A graveside service for Mrs. Pauline Alexander, age 95, of Carthage, TX, will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2013, at Oaklawn Cemetery in Mabank, TX with Pastor Alex Alexander officiating under the direction of Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Mrs. Alexander passed away on Friday morning, Apr. 26, 2013, in Carthage.
Pauline Wilder Alexander passed from this life on April 26, 2013. She was born December 1, 1917, in Gano, TX, which was outside of Thorndale, TX, to Charles J. Wilder and Maggie Nola Watson Wilder. Gano was founded in the late 1800's by the Watson and Wilder families and was no longer on maps in 1948. Pauline's father was a school teacher outside of Brady, TX. When he passed away in 1928, her mother moved all the children to Huntsville, TX, where she operated a boarding house for some of the athletes of Sam Houston State Teachers College. While there, all the children learned to cook and clean. The girls all were very good scratch-made cooks. While attending Sam Houston and working part time for Gibbs Brothers as a secretary, she met her future husband, Roger C. Alexander of Mabank, TX, who was also attending Sam Houston. They were married on January 6, 1940. They went to Tennessee for a year so Roger could attend law school. They moved to Houston, TX, in 1942 where Roger taught school and worked in the shipyards, and she became a secretary for the Texas company later to be Texaco. After WWII ended, Roger became an Insurance Adjuster. In 1951, he started Alexander Insurance Adjusters with Pauline as his first and best secretary. Even though Roger had several other secretaries during the 28 years of operation, Pauline was still his best. She could type so fast that it was often said that her typewriter sounded like a machine gun. They retired in 1979.
Pauline and Roger Alexander were happily married for 50 years until his death on August 11, 1990. In 2002 she moved in with her daughter, Jan, in Hardin, TX. She enjoyed attending her grandchildren's sporting events. Then in 2006 they moved to Carthage, TX where Jan's children are teachers and coaches.
Pauline Alexander was a beloved "Mimi" to her grandchildren, her great-grandchildren, her great, great-grandchildren and many others whose lives she touched with her handmade, crocheted baby afghans. She made over 50 of these afghans. She loved to read, socialize with her friends at First Christian Church, grow her flowers and crochet. She would always have great holiday family meals with way too much great food. For many years, she played golf with Roger and even won the Riverbend Club Championship one year. During her last years, Jan was her constant loving caregiver. The family praises and thanks Jan for her devotion to her mother.
Mrs. Alexander was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, J. Barton Wilder, and Fredrich Dean Wilder; and three sisters, Clarice Agnes Wilder Poe, Mattie Birch Wilder Campbell, and Francis Myrell Wilder Dumelle.
She is survived by one son, Roger C. Alexander, Jr., and wife Della Faye Riddle Alexander, of Robert Lee, TX; one daughter, Jan Alexander Morgan and husband Michael Vernon Morgan, Sr., of Carthage, TX; two sisters, Lois Beatrice Wilder Hazel, of Oceanside, CA, and Carolyn Janice Wilder Smith of Alpine, TX; grandchildren, Robert Charles Alexander and wife Dianne of Corona, Ca, Alex Bradley Hawkins Alexander and wife Wendy, of Lakeway, TX, and Stephen Douglas Alexander, of San Angelo, TX, and wife Jennette Mathews Alexander of Lahaina, HI, Michael Vernon Morgan, Jr. and wife Jennifer Elizabeth Morgan of Carthage, TX and Jennifer Morgan Zett, of Carthage, TX; great-grandchildren, Ryan Charles Alexander, Patrick Andrew Alexander, Mason Robert Alexander, and Brooke Elizabeth Alexander all of Corona, CA, Caitlin Paige Alexander, and Parker Bradley Alexander of Lakeway, TX, Anthony Michael Morgan, Jordyn Elaine Morgan, Austin Guy Morgan, Jace Morgan Zett, McKenna Morgan Zett of Carthage, TX, and Halie Rhea West Bush and husband Johnathan Rodney Bush, of Liberty, TX; great-great-grandchildren; Aydin Mathew Alexander of Lahaina, HI, and Kiptyn Sparks of Liberty, TX. Mrs. Alexander is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Hearts Way Hospice, Visiting Angels, or a charity of your choice. A guestbook may be signed online at www.jimerson-lipsey.com.
Pauline Wilder Alexander passed from this life on April 26, 2013. She was born December 1, 1917, in Gano, TX, which was outside of Thorndale, TX, to Charles J. Wilder and Maggie Nola Watson Wilder. Gano was founded in the late 1800's by the Watson and Wilder families and was no longer on maps in 1948. Pauline's father was a school teacher outside of Brady, TX. When he passed away in 1928, her mother moved all the children to Huntsville, TX, where she operated a boarding house for some of the athletes of Sam Houston State Teachers College. While there, all the children learned to cook and clean. The girls all were very good scratch-made cooks. While attending Sam Houston and working part time for Gibbs Brothers as a secretary, she met her future husband, Roger C. Alexander of Mabank, TX, who was also attending Sam Houston. They were married on January 6, 1940. They went to Tennessee for a year so Roger could attend law school. They moved to Houston, TX, in 1942 where Roger taught school and worked in the shipyards, and she became a secretary for the Texas company later to be Texaco. After WWII ended, Roger became an Insurance Adjuster. In 1951, he started Alexander Insurance Adjusters with Pauline as his first and best secretary. Even though Roger had several other secretaries during the 28 years of operation, Pauline was still his best. She could type so fast that it was often said that her typewriter sounded like a machine gun. They retired in 1979.
Pauline and Roger Alexander were happily married for 50 years until his death on August 11, 1990. In 2002 she moved in with her daughter, Jan, in Hardin, TX. She enjoyed attending her grandchildren's sporting events. Then in 2006 they moved to Carthage, TX where Jan's children are teachers and coaches.
Pauline Alexander was a beloved "Mimi" to her grandchildren, her great-grandchildren, her great, great-grandchildren and many others whose lives she touched with her handmade, crocheted baby afghans. She made over 50 of these afghans. She loved to read, socialize with her friends at First Christian Church, grow her flowers and crochet. She would always have great holiday family meals with way too much great food. For many years, she played golf with Roger and even won the Riverbend Club Championship one year. During her last years, Jan was her constant loving caregiver. The family praises and thanks Jan for her devotion to her mother.
Mrs. Alexander was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, J. Barton Wilder, and Fredrich Dean Wilder; and three sisters, Clarice Agnes Wilder Poe, Mattie Birch Wilder Campbell, and Francis Myrell Wilder Dumelle.
She is survived by one son, Roger C. Alexander, Jr., and wife Della Faye Riddle Alexander, of Robert Lee, TX; one daughter, Jan Alexander Morgan and husband Michael Vernon Morgan, Sr., of Carthage, TX; two sisters, Lois Beatrice Wilder Hazel, of Oceanside, CA, and Carolyn Janice Wilder Smith of Alpine, TX; grandchildren, Robert Charles Alexander and wife Dianne of Corona, Ca, Alex Bradley Hawkins Alexander and wife Wendy, of Lakeway, TX, and Stephen Douglas Alexander, of San Angelo, TX, and wife Jennette Mathews Alexander of Lahaina, HI, Michael Vernon Morgan, Jr. and wife Jennifer Elizabeth Morgan of Carthage, TX and Jennifer Morgan Zett, of Carthage, TX; great-grandchildren, Ryan Charles Alexander, Patrick Andrew Alexander, Mason Robert Alexander, and Brooke Elizabeth Alexander all of Corona, CA, Caitlin Paige Alexander, and Parker Bradley Alexander of Lakeway, TX, Anthony Michael Morgan, Jordyn Elaine Morgan, Austin Guy Morgan, Jace Morgan Zett, McKenna Morgan Zett of Carthage, TX, and Halie Rhea West Bush and husband Johnathan Rodney Bush, of Liberty, TX; great-great-grandchildren; Aydin Mathew Alexander of Lahaina, HI, and Kiptyn Sparks of Liberty, TX. Mrs. Alexander is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Hearts Way Hospice, Visiting Angels, or a charity of your choice. A guestbook may be signed online at www.jimerson-lipsey.com.
A graveside service for Mrs. Pauline Alexander, age 95, of Carthage, TX, will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2013, at Oaklawn Cemetery in Mabank, TX with Pastor Alex Alexander officiating under the direction of Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Mrs. Alexander passed away on Friday morning, Apr. 26, 2013, in Carthage.
Pauline Wilder Alexander passed from this life on April 26, 2013. She was born December 1, 1917, in Gano, TX, which was outside of Thorndale, TX, to Charles J. Wilder and Maggie Nola Watson Wilder. Gano was founded in the late 1800's by the Watson and Wilder families and was no longer on maps in 1948. Pauline's father was a school teacher outside of Brady, TX. When he passed away in 1928, her mother moved all the children to Huntsville, TX, where she operated a boarding house for some of the athletes of Sam Houston State Teachers College. While there, all the children learned to cook and clean. The girls all were very good scratch-made cooks. While attending Sam Houston and working part time for Gibbs Brothers as a secretary, she met her future husband, Roger C. Alexander of Mabank, TX, who was also attending Sam Houston. They were married on January 6, 1940. They went to Tennessee for a year so Roger could attend law school. They moved to Houston, TX, in 1942 where Roger taught school and worked in the shipyards, and she became a secretary for the Texas company later to be Texaco. After WWII ended, Roger became an Insurance Adjuster. In 1951, he started Alexander Insurance Adjusters with Pauline as his first and best secretary. Even though Roger had several other secretaries during the 28 years of operation, Pauline was still his best. She could type so fast that it was often said that her typewriter sounded like a machine gun. They retired in 1979.
Pauline and Roger Alexander were happily married for 50 years until his death on August 11, 1990. In 2002 she moved in with her daughter, Jan, in Hardin, TX. She enjoyed attending her grandchildren's sporting events. Then in 2006 they moved to Carthage, TX where Jan's children are teachers and coaches.
Pauline Alexander was a beloved "Mimi" to her grandchildren, her great-grandchildren, her great, great-grandchildren and many others whose lives she touched with her handmade, crocheted baby afghans. She made over 50 of these afghans. She loved to read, socialize with her friends at First Christian Church, grow her flowers and crochet. She would always have great holiday family meals with way too much great food. For many years, she played golf with Roger and even won the Riverbend Club Championship one year. During her last years, Jan was her constant loving caregiver. The family praises and thanks Jan for her devotion to her mother.
Mrs. Alexander was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, J. Barton Wilder, and Fredrich Dean Wilder; and three sisters, Clarice Agnes Wilder Poe, Mattie Birch Wilder Campbell, and Francis Myrell Wilder Dumelle.
She is survived by one son, Roger C. Alexander, Jr., and wife Della Faye Riddle Alexander, of Robert Lee, TX; one daughter, Jan Alexander Morgan and husband Michael Vernon Morgan, Sr., of Carthage, TX; two sisters, Lois Beatrice Wilder Hazel, of Oceanside, CA, and Carolyn Janice Wilder Smith of Alpine, TX; grandchildren, Robert Charles Alexander and wife Dianne of Corona, Ca, Alex Bradley Hawkins Alexander and wife Wendy, of Lakeway, TX, and Stephen Douglas Alexander, of San Angelo, TX, and wife Jennette Mathews Alexander of Lahaina, HI, Michael Vernon Morgan, Jr. and wife Jennifer Elizabeth Morgan of Carthage, TX and Jennifer Morgan Zett, of Carthage, TX; great-grandchildren, Ryan Charles Alexander, Patrick Andrew Alexander, Mason Robert Alexander, and Brooke Elizabeth Alexander all of Corona, CA, Caitlin Paige Alexander, and Parker Bradley Alexander of Lakeway, TX, Anthony Michael Morgan, Jordyn Elaine Morgan, Austin Guy Morgan, Jace Morgan Zett, McKenna Morgan Zett of Carthage, TX, and Halie Rhea West Bush and husband Johnathan Rodney Bush, of Liberty, TX; great-great-grandchildren; Aydin Mathew Alexander of Lahaina, HI, and Kiptyn Sparks of Liberty, TX. Mrs. Alexander is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Hearts Way Hospice, Visiting Angels, or a charity of your choice. A guestbook may be signed online at www.jimerson-lipsey.com.
Pauline Wilder Alexander passed from this life on April 26, 2013. She was born December 1, 1917, in Gano, TX, which was outside of Thorndale, TX, to Charles J. Wilder and Maggie Nola Watson Wilder. Gano was founded in the late 1800's by the Watson and Wilder families and was no longer on maps in 1948. Pauline's father was a school teacher outside of Brady, TX. When he passed away in 1928, her mother moved all the children to Huntsville, TX, where she operated a boarding house for some of the athletes of Sam Houston State Teachers College. While there, all the children learned to cook and clean. The girls all were very good scratch-made cooks. While attending Sam Houston and working part time for Gibbs Brothers as a secretary, she met her future husband, Roger C. Alexander of Mabank, TX, who was also attending Sam Houston. They were married on January 6, 1940. They went to Tennessee for a year so Roger could attend law school. They moved to Houston, TX, in 1942 where Roger taught school and worked in the shipyards, and she became a secretary for the Texas company later to be Texaco. After WWII ended, Roger became an Insurance Adjuster. In 1951, he started Alexander Insurance Adjusters with Pauline as his first and best secretary. Even though Roger had several other secretaries during the 28 years of operation, Pauline was still his best. She could type so fast that it was often said that her typewriter sounded like a machine gun. They retired in 1979.
Pauline and Roger Alexander were happily married for 50 years until his death on August 11, 1990. In 2002 she moved in with her daughter, Jan, in Hardin, TX. She enjoyed attending her grandchildren's sporting events. Then in 2006 they moved to Carthage, TX where Jan's children are teachers and coaches.
Pauline Alexander was a beloved "Mimi" to her grandchildren, her great-grandchildren, her great, great-grandchildren and many others whose lives she touched with her handmade, crocheted baby afghans. She made over 50 of these afghans. She loved to read, socialize with her friends at First Christian Church, grow her flowers and crochet. She would always have great holiday family meals with way too much great food. For many years, she played golf with Roger and even won the Riverbend Club Championship one year. During her last years, Jan was her constant loving caregiver. The family praises and thanks Jan for her devotion to her mother.
Mrs. Alexander was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, J. Barton Wilder, and Fredrich Dean Wilder; and three sisters, Clarice Agnes Wilder Poe, Mattie Birch Wilder Campbell, and Francis Myrell Wilder Dumelle.
She is survived by one son, Roger C. Alexander, Jr., and wife Della Faye Riddle Alexander, of Robert Lee, TX; one daughter, Jan Alexander Morgan and husband Michael Vernon Morgan, Sr., of Carthage, TX; two sisters, Lois Beatrice Wilder Hazel, of Oceanside, CA, and Carolyn Janice Wilder Smith of Alpine, TX; grandchildren, Robert Charles Alexander and wife Dianne of Corona, Ca, Alex Bradley Hawkins Alexander and wife Wendy, of Lakeway, TX, and Stephen Douglas Alexander, of San Angelo, TX, and wife Jennette Mathews Alexander of Lahaina, HI, Michael Vernon Morgan, Jr. and wife Jennifer Elizabeth Morgan of Carthage, TX and Jennifer Morgan Zett, of Carthage, TX; great-grandchildren, Ryan Charles Alexander, Patrick Andrew Alexander, Mason Robert Alexander, and Brooke Elizabeth Alexander all of Corona, CA, Caitlin Paige Alexander, and Parker Bradley Alexander of Lakeway, TX, Anthony Michael Morgan, Jordyn Elaine Morgan, Austin Guy Morgan, Jace Morgan Zett, McKenna Morgan Zett of Carthage, TX, and Halie Rhea West Bush and husband Johnathan Rodney Bush, of Liberty, TX; great-great-grandchildren; Aydin Mathew Alexander of Lahaina, HI, and Kiptyn Sparks of Liberty, TX. Mrs. Alexander is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Hearts Way Hospice, Visiting Angels, or a charity of your choice. A guestbook may be signed online at www.jimerson-lipsey.com.
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