Barbara Lomax Hitzelberger

Barbara Lee Lomax was born on April 15, 1926, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Katharine Sheard and Thornton G. Lomax, Jr., and passed away on August 3, 2019. Her family moved to Dallas, Texas, in 1933. She attended Southern Methodist University, where she served on the Student Senate and was President of her sorority, Delta Delta Delta.

On December 16, 1949, she married William H. Hitzelberger, Jr. They celebrated fifty-two years of marriage prior to his death in 2001. She met William James “Jim” Wooten at the Highland Park High School Golden Scot Reunion in Sept. 2005; they married November 2006.

Barbara served as President of: Highland Park Junior High PTA, Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Delta Delta, Village Review Book Club, SMU Panhellenic Council, and HPISD Education Foundation. Board memberships have included: Dallas Woman’s Club, SMU Alumni Association, La Fiesta de la Seis Bandera, Park Cities YMCA, Cornerstone Bank and honorary chairperson of Dallas Museum of Natural History.

Memberships included Dallas Country Club, Dallas Petroleum Club, Dallas Woman’s Club, Dallas Dinner Dance, Calliope Club, D.A.R., Friends of the University Park Library and the Highland Park United Methodist Church.

Since the mid-80s, Barbara has served the City of University Park on numerous committees and boards, was appointed a commissioner, and elected to the council. She served as Mayor from 1992- 94.

Honors include: the naming of a scholarship at Highland Park High School awarded annually to a female senior excelling in leadership; the Highland Park High School’s Distinguished Highlander Award; Grand Marshall of the Park Cities July 4th Parade; and the naming of a park in the city of University Park. She commissioned Harold Clayton to carve a sculpture, “Parental Embrace,” and two benches.

Preceding her in death were her parents, her husbands, Bill Hitzelberger and Jim Wooten, her infant son, John Alan, and her sister, Louise. Survivors include: sons, William H. Hitzelberger III, his wife Linda, their children Will and wife, Jaki, their sons Wm. H. Hitzelberger IV “Quinn” and Parks, Kristen and husband, Chase White, their daughters Elle and Mary Mills, and Scott; Robert Lomax Hitzelberger, his wife Debra, their children Kay and Jack; James Lee Hitzelberger, his wife Laurie, and his sons Christian, Michael, and Mark; nieces, Catherine Howell, Ruth Howell Medlyn and husband Gregg, Barbara Howell Christopher, husband Ian, and son, Thomas, and Jim Wooten’s sons & their families.

The family extends their appreciation to Barbara’s longtime assistants, Elizabeth and Ramiro Cardoza, and Denise Patti, and her caregivers from Mom’s Home Health Care.

Following a private graveside service, a memorial service and reception will be held at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church, 9200 Inwood Rd., Dallas, TX 75220, at 10:00 am, Wednesday, August 7, 2019. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Highland Park Education Foundation, 4201 Grassmere Lane, Dallas, TX 75205, The Dallas Woman’s Club, 7000 Park Lane, Dallas, TX 75225, University Park Library, 8383 Preston Center, Ste. 200, Dallas, TX 75225, or the charity of your choice.