Margaret Ruth MOORE

1937 - 2007  (70 years)

• Name	Margaret Ruth MOORE
  Birth	21 Mar 1937	Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	60489299CAD6463AB286F79536CD69789BDF
  Death	2 Aug 2007	Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Burial	Pebble Grove Cemetery, Maysfield, Milam County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Notes	From findagrave.com, Feb 2015: Houston Chronicle, Fri., 3 Aug 2007 MARGARET RUTH MOORE GLEASON, 70, of Tomball, Texas passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 2, 2007. Margaret was born March 21, 1937 in Pine Forrest, Texas to Marion Eugene Moore and Doris (Minter) Moore. Better known as "Honey" to her five grandchildren, Margaret graduated high school in Robstown, Texas, received her Bachelors in Education Degree from Southwest Texas State University, where she was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, and she earned her Masters in Education degree from Sam Houston State University. On February 23, 1957 she married V. T. "Tommy" Gleason, a Texas cattleman who was a Life Member and cattle judge for the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. They were happily married for 42 years until Tommy passed away on February 24, 1999. Margaret enjoyed a long, successful career in elementary school education, first as a teacher and then almost three decades as an elementary school principal in the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, including Holbrook, Lamkin, Yeager and Copeland elementary schools. Margaret was listed among the Outstanding Young Women of America (1970) and Notable Women of Texas (1984-85). After retiring from Cy-Fair ISD in 1998, Margaret remained very involved in education, working with the AVID Center of The University of Texas. In honor of Margaret's professionalism, long service and dedication to elementary education, Cy-Fair ISD honored her in 1999 by opening Margaret Moore Gleason Elementary School. A lifelong Methodist, Margaret had most recently been a member of Tomball United Methodist Church. Margaret is survived by daughter Julie Gleason Pye and husband Chuck of College Station; daughter Terri Gleason Brooke and husband Greg of Tomball; and stepson V. R. "Randy" Gleason and wife Karen of Missouri City. She is survived by her sister Ruby Sue Moore Morrow of San Antonio, by her sister Marian Moore Faucett and husband Jim of Houston, and by her brother-in-law Pat Gleason and wife Billie Carlin Gleason of Glendale, MO. Margaret is survived by five grandchildren whom she adored: Kendall and Kyle Pye; and Lauren, Lindsey and Hunter Brooke. She is survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews; and by an uncountable number of close personal friends and professional peers, all of whom enjoyed Margaret's warmth, enormous energy and outgoing, entertaining personality. Margaret will be interred next to her husband Tommy at Pebble Grove Cemetery near the family ranch located in Maysfield, Milam County, Texas. The family will receive visitors at Klein Funeral Home - Tomball on Friday, August 3, 2007 beginning at 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 10 a.m. at Klein Funeral Home Tomball, Pastor Jerry House, Jr. of Christ United Methodist Church of College Station officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (www.mdanderson.org), Margaret Moore Gleason Elementary PTO or Cypress Fairbanks Educational Foundation, PO Box 1698, Cypress, TX, 77410-1698, c/o Marie Holmes. KLEIN FUNERAL HOME
  Person ID	I2006	America
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Marion Eugene "Gene" MOORE,   b. 17 Jun 1915, Weaver, Hopkins County, Texas, USA d. 18 Feb 1981, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, USA (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Doris Evelyn Minter,   b. 16 Mar 1915, Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA d. 8 Jun 2006, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	30 May 1936	Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA   [1]
  Marital status	Divorce
  Family ID	F983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Valter Thomas "Randy" GLEASON,   b. 28 Aug 1932, Maysfield, Milam County, Texas, USA d. 24 Feb 1999, Tomball, Harris County, Texas, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1957	Texas, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Julie Ann GLEASON   2. Terri Lynn GLEASON
  Family ID	F995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2019

  
  

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