Annie Lucile Smith Rowntree

ROWNTREE, LUCILE SMITH 1912-2008 Annie Lucile Smith Rowntree died peacefully on March 9 at home in Grand Prairie surrounded by loved ones. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother and sister, and husband John Thomas Rowntree. Lucile graduated from Lampasas High School in 1928 and attended Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, before marrying John in 1930. Lucile and John had seven children. The family moved to Grand Prairie, Texas, in 1956. Lucile graduated from West Texas State College in 1957 and began her twenty years as a Lee Middle School English teacher in Grand Prairie. She retired in 1976. Lucile was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church and avid democrat. She was involved locally in the G. P. Woman's Club, 3 G's, Rejevian Book Club, G.P. Retired Teachers, and others. She loved to read, journal, oil paint, and bird watch. Helping others was a way of life. She is survived by her children and their spouses: Mary Kuhn and husband Robert Rogers, Martha and husband David Brownlie, Rebecca Moore, Grand Prairie, TX, Ruth Hatcher and husband Charles Hendryx, Honolulu, Hawaii, John T. Rowntree and wife Mary Schleppegerell, Dexter, Michigan, David Rowntree and wife Sheila, Concord, California, Paul Rowntree and wife Beverly , Colleyville, TX. Her children, sixteen grandchildren, and nineteen great grandchildren, mates and other relatives and friends, celebrate her life of love and service In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to the Methodist Children's Home at 1111 Herring Avenue, Waco, TX 76708. A Memorial service will be held at 10 A.M. on March 14, at Baker Chapel, First United Methodist Church, Grand Prairie. Burial will be on March 15, Smith Family Cemetery in Oakalla, Texas. Dignity Bean Massey Burge 733 Dalworth St. Grand Prairie (972) 263-7200