Arthrene McGinnis
January 28, 1943 - July 23, 2021
Obituary for Arthrene McGinnis
Arthrene McGinnis was a very unique woman in today's world. She began taking responsibility for the home care of her family in junior high. With both parents working every week day she learned to cook, clean, wash and oversee everything with her siblings in the afternoon while going to school herself. She earned money for this from her parents.
After high school graduation she took a typing job with Kroehler Furniture and soon learned that she didn't want to be a working woman. She resolved to return to home administration thru marriage, becoming a stay at home mother and using decorating skills that she learned on her own.
During these years she was saved at age twelve in a small Baptist church that met in a donut shop. She was baptized in another small church nearby that had a baptistry. Thereafter she never doubted her salvation even unto her death.
She became acquainted with a sack/stock boy at a nearby Tom Thumb grocery store and resolved to marry him. She would not relent in this pursuit although that boy tried to delay her desired schedule. Although he tried to evade her many entreaties to marry after high school, which was not uncommon in those days, he tried to escape/delay but from their first kiss on their third date he knew with no doubt she would become his wife some day. She won him over by the passion of her kiss.
From mid eleventh grade until the beginning of his junior year at Texas A&M he resisted her appeals to get married or at least engaged or set a marriage date. Arthrene married Ronnie in the fall of his junior year, moved to College Station where she immediately began decorating a married student apartment. The next year first son Scott was born and her life as Queen of a family started and lasted almost 58 years and was blessed by God throughout.
After two years at a first job with Dupont on the Gulf Coast the family returned to Dallas and a rented house two blocks north of Spring Valley Baptist Church where they joined three weeks later to escape the repeated SS visitations of Charlie Spencer and Curly Cushmire. Arthrene had also noticed a former Irving High student in the choir so it was a natural and convenient place to join.
From that day forward Arthrene's entire life was lived in three different houses within a one mile arc of SVBC. She ministered to many families inside and out of that congregation, shared her obsession with home decorating, cleaning and buying furniture for her home and an antique mall cubicle with one of her very close friends. Practically her entire life included close relationships with many women who also raised their families at SVBC. Both of her sons, Scott and Kirk, were saved in, baptized at, and trained in Christian youth groups at SVBC and now serve as Deacons at FBC Lewisville and Prestonwood Plano.
God has blessed Arthrene and allowed and provided for her to live the life she desired more than any other way as a wife, mother, decorator, mother-in-law, grand mother, great grand mother all in a home of her own making.
Arthrene is survived by her Husband, Ronnie McGinnis of Dallas, Sons; Scott (Amy) McGinnis of Flower Mound and Kirk (Rachel) McGinnis of Richardson, grandchildren; Jordan (Major Beau) Ellington of El Paso, Abigail (Garret) Copper of Richardson, Jessica McGinnis of Burbank, CA, Jackson McGinnis of Richardson, and Madison McGinnis of Richardson. Also, great grandson, Nathan Ellington. Sister, Darlene Allen (Steven Bakalars) of East Tawakoni, Brother in law Ken (Gina) McGinnis of Bedford, and a host of nieces and nephews. Arthrene will be deeply missed by the ones who knew her.
Obituary provided by Restland Funeral Home, Dallas, Texas
January 28, 1943 - July 23, 2021
Obituary for Arthrene McGinnis
Arthrene McGinnis was a very unique woman in today's world. She began taking responsibility for the home care of her family in junior high. With both parents working every week day she learned to cook, clean, wash and oversee everything with her siblings in the afternoon while going to school herself. She earned money for this from her parents.
After high school graduation she took a typing job with Kroehler Furniture and soon learned that she didn't want to be a working woman. She resolved to return to home administration thru marriage, becoming a stay at home mother and using decorating skills that she learned on her own.
During these years she was saved at age twelve in a small Baptist church that met in a donut shop. She was baptized in another small church nearby that had a baptistry. Thereafter she never doubted her salvation even unto her death.
She became acquainted with a sack/stock boy at a nearby Tom Thumb grocery store and resolved to marry him. She would not relent in this pursuit although that boy tried to delay her desired schedule. Although he tried to evade her many entreaties to marry after high school, which was not uncommon in those days, he tried to escape/delay but from their first kiss on their third date he knew with no doubt she would become his wife some day. She won him over by the passion of her kiss.
From mid eleventh grade until the beginning of his junior year at Texas A&M he resisted her appeals to get married or at least engaged or set a marriage date. Arthrene married Ronnie in the fall of his junior year, moved to College Station where she immediately began decorating a married student apartment. The next year first son Scott was born and her life as Queen of a family started and lasted almost 58 years and was blessed by God throughout.
After two years at a first job with Dupont on the Gulf Coast the family returned to Dallas and a rented house two blocks north of Spring Valley Baptist Church where they joined three weeks later to escape the repeated SS visitations of Charlie Spencer and Curly Cushmire. Arthrene had also noticed a former Irving High student in the choir so it was a natural and convenient place to join.
From that day forward Arthrene's entire life was lived in three different houses within a one mile arc of SVBC. She ministered to many families inside and out of that congregation, shared her obsession with home decorating, cleaning and buying furniture for her home and an antique mall cubicle with one of her very close friends. Practically her entire life included close relationships with many women who also raised their families at SVBC. Both of her sons, Scott and Kirk, were saved in, baptized at, and trained in Christian youth groups at SVBC and now serve as Deacons at FBC Lewisville and Prestonwood Plano.
God has blessed Arthrene and allowed and provided for her to live the life she desired more than any other way as a wife, mother, decorator, mother-in-law, grand mother, great grand mother all in a home of her own making.
Arthrene is survived by her Husband, Ronnie McGinnis of Dallas, Sons; Scott (Amy) McGinnis of Flower Mound and Kirk (Rachel) McGinnis of Richardson, grandchildren; Jordan (Major Beau) Ellington of El Paso, Abigail (Garret) Copper of Richardson, Jessica McGinnis of Burbank, CA, Jackson McGinnis of Richardson, and Madison McGinnis of Richardson. Also, great grandson, Nathan Ellington. Sister, Darlene Allen (Steven Bakalars) of East Tawakoni, Brother in law Ken (Gina) McGinnis of Bedford, and a host of nieces and nephews. Arthrene will be deeply missed by the ones who knew her.
Obituary provided by Restland Funeral Home, Dallas, Texas
Arthrene McGinnis
January 28, 1943 - July 23, 2021
Obituary for Arthrene McGinnis
Arthrene McGinnis was a very unique woman in today's world. She began taking responsibility for the home care of her family in junior high. With both parents working every week day she learned to cook, clean, wash and oversee everything with her siblings in the afternoon while going to school herself. She earned money for this from her parents.
After high school graduation she took a typing job with Kroehler Furniture and soon learned that she didn't want to be a working woman. She resolved to return to home administration thru marriage, becoming a stay at home mother and using decorating skills that she learned on her own.
During these years she was saved at age twelve in a small Baptist church that met in a donut shop. She was baptized in another small church nearby that had a baptistry. Thereafter she never doubted her salvation even unto her death.
She became acquainted with a sack/stock boy at a nearby Tom Thumb grocery store and resolved to marry him. She would not relent in this pursuit although that boy tried to delay her desired schedule. Although he tried to evade her many entreaties to marry after high school, which was not uncommon in those days, he tried to escape/delay but from their first kiss on their third date he knew with no doubt she would become his wife some day. She won him over by the passion of her kiss.
From mid eleventh grade until the beginning of his junior year at Texas A&M he resisted her appeals to get married or at least engaged or set a marriage date. Arthrene married Ronnie in the fall of his junior year, moved to College Station where she immediately began decorating a married student apartment. The next year first son Scott was born and her life as Queen of a family started and lasted almost 58 years and was blessed by God throughout.
After two years at a first job with Dupont on the Gulf Coast the family returned to Dallas and a rented house two blocks north of Spring Valley Baptist Church where they joined three weeks later to escape the repeated SS visitations of Charlie Spencer and Curly Cushmire. Arthrene had also noticed a former Irving High student in the choir so it was a natural and convenient place to join.
From that day forward Arthrene's entire life was lived in three different houses within a one mile arc of SVBC. She ministered to many families inside and out of that congregation, shared her obsession with home decorating, cleaning and buying furniture for her home and an antique mall cubicle with one of her very close friends. Practically her entire life included close relationships with many women who also raised their families at SVBC. Both of her sons, Scott and Kirk, were saved in, baptized at, and trained in Christian youth groups at SVBC and now serve as Deacons at FBC Lewisville and Prestonwood Plano.
God has blessed Arthrene and allowed and provided for her to live the life she desired more than any other way as a wife, mother, decorator, mother-in-law, grand mother, great grand mother all in a home of her own making.
Arthrene is survived by her Husband, Ronnie McGinnis of Dallas, Sons; Scott (Amy) McGinnis of Flower Mound and Kirk (Rachel) McGinnis of Richardson, grandchildren; Jordan (Major Beau) Ellington of El Paso, Abigail (Garret) Copper of Richardson, Jessica McGinnis of Burbank, CA, Jackson McGinnis of Richardson, and Madison McGinnis of Richardson. Also, great grandson, Nathan Ellington. Sister, Darlene Allen (Steven Bakalars) of East Tawakoni, Brother in law Ken (Gina) McGinnis of Bedford, and a host of nieces and nephews. Arthrene will be deeply missed by the ones who knew her.
Obituary provided by Restland Funeral Home, Dallas, Texas
January 28, 1943 - July 23, 2021
Obituary for Arthrene McGinnis
Arthrene McGinnis was a very unique woman in today's world. She began taking responsibility for the home care of her family in junior high. With both parents working every week day she learned to cook, clean, wash and oversee everything with her siblings in the afternoon while going to school herself. She earned money for this from her parents.
After high school graduation she took a typing job with Kroehler Furniture and soon learned that she didn't want to be a working woman. She resolved to return to home administration thru marriage, becoming a stay at home mother and using decorating skills that she learned on her own.
During these years she was saved at age twelve in a small Baptist church that met in a donut shop. She was baptized in another small church nearby that had a baptistry. Thereafter she never doubted her salvation even unto her death.
She became acquainted with a sack/stock boy at a nearby Tom Thumb grocery store and resolved to marry him. She would not relent in this pursuit although that boy tried to delay her desired schedule. Although he tried to evade her many entreaties to marry after high school, which was not uncommon in those days, he tried to escape/delay but from their first kiss on their third date he knew with no doubt she would become his wife some day. She won him over by the passion of her kiss.
From mid eleventh grade until the beginning of his junior year at Texas A&M he resisted her appeals to get married or at least engaged or set a marriage date. Arthrene married Ronnie in the fall of his junior year, moved to College Station where she immediately began decorating a married student apartment. The next year first son Scott was born and her life as Queen of a family started and lasted almost 58 years and was blessed by God throughout.
After two years at a first job with Dupont on the Gulf Coast the family returned to Dallas and a rented house two blocks north of Spring Valley Baptist Church where they joined three weeks later to escape the repeated SS visitations of Charlie Spencer and Curly Cushmire. Arthrene had also noticed a former Irving High student in the choir so it was a natural and convenient place to join.
From that day forward Arthrene's entire life was lived in three different houses within a one mile arc of SVBC. She ministered to many families inside and out of that congregation, shared her obsession with home decorating, cleaning and buying furniture for her home and an antique mall cubicle with one of her very close friends. Practically her entire life included close relationships with many women who also raised their families at SVBC. Both of her sons, Scott and Kirk, were saved in, baptized at, and trained in Christian youth groups at SVBC and now serve as Deacons at FBC Lewisville and Prestonwood Plano.
God has blessed Arthrene and allowed and provided for her to live the life she desired more than any other way as a wife, mother, decorator, mother-in-law, grand mother, great grand mother all in a home of her own making.
Arthrene is survived by her Husband, Ronnie McGinnis of Dallas, Sons; Scott (Amy) McGinnis of Flower Mound and Kirk (Rachel) McGinnis of Richardson, grandchildren; Jordan (Major Beau) Ellington of El Paso, Abigail (Garret) Copper of Richardson, Jessica McGinnis of Burbank, CA, Jackson McGinnis of Richardson, and Madison McGinnis of Richardson. Also, great grandson, Nathan Ellington. Sister, Darlene Allen (Steven Bakalars) of East Tawakoni, Brother in law Ken (Gina) McGinnis of Bedford, and a host of nieces and nephews. Arthrene will be deeply missed by the ones who knew her.
Obituary provided by Restland Funeral Home, Dallas, Texas
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Wed Ronnie Mac McGinnis October 11, 1963, Dallas, Texas
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