LOCKNEY - Mary Louise Hammonds Bollman, 88, died Thursday, Feb. 5, 1998.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tommie Beck, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Lockney Cemetery by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bollman was born in Lockney where she remained a lifelong resident. She graduated from Lockney High School in 1929. She received a degree in home economics from Texas Wesleyan University in 1934.
Mrs. Bollman was named Lockney's Woman of the Year in 1986 and Floyd County Pioneer Woman at the Floyd County Pioneer Reunion Day celebration in 1989. She was a charter member of the Buffalo Grass chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a homemaker and dedicated volunteer.
Mrs. Bollman had a love for history and was an avid genealogist. She went all over Texas and the country doing genealogical work for the Floyd County Historical Museum. She spent many hours mapping the Lockney Cemetery to identify unmarked graves after cemetery records for the older part of the cemetery were lost in a fire. She also identified many of the unmarked graves in the South Plains area.
Mrs. Bollman was interested in local archaeological digs at Blanco Canyon. She was a member of several genealogical societies throughout the state. Her historical and genealogical work became so well known that in 1991, Bob Phillips, the"Texas County Reporter," featured her and her work on his program. The program was titled "The Cemetery Lady" and focused on her cemetery, genealogical, and historical work.
Mrs. Bollman supported the Floyd County Historical Museum and was a member of the board of directors. In 1989, the museum created "The Mary Lou Bollman History and Genealogy Center" in honor of her.
Mrs. Bollman was a member of quilting guilds in Lubbock, Lockney and Plainview. Her quilts won recognition at local shows and exhibitions.
She married Henry A. Bollman in 1939 at Floydada. He died in 1981. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Nancy Graham, in 1992.
Survivors include two sons, Wiley Bollman of Lubbock and Bill Bollman of Katy; a daughter, Louise Burton of Claymont, Del.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be to the Floyd County Historical Museum's Mary Lou Bollman Genealogy and Historical Center, 105 E. Missouri, Floydada, Texas, 79235.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tommie Beck, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Lockney Cemetery by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bollman was born in Lockney where she remained a lifelong resident. She graduated from Lockney High School in 1929. She received a degree in home economics from Texas Wesleyan University in 1934.
Mrs. Bollman was named Lockney's Woman of the Year in 1986 and Floyd County Pioneer Woman at the Floyd County Pioneer Reunion Day celebration in 1989. She was a charter member of the Buffalo Grass chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a homemaker and dedicated volunteer.
Mrs. Bollman had a love for history and was an avid genealogist. She went all over Texas and the country doing genealogical work for the Floyd County Historical Museum. She spent many hours mapping the Lockney Cemetery to identify unmarked graves after cemetery records for the older part of the cemetery were lost in a fire. She also identified many of the unmarked graves in the South Plains area.
Mrs. Bollman was interested in local archaeological digs at Blanco Canyon. She was a member of several genealogical societies throughout the state. Her historical and genealogical work became so well known that in 1991, Bob Phillips, the"Texas County Reporter," featured her and her work on his program. The program was titled "The Cemetery Lady" and focused on her cemetery, genealogical, and historical work.
Mrs. Bollman supported the Floyd County Historical Museum and was a member of the board of directors. In 1989, the museum created "The Mary Lou Bollman History and Genealogy Center" in honor of her.
Mrs. Bollman was a member of quilting guilds in Lubbock, Lockney and Plainview. Her quilts won recognition at local shows and exhibitions.
She married Henry A. Bollman in 1939 at Floydada. He died in 1981. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Nancy Graham, in 1992.
Survivors include two sons, Wiley Bollman of Lubbock and Bill Bollman of Katy; a daughter, Louise Burton of Claymont, Del.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be to the Floyd County Historical Museum's Mary Lou Bollman Genealogy and Historical Center, 105 E. Missouri, Floydada, Texas, 79235.
LOCKNEY - Mary Louise Hammonds Bollman, 88, died Thursday, Feb. 5, 1998.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tommie Beck, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Lockney Cemetery by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bollman was born in Lockney where she remained a lifelong resident. She graduated from Lockney High School in 1929. She received a degree in home economics from Texas Wesleyan University in 1934.
Mrs. Bollman was named Lockney's Woman of the Year in 1986 and Floyd County Pioneer Woman at the Floyd County Pioneer Reunion Day celebration in 1989. She was a charter member of the Buffalo Grass chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a homemaker and dedicated volunteer.
Mrs. Bollman had a love for history and was an avid genealogist. She went all over Texas and the country doing genealogical work for the Floyd County Historical Museum. She spent many hours mapping the Lockney Cemetery to identify unmarked graves after cemetery records for the older part of the cemetery were lost in a fire. She also identified many of the unmarked graves in the South Plains area.
Mrs. Bollman was interested in local archaeological digs at Blanco Canyon. She was a member of several genealogical societies throughout the state. Her historical and genealogical work became so well known that in 1991, Bob Phillips, the"Texas County Reporter," featured her and her work on his program. The program was titled "The Cemetery Lady" and focused on her cemetery, genealogical, and historical work.
Mrs. Bollman supported the Floyd County Historical Museum and was a member of the board of directors. In 1989, the museum created "The Mary Lou Bollman History and Genealogy Center" in honor of her.
Mrs. Bollman was a member of quilting guilds in Lubbock, Lockney and Plainview. Her quilts won recognition at local shows and exhibitions.
She married Henry A. Bollman in 1939 at Floydada. He died in 1981. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Nancy Graham, in 1992.
Survivors include two sons, Wiley Bollman of Lubbock and Bill Bollman of Katy; a daughter, Louise Burton of Claymont, Del.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be to the Floyd County Historical Museum's Mary Lou Bollman Genealogy and Historical Center, 105 E. Missouri, Floydada, Texas, 79235.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tommie Beck, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Lockney Cemetery by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bollman was born in Lockney where she remained a lifelong resident. She graduated from Lockney High School in 1929. She received a degree in home economics from Texas Wesleyan University in 1934.
Mrs. Bollman was named Lockney's Woman of the Year in 1986 and Floyd County Pioneer Woman at the Floyd County Pioneer Reunion Day celebration in 1989. She was a charter member of the Buffalo Grass chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a homemaker and dedicated volunteer.
Mrs. Bollman had a love for history and was an avid genealogist. She went all over Texas and the country doing genealogical work for the Floyd County Historical Museum. She spent many hours mapping the Lockney Cemetery to identify unmarked graves after cemetery records for the older part of the cemetery were lost in a fire. She also identified many of the unmarked graves in the South Plains area.
Mrs. Bollman was interested in local archaeological digs at Blanco Canyon. She was a member of several genealogical societies throughout the state. Her historical and genealogical work became so well known that in 1991, Bob Phillips, the"Texas County Reporter," featured her and her work on his program. The program was titled "The Cemetery Lady" and focused on her cemetery, genealogical, and historical work.
Mrs. Bollman supported the Floyd County Historical Museum and was a member of the board of directors. In 1989, the museum created "The Mary Lou Bollman History and Genealogy Center" in honor of her.
Mrs. Bollman was a member of quilting guilds in Lubbock, Lockney and Plainview. Her quilts won recognition at local shows and exhibitions.
She married Henry A. Bollman in 1939 at Floydada. He died in 1981. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Nancy Graham, in 1992.
Survivors include two sons, Wiley Bollman of Lubbock and Bill Bollman of Katy; a daughter, Louise Burton of Claymont, Del.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be to the Floyd County Historical Museum's Mary Lou Bollman Genealogy and Historical Center, 105 E. Missouri, Floydada, Texas, 79235.
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