Annie May Jurcak (Plainview)

Annie May Bloxom Jurcak, 89, of Plainview, passed away at 5:54 p.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2006 at Covenant Hospital of Plainview. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 18, 2006 at Plainview Cemetery with Colquitt Nash, minister of 9th and Columbia Church of Christ, under the direction of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Mrs. Jurcak was born January 27, 1917 at Dora, Texas to John Thomas and Anne Jane Bloxom. She spent her early childhood in Nolan County then moved to Lockney where her father farmed. Annie May loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing and in high school played volleyball, basketball and baseball. She graduated from Lockney High School in 1934. She studied and graduated from Watson’s Business School of Plainview then was a secretary for a law firm in Dalhart. She returned to Plainview later to become a bookkeeper for the Plainview Coop Creamery where she met Louis B. Jurcak. They were married December 24, 1940 in Dimmitt. Because of her strong passion for art she began a long time study of painting. She opened the Jurcak Figurine Shop when she taught American Dresden painting and ceramics. She went on to teach tole and decretive painting and oil canvass. She was a member of 9th and Columbia Church of Christ. Survivors include her daughter Mary Ann Thompson and husband Loren of Burtrum Minnesota; her son Thomas L. Jurcak and wife Maureen of Bainbridge Island, Washington; four grandchildren Craig L. Thompson of Santa Monica, California, Kimlee A. Thompson of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Cory M. and Christa Jurcak of Seattle, Washington, Casey T. Jurcak of Bainbridge Island, Washington; adopted grandson Bill Kelley of Bainbridge Island, Washington; Nephews Thomas and Glenda Bloxom of Alma, Arkansas, Bill and Barbara Bloxom of Sante Fe, New Mexico; a niece Nancy and George Roelse of Dallas. Memorials may be made to Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, TX 79174.