Aszelene Souther

1923-2008

Funeral for Aszelene Souther, 84, of Decatur was April 11 at Coker-Hawkins Chapel, with Matthew Gage and Sonny Smith officiating. Burial was at Oaklawn Cemetery.
Souther died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, in Decatur.
Born Dec. 13, 1923, to George and Mary Francis Hall in Grayson County, she married C.D. Souther May 25, 1941, in Pottsboro. She was a retired seamstress, a member of the First Baptist Church of Decatur and a member of the Decatur Quilting Club. She gardened and cooked for her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband Sept. 18, 2000; three sisters; one brother; and a great-grandson, Wil Goode.
She is survived by two daughters, Clara Garrett and husband, Johnny, and Patricia Gage and husband, Jimmy, all of Decatur; a son, David Souther and Joyce Bennett of Forestburg; two sisters, Mary Wood of Whitesboro and Geneva Hill Foster of Breckenridge; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Larry Gage, Danny Souther, Mike Garrett, Tommy Souther, Tom Goode, Kenneth Wood, Wes Small and Wayne Berg.

Published Sunday, April 13, 2008