Julia Mae Bland's Obituary
Funeral services for Julia Mae Bland, 90, of Longview will be held at 4 PM Saturday, February 25, 2012 in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Longview with Rev. Jay Barnes officiating. Mrs. Bland passed away Thursday morning in a local nursing home. Burial will be Monday afternoon at 4 PM at Capital Memorial Park in Pflugerville, TX. The family will receive friends tonight from 6-8 PM.
Julia was born on March 3, 1921 in Durant, OK to Odis and Martha Roland. She married Frank Bland on February 18, 1940. Julia and Frank are longtime Longview residents and attended Winterfield United Methodist Church. She was retired from the Texas Highway Department as a Supervisor, and they lived for many years in Austin with her family.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 71 years, Frank Bland; her two sons, Stanley and Penny Bland of Georgetown, TX, and Tim and Karen Bland of Chandler, AZ; her brothers, Paul and Thomas Roland; 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; and a large and loving extended family.
A memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.
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