the Sweetwater area since 1936. She was a homemaker and member of the First Presbyterian Church.
She married E. Beverly Herndon II on Dec. 26, 1936, in Stamford. He passed away on Oct. 6, 1967.
She then married Arch Gesin on May 30, 1975, in Sweetwater. He passed away on Nov. 29, 1989.
She taught piano lessons for many years and was church organist for First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include sons Bev Herndon and wife Nancy of Duncanville, Richard Gesin and wife Patty of Sweetwater and Jim Gesin and wife Janice of Sweetwater; daughter Jean Boyd of Sweetwater; sister Bessie Hines of Tulsa, Okla.; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, William Duane (Bill) Herndon, on Sept. 17, 2005.
Memorials may be made to: Brown Bag Program at First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 956, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Pallbearers will be Beverly Herndon IV, Greg Herndon, Mark Slater, Matthew Gesin, Don Campbell, Ray Chittum and Dennis Fleenor.
From THE SWEETWATER (TX) REPORTER (4/22/2008)
Her father placed her for adoption with the Edd Jones and Maye Jones family .
Maye Jones believed all girls should be educated and have the social graces. Clara Mae was required to take piano lessons and became a very accomplished pianists. Clara Mae enrolled as a freshman in McMurry College, to study music. She was a member of several student clubs and, apparently, dated the son of the College president. She stayed only one semester before transferring to North Texas State in Denton where they offered a curriculum in organ music. She went back to Abilene to get her McMurry school annual and based on the personal written notes, this must have been one of the best times of her life.
She always felt an affinity to McMurry; she rarely said anything about North Texas (and kept no annuals), although she met her best personal friend there. This was Dude McCloud who was a photographer and worked for the school newspaper. She came to visit several times after Clara Mae married E. B. Herndon; always took pictures.
Clara Mae did not graduate. She married in December 1938 - much to the chagrin of Maye and Ed Jones. She always thought that they wanted her to come back to Stamford and teach school. Said that Ed resigned his position on the school board in advance of her expected return. -
CLARA MAE HERNDON GESIN
Funeral services for Clara Mae Herndon Gesin, 91, of Dallas, formerly of Sweetwater, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at McCoy Chapel of Memories with Rev. Howell Martin officiating.
Burial will follow at Sweetwater Cemetery.
The services will be under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home of Sweetwater.
Visitation will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at McCoy Funeral Home.
She died on Monday, April 21, 2008, in Dallas.
She was born on Sept. 27, 1916, in Stamford but had lived in the Sweetwater area since 1936. She was a homemaker and member of the First Presbyterian Church.
She married E. Beverly Herndon II on Dec. 26, 1936, in Stamford. He passed away on Oct. 6, 1967.
She then married Arch Gesin on May 30, 1975, in Sweetwater. He passed away on Nov. 29, 1989.
She taught piano lessons for many years and was church organist for First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include sons Bev Herndon and wife Nancy of Duncanville, Richard Gesin and wife Patty of Sweetwater and Jim Gesin and wife Janice of Sweetwater; daughter Jean Boyd of Sweetwater; sister Bessie Hines of Tulsa, Okla.; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, William Duane (Bill) Herndon, on Sept. 17, 2005.
Memorials may be made to: Brown Bag Program at First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 956, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Pallbearers will be Beverly Herndon IV, Greg Herndon, Mark Slater, Matthew Gesin, Don Campbell, Ray Chittum and Dennis Fleenor.
From THE SWEETWATER (TX) REPORTER (4/22/2008)
Clara Mae was born in 1916 in Stamford, TX to William Henry Walton and Icy Lee Stewart Walton. Her mother died at the time of her birth. Family history says it was tuberculosis or a burst appendix.
Her father placed her for adoption with the Edd Jones and Maye Jones family .
Maye Jones believed all girls should be educated and have the social graces. Clara Mae was required to take piano lessons and became a very accomplished pianists. Clara Mae enrolled as a freshman in McMurry College, to study music. She was a member of several student clubs and, apparently, dated the son of the College president. She stayed only one semester before transferring to North Texas State in Denton where they offered a curriculum in organ music. She went back to Abilene to get her McMurry school annual and based on the personal written notes, this must have been one of the best times of her life.
She always felt an affinity to McMurry; she rarely said anything about North Texas (and kept no annuals), although she met her best personal friend there. This was Dude McCloud who was a photographer and worked for the school newspaper. She came to visit several times after Clara Mae married E. B. Herndon; always took pictures.
Clara Mae did not graduate. She married in December 1938 - much to the chagrin of Maye and Ed Jones. She always thought that they wanted her to come back to Stamford and teach school. Said that Ed resigned his position on the school board in advance of her expected return. -
CLARA MAE HERNDON GESIN
Funeral services for Clara Mae Herndon Gesin, 91, of Dallas, formerly of Sweetwater, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at McCoy Chapel of Memories with Rev. Howell Martin officiating.
Burial will follow at Sweetwater Cemetery.
The services will be under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home of Sweetwater.
Visitation will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at McCoy Funeral Home.
She died on Monday, April 21, 2008, in Dallas.
She was born on Sept. 27, 1916, in Stamford but had lived in the Sweetwater area since 1936. She was a homemaker and member of the First Presbyterian Church.
She married E. Beverly Herndon II on Dec. 26, 1936, in Stamford. He passed away on Oct. 6, 1967.
She then married Arch Gesin on May 30, 1975, in Sweetwater. He passed away on Nov. 29, 1989.
She taught piano lessons for many years and was church organist for First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include sons Bev Herndon and wife Nancy of Duncanville, Richard Gesin and wife Patty of Sweetwater and Jim Gesin and wife Janice of Sweetwater; daughter Jean Boyd of Sweetwater; sister Bessie Hines of Tulsa, Okla.; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, William Duane (Bill) Herndon, on Sept. 17, 2005.
Memorials may be made to: Brown Bag Program at First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 956, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Pallbearers will be Beverly Herndon IV, Greg Herndon, Mark Slater, Matthew Gesin, Don Campbell, Ray Chittum and Dennis Fleenor.
From THE SWEETWATER (TX) REPORTER (4/22/2008)
Her father placed her for adoption with the Edd Jones and Maye Jones family .
Maye Jones believed all girls should be educated and have the social graces. Clara Mae was required to take piano lessons and became a very accomplished pianists. Clara Mae enrolled as a freshman in McMurry College, to study music. She was a member of several student clubs and, apparently, dated the son of the College president. She stayed only one semester before transferring to North Texas State in Denton where they offered a curriculum in organ music. She went back to Abilene to get her McMurry school annual and based on the personal written notes, this must have been one of the best times of her life.
She always felt an affinity to McMurry; she rarely said anything about North Texas (and kept no annuals), although she met her best personal friend there. This was Dude McCloud who was a photographer and worked for the school newspaper. She came to visit several times after Clara Mae married E. B. Herndon; always took pictures.
Clara Mae did not graduate. She married in December 1938 - much to the chagrin of Maye and Ed Jones. She always thought that they wanted her to come back to Stamford and teach school. Said that Ed resigned his position on the school board in advance of her expected return. -
CLARA MAE HERNDON GESIN
Funeral services for Clara Mae Herndon Gesin, 91, of Dallas, formerly of Sweetwater, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at McCoy Chapel of Memories with Rev. Howell Martin officiating.
Burial will follow at Sweetwater Cemetery.
The services will be under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home of Sweetwater.
Visitation will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at McCoy Funeral Home.
She died on Monday, April 21, 2008, in Dallas.
She was born on Sept. 27, 1916, in Stamford but had lived in the Sweetwater area since 1936. She was a homemaker and member of the First Presbyterian Church.
She married E. Beverly Herndon II on Dec. 26, 1936, in Stamford. He passed away on Oct. 6, 1967.
She then married Arch Gesin on May 30, 1975, in Sweetwater. He passed away on Nov. 29, 1989.
She taught piano lessons for many years and was church organist for First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include sons Bev Herndon and wife Nancy of Duncanville, Richard Gesin and wife Patty of Sweetwater and Jim Gesin and wife Janice of Sweetwater; daughter Jean Boyd of Sweetwater; sister Bessie Hines of Tulsa, Okla.; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, William Duane (Bill) Herndon, on Sept. 17, 2005.
Memorials may be made to: Brown Bag Program at First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 956, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Pallbearers will be Beverly Herndon IV, Greg Herndon, Mark Slater, Matthew Gesin, Don Campbell, Ray Chittum and Dennis Fleenor.
From THE SWEETWATER (TX) REPORTER (4/22/2008)
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