"Rosa Lee Anton Playfair Powell passed away on Dec. 7, 2013, in Seguin, Texas. Rosa Lee was born in Prairie Lea, Texas, on Aug. 13, 1924 to Ed and Frieda Anton. She married Dr. James Playfair. They had four children and resided in Luling. She subsequently moved to Lockhart. She later married A. D. Powell and resided in Kingsbury, Texas.
Following her graduation from Lockhart High School in 1942, she enrolled in nursing school and began her nursing career in Luling. She raised her children while working as a nurse, nursing supervisor and later hospital administrator at Lockhart Hospital. She assisted in the birth of hundreds of Lockhart residents. She was also Director of Nurses at Golden Age Home. In the late 1970's she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Southwest Texas State University. She returned to nursing and worked as an OR nurse at Edgar B. Davis Hospital in Luling.
For most of her life she was a single parent and raised four children. She was a member of Emanuel Episcopal Church where she taught Sunday school. Rosa Lee was an avid bowler playing in leagues at Oil City Bowling Lanes in Luling and traveled with her team to many tournaments. She was a gifted seamstress and crocheted countless afghans for family, friends, and charitable endeavors. Her interests included playing bridge and being a member of Beta Sigma Phi. She had a thirst for knowledge and enjoyed many years as a member of a study club in Luling, Texas.
She met A.D. Powell and following a whirlwind courtship, eloped to Mexico to the surprise and delight of family and friends. Her marriage to A.D was an adventure that included cruising the Panama Canal and a helicopter ride over a volcano in Hawaii.
Predeceasing her were her parents, Ed and Frieda Anton, and one brother Joe Anton."
(Published in the Lockhart Post-Register Dec 11, 2013)
Following her graduation from Lockhart High School in 1942, she enrolled in nursing school and began her nursing career in Luling. She raised her children while working as a nurse, nursing supervisor and later hospital administrator at Lockhart Hospital. She assisted in the birth of hundreds of Lockhart residents. She was also Director of Nurses at Golden Age Home. In the late 1970's she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Southwest Texas State University. She returned to nursing and worked as an OR nurse at Edgar B. Davis Hospital in Luling.
For most of her life she was a single parent and raised four children. She was a member of Emanuel Episcopal Church where she taught Sunday school. Rosa Lee was an avid bowler playing in leagues at Oil City Bowling Lanes in Luling and traveled with her team to many tournaments. She was a gifted seamstress and crocheted countless afghans for family, friends, and charitable endeavors. Her interests included playing bridge and being a member of Beta Sigma Phi. She had a thirst for knowledge and enjoyed many years as a member of a study club in Luling, Texas.
She met A.D. Powell and following a whirlwind courtship, eloped to Mexico to the surprise and delight of family and friends. Her marriage to A.D was an adventure that included cruising the Panama Canal and a helicopter ride over a volcano in Hawaii.
Predeceasing her were her parents, Ed and Frieda Anton, and one brother Joe Anton."
(Published in the Lockhart Post-Register Dec 11, 2013)
"Rosa Lee Anton Playfair Powell passed away on Dec. 7, 2013, in Seguin, Texas. Rosa Lee was born in Prairie Lea, Texas, on Aug. 13, 1924 to Ed and Frieda Anton. She married Dr. James Playfair. They had four children and resided in Luling. She subsequently moved to Lockhart. She later married A. D. Powell and resided in Kingsbury, Texas.
Following her graduation from Lockhart High School in 1942, she enrolled in nursing school and began her nursing career in Luling. She raised her children while working as a nurse, nursing supervisor and later hospital administrator at Lockhart Hospital. She assisted in the birth of hundreds of Lockhart residents. She was also Director of Nurses at Golden Age Home. In the late 1970's she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Southwest Texas State University. She returned to nursing and worked as an OR nurse at Edgar B. Davis Hospital in Luling.
For most of her life she was a single parent and raised four children. She was a member of Emanuel Episcopal Church where she taught Sunday school. Rosa Lee was an avid bowler playing in leagues at Oil City Bowling Lanes in Luling and traveled with her team to many tournaments. She was a gifted seamstress and crocheted countless afghans for family, friends, and charitable endeavors. Her interests included playing bridge and being a member of Beta Sigma Phi. She had a thirst for knowledge and enjoyed many years as a member of a study club in Luling, Texas.
She met A.D. Powell and following a whirlwind courtship, eloped to Mexico to the surprise and delight of family and friends. Her marriage to A.D was an adventure that included cruising the Panama Canal and a helicopter ride over a volcano in Hawaii.
Predeceasing her were her parents, Ed and Frieda Anton, and one brother Joe Anton."
(Published in the Lockhart Post-Register Dec 11, 2013)
Following her graduation from Lockhart High School in 1942, she enrolled in nursing school and began her nursing career in Luling. She raised her children while working as a nurse, nursing supervisor and later hospital administrator at Lockhart Hospital. She assisted in the birth of hundreds of Lockhart residents. She was also Director of Nurses at Golden Age Home. In the late 1970's she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Southwest Texas State University. She returned to nursing and worked as an OR nurse at Edgar B. Davis Hospital in Luling.
For most of her life she was a single parent and raised four children. She was a member of Emanuel Episcopal Church where she taught Sunday school. Rosa Lee was an avid bowler playing in leagues at Oil City Bowling Lanes in Luling and traveled with her team to many tournaments. She was a gifted seamstress and crocheted countless afghans for family, friends, and charitable endeavors. Her interests included playing bridge and being a member of Beta Sigma Phi. She had a thirst for knowledge and enjoyed many years as a member of a study club in Luling, Texas.
She met A.D. Powell and following a whirlwind courtship, eloped to Mexico to the surprise and delight of family and friends. Her marriage to A.D was an adventure that included cruising the Panama Canal and a helicopter ride over a volcano in Hawaii.
Predeceasing her were her parents, Ed and Frieda Anton, and one brother Joe Anton."
(Published in the Lockhart Post-Register Dec 11, 2013)
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