Robin's grandma, Cecelia Braswell - known to all of us as Great Cel - passed away on Tuesday. Here is her obituary...
Cecelia Atteberry Braswell, Age 98, passed away Tuesday evening, November 4th, 2008 in her home. Ms. Braswell was born June 19th, 1910 in Clarendon, Texas. Her parents were Bertha and Clyde Attebury and she was born in their Atteberry Hotel in 1910. She was the oldest of three daughters. The hotel register served as her only birth certificate.
Cecelia and her late husband of 73 1/2 years, Sam P. Braswell, also of Clarendon, moved to Kerrville in 1936 and were previous co-owners of the Kerrville Daily Times and Braswell Printing, Inc. She also owned a gift shop and sewing/material shop in Kerrville. Ms. Braswell is survived by her son Sam H. Braswell, daughter-in-law Betty Wildman Braswell, grandchildren Sam L. Braswell, Carol Bernhard of Austin and Robin Perrin of Germany, great grandchildren Megan Gilfillan, Samuel T. Braswell, Andrew Braswell and Ryan, Ashton and Emma Perrin.
The family had a ceremony Saturday at 3pm Novermber 8th, for family members at the Braswell home. Ms. Braswell will be laid to rest with her late husband at The Garden of Memories in Kerrville.
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