“Mrs. Rubye “Jewell” (McDowell) Ware, 68, of Lufkin died early this morning in a Lufkin Hospital. Mrs. Ware was born on June 8, 1911 in Nelda, Ok. She was a surgical nurse and a member of the Angelina College of Vocational Nurses and the Texas League of Vocational Nurses. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Lufkin. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Gipson Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Dr. Herman Hendrick officiating. The body will lie in state at Blair-Stubbs in Mexia from two to three p.m. at which time graveside services will be held at Mexia Cemetary. Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home is handling local arrangements. Mrs. Ware is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Peggy Ware Thomas of Waco; three sons, Charles R. Ware, Lufkin, Peyton Ware, Allen, Stanley G. Ware, Wichita Falls; two brothers, Ed McDowell, Abilene, Roy L. McDowell, Waco; three sisters, Mrs. E.S. McRoberts, Shreveport, La, Mrs. H.B. Hatcher, Mexia, Mrs. R.C. McDonnell Sr. , Orange; 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.”

Source:  FindAGrave

Harold N. Womble  Record added: Mar 04, 2007