Marion Kathleen Athey Rhodes

Service & Contributions: Wife of George Fred Rhodes

Birth: July 8, 1929

Death: November 28, 1993

Burial: November 30, 1993

Location

Patriot's Hill, Section 1

Row: P

Number: 13

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Marion Kathleen Athey Rhodes

RHODES, MARION KATHLEEN ATHEY (1929 ~ 1993). Marion Kathleen Athey Rhodes was born July 8, 1929, in Breckenridge, Texas.

She participated in many civic activities that contributed to the continuing efforts to educate South Texans. She was Chair of the Advisory Council of the South Texas Library System; Secretary for District IV Texas Garden Clubs; Member of Calhoun County Library Board, 1962-1967; Chair of the Calhoun County Museum Board, 1980-1993; and Secretary and Member of Calhoun County Historical Commission, 1980-1993.

Mrs. Rhodes died November 28, 1993 in Victoria, Texas and was buried at the Texas State Cemetery on November 30, 1993.

Information provided by G. Fred Rhodes, Jr.

Rhodes

George Fred
"Dusty"
Aug. 2, 1925

U.S. Army Air Corps
1943 - 1946
World War II

Mation Kathleen
Athey
July 8, 1929
Nov. 28, 1993
Loving Wife
Caring Mother
Adoring Grandmother

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Rhodes

George Fred
Chairman and Member of the
Board of Directors of the Texas
A&I University System, 1972 - 1979
Vice Chairman and Member of
the Texas Coastal and Marine
Council, 1976 - 1985
Chairman and Member of the
Board of Regents of the Texas
State Technical College System
1985 - 1992
Chairman of Calhoun County
Historical Commission, 1973 -

Marion Kathleen Athey
Chairman of the Advisory
Council of the South Texas
Library System
Secretary for District IV
of Texas Garden Clubs
Member of Calhoun County
Library Board 1962 - 1967
Chairman of the Calhoun
County Museum Board, 1980 - 1993
Secretary and Member of Calhoun
County Historical Commission
1980 - 1993