"Aunt Winona was one of those Aunts you just can't forget! These are some of the things I remember: going to the store in Austin and she telling me I could have anything I wanted (of course within reason)! What a treat for a kid! I also purchased my very first ring from her and Uncle Alfred. It was a Dome ring, which I still have! I remember going to the ranch and fishing. I caught my biggest ever fish there. We went to the tank and she told to cast out and then we went and ate lunch. Went we came back to the tank, I had the biggest bass I have ever caught (except for the one I pushed Ron into the lake for because the bass popped the hook out of its mouth!) I don't remember what we did with the fish but Aunt Winona was just as thrilled about the big fish as I was! I also remember the Christmases we had at Grandma Fiedler's house and how Aunt Winona always brought us kids something. She always remembered family and ask about them. She was a kind women who thought of others first! She loved her family and she will always be missed. I know she is looking down upon us and smiling while she sits peacefully among the Angles and other family members. I hope this doesn't bring tears but smiles upon your faces as I don't think she would want us to cry, but to shout in joy that she has entered the HOUSE of the LORD! Hallelujah! God Bless!"
In loving memory of
Verna Winona Fiedler
September 26, 1911 - March 23, 2008
Verna Winona (Streetman) FiedlerVerna Winona Fiedler was called home by our Heavenly Father on March 23,2008, at the age of 96. Winona was born on September 26, 1911. She was the last surviving child of Charlie Mack Streetman and Clara Parasata Cook, early settlers of Rock Hill near Grapeland. Winona was raised and attended school in Grapeland until 1929, when she moved to Luling, Texas, where she finished high school.Winona met her husband Alfred in Luling and they were married on September 2, 1931. They moved to Austin in 1947 and opened Gibson's Wholesale on Colorado Street in Austin. They later operated Gibson's Discount Centers on Airport Blvd., Austin, Texas and in Taylor, Texas and San Marcos, Texas. After Winona and Alfred retired they enjoyed managing their property and going to their farm in Elgin, Texas, where Winona loved to fish.Winona was always active in church. She worked with two and three year old children in Sunday School for more then sixty years. She felt that the training children received at this young age was very important. When Woodlawn Baptist Church was opened as a mission church in South Austin she became a Charter Member and was one of two remaining charter members at the date of her death.Winona was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Alfred E. Fiedler, her parents and all of her brothers and sisters.She is survived by two children, a daughter Avalon and husband Jim Burrows and a son Alfred Fiedler, Jr. and wife Linda. She was also survived by four grandchildren, who called her Mema, Terri Vercher and husband Paul, James Burrows and wife Candi, Yvette Gattis and husband David, and Nicole Fiedler and by three great grandchildren, Shelby Gattis, Courtney Burrows and Gannon Gattis, and three step-great grandchildren, Brady Vercher and wife Ali, Brody Vercher and Jenna Vercher, many nieces and nephews.The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at Harrell Funeral Home, Austin, TX.Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at Harrell Funeral Home. Austin, TX. Burial will follow at Live Oak Cemetery, Manchaca, TX.The family would like to thank the wonderful members of Woodlawn Baptist Church who continued to care about her even after she was unable to attend church, and a very special thank you to her nephew and niece Jimmy and Dorothy Dupree for the loving care they gave her that enabled her to live out her life in her own home.In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in her honor to Woodlawn Baptist Church, Austin, Texas. 4435 Frontier Trail Austin, TX 78745 512-443-1366
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"Aunt Winona was one of the most fun relatives I have had. She was very kind and loving to everyone and it was very enjoyable just to be around her. I remember especially how wonderful she was to my grandmother who was her mother in law, her Christian faith which showed at all times and her genuine love for life. I had many very delightful visits in her home with my cousins, Avalon and Al, Jr. She now is enjoying God's gift of Eternal Life whic is promised to all believers. My sympathy to Avalon and Jr. at your loss, but rejoicing that your mother is now with her Savior."