Mary Alice Engvall
Mary Alice Engvall passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. There will be a private graveside service at a later date.
She was born to Jennie Mae Haynes and Otto Sims Miller on Aug. 31, 1934, in Winterhaven, Fla. At the age of 2, her father passed away and the family moved to Winnsboro, S.C She attended the University of South Carolina where she received her education degree. After teaching in local schools, she and her best friend Marlise made the brave decision to move to Winslow.
It was in Winslow that Mary met and married William Ray Engvall on Valentine’s Day 1969. That day she became stepmother to his four young children. The family later moved to Dallas, Temple and ultimately Georgetown, Texas.
Mary is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. William Ray Engvall; stepdaughter, Janet Engvall McTigue; mother and father; brothers, Sims, Haynes, Pat and Jim; and sisters, Frances and Nancy.
She is survived by her stepson, William Engvall Jr.; his wife, Gail Engvall; stepdaughters, Judy Engvall (Shannon) Schooling and Jennifer Engvall (Rick) Jackson; grandchildren, Emily and Will Holden, Travis Engvall, Justin Jackson, Sarah Jackson, Mackenzie and Kyle Gardiner, and Annie McTigue; great-granddaughter, Autumn Holden; and multiple nieces and nephews.
Gabriel’s Funeral Chapel in Georgetown, Texas, handled the arrangements.
