Obituary

Kathryn Carlisle, 87, of Plainview passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, in Plainview, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 19, 2008, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jerry Moore officiating, assisted by Dr. Max Browning. Burial will follow in Plainview Memorial Park under the direction of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. The family will greet friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 18, 2008. Mrs. Carlisle was born Sept. 15, 1920, in Plainview, Texas, to Louise and John McVicker. She grew up in Plainview and graduated from Plainview High School in 1938. She married Hardy J. Carlisle on May 29, 1938, in Plainview. They were married 57 years until his death on Sept. 17, 1995. They had three children, Sandy, Jay and Mari Jayne. Early in their marriage and during World War II, she worked at Crowell Jewelry Store. Hardy and Kathryn opened Carlisle Motor Machine Service and Supply, Inc., on March 1, 1954, and were involved in many activities in the community. She was a member of First United Methodist Church where she and Hardy attended the Harmony Class. She was a member of the Gladys Carter Circle and the UMW, serving as former president. Kathryn was active in the Gideons Women's Auxiliary. She also served as secretary/treasurer of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation. She was a member and former president of the Plainview Women's Club. She was an avid bridge player where she and Hardy played in several couples bridge groups. She played in a Tuesday and Friday bridge group where she and many of her friends played bridge for the past 50 years, forming lasting friendships and raising children together. She loved to cook and was well known for her famous sour dough rolls. She was a loving wife and mother and beloved grandmother known as "Momo" to her three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Survivors include two daughters, Sandy Ramage and husband Marc of Odessa and Mari Jayne Fowler of Edmond, Okla.; one son, Hardy J. Carlisle Jr. of Plainview; one sister, Dorothy Biggers of Terrell; two sisters-in-law, Elaine McVicker of Plainview and Jenne McVicker of Muleshoe; three grandchildren, James Ramage and wife, Stephanne, of Odessa, Jason Ramage and wife, Marie, of Dallas and Janet Lankford and husband, Scott, of Amarillo; seven great-grandchildren; and loving care giver and friend, Minnie Collins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hardy; her parents, John E. and Louise E. McVicker; two brothers, J.E. McVicker and George McVicker; one grandson, John Ramage; and one great-granddaughter, Kaitlyn Ramage. The family suggests memorials to First United Methodist Church, 1001 W. Seventh St., Plainview, TX 79072; Plainview Gideons Camp, P.O. Box 771, Plainview, TX 79073; or Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, 1821 University Ave. W, Suite S256, St. Paul, MN 55104