Gracie Marie “Nanny” Fonville Porter, 77, of Big Spring died Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM Friday, December 21, 2018 at Howard Cemetery in Desdemona, Texas.
Gracie was born April 14, 1941 in Breckenridge to Lydia Murrell Rainy Fonville and Zelvin Fonville and lived in Big Spring for 42 years. She was a navy wife and had lived in the Philippines, Florida, Maryland, Maine and Japan. She had worked at Terry’s Drive In, Howard College, Wacker’s and Walmart. She loved gardening, fruit trees, taking in stray cats and dogs and helping raise her grandchildren.
Gracie is survived by two daughters: Vickey Weaver and her husband Mike of Big Spring, and Tina Hanson of Mitchell, South Dakota: two brothers: Burl Fonville and his wife Mary of Azle, and Charlie Fonville and his wife Paula of Selden: three sisters: Eunice Morris of Weatherford, Marilyn Carroll of Dublin and Linda Harkins of Pennsylvania: thirteen grandchildren, 21 greatgrandchildren, one great great grandson, and a number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters: Oneta Melton and Zula Ferguson; two brothers: Bud Fonville and Billy Jack Fonville, and one great grandson Carson Ray Lemmons.
Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Pay your respects online at www.myersandsmith .com
Gracie was born April 14, 1941 in Breckenridge to Lydia Murrell Rainy Fonville and Zelvin Fonville and lived in Big Spring for 42 years. She was a navy wife and had lived in the Philippines, Florida, Maryland, Maine and Japan. She had worked at Terry’s Drive In, Howard College, Wacker’s and Walmart. She loved gardening, fruit trees, taking in stray cats and dogs and helping raise her grandchildren.
Gracie is survived by two daughters: Vickey Weaver and her husband Mike of Big Spring, and Tina Hanson of Mitchell, South Dakota: two brothers: Burl Fonville and his wife Mary of Azle, and Charlie Fonville and his wife Paula of Selden: three sisters: Eunice Morris of Weatherford, Marilyn Carroll of Dublin and Linda Harkins of Pennsylvania: thirteen grandchildren, 21 greatgrandchildren, one great great grandson, and a number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters: Oneta Melton and Zula Ferguson; two brothers: Bud Fonville and Billy Jack Fonville, and one great grandson Carson Ray Lemmons.
Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Pay your respects online at www.myersandsmith .com
Gracie Marie “Nanny” Fonville Porter, 77, of Big Spring died Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM Friday, December 21, 2018 at Howard Cemetery in Desdemona, Texas.
Gracie was born April 14, 1941 in Breckenridge to Lydia Murrell Rainy Fonville and Zelvin Fonville and lived in Big Spring for 42 years. She was a navy wife and had lived in the Philippines, Florida, Maryland, Maine and Japan. She had worked at Terry’s Drive In, Howard College, Wacker’s and Walmart. She loved gardening, fruit trees, taking in stray cats and dogs and helping raise her grandchildren.
Gracie is survived by two daughters: Vickey Weaver and her husband Mike of Big Spring, and Tina Hanson of Mitchell, South Dakota: two brothers: Burl Fonville and his wife Mary of Azle, and Charlie Fonville and his wife Paula of Selden: three sisters: Eunice Morris of Weatherford, Marilyn Carroll of Dublin and Linda Harkins of Pennsylvania: thirteen grandchildren, 21 greatgrandchildren, one great great grandson, and a number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters: Oneta Melton and Zula Ferguson; two brothers: Bud Fonville and Billy Jack Fonville, and one great grandson Carson Ray Lemmons.
Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Pay your respects online at www.myersandsmith .com
Gracie was born April 14, 1941 in Breckenridge to Lydia Murrell Rainy Fonville and Zelvin Fonville and lived in Big Spring for 42 years. She was a navy wife and had lived in the Philippines, Florida, Maryland, Maine and Japan. She had worked at Terry’s Drive In, Howard College, Wacker’s and Walmart. She loved gardening, fruit trees, taking in stray cats and dogs and helping raise her grandchildren.
Gracie is survived by two daughters: Vickey Weaver and her husband Mike of Big Spring, and Tina Hanson of Mitchell, South Dakota: two brothers: Burl Fonville and his wife Mary of Azle, and Charlie Fonville and his wife Paula of Selden: three sisters: Eunice Morris of Weatherford, Marilyn Carroll of Dublin and Linda Harkins of Pennsylvania: thirteen grandchildren, 21 greatgrandchildren, one great great grandson, and a number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters: Oneta Melton and Zula Ferguson; two brothers: Bud Fonville and Billy Jack Fonville, and one great grandson Carson Ray Lemmons.
Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Pay your respects online at www.myersandsmith .com
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