Myrtle Elivira Waldie

Born March 31, 1930 in the rural area of Cooke County, Texas to Myrtle Katherine Thornton-Hutchison and William Peyton Hutchison.  She was raised in the area of Gainesville with her brother, Bill Hutchison and her step brothers and sisters.  She volunteered for the annual Circus Event in the late 1940’s.  She even stepped upon the Highwire in the 1948 event.  She met her Husband, Charles Melvin Waldie, from Dallas.

Myrtle (Vi) Waldie with her husband raised their six children in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area and later in Kaufman County with his younger brother, Ronald R. Waldie.

Mrs. Waldie leaves behind 4 of her 9 children; Sherry Diane Waldie-Smith, Charles M. Waldie Jr, Katherine Rose Waldie-Rowan and William Christopher Waldie and their spouses Gerald, Luz Maria, Mike and Tara.  She is also survived by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

Myrtle passed away in Gladewater, Gregg County, Texas on September 10,2022 in the home of her youngest daughter with her family at her bedside throughout the week.  The last of her generation on both sides of the family.

A visitation will be held at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home starting at 4:00 PM, with a memorial service starting at 5:00 PM Friday, September 16, 2022.