ANITA MARIE LINNEY DALTON

DALTON Anita Marie Linney Dalton of McAllen, Texas, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2008. She was born May 11, 1931, on the Salt Creek Ranch in Refugio County to Joseph Orion Linney and Anita Sommer Linney. She attended Our Lady of Refuge School and graduated from Nazareth Academy in Victoria, Texas. She attended St. Joseph's School of Nursing in Houston and graduated as a registered nurse. She later received a Bachlor of Science degree in nursing from the United States Army. In 1959, she married Dr. Dallas H. Dalton Jr. while on duty as an army nurse in Japan. They traveled to Birmingham, Alabama and then to Charleston, South Carolina for work and further study, eventually settling in Corpus Christi, Texas where they lived for many years. They moved to McAllen in 1989. Anita is survived by her husband of nearly 50 years, Dr. Dallas H. Dalton Jr. of McAllen, Texas, her children, Daughters: Theresa Dalton Salinas and her husband Alvaro of Monterrey, Mexico, Mary Delores (DeDe) Dalton McMahon and husband Gordon of New York City, New York, sons: Dallas H. Dalton III of New York City, New York, Michael Orion Dalton and wife Suzanne of Dallas, Texas, grandchildren: Rolando Salinas, Allen Salinas, Andres Salinas, Ryan McMahon, Rachal McMahon, Kathryn McMahon, Michael O. Dalton, Jr., Chase Dalton, two brothers: Vincent F. Linney and Joseph O (Phil) Linney of Refugio, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents. A memorial Mass will be held Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church in Refugio. Arrangements are entrusted to: MOORE FUNERAL HOME, INC. P.O. Drawer 160 Refugio, TX 78377 (361)526-4334 (361)526-4347 (FAX)