Trixie Ann Schnellenbach

She was born Trixie Ann Adams on November 2, 1935 in Vernon, Texas to Carye Lee Adams and Daisy Mae Coffer Adams. A “surprise” baby whose older brother and sister were already teenagers when she arrived, Trixie’s birth signaled a bright and hopeful event during what was then the midpoint of the Great Depression. Because of her youth she was the “fun aunt” to nieces and nephews who weren’t that much younger than she was and could frequently be seen with one or two of them in tow.

While her earliest years were spent in Vernon, Fort Worth became the place she soon called home for the remainder of her formative years. Despite the economic difficulties of that time, she found joy in Camp Fire Girls and visits from the traveling bookmobile which supplied her with early editions of Nancy Drew Mysteries thus fueling her young imagination and leading to an enduring love of books.

A lifelong Baptist, Trixie spent summers with church friends at Latham Springs encampment and was later baptized by the infamous Dr. J. Frank Norris, whose fierce reputation was forged by his campaign against gambling during the 1930's and 40's when Fort Worth was known as “Little Chicago”. Routinely making the honor roll, Trixie graduated from Amon Carter Riverside High School in 1954 where she was active on yearbook staff, student council and the tennis team. Though family finances did not allow her the opportunity to pursue higher education at the university level, Trixie enrolled in business courses at Brantley-Draughon Business College in downtown Fort Worth and the skills she acquired there helped to secure one of her first jobs at Convair Aircraft Corporation. During a friendly game of “42” in 1953, Trixie was introduced to a handsome college student named Kurt Schnellenbach. Despite the fact that she showed up with her hair in curlers in preparation for church the next day, Kurt saw the beauty underneath and called her soon after for what would be their first official date.

After a three-year courtship consisting of many letters and weekend adventures whenever Kurt came home from Texas A&M, they married in 1956 and remained inseparable for 69 years until his death in December of 2025.

During her married life Trixie worked as a teacher’s aide as well as manager of several small businesses, but it was her last decade of employment in the American Airlines’ Consumer Relations Department that provided extra funds for orthodontia and college for their daughters. It also allowed for those coveted employee flying privileges which made travel vastly more affordable for them. In those years after retirement Trixie and Kurt visited Italy, France, Germany, Spain and the UK as well as Alaska, Hawaii and numerous other destinations within the continental United States.

As much as Trixie enjoyed the challenge of work, she derived her greatest satisfaction from her home and family. While it might be said that she was simply like many women of her generation, she was undeniably her most authentic self when making a home. A born nurturer, Trixie was a tireless stitcher of Easter dresses and the baker of yeast breads. She was an enthusiastic planter of flowers and, before you left when visiting, always urged you to stop to see what was blooming on her back deck. Trixie kept the local Hallmark stores in business due to her unstinting belief that a handwritten note of sympathy, a birthday card or Christmas greeting was essential to the quality of life. If you were new to the neighborhood or had experienced a loss of some sort, like as not she would soon make her way to your door with a Swedish Tea Ring or a loaf of pumpkin bread.

When the oldest grandchild was born she joyfully embraced the role of Nana and created a photo album or scrapbook that was only for that individual. Trixie was the one who helped give that baby its first sink bath after coming home from the hospital and after those same kids were ready for a sleepover, each child (and their clothes) arrived home cleaner than when they originally arrived at Nana and Opa’s.

Trixie loved her family, her friends and her church. She was unapologetically sentimental and generous to a fault. Her faith in God was uncomplicated and straightforward and she unselfconsciously “walked the talk” of treating others as you would have them treat you. She was a prayer warrior for Sunday School friends and neighbors and equally so for her children and grandchildren whose calls and visits meant the world. Their dreams, aspirations, troubles and travels were never far from her mind and, in turn, never far from the help that Jesus could provide. Her sudden departure from this world leaves those of us who loved her feeling adrift, but the knowledge that, upon her passing, she was greeted by her Savior as well as her beloved Kurt is the comfort to which we cling.

Trixie was preceded in death by her beloved husband Kurt, twin daughters Sheri Ann and Katherine Sue, her sister Evelyn and brother Dale.

Survivors: Daughters Stacy Bogle (Bryan), Teresa Munn (Gene) and Kristen Romano, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Funeral Service: 1:00 pm Monday, May 4, 2026. First Baptist Church, Arlington. 301 S. Center Street, Arlington, Texas. Interment: 3:00 pm Moore Memorial Gardens. 1219 N. Davis Drive, Arlington Texas. Dr. Charles Wade and Dr. Dennis Wiles will officiate. Visitation: 2-4pm, Sunday, May 3 at Moore & Sons Funeral Home, 4216 Bowen Road, Arlington, Texas.

Pallbearers: Bryan Bogle, Gene Munn, Greyson Bogle, Tucker Bogle, John Joseph Romano and Dylan Varella.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, and if so inclined, please consider a gift in Trixie’s name to Mission Arlington. 210 W. South Street, Arlington, Texas.