Maudie Marvine McClatchy

Maudie Marvine McClatchy, of Groesbeck, passed away at home on Friday, December 26, 2014, at age 78. Visitation will be held Sunday, December 28, 2014, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Groesbeck Funeral Home. Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, December 29, 2014 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Greg Sackett officiating. Maudie was born June 8, 1936 to Johnnie Cargile and Willa (Rhodes) Cargile in the Mesquite community of Limestone County. After attending the local rural schools, she attended high school in Groesbeck. She moved to Waco where she began her family with a son, Randy. Maudie moved back to Groesbeck, and was raising two additional children, James Michael and Karen, and also she baby sat several other children in her home. She later worked at the Mexia State School for ten years from 1971 through 1981. Maudie met the “love of her life,” and was united in marriage with Kenneth McClatchy in 1981. She resigned from the State School to be a housewife, and moved with Kenneth many times as his job as a pipeline welder required relocation. She enjoyed this time of her life living in different places. When he retired, they made their home in the country in the Freestone Community. After Kenneth passed away in 2007 from asbestos exposure in his career, Maudie moved to Groesbeck to be nearer her daughter and family. Maudie herself had severe health problems since 2003, but she faithfully followed all of her doctor’s advice and prolonged her life ten years longer than the doctors predicted. Maudie was a Christian lady strong in her faith. She attended Groesbeck Christian Fellowship Church. She was a homebody, who loved to listen to Christian music and watch Christian shows on TV. She also loved her Friday and Saturday night shows on RFD with old-time country music. Her daughter, Karen visited or talked with her daily, and she had a close relationship with her granddaughter, Shelby, and also with the Sanders’ family dog, Molly, who stayed with her when the Sanders were out of town. She was a good mother who loved her children. Maudie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Kenneth; and her two brothers, Garland Cargile and Elton Cargile. She is survived by her son, Randy Dawson of Groesbeck; son and daughter-in-law, James Michael and Cecilia O’Neal of Hewitt; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Donnie Sanders of Groesbeck; stepson, Johnny Lee McClatchy of Dublin; stepdaughters, Karen McClatchy of Dublin and Robin Kay Clifton of Brownsboro; 5 grandchildren and their spouses: Krystle and Raj Gandhi of Ft. Worth, Rachel and Clantzy Ballard of Elm Mott, Heather and Cameron Coffin of Evergreen, Colorado, Chad O’Neal of Hewitt, Shelby Sanders of Groesbeck; also, 6 step grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; and 9 step great grandchildren.