Mable Davis Raup

Mable Davis Raup, age 91, of Austin, passed away on Monday, November 26, 2012. Mable was born in Austin on April 16, 1921 to Arthur Lee and Sue Esther Davis. She graduated from Austin High School where she was the Salutatorian of her class.

Mable retired from the Austin National Bank. She had a long and successful career as a secretary and administrative assistant. After completing high school any plans for college were interrupted by Pearl Harbor. She married Calvin R. Raup, Jr. December 25, 1941. Calvin preceded her in death in 1994. Mable was a member of the Memorial United Methodist Church.

Mable was from a pioneer family in Austin which came to Waterloo to settle in 1835. The family cemetery is on Vine Street, and she loved the stories of the Davis family history. She was uncommonly intelligent and loved to read and to tell fascinating stories about her life and history. She served her employers and her family well and faithfully.

In addition to her husband Calvin, she is preceded in death by her parents and her brother Marvin.

She is survived by her children, James R. Raup of Austin, Calvin L. Raup and wife Angela of Phoenix; her brother, Maurice E. Davis and wife Judy; her grandchildren, Mark and Elizabeth Raup, Gretchen, Grant & Christina Raup; many nieces and nephews and her cousin, Doug Davis.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Friday, 11/30/2012 at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home on North Lamar Blvd. with Rev. Dr. Ann B. Fields, officiating. Burial will follow in Capital Memorial Park.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials be made to Hospice Austin, 4107 Spicewood Springs Road, Suite 100, Austin, Texas 78759 or Lighthouse Hospice, 8701 MoPac Expressway, Austin, Texas 78759.

The family thanks the great folks at Lighthouse Hospice and Gracy Woods II for their loving and professional care.