Jim Kettler let us know that Ada Mae Forbes who worked at the 36th and N Western store before she transferred to the office, passed away this morning about 9:30 AM on November 30, 2010. She was Hue Weirsig’s administrative assistant for many years and was a wonderful person. Services were pending at the time of Jim’s Facebook post on November 30.
My apologies for the delay in posting. If anyone has additional comments, feel free to add them to this post.
It’s a sad day for the TG&Y family as we share with you the passing of Dewey Gathright. He was a talented, hard-working, and trustworthy member of the CFC team. His obituary can be viewed here.
I learned about this passing this morning. I think there was another article in the Daily Oklahoman but I haven’t seen it. If I get more information or if anyone has a link, you may post it as a comment here. The link which follows is to what I have copied here. Braun, Edward J.,…
I received an email from Genevie letting me know that Elena Cain passed on September 4, 2012. She worked for TG&Y, possible advertising, for 20 years and Patty Petty (accounting) is her daughter. Elena was 89. Our condolences to her family. The obituary can be seen here: Elena Cain Obituary
“Photo from her obituary in the Dallas Morning News….” “I remember Jeanne first as a secretary in the Buying Department, then as an Assistant Buyer.” submitted by Rene Herndon. When she and John Grissom (Buyer) decided to marry Jeanne was transferred to the Merchandising Department as a secretary for Andy Collins. She was as intelligent…
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Richard Gibson who passed away today. Richard was part of the management team at several stores and I believe the last store was #415 @ 29th and May. Services are Monday @ 10:00 a.m. at Vondell Smith on SW 119 Street. Viewing is from 3 –…
Linda passed on 4/14/2023, ten days before her birthday, she was 81. I (Roberta C.) worked with Linda for several years, both at TG&Y and AIG. She was always smiling and friendly. I remember when she married Jim. They traveled to Hawaii and she came back talking about selling popcorn on the beach. The dream…