Elnora Eugenia Preuss McQuiston

ELNORA MCQUISTON

Elnora Eugenia Preuss McQuiston flew away into the arms of our Heavenly Father on Christmas Day, 2021 at the age of 96, just 3 weeks short of her birthday on January 12th. She was a native Texan, born in Structure, Texas, a little town 10 miles southeast of Taylor and founded in the early 1920’s. Born in 1925, she must have been one the first newborns in the new town, as the population was 10 in 1933, of which three were her and her parents, Emma and Charley Preuss. Elnora’s graduation class from Thrall High School in 1942 totaled 34. She attended her last class reunion in 2017 with the only other surviving classmate, Roy Krieg.

In 1964, the family moved back from D.C. to Austin and found a home in Rollingwood, where she lived until April of 2021, when she moved to Weatherford, Texas to live with her son, Dennis, and daughter-in-law Sherrie’. She was famous for her chocolate pies (requested for every family occasion) and her turkey dressing at Thanksgiving. She had to make extra dressing for all the grandkids to take home. She enjoyed reading, playing with her white Bichon Frise’ Lily, visiting with friends and family and eating breakfast at IHOP, Dan’s or McDonalds with special friends. You might have seen her at these places in her 1989 red Cadillac, a surprise Valentine’s Day present from her loving husband.

Elnora was predeceased by her parents and her husband George, with whom she had a wonderful Christian marriage for 65 years, providing a perfect model for her family. They met at the SPJST dance hall in Taylor, Texas while he was serving in the Navy, and they married in 1944.

She is survived by her two sons Dennis (Sherrie’) and Bobby (Margaret), and grandchildren Michael (Cara) McQuiston, Michelle (Aaron) Erickson, Russel McQuiston, Nathan McQuiston, Ryan McQuiston, Melody Ellis and Heather Phillips. She is also survived by eight loving great-grandchildren.

Elnora and George were members of First Southern Presbyterian (renamed Central Presbyterian) for 35-40 years, then enjoyed Covenant Presbyterian. In 2013, she joined Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, but only once Pastor Tom arrived, as she (and all of us!) loved his enthusiasm, passion and vision. Almost immediately she began volunteering to work on the church bulletins every week, where she soon was called the “Queen of the Team.”

Elnora was a true sweetheart who will be remembered as a kind, loving, gentle, gracious and elegant lady who cared for all people and made everyone feel loved, especially her family and her Shepherd of the Hills church family.

She will be greatly missed.

A memorial service will be at noon on Thursday, December 30 at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in West Lake Hills, 3325 Bee Cave Road.

For those unable to attend the funeral, the following link may be used to view the service live or at a later date: bit.ly/McQuistonFuneral

Gifts in memory of Elnora may be given to the Shepherd of the Hills Endowment Fund (by check mailed to 3525 Bee Caves Rd., Austin TX 78746, or online at https://onrealm.org/shephills/give/McQuiston, or a charity of your choice.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.cookwaldenfuneralhome.com for the McQuiston family.