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Submitted: 12/1/20 • Approved: 12/1/20 • Last Updated: 12/4/20 • R369366-G369364-S3
Reta C.
June 7, 1927-December 4, 2002
Mother of Debbie, Jan and Teresa
James K.
July 28, 1923-December 31, 1998
Photo, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary for Reta
GRUVER - Reta Chisum Gross, 75, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002, in Spearman.
Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Friday in Leib Cemetery with the Rev. Scott Curry and Gaylord Cook officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman.
Mrs. Gross was a member of Gruver Church of Christ. She graduated from West Texas State University with a bachelor's and master's degree in education. She raised her family while completing her college education. Reta taught for 27 years at Morse, Pringle and Gruver schools, touching many lives.
She married Keith Gross June 4, 1976, in Gruver. She was known for her kindness, generosity and card ministry to all. She will be remembered by all those whose lives she touched and her steadfast faith in the Lord.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Mamie Caddel; her husband in 1998; and a daughter, Jan Huffman in 2002.
Survivors include three daughters, Debbie Chisum of Gruver, and Teresa Chisum and Kim Mauzy, both of Aledo; a sister, Ina Terrell of Ralls; two grandsons, Jason Bratcher of Pennsylvania and Jeremy Bratcher and wife, Darla, of Arlington; a great-grandson, Ashton James Bratcher of Arlington; three nieces, Carolyn Moses of Ralls, Donna Williams of Gruver and Sandra Mize of Lubbock.
The family suggests memorials be to Lubbock Children's Home, P.O. Box 2824, Lubbock, TX 79408-9973.
Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 7, 2002
Contributed on 12/1/20 by neldapat
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