OBITUARY: Alvin Troyce Vassar, 83, of Kingsland dies May 11, 2013
Alvin Troyce Vassar, 83 of Kingsland, Texas, passed away May 11, 2013. He was born to Albert Jefferson and Mary Ethyl (Mayfield) Vassar in Anson in Jones County, Texas, on July 26, 1929.
He married Erna Jo Vassar on Jan. 21, 1961, and was a member of Highland Lakes Methodist Church.
He served his county in the Navy in the aviation electronics field from 1946 to 1950. From 1952 to 1969, he started as a butcher then became a successful meat market manager for Furr’s and Piggly Wiggly stores.
When Troy and Jo moved to Kingsland, they owned and operated Vassar’s Food Market from 1969 to 1990.
Troy is survived by sisters, Monette Yarborough, Sylvia (J. Lee) Pruitt and Rita Piepers; and brother Duffy (Nancy) Vassar. He is also survived by his children, Wesley (Barbara) Hodges of Fallon, Nev., Karen (Roger) Long of Kingsland, Deborah Perry of Llano, Janice (Charlie) Chitwood of Kingsland, Richard (Linda) Vassar of Bridgeport, Lisa (Chuck) McMains of Santa Fe, Texas, and Alan (Angela) Vassar of Kingsland; 21 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; brother James Vassar; brothers-in-law Haven Yarborough and Jim Piepers; son Larry Vassar; daughter-in-law Dorthea Vassar; sons-in-law Lee Nobles and Leonard Perry; grandchildren Kimberly Jo Chitwood and Christopher Charles McMains; and great-grandchild Layne Nobles.
Viewing is 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 13 at Putnam Funeral Home, 145 Texas Ave. in Kingsland, (325) 388-0008. A funeral service is 1 p.m. May 14 at Highland Lakes United Methodist Church with burial following at Lakeland Hills Memorial Park Cemetery on Park Road 4 in Burnet County. The Rev. Grady Roe will officiate. The Highland Lakes Honor Guard will furnish military honors.
An online guest register may be signed at www.putnamcares.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Kingsland Library, P.O. Box 1044, Kingsland, TX 78639.