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Submitted: 6/26/22 • Approved: 7/1/22 • Last Updated: 7/4/22 • R521467-G521466-S3
Burke W. Inman
April 13, 1918-January 3, 1992
Illyrhae Jordan Bryant Inman Fade
September 6, 1923-November 21, 2016
Married January 5, 1946
*Photo, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell
*Obituary Illyrhae Jordan Inman
Marry Illyrhae (Jordan) Inman, 93, formerly of Hereford and a resident of Oak Harbor, Washington, was called home to the Lord on Monday, November 21, 2016, in Oak Harbor.
A Celebration of Life Service is scheduled for 2:00 pm, Tuesday, November 29, 2016, in Hereford Heritage Funeral Home, Chapel of Memories, 411 E 6th Street, Hereford, Texas. Rev. Dennis Latham, Chaplain for King’s Manor Methodist Retirement Center in Hereford, will officiate. Burial will follow in West Park Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Hereford Heritage Funeral Home in Hereford.
Illyrhae (pronounced; ill e ray), was born September 6, 1923, in Quinlan, Texas, to Lucas C. and Vestell (Harrell) Jordan. She was married to Virgal F Bryant from Jan. 2, 1940 – Jan 4, 1946 (divorced), Burke W. Inman, Sr., from Jan 5, 1946 – Jan 3, 1992 (death) and Col. Walter W. Fade from Jan 25 – Nov 5, 2011 (death).
Illyrhae was a resident of Quinlan, TX, Olton, TX, Hereford, TX, Gun Barrell, TX, McKinney, TX, Temple, TX and Oak Harbor, WA.
During World War II, she worked in the shipyards in Los Angeles, CA, which work was commonly known in those days as “Rosie the Riveter”. She was employed by Bell Telephone Company as one of the first switchboard operators. She also owned and managed a day care called “Illy’s Daycare,” in Hereford, TX, from where she retired at the young age of 68. However, Illyrhae was most know as a homemaker and mother who raised eight children and a loving grandmother. Illyrhae was a Methodist by faith. She liked to garden, sew, crochet and quilt. She was a member of the Red Hat Club in Hereford, Chamber of Commerce in Hereford and Gun Barrell. She was also a City Commissioner in Gun Barrel.
Marry Illyrhae Inman was preceded in death by her parents, Lucas and Vestell Jordan; two daughters, Carolyn Inman Jordan, Saundra Inman McNeely; and, one son, Burke W. Inman, Jr.; and two brothers, Bill Harrell Jordan and L. C. Jordan.
Survivors left to cherish Illyrhae’s memories are two sons, Bill Frank Bryant and wife Dorothy of Temple, TX, and Charles R. Inman of Amarillo; three daughters, Linda Inman Holland and husband Jim of Lubbock, TX; Vickie I Churchill and husband George of Oak Harbor, WA; and Renee Inman Fandre of Pilot Point, TX; 20 grandchildren; 40 great grandchildren; 5 great-great grandchildren; and, a host of many family friends.
Obituary by Hereford Heritage Funeral Home.
Contributed on 6/26/22 by neldapat
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