Obituaries - Lamar High School
Class
of 1959
Barbara
Bergstrom (Lumsden)
Barbara
Bergstrom Lumsden (October 5, 1941 - May 6, 2005) -
On the early morning of Friday, May 6, 2005, Barbara joined our
Lord.
Barbara was born in Houston, Texas. She graduated from Lamar High
School in Houston and Southern Methodist University, where she was a
member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. After being voted Most
Beautiful three successive years at SMU, she married her college
sweetheart, Jerry. Nothing pleased her more than to serve and
care for others. She was a teacher, a youth group leader, a
committee member for Young Life at Memorial High School in Houston, a
spouse, a parent, a grandparent, and a friend. She was loved by
all that came into contact with her. Her priorities were her
Savior, family, and friends. Her best friends were made while serving
others through church, bible study, The Settlement Club of Austin,
Kappa Kappa Gamma, and her card group.
Barbara was devoted to loving and spending time with her precious
grandchildren. She was the grandmother every child should have
and in the time of need, she was a surrogate grandmother to
others. She was placed on this earth to love and care for people.
Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Gladys
Bergstrom. She so dearly loved and missed them that she longed to
be with them again. Although the family is saddened by their loss, they
are joyful that she is with her Savior.
Survivors include her husband of 43 years, Jerry Lumsden; her two
daughters, Cinda Brown and her husband, Anthony of The Woodlands, Tex.,
and Stacey Odom and her husband, H.T. (Trey) Odom, III of Houston,
Tex.; grandchildren, Travis, Madeleine and Tinsley Brown and Blake and
Adair Odom; her brother, Charles (Dick) Bergstrom and his wife, Janet.
Thanks to Texas Oncology and Hospice Austin for their support through
Barbara's illness. A celebration of her life will be held at 1:00
p.m., Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 3003
Northland Drive, Austin, Texas. Memorial gifts may be made to The
Settlement Home, 1600 Payton Gin Rd., Austin, TX 78758-6506 or Hospice
Austin, 4107 Spicewood Springs Road, Suite 100, Austin, TX
78759. Memorials and guestbook online at wcfish.com
Published in the Austin
American-Statesman on 5/8/2005.
Hospice Site
for Barbara Tribute
Page for Barbara
Classmate tributes:
"Barbara
was one of this world's really superb human beings." - Jon Hugh Fleming
"She
was as sweet as they come and will be missed, especially by those
of you who were very close to her." - Larry Hitt
"What
a truly sweet person she was. My heart goes out to her family and
close friends who will miss her most." - Joanne Edmunson.
Gary Boggs
GARY
BOGGS, (mid-year graduate) of
Wimberley,
died on Friday, December 3, 2004. Some musician friends informed
Larry
Hitt and Tony Ulrich that Gary had a stroke some time back that really
slowed
him down, but Gary still played at the Friday night jam when he could.
He
died of a heart attack while taking out his trash at his home in
Wimberley
on Friday about 3 pm.
Gail Jordan
Brown
GAIL JORDAN (BROWN), of Houston, passed away on March
25, 1997. Gail was a graduate of Lamar High School and the
University of St. Thomas in Houston. She performed as a big band
singer in the Houston area for
a number of years. Gail often sang with Eddie Gerlach's orchestra
and also with the Roberto Compean Quintet. She was also a school
teacher, a substance abuse counselor and, most recently, the operator
of the family oil and gas business, Jordan Drilling Company. Her
Lamar '59 classmate Jon Hugh Fleming recalled, "Gail
was a great girl and no doubt an even greater woman. Her
voice is probably greater in "unrecorded memory" than it would sound
now on
a scratchy record. Her renditions of "Birth of the Blues"
were simply outstanding. They could even get Mr. Keding to quit
smiling and shed a tear."
Gail is survived by her husband Ferris, her
children, Danny Gillespie of Austin, TX and Allison Gillespie of Miami,
FL.
J. EUGENE
CLEMENTS, of Houston, died unexpectedly Saturday, November 20,
1999 as a result of injuries received in a car accident while returning
from Austin. Mr. Clements was from a longtime Houston
family.
Gene was born August 12, 1941 at St.
Joseph's Hospital in Houston. He graduated with numerous high
honors in 1959 from Lamar High School and graduated magna cum laude in
1963 from Harvard University. He was also a 1966 honors graduate
of The University of Texas School of Law. Mr. Clements was the
only person to ever
win the National High School Debate Championship, National Collegiate
Debate Championship and the National Moot Court Championship - all with
different partners.
After law school, Gene was chosen to work
with the law firm of Baker & Botts in Houston, where he was
selected to be a partner in 1974. He then successively became a
partner at the law firms of Sewell, Riggs; Porter & Clements; and
Clements, O Neill, Pierce, Nickens & Wilson, L.L.P., which he
co-founded in 1993. In 1974, Mr. Clements was selected by the
State Bar of Texas as the Outstanding Young Lawyer in Texas. He also
served as the principal litigation council for the Northern Companies
in the merger that created the Enron Corporation in 1983.
Gene Clements was involved in widespread
charitable and benevolent activities and also devoted much time
free-of-charge to causes such as the Southhampton Civic Association,
River Oaks Civic Association, Junior Bar Association and State bar
Association throughout his legal
career. He was one of the most respected legal advocates and also a
well
loved friend of many. He will be sorely missed by his family and
friends
and by the legal community of the City of Houston.
Mr. Clements was preceded in death by
his father Verne O. Clements, his mother Sylvia Shields Clements and
his brother Dr. Richard Owen Clements, M.D. He is survived
by his adopted son Everett Moore of Houston, his sister Barbara Lee
Clements
McCall and husband Todd of Houston, four nieces and
nephews:
Richard Owen Clements, Jr. and wife Barbara Ann of Alexandria,
Virginia;
Susan Houchins and husband James O. of Austin, Texas; Carol Clements
Whitermore
and husband Brad of New York City; and William Headrick Clements and
wife
Debbie of Bolton, Maine; his sister-in-law Mary Martha Headrick
Clements
of Houston; and Dorwayne Clements Avery, also of Houston.
Arrangements:
Friends were able to call at Geo. H. Lewis
& Sons, 1010 Bering Drive from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Tuesday,
November 23, 1999, where the family was present for
visitation. A funeral service was held at 2:00 P.M.
Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at Palmer
Memorial Episcopal Church, 6221 Main, with The Rev. James W. Nutter,
officiating. Interment followed at Glenwood Cemetery.
Pallbearers
were Edward J. O Neill, John E. O Neill, Jesse R. Pierce, J.C. Nickens,
Todd McCall, Michael Wilk, Frost Henschon and Robert Hall.
Honorary pallbearers were Judge Elizabeth Ray, Judge Sharolyn Wood,
Evelyn
Keyes, Ruth Downs, Dorothy Marsh and the partners and employees of the
law firm of Clements, O Neill, Pierce, Nickens and Wilson.
LINDA
SUE WILLIAMS RALEY, of Dallas. Linda Sue Williams Raley died
August 30, 2002, after a car accident in Dallas. She is survived
by her husband of 39 years, James E. Raley, and her three children -
Jennifer
Crowder, her husband, Glenn, and their children Kimberly and Alex,
Arlington; Lesley Carver, her husband, Jeff and daughter Grace,
Flower Mound;
and Scott Raley, Atlanta, GA. Other survivors include her father,
Robert Williams, and his wife, Ann, Houston; her sister Kay Gilbert and
husband, Ken Gilbert of Weatherford; and her mother-in-law, Myra Raley,
Amarillo.
Linda was born in El Dorado, Arkansas, December 8, 1941, the daughter
of Helen and Robert Williams. She received an education degree in
l963 from Texas Tech University where she was a member of Alpha Chi
Omega sorority. On February 16, l963, she married James E. Raley
and after living in several cities in the Texas Panhandle, settled in
Dallas in 1978. Linda was active at St. James Episcopal Church
where she was director of the Altar Guild, helped with the outreach
program to the Austin Street Shelter and needlepointed altar cushions.
A breast cancer survivor, she volunteered with the American Cancer
Society's Reach to Recovery program and the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
She also participated in neighborhood stitchery, book and women's
groups and
was one of the founders of a local chapter of the Red Hat Society.
Linda loved life, her family, friends, gardening, painting,
needlework, shopping, angels, bunnies, fountains, chocolate and
decorating her home.
Arrangements: In lieu
of flowers, the family requested memorials to the altar fund at St.
James Episcopal Church, 9845 McCree Rd., Dallas, TX 75238 or
contributions to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, 765 NorthPark Center,
Dallas, TX 75225.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. James
Episcopal
Church 9845 McCree Road, with the Rev. Bubba Dailey conducting the
service.
A reception followed the services at the church.
(Information
provided in
Sept 2002 by
her good friend
and our classmate, Ginny Hamlett, along with this note: "Linda (Sue Williams Raley)
and I transferred to Lamar right before the beginning of our junior
year. We had been childhood friends in El Dorado, Arkansas and,
to make a long story short, because our fathers both worked for
Monsanto Chemical ended up together again in Houston. We began
that year knowing only each other and
clung tight for dear life. When her husband and she moved to Dallas, we
instantly resumed our friendship and remained close.")
Other deceased classmates - we
would appreciate receiving obituary information.
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Patton,
Kay
(Jones)
Smith Patsy (Mc Clendon )
Willis Janet (Mason )
Adams David
Baird Clint
Browning Richard
Cooksey Dick
De Waal Roland
Dupree Kirby
Engberg Steven (confirmed by Dan Tompkins)
French Robert
Gartner Donald
Glover Mack (2000)
Hand Jane
Holman Bill
Jamison John
Munger Clayton
Poage Ray
Shirar Charles
Siefert Margaret
Stuckey Medford
Taylor Harold
Winterhalter Frank
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Obituary information for Gene Clements
provided by Alma Rosas, Online Subscriber Services Representative,
Houston Chronicle
http://www.HoustonChronicle.com
713.220.2700
online@chron.com
Trying to
Locate Classmates - Lamar High School Class of 1959
Can you help us locate any of the
below named
classmates?
Please contact Larry Hitt
with any information!
LarryHitt@BenefitsDesign.net
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Adkins
Ennis
Allen Virginia M. (Doucette)
Anderson Judy
Archer Kathy
Armstrong William P.
Atkinson Ferne
Bell Bobby
Bergamini Kitty (Anthony)
Beymer Frank
Bingham Pat
Blancas Tiva (Macks)
Branum Kathryn
Brewer Iva
Bryan Betty
Carlile Mary L.
Carlisle Barbara
Carrico Jan (Huffman)
Chain Kitty (Rayner)
Charlton Bill
Cockburn Dorothy
Cowart Demaris
Curran James
Davis Jeanice
De La Torre Roberta
Dean Charles
Deas Laurence
Dreyer William
Earl William
Eidson Arlane (Raup)
Ellis Molly
Finch Rise
Fitz Mary (Aborn)
Fitzgerald Tim
Fontaine Ernest
Garvey Ellen
Gates Milton
Gilbert Betty (Hammann)
Girard Cherie
Gooldy Mike
Gosnell Nancy (Revellette)
Gouldson Charlotte
Greene John L.
Hammann Robert
Harlow Sue (Fredrick)
Harris Gene
Hazel Jeanne
Hebby Phil
Henderson Robertson
Hergens Kitty Davis
Hermann Winston
Hines Bonnie
Holt Remus
Hoover Ann
Howe David
Huck Cecile (Gloier)
Hudson Kitty (Black)
Hurst Ira Bartholemew
Jackson Barbara (Gaddis)
Josephson Johanna
Kapp Martha
Kelley Dale
Lamkin Liz (Griffith)
Landes Cheri (Samuel)
Lee Joyce
Ley Stephen
Marks Diane
Mc Culley Kathleen (Maness)
Mendell Jerry
Mercer James
Moore Nedra
Newman Patricia Williams
Nichols Diane
Ninemire Jacque (Morris)
Nobles Sandra (Westbrook/Wilson)
Northrup Lavonne
Orr Charles
Osborne Suzanne (Coots)
Patterson Howard
Phillips David
Rankin Tommy
Rich Mary
Russell Sue
Sammons John
Scales Wayne
Stephens Diana
Sweendy Jerry
Underwood Mary (Merritt)
Wall Bert
Westrup Blanca
Wren Stanley
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If you know of information on
any of the above classmates, please contact Larry Hitt: LarryHitt@BenefitsDesign.net
Last updated: 9 May 2005 by
Mike@Blackledge.com
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