Rayelma Sue Halamicek Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Rayelma Sue Young Halamicek passed away on October 24, 2015 at her home in Brackettville, Texas. Born in Cleburne, Texas, Raye was raised in the Glen Rose and Stephenville area, where her parents taught school. Raye met Paul Benjamin Halamicek, Jr., a pharmacy student, at the University of Texas while studying art. They got married in Hamilton, Texas in 1949. In 1952, Paul and Raye moved to Galveston, Texas, where the older of their two daughters, Leslie Raye, was born. In 1954, they moved to Del Rio, Texas, where their youngest daughter, Louisa Kay, was born. Raye continued her artwork while raising her children and assisting Paul in his work at the Del Rio Pharmacy. Toward the end of their working years and in retirement they lived on the Devil's River in a beautiful house designed by Raye, where she continued her art, tended her greenhouse, and spent countless hours playing games with her five grandchildren. In 2002, they moved to Brackettville, Texas. Raye is preceded in death by her mother, Thelma Covey Young, her father, Rayford Young, and her husband, Paul Halamicek Jr. She is survived by her loving family: her daughter, Leslie Perez and husband, Peter, and their three children, Peter David Perez and wife Candice, Teresa Allumbaugh and husband Michael, and Samantha Wallace and husband Tim. She is also survived by her daughter Louisa Stone and husband Gregory, and their two sons, Damon Stone and wife Jacqueline, and Eliot Stone. Raye is survived by 12 great grandchildren: Sadie, Sidney, Tyler, Calista, and Travis Perez; Austin and Emily Allumbaugh; Emma, Paul, and Laura Wallace; Dylan and Danica Stone. In lieu of usual remembrances, donations can be made to Uvalde Hospice or the American Cancer Society. The family of Rayelma Sue Halamicek would like to express our sincere thank you to Bessie Martin, Candy Rivas, Linda Ramirez, and Uvalde Hospice for the help in caring of our mother in her time of need. Graveside service will be on Saturday, 1:00P.M, October 31, 2015 at the Masonic Cemetery in Brackettville, Texas with Nathan Lafrenz officiating. Funeral arrangements with G. W. Cox Memorial Funeral Home, of Del Rio LTD, 114 Fletcher Drive, Del Rio, Texas. 78840 Ph: 830.775.2000

Rayelma Sue Halamicek

December 22, 1930 - October 24, 2015