Margaret Jane Inman

Margaret Jane Inman, 69, died peacefully on February 13, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born November 16, 1941 in Belton, Texas. She was a cheerleader of Belton High School and graduated salutatorian of her class in 1960. After attending the University of Texas at Austin she moved to Dallas and worked as an executive secretary for an oil company. On June 21, 1963 she married her high school sweetheart Richard Inman and moved to Norman, Oklahoma where she caught her first glimpse of the greatness that is the University of Oklahoma. Jane and Richard moved back to Belton upon Richard’s graduation to open their own pharmacy. Although she had a significant behind the scenes role in the family business ventures, Jane was most proud of being a stay at home mom, a choice she said she never regretted. As a busy wife and mother of three she had many varied roles including homeroom mother, team mother, Sunday school teacher and running a taxi service for her kids and their friends. Jane enjoyed cooking and entertaining friends at her home, playing tennis, being in bridge club and even found time to serve as the general contractor on the family home. After Jane’s youngest child reached high school the family moved to Austin and she worked as an office manager for the State of Texas for many years. Jane and Richard enjoyed retirement in Sun City in Georgetown, Texas, where she was known to take advantage of the many social activities. She and Richard were members of Crestview Baptist Church in Georgetown.

Wherever life took Jane, those who came into contact with her came to appreciate her for her class and character. She was known as a woman of faith with great integrity and discipline.

Jane is survived by her husband Richard, of Sun City, Texas, son Wade and daughter-in-law Kathy and their children Jordan and Alex, her daughter Kerri Busby and her children Maddi and Abbi, her son Bert and daughter-in-law Natalie and their children Georgia and Campbell, all of Boerne, Texas. Other survivors include her sister Sue Beistel, of Belton, sister Kay Vaughn of Belton, sister and brother-in-law Mary and Wayne Billeck of Belton, her sister-in-law and brother-in-law Ann and Wayne Carpenter of Belton and her brother-in-law Joe Inman of Washington DC. She is preceded in death by her parents James (Jim) and Opal Sandlin of Belton.

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, February 18, 2011 at the First United Methodist Church, 205 East 3rd Avenue, Belton, TX followed by a celebration of life at Schoepf’s BBQ, 702 East Central Avenue, Belton, TX. Memorials may be made to The Busby Foundation, 3600 North Capital of Texas Highway, Building B suite 250, Austin, TX 78746.

Arrangements by Cook-Walden Davis Funeral Home, 2900 Williams Drive, Georgetown, Texas 78628 (512)863-2564.