 1921 - 2014 (92 years)
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| Name |
Roberta L. Miers |
| Birth |
13 Sep 1921 |
Creston, Union, Iowa, USA  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| _UID |
671357E7FCCB48AE87554F3B8D6D90A50A4D |
| Burial |
Jan 2014 |
Garden of Memories Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA [1] |
| Death |
26 Jan 2014 |
Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA [1, 2, 3] |
| Person ID |
I10485 |
broderick |
| Last Modified |
4 Dec 2015 |
| Family |
James Bernard Ames, b. 9 Feb 1917, Pittsville, Wood, Wisconsin, USA d. 5 Jun 1997, Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA (Age 80 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1940 [4] |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F3292 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
4 Dec 2015 |
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| Sources |
- [S47] FindAGrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com), Find A Grave Memorial# 124211330 (Reliability: 3).
Roberta L. Miers Ames
Birth: Sep. 13, 1921
Creston
Union County
Iowa, USA
Death: Jan. 26, 2014
Lufkin
Angelina County
Texas, USA
Services for Roberta Ames, 92, of Lufkin, will be held in the First Presbyterian Church of Lufkin. Private entombment will be in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.
Ames was born Sept. 13, 1921, in Creston, Iowa, and died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at PineCrest Retirement Community.
Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.
Published in The Lufkin Daily News on Jan. 27, 2014
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Funeral services for Roberta Ames, 92, of Lufkin, will be held in the First Presbyterian Church of Lufkin with The Reverend Randall K. Green and Dr. Brian Wiggins officiating. Private entombment will be in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.
Mrs. Ames was born September 13, 1921 in Creston, Iowa to the late Zella Mae (Bridgeman) and Edward William Miers. She died Sunday, January 26, 2014 at PineCrest Retirement Community in Lufkin.
Mrs. Ames lived in Creston, Iowa, Superior, Nebraska, and Siloam Springs, Arkansas, prior to moving to Lufkin in 1953, her home for 60 years. She owned and operated Ames Fried Chicken for 38 years, and had also worked as a realtor. She was a member of Christ Congregational Church and a longtime member of the W.S.C.S. and the Leach Sunday School class at the First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Ames had been very active in the community. She had been a Girl Scout leader and a volunteer at Memorial Medical Center for 10 years. An avid golfer, she was a champion at Lufkin Country Club and a member of the Senior Ladies Golf Association at Crown Colony Country Club.
Survivors include her daughter, Susan Dickens of Lufkin; granddaughter, Laurie Ellington of Cypress; grandson and wife, David and Erica Anderson of Nacogdoches; great grandchildren, Bonnie Anderson, Gracie Anderson, and Ryan Ellington; and nieces, Sharon Baldwin of Lees Summit, Missouri, and Cheryl Phipps of Lamoni, Iowa.
Mrs. Ames was preceded in death by her husband, Jim B. Ames, her parents, two sisters, and one brother.
Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors
* obit edited
Family links:
Spouse:
James Bernard Ames (1917 - 1997)
Burial:
Garden of Memories Cemetery
Lufkin
Angelina County
Texas, USA
Created by: Deb
Record added: Jan 26, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 124211330
- [S270] Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, (This on-line database contains recent obituariesextracted by Ancestry.com from a wide selection of newspapers, as published on the internet. Provides source information and links to the full obituary text), Published in The Lufkin Daily News on Jan. 28, 2014 (Reliability: 3).
Roberta Ames
Obituary
Funeral services for Roberta Ames, 92, of Lufkin, will be held Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 2 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church of Lufkin with The Reverend Randall K. Green and Dr. Brian Wiggins officiating. Private entombment will be in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mrs. Ames was born September 13, 1921 in Creston, Iowa to the late Zella Mae (Bridgeman) and Edward William Miers. She died Sunday, January 26, 2014 at PineCrest Retirement Community in Lufkin. Mrs. Ames lived in Creston, Iowa, Superior, Nebraska, and Siloam Springs, Arkansas, prior to moving to Lufkin in 1953, her home for 60 years. She owned and operated Ames Fried Chicken for 38 years, and had also worked as a realtor. She was a member of Christ Congregational Church and a longtime member of the W.S.C.S. and the Leach Sunday School class at the First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Ames had been very active in the community. She had been a Girl Scout leader and a volunteer at Memorial Medical Center for 10 years. An avid golfer, she was a champion at Lufkin Country Club and a member of the Senior Ladies Golf Association at Crown Colony Country Club. Survivors include her daughter, Susan Dickens of Lufkin; granddaughter, Laurie Ellington of Cypress; grandson and wife, David and Erica Anderson of Nacogdoches; great grandchildren, Bonnie Anderson, Gracie Anderson, and Ryan Ellington; and nieces, Sharon Baldwin of Lees Summit, Missouri, and Cheryl Phipps of Lamoni, Iowa. Mrs. Ames was preceded in death by her husband, Jim B. Ames, her parents, two sisters, and one brother. Pallbearers will be Chris Copenhaver, Jim Hurst, Bennie Hollis, Ray Ashley, Ken Smith, and Jim Pluss. The family would like to thank the staffs of PineCrest Retirement Center, PineCrest Home Health, and Hospice in the Pines for their loving care during her last months. We also thank her three angels, Chris and Julie Copenhaver and Hazel Evans. These three made it possible for her to live at home, even after she became ill. Memorial contributions may be made to Christ Congregational Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 27, Lufkin, Texas 75902; to the First Presbyterian Church Music Fund, 607 Janeway Ave., Lufkin, Texas 75904; to Hospice in the Pines, 1504 West Frank Ave., Lufkin, Texas 75904; or to your favorite church or charity. Memories and condolences may be added at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com. Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lufkindailynews/obituary.aspx?n=roberta-ames&&pid=169363209
Name of Deceased: Roberta Ames
Gender: Female
Age at Death: 92
Death Date: 26 Jan 2014
Death Place: Lufkin, Texas, USA
Obituary Date: 28 Jan 2014
Newspaper Location: Lufkin, Texas, USA
Birth Date: 13 Sep 1921
Birth Place: Creston, Iowa, USA
Residence (at time of death): Lufkin, Texas, USA
Spouse's Name: Jim Ames
Parents' Names: Zella Mae Bridgeman
[Edward William Miers]
Childrens' Names: Susan Dickens of Lufkin
- [S489] Ancestry,com, U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, (Index only record.
Original data: See source information provided with each entry.
This database is a compilation of cemetery and funeral home data published in U.S. newspapers, funeral homes and collected from various online sources. Records can vary in the amount of information they contain, but many of them are genealogical goldmines, including information such as names, dates, places of birth and death, marriage information, and family relationships), See text. (Reliability: 3).
Name: Roberta Loreen Ames
Gender: Female
Age at Death: 92
Residence: Lufkin, Texas, USA
Date of Birth: 13 Sep 1921
Birth Place: Creston, Iowa, USA
Date of Death: 26 Jan 2014
Source Location: Lufkin, Texas, USA
Spouse: Jim Ames
Children: Susan Dickens of Lufkin
Parents: Zella Mae Bridgeman
[Edward William Miers]
Full Obituary: Funeral services for Roberta Ames, 92, of Lufkin, will be held Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church of Lufkin with The Reverend Randall K. Green and Dr. Brian Wiggins officiating. Private entombment will be in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mrs. Ames was born September 13, 1921 in Creston, Iowa to the late Zella Mae (Bridgeman) and Edward William Miers. She died Sunday, January 26, 2014 at PineCrest Retirement Community in Lufkin. Mrs. Ames lived in Creston, Iowa, Superior, Nebraska, and Siloam Springs, Arkansas, prior to moving to Lufkin in 1953, her home for 60 years. She owned and operated Ames Fried Chicken for 38 years, and had also worked as a realtor. She was a member of Christ Congregational Church and a longtime member of the W.S.C.S. and the Leach Sunday School class at the First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Ames had been very active in the community. She had been a Girl Scout leader and a volunteer at Memorial Medical Center for 10 years. An avid golfer, she was a champion at Lufkin Country Club and a member of the Senior Ladies Golf Association at Crown Colony Country Club. Survivors include her daughter, Susan Dickens of Lufkin; granddaughter, Laurie Ellington of Cypress; grandson and wife, David and Erica Anderson of Nacogdoches; great grandchildren, Bonnie Anderson, Gracie Anderson, and Ryan Ellington; and nieces, Sharon Baldwin of Lees Summit, Missouri, and Cheryl Phipps of Lamoni, Iowa. Mrs. Ames was preceded in death by her husband, Jim B. Ames, her parents, two sisters, and one brother. Pallbearers will be Chris Copenhaver, Jim Hurst, Bennie Hollis, Ray Ashley, Ken Smith, and Jim Pluss. The family would like to thank the staffs of PineCrest Retirement Center, PineCrest Home Health, and Hospice in the Pines for their loving care during her last months. We also thank her three angels, Chris and Julie Copenhaver and Hazel Evans. These three made it possible for her to live at home, even after she became ill. Memorial contributions may be made to Christ Congregational Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 27, Lufkin, Texas 75902; to the First Presbyterian Church Music Fund, 607 Janeway Ave, Lufkin, Texas 75904; to Hospice in the Pines, 1504 West Frank Ave, Lufkin, Texas 75904; or to your favorite church or charity. Memories and condolences may be added at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com. Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors
- [S47] FindAGrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com), Find A Grave Memorial# 67678081 (Reliability: 3).
James Bernard "Jim" Ames
Birth: Feb. 9, 1917
Pittsville
Wood County
Wisconsin, USA
Death: Jun. 5, 1997
Lufkin
Angelina County
Texas, USA
Services for James Bernard "Jim" Ames, 80, of Lufkin, were held Saturday, June 7, 1997 in the Henderson Chapel of the First United Methodist Church with burial in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.
Mr. Ames was born Feb. 9, 1917 in Pittsville, Wisconsin, and died Thursday, June 5, 1997 in a Lufkin hospital.
In 1938, Mr. Ames began working his way through the poultry and dairy business for Armour, Inc., in Creston, Iowa, and later in Superior, Nebraska. He started out as a boy cleaning chicken coops and progressed to mamagement with that company. In 1950, he left Armour and went to work for Pluss Poultry in Siloam Springs, AR, working for partners, Frank Pluss and Bill Simmons. In 1953, Frank Pluss moved him to Lufkin, where he started Pluss-Tex Poultry, which is now Pilgrim's Pride, Inc. He built his own chicken processing plant, Angelina Poultry, in association with Roy Hurst and Harry English. He also was associated with Roy Herider of Herider Farms, Inc. In 1972, the Ames family opened the first Ames' Fried Chicken store in Lufkin. This was followed by additional stores in Crockett, Orange, Longview, Nacogdoches, Jasper and a second location in Lufkin.
Mr. Ames was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lufkin.
Survivors: wife of 57 years, Roberta Ames of Lufkin; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Larry Dickens of Lufkin; grandchildren, Laurie Suzane Kittlewell of Nacogdoches, David Michael Anderson Jr. of Huntsville; and sister, Hazel (Toddy) Duncan of Rogers, AR.
Gipson Funeral Home, directors.
Family links:
Spouse:
Roberta L. Miers Ames (1921 - 2014)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Garden of Memories Cemetery
Lufkin
Angelina County
Texas, USA
Created by: Carmelita Andrews Rhode...
Record added: Mar 30, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 67678081
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