Georgia Catherine Quinby

Born in Rockport, Texas, Georgia was descended from one of the signers of the Goliad Declaration of Independence during the Texas Revolution. Her family moved to Houston in 1929. She attended St. Anne School, and graduated from Lamar High School. For many years, she was an active member of St. Anne Catholic Church, serving in various capacities on the Parish Council, Altar Society, St. Anne’s Guild, and Choir. As a young woman, Georgia was a legal secretary for a prominent Houston law firm, and enjoyed singing in Summertime Light Opera productions.

She married J. Rodney Quinby in 1949, and together they raised three children. They celebrated their golden anniversary in October of 1999. Throughout the years, Georgia remained active in various charities, and was an Emeritus Member of the Charity Guild of Catholic Women.

She is preceded in death by her beloved husband; sisters, Jane Smith and Sylvia Simmons; and brother, Cecil Smith. She is survived by her three children and their families: daughters, Georgia Tracy and husband, DeWitt; Elizabeth Quinby and husband, Kirk Bockman of Denver, Colorado; son, J. Rodney Quinby, Jr. and wife, Darlene of Richland, Missouri; and seven grandchildren.

Many thanks go to the staff at Brighton Gardens of Bellaire for their wonderful care during the past three years.

Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from five o’clock in the afternoon until seven o’clock in the evening on Tuesday, the 16th of March, in the Jasek Chapel of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston. The recitation of the Holy Rosary is to commence at seven o’clock in the evening.

A Funeral Mass is to be conducted at ten o'clock in the morning on Wednesday, the 17th of March, at St. Anne Catholic Church, 2140 Westheimer Road in Houston, where the Rev. Jay Walsh, is to celebrate.

The interment will follow, via an escorted cortege, at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston.

In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that donations in Georgia’s name be directed to the San Jose Clinic, P.O. Box 2808, Houston, TX 77252-2808