Marjorie Clotile Thompson Corder passed away Friday, March 2, 2012. Clotile was born February 17, 1933, in Owens, TX to Lorene Alford Evans and Charles B. Thompson. Her husband of sixty years, Ray C. Corder Sr., preceded her in death. She leaves behind many who will miss her everyday: her two children, Debbie Etheredge (Bural) and Ray Corder Jr. (Kim); her six grandchildren, Amy Etheredge Elam (David), Katie Etheredge Deal (Troy), Zach Etheredge, Kortnie Corder Thomas (Ryan) Ross Corder, and Ashton Corder; and her seven great grandchildren, Nathan, Natalie and Nicklaus Elam, Chloe and Tucker Meeks, Ansleigh Deal, Tye and Layne Thomas, with more to come. She is also survived by her sisters, Charlene Cain (Harry), Shaye Evans and brother Jim Evans (Kathryn) and numerous extended family members.
Clotile grew up in Brownwood, TX. She graduated from Brownwood High School, went to Texas Woman's University and graduated from the University of Houston. She was head of the business department at Pearland High School for 27 years. Upon retirement, her husband and she moved from Pearland, TX to Boerne, TX where Ray and she felt like they were on a permanent vacation.
She considered her greatest achievement to be her family. She was the heart of her home and nurtured her family with love, laughter, and a listening ear. She had a wonderful sense of humor, a servant’s heart, and a loving nature. Clotile was a gracious hostess. She always had a smile on her face and a warm welcome to all. Honor goes to women who are gracious and kind…Prov. 11:16. She was full of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Being raised in the country with a large extended family provided stories and experiences that she talked about throughout her life. Those years were the basis for all the bedtime stories she told her children and grandchildren. Her family will miss her sweet spirit. She was a joy to us all. Her children rise up and bless her….Prov. 31:28
We celebrate her life on Earth as she enters Heaven with a funeral service on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. at the Boerne Church of Christ, 1 Upper Balcones Rd., Boerne, TX 78006. A private interment will take place at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery at a later date. To leave condolences for the family, please visit www.ebensberger-fisher.com and select the Obituaries tab. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to either the American Alzheimer’s Association online www.alz.org, by mail PO Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011, or by phone 800-272-3900 or the Darrell K Royal Research Fund for Alzheimer’s Disease online at www.dkrfund.org or by mail c/o The Dallas Foundation, 3963 Maple Avenue, Suite 390, Dallas, TX 75219. This organization represents a commitment to excellence in Research and Care for Texans to attempt to cure Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in our lifetimes, to expand research into Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), and to expand the paradigms of care and access for Texans thereby enabling exposure to preventative and treatment strategies aimed at combating the epidemic of AD.
Arrangements with Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home of Boerne.