Thelma Brandon Mandaville

Thelma Brandon Mandaville obituary, Austin, TX

Thelma Brandon Mandaville

Thelma Mandaville Obituary

Visit the Harrell Funeral Home of Dripping Springs website to view the full obituary.
Thelma "Dixie" Mandaville of Bee Cave passed away at her home on January 16, 2024. Thelma was born on June 27, 1925 at her grandmother's house in Austin to Jefferson D Dillingham Jr. and Estherbel Dieterich. She attended Austin High School and the University of Texas. Thelma was a ninth generation Texan and seventh generation Austinite.
She was a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, having twenty-five direct ancestors who were citizens of the Republic.
Survivors include children Marilyn Souther of Bee Cave, TX; Michael Mandaville of Bee Cave, TX; Sarah Malone of Austin, TX; and Brice Mandaville and wife Denise of Seguin, TX, three step-daughters Frances Goodwin, Beverly MacCarty and husband Brian, and Debbie Welborn and husband Delvin Sprouse, eleven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husbands Daniel Mandaville and Clarence Welborn, her son Allan Mandaville, her son-in-law J.B. Souther, and her granddaughter Carrie Souther.
A funeral service celebrating her life will be held at Harrell Funeral Home in Dripping Springs, Texas on Monday, January 22nd at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow at White Rock Cemetery in Bee Cave. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Texas State Historical Association or First Baptist Church of Seguin.
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Harrell Funeral Home of Dripping Springs

100 Heritage Drive, Austin, TX 78737

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