Grace Roney (Plainview)

Funeral services for Grace Roney will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, September 18, 2014 at First United Methodist Church in Hale Center with Dr. Max Browning officiating and Rev. Jimmy Cameron assisting. Burial will follow in Plainview Memorial Park under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. A family visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the funeral home. Grace Evelyn Fischer was born on December 29, 1925 to Robert and Ethel Fischer in Baltimore, Maryland. She married Ben Roney on April 27, 1944 in Baltimore before he left for France during WWII. Grace worked at MARTIN U.S.A. in Baltimore that manufactured aircraft for the war and she drove a sidecar motorcycle out to certain locations where she was responsible for identifying all incoming aircraft. She then moved to Hale Center with her husband, Ben when he returned from the war. He preceded her in death on December 6, 1997. He was a successful farmer in Hale County. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Hale Center where she loved serving the Lord in various capacities. She served as the children’s Sunday School Director, Vacation Bible School Director, the chairwoman of the Christmas Dinner for many years, the appointee of the Regional Methodist Church Convention. She was elected a member of church building committee serving as a secretary one year, member of Council Ministries three years, chairwoman of Worship Committees two years and chairwomen of Education Committee one year. She served for nine years on the Hale Center School Board, secretary four years, being the first woman elected to serve. She served nine years in PTA, was President three years and Vice President for two years, was a member of the Pioneer Study Club, serving as president and all other positions. She was a Library Board member as well. She was a member of the Hale Center Band Boosters Club for eleven years, serving as Secretary for four years. She was also a member of the Plainview Womens Forum. She is preceded in death by her husband, her parents and one sister, Jane Karbowniczek She is survived by a son, John of Hale Center; two daughters, Anita Slape & husband Jimmy of Levelland, Cynthia Bain and husband Ken of Duncanville; five grandchildren, Brad Slape & wife Brittany of Levelland, Amanda Martin & husband T.J. of Lubbock, Ben Bain & wife Misty of Duncanville, Brian Bain & wife Hailey of Dallas, and Brandon Bain of Duncanville; six great grandchildren, Destinee, Danielle & Brooklyn Slape of Levelland; Haydn Dukatnik of Lubbock, TX and Austin & Benjamin Bain of Duncanville. Memorials may be made to Hale Center Library or First United Methodist Church of Hale Center.