Edna Teaff
Merkel
Edna Teaff, 97, life long resident of Merkel, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009 in a Colorado Springs, CO hospital. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 25th at Merkel First Baptist Church with Reverend Jimmy Griffith officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, directed by Starbuck Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday night at the funeral home.
Edna was born January 20, 1912 in Greenville to Joseph and Mary Belle (Dinwiddie) Jowers. She married Nim Teaff January 21, 1933 in Stamford. He preceded her in death January 5, 1976.
Edna graduated from Abilene High School and attended College in El Paso majoring in business. She was a member of Merkel First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School since 1938, was chairperson of the church hostess committee and was also involved in mission work, Bible Study and WMU. Edna was a homemaker who enjoyed crocheting, reading and gardening. She was a leader in her home, church and community.
Survivors include her daughter, Gloria Harvell and husband Kenneth of Colorado Springs, CO; her son-in-law, Cecil Todd of Killeen; 4 grandchildren, Tasha Sheehan, Cherie Cobb, Ron Harvell and Ken Harvell; 7 great grandchildren, Elizabeth, Amanda, Josh, Stephanie, Steven, Talon and Kadyn.
She was precedced in death by her parents, siblings, husband and daughter, Kay.
Memorials may be made to Merkel Cemetery Association, 201 Edwards, Merkel, TX 79536.
From THE ABILENE (TX) REPORTER (7/23/2009)
Merkel
Edna Teaff, 97, life long resident of Merkel, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009 in a Colorado Springs, CO hospital. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 25th at Merkel First Baptist Church with Reverend Jimmy Griffith officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, directed by Starbuck Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday night at the funeral home.
Edna was born January 20, 1912 in Greenville to Joseph and Mary Belle (Dinwiddie) Jowers. She married Nim Teaff January 21, 1933 in Stamford. He preceded her in death January 5, 1976.
Edna graduated from Abilene High School and attended College in El Paso majoring in business. She was a member of Merkel First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School since 1938, was chairperson of the church hostess committee and was also involved in mission work, Bible Study and WMU. Edna was a homemaker who enjoyed crocheting, reading and gardening. She was a leader in her home, church and community.
Survivors include her daughter, Gloria Harvell and husband Kenneth of Colorado Springs, CO; her son-in-law, Cecil Todd of Killeen; 4 grandchildren, Tasha Sheehan, Cherie Cobb, Ron Harvell and Ken Harvell; 7 great grandchildren, Elizabeth, Amanda, Josh, Stephanie, Steven, Talon and Kadyn.
She was precedced in death by her parents, siblings, husband and daughter, Kay.
Memorials may be made to Merkel Cemetery Association, 201 Edwards, Merkel, TX 79536.
From THE ABILENE (TX) REPORTER (7/23/2009)
Edna Teaff
Merkel
Edna Teaff, 97, life long resident of Merkel, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009 in a Colorado Springs, CO hospital. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 25th at Merkel First Baptist Church with Reverend Jimmy Griffith officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, directed by Starbuck Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday night at the funeral home.
Edna was born January 20, 1912 in Greenville to Joseph and Mary Belle (Dinwiddie) Jowers. She married Nim Teaff January 21, 1933 in Stamford. He preceded her in death January 5, 1976.
Edna graduated from Abilene High School and attended College in El Paso majoring in business. She was a member of Merkel First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School since 1938, was chairperson of the church hostess committee and was also involved in mission work, Bible Study and WMU. Edna was a homemaker who enjoyed crocheting, reading and gardening. She was a leader in her home, church and community.
Survivors include her daughter, Gloria Harvell and husband Kenneth of Colorado Springs, CO; her son-in-law, Cecil Todd of Killeen; 4 grandchildren, Tasha Sheehan, Cherie Cobb, Ron Harvell and Ken Harvell; 7 great grandchildren, Elizabeth, Amanda, Josh, Stephanie, Steven, Talon and Kadyn.
She was precedced in death by her parents, siblings, husband and daughter, Kay.
Memorials may be made to Merkel Cemetery Association, 201 Edwards, Merkel, TX 79536.
From THE ABILENE (TX) REPORTER (7/23/2009)
Merkel
Edna Teaff, 97, life long resident of Merkel, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009 in a Colorado Springs, CO hospital. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 25th at Merkel First Baptist Church with Reverend Jimmy Griffith officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, directed by Starbuck Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday night at the funeral home.
Edna was born January 20, 1912 in Greenville to Joseph and Mary Belle (Dinwiddie) Jowers. She married Nim Teaff January 21, 1933 in Stamford. He preceded her in death January 5, 1976.
Edna graduated from Abilene High School and attended College in El Paso majoring in business. She was a member of Merkel First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School since 1938, was chairperson of the church hostess committee and was also involved in mission work, Bible Study and WMU. Edna was a homemaker who enjoyed crocheting, reading and gardening. She was a leader in her home, church and community.
Survivors include her daughter, Gloria Harvell and husband Kenneth of Colorado Springs, CO; her son-in-law, Cecil Todd of Killeen; 4 grandchildren, Tasha Sheehan, Cherie Cobb, Ron Harvell and Ken Harvell; 7 great grandchildren, Elizabeth, Amanda, Josh, Stephanie, Steven, Talon and Kadyn.
She was precedced in death by her parents, siblings, husband and daughter, Kay.
Memorials may be made to Merkel Cemetery Association, 201 Edwards, Merkel, TX 79536.
From THE ABILENE (TX) REPORTER (7/23/2009)
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