Marian Jeannette "Jean" McGraw

Notes:

The Texas Birth Index shows her as a daughter of Clarence Godbey McGraw and Clara Texas Adams. Middle named instead spelled as Geanett on her Texas Birth Certificate. Her father was shown as born in Colmensneil, Texas, and her mother in Chesterville, Texas.

The Sabine County Reporter
September 17, 2008, Page 12

Jean M. Low

On September 14, 2008, Low's body gave up its decades long battle against Parkinson's disease.

She was born Feb. 18, 1926 in Beaumont. She married Don M. Low on June 22, 1946 and graduated from the University of Texas in 1948 with a BBA. After rearing two sons, Thomas Kent Low and Paul Matthew, she began working for the Dallas Independent School district. In her early days she was a principal's secretary. When she retired, she was the Administrative Assistant to the Director of Middle Schools. During her tenure, she was also President of the Dallas Educational Secretaries's Association (DESA) and held various positions in TESA.

She is survived by her son Paul ans his wife Karin and their daughters, Jennifer and Cassie, all of Montval, NJ; a sister Dorothy WADE and husband Bruce of Mt. Pleasant; nieces, Nancy SCHOBER of Dallas, Karen MILLER of Salt Lake City, UT, Linda LYNN of Kaufman, and Ruth Ann HOFFMAN of Duncanville.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Don M. Low and her son, Thomas Kent Low.

Funeral services will be held today, Wednesday Sept. 17, at 11 a.m. at Starr Funeral Home Chapel in Hemphill with Pastor Gary Leinhart officiating. Interment will follow in Hapers Chapel Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, September 2007)

Marian married Don Mann Low on 22 Jun 1946. Don (son of Thomas Wright Low and Sally J. Howard) was born on 13 Oct 1925 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Jun 1994 in Mabank, Kaufman County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas Kent Low was born on 27 Jun 1949 in Dallas County, Texas; and died.
2. Living