Joe A and Elizabeth Gaines were killed in an auto accident Sunday March 22 returning from a visit with their daughter's family. Joe and Elizabeth were married 59 years and had 4 children and 7 grandchildren.
Joe A Gaines, Sr was born June 26, 1924 in Sugarland, Texas to Carl Lewis Gaines, Sr and Wilbert Viola Wooderson. Joe was preceded in death by his parents; 2 brothers Carl Lewis Gaines, Jr (Dallas) and T L Gaines (Houston); 3 sisters Evelyn Pepper (Huntsville), Ruth Altman (Las Vegas, NV), and Dorothy Cottongin (Lake Jackson). Joe was a 4th generation Texan whose family settled in Texas in 1836 around the San Augustine and Huntsville areas. Joe was a Marine Corps veteran and served his country in the South Pacific during WWII.
Elizabeth Jean Gaines was born September 29, 1925 in Atlanta, Arkansas. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her parents Walker C Jean and Lena McKamie (Atlanta, Ark), brother Clarence Lee Jean, Sr (Magnolia, Ark), and sister Francille Walker (Colorado Springs, Co). Elizabeth was a 4th generation Arkansan whose family settled in the Atlanta Ark area in the early 1850s.
Joe and Elizabeth are survived by their 4 children J Allen Gaines, Jr (Lubbock), David W Gaines (Golden, Co), J Brandon Gaines (Houston), and Emily G Sherwood (Las Vegas); 7 grandchildren Audrey Gaines (Ft Worth), Jonathan Gaines and Megan Gaines (Lubbock), Brittany Gaines (Houston), D Walker Gaines, Jr (College Station), Owen Sherwood and Shannon Sherwood (Las Vegas, Nv); Joe's sister Helen Brown (Sugarland), and brother Jerry Gaines (Diboll); Elizabeth's brother J L Jean (Atlanta, Ark); as well as many nieces and nephews in Texas, Arkansas, and Colorado.
Joe, a graduate of Huntsville High School and Elizabeth, a graduate of Magnolia High School (Ark) met while they were students at SMU in Dallas. After their marriage they lived in Lubbock and Dallas before settling in Shreveport in 1957 for 34 years. They spent many summers at their vacation home in Breckenridge and were very involved in the community. They recently relocated from Las Vegas, NV to Lubbock, TX.
Joe and Elizabeth were a loving couple, devoted parents, and grandparents. Family was the most important facet of their lives. They sacrificed much and always put their children's needs first, provided loving support, comfort, nurturing, and direction to their children and grandchildren. They were fine examples for their descendents on how to develop a loving and caring family. These are the precious gifts that will not be lost with their passing. Our family will miss their kind and gentle nature and their smiling faces but will treasure the lessons that they taught us, the opportunities that they gave us, the love that they shared with us, and the rich and wonderful memories they created for us.
Funeral Services for Joe and Elizabeth will be at 11am on Saturday March 28, 2009 at St Stephens Episcopal Church of Huntsville, TX. Interment to follow immediately after at Petree Cemetery in Huntsville, TX. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St John's Episcopal Church of Breckenridge www.stjohnsbreck.org; the Breckenridge Music Festival http://www.breckenridgemusicfestival.com; or Petree Cemetery Fund, P O Box 22772 Houston, Tx 77227.
Joe A Gaines, Sr was born June 26, 1924 in Sugarland, Texas to Carl Lewis Gaines, Sr and Wilbert Viola Wooderson. Joe was preceded in death by his parents; 2 brothers Carl Lewis Gaines, Jr (Dallas) and T L Gaines (Houston); 3 sisters Evelyn Pepper (Huntsville), Ruth Altman (Las Vegas, NV), and Dorothy Cottongin (Lake Jackson). Joe was a 4th generation Texan whose family settled in Texas in 1836 around the San Augustine and Huntsville areas. Joe was a Marine Corps veteran and served his country in the South Pacific during WWII.
Elizabeth Jean Gaines was born September 29, 1925 in Atlanta, Arkansas. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her parents Walker C Jean and Lena McKamie (Atlanta, Ark), brother Clarence Lee Jean, Sr (Magnolia, Ark), and sister Francille Walker (Colorado Springs, Co). Elizabeth was a 4th generation Arkansan whose family settled in the Atlanta Ark area in the early 1850s.
Joe and Elizabeth are survived by their 4 children J Allen Gaines, Jr (Lubbock), David W Gaines (Golden, Co), J Brandon Gaines (Houston), and Emily G Sherwood (Las Vegas); 7 grandchildren Audrey Gaines (Ft Worth), Jonathan Gaines and Megan Gaines (Lubbock), Brittany Gaines (Houston), D Walker Gaines, Jr (College Station), Owen Sherwood and Shannon Sherwood (Las Vegas, Nv); Joe's sister Helen Brown (Sugarland), and brother Jerry Gaines (Diboll); Elizabeth's brother J L Jean (Atlanta, Ark); as well as many nieces and nephews in Texas, Arkansas, and Colorado.
Joe, a graduate of Huntsville High School and Elizabeth, a graduate of Magnolia High School (Ark) met while they were students at SMU in Dallas. After their marriage they lived in Lubbock and Dallas before settling in Shreveport in 1957 for 34 years. They spent many summers at their vacation home in Breckenridge and were very involved in the community. They recently relocated from Las Vegas, NV to Lubbock, TX.
Joe and Elizabeth were a loving couple, devoted parents, and grandparents. Family was the most important facet of their lives. They sacrificed much and always put their children's needs first, provided loving support, comfort, nurturing, and direction to their children and grandchildren. They were fine examples for their descendents on how to develop a loving and caring family. These are the precious gifts that will not be lost with their passing. Our family will miss their kind and gentle nature and their smiling faces but will treasure the lessons that they taught us, the opportunities that they gave us, the love that they shared with us, and the rich and wonderful memories they created for us.
Funeral Services for Joe and Elizabeth will be at 11am on Saturday March 28, 2009 at St Stephens Episcopal Church of Huntsville, TX. Interment to follow immediately after at Petree Cemetery in Huntsville, TX. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St John's Episcopal Church of Breckenridge www.stjohnsbreck.org; the Breckenridge Music Festival http://www.breckenridgemusicfestival.com; or Petree Cemetery Fund, P O Box 22772 Houston, Tx 77227.
Joe A and Elizabeth Gaines were killed in an auto accident Sunday March 22 returning from a visit with their daughter's family. Joe and Elizabeth were married 59 years and had 4 children and 7 grandchildren.
Joe A Gaines, Sr was born June 26, 1924 in Sugarland, Texas to Carl Lewis Gaines, Sr and Wilbert Viola Wooderson. Joe was preceded in death by his parents; 2 brothers Carl Lewis Gaines, Jr (Dallas) and T L Gaines (Houston); 3 sisters Evelyn Pepper (Huntsville), Ruth Altman (Las Vegas, NV), and Dorothy Cottongin (Lake Jackson). Joe was a 4th generation Texan whose family settled in Texas in 1836 around the San Augustine and Huntsville areas. Joe was a Marine Corps veteran and served his country in the South Pacific during WWII.
Elizabeth Jean Gaines was born September 29, 1925 in Atlanta, Arkansas. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her parents Walker C Jean and Lena McKamie (Atlanta, Ark), brother Clarence Lee Jean, Sr (Magnolia, Ark), and sister Francille Walker (Colorado Springs, Co). Elizabeth was a 4th generation Arkansan whose family settled in the Atlanta Ark area in the early 1850s.
Joe and Elizabeth are survived by their 4 children J Allen Gaines, Jr (Lubbock), David W Gaines (Golden, Co), J Brandon Gaines (Houston), and Emily G Sherwood (Las Vegas); 7 grandchildren Audrey Gaines (Ft Worth), Jonathan Gaines and Megan Gaines (Lubbock), Brittany Gaines (Houston), D Walker Gaines, Jr (College Station), Owen Sherwood and Shannon Sherwood (Las Vegas, Nv); Joe's sister Helen Brown (Sugarland), and brother Jerry Gaines (Diboll); Elizabeth's brother J L Jean (Atlanta, Ark); as well as many nieces and nephews in Texas, Arkansas, and Colorado.
Joe, a graduate of Huntsville High School and Elizabeth, a graduate of Magnolia High School (Ark) met while they were students at SMU in Dallas. After their marriage they lived in Lubbock and Dallas before settling in Shreveport in 1957 for 34 years. They spent many summers at their vacation home in Breckenridge and were very involved in the community. They recently relocated from Las Vegas, NV to Lubbock, TX.
Joe and Elizabeth were a loving couple, devoted parents, and grandparents. Family was the most important facet of their lives. They sacrificed much and always put their children's needs first, provided loving support, comfort, nurturing, and direction to their children and grandchildren. They were fine examples for their descendents on how to develop a loving and caring family. These are the precious gifts that will not be lost with their passing. Our family will miss their kind and gentle nature and their smiling faces but will treasure the lessons that they taught us, the opportunities that they gave us, the love that they shared with us, and the rich and wonderful memories they created for us.
Funeral Services for Joe and Elizabeth will be at 11am on Saturday March 28, 2009 at St Stephens Episcopal Church of Huntsville, TX. Interment to follow immediately after at Petree Cemetery in Huntsville, TX. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St John's Episcopal Church of Breckenridge www.stjohnsbreck.org; the Breckenridge Music Festival http://www.breckenridgemusicfestival.com; or Petree Cemetery Fund, P O Box 22772 Houston, Tx 77227.
Joe A Gaines, Sr was born June 26, 1924 in Sugarland, Texas to Carl Lewis Gaines, Sr and Wilbert Viola Wooderson. Joe was preceded in death by his parents; 2 brothers Carl Lewis Gaines, Jr (Dallas) and T L Gaines (Houston); 3 sisters Evelyn Pepper (Huntsville), Ruth Altman (Las Vegas, NV), and Dorothy Cottongin (Lake Jackson). Joe was a 4th generation Texan whose family settled in Texas in 1836 around the San Augustine and Huntsville areas. Joe was a Marine Corps veteran and served his country in the South Pacific during WWII.
Elizabeth Jean Gaines was born September 29, 1925 in Atlanta, Arkansas. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her parents Walker C Jean and Lena McKamie (Atlanta, Ark), brother Clarence Lee Jean, Sr (Magnolia, Ark), and sister Francille Walker (Colorado Springs, Co). Elizabeth was a 4th generation Arkansan whose family settled in the Atlanta Ark area in the early 1850s.
Joe and Elizabeth are survived by their 4 children J Allen Gaines, Jr (Lubbock), David W Gaines (Golden, Co), J Brandon Gaines (Houston), and Emily G Sherwood (Las Vegas); 7 grandchildren Audrey Gaines (Ft Worth), Jonathan Gaines and Megan Gaines (Lubbock), Brittany Gaines (Houston), D Walker Gaines, Jr (College Station), Owen Sherwood and Shannon Sherwood (Las Vegas, Nv); Joe's sister Helen Brown (Sugarland), and brother Jerry Gaines (Diboll); Elizabeth's brother J L Jean (Atlanta, Ark); as well as many nieces and nephews in Texas, Arkansas, and Colorado.
Joe, a graduate of Huntsville High School and Elizabeth, a graduate of Magnolia High School (Ark) met while they were students at SMU in Dallas. After their marriage they lived in Lubbock and Dallas before settling in Shreveport in 1957 for 34 years. They spent many summers at their vacation home in Breckenridge and were very involved in the community. They recently relocated from Las Vegas, NV to Lubbock, TX.
Joe and Elizabeth were a loving couple, devoted parents, and grandparents. Family was the most important facet of their lives. They sacrificed much and always put their children's needs first, provided loving support, comfort, nurturing, and direction to their children and grandchildren. They were fine examples for their descendents on how to develop a loving and caring family. These are the precious gifts that will not be lost with their passing. Our family will miss their kind and gentle nature and their smiling faces but will treasure the lessons that they taught us, the opportunities that they gave us, the love that they shared with us, and the rich and wonderful memories they created for us.
Funeral Services for Joe and Elizabeth will be at 11am on Saturday March 28, 2009 at St Stephens Episcopal Church of Huntsville, TX. Interment to follow immediately after at Petree Cemetery in Huntsville, TX. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St John's Episcopal Church of Breckenridge www.stjohnsbreck.org; the Breckenridge Music Festival http://www.breckenridgemusicfestival.com; or Petree Cemetery Fund, P O Box 22772 Houston, Tx 77227.
