Obituary

Flora Lee "Granny" Jack went to her Mansion in Heaven on Monday morning, April 29, 2013. Several times in the recent weeks she has indicated a desire to find her husband, Durward Nelson Jack. Flora Lee was born Nov. 28, 1920, and grew up in the Prairie Chapel community where she was baptized. She was a member of Third and College Church of Christ in Lockney, Texas. Flora Lee served her children as Girl Scout leader, Boy Scout leader and an always available "fast" taxi driver. During the school year of 1966-67, she was mother to foreign exchange student Paolo "Paul" Goss from Udine, Italy. She was Mother to many in her lifetime and had a room for a night, months, whatever the case might have been. For 20-plus years, beginning in about 1964, she was known as "Blondie" and worked as the bookkeeper at Davis Lumber in Lockney. She was born to Frank and Ella (Mauldin) Jones and was married Dec. 14, 1939, in Seminole, Texas, to Durward Nelson Jack. Flora is survived by a daughter Madonna and her husband Otto B. Schacht of Plainview; grandsons Otto Jackie-Don (J-D) Schacht of Lubbock, Byron Fritz-Nelson and his wife Jackie Schacht of Texarkana; a son, Belvred Jack of The Colony; grandson Justin and his wife Kristin Jack; great-granddaughters Savannah and Addison, and great-grandson Carter Jack, all of Hewitt; granddaughter Heidi and her husband Brent Wells, and great-grandson Tyler Casebolt, all of Plano; her brother F.G. and his wife Pat Jones of Plainview; sisters Laveta and her husband Freddie Morren of Floydada, Othelia and her husband Otis Bass of Amarillo, Wanda and her husband O.J. Webb of Mississippi, and Lynna and her husband Thurman Davis of Florida; many nieces and nephews; and great-nieces and nephews. Flora Lee was preceded in death by her husband Durward Nelson Jack (Aug. 20, 1990); Ella (Mauldin) Jones, her mother; Frank, her father; and stepmother Hazel Jones. A service to celebrate Flora Lee's life will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Lemons Memorial Chapel with evangelist Dee Teel officiating. Interment will follow the service in Plainview Memorial Park. Service arrangements are under the direction of Lemons Funeral Home of Plainview. Open visitation will begin at 8 a.m. today, May 3, 2013, at the funeral home. The family will receive friends and guests from 5-7 p.m. today, May 3. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests you consider a donation in honor of Flora Lee to the American Cancer Society , 3411 73rd St., Lubbock, TX, or to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS. 66675, or www.wounded warriorproject.org/donate.aspx. Online condolences may be made at www.lemonsfunerals.com.