Elaine graduated from high school in Houston and attended the University of Houston.
Elaine had an outstanding career in the personnel industry. Continually improving her professional expertise, she worked for a number of companies, starting with M. David Lowe and ultimately founding Elaine Best & Associates, which she ran for over 30 years. Her career was highlighted by receiving numerous awards and recognition by the Houston Area Association of Personnel Consultants. She also received several awards from various women business owners. Elaine retired in 2009.
Elaine had a passion for family, 3-card poker, Texas A & M football, and all of Houston’s professional teams.
Elaine was preceded in death by her daughter, Victoria Elizabeth Best, and parents, Alton Oliver Magee Sr. and Verna Elizabeth Krolczyk. She is survived by Steve Waters, her husband of 27 years, though she liked to include the 5 years of courtship for a total of over 32 years together; and siblings, Alton Oliver Magee Jr. and wife Patricia, Earl Lynn Magee and wife Lorrie, Judy Ann Mueller and husband Steve; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. in the Fireside area of Forest Park The Woodlands Funeral Home, 18000 I-45 South in The Woodlands. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, July 12, at 11 a.m. at Sts. Simon and Jude Catholic Church, 26777 Glen Loch Drive in The Woodlands. Following a reception at the Church, a Rite of Committal will take place at Calvary Hill Cemetery, 21723 Aldine Westfield Road in Humble.
