Marjorie Nell Sledge

1935 - 2022

Georgetown Texas - MARJORIE NELL STOUT SLEDGE 1935-2022

Little Marjie was born April 30, 1935 in Falls City, Nebraska, to Frank Perry Stout and Gladys Faye Lemon Stout, the sixth child and only girl of the family.

She graduated from Edinburg (TX) High School 1953, where she was a cheerleader, senior class secretary, honor society member, and Sophomore Beauty. She was the piano accompanist for the choral groups.

She attended Pan American College for two years, and then transferred to Southwestern University, graduating with a degree in music education in 1957. She was a member of honor societies at both schools. At Southwestern, she sang the title role in "Amahl and the Night Visitors." She was chosen Independent Beauty in 1956.

Marjorie married Robert W. Sledge in Edinburg on August 14, 1956.They were married for 66 years at the time of her death. The couple lived in Georgetown while she completed her BME degree. Later she earned a BA in social welfare from McMurry University in Abilene. From 1957 to 1960 she taught elementary school music at Obadiah Knight School in Dallas.

The family moved to Buda, Texas in 1960, where two children were born - Margaret Ann in 1960 and Robert Lee II in 1962. The family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1963 and to Abilene, Texas in 1964. In Abilene, in addition to raising her children, she worked in several fields - real estate management, polygraph secretary, social worker, and church organist for Methodist and Presbyterian congregations.

Due to her failing health, Marj moved to Wesleyan Assisted Living in Georgetown, Texas in 2020. She passed away there on September 16, 2022. After cremation, her remains will be buried with her husband in his due time. A memorial service will be held at St. James United Methodist Church, 3100 Barrow St., Abilene, TX on Saturday, October 22, 2022, 2:00 p.m.

She was preceded in death by her five brothers, her mother and her father. Survivors include her husband, Dr. Robert W. Sledge of the home, daughter Margaret Ann Sledge Boren and her husband Joe of Weatherford, Texas, son Bobby Sledge of Austin, grandsons Ryan Turner and wife Jessica of Fort Worth and Eric Turner of Austin, and great-grandchildren Addyson Turner, Austin Turner, and Audrey Turner, all of Fort Worth. She is also survived by her sister-in-law Marilouis Stout of Edinburg, several nieces and nephews, plus a plethora of friends including best friends Margaret Looney McAllen of Weslaco and Fanny Sterling Ross of Mercedes.