Agatha Mary McClosky

Her early life was spent on the family farm, tough years during the Great Depression. At age seven, she was given the task of babysitting her 2 younger sisters while her mother and older sisters worked the fields. She learned to cook and was able to get a paying job at the Blue Bonnet Café, at age 12, frying chicken and making pies.

There was a hard drinking, fast living farm boy who came in on weekends, dressed well and liked to dance. He lived in Houston, but came home on weekends. It took him several months, but she finally went out with him. They dated and danced for several months but then married.

Aggie changed her name to McClosky and Joe was her man. When asked, she said he had a 1936 Ford Roaster and drove fast. Joe said, "Man, taste this apple pie, she's the one."

Aggie raised Theresa, Barbara and Bill in North Houston, attended Assumption Catholic Church and Attended many family gatherings. Her passion was cooking, babysitting grandkids, fishing with Joe and living life o Middle America, a good life. And cooking. Her stoves were always worn out and used up.

Aggie is survived by her children; Theresa and Wayne Bartlett, Barbara and Tommy Rose and Bill McClosky. She has 5 grandkids and 7 great-grandkids.

Aggie is survived by 2 sisters; Margaret Kopczynski and Lucy Holiday.