BIRDIE JONES MCGILL

Funeral for Birdie Jones McGill of Rusk was at 3 p.m. Monday at Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Don Copeland and James I. Perkins officiating. Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. McGill died June 12. She was born April 22, 1910 in Laurel, Miss. to the late Adam and Katie Hare Waldrup and had lived in Rusk for 60 years. Mrs. McGill was a Rusk businesswoman who owned and operated the Jones Dress Shop for 40 years.

She served on the board of directors of Citizens 1st Bank from 1979-93 and upon her business retirement she became an assistant vice-president for Citizens 1st Bank for six years. She received the American Bankers Association's Presidential Citation for Women in Banking in 1986 and a Rusk High School Tyler Junior College scholarship was named in her honor.

She is survived by her husband, Wayne McGill of Rusk; sister and brother-inlaw, Katherine and Woodrow Powell; nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death in 1994 by her first husband, Forrest M. Jones.

Pallbearers were James I. Perkins, James I. Perkins, Jr., Apolinar Serrato, Charles Hassell, Bruce Stovall, Hugh McKean, William Waldrup, Don Jones, Mike Crysup and Monte Ethington. Memorials may be made to Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler 75701.

June 18, 2008

Information from The Cherokeean Herald

Birdie Jones McGill 

Funeral services for Birdie Jones McGill of Rusk are scheduled for 3 p.m., Monday, June 16, 2008 in Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Don Copeland officiating, assisted by James I. Perkins. Interment will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery following the service under the direction of Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home in Rusk. Mrs. McGill died Thursday, June 12, 2008 at the Hospice of East Texas in Tyler following a long illness. She was born April 22, 1910 in Laurel, Miss. to the late Adam and Katie Hare Waldrup and had lived in Rusk for nearly 60 years. Mrs. McGill was an outstanding Rusk businesswoman who owned and operated the successful Jones Dress Shop for nearly 40 years. In addition to operating her business, she served on the board of directors of Citizens 1st Bank from 1979 to 1993 and upon her business retirement she became an assistant vice president for Citizens 1st Bank for six years. She received the American Bankers Association’s Presidential Citation for Women in Banking in 1986 and a Rusk High School Tyler Junior College scholarship was named in her honor. Long time friend, James I. Perkins, Citizens 1st Bank President and Chairman said: “Birdie Jones McGill was an outstanding leader in the Rusk business community, well liked by everyone, and a role model for all of us.” She is survived by her husband, Wayne McGill of Rusk; sister and brother-in-law, Katherine and Woodrow Powell; nieces and nephews, and many friends. She was preceded in death in 1994 by her husband, Forrest M. Jones. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, June 15, 2008 at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be James I. Perkins, James I. Perkins, Jr., Apolinar Serrato, Charles Hassell, Bruce Stovall, Hugh McKean, William Waldrup, Don Jones, Mike Crysup and Monte Ethington. If desired, memorials may be made to Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, TX, 75701. Published in the Jacksonville Daily Progress on 6/15/2008.