Margie Marie Brookshier

Margie Marie Brookshier, 91, passed away peacefully at the Compassionate Care Center West (Hospice of El Paso) on August 25, 2013. She was a resident of Horizon City for thirty six years. She was born in Tokeen, TX on January 18, 1922 to George Floy and Molly Maude (Moore) England. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1939. She married Curry C Brookshier on August 27, 1939 in Paint Rock, TX. He preceded her in death on February 23, 2000 after sixty years of marriage.

Curry and Margie traveled all over the world with his work as an Agricultural Advisor for USAID. They lived in Afghanistan (1952-1957), Chile (1957-1963), Pakistan (1963-1970), and retired from Lima, Peru (1970-1974). Upon retirement to Horizon City, Curry planted a pecan orchard in Van Horn, TX. The orchard operation is now run by their son Kyle Brookshier.

Margie was a beautiful woman and was an integral part of the success of Curry’s Foreign Service. She loved to write poetry and lyrics for country western songs. She sang as a girl with her brothers and sister. She could not read music but could sing a song after she heard it, in perfect pitch and harmony. She played the piano, banjo, guitar, and harmonica. She could make the harmonica talk to you. She will be greatly missed by family and friends.

Survivors include her children Lee B. Davis (John) of Hartfield, VA, Kyle Brookshier (Nina) of Van Horn, TX, and Annis B. Carter of Oviedo, FL. Also surviving are her grandchildren Sabrina Klunder (Kurt) of Virginia, Michael Moscoso (Debbie) of Virginia, Kyla Brookshier of San Marcus, Patrick Brookshier (Yvette) of El Paso, and Joshua, Jacob, and Jonathan Carter of Oviedo, FL. She also has 14 great-grandchildren.

Services will be in Ballinger, TX. Visitation will be at Lange Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 from 6-9 pm. Services will be at Lange Funeral Home Chapel at 10:00 am on Thursday, August 29, 2013 followed by a graveside service at Evergreen Cemetery in Ballinger. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Vista Ysleta Methodist Church (El Paso, TX), Center for Compassionate Care (Hospice of El Paso), First Baptist Church of Van Horn, TX, or First Baptist Church of Ballinger.