Tressie Marie Shiflet
Tressie Marie Cloar Shiflet, 94, of Groves, went home to our Heavenly Father on February 17, 2024. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 15, 1929. She was adopted at four months of age in Greenville, Texas by her parents Roy and Tressie Cloar. When she was in the second grade her family moved to Port Arthur, Texas. She attended Proctor Street Church of Christ, Nederland Church of Christ, Park Central Church of Christ.
In Tressie’s younger years, she enjoyed her time at the family camp on Cow Bayou, playing the flute in The Thomas Jefferson Maroon and Gold Band, playing the piano. She married Ralph Shiflet, September 19, 1949 and started a family. There was never a dull moment, spontaneous night fishing trips with her two children, Tressie Ellen and Autrey, going to the beach, and road trips.
After retiring from The State of Texas, Tressie traveled around the world twice, volunteered at the Gulf Coast Museum, Groves Beautification Committee, Thomas Jefferson Class of 1947 Newsletter Publisher and reunion organizer and made lots of memories with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and lived life to the fullest. She discovered her love of zip-lining at 93.
Survivors include her daughter, Tressie Ellen Shiflet Strickland; daughter in-law, Cindy Welch Shiflet Burke; grandchildren, Troy Shiflet, Tressie Lee-Ann Strickland Nichols and husband, Robert Nichols, Leslee Paige Strickland Berry and husband, Andi Berry; great-grandchildren, Allen Lee Shiflet, Robert Zane Lee Nichols, Richard Autrey Dean Nichols, Abigail Lee-Ann Poovey, Harrison James Lee Nicol, Maverick Brian Lee Nichols, Tressie Kaylani Paige Nichols; great-great-granddaughter, June Carlee Williams; cousin, Suzanne Wilson Braden.
She is preceded in death by her parents; loving husband, Ralph Floyd Shiflet; son, Autrey Lee Shiflet; granddaughter, Tara Marie Shiflet; son-in-law, Lee Barton Strickland; half-brother, Douglas Oliver; cousin, Jane Cloar Stevens; and numerous aunts and uncles.
A gathering of Mrs. Shiflet’s family and friends will begin at 1:00 p.m., with her funeral service at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 24, 2024, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. Her interment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Groves.
Memorial contributions in Mrs. Shiflet’s honor may be made to Stable – Spirit, 295 Flamingo Street, Rose City, Texas, 77662.
Video
Gathering of Family and Friends
Broussard’s Mortuary Nederland
- 505, North 12th Street, Nederland, Texas, 77627,
- February 24, 2024
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Funeral Service
Broussard’s Mortuary Nederland
- 505, North 12th Street, Nederland, Texas, 77627,
- February 24, 2024
- 2:00 pm
Committal
Greenlawn Memorial Park-Groves
- 3900, Twin City Hwy, Groves, TX, 77619,
- February 24, 2024
Tressie was a graduate of TJ in 1948 I believe – she was a good friend of my parents Bill Dorr and Marie Ann Johnson Dorr. Our families would get together on occasion as we were all growing up. Tressie was always a social butterfly her whole life. In her later years, she took care of the classmates’ newsletter and yearly Christmas reunion, held at the Pompano. I believe she also organized monthly classmate luncheons (at the Pompano). In the 90’s I went to work at the USPS and made some new friends. One of them was a woman named Cindy – it was so fun to find out she had once been one of Tressie’s daughters in law. Such a small world. I had not seen Tressie since the Christmas party of 2014. My father died in 2015 and Tressie continued to send me a newsletter and was adamite that I continue to come to the Christmas parties. I’m sorry now I didn’t go. She was a lively, sweet person.
Thank you so much for your comments. It was so nice to of met you at mom’s service.
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