Gwendolyn Fay Rice

1935 - 2009  (74 years)

• Name	Gwendolyn Fay Rice  [1, 2]
  Birth	9 Jan 1935	Bayou Community, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	20 Jun 2009	Bryan, Brazos County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter July 8, 2009, Page 14 Gwendolyn Faye Rice Shook Gwendolyn Faye Rice Shook of Bryan died peacefully at the age of 74 on June 20, 2009 after a brief battle with lung cancer. A funeral service was held Monday, June 22, at Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan. Interment followed at College Station City Cemetery. Mrs. Shook was born Jan. 9, 1935 in the Deep East Texas community of Bayou, as the third of five children to Charlie Cecil and Corrie Pearl Rice. She grew up in Hemphill and attended the University of North Texas where she received a Bachelor's Degree in Education. Mrs. Shook taught General Business from 1967 until 1997 in Robstown, Dickinson, and Hearne school districts. While attending the University of North Texas, she met her future husband, Wiliam Loraine Shook. They married Nov. 16, 1957, produced two daughters, and had a wonderful 51 year marriage. Mrs. Shook was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bryan and a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. She was a great cook and loved gardening. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Virgil; two sisters and their husbands, Ahlene and Abbott Killingsworth, and Charlsie and Bert Lisle. Survivors include her husband, Bill Shook; daughters and sons-in-law, Paticia Shook and Charlie Felts of League City and Laura and Mike Elam of Katy; a beautiful granddaughter, Nicole Elam; brother, Wiley and his wife Judy of Hemphill; two sisters-in-law, Wanda Peeples of Orlando, FL. and Judith Sheen of Southlake; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Shook requested that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the First Baptist Church of Bryan, 3100 Cambridge Dr., Bryan, TX 77802 or Hospice Brazos Valley, 502 W. 26th St., Bryan, TX 77803. Expressions of symphathy can be made at www.MeM. com.
  Person ID	I14325	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Charlie Cecil Rice,   b. 9 Feb 1906, Rosepine, Vernon Parish, Louisiana d. 16 Jan 1986, Sabine County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Corrie Pearl Smith,   b. 11 Jan 1904, Sabine County, Texas d. 14 Aug 1991, Nacogdoches County, Texas (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1925	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 3]
  Family ID	F5638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F5649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Jan 1935 - Bayou Community, Sabine County, Texas Death - 20 Jun 2009 - Bryan, Brazos County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 30 (Reliability: 3). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), July 8, 2009, Page 14 (Reliability: 3). [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.