Texas, Birth Index
Name: Mary Edith Chatfield
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 29 Aug 1931
Event Place: Dallas, Texas
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Frank Bonell Chatfield
Mother's Name: Allene Lanita Millard
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Find a Grave Memorial ID 233019896.
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ECHERD, Mary Edith Chatfield Aug. 29, 1931 - Oct. 11, 2021 Mary Echerd, the daughter of Frank B. And Alleen CHATFIELD, was born August 29, 1931 in Dallas, Texas. A lifelong Dallas resident, Mary graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and attended Southern Methodist University. She majored in English, was active in the Chi Omega sorority and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. At SMU. she met George Echerd on a blind date. They continued to date and married on July 3, 1953, a union that lasted 63 years.
Mary and George moved to Washington, D.C. and then to Munich, Germany where George served as an officer in the US. Army Corps of Engineers. Together they toured much of Europe, a place they returned to many times over their many happy years together. They returned to Dallas where Mary taught English to seniors at Woodrow Wilson High School, and George worked for UARCO business forms. Mary and George's first child, Glynn Steven, was born in December 1958 and was joined by his brother, Mark Randal, in January 1960. The family was completed by the birth of their daughter, Diane Leslie, in 1966. Mary was a homemaker and dedicated wife and mother who was active in the Pierian Club, the Daughters Of The American Revolution and the Dallas Garden Club. Mary and George were active members of the 2x2 class at Highland Park Methodist Church for over 60 years In 1972 Mary and George started a successful business forms design and sales company, Multiforms Inc., which they owned and operated for over 40 years. Mary and George loved to travel and enjoyed many trips abroad. They particularly liked cruises and formed lasting friendships with people they met on board ship. Mary was a prolific reader all of her life and a skilled needle-pointer, her home is filled with many elaborate pieces she created. She enjoyed cooking and hosting groups large and small in her beautiful home. She loved dogs, owning many Boston Terriers from her first childhood pet Mickey, followed by half a dozen more Bostons and even one well-loved Beagle, Barney.
Mary is survived by her son Glynn, his wife Margaret, their children Robert and Elizabeth; son Mark and his wife Bridget, their children Kyle and Courtney; Diane's husband Mark Neely and her children Anthony, Brittany and Andrew Faller.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, October 18, 2021 at Restland Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 17, 2021, also at Restland. Memorials may be made to the S.P.C.A. or to Highland Park United Methodist Church.
Dallas Morning News - Dallas, TX - 16 to 17 Oct 2021.
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USA Public Records
Name: Mary Chatfield Echerd
Also Known As: Mary E Echerd
Residence Date: 01 Jan 2004-01 Oct 2004
Residence Place: Dallas, Texas
Birth Date: 29 Aug 1931
Phone Number: (972) 233-7458
Phone Number Recorded Date: 29 Oct 2007
Address: 541955 PO Box
Address Continued: Dallas, Texas 75354
Address Date: 01 Jan 2004-01 Oct 2004
2nd Address: 10839 Hayfield Dr
2nd Address Continued: Dallas, Texas 75238
2nd Address Date: 15 Oct 1997-29 Oct 2007
3rd Address: 10176 PO Box
3rd Address Continued: College Station, Texas 77842
3rd Address Date: 01 Jan 1993-18 Jul 2001
Possible Relatives: Bridget G Echerd, Diane Leslie Echerd, George E Echelmeyer, Leslie Echerd, Margaret Ann Echerd, Mark Randal Echerd, Trust Echerd, Valeta Moulton Echerd
Record Number: 37756105
