Obit of McAfee, Hylagene R (m210) - Stephens County OK

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Hylagene R. McAfee

Hylagene R. McAfee, 89, of Amarillo died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors 
Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street, with Marty Hamrick of 
Polk Street United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano 
Cemetery.

Mrs. McAfee was born Jan. 28, 1912, in Loco, Okla. She attended University 
High School on the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman, Okla. After 
graduation, she continued her education at the university, receiving a 
bachelor's degree in dramatic arts. 

In 1934, she moved to Amarillo where she taught ballet and then met C. 
Lane McAfee. They married Feb. 25, 1939, and made their home in Amarillo 
where he became a partner in McAfee's Furniture.

During her years in Amarillo, she was active in many organizations 
including Junior League of Amarillo, Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumni, Women's 
Club, Polk Street United Methodist Church and Junior Antique Club. 
Throughout the 1970s, she owned and operated a Pauline's Sportswear 
franchise on South Washington Street.

She was preceded in death by her husband; and a child, Charles Richard 
McAfee III.

Survivors include a daughter, Melaney Currie of Amarillo; two sons, 
Christopher McAfee of Granite Bay, Calif., and Michael McAfee of Mesa, 
Ariz.; six grandchildren, David Currie, Bob Currie and Susan Currie, all 
of Amarillo, Mathew McAfee of Wellington, New Zealand, and Jessica 
Sorensen and Andrew McAfee, both of Mesa, Ariz.; and four great-
grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials be to Arthritis Foundation, 3001 W. Fifth 
St., Fort Worth, TX 76107 or a favorite charity.

Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 24, 2002 
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