Mary Lucille Flowers, 100, of Gordonville, Texas was called to her Heavenly home on Friday, June 12, 2020.
Lucille was born on October 19, 1919 in Savannah, Tennessee to James Clifford and Dora Lee (Hindman) Briley. She, along with her four brothers and sisters, James Fred, Willy Floyd, Addie May and James Clifford Jr., moved to Texas to farm with one of their Uncles in Gordonville. She met her husband of 60 years, Travis Jackson Flowers and they married on January 1, 1938 and made their home in Gordonville, where she lived out her years. Lucille was busy as a homemaker and raising her four children. She made quilts, which for her was a family tradition, she grew her own vegetables and became an excellent, wild game cook, with all of her husband’s hunting catches. Lucille was of the Methodist faith.
She is survived by her son, Travis Lynn Flowers and wife, Marcena of St Joseph, MO; daughter, Gloria Jean Marion and husband, Bob of Dallas, TX; daughter, Barbara Ann Reynolds and husband, Clyde of Gordonville, TX; and Billy Jack Flowers and wife, Harriet of Highland Village, TX; six grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and seventeen great-great-grandchildren.
Lucille was preceded in death by her husband, Travis Flowers, parents, James and Dora Lee Briley, and all of her siblings.
The family would like to thank Dr. Benson and his staff for their kind and compassionate care of their mother.
Funeral services honoring Lucille will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at Meador Funeral Home of Whitesboro. A private interment will follow at Mt. Tabor Cemetery in Sandusky with her family. At this time no formal visitation is scheduled.
I’m so sorry for your loss
So sry sister u n Danny in my prayers. Rest of the family too. I just cant believe it. I can remember ur grandma setting his buds play dominos indoorway of gas station. Seems like yesterday . May she RIP LOVE U GIRL
So sorry for your loss. She had a long life and you were blessed to have her that long.
Lucille was great lady. She and Travis raised a fine family. God bless all of you.
Rest In Peace Granny you will always be loved and missed. I always said to others I hope to live as long as you were able to. To see how much family grows and world changes is a beautiful gift. Sorry I can’t make it to your funeral love you!
Rest In Peace Granny you will always be loved and missed. I always said to others I hope to live as long as you were able to. To see how much family grows and world changes is a beautiful gift. I will always remember you always asking if we needed more to eat and trying to get everyone to eat as much as possible. I will also remember when we spent the night you get your quilts out and put at least 8 of them on us and we could hardly move but you wanted to make sure we were feed good and kept warm. Sorry I can’t make it to your funeral love you!
So sorry for your loss. Keeping your family in prayer.
Dear Granny,
You were so quiet and easy going even when I misbehaved as a kid. I remember you cover me up in 5 really heavy quilts. Sometimes I wonder if it was so we couldn’t get out of bed. You were someone I admired for her strength and you want for little! I wish I could have spent more time getting to know you!
We will miss aunt Lucille. So sorry for your loss we will miss her. Sorry we will not be at the funeral, because of health problems. We love you all. 903 624 1985
So sorry for the loss of your mom and Granny. Prayers for your family.
Prayers and sympathy is extended to you all. She was a remarkable woman that anyone could have learned from. Sending best wishes at this had time.
I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your mom. May God comfort your hearts. She was a remarkable woman, and I am glad to have grown up in the Gordonville community knowing both her and Travis. They were mainstays of the community.
Linda (Davidson) Nelson
Love and miss you deeply Granny. You will always be in my heart. Tell Papa we love him.
Great memories, of a great lady. Jimmie L. Burleson, grandson of Asa Davis.
So sorry for your loss. She was a fine lady along with Travis too. I love seeing her flowers and clothes hanging on the line. Made me miss my mom and grandmothers.
June 16 : so sorry to learn & hear of Lucille Flowers passing today , ,! She was my neighbor for 35 years in Gordonville , ! We spent many times talking on her porch or discussing Flowers , ! Of course she had the correct Name – Flowers ! She was a wonderful caring Christian woman who will be missed by so many besides her family ,
Blessings to her Family . ???
RIP, Mrs. Flowers. She was our next door neighbor and used to babysit my sister and me. We kids used to swing so hard on her porch swing that we’d nearly break it out of the ceiling. She was always in the garden weeding with her hoe, and I remember hating weeding our garden as a kid. The ground was so hard in Texas that the hoe would give me a metallic clang whenever I’d try to break the ground. We kids would play in her yard for hours stacking up buckets, boards, and rocks then we’d see who could jump over them without knocking them over. She used to make yellow cakes, cornbread, and beans all of the time for her husband and even for us kids sometimes. Thank you for the good memories. You were such a kind, sweet soul.
I remember from my childhood at Gordonville School, Mrs. Flowers always had clothes on the line, beautiful flowers all around the yard and that sweet beautiful smile. Her smile, soft voice and gentle hug was the same 6 decades later often at church visits. As an adult, I returned to live in this area. I knew I was home when I saw Mrs.Flowers sitting on her front porch?