Callie Faye Milliken's Obituary
Callie Faye Milliken
Funeral services for Callie Faye Milliken will be held at Ten am Wednesday at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home 1617 Judson Road with Jerry McGahren and Rodney Cox officiating. Burial will be held at 3 PM at the Evergreen Cemetery in Lovelady, Texas. Callie passed away in Longview Saturday September 30, 2006.
Callie was born in Augusta, Texas, on August 13, 1917 to Arthur Benjamin Milliken and Callie Hortense McCullar Milliken. She was raised in Lovelady and graduated from Lovelady High School in 1934 as valedictorian of her class.
Continuing her education with the goal of becoming a teacher, Callie earned degrees from Abilene Christian College later University and the University of Texas majoring in English. She taught high school English in Weldon and Grapeland, Texas, before becoming a public school librarian. One year was spent in Joinerville and ten years in Houston Public Schools.
Callie served as head librarian of Abilene Christian from 1953-77. She took the lead in planning a new library building, and in fall of 1970, the Margaret and Herman Brown Library opened.
During this time, Callie also earned an advanced Master?s Degree and Doctorate in Library Science from Florida State University. She continued to work as Associate Director at Abilene Christian in charge of acquisitions and special collections. Beginning in 1984, Dr. Milliken made many trips to International University of Vienna, Austria to coordinate the library there.
Retiring from full-time work in 1987, she was honored by having the ACU Library Special Collection named for her. She moved to Longview in 1988 to be near her family and was a member of the Alpine Church of Christ.
She is survived by her sister Nelda Jean Stewart and husband Byron of Longview; Nephews, David Stewart and wife Barbara of Dallas, Mark Stewart and wife Suzanne of Austin, Niece, Nelda Lawrence and husband James of Catoosa, Ok, Great-Nephews, Daniel, Greg, and David Stewart of Austin, Austin Lawrence of Boerne, Alec Lawrence and wife Catie of Abilene, Eric Alvarez of Westin, FL. Great-niece, Adreinne McKinney and husband Chris of Sand Springs, OK.; two great-great-nephews, Avery and Kaleb McKinney. And several cousins.
The family wishes to thank the care-givers at Summer Meadows, Heritage Health Care Center and Life Hospice for the kindness and care shown Callie.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 6pm to 8 pm.
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