Hattie F McGinnes

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 28, at the First United Methodist Church located at 407 N. Bridge, Victoria, TX 77901. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Victoria. The family will receive friends Wednesday at the church from noon until service time. A visitation will be held at Connally Compton Funeral Directors in Waco, from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 27.

Florene was born September 8, 1916, in Corsicana, Texas to Nick and Hattie Gries. She graduated from Corsicana High School in 1934. She attended 11tb Avenue Methodist Church. Her father was employed by Texaco Pipe Line. Among Florene's greatest loves in this life was Noel, her beloved husband of 40 years, her family, her many friends, and cooking. She was known far and wide for her pies. She was the perfect volunteer for Girl & Boy Scouts, PTAs, Missionary Society, Garden Club. Decora Study Club, Bronte, and Victoria Club House. Florene held all office positions and was a loyal attending member of each. Florene sang almost all the time. It did not seem to matter what she was doing, she enjoyed it so she rejoiced in song.

She is preceded in death by her husband" Noel McGinnes, parents, Nicolas and Hattie, brothers Edwin Clarence and Thomas Wayne Gries.

She is survived by her daughters, Barbara Jo vonRosenberg and husband Glenn, Fairye Gilster and husband Ralph, and son Noel McGinnes; 5 grandchildren, Darlyn Cartwright and husband

Drew, Kurt vonRosenberg and wife Pam, Karl vonRosenberg and wife Michelle, Lizabeth

Young and husband Steven, .Rebecca Skoloff; 16 great grandchildren, Claten, Cooper, Conner

Bechtol, James, Taylor, Caroline Cartwright; Jason, Jaret, Korby vonRosenberg; Michael Dwyer,

Kelsey & Charles vonRosenberg; Maddeline and Blake Young; Samuel & Marshall Skoloff; 5 great greats, Emery, Knox, Liam Bechtol, Jaxon vonRosenberg and Iris Queton.

The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to Victoria Women's Clubhouse.

1408 N. Moody, Victoria, Texas 77901, Providence Hospice, 6700 Sanger Avenue, Waco, Texas

76710 or First United Methodist Church, 407 N. Bridge St., Victoria, Texas, 77901-6516

Arrangements under the direction of Connally-Compton Funeral Directors, Waco, TX.