Mayme Virginia Beaver Gillis

Mayme Virginia Beaver Gillis of Goldthwaite, and formerly of Gainesville, Texas, passed away peacefully at Goldthwaite Nursing and Rehab on Friday, January 11, 2013. She was 99 years old.
Mayme was born January 4, 1914, at her family’s farm in Gainesville, Texas, to General Sherman & Freda Tiede Beaver. She attended Rock Creek School. She met the love of her life John Malcolm Gillis at a family party and they were married on April 24, 1936. They had two daughters Frieda Ann & Clara Virginia. They travelled the United States with John’s career, finally settling in Silsbee, Texas. Mayme was a homemaker.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, January 14, 2013. Grandson Dave Allen Johnson led the service and music was provided by great-grand daughters Kelsey & Landry Johnson at George J. Carroll and Son Funeral Home in Gainesville, Texas. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery.
Pallbearers included Harold Brown, LeRoy Hanzel, Mike Beaver, Neil Plumlee, Dave Johnson & Landon King.
Mayme was preceded in death by her husband of 35 years John Malcom Gillis and her daughter Clara Virginia Gillis King and 13 siblings. She is survived by her daughter Frieda Ann Gillis Johnson of Goldthwaite, Texas and son-in-law Paul King of Midland, Texas; Grandchildren Donna Johnson of Goldthwaite,Texas, Dave Johnson and wife Andrea of Midland, Texas, Staci King and husband Landon of Sweetwater, Texas; and Deanne King of Odessa,Texas. She is also survived by five great- grandchildren, Kelsey and Landry Johnson of Goldthwaite, and Balin, Brecken, and Brennan Reyes of Midland, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mayme was a loving wife & mother and very dedicated to her numerous family members. She was known for spending many hours attending to family in sickness and in health. She loved cooking, sewing, gardening (including mowing and raking leaves). Mayme was serious about her sports was a true Patriot. She was a longstanding member of the First Baptist Church of Gainesville, Texas. Her guide to live by was Proverbs 31:10-31
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Meals on Wheels of Gainesville,Texas.