OBITUARY: Mary Charlynn Aldridge, 67, of Horseshoe Bay dies Aug. 5, 2013
Mary Charlynn “Lynn” Aldridge passed away Aug. 5, 2013, at her home in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 67 years old.
Lynn was born Nov. 26, 1945, in New Orleans to Dr. Norman Wilhoit and Mary Lois (Songy) Staker. She grew up in Lamesa and graduated from Lamesa High School in 1963. She attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock and Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va.
Lynn married Maxie Dean Aldridge of Lamesa in 1971 and moved to Sierra Vista, Ariz. In 1975, the family moved to Seminole, Texas, and then, in 1988, to Horseshoe Bay, where she lived for 25 years.
Lynn was a real estate agent for more than 20 years and loved Horseshoe Bay and the Hill Country. She was a very loving and proud mother and grandmother, who enjoyed gardening and spending time with family. Lynn enjoyed her friends and had a great sense of humor. She also was very patriotic and enjoyed volunteering at elementary schools to teach U.S. flag etiquette during national holidays.
She is survived by her three sons, William Grant Aldridge and wife Toni of San Diego, Col. Jeffrey Norman Aldridge and wife Sarah of San Antonio and Jay Dean Aldridge and wife Kelly of Marble Falls. She also is survived by her five grandchildren, Brendan, Bailie, Bre, Ava and Aidan, along with her brother, Samuel Zane Staker of Austin.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Norman Wilhoit and Mary Lois (Songy) Staker.
Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Aug. 7 at Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home, 1805 U.S. 281 North in Marble Falls, (830) 693-4373. A celebration of life service is 10 a.m. Aug. 8 at The Church at Horseshoe Bay.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be directed to the American Cancer Society, Hill Country Memorial Hospice of Fredericksburg or Faith Academy of Marble Falls.
Go to www.clementswilcoxfuneralhome.com to make condolences.