Freestone County, Texas - Obituary - Myra Causey

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Myra Causey

Graveside memorial services for Myra Causey will be held Monday, April 24,
2006, at 1:00 p.m. in Dew, Texas. Memorial services for Myra's sister, Vivian
Mead Brewer, who died in 2001, also will be held at the same time.

Myra died April 12, 2006, in Dallas. Born Myra Belle Mead on September 30,
1917, she was a fifth-generation Texan whose local Teague, Texas, "Wheelus"
roots date back to the Battle of San Jacinto and the Independence of the
Republic of Texas. A portion of that heritage also was fostered in Methodism:
her grandfather being a local Freestone County Methodist minister whose
religious heritage dates back to a member of John Wesley's first voyage to
America.

Her maternal religious heritage also was vested in the Baptist ministry, as
her great-great-uncle, Rufus Burleson, was a founder and the first Dean of
Baylor University in Waco.

Myra and her deceased husband, Tom Causey, were settlers in the booming
Brazosport area of Texas when the Dow Chemical Company established chemical
plants in the area. They formed the Union Cleaners in Velasco - which not only
provided for many patrons on a 24-hour basis, but served to provide overnight
cleaning services for the ships pausing at the Freeport Ship Channel during
World War II. They also established the first small unit-type dry cleaners in
El Paso, Texas, where they resided for more than 15 years.

She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Fred and Joyce Causey of
Flynn, Texas; and one daughter, Sharon LaPine; and two grandchildren, Michelle
and Lance LaPine, all of McKinney. She also is survived by one sister and
brother-in-law, Rebecca and Jay Featherhoff of West Columbia; and one brother,
W.F. Mead of Houston; along with numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded
in death by one grandson, Thomas Causey; one granddaughter, Dena LaPine;
brothers, D. L. "Jack" Mead and Duane Dunaway; and nephews, Cody Queen and
Morris Mead.

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Teague Chronicle - April 27, 2006 edition

Myra Causey passed away April 12, 2006, in Dallas.  Born Myra Belle Mead on 
September 30, 1917, she was a fifth-generation Texan whose local Teague, 
"Wheelus" roots date back to the Battle of San Jacinto and the Independence of the
Republic of Texas. A portion of that heritage also was fostered in Methodism:
her grandfather being a local Freestone County Methodist minister whose
religious heritage dates back to a member of John Wesley's first voyage to
America.

Her maternal religious heritage also was vested in the Baptist ministry, as
her great-great-uncle, Rufus Burleson, was a founder and the first Dean of
Baylor University in Waco.

Myra and her deceased husband, Tom Causey, were settlers in the booming
Brazosport area of Texas when the Dow Chemical Company established chemical
plants in the area. They formed the Union Cleaners in Velasco - which not only
provided for many patrons on a 24-hour basis, but served to provide overnight
cleaning services for the ships pausing at the Freeport Ship Channel during
World War II. They also established the first small unit-type dry cleaners in
El Paso, Texas, where they resided for more than 15 years.

She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Fred and Joyce Causey of
Flynn, Texas; and one daughter, Sharon LaPine; and two grandchildren, Michelle
and Lance LaPine, all of Dallas. She also is survived by one sister and
brother-in-law, Rebecca and Jay Featherhoff of West Columbia; and one brother,
W.F. Mead of Houston; along with numerous nieces and nephews.

Graveside services were held at the Dew Cemetery on Monday, April 24th.