Gertrude passed away on Friday, December 7, 2012.  Gertrude's Funeral was conducted with two ceremonies, the funeral in Austin, and the interment in Odessa..

Since she was living in Austin when she passed away, her funeral was held in Austin at All Saints' Episcopal Church on December 15, 2012.    Gertrude's entire immediate family was present as well as Harry, Brantley, Sarah, and Betty from South Carolina.  Many of her friends also attended.

The interment ceremony was held at St. John's Episcopal Church in Odessa on Sunday, January 13, 2013, where her ashes were interred in the columbarium wall. Here is the St. John's newsletter that talks about Gertrude and Taffy.  All of Gertrude's children were present for the interment.

Here is her obituary, published in the "Odessa American", December 13, 2012.

The first 40 photos in the slideshow were taken at Gertrude's funeral in Austin.  The remainder of the photos were taken at her interment in Odessa. If you want to go straight to the Odessa photos, click here.

To see pictures from Gertrude's life, please click here.

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