Lois Barton Liddle, 76, of San Marcos, Texas passed away on June 17, 2015 at University Medical Center at Brackenridge in Austin, Texas. Visitation will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of San Marcos, 410 W. Hutchison St. on Monday, June 22 from 5-7 p.m. The memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, June 23 at 11 a.m., reception following.
Lois was born to Willis T. and M. Mildred Barton in Bethpage, Tennessee, on Oct. 5, 1938. She attended Gallatin High School and obtained her Associates Degree in Business at Martin Jr. College in Pulaski, Tennessee. Here she met the love of her life, William David “Bill” Liddle. They married in Bethpage on Sept. 7, 1958.
Lois and Bill began their life together in Nashville, Tennessee, and soon after moved to California where Bill attended Claremont College. In 1963, they moved to San Marcos, where they lived out the rest of their lives. Lois worked at Gary Job Corps Center and the Texas Educational Foundation as an executive accountant. She retired at age 63, devoting much of her time to her beloved granddaughters. Lois was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church, singing in the choir and serving as elder for several years. She was an avid reader, appreciated art, enjoyed gardening, was a member of a local bowling league, loved traveling and spending time at the coast with her family.
Lois is survived by her daughters Melanie Ann Liddle of San Marcos, Stephanie Liddle Burnett of Lorena, Texas, her granddaughters Haley Alexandra and Sarah Elizabeth Burnett, her brother Tommy Barton of Bethpage, Tennessee, her sister Lisa Lehman of Newark, Ohio, and loving nieces, nephews, and other family members. She was a very special woman that touched many lives and will be missed by all who knew her. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to First Presbyterian Church of San Marcos.