PALO PINTO -- Mary Jane Birdwell, 82, a homemaker-rancher, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at a Mineral Wells nursing center.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Palo Pinto United Methodist Church in Palo Pinto. Burial: The Revs. Sally Fleming and Barbara Wordinger will officiate. She will be buried beside her husband of 45 years, Emry Birdwell, in Palo Pinto Cemetery in Palo Pinto. Visitation: 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Baum-Carlock- Bumgardner Chapel.
Pallbearers: Tom Key, Eugenio Santibanez, Kyle Birdwell, Jay Birdwell, Bill Nicks and Bob Smith. Honorary pallbearers: Jess Turner, Birch Wilfong, Ross Watson, Slick Boone, John Ritchie and Bob Byrd.
Memorials: In lieu of floral tributes, Mary Jane's family would respectfully ask that donations be made to her church, Palo Pinto United Methodist Church.
Mary Jane was born in Dallas on June 29, 1917, the daughter of Jack I. and Kate Patillo Coffing. She grew up in Highland Park, attended Hockaday, a private school for young women, and went on to get a degree at what she proudly referred to as "The University," the University of Texas. Mary Jane returned to Dallas to pursue a career as a legal assistant.
Her love of horses led her from her home and career in Dallas to that of a rancher and homemaker in Palo Pinto. She met Emry Birdwell at the Texas Cowboy Reunion in Stamford in 1948. They married in 1949 and had two sons, Emry Birdwell Jr. and Jack Birdwell.
Mary Jane's interests were diverse. She had a keen sense of justice and a deep respect for the laws, legal system and government of our country. Mary Jane was a figure to be reckoned with in Palo Pinto County and the state of Texas when it came to property rights, taxation issues and the use of taxpayer monies. She promoted the youth of Palo Pinto County through her public support of the Livestock Association and 4-H activities. Privately and anonymously, Mary Jane provided scholarships and tuition monies for young women in financial need. She was a member of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. She was also a member of Hockaday Alumni.
Survivors: Sons, Emry Birdwell Jr. and his wife, Debbie, of Mineral Wells and Jack Birdwell and his wife, Billie, of Palo Pinto; grandchildren, Jay Birdwell of Palo Pinto, Kyle Birdwell of Brownwood, Lindsey Birdwell of Texas A&M and Kendall Zanowiak of Mineral Wells; sister-in-law, Charlotte Coffing of Jacksonville, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Palo Pinto United Methodist Church in Palo Pinto. Burial: The Revs. Sally Fleming and Barbara Wordinger will officiate. She will be buried beside her husband of 45 years, Emry Birdwell, in Palo Pinto Cemetery in Palo Pinto. Visitation: 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Baum-Carlock- Bumgardner Chapel.
Pallbearers: Tom Key, Eugenio Santibanez, Kyle Birdwell, Jay Birdwell, Bill Nicks and Bob Smith. Honorary pallbearers: Jess Turner, Birch Wilfong, Ross Watson, Slick Boone, John Ritchie and Bob Byrd.
Memorials: In lieu of floral tributes, Mary Jane's family would respectfully ask that donations be made to her church, Palo Pinto United Methodist Church.
Mary Jane was born in Dallas on June 29, 1917, the daughter of Jack I. and Kate Patillo Coffing. She grew up in Highland Park, attended Hockaday, a private school for young women, and went on to get a degree at what she proudly referred to as "The University," the University of Texas. Mary Jane returned to Dallas to pursue a career as a legal assistant.
Her love of horses led her from her home and career in Dallas to that of a rancher and homemaker in Palo Pinto. She met Emry Birdwell at the Texas Cowboy Reunion in Stamford in 1948. They married in 1949 and had two sons, Emry Birdwell Jr. and Jack Birdwell.
Mary Jane's interests were diverse. She had a keen sense of justice and a deep respect for the laws, legal system and government of our country. Mary Jane was a figure to be reckoned with in Palo Pinto County and the state of Texas when it came to property rights, taxation issues and the use of taxpayer monies. She promoted the youth of Palo Pinto County through her public support of the Livestock Association and 4-H activities. Privately and anonymously, Mary Jane provided scholarships and tuition monies for young women in financial need. She was a member of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. She was also a member of Hockaday Alumni.
Survivors: Sons, Emry Birdwell Jr. and his wife, Debbie, of Mineral Wells and Jack Birdwell and his wife, Billie, of Palo Pinto; grandchildren, Jay Birdwell of Palo Pinto, Kyle Birdwell of Brownwood, Lindsey Birdwell of Texas A&M and Kendall Zanowiak of Mineral Wells; sister-in-law, Charlotte Coffing of Jacksonville, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
PALO PINTO -- Mary Jane Birdwell, 82, a homemaker-rancher, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at a Mineral Wells nursing center.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Palo Pinto United Methodist Church in Palo Pinto. Burial: The Revs. Sally Fleming and Barbara Wordinger will officiate. She will be buried beside her husband of 45 years, Emry Birdwell, in Palo Pinto Cemetery in Palo Pinto. Visitation: 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Baum-Carlock- Bumgardner Chapel.
Pallbearers: Tom Key, Eugenio Santibanez, Kyle Birdwell, Jay Birdwell, Bill Nicks and Bob Smith. Honorary pallbearers: Jess Turner, Birch Wilfong, Ross Watson, Slick Boone, John Ritchie and Bob Byrd.
Memorials: In lieu of floral tributes, Mary Jane's family would respectfully ask that donations be made to her church, Palo Pinto United Methodist Church.
Mary Jane was born in Dallas on June 29, 1917, the daughter of Jack I. and Kate Patillo Coffing. She grew up in Highland Park, attended Hockaday, a private school for young women, and went on to get a degree at what she proudly referred to as "The University," the University of Texas. Mary Jane returned to Dallas to pursue a career as a legal assistant.
Her love of horses led her from her home and career in Dallas to that of a rancher and homemaker in Palo Pinto. She met Emry Birdwell at the Texas Cowboy Reunion in Stamford in 1948. They married in 1949 and had two sons, Emry Birdwell Jr. and Jack Birdwell.
Mary Jane's interests were diverse. She had a keen sense of justice and a deep respect for the laws, legal system and government of our country. Mary Jane was a figure to be reckoned with in Palo Pinto County and the state of Texas when it came to property rights, taxation issues and the use of taxpayer monies. She promoted the youth of Palo Pinto County through her public support of the Livestock Association and 4-H activities. Privately and anonymously, Mary Jane provided scholarships and tuition monies for young women in financial need. She was a member of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. She was also a member of Hockaday Alumni.
Survivors: Sons, Emry Birdwell Jr. and his wife, Debbie, of Mineral Wells and Jack Birdwell and his wife, Billie, of Palo Pinto; grandchildren, Jay Birdwell of Palo Pinto, Kyle Birdwell of Brownwood, Lindsey Birdwell of Texas A&M and Kendall Zanowiak of Mineral Wells; sister-in-law, Charlotte Coffing of Jacksonville, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Palo Pinto United Methodist Church in Palo Pinto. Burial: The Revs. Sally Fleming and Barbara Wordinger will officiate. She will be buried beside her husband of 45 years, Emry Birdwell, in Palo Pinto Cemetery in Palo Pinto. Visitation: 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Baum-Carlock- Bumgardner Chapel.
Pallbearers: Tom Key, Eugenio Santibanez, Kyle Birdwell, Jay Birdwell, Bill Nicks and Bob Smith. Honorary pallbearers: Jess Turner, Birch Wilfong, Ross Watson, Slick Boone, John Ritchie and Bob Byrd.
Memorials: In lieu of floral tributes, Mary Jane's family would respectfully ask that donations be made to her church, Palo Pinto United Methodist Church.
Mary Jane was born in Dallas on June 29, 1917, the daughter of Jack I. and Kate Patillo Coffing. She grew up in Highland Park, attended Hockaday, a private school for young women, and went on to get a degree at what she proudly referred to as "The University," the University of Texas. Mary Jane returned to Dallas to pursue a career as a legal assistant.
Her love of horses led her from her home and career in Dallas to that of a rancher and homemaker in Palo Pinto. She met Emry Birdwell at the Texas Cowboy Reunion in Stamford in 1948. They married in 1949 and had two sons, Emry Birdwell Jr. and Jack Birdwell.
Mary Jane's interests were diverse. She had a keen sense of justice and a deep respect for the laws, legal system and government of our country. Mary Jane was a figure to be reckoned with in Palo Pinto County and the state of Texas when it came to property rights, taxation issues and the use of taxpayer monies. She promoted the youth of Palo Pinto County through her public support of the Livestock Association and 4-H activities. Privately and anonymously, Mary Jane provided scholarships and tuition monies for young women in financial need. She was a member of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. She was also a member of Hockaday Alumni.
Survivors: Sons, Emry Birdwell Jr. and his wife, Debbie, of Mineral Wells and Jack Birdwell and his wife, Billie, of Palo Pinto; grandchildren, Jay Birdwell of Palo Pinto, Kyle Birdwell of Brownwood, Lindsey Birdwell of Texas A&M and Kendall Zanowiak of Mineral Wells; sister-in-law, Charlotte Coffing of Jacksonville, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
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