COOPER-SORRELLS FUNERAL HOME, HONEY GROVE, TEXAS
Marie Collard, 99, of Honey Grove passed away Monday, May 27, 2013 at Honey Grove Nursing Center in Honey Grove, Texas.
Funeral services will be 2:00P.M. Friday, May 31, 2012 at Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home in Honey Grove, TX. Rev. Terry Cunningham will conduct the service and burial will follow at Dodd City Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service.
Alice Marie Dodd Collard was born Nov. 20, 1913 to parents John William Dodd and Sarah Josephine Hollis Dodd down on the old Slack farm, 3 miles northwest of Windom, TX.
She married Willard Eldon Collard of Windom, TX; on Sept. 19, 1936 in the home of and by Bro. Milam in Bonham, Texas. He preceded her in death in 1985.
To this union one child, Deanna Rae Collard was born on Jan. 15, 1946 at St Joseph Hospital in Paris, TX. She preceded Marie in death Oct. 23, 2006.
Marie was the last survivor of the John Dodd Family, having out-lived her parents and 6 siblings, Calvin, Eva, Donnis and William plus 2 infants died soon after birth.
She is survived by several Nieces and Nephews, Cousins and a host of friends, including Nina Gene and Lloyd Nicholson who have been the "Always there helpers" for her and Deanna since their move back to Texas in 1977.
Marie was born and raised on a 75 acre farm, where a one room schoolhouse known as the Slack School was erected, on the northwest corner of the farm.
Marie's mother died when she was a teenager and she helped take care of her dad for several years.
Marie had lived under several Presidents, beginning with Woodrow Wilson, a staunch Democrat like her Dad and proud of it.
She attended Windom High School, graduating in 1932. Throughout the years she kept in touch with most of her classmates. While in school she was active on the basketball team, served 4 years in 4H Club, then 2 years as a 4H Club Leader, was a playground instructor under W.P.A., was a Windom School Librarian and assisted in any school activities when needed.
Many have heard her say, "I've lived all over Northeast Texas and the Red River Valley, including Paris, Bonham, McKinney, Ft. Worth, also Washington State and California, but my heart never left Windom, TX.
She managed and operated the Windom Telephone Company Exchange for some time, under ownership of James Gee of Marfa, TX.
She was a waitress at Jeff's Cafe in Bonham, TX. during the depression days and Food Stamp Era. She worked at Jeff's for one dollar per day plus 2 meals daily, during WW-II. Later she was employed in Bonham at White's Auto Store, She later moved to Paris, TX; where Deanna was born, a prayer was answered, one being made for 10 years.
Marie survived the deadly tornado in McKinney, TX; the heavy snow storms and snow slides in Washington, a severe earthquake in California as well as the devastating Los Angles, Watt's riots.
She retired from electronics work in California in 1977, after 18 years of employment, and moved back to her old childhood neighborhood in Dodd City, TX. She resided there for 14 years, she then moved to Honey Grove where she remained until her final move HOME.
She was a loyal wife for 18 years, a devoted mother for 60 plus years, one who loved people, parents, brothers, sisters, cousins, classmates and friends. Few relatives she knew are left, some she kept in touch with regularly and had through the years.
She was a doll collector her oldest one is a Horsman Doll she received from Santa when she was 5 years old, when she became acquainted with Santa's role in Christmas.
Marie loved yard work and always had a beautiful yard. She won Yard of the Month once in Dodd City and once in Honey Grove. At 92 she still kept up a four bedroom house, took care of a huge yard except for the mowing, she also took good care of her daughter, Deanna.
Her greatest hobby was writing poetry. She had written hundreds. Three of her poems were set to songs and on demos. Many poems are in book form, 3 books already and hundreds yet to be grouped. Money is left for the final poems to go in book form.
She was gifted to write on any subject at any time, sometime in the middle if the night. If inspiration came, no matter when, that's when her pen got busy. Never was she known to brag or admit to being a poet she'd claim it was a hobby only, her first love except for Deanna, some of her poems are tributes, some memorials, many done by request, some for those she loved, others about places she'd been or lived or imagined to be. In other words she wrote history, most written so they can be set to music.
One of her poems was used in the pulpit, the minister's sermon taken from it and another used for the benediction.
It is believed Marie was the last living member of the First Christian Church of Windom, TX. where she was saved, baptized and remained loyal too and paid dues to through the years, as long as it was in service. The church records still available were given to her by retired Judge Choice Moore, shortly before his death. It is her request they remain in the Fannin County area, in a museum or library where they can be viewed or studied.
Yes, Marie loved Windom, her church, school, its residents and her God, given the chance to grow up in Windom, always proud to see progress and she has seen much of it in her time. May it continue to meet progress head on, always.
On her tombstone will be her chosen epitaph: "Born to Die, Died to Live".
Marie Collard, 99, of Honey Grove passed away Monday, May 27, 2013 at Honey Grove Nursing Center in Honey Grove, Texas.
Funeral services will be 2:00P.M. Friday, May 31, 2012 at Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home in Honey Grove, TX. Rev. Terry Cunningham will conduct the service and burial will follow at Dodd City Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service.
Alice Marie Dodd Collard was born Nov. 20, 1913 to parents John William Dodd and Sarah Josephine Hollis Dodd down on the old Slack farm, 3 miles northwest of Windom, TX.
She married Willard Eldon Collard of Windom, TX; on Sept. 19, 1936 in the home of and by Bro. Milam in Bonham, Texas. He preceded her in death in 1985.
To this union one child, Deanna Rae Collard was born on Jan. 15, 1946 at St Joseph Hospital in Paris, TX. She preceded Marie in death Oct. 23, 2006.
Marie was the last survivor of the John Dodd Family, having out-lived her parents and 6 siblings, Calvin, Eva, Donnis and William plus 2 infants died soon after birth.
She is survived by several Nieces and Nephews, Cousins and a host of friends, including Nina Gene and Lloyd Nicholson who have been the "Always there helpers" for her and Deanna since their move back to Texas in 1977.
Marie was born and raised on a 75 acre farm, where a one room schoolhouse known as the Slack School was erected, on the northwest corner of the farm.
Marie's mother died when she was a teenager and she helped take care of her dad for several years.
Marie had lived under several Presidents, beginning with Woodrow Wilson, a staunch Democrat like her Dad and proud of it.
She attended Windom High School, graduating in 1932. Throughout the years she kept in touch with most of her classmates. While in school she was active on the basketball team, served 4 years in 4H Club, then 2 years as a 4H Club Leader, was a playground instructor under W.P.A., was a Windom School Librarian and assisted in any school activities when needed.
Many have heard her say, "I've lived all over Northeast Texas and the Red River Valley, including Paris, Bonham, McKinney, Ft. Worth, also Washington State and California, but my heart never left Windom, TX.
She managed and operated the Windom Telephone Company Exchange for some time, under ownership of James Gee of Marfa, TX.
She was a waitress at Jeff's Cafe in Bonham, TX. during the depression days and Food Stamp Era. She worked at Jeff's for one dollar per day plus 2 meals daily, during WW-II. Later she was employed in Bonham at White's Auto Store, She later moved to Paris, TX; where Deanna was born, a prayer was answered, one being made for 10 years.
Marie survived the deadly tornado in McKinney, TX; the heavy snow storms and snow slides in Washington, a severe earthquake in California as well as the devastating Los Angles, Watt's riots.
She retired from electronics work in California in 1977, after 18 years of employment, and moved back to her old childhood neighborhood in Dodd City, TX. She resided there for 14 years, she then moved to Honey Grove where she remained until her final move HOME.
She was a loyal wife for 18 years, a devoted mother for 60 plus years, one who loved people, parents, brothers, sisters, cousins, classmates and friends. Few relatives she knew are left, some she kept in touch with regularly and had through the years.
She was a doll collector her oldest one is a Horsman Doll she received from Santa when she was 5 years old, when she became acquainted with Santa's role in Christmas.
Marie loved yard work and always had a beautiful yard. She won Yard of the Month once in Dodd City and once in Honey Grove. At 92 she still kept up a four bedroom house, took care of a huge yard except for the mowing, she also took good care of her daughter, Deanna.
Her greatest hobby was writing poetry. She had written hundreds. Three of her poems were set to songs and on demos. Many poems are in book form, 3 books already and hundreds yet to be grouped. Money is left for the final poems to go in book form.
She was gifted to write on any subject at any time, sometime in the middle if the night. If inspiration came, no matter when, that's when her pen got busy. Never was she known to brag or admit to being a poet she'd claim it was a hobby only, her first love except for Deanna, some of her poems are tributes, some memorials, many done by request, some for those she loved, others about places she'd been or lived or imagined to be. In other words she wrote history, most written so they can be set to music.
One of her poems was used in the pulpit, the minister's sermon taken from it and another used for the benediction.
It is believed Marie was the last living member of the First Christian Church of Windom, TX. where she was saved, baptized and remained loyal too and paid dues to through the years, as long as it was in service. The church records still available were given to her by retired Judge Choice Moore, shortly before his death. It is her request they remain in the Fannin County area, in a museum or library where they can be viewed or studied.
Yes, Marie loved Windom, her church, school, its residents and her God, given the chance to grow up in Windom, always proud to see progress and she has seen much of it in her time. May it continue to meet progress head on, always.
On her tombstone will be her chosen epitaph: "Born to Die, Died to Live".
COOPER-SORRELLS FUNERAL HOME, HONEY GROVE, TEXAS
Marie Collard, 99, of Honey Grove passed away Monday, May 27, 2013 at Honey Grove Nursing Center in Honey Grove, Texas.
Funeral services will be 2:00P.M. Friday, May 31, 2012 at Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home in Honey Grove, TX. Rev. Terry Cunningham will conduct the service and burial will follow at Dodd City Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service.
Alice Marie Dodd Collard was born Nov. 20, 1913 to parents John William Dodd and Sarah Josephine Hollis Dodd down on the old Slack farm, 3 miles northwest of Windom, TX.
She married Willard Eldon Collard of Windom, TX; on Sept. 19, 1936 in the home of and by Bro. Milam in Bonham, Texas. He preceded her in death in 1985.
To this union one child, Deanna Rae Collard was born on Jan. 15, 1946 at St Joseph Hospital in Paris, TX. She preceded Marie in death Oct. 23, 2006.
Marie was the last survivor of the John Dodd Family, having out-lived her parents and 6 siblings, Calvin, Eva, Donnis and William plus 2 infants died soon after birth.
She is survived by several Nieces and Nephews, Cousins and a host of friends, including Nina Gene and Lloyd Nicholson who have been the "Always there helpers" for her and Deanna since their move back to Texas in 1977.
Marie was born and raised on a 75 acre farm, where a one room schoolhouse known as the Slack School was erected, on the northwest corner of the farm.
Marie's mother died when she was a teenager and she helped take care of her dad for several years.
Marie had lived under several Presidents, beginning with Woodrow Wilson, a staunch Democrat like her Dad and proud of it.
She attended Windom High School, graduating in 1932. Throughout the years she kept in touch with most of her classmates. While in school she was active on the basketball team, served 4 years in 4H Club, then 2 years as a 4H Club Leader, was a playground instructor under W.P.A., was a Windom School Librarian and assisted in any school activities when needed.
Many have heard her say, "I've lived all over Northeast Texas and the Red River Valley, including Paris, Bonham, McKinney, Ft. Worth, also Washington State and California, but my heart never left Windom, TX.
She managed and operated the Windom Telephone Company Exchange for some time, under ownership of James Gee of Marfa, TX.
She was a waitress at Jeff's Cafe in Bonham, TX. during the depression days and Food Stamp Era. She worked at Jeff's for one dollar per day plus 2 meals daily, during WW-II. Later she was employed in Bonham at White's Auto Store, She later moved to Paris, TX; where Deanna was born, a prayer was answered, one being made for 10 years.
Marie survived the deadly tornado in McKinney, TX; the heavy snow storms and snow slides in Washington, a severe earthquake in California as well as the devastating Los Angles, Watt's riots.
She retired from electronics work in California in 1977, after 18 years of employment, and moved back to her old childhood neighborhood in Dodd City, TX. She resided there for 14 years, she then moved to Honey Grove where she remained until her final move HOME.
She was a loyal wife for 18 years, a devoted mother for 60 plus years, one who loved people, parents, brothers, sisters, cousins, classmates and friends. Few relatives she knew are left, some she kept in touch with regularly and had through the years.
She was a doll collector her oldest one is a Horsman Doll she received from Santa when she was 5 years old, when she became acquainted with Santa's role in Christmas.
Marie loved yard work and always had a beautiful yard. She won Yard of the Month once in Dodd City and once in Honey Grove. At 92 she still kept up a four bedroom house, took care of a huge yard except for the mowing, she also took good care of her daughter, Deanna.
Her greatest hobby was writing poetry. She had written hundreds. Three of her poems were set to songs and on demos. Many poems are in book form, 3 books already and hundreds yet to be grouped. Money is left for the final poems to go in book form.
She was gifted to write on any subject at any time, sometime in the middle if the night. If inspiration came, no matter when, that's when her pen got busy. Never was she known to brag or admit to being a poet she'd claim it was a hobby only, her first love except for Deanna, some of her poems are tributes, some memorials, many done by request, some for those she loved, others about places she'd been or lived or imagined to be. In other words she wrote history, most written so they can be set to music.
One of her poems was used in the pulpit, the minister's sermon taken from it and another used for the benediction.
It is believed Marie was the last living member of the First Christian Church of Windom, TX. where she was saved, baptized and remained loyal too and paid dues to through the years, as long as it was in service. The church records still available were given to her by retired Judge Choice Moore, shortly before his death. It is her request they remain in the Fannin County area, in a museum or library where they can be viewed or studied.
Yes, Marie loved Windom, her church, school, its residents and her God, given the chance to grow up in Windom, always proud to see progress and she has seen much of it in her time. May it continue to meet progress head on, always.
On her tombstone will be her chosen epitaph: "Born to Die, Died to Live".
Marie Collard, 99, of Honey Grove passed away Monday, May 27, 2013 at Honey Grove Nursing Center in Honey Grove, Texas.
Funeral services will be 2:00P.M. Friday, May 31, 2012 at Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home in Honey Grove, TX. Rev. Terry Cunningham will conduct the service and burial will follow at Dodd City Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service.
Alice Marie Dodd Collard was born Nov. 20, 1913 to parents John William Dodd and Sarah Josephine Hollis Dodd down on the old Slack farm, 3 miles northwest of Windom, TX.
She married Willard Eldon Collard of Windom, TX; on Sept. 19, 1936 in the home of and by Bro. Milam in Bonham, Texas. He preceded her in death in 1985.
To this union one child, Deanna Rae Collard was born on Jan. 15, 1946 at St Joseph Hospital in Paris, TX. She preceded Marie in death Oct. 23, 2006.
Marie was the last survivor of the John Dodd Family, having out-lived her parents and 6 siblings, Calvin, Eva, Donnis and William plus 2 infants died soon after birth.
She is survived by several Nieces and Nephews, Cousins and a host of friends, including Nina Gene and Lloyd Nicholson who have been the "Always there helpers" for her and Deanna since their move back to Texas in 1977.
Marie was born and raised on a 75 acre farm, where a one room schoolhouse known as the Slack School was erected, on the northwest corner of the farm.
Marie's mother died when she was a teenager and she helped take care of her dad for several years.
Marie had lived under several Presidents, beginning with Woodrow Wilson, a staunch Democrat like her Dad and proud of it.
She attended Windom High School, graduating in 1932. Throughout the years she kept in touch with most of her classmates. While in school she was active on the basketball team, served 4 years in 4H Club, then 2 years as a 4H Club Leader, was a playground instructor under W.P.A., was a Windom School Librarian and assisted in any school activities when needed.
Many have heard her say, "I've lived all over Northeast Texas and the Red River Valley, including Paris, Bonham, McKinney, Ft. Worth, also Washington State and California, but my heart never left Windom, TX.
She managed and operated the Windom Telephone Company Exchange for some time, under ownership of James Gee of Marfa, TX.
She was a waitress at Jeff's Cafe in Bonham, TX. during the depression days and Food Stamp Era. She worked at Jeff's for one dollar per day plus 2 meals daily, during WW-II. Later she was employed in Bonham at White's Auto Store, She later moved to Paris, TX; where Deanna was born, a prayer was answered, one being made for 10 years.
Marie survived the deadly tornado in McKinney, TX; the heavy snow storms and snow slides in Washington, a severe earthquake in California as well as the devastating Los Angles, Watt's riots.
She retired from electronics work in California in 1977, after 18 years of employment, and moved back to her old childhood neighborhood in Dodd City, TX. She resided there for 14 years, she then moved to Honey Grove where she remained until her final move HOME.
She was a loyal wife for 18 years, a devoted mother for 60 plus years, one who loved people, parents, brothers, sisters, cousins, classmates and friends. Few relatives she knew are left, some she kept in touch with regularly and had through the years.
She was a doll collector her oldest one is a Horsman Doll she received from Santa when she was 5 years old, when she became acquainted with Santa's role in Christmas.
Marie loved yard work and always had a beautiful yard. She won Yard of the Month once in Dodd City and once in Honey Grove. At 92 she still kept up a four bedroom house, took care of a huge yard except for the mowing, she also took good care of her daughter, Deanna.
Her greatest hobby was writing poetry. She had written hundreds. Three of her poems were set to songs and on demos. Many poems are in book form, 3 books already and hundreds yet to be grouped. Money is left for the final poems to go in book form.
She was gifted to write on any subject at any time, sometime in the middle if the night. If inspiration came, no matter when, that's when her pen got busy. Never was she known to brag or admit to being a poet she'd claim it was a hobby only, her first love except for Deanna, some of her poems are tributes, some memorials, many done by request, some for those she loved, others about places she'd been or lived or imagined to be. In other words she wrote history, most written so they can be set to music.
One of her poems was used in the pulpit, the minister's sermon taken from it and another used for the benediction.
It is believed Marie was the last living member of the First Christian Church of Windom, TX. where she was saved, baptized and remained loyal too and paid dues to through the years, as long as it was in service. The church records still available were given to her by retired Judge Choice Moore, shortly before his death. It is her request they remain in the Fannin County area, in a museum or library where they can be viewed or studied.
Yes, Marie loved Windom, her church, school, its residents and her God, given the chance to grow up in Windom, always proud to see progress and she has seen much of it in her time. May it continue to meet progress head on, always.
On her tombstone will be her chosen epitaph: "Born to Die, Died to Live".
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