Vivian Louise Carey went to her spiritual home on November 24, 2014. She was born August 5, 1918, in Graford. Louise was the youngest of six children, born to William and Nellie Williams Hollaway. She married on April 16, 1937, and had sixty-four years with the love of her life, Tom F. Carey.
During World War II, while her husband was overseas, Louise worked as an air mail dispatcher in the post office on the Camp Wolter’s Army base in Mineral Wells. Sometimes, however, with other postal employees, she had to open packages to inspect for contraband, which she disliked, because it was such an invasion of privacy.
After the war, she was happy to return to the job that she loved best, a homemaker, and she excelled at it. She was an innovative cook who could turn leftovers into something special or improve upon a dish that she had eaten at a restaurant. No one ever left her house hungry. A skilled seamstress, she made most of her and her daughter’s clothes and altered shirts and pants for her husband. She also liked to do sequin crafts, especially calendars, which she gave to family and friends.
Most of her time was spent seeing to the needs of her family, making life easier or better for them. Her husband and daughter came first. She came last. Her main outside activity was her participation in the work and fellowship of the Church of Christ. In later life, Louise, still very clear-minded, resented the natural infirmities of old age that prevented her from doing things for her family and for keeping her from being more active in the church
God blessed Louise with a special gift: empathy. Her caring nature seemed to draw people to her. Family members, friends, and sometimes even strangers told her their troubles. She gave them her full attention and really listened! She seldom gave advice. She just listened. Sometimes she cried or laughed with them, or just gave a hug, or squeezed their hand. She cared for people and never divulged a confidence. She always had a list of people to pray for posted on the front of her Bible which she read everyday. She will be greatly missed.
Louise is survived by her daughter, Berylyn Bazzoon and her husband, Jim, of Santa Fe, Texas; grandson, Thomas James “T.J.” Bazzoon of San Antonios; great-grandson, Gerald Alexander “Jerry” Bazzoon of Pearland; niece, Wilse Lee Davis of Alexandria, Louisiana; other nieces and nephews; and special cat companion, “Missy.”
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents, and siblings.
A gathering of Mrs. Carey’s family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m., with her funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 1, 2014, at Broussard’s, 134 West Buccaneer Drive, Winnie. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Winnie.
