MARGARET TOLBERT

TOLBERT Margaret Hudson Tolbert passed away on September 23, 2012. She was born in Canon City, Colorado on January 13, 1914. Almost 99 years old she was the oldest living graduate of Austin High School and among the first students when AHS opened. The Class of 1932 was the second AHS graduation class. She was the daughter of James Spencer Hudson and Julia DeArce Lopez. Her family moved to El Paso in 1916. She attended the Texas College of Mines (now UTEP) and San Jose State in California. In 1940 she married Gale Tolbert. They built a house on Frankfort Avenue in 1949 and Margaret lived there over 60 years until she moved to assisted living in June, 2012. She was the epitome of her generation: she quit work when she married to focus on and excel at homemaking and child rearing while her husband Gale established and ran TBL Insurance Adjusters. Margaret is pre-deceased by her husband, Gale, and her son, Tom. She is survived by sons Paul and Jim; daughter-in-laws Tanya Raven (Salinas, California), Evie Howard (Austin, Texas), Debra Dixon (League City, Texas); grandchildren Tasha Lindstrom (Barrett) of Salinas,California, Xan Tolbert (Keely) of Wichita, Kansas, Tom Tolbert of Dallas, Texas, Tami Kagy (Brian) of Austin, Texas, Gale Tolbert and Emily Tolbert of League City, Texas; and great-grandchildren Adia and Roark Tolbert of Wichita, Kansas, and Anders Lindstrom of Salinas, California. Because Margaret loved the Franklins and often spoke of this love, in lieu of flowers, please send donations to: Franklin Mountains Wilderness Coalition, 10525 Texwood, El Paso, TX 79925.