Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Submitted by Billie Bournias

The Fairfield Recorder
Thursday, July 7, 1988 - Page 4B


Mary M[illicent Edwards] Sneed

  Funeral services were held Thursday for Fairfield native and civic leader
Mary M. Edwards Sneed, 79, who died Tuesday, June 28, at Fairfield Memorial
Hospital.
  Mrs. Sneed was born Oct 1, 1908, in Fairfield and was a homemaker and member
of First United Methodist Church.
  She was the first woman to be elected to the Fairfield Independent School
District board of trustees, on April 2, 1955, and served as board secretary
from 1956-61.  She also was president of Fairfield History Club from 1941-43
and worked in various civic and community activities.
  Services were conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at Capps Memorial Chapel with
the Rev. Bert Bagley officiating.  A eulogy was given by Mary Grace Dent of 
Fairfield. 
  Special music was provided by Loyd Lott who played "How Great Thou Art" and
by Mary Joyce Manning who sang "One Day at a Time," accompanied by Brent Polk
on organ.
  Burial was at Fairfield Cemetery.
  Pallbearers were Jim Sneed, Kenneth Scott, Andy Bonner, Burt Richards, Bobby
Daniels and David Lott.
  Mrs. Sneed is survived by her husband, Morris Sneed of Fairfield; two 
daughters and sons-in-law, Billie and Sam Bill Bournias of Fairfield and
Millicent and Donald McLeod of Rockwall; two grandsons, Sam Edwards Bournias of
Fairfield and Frank Willis McLeod of Rockwall; a granddaughter, Andrea Kay 
McLeod of Rockwall; a nephew, Jim Sneed of Fairfield; and a niece, Sally Said 
of San Antonio.
  Arrangements were made by Capps Memorial Chapel of Fairfield.