FoL Member Dee Powell passed away earlier this month. Dee served the Friends of the Library for many years sorting and pricing donations for the used book sales. The Special Books sale of collectibles, first editions and rare items was her area of expertise. Dee was also a retired college professor and a journalist. Her many contributions to the Friends live on.
Memorial services for Dee (Dorothy) Powell will be held:
1:00 pm, Saturday, March 26, 2011,
in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Bridge St., Granbury
The family suggests that memorials be made to:
Dee Powell Memorial Fund
Friends of the Library for Hood County
222 N. Travis St
Granbury TX 76048
or to:
First Presbyterian Church of Granbury
202 W. Pearl St
Granbury TX 76048
Long-time Friends’ supporter and former President, Eloise B. Ikard, 87, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, at her Granbury residence. She was an often present Volunteer at the Friends’ semi-annual Book Sales.
Eloise much enjoyed playing bridge and working crossword puzzles. In her honor, her “bridge playing friends” have made donations to start a Memorial Fund for her with the Friends of the Library for Hood County.
Eloise will be missed by her Library Friends as well as her bridge friends.
Contributions to the Fund may be sent to:
Eloise Ikard Memorial Fund
Friends of the Library for Hood County
222 W Travis St
Granbury TX 76048
This Fall, Dr. Nancy Luton, daughter of Doris Zweifel Luton, renewed her contribution to the Doris Zweifel Luton Memorial Fund.
Doris was a Granbury native, resident, and former teacher. She began her 10-year career as an English teacher at Granbury High School in 1957. In addition, she was an avid reader and crossword puzzle solver all her life.
A founding member of the FoL for Hood County, Doris was also a member of DAR, past-President of the Womens’ Wednesday Club, a founding member of the Granbury Opera Board, served on the Board of the Texas Historical Foundation, and the Granbury Bicentennial Beautification Council.
To honor her 90th birthday and to acknowledge her wide-ranging interests, her children established the Doris Zweifel Luton Memorial Fund with the Friends of the Library for Hood County for the purchase of books and research materials related to Texas and the Southwest.
Doris died April 12, 2008, but the FoL Doris Zweifel Luton Memorial Fund continues her memory.
Contributions to the Fund may be sent to:
Doris Zweifel Luton Memorial Fund
Friends of the Library for Hood County
222 W Travis St
Granbury TX 76048.
Donations to the Kathleen Johnson Memorial Fund allowed FoL to fulfill a dream of Hood County Childrens’ Librarian Courtney Kincaid.
Childrens’ events are generally held in the Jeanell Morris Room of the Library, which has wood floors. With winter coming on, a rug is needed more than ever for children to gather ’round and sit during Reading Hour and other Childrens’ programs.
FoL was able to use donations to the Kathleen Johnson Memorial Fund totaling almost $500 to purchase the perfect rug for this purpose!
Kathleen Johnson Memorial Childrens' Reading Rug
Many thanks to the 14 donors who helped FoL to honor Kathleen Johnson’s lifelong dedication to childrens’ reading issues and her service as a former President of FoL.
Kathleen Johnson passed away July 1st at the Harbor Lakes Nursing and Rehab Center. Kathleen was instrumental in the reorganization of the Friends of the Library for Hood County in 1997, serving as the first President of the newly reorganized group. The Friends of the Library honored her with a Life Membership in 2007. Kathleen’s efforts created a strong support group for our Library, so she will be greatly missed.
Her obituary, published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on 7/22/09, asked that memorials be made in the form of donations to the Friends of the Library for Hood County. Memorial donations in Kathleen’s name may be sent to the Friends of the Library at 222 North Travis Street, Granbury, Texas 76048. These memorial donations will be used to purchase a needed item for the Library.
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