Daughter of Walter Buck and Katie Larmann Buck.
Wife of Adolph Julius Stricker, Sr., married May 10, 1936 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.
Mother of 14 children.
Obit
Harriett Inez Buck Stricker
One of Bandera's oldest and most esteemed citizens, Harriett Stricker, was called to her reward when she died at 12:09 p.m., Friday, August 27, 2004, at Vitas Hospice in San Antonio, Texas.
Harriett Buck Stricker was a descendant of early pioneer settlers of Bandera County, Ebenezer Buck, Sr. and Mary Ralston Buck, who bought a homestead and located in Pipe Creek, Texas in 1873. The family, consisting of the parents and ten children, has been listed in early Bandera County history books as "being among our most prominent citizens." Her grandfather, Ebenezer Buck, and his sons were given the contract to survey the Bandera and San Antonio road, (now Hwy. 16), from Bandera to San Geronimo in the 1880's. Other notable contributions to the Bandera area by this family were the establishment of both the first guest ranch in Bandera County and of Mansfield Park.
Harriett Inez Buck was born in Pipe Creek, Texas, on November 10, 1914, to farmer and RLDS minister Walter Buck, and his wife, Katie Larmann Buck. Harriett grew up in Pipe Creek during the Great Depression and attended the Pipe Creek community school. Later, she attended graduate school in Medina, Texas, and then continued her education at Durham's Business College in San Antonio, Texas.
On May 10, 1936, Harriett married Adolph Julius Stricker in San Antonio, Texas. In 1939 Harriett and Adolph moved from Pipe Creek to the town of Bandera, Texas. There they built a home and started a blacksmith and horseshoeing business on 13th Street. In 1945, they added a welding shop to their existing business. To this union were born fourteen children, eleven of whom are still living. Harriett and her husband were faithful members of the Re-organized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; kind and generous, they shared what they had with many.
On August 7, 1964, tragedy struck the family when Adolph died suddenly at the age of 53 years. With six remaining children at home, Harriett, then 49 years of age, was forced to go on without her partner of 28 years. She had become the sole provider, protector, and defender. Alone, she tread on through many difficult times. Although she more than qualified for financial aid, she never applied for any; she always felt that there were many more people in greater need than she. She continued the welding supply business that had grown up as a sideline to the welding shop. Harriett provided a very needed service to the community by supplying medical oxygen and equipment for those in need and the Bandera County EMS. Many times over the years, Harriett could be seen delivering medical oxygen bottles to the local nursing home, loading and unloading the cylinders herself. She was a hard worker and a strong woman; she was well liked and respected by many. Harriett continued the welding supply business until June 1997, when she was forced to quit at age 81 years due to a debilitating stroke.
Harriett was a kind and caring Christian who always put the needs of others before her own. She had compassion for those less fortunate than herself. She was a talented cook, having learned to cook with French seasonings from her mother and grandmother Larmann. She was well known for the popcorn balls she passed out on Halloween and the "Cowboy Cookies" she made so well. Other favorites were her fried chicken, cream gravy, fried okra, and banana nut bread. Though never having much time for hobbies, she kept a lovely and tidy yard with beautiful flowers, and loved to feed the birds. Each year large numbers of beautiful hummingbirds returned to her feeders fighting over her home cooked nectar. For many years she checked nightly on her elderly neighbors on her evening walks, and also collected donations for the American Cancer Society's yearly fundraising drives.
Harriett was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Katie Buck, half-siblings Laura Walsh, Bernard Buck, and Frank Buck along with their spouses, and her husband Adolph, as well as three of their children: Preston, Alice, and Linden Rhea.
Harriett's survivors include her eleven children, Katherine Ellis, Adolph Stricker, Jr., Rose Parker, Inez Timmons, Laura Pichot, Walter Stricker, Sr., Willie Stricker, Debbie Sutton, Janet Evans, Lou Varner, and Charles Stricker, twenty-seven grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at Grimes Funeral Chapel in Bandera, Texas, on Thursday, September 2, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. with Charles Renfroe, with the Re-organized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Hearne, Texas, officiating. Burial followed at the Pipe Creek Cemetery, in Pipe Creek, Texas. Pallbearers were grandsons, Kevin Parker, Kenneth Pichot, Jeff Weisenberger, Linden Stricker, Preston Evans, Clayton Stricker, Zachary Varner, and Travis Sutton.
The unbelievable courage and effort that Harriett faced life with far exceeded what many of us could ever have done if left alone. She achieved something few people could; she survived for forty years more after the heartbreak of her life. Her unrelenting spirit and belief in God and Christ carried her forward throughout her journey. Like her pioneer ancestors before her, Harriet Buck Stricker gave of herself for the betterment of her family, her church, Bandera County, and her community. She will be dearly missed.
Wife of Adolph Julius Stricker, Sr., married May 10, 1936 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.
Mother of 14 children.
Obit
Harriett Inez Buck Stricker
One of Bandera's oldest and most esteemed citizens, Harriett Stricker, was called to her reward when she died at 12:09 p.m., Friday, August 27, 2004, at Vitas Hospice in San Antonio, Texas.
Harriett Buck Stricker was a descendant of early pioneer settlers of Bandera County, Ebenezer Buck, Sr. and Mary Ralston Buck, who bought a homestead and located in Pipe Creek, Texas in 1873. The family, consisting of the parents and ten children, has been listed in early Bandera County history books as "being among our most prominent citizens." Her grandfather, Ebenezer Buck, and his sons were given the contract to survey the Bandera and San Antonio road, (now Hwy. 16), from Bandera to San Geronimo in the 1880's. Other notable contributions to the Bandera area by this family were the establishment of both the first guest ranch in Bandera County and of Mansfield Park.
Harriett Inez Buck was born in Pipe Creek, Texas, on November 10, 1914, to farmer and RLDS minister Walter Buck, and his wife, Katie Larmann Buck. Harriett grew up in Pipe Creek during the Great Depression and attended the Pipe Creek community school. Later, she attended graduate school in Medina, Texas, and then continued her education at Durham's Business College in San Antonio, Texas.
On May 10, 1936, Harriett married Adolph Julius Stricker in San Antonio, Texas. In 1939 Harriett and Adolph moved from Pipe Creek to the town of Bandera, Texas. There they built a home and started a blacksmith and horseshoeing business on 13th Street. In 1945, they added a welding shop to their existing business. To this union were born fourteen children, eleven of whom are still living. Harriett and her husband were faithful members of the Re-organized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; kind and generous, they shared what they had with many.
On August 7, 1964, tragedy struck the family when Adolph died suddenly at the age of 53 years. With six remaining children at home, Harriett, then 49 years of age, was forced to go on without her partner of 28 years. She had become the sole provider, protector, and defender. Alone, she tread on through many difficult times. Although she more than qualified for financial aid, she never applied for any; she always felt that there were many more people in greater need than she. She continued the welding supply business that had grown up as a sideline to the welding shop. Harriett provided a very needed service to the community by supplying medical oxygen and equipment for those in need and the Bandera County EMS. Many times over the years, Harriett could be seen delivering medical oxygen bottles to the local nursing home, loading and unloading the cylinders herself. She was a hard worker and a strong woman; she was well liked and respected by many. Harriett continued the welding supply business until June 1997, when she was forced to quit at age 81 years due to a debilitating stroke.
Harriett was a kind and caring Christian who always put the needs of others before her own. She had compassion for those less fortunate than herself. She was a talented cook, having learned to cook with French seasonings from her mother and grandmother Larmann. She was well known for the popcorn balls she passed out on Halloween and the "Cowboy Cookies" she made so well. Other favorites were her fried chicken, cream gravy, fried okra, and banana nut bread. Though never having much time for hobbies, she kept a lovely and tidy yard with beautiful flowers, and loved to feed the birds. Each year large numbers of beautiful hummingbirds returned to her feeders fighting over her home cooked nectar. For many years she checked nightly on her elderly neighbors on her evening walks, and also collected donations for the American Cancer Society's yearly fundraising drives.
Harriett was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Katie Buck, half-siblings Laura Walsh, Bernard Buck, and Frank Buck along with their spouses, and her husband Adolph, as well as three of their children: Preston, Alice, and Linden Rhea.
Harriett's survivors include her eleven children, Katherine Ellis, Adolph Stricker, Jr., Rose Parker, Inez Timmons, Laura Pichot, Walter Stricker, Sr., Willie Stricker, Debbie Sutton, Janet Evans, Lou Varner, and Charles Stricker, twenty-seven grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at Grimes Funeral Chapel in Bandera, Texas, on Thursday, September 2, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. with Charles Renfroe, with the Re-organized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Hearne, Texas, officiating. Burial followed at the Pipe Creek Cemetery, in Pipe Creek, Texas. Pallbearers were grandsons, Kevin Parker, Kenneth Pichot, Jeff Weisenberger, Linden Stricker, Preston Evans, Clayton Stricker, Zachary Varner, and Travis Sutton.
The unbelievable courage and effort that Harriett faced life with far exceeded what many of us could ever have done if left alone. She achieved something few people could; she survived for forty years more after the heartbreak of her life. Her unrelenting spirit and belief in God and Christ carried her forward throughout her journey. Like her pioneer ancestors before her, Harriet Buck Stricker gave of herself for the betterment of her family, her church, Bandera County, and her community. She will be dearly missed.
Daughter of Walter Buck and Katie Larmann Buck.
Wife of Adolph Julius Stricker, Sr., married May 10, 1936 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.
Mother of 14 children.
Obit
Harriett Inez Buck Stricker
One of Bandera's oldest and most esteemed citizens, Harriett Stricker, was called to her reward when she died at 12:09 p.m., Friday, August 27, 2004, at Vitas Hospice in San Antonio, Texas.
Harriett Buck Stricker was a descendant of early pioneer settlers of Bandera County, Ebenezer Buck, Sr. and Mary Ralston Buck, who bought a homestead and located in Pipe Creek, Texas in 1873. The family, consisting of the parents and ten children, has been listed in early Bandera County history books as "being among our most prominent citizens." Her grandfather, Ebenezer Buck, and his sons were given the contract to survey the Bandera and San Antonio road, (now Hwy. 16), from Bandera to San Geronimo in the 1880's. Other notable contributions to the Bandera area by this family were the establishment of both the first guest ranch in Bandera County and of Mansfield Park.
Harriett Inez Buck was born in Pipe Creek, Texas, on November 10, 1914, to farmer and RLDS minister Walter Buck, and his wife, Katie Larmann Buck. Harriett grew up in Pipe Creek during the Great Depression and attended the Pipe Creek community school. Later, she attended graduate school in Medina, Texas, and then continued her education at Durham's Business College in San Antonio, Texas.
On May 10, 1936, Harriett married Adolph Julius Stricker in San Antonio, Texas. In 1939 Harriett and Adolph moved from Pipe Creek to the town of Bandera, Texas. There they built a home and started a blacksmith and horseshoeing business on 13th Street. In 1945, they added a welding shop to their existing business. To this union were born fourteen children, eleven of whom are still living. Harriett and her husband were faithful members of the Re-organized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; kind and generous, they shared what they had with many.
On August 7, 1964, tragedy struck the family when Adolph died suddenly at the age of 53 years. With six remaining children at home, Harriett, then 49 years of age, was forced to go on without her partner of 28 years. She had become the sole provider, protector, and defender. Alone, she tread on through many difficult times. Although she more than qualified for financial aid, she never applied for any; she always felt that there were many more people in greater need than she. She continued the welding supply business that had grown up as a sideline to the welding shop. Harriett provided a very needed service to the community by supplying medical oxygen and equipment for those in need and the Bandera County EMS. Many times over the years, Harriett could be seen delivering medical oxygen bottles to the local nursing home, loading and unloading the cylinders herself. She was a hard worker and a strong woman; she was well liked and respected by many. Harriett continued the welding supply business until June 1997, when she was forced to quit at age 81 years due to a debilitating stroke.
Harriett was a kind and caring Christian who always put the needs of others before her own. She had compassion for those less fortunate than herself. She was a talented cook, having learned to cook with French seasonings from her mother and grandmother Larmann. She was well known for the popcorn balls she passed out on Halloween and the "Cowboy Cookies" she made so well. Other favorites were her fried chicken, cream gravy, fried okra, and banana nut bread. Though never having much time for hobbies, she kept a lovely and tidy yard with beautiful flowers, and loved to feed the birds. Each year large numbers of beautiful hummingbirds returned to her feeders fighting over her home cooked nectar. For many years she checked nightly on her elderly neighbors on her evening walks, and also collected donations for the American Cancer Society's yearly fundraising drives.
Harriett was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Katie Buck, half-siblings Laura Walsh, Bernard Buck, and Frank Buck along with their spouses, and her husband Adolph, as well as three of their children: Preston, Alice, and Linden Rhea.
Harriett's survivors include her eleven children, Katherine Ellis, Adolph Stricker, Jr., Rose Parker, Inez Timmons, Laura Pichot, Walter Stricker, Sr., Willie Stricker, Debbie Sutton, Janet Evans, Lou Varner, and Charles Stricker, twenty-seven grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at Grimes Funeral Chapel in Bandera, Texas, on Thursday, September 2, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. with Charles Renfroe, with the Re-organized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Hearne, Texas, officiating. Burial followed at the Pipe Creek Cemetery, in Pipe Creek, Texas. Pallbearers were grandsons, Kevin Parker, Kenneth Pichot, Jeff Weisenberger, Linden Stricker, Preston Evans, Clayton Stricker, Zachary Varner, and Travis Sutton.
The unbelievable courage and effort that Harriett faced life with far exceeded what many of us could ever have done if left alone. She achieved something few people could; she survived for forty years more after the heartbreak of her life. Her unrelenting spirit and belief in God and Christ carried her forward throughout her journey. Like her pioneer ancestors before her, Harriet Buck Stricker gave of herself for the betterment of her family, her church, Bandera County, and her community. She will be dearly missed.
Wife of Adolph Julius Stricker, Sr., married May 10, 1936 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.
Mother of 14 children.
Obit
Harriett Inez Buck Stricker
One of Bandera's oldest and most esteemed citizens, Harriett Stricker, was called to her reward when she died at 12:09 p.m., Friday, August 27, 2004, at Vitas Hospice in San Antonio, Texas.
Harriett Buck Stricker was a descendant of early pioneer settlers of Bandera County, Ebenezer Buck, Sr. and Mary Ralston Buck, who bought a homestead and located in Pipe Creek, Texas in 1873. The family, consisting of the parents and ten children, has been listed in early Bandera County history books as "being among our most prominent citizens." Her grandfather, Ebenezer Buck, and his sons were given the contract to survey the Bandera and San Antonio road, (now Hwy. 16), from Bandera to San Geronimo in the 1880's. Other notable contributions to the Bandera area by this family were the establishment of both the first guest ranch in Bandera County and of Mansfield Park.
Harriett Inez Buck was born in Pipe Creek, Texas, on November 10, 1914, to farmer and RLDS minister Walter Buck, and his wife, Katie Larmann Buck. Harriett grew up in Pipe Creek during the Great Depression and attended the Pipe Creek community school. Later, she attended graduate school in Medina, Texas, and then continued her education at Durham's Business College in San Antonio, Texas.
On May 10, 1936, Harriett married Adolph Julius Stricker in San Antonio, Texas. In 1939 Harriett and Adolph moved from Pipe Creek to the town of Bandera, Texas. There they built a home and started a blacksmith and horseshoeing business on 13th Street. In 1945, they added a welding shop to their existing business. To this union were born fourteen children, eleven of whom are still living. Harriett and her husband were faithful members of the Re-organized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; kind and generous, they shared what they had with many.
On August 7, 1964, tragedy struck the family when Adolph died suddenly at the age of 53 years. With six remaining children at home, Harriett, then 49 years of age, was forced to go on without her partner of 28 years. She had become the sole provider, protector, and defender. Alone, she tread on through many difficult times. Although she more than qualified for financial aid, she never applied for any; she always felt that there were many more people in greater need than she. She continued the welding supply business that had grown up as a sideline to the welding shop. Harriett provided a very needed service to the community by supplying medical oxygen and equipment for those in need and the Bandera County EMS. Many times over the years, Harriett could be seen delivering medical oxygen bottles to the local nursing home, loading and unloading the cylinders herself. She was a hard worker and a strong woman; she was well liked and respected by many. Harriett continued the welding supply business until June 1997, when she was forced to quit at age 81 years due to a debilitating stroke.
Harriett was a kind and caring Christian who always put the needs of others before her own. She had compassion for those less fortunate than herself. She was a talented cook, having learned to cook with French seasonings from her mother and grandmother Larmann. She was well known for the popcorn balls she passed out on Halloween and the "Cowboy Cookies" she made so well. Other favorites were her fried chicken, cream gravy, fried okra, and banana nut bread. Though never having much time for hobbies, she kept a lovely and tidy yard with beautiful flowers, and loved to feed the birds. Each year large numbers of beautiful hummingbirds returned to her feeders fighting over her home cooked nectar. For many years she checked nightly on her elderly neighbors on her evening walks, and also collected donations for the American Cancer Society's yearly fundraising drives.
Harriett was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Katie Buck, half-siblings Laura Walsh, Bernard Buck, and Frank Buck along with their spouses, and her husband Adolph, as well as three of their children: Preston, Alice, and Linden Rhea.
Harriett's survivors include her eleven children, Katherine Ellis, Adolph Stricker, Jr., Rose Parker, Inez Timmons, Laura Pichot, Walter Stricker, Sr., Willie Stricker, Debbie Sutton, Janet Evans, Lou Varner, and Charles Stricker, twenty-seven grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at Grimes Funeral Chapel in Bandera, Texas, on Thursday, September 2, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. with Charles Renfroe, with the Re-organized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Hearne, Texas, officiating. Burial followed at the Pipe Creek Cemetery, in Pipe Creek, Texas. Pallbearers were grandsons, Kevin Parker, Kenneth Pichot, Jeff Weisenberger, Linden Stricker, Preston Evans, Clayton Stricker, Zachary Varner, and Travis Sutton.
The unbelievable courage and effort that Harriett faced life with far exceeded what many of us could ever have done if left alone. She achieved something few people could; she survived for forty years more after the heartbreak of her life. Her unrelenting spirit and belief in God and Christ carried her forward throughout her journey. Like her pioneer ancestors before her, Harriet Buck Stricker gave of herself for the betterment of her family, her church, Bandera County, and her community. She will be dearly missed.
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