Grace Hall Commons was born July 26, 1908 in Merritt, Oklahoma to
William and Mary Alexander Hall and passed away March 22, 2002 in
Georgetown, Texas at the age of 93. Graace grew up in Elk City,
Oklahoma. She was married to Kenneth Commons in 1937 and they moved to
Tulsa, Oklahoma and then to Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Maryland,
Nebraska, New Jersey, Michigan and then back to Oklahoma City and Tulsa
where Kenneth retired from the F.B.I. They moved to San Angelo, Texas in
1965 where she began her career again as an X-ray technician. Grace
worked at Shannon Hospital for 12 years and at Baptist Memorial Hospital
for 15 years. She was the subject of an article written about X-ray
technicians where it was stated that she was, at that time, the oldest
living female X-ray technician. Grace was also very involved with the
women of the church at St. Mark's Presbyterian. She was many, many times
referred to as being "Amazing Grace." She most certainly lived her life
as a shining example for all those around her to follow. Grace will be
sorely missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, two sisters, a
baby daughter, Gay Elizabeth, and her loving husband, Kenneth.
She is survived by two daughters, Sharon Johnson and her husband Jim of
Georgetown, Texas and Mary Schweers and her husband John of Reynoldsburg,
Ohio; four grandchildren, Blake Johnson, Carrie Grace Schweers, Matthew
Johnson and his wife Dorothy and Christian Schweers and his wife Sandra;
seven great grandchildren, Thomas Slaughter, Brandon Schweers, Kristi
Schweers, Cyntheia Schweers, Kennedi Schweers, Joseph Johnson and
Theodore Johnson and Many nieces, nephews and friends.