Obituaries see more »

Margaret Fern Rhodes Winfrey passed away Sunday, August 8, 2010, in Llano, Texas, with her family by her side. She was born on October 14, 1912 in Ballinger, Texas to Henry and Maude Irene Buchanan Rhodes; she was two months shy of her 98th birthday when she died.

The Rhodes moved to Brady, Texas, where Margaret attended Brady schools and where, while attending Brady High School, she met Crawford Winfrey. On October 21, 1933, Margaret and Crawford “tied the knot” and settled into their first home on China Street. While in Brady, Margaret worked at Brady National Bank and in 1934 gave birth to their first child, Janice. Following WW II, Margaret and Crawford moved to Llano, where they opened and operated The Man’s Store on the town square; Margaret was the bookkeeper and telegraph operator.

Margaret and Crawford soon entered a new phase of family life in Llano with the addition of Nancy, who arrived in 1947, Ann in 1949, Kirk in 1952, and baby Lin was born in 1954. By the mid-‘50s, they had restored their 1890’s-era house at 208 East Green Street; from which Margaret oversaw the growth and development of her family. Their home was strategically located only a stone’s throw from the Llano schools and the First Presbyterian Church.

Margaret buried Crawford in 1994. However, with the love of her large family, continued to enjoy her life in Llano. She is survived by her daughter, Janice Crenwelge, of Llano (whose husband, Theo, died in 2005); daughter Nancy Scott and her husband Tom and daughter Ann Brown and her husband Larry, all of Bastrop; son Kirk Winfrey and his wife Marilyn, of Llano; and son Lin Winfrey and his wife Jan, of Fredericksburg. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren.

Margaret and her family appreciated the care she received from the staff at Care Inn of Llano.

Funeral services will be held at the Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home, 307 E. Sandstone, Llano, TX, at 11:00 a.m., Thursday August 12th. Burial will follow at the Llano City Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Llano First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 385, Llano, TX 78643 or to the Llano County Special Opportunity Center, 206 Main, Llano, TX 78643.

Funeral arrangements made under the direction of Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Homes, Inc. Llano, Texas. E-mail condolences may be sent to whhfuneral1@verizon.net or you may log onto our website, www.whhfuneralhome.com for online condolences.