Louise Echols

Biography

Louise Faye Echols died Thursday, November 29, 2007 at Eldorado Nursing Home. She was 92 years old.

She was born on July 20, 1915 in Alva, OK to Cyrus Sylvester and Linda Bell (Barney) Steward. She graduated from High School in Vega, TX in 1933. She then married William Echols on July 10, 1933 also Vega, TX.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Cyrus and Linda, her husband, William, two sons, Mark and Robert Lee, one daughter in infancy, Blossom, one brother, Earl, and three sisters Marie McKendry, Opal Arnett, and Louie Lea Hartman.

She is survived by six sons, Paul of Hayes Center, James and wife, Lois of Hayes Center, Aaron and wife, Marian of Alliance, Ohio, Daniel of Pueblo, CO, Phillip and wife, Mary of Falcon, CO; Reuben of Hayes Center; one daughter, Esther Hicks and husband, George of Ontario, Canada; two sisters, Jean Steward of Hayes Center; and Fern Saine of Harrison, AR; 24 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.

Louise was talented in many ways and showed it by her sewing, crocheting, and cross-stitch. She also loved to read. She wrote one book about her husband and had another book finished about her life and family. She loved art and expressed it in some of her drawings and oil paintings.

Funeral services were at Carpenter Breland Funeral Home Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. with James Echols officiating.

Carpenter Breland Funeral Home was in charge of the local arrangements.

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