Evelyn "Nonnie" Alldredge Schaal, age 90, former longtime resident of Bay City, TX, entered into rest on Saturday, July 16, in her residence at Bridges of Mission, Mission, TX.
Evelyn was born on July 18, 1925 in Houston, TX as the youngest of seven children to Alma and Charles Alldredge.
Evelyn's spiritual journey began as a child in the Old Palestine Baptist Church of Alto, TX, where she voiced her lifetime commitment to her faith.
She showed an early astounding talent for music, and studied piano privately with Stella Prannif before graduating from Sam Houston High School in Houston, TX. She was then awarded a full scholarship to the University of Houston, where she graduated with honors with a double BA in Music and Education in 1946. After graduation, she was hired as an English and Music teacher by the Lolita/LaWard ISD.
In 1948 Evelyn married Alfred "Al" Schaal, and they settled in Palacios, TX where Al managed the municipal airport. Deciding to make their home in Bay City, TX, they completed their family with the births of Charles, Melanie, Richard, Allyson, and Stacey.
Beginning a music teaching career that would evetually span seven decades, in 1950, Evelyn began teaching private piano and voice lessons to students of all ages coming from Bay City and surrounding communities. In 1969, she resumed her public school teaching career with the Bay City ISD as a music teacher at Linnie Roberts Elementary School. By the time she retired from public school teaching in [1991], Evelyn had taught music, choir, and voice to all grade levels in four of seven Bay City Schools. After her public school retirement, she continued private instruction in her home until 2008, when she moved to McAllen, Texas, to be near two of her daughters.
Evelyn was valued as a musician and vocalist for events such as weddings, worship services, funerals, revivals, and accompanied numerous soloists and UIL students. While she was known to play the pianos and organs at almost every house of worship and nursing facility in the Bay City area, she devoted most of her service to Calvary Baptist Church, where she played organ and piano and led children's choirs, and taught Sunday School and VBS until her retirement in 2005.
Within Bay City, she also led community children's choirs, served on the board of Community Concerts, and volunteered for the Salvation Army, the Women's Crisis Pregnancy Center, and the Matagorda County Historical Museum. In later years, Evelyn followed her dream of seeing the world, and her love of travel took her to the United Kingdom, the Caribbean, most of Western Europe, Thailand, and Egypt.
Other than the love that she had for her devoted husband and five children, Evelyn's greatest joy was expressing her faith with her talents of music and teaching, and was proudest when seeing the accomplishments and hard work of her many music students.
Evelyn is preceded in death by her parents, Alma and Charles Alldredge, her siblings, and by her husband of thirty-one years, Alfred Schaal. Evelyn is survived by two sons: Charles Schaal and wife Viki of Kasson, MN; and Richard Schaal of Houston. She is survived by three daughters: Melanie Schaal Wofford and husband Gary of McAllen, Allyson Schaal Moore and husband Tim of Mission, and Stacey Schaal Shuman of Dallas. Evelyn was also a proud grandmother to 14 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren.
Open Visitation for Evelyn will be Friday, July 22 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City, TX. Services will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in Bay City, TX on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 10am, with graveside services immediately following at Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Brad Wofford, Jerrison Moore, Dustin Shuman, Monty Montgomery, Chris Bersano, Ralph Foltz, Jr, Steve Gedansky, and Bob Goss. Honorary pallbearers are Ashley Wofford, Timothy Schaal, and Stephen Schaal.
Evelyn was born on July 18, 1925 in Houston, TX as the youngest of seven children to Alma and Charles Alldredge.
Evelyn's spiritual journey began as a child in the Old Palestine Baptist Church of Alto, TX, where she voiced her lifetime commitment to her faith.
She showed an early astounding talent for music, and studied piano privately with Stella Prannif before graduating from Sam Houston High School in Houston, TX. She was then awarded a full scholarship to the University of Houston, where she graduated with honors with a double BA in Music and Education in 1946. After graduation, she was hired as an English and Music teacher by the Lolita/LaWard ISD.
In 1948 Evelyn married Alfred "Al" Schaal, and they settled in Palacios, TX where Al managed the municipal airport. Deciding to make their home in Bay City, TX, they completed their family with the births of Charles, Melanie, Richard, Allyson, and Stacey.
Beginning a music teaching career that would evetually span seven decades, in 1950, Evelyn began teaching private piano and voice lessons to students of all ages coming from Bay City and surrounding communities. In 1969, she resumed her public school teaching career with the Bay City ISD as a music teacher at Linnie Roberts Elementary School. By the time she retired from public school teaching in [1991], Evelyn had taught music, choir, and voice to all grade levels in four of seven Bay City Schools. After her public school retirement, she continued private instruction in her home until 2008, when she moved to McAllen, Texas, to be near two of her daughters.
Evelyn was valued as a musician and vocalist for events such as weddings, worship services, funerals, revivals, and accompanied numerous soloists and UIL students. While she was known to play the pianos and organs at almost every house of worship and nursing facility in the Bay City area, she devoted most of her service to Calvary Baptist Church, where she played organ and piano and led children's choirs, and taught Sunday School and VBS until her retirement in 2005.
Within Bay City, she also led community children's choirs, served on the board of Community Concerts, and volunteered for the Salvation Army, the Women's Crisis Pregnancy Center, and the Matagorda County Historical Museum. In later years, Evelyn followed her dream of seeing the world, and her love of travel took her to the United Kingdom, the Caribbean, most of Western Europe, Thailand, and Egypt.
Other than the love that she had for her devoted husband and five children, Evelyn's greatest joy was expressing her faith with her talents of music and teaching, and was proudest when seeing the accomplishments and hard work of her many music students.
Evelyn is preceded in death by her parents, Alma and Charles Alldredge, her siblings, and by her husband of thirty-one years, Alfred Schaal. Evelyn is survived by two sons: Charles Schaal and wife Viki of Kasson, MN; and Richard Schaal of Houston. She is survived by three daughters: Melanie Schaal Wofford and husband Gary of McAllen, Allyson Schaal Moore and husband Tim of Mission, and Stacey Schaal Shuman of Dallas. Evelyn was also a proud grandmother to 14 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren.
Open Visitation for Evelyn will be Friday, July 22 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City, TX. Services will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in Bay City, TX on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 10am, with graveside services immediately following at Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Brad Wofford, Jerrison Moore, Dustin Shuman, Monty Montgomery, Chris Bersano, Ralph Foltz, Jr, Steve Gedansky, and Bob Goss. Honorary pallbearers are Ashley Wofford, Timothy Schaal, and Stephen Schaal.
Evelyn "Nonnie" Alldredge Schaal, age 90, former longtime resident of Bay City, TX, entered into rest on Saturday, July 16, in her residence at Bridges of Mission, Mission, TX.
Evelyn was born on July 18, 1925 in Houston, TX as the youngest of seven children to Alma and Charles Alldredge.
Evelyn's spiritual journey began as a child in the Old Palestine Baptist Church of Alto, TX, where she voiced her lifetime commitment to her faith.
She showed an early astounding talent for music, and studied piano privately with Stella Prannif before graduating from Sam Houston High School in Houston, TX. She was then awarded a full scholarship to the University of Houston, where she graduated with honors with a double BA in Music and Education in 1946. After graduation, she was hired as an English and Music teacher by the Lolita/LaWard ISD.
In 1948 Evelyn married Alfred "Al" Schaal, and they settled in Palacios, TX where Al managed the municipal airport. Deciding to make their home in Bay City, TX, they completed their family with the births of Charles, Melanie, Richard, Allyson, and Stacey.
Beginning a music teaching career that would evetually span seven decades, in 1950, Evelyn began teaching private piano and voice lessons to students of all ages coming from Bay City and surrounding communities. In 1969, she resumed her public school teaching career with the Bay City ISD as a music teacher at Linnie Roberts Elementary School. By the time she retired from public school teaching in [1991], Evelyn had taught music, choir, and voice to all grade levels in four of seven Bay City Schools. After her public school retirement, she continued private instruction in her home until 2008, when she moved to McAllen, Texas, to be near two of her daughters.
Evelyn was valued as a musician and vocalist for events such as weddings, worship services, funerals, revivals, and accompanied numerous soloists and UIL students. While she was known to play the pianos and organs at almost every house of worship and nursing facility in the Bay City area, she devoted most of her service to Calvary Baptist Church, where she played organ and piano and led children's choirs, and taught Sunday School and VBS until her retirement in 2005.
Within Bay City, she also led community children's choirs, served on the board of Community Concerts, and volunteered for the Salvation Army, the Women's Crisis Pregnancy Center, and the Matagorda County Historical Museum. In later years, Evelyn followed her dream of seeing the world, and her love of travel took her to the United Kingdom, the Caribbean, most of Western Europe, Thailand, and Egypt.
Other than the love that she had for her devoted husband and five children, Evelyn's greatest joy was expressing her faith with her talents of music and teaching, and was proudest when seeing the accomplishments and hard work of her many music students.
Evelyn is preceded in death by her parents, Alma and Charles Alldredge, her siblings, and by her husband of thirty-one years, Alfred Schaal. Evelyn is survived by two sons: Charles Schaal and wife Viki of Kasson, MN; and Richard Schaal of Houston. She is survived by three daughters: Melanie Schaal Wofford and husband Gary of McAllen, Allyson Schaal Moore and husband Tim of Mission, and Stacey Schaal Shuman of Dallas. Evelyn was also a proud grandmother to 14 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren.
Open Visitation for Evelyn will be Friday, July 22 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City, TX. Services will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in Bay City, TX on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 10am, with graveside services immediately following at Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Brad Wofford, Jerrison Moore, Dustin Shuman, Monty Montgomery, Chris Bersano, Ralph Foltz, Jr, Steve Gedansky, and Bob Goss. Honorary pallbearers are Ashley Wofford, Timothy Schaal, and Stephen Schaal.
Evelyn was born on July 18, 1925 in Houston, TX as the youngest of seven children to Alma and Charles Alldredge.
Evelyn's spiritual journey began as a child in the Old Palestine Baptist Church of Alto, TX, where she voiced her lifetime commitment to her faith.
She showed an early astounding talent for music, and studied piano privately with Stella Prannif before graduating from Sam Houston High School in Houston, TX. She was then awarded a full scholarship to the University of Houston, where she graduated with honors with a double BA in Music and Education in 1946. After graduation, she was hired as an English and Music teacher by the Lolita/LaWard ISD.
In 1948 Evelyn married Alfred "Al" Schaal, and they settled in Palacios, TX where Al managed the municipal airport. Deciding to make their home in Bay City, TX, they completed their family with the births of Charles, Melanie, Richard, Allyson, and Stacey.
Beginning a music teaching career that would evetually span seven decades, in 1950, Evelyn began teaching private piano and voice lessons to students of all ages coming from Bay City and surrounding communities. In 1969, she resumed her public school teaching career with the Bay City ISD as a music teacher at Linnie Roberts Elementary School. By the time she retired from public school teaching in [1991], Evelyn had taught music, choir, and voice to all grade levels in four of seven Bay City Schools. After her public school retirement, she continued private instruction in her home until 2008, when she moved to McAllen, Texas, to be near two of her daughters.
Evelyn was valued as a musician and vocalist for events such as weddings, worship services, funerals, revivals, and accompanied numerous soloists and UIL students. While she was known to play the pianos and organs at almost every house of worship and nursing facility in the Bay City area, she devoted most of her service to Calvary Baptist Church, where she played organ and piano and led children's choirs, and taught Sunday School and VBS until her retirement in 2005.
Within Bay City, she also led community children's choirs, served on the board of Community Concerts, and volunteered for the Salvation Army, the Women's Crisis Pregnancy Center, and the Matagorda County Historical Museum. In later years, Evelyn followed her dream of seeing the world, and her love of travel took her to the United Kingdom, the Caribbean, most of Western Europe, Thailand, and Egypt.
Other than the love that she had for her devoted husband and five children, Evelyn's greatest joy was expressing her faith with her talents of music and teaching, and was proudest when seeing the accomplishments and hard work of her many music students.
Evelyn is preceded in death by her parents, Alma and Charles Alldredge, her siblings, and by her husband of thirty-one years, Alfred Schaal. Evelyn is survived by two sons: Charles Schaal and wife Viki of Kasson, MN; and Richard Schaal of Houston. She is survived by three daughters: Melanie Schaal Wofford and husband Gary of McAllen, Allyson Schaal Moore and husband Tim of Mission, and Stacey Schaal Shuman of Dallas. Evelyn was also a proud grandmother to 14 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren.
Open Visitation for Evelyn will be Friday, July 22 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City, TX. Services will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in Bay City, TX on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 10am, with graveside services immediately following at Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Brad Wofford, Jerrison Moore, Dustin Shuman, Monty Montgomery, Chris Bersano, Ralph Foltz, Jr, Steve Gedansky, and Bob Goss. Honorary pallbearers are Ashley Wofford, Timothy Schaal, and Stephen Schaal.
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