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Margaret Clyde Bright Spacek

8 Dec 1924 – 22 Sep 2006

Birth8 Dec 1924
Death22 Sep 2006
CemeteryGonzales Masonic Cemetery
Gonzales , Gonzales County , Texas , USA
Added byBecky Kennedy on 30 Jun 2023
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Bio

The Gonzales Inquirer (TX) - Wednesday. September 267, 2006: Margaret Clyde Bright Spacek, lifelong Gonzales resident, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2006. Margaret was born on December 8, 1924, to J. C. Bright and Margaret Sellers. In addition to her parents, brothers Clyde Bailey Bright and Charley Wells Bright, and sisters Audrey Bright Collins and Josephine Bright Vencil preceded her in death. Margaret grew up playing on the tree-shaded streets of Gonzales with her niece and nephew, Laura Bright (Crozier) and Jimmy (James Rufus, Jr.) Collins, both of whom preceded her in death. After graduating from Gonzales High School, Margaret moved to San Antonio for about a year where she worked at Joske's, went to business school, and lived in the YWCA. She returned to Gonzales and worked in her mother's cafe while they cared for her invalid father. On November 29, 1952, Margaret married the love of her life, Calvin E. Spacek, who has survived her and continues to live in Gonzales. Margaret worked as supervisor of the billing department at GVEC until 1970, when she quit to become a fulltime homemaker, as Calvin became City Manager of Gonzales. Spacek says Margaret was the perfect City Manager's wife and helped him in countless ways throughout those times. They enjoyed many trips together including those taken during Calvin's long career in the Naval Reserve. All who knew Margaret describe her as a sweet woman, a real lady. When she was younger, she was active in the Fryer Frolic, Spade & Trowel Garden Club, WSCS, and volunteered at the library. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the DAR. In addition to her husband Calvin, Margaret is survived by her brother-in-law, F. J. Spacek, Jr. and his wife Margaret Faye, of Martinsburg, WV; nephews, Allen Vencil of Rosenburg, Texas, Charley Wells Bright, Jr., of Bossier City, LA, and Joe Spacek of Winchester, VA; as well as a niece, Ann Bright Thruston, of Dallas. Great nephews surviving include Kyle and Collins Crozier of Gonzales, Patrick Spacek of Jacksonville, FL. Great nieces Cindy Crozier Turner of Gonzales, Carol Crozier of Dripping Springs, Lisa Thruston of Dallas and Kristina Spacek of Prince, George, VA. Numerous great-great nieces and nephews also survive Margaret and will remember her fondly. Services were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home with Reverend Pam Kilpatrick presiding. Burial was at Gonzales' Masonic Cemetery. Pallbearers were Marcus Pridgeon, Kyle Crozier, Collins Crozier, Brad Vollentine, Sandy Vollentine and Lowell Turner. Honorary pallbearers were Judge Henry Vollentine, Dr. James Price, Frank (Joe) Spacek III, W. Bryan Thruston, Bill Boothe, Lawrence Walshak, Jim Robert Tinsley, Pat Kelly and Dr. Pat Pringle. Memorial donations may be made to the Masonic Cemetery Fund of the A&AFM Gonzales Lodge No. 30, or the charity of your choice.

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