Tommye Stringer

Tommye Stringer, 88, beloved mother, grandmother, and aunt died at home Saturday, April 7, 2007. Services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at Alpine Presbyterian Church with Reverend Jerry Turner officiating. Burial will follow at Haven of Memories, Canton, Texas, at 1:30 PM. She was born on May 31, 1918, in Martins Mill, Texas, to Charles Brock and Ara McEachern. Tommye graduated from Martins Mill High School and East Texas State College earning an elementary education degree. During college she played the cello in the symphony. She taught first grade in Martins Mill, Texas, until she married Joe Stringer, Sr. and they relocated to Dallas where they raised their family. After moving to Longview and Farmington Hills, Michigan, they returned to Longview where she has resided for the last 27 years. She was a member of Alpine Presbyterian Church where she was active in the Ladies Evening Circle along with many other church sponsored activities. She loved her church family. Other memberships included PTA of which she received a lifetime membership, Garden Club, Extension Club, Chrysanthemum Club, and Sewing Club of which she served in a variety of positions. She cherished her family and stayed busy attending all their activities as long as her health permitted. She will also be remembered for her great love of cooking and spent numerous hours in her kitchen cooking for her family and friends. Her family enjoyed Sunday Lunch together at her house every Sunday for over 20 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Richard Stringer, sister Shirley Black, and brothers C.U. and Arden Brock. Survivors include her son, Joe Stringer Jr. of Oak Point, daughter Judy Enders and husband Dave of Zionsville, Indiana, son Randy Stringer and wife Carla, daughter-in-law Cathy Stringer, and special niece Cindy Jones all of Longview; grandchildren Scott Stringer, Shelby Yeaple, and husband Jack, Michael and Elizabeth Enders, Jennifer Kauffman, and husband, Jay, Allison and Melissa Stringer, Jordan, Jacob and Christian Stringer; great-grandchildren Emma and Grace Yeaple. She also leaves behind many cousins, nephews, nieces and friends. The family would like to express their deepest appreciation to Rehab at Home, Summer Meadows, Good Shepherd Medical Center doctors and staff, Heartsway Hospice, and special caregiver Claudette Watkins for helping us take care of her and love her. Memorial donations in her memory can be sent to the Richard Stringer Memorial Scholarship Fund at Texas Bank & Trust, New Gate Mission, Heartsway Hospice or Alpine Presbyterian Church or a charity of your choice. A memorial guestbook may be signed at www.raderfh.com

Tommye Stringer

May 31, 1918 - April 7, 2007