Mamie Corene (Smith) Leftwich, 80, of Hewitt, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2014, in her home surrounded by family. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, September 14, at OakCrest Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, September 15, at Waco Memorial Mausoleum Chapel officiated by Pastor David Cozart. Burial to follow in Waco Memorial Park.
Mamie was a daughter of the late Charles Eddie and Winnie Grace (DeHart) Smith, the 16th of 20 children. She attended schools in Waco and lived in the Waco area all her life. Mamie married James "Jim" Joseph Leftwich on April 2, 1965. She and Jim loved taking cruises and traveling to visit their many friends from his years in the Coast Guard. She never met a stranger. Early in her life, she enjoyed spending time with her sorority sisters in the Texas Zeta Delta Chapter of Phi Sigma Alpha. Anyone who knew her, loved her, as witnessed by her long time friends.
She worked in Fine Jewelry at Service Merchandise until they closed and then chose to become a full time housewife and mother to her four children. She would show up at every event with a loaded camera and you would get your picture taken whether you liked it or not. She would always say "some people might carry a loaded weapon, my camera is mine so you better smile".
She spent her spare time shopping, working in her yard and had an unbelievable green thumb as evidenced by the many plants she grew. She was always willing to share a clipping from one of her plants and then proceed to tell you how to care for it so that your plant was as pretty as hers.
She was the glue that held the family together with a heart of gold, very strong and very stubborn with a witty sense of humor. She battled six malignant cancers over the past 20 years and swore she would beat them all. She was an amazing grandmother to her seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Her best friends were her sisters.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim; her sisters: Alma "Boots" Flemmons, Ola Mae LaRue, and Florene Roberts; and her first great-grandchild, Jolie Elizabeth Duncan.
Survivors include her daughters: Deborah Ann (Williams)Deaton, Terry Elaine (Williams) Carrier and husband, Steve, and Judy Rebecca (Williams) Karcher; son, Johnny Lynn Williams and wife, Jenny; grandchildren: John "Scooter" Parker, Stephen Duncan and friend, Candace Grider, Jenny Muns and husband, Chris, Christopher Williams, Samantha Karcher, Bradley Carrier, and Charlie Moore and wife, Kim; great-grandchildren: Jacie Grace Duncan, Chloe Grider, Jeven Christopher Muns, Jillian Kate Duncan, and Jaylea Camryn Muns; sisters, Frances White and husband, J.W., Barbara Ingram, of Waco, and Tran Malone, of McCalla, Alabama; sisters-in law, Barbara Pinter, of Dallas, and Debbie Leftwich, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; numerous nieces and nephews; and dear friends who were all special to her.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 9/13/2014...J16/T-G6
Mamie was a daughter of the late Charles Eddie and Winnie Grace (DeHart) Smith, the 16th of 20 children. She attended schools in Waco and lived in the Waco area all her life. Mamie married James "Jim" Joseph Leftwich on April 2, 1965. She and Jim loved taking cruises and traveling to visit their many friends from his years in the Coast Guard. She never met a stranger. Early in her life, she enjoyed spending time with her sorority sisters in the Texas Zeta Delta Chapter of Phi Sigma Alpha. Anyone who knew her, loved her, as witnessed by her long time friends.
She worked in Fine Jewelry at Service Merchandise until they closed and then chose to become a full time housewife and mother to her four children. She would show up at every event with a loaded camera and you would get your picture taken whether you liked it or not. She would always say "some people might carry a loaded weapon, my camera is mine so you better smile".
She spent her spare time shopping, working in her yard and had an unbelievable green thumb as evidenced by the many plants she grew. She was always willing to share a clipping from one of her plants and then proceed to tell you how to care for it so that your plant was as pretty as hers.
She was the glue that held the family together with a heart of gold, very strong and very stubborn with a witty sense of humor. She battled six malignant cancers over the past 20 years and swore she would beat them all. She was an amazing grandmother to her seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Her best friends were her sisters.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim; her sisters: Alma "Boots" Flemmons, Ola Mae LaRue, and Florene Roberts; and her first great-grandchild, Jolie Elizabeth Duncan.
Survivors include her daughters: Deborah Ann (Williams)Deaton, Terry Elaine (Williams) Carrier and husband, Steve, and Judy Rebecca (Williams) Karcher; son, Johnny Lynn Williams and wife, Jenny; grandchildren: John "Scooter" Parker, Stephen Duncan and friend, Candace Grider, Jenny Muns and husband, Chris, Christopher Williams, Samantha Karcher, Bradley Carrier, and Charlie Moore and wife, Kim; great-grandchildren: Jacie Grace Duncan, Chloe Grider, Jeven Christopher Muns, Jillian Kate Duncan, and Jaylea Camryn Muns; sisters, Frances White and husband, J.W., Barbara Ingram, of Waco, and Tran Malone, of McCalla, Alabama; sisters-in law, Barbara Pinter, of Dallas, and Debbie Leftwich, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; numerous nieces and nephews; and dear friends who were all special to her.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 9/13/2014...J16/T-G6
Mamie Corene (Smith) Leftwich, 80, of Hewitt, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2014, in her home surrounded by family. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, September 14, at OakCrest Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, September 15, at Waco Memorial Mausoleum Chapel officiated by Pastor David Cozart. Burial to follow in Waco Memorial Park.
Mamie was a daughter of the late Charles Eddie and Winnie Grace (DeHart) Smith, the 16th of 20 children. She attended schools in Waco and lived in the Waco area all her life. Mamie married James "Jim" Joseph Leftwich on April 2, 1965. She and Jim loved taking cruises and traveling to visit their many friends from his years in the Coast Guard. She never met a stranger. Early in her life, she enjoyed spending time with her sorority sisters in the Texas Zeta Delta Chapter of Phi Sigma Alpha. Anyone who knew her, loved her, as witnessed by her long time friends.
She worked in Fine Jewelry at Service Merchandise until they closed and then chose to become a full time housewife and mother to her four children. She would show up at every event with a loaded camera and you would get your picture taken whether you liked it or not. She would always say "some people might carry a loaded weapon, my camera is mine so you better smile".
She spent her spare time shopping, working in her yard and had an unbelievable green thumb as evidenced by the many plants she grew. She was always willing to share a clipping from one of her plants and then proceed to tell you how to care for it so that your plant was as pretty as hers.
She was the glue that held the family together with a heart of gold, very strong and very stubborn with a witty sense of humor. She battled six malignant cancers over the past 20 years and swore she would beat them all. She was an amazing grandmother to her seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Her best friends were her sisters.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim; her sisters: Alma "Boots" Flemmons, Ola Mae LaRue, and Florene Roberts; and her first great-grandchild, Jolie Elizabeth Duncan.
Survivors include her daughters: Deborah Ann (Williams)Deaton, Terry Elaine (Williams) Carrier and husband, Steve, and Judy Rebecca (Williams) Karcher; son, Johnny Lynn Williams and wife, Jenny; grandchildren: John "Scooter" Parker, Stephen Duncan and friend, Candace Grider, Jenny Muns and husband, Chris, Christopher Williams, Samantha Karcher, Bradley Carrier, and Charlie Moore and wife, Kim; great-grandchildren: Jacie Grace Duncan, Chloe Grider, Jeven Christopher Muns, Jillian Kate Duncan, and Jaylea Camryn Muns; sisters, Frances White and husband, J.W., Barbara Ingram, of Waco, and Tran Malone, of McCalla, Alabama; sisters-in law, Barbara Pinter, of Dallas, and Debbie Leftwich, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; numerous nieces and nephews; and dear friends who were all special to her.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 9/13/2014...J16/T-G6
Mamie was a daughter of the late Charles Eddie and Winnie Grace (DeHart) Smith, the 16th of 20 children. She attended schools in Waco and lived in the Waco area all her life. Mamie married James "Jim" Joseph Leftwich on April 2, 1965. She and Jim loved taking cruises and traveling to visit their many friends from his years in the Coast Guard. She never met a stranger. Early in her life, she enjoyed spending time with her sorority sisters in the Texas Zeta Delta Chapter of Phi Sigma Alpha. Anyone who knew her, loved her, as witnessed by her long time friends.
She worked in Fine Jewelry at Service Merchandise until they closed and then chose to become a full time housewife and mother to her four children. She would show up at every event with a loaded camera and you would get your picture taken whether you liked it or not. She would always say "some people might carry a loaded weapon, my camera is mine so you better smile".
She spent her spare time shopping, working in her yard and had an unbelievable green thumb as evidenced by the many plants she grew. She was always willing to share a clipping from one of her plants and then proceed to tell you how to care for it so that your plant was as pretty as hers.
She was the glue that held the family together with a heart of gold, very strong and very stubborn with a witty sense of humor. She battled six malignant cancers over the past 20 years and swore she would beat them all. She was an amazing grandmother to her seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Her best friends were her sisters.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim; her sisters: Alma "Boots" Flemmons, Ola Mae LaRue, and Florene Roberts; and her first great-grandchild, Jolie Elizabeth Duncan.
Survivors include her daughters: Deborah Ann (Williams)Deaton, Terry Elaine (Williams) Carrier and husband, Steve, and Judy Rebecca (Williams) Karcher; son, Johnny Lynn Williams and wife, Jenny; grandchildren: John "Scooter" Parker, Stephen Duncan and friend, Candace Grider, Jenny Muns and husband, Chris, Christopher Williams, Samantha Karcher, Bradley Carrier, and Charlie Moore and wife, Kim; great-grandchildren: Jacie Grace Duncan, Chloe Grider, Jeven Christopher Muns, Jillian Kate Duncan, and Jaylea Camryn Muns; sisters, Frances White and husband, J.W., Barbara Ingram, of Waco, and Tran Malone, of McCalla, Alabama; sisters-in law, Barbara Pinter, of Dallas, and Debbie Leftwich, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; numerous nieces and nephews; and dear friends who were all special to her.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 9/13/2014...J16/T-G6
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