Mazy Inez Turbeville Gearner
January 25, 1905 – September 22, 2007
Mazy Inez Turbeville Gearner, 102, passed away on September 22, 2007 with her family at her side. A prayer visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, September 25 at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home in Bryan. The funeral and burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 26 near her birthplace in Smith Cemetery, Upshur County, Texas, where she will be laid to rest with her husband.
Mazy was born on January 25, 1905 as Mazy Inez Faulk and lived most of her life in and around Mineola, Texas. She was a Bryan resident since 1984.
Known by her grandchildren and many others as Gangonna, she was a devoted grandmother. She also was a grandmother to neighbors and friends everywhere she lived and touched the lives of many young people through her example of simple living, joy in education and sharing her life experiences. Her life was also devoted to her church and Christian beliefs.
She enjoyed cooking and published a book of her recipes when she was 85. She was a lifelong learner and enjoyed reading, crochet and genealogy. She was a former teacher and, in the early 1960s, was chosen to become one of the first female dormitory advisors when co-eds began attending Texas A&M.
Her family and friends will miss her steadfast love and caring.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Turbeville, and beloved daughter, Lois Hughes.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Durwood Speights of Bryan, four grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandsons.
January 25, 1905 – September 22, 2007
Mazy Inez Turbeville Gearner, 102, passed away on September 22, 2007 with her family at her side. A prayer visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, September 25 at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home in Bryan. The funeral and burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 26 near her birthplace in Smith Cemetery, Upshur County, Texas, where she will be laid to rest with her husband.
Mazy was born on January 25, 1905 as Mazy Inez Faulk and lived most of her life in and around Mineola, Texas. She was a Bryan resident since 1984.
Known by her grandchildren and many others as Gangonna, she was a devoted grandmother. She also was a grandmother to neighbors and friends everywhere she lived and touched the lives of many young people through her example of simple living, joy in education and sharing her life experiences. Her life was also devoted to her church and Christian beliefs.
She enjoyed cooking and published a book of her recipes when she was 85. She was a lifelong learner and enjoyed reading, crochet and genealogy. She was a former teacher and, in the early 1960s, was chosen to become one of the first female dormitory advisors when co-eds began attending Texas A&M.
Her family and friends will miss her steadfast love and caring.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Turbeville, and beloved daughter, Lois Hughes.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Durwood Speights of Bryan, four grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandsons.
Mazy Inez Turbeville Gearner
January 25, 1905 – September 22, 2007
Mazy Inez Turbeville Gearner, 102, passed away on September 22, 2007 with her family at her side. A prayer visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, September 25 at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home in Bryan. The funeral and burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 26 near her birthplace in Smith Cemetery, Upshur County, Texas, where she will be laid to rest with her husband.
Mazy was born on January 25, 1905 as Mazy Inez Faulk and lived most of her life in and around Mineola, Texas. She was a Bryan resident since 1984.
Known by her grandchildren and many others as Gangonna, she was a devoted grandmother. She also was a grandmother to neighbors and friends everywhere she lived and touched the lives of many young people through her example of simple living, joy in education and sharing her life experiences. Her life was also devoted to her church and Christian beliefs.
She enjoyed cooking and published a book of her recipes when she was 85. She was a lifelong learner and enjoyed reading, crochet and genealogy. She was a former teacher and, in the early 1960s, was chosen to become one of the first female dormitory advisors when co-eds began attending Texas A&M.
Her family and friends will miss her steadfast love and caring.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Turbeville, and beloved daughter, Lois Hughes.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Durwood Speights of Bryan, four grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandsons.
January 25, 1905 – September 22, 2007
Mazy Inez Turbeville Gearner, 102, passed away on September 22, 2007 with her family at her side. A prayer visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, September 25 at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home in Bryan. The funeral and burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 26 near her birthplace in Smith Cemetery, Upshur County, Texas, where she will be laid to rest with her husband.
Mazy was born on January 25, 1905 as Mazy Inez Faulk and lived most of her life in and around Mineola, Texas. She was a Bryan resident since 1984.
Known by her grandchildren and many others as Gangonna, she was a devoted grandmother. She also was a grandmother to neighbors and friends everywhere she lived and touched the lives of many young people through her example of simple living, joy in education and sharing her life experiences. Her life was also devoted to her church and Christian beliefs.
She enjoyed cooking and published a book of her recipes when she was 85. She was a lifelong learner and enjoyed reading, crochet and genealogy. She was a former teacher and, in the early 1960s, was chosen to become one of the first female dormitory advisors when co-eds began attending Texas A&M.
Her family and friends will miss her steadfast love and caring.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Turbeville, and beloved daughter, Lois Hughes.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Durwood Speights of Bryan, four grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandsons.
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