Obituary of Dora "Dodo" W. Carlyle

Services for Dora (Dodo) W. Carlyle, 82, Troup, are scheduled for 11:00 am, Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at the First United Methodist Church, Troup with the Reverends Mike Cline and Tommie Earl Burton officiating. Burial will be in the Pinecrest Cemetery, Troup under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mrs. Carlyle died Sunday, February 16, at her residence. She was born August 19, 1931, in Taft, Texas to the late Homer Andrew and Willie Irene McCallum Woodward. She married Jim Carlyle, February 7, 1954, in Sinton. This month, they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Dodo was the valedictorian of her Sinton High School class. She was a 1953 graduate of SMU where she was president of the Delta Gamma Sorority. Mrs. Carlyle was an elementary school teacher for the Troup ISD for 28 years, where she taught first grade, fifth grade, and remedial reading. She had been a resident of Troup since 1956 and was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Troup. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a daughter, Martha Ann Carlyle in 1960. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Jim Carlyle of Troup; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cathy and Rob Lippincott of Austin and Linda and Peter Draper of Houston; a son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Debbie Carlyle of Troup; grandchildren, Elizabeth and Jeremy Bolin of Austin, Rebecca and Brian Ellspermann of New Braunfels, Drew Carlyle of Bendigo, Australia, Lyle Lippincott and Bette Lippincott both of Austin, Chris Dini of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Wesley Draper of Austin, Holly Draper and Owen Draper both of Houston; two great-grandchildren, Linley Bolin, of Austin and Eli Ellspermann of New Braunfels. Pallbearers will be Drew Carlyle, Wesley Draper, Chris Dini, Owen Draper, Jeremy Bolin and Brian Ellspermann. Memorials, if desired, may be sent to the First United Methodist Church, 202 East Duval, Troup, Texas 75789. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Tuesday, February 18.