Obituary of Marguerite Traxler

Funeral services for Marguerite Traxler, 89, Troup, will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 15, at the First Baptist Church, Troup, with Reverend Mike Jeter officiating. Private burial will be in Pinecrest Cemetery. Due to the effects of Hurricane Ike, the services have been moved from the funeral home to the First Baptist Church. Mrs. Traxler died Thursday, September 11, 2008 at a hospice care facility in Tyler. She was born February 8, 1919 in Troup to the late Jesse Alton and Edna May Looney Evans. She worked for Johnson-Tucker Drug for 22 years and was a fifty year member of the Eastern Star Chapter 421. She was also a member of the First Baptist Church, Troup. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bert A. Traxler in 1987, one brother, Carl R. Evans, and one sister, Annell Evans. Survivors include a daughter, Ann Traxler of Troup; a brother and sister-in-law, Jesse W. and Patsy A. Evans of Bridge City; a nephew, Stephen Wyatt Evans of Port Arthur; and a great niece, Jessica Megan Evans of Beaumont. Honorary pallbearers will be Buster Ledford, Brad Ledford, James Carlisle, Willie Dave Wilkinson, C.A. Wilkinson, Jerry Glen Lacy and Joe Musslewhite. Due to hurricane Ike, visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, September 14, at the First Baptist Church, Troup rather than at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, Troup, Texas 75789 or Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, Texas 75701.