Dixie May Weekly Hartis

DIXIE MAY WEEKLY HARTIS, the sweetest woman on Earth, 88 years young, died peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Tuesday, June 3, 2008. She was a resident of Conroe, Texas, for the past eighteen years, but spent most of her adult life in the Houston area while raising her family. She was born in rural Oklahoma, on May 30, 1920, but moved to Gause, Texas, at the age of two. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and two sisters. She is survived by her children: Wayne Whitworth and wife P.J., Lawrence Whitworth and wife Edna, Raymond Hartis and wife Tena, Carole Minchew Lane and husband Don, Dickie Hartis and wife Doris, and Shirley Gail Rogers and husband John, 20 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, #40 and her first great-great grandchild, is on the way! Mom was a fantastic mother who always supported her children in all endeavors, whether it was dancing, cheerleading, baseball or roller skating. She was a past president and lifetime member of the PTA, active member of The Phi Sigma Alpha sorority, The Red Hat Society and Mims Baptist Church. Pallbearers to be grandsons Larry Whitworth, Kevin Whitworth, Bobby Minchew, Richie Hartis, James Hartis and Clint Minchew. The visitation will be held Thursday, June 5, 2008, from 6-8PM at Metcalf Funeral Home in Conroe, Texas. The funeral will be held at 1 PM on Friday, June 6, 2008, at the Metcalf Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside services and burial to follow at Brookside Cemetery in Houston.