Published: May 14, 2008 10:14 pm            

Annie Lee Jack McDaniel

Annie Lee Jack Marr McDaniel, 85, of Corsicana, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2008, in Rowlett after an eight-month long broken heart and recent brief illness. She was born on Nov. 23, 1922, in Corsicana to Hugh Donald Marr and Annie Lee Jack Marr.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Corley Funeral Home.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 16, at First United Methodist Church in Corsicana with the Rev. Mike Alexander and David McDaniel officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be grandsons Chris McDaniel and Shawn McDaniel, grandson-in-law Alex Laynor, David Burnett, Bob Rosen and Howard Brewer.

Jack married Jack Valton McDaniel on June 7, 1941, in Yuma, Ariz., and started a 66-year long marriage of a “Pair of Jacks.” “She-Jack” was a Corsicana High School Band drum majorette and while princess of CHS became known for “de-throning” her prince prior to the coronation ball. “He-Jack” was later re-instated and remained by her side until his death in August 2007. The pair of Jacks lived “most” of their adult lives in Corsicana, nurturing numerous lifelong friendships.

Jack’s primary life occupation was wife, homemaker and mother to “Her Three Sons.” At age 40, she embarked on her “second” career working for more than 26 years with the Corsicana ISD as secretary, training six different superintendents. Retiring in 1988, the pair of Jacks enjoyed life on the farm, at the lake and on the road, traversing across the country in their travel trailer and around the globe on other holiday adventures, making new friends from Kerrville, Texas, to Timaru, New Zealand, to Bar Harbor, Maine. Jack was also known as the “turtle lady,” establishing a stopover “bed and breakfast” for scores of Texas box terrapins that visited her home over the years.

Jack was a lifelong member of First United Methodist Church, continuing a long family heritage dating to the 1800s.

She was preceded in death by her parents, older brother Donald Asa Marr and the prince of her life, Jack V. McDaniel.

She is survived by her three sons, Ronny McDaniel and Dr. Reeve Love of Albuquerque, N.M., David and Linda McDaniel of Rockwall and Brian and Weida McDaniel of Rowlett; grandsons, Chris McDaniel and Shawn McDaniel and wife Myranda of Austin; granddaughter, Danielle Laynor and husband Alex of Rowlett; and two great-grandchildren, Alexis and Austin Laynor of Rowlett.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society Relay For Life in memory of her valiant prince, Jack V. McDaniel.

An online guest book is available at www.corleyfuneralhome.com by selecting the Annie Lee Jack McDaniel obituary.

Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home.

        

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