November 9, 1910 –  August 30, 2012  WHITESBORO â?? Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Stribling, 101, will be held Saturday, September 1, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Whitesboro, Texas with Bro. Mike Flanagan officiating and Hank Lovejoy assisting. Interment will follow the service at Mt. Zion Cemetery, North located at Rock Creek near Gordonville, Texas. All services are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home in Whitesboro, Texas. Family visitation will be from 10:00 â?? 11:00 a.m. prior to the service at the church.She passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2012.
Mary was born on November 9, 1910 to Richard William and Laura Iris (Hight) Horton in McKinney, Texas. She married Floyd Stribling on November 10, 1930 in Marietta, Oklahoma. She was a graduate of Austin College in Sherman, Texas. She was a retired teacher serving in many rural schools as well as Whitesboro and at St. Maryâ??s in Gainesville, Texas. She was a member of the History Club, a charter member of the West Grayson Retired School Personnel Association; and a member of the First Baptist Church of Whitesboro. She received the Humanitarian Award from the Whitesboro Chamber of Commerce. She was active in her community by serving as a Sunday School teacher, a WMU director, and holding various offices of leadership in the Grayson Baptist Association. She was a TFWC Life Member and Volunteer of the Year for the Trinity District. She was also a member of the Golden â??Roos (the Austin College 50 year Alumni Association).
She is survived by her daughter, Mary Anne Brock and husband, Tommy, of North Richland Hills, TX; grandchildren: Russell Brock of Naperville, IL; Rodric Brock of North Richland Hills, TX; Robyn Nix of Colleyville, TX; great-grandchildren: Connor Brock and Caroline Brock of Naperville, IL; Ian Brock and Rowan Brock of North Richland Hills, TX; and Noah Nix and Presley Nix of Colleyville, TX; and her niece, Mrs. Nancy Anderson of Grand Prairie, TX.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Stribling; her parents: Richard and Laura (Hight) Horton; sister: Ruby Louise Hall; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Memorial contributions may be made First Baptist Church, Attn: Missions, 124 Center St., Whitesboro, Texas, 76273