Determination and a never-back-down attitude enabled Elouise Cabrera to live just a few months shy of her 100th birthday. Born to humble beginnings as tenant farmers on a cotton farm in Maury City, West Tennessee on August 30, 1921, Elouise was raised by her grandparents and uncle. She left home at the age of 18 for the big city of Memphis where she joined thousands of other young women entering the workforce during World War II. In Memphis, she learned to tailor military uniforms during the WWII, a skill set that would serve her well later in life. Although she never had the advantages of being raised by two loving parents, Elouise was a fierce cheerleader for her own two children and a doting grandmother. She was also a loyal and supportive partner to her husband, Tony. They shared a 33-year marriage and built a thriving business together before his death in 1980. After closing the business in 1989, Elouise embarked upon many different enterprises to stay busy. She was a highly lauded employee of Seessel ’s Grocery Store in Germantown for 10 years and later became the go-to “alterations lady” in Circle C after relocating to Austin in 2006 to be near family. Elouise was a trailblazer. A self-taught cook and accomplished tailor, the only woman taking a taxidermy course during the 1970s, and an avid fisher who loved to cook up a “mess of catfish and fried potatoes.” She was a faithful Christian all her life. Her “Joy Sunday School Class” at Bannockburn Baptist Church and her friendships made there was a special part of her life. There is no doubt she is blazing new trails in heaven, re-joining her husband and many friends. Elouise passed peacefully with her two children by her side. She leaves behind many admirers of her bold spirit, including son Richard Anthony Cabrera and wife Catherine; daughter Patricia Cabrera Schieck and husband David; grandson Matthew Bell Cabrera and many friends and neighbors. A memorial service in her honor will be scheduled at a future date. In Lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory at “The Settlement Home for Children” or “The Salvation Army”.
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