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Obituary for Muchmore


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday July 14, 2002

Lucille Muchmore a remarkable mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend passed into the hands of God on July 11, 2002 at Lifecare Hospital in Dallas. She was born in Thicket, TX on July 9, 1915 to Ernest James Williams and John Ethel Williams. In her eight years, Lucille, was a 1st Lt. in the Army Nurse Corps, a registered Nurse, a columnist of"Just Looking", for the Apline Avalance for over 15, years, an amateur geologist and writer. Lucille lived on Terlingua Ranch in the Big Bend Country for over 22 years, where she also wrote the Ranch News for several years. She served on the board of directors for the ranch and left in 1998, living independently until the age of 82. Lucille was an Eastern Star, a member of the American Legion Post 121, a member of the Tom A. Lambert Drama Club of Cooper, a member of the Episcopal Church in Terlingua and attended the First Methodist Church in Cooper. She had lived in Cooper the past four years. November 2, 1941, Mrs. Muchmore married the love of her life, Roy Laverne Muchmore and together reared their six children, son, Jay Muchmore, Albuquerque; daughters, Gail Cuneo and husband, Bill, Fairfield, CA, May (Bennie) Sisson, Cooper, TX, Frances Cason, Fort Worth, TX; son, Kenneth Muchmore and wife, Frnaces, Bakersfield, CA; sister, Ann Brumby and husband, Burt, Balmorhea, TX; brother, Jay Williams and wife, Bertha, Houston, TX; adoptive son, Jose Hinjose, Balmorhea, TX; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and many many close friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Muchmore in 1972; and son, Roy Arthur Muchmore. Memorial Services will be Saturday, August 3, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. at the Terlingua Episcopal Church on the ranch and interment will be at the Terlingua Ranch Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Lupus Society or charity of your choice. Delta Funeral Home, Cooper, TX.