Freestone County, Texas
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Teague Chronicle 
March 18, 2010 edition

GRACE AUDREY PERSON

Funeral services for Grace Audrey Person were held on Friday, March 5, 2010, 
at Mt. Gideon Primitive Baptist Church in the Doyle Community of Groesbeck. 
The pastor, Rev. Larry Gray officiated and interment was in Dallas-Fort Worth
National Cemetery.

Grace was born in the Doyle Community to the parentage of the late Calvin 
Young, Lena Young Sanders and stepfather Melvin (Jim) Sanders. She attended 
the public schools in Springfield, Texas and was the first black female from
Groesbeck, Texas to enlist in the United States Women's Army Corp. She served
in the military from December 1943 until December 1945 and was honorably 
discharged after having earned the Good Conduct Medal, the World War II 
Victory Medal and the American Campaign Medal. She has lived in New York City,
New York and she and her husband Julius Person owned a Retirement Home for 
the Aged in Roswell, New Mexico. Mrs. Person worked as a Home Care 
Professional and was a Foster Grandparent Volunteer at Mexia State School. 
The Angelic hosts came for Mrs. Person at Groesbeck LTC Facility among loving 
family and devoted friends.

Grace leaves in God's care her daughter Debbie McCall and husband Eugene of
Oakwood, Texas; her God-Son Demetrius Morris of New York City, New York; her 
grandchildren Mironda Nicole Johnson of Fort Worth, Texas, Julian Marlena 
Jackson of Killeen, Texas and Mitchell Quentin Gonner of Livingston, Texas; 
six grandchildren and special cousins Ivory Asberry of Groesbeck, Texas and 
William (Bill) Sanders and wife Loretta of Sacramento, California.

Moore's Angelic Funeral Home of Teague is serving the family.