Birth date: May 24, 1937 Death date: Mar 4, 2008
Mary Ruth Hall, 70, went to be with the Lord on March 4, 2008 in Blanco,Texas. Miss. Hall taught school in the Houston area for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents Harvey Kenneth Hall and Juanita Muriel Burke Hall Read Obituary
Mary always seemed at peace. Her family has been a wonderful role model for so many. If we love one another, God lives in us.
1 John 4:12 We are thankful God allowed Mary to touch our lives.
You were always such a sweet person , and it was a joy to have known you,Treon
Mary was my oldest niece. She will surely be missed.
I am sorry to hear of Mary's passing. I had a chance to meet her when she came out to California with Betty and Elmore. We had a wonderful time as we visited the Bay Area. She and my wife really hit it off. I know that this is a hard time as I just recently had my son pass away. May God bless Mary and comfort all of those who knew her. Love always, Gordon Burke
Dear June and Hershel,
Janie informed us of Mary's passing. We will always remember her for her kind hospitality she showed the two of us as we were passing through Texas on our Military journey. She opened her heart and home to us. She exemplified Christian hospitality. Your family will be in our prayers and thoughts. May God Bless you and comfort you during this time. Love always Jennifer
Here's what I just wrote: I visited with Mary whenever I was at the nursing home to see my friend, Faye, Mary's roommate. As a lot of folks know, Mary walked. She walked up and down the hallways, rarely sitting down, just walked walked walked all over the place. One day a couple of years ago, in the hallway on one of her walks, she showed me a magazine she'd picked up, an issue of Woman's Day, and pointed to a page of four pull-out recipe cards. She didn't say anything, another of her dear traits. I smiled, nodded and made some comment about the cards. She walked away. But later we met up again, and she handed me the four cards. Each one had a jagged edge where she'd torn them apart: "Olive, garlic & parmesan mashed potatoes," "Alfredo-topped baked potatoes," " Buffalo potato skins," and "Mashed potato pancakes with frizzled onion." I smiled, accepted them and gave Mary a BIG hug. I was so touched. She'd done that for ME. Now and then, I go through my pile of recipe clippings etc and clear some out. A few months ago, I did that and found the four potato recipe cards. Truthfully, I've yet to try them out, and I considered putting them in the recycle pile along with the other rejects. Then I thought of Mary, smiled, and tucked them back with my other keepers. They're special, whether I ever use them or not, because they tie me to that day when Mary in her way said, "I love you."
I am Charles & Janie Burke's daughter Tina Klassen. I am sorry for your loss. I wish I could have known Mary better. We moved around a lot while I was growing up, so I missed out on the closeness of relatives & you lose touch with each other. I guess it is modern times because my son lives in Missouri & I have a grandson who is 2 ' & I have only seen him once & I have 3 month old granddaughter that I haven't seen yet. My parents & brother & his family are in Florida & I haven't seen them in a long time. My nephew died recently & I feel bad that I couldn't have gone to his funeral & I feel bad that I only meet him once. I have lived in California for 36 years & I don't remember the year, but the last time I went to Texas; Burke was still alive & my Mom's parents were still alive. I love to hear the family stories they told us. I am scared to death of snakes as it is. My Dad said that Burke had just chopped the head off of a snake & he poked Burke with a stick & she threw an ax at him. Even though we are far apart we are still connected by our past & maybe we can reconnect. Love Your Cousin, Tina
I remember when I first meet Mary. She was always walking down the hall, sometimes I had to tell to slow down because she looked like she was always running a race. One time I ran out the nursing home because she was in the parking lot but,we got to her on time. I guess she was waiting for her ride to come for her. I miss Mary walking down the hallway. Hope to see one day again. love you
