Kathleen Elizabeth Langford's Obituary
Kathleen Elizabeth Shaw was born in Waco, Texas to Louise and LP Shaw on November 24, 1926 and passed away peacefully on December 08, 2013. She had three sisters, Juanita, Margie and Jeanne and one brother, Eugene “Bud” Shaw. She married her beloved, John A. Langford in 1950. They moved to EI Paso where she lived for the next 42 years. She was a homemaker and raised three children; John Gary, Thomas Craig and Susan Kay. Kathleen was very active in the El Paso community. She was Chairman and President of many civic clubs and organizations including the Women’s Auxiliary of the El Paso Bar Association, the Woman’s Club of EI Paso, Radford PTA and the Young Matron’s Auxiliary. Kathleen belonged to a ladies’ bridge group that played once a month for many years. When she hosted the group, the house smelled of fresh brewed coffee and her famous soda cracker pie. She was a very active member of Vista Hills Country Club. She won many golf tournaments and played every chance she could. She was small in stature and couldn’t drive the ball far, but she kept her ball in the fairway and was excellent at putting. (Her putter was buried with her.) She knew the rules of golf and never hesitated to pull the rule book out for clarification. All in fun of course! After her husband passed away Kathleen moved to Dallas in 1991 to be closer to her family and her grandchildren whom she loved dearly, John Anderson, Anna Elizabeth and Allie Kathryn. Grandma Katty was so proud of their accomplishments and enjoyed watching them grow into such fine people. She never passed up the opportunity to babysit, play dress-up, play cars or sip tea at a pretend tea party. She always had plenty of cookies, ice-cream and candy on hand to share. She was thrilled to be grandma! She was also fortunate to be a mother-in-law to her daughters-in-law, Pam Langford and Terri Langford and her son-in-law, Ronnie Cunyus. The last family gathering she was able to attend was the wedding of Gary and Terri in Gulf Shores, ALA in 2007. We have many fond memories of spending Christmases and other Holidays together. Although dementia took over her mind and she could no longer do the things she wanted without assistance, she smiled all the time and she never lost the pleasantries of the true Southern lady that she was. On a personal note, we hope Mother has reunited with Dad and they can jitterbug once again on the dance floor. We hope the fairways are lush green, chocolate flows endlessly and she can shop till her heart’s content. Kathleen is survived by her sister Jeanne, her three children and their spouses, her grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
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