Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Edna Rueter, age 89, of Gatesville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 30, 2024.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, at Scott’s Funeral Home. Interment followed at Proctor Cemetery at 2 p.m.
Edna Fern Lowry Rueter was born on Oct. 25, 1934, in Comanche, to the late Oscar and Beatrice Graham Lowry. She was raised and attended school in Corpus Christie, moving to Gatesville in her junior year of high school. She graduated from Gatesville High School in 1953. After high school, she moved to Dallas and worked as a clerk for an insurance company before moving back to Gatesville and going to work for Phillips in McGregor. In 1958, with the birth of her first child, she transitioned to a stay-at-home mom for the remainder of her years. During that time, she not only raised her children, but also helped take care of grandchildren and tended to the family ranch and cattle. In her later years, she loved attending all the great-grandchildren’s sporting events and other activities. She also enjoyed entertaining family gatherings.
Edna was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her son, Dale Rueter, and wife, Pam; daughter, Beverly Peña, and husband, Ricky; brother, Jack Lowry; grandchildren, Carly Tatum, Morgan Keeton, Kayla Bushong, Trent Rueter, Keegan Peña; and eleven great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Proctor Cemetery Association, c/o Randy Chisholm, 751 Comanche CR 335, Dublin, Texas 76446.
