Edith Will Stevenson

Mrs. Edith Will (Scottie) Stevenson, former First Lady of Texas, passed away peacefully early on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2006. Scottie was born on July 16, 1913, in Cleburne, Texas, where she was reared with her three sisters and one brother until she entered the University of Texas where she met her husband, Coke R. Stevenson, Jr. They married in 1932, had two daughters and celebrated 56 years of married life until Coke Jr.'s death in 1988. As her father-in-law, Coke Stevenson, took office as Governor of Texas in 1942, his wife, Fay Wright Stevenson passed away, and Coke Jr. was deployed overseas to the Pacific Theatre as part of the Judge Advocate General's office. Scottie moved into the Governor’s Mansion with their two daughters and assumed the role of First Lady of Texas (1942-1947). She was the youngest ever First Lady of Texas and ran the mansion graciously during World War II. Scottie enjoyed a long, wonderful, complete life with her family and many friends. Scottie and Coke Jr. owned a beautiful ranch in the Texas Hill Country near Junction and spent many years working the ranch and entertaining family and countless friends with their genuine Texas hospitality. She and Coke Jr. traveled extensively in his duties as Administrator of the Texas Liquor Control Board. She loved her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren very much and enjoyed being with them at every opportunity. Scottie was very active in the Austin community where she founded many charities and was a member of several organizations including The Admiral's Club, The Settlement Club, Westwood Country Club, and The Junior League of Austin. Scottie was preceded in death by her husband, Coke R. Stevenson, Jr., her daughter, Scottie Gayle Stevenson, her parents, Mr. & Mrs. William A. Scott, of Cleburne, her three sisters, Alice Ellington of Houston, Margaret Preston Stewart of Cleburne, Mary Southern Flanagan of Port Arthur, and her brother, William A. Scott, Jr. of Houston. Scottie is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Linda Fay and Mel Corbo of San Antonio, her grandsons and wives, Coke Stevenson and Diane Corbo of Houston, Scott Stevenson and Amy White Corbo of Dallas, her great-granddaughters, Danielle Marie and Nicole Anne Corbo of San Antonio and Holli Fay Corbo of Dallas and her great-grandsons, Coke Phillips Corbo of Houston and Pierce Stevenson Corbo of Dallas. Her nieces, Alice Ellington Taylor, and her husband, Dick Taylor of Corpus Christi, Margaret Preston Fraser of Cleburne, Mary Preston Whilden, and her husband, Bobby Whilden of Houston, and Aubrey Lynne Preston Mc Farren, and her husband, Freddy Mc Farren of Canyon Lake, also survive her. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m. followed by funeral services beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 28, 2006 at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Trice officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 29th at the Stevenson Ranch near Junction. Honorary pallbearers are as follows, Mel Corbo of San Antonio, Coke Stevenson Corbo of Houston, Scott Stevenson Corbo of Dallas, Dr. Richard Taylor of Corpus Christi, Bobby Whilden of Houston, Lt. General (US Army Retired) Freddy Mc Farren of Canyon Lake, Brian Goebel of Bulverde, Bobby Corbo of San Antonio, Hubert (Sonny) White of Forney, Wayne Young of Bulverde, Brig. Gen. (USAF Retired) Graham E. Shirley of San Antonio, Jerry Scott of San Antonio, Joel Smith of San Antonio, and Mayor Jim Rodrigue of Blanco. With much love and appreciation to the “Widow’s Club” who loved her: Mary Ann Bradfield, Blake Sparenberg, Jerry Duncan, Martha Combs, Martha Hahn, Billie Washington and Desta Jeffreys. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association. Obituary and guestbook online at wcfish.com