Gloria Herrmann

Gloria Ladelle Jones Herrmann Gloria Ladelle Jones Herrmann entered eternal rest on February 8, 2015 in Lubbock, Texas, at the age of 86. Gloria was born October 26, 1928, on a farm near Coolidge in rural Limestone County, Texas. She was the oldest of three children of Leslie Elbert Jones and Harriet Rebecca McMahon Jones, tenant farmers. From an early age, Gloria knew that she wanted to be a nurse. In 1945, just before her 17th birthday, she entered an accelerated Registered Nurse program through King’s Daughters Hospital in Temple, Texas. She completed her training and graduated in 1948, and became a Registered Nurse shortly afterward. Gloria worked in the nursing profession in Galveston, Texas, where she met George Henry Christian Herrmann, a medical student, in 1948. They were married in June, 1950, in Mexia, Texas, shortly after his graduation from the University of Texas Medical Branch, and remained married until his death in January, 2011, over 60 years later. After their wedding, they moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, during his medical internship, for one year. They then returned to Galveston for one year. Dr. Herrmann’s service in the Army from 1952-1954 resulted in the couple moving to San Antonio for those years. During all of those times, Gloria worked at her chosen profession of nursing. Dr. Herrmann established a practice in the Castroville, Texas, area in 1955-1956, during which Gloria served as his office nurse and assistant until the birth of their first child, Harriet Ann, in 1955. In 1956, they moved from Castroville to Del Rio, Texas. Their second child, George Rudolph, was there born in 1957. The Herrmann family lived in Del Rio until 1978. During their time in Del Rio, Gloria worked part-time training Vocational Nurses until approximately 1968, when she returned to work full-time as the nursing director for a nursing home in Del Rio. She continued in that position until 1976. The Herrmanns left Del Rio in 1978 and lived in La Porte, Texas; Taos, New Mexico; then La Place, Louisiana. They retired to Rocksprings, Texas, in 1993-1994. During their time in Rocksprings, Gloria made many friends, and became involved with local causes. In June, 2011, Gloria moved into assisted living in Elmbrook Estates in Lubbock, Texas, and lived there until her death. She enjoyed being a part of the retirement community at Elmbrook, and was very popular with both residents and staff there. Her cheerful nature and outgoing personality made those around her joyful. Gloria loved nursing, her family, dogs, flowers, birds, and people. She was a very gregarious, joyful person who was always happy and cheerful. She made many friends wherever she lived. She became active in one or more service organizations in every place she was. During her years in Rocksprings, she was very active in the Devil’s Sinkhole Society, promoting the preservation of this natural wonder. While never a disciplined birder, she was always interested in birdwatching and in learning the local birds everywhere. At times, she fed both seed-eating birds and hummingbirds religiously- attracting hundreds to her feeders. When she moved to Elmbrook, she selected an apartment with a view of a tree in the yard, so that she could see birds in the tree. Gloria was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, a sister Lavon Jones Luke, and brother Leslie Elbert Jones, Jr. She is survived by her daughter Harriet Ann Herrmann Haynes and husband Stephen T. Haynes of Rocksprings, her son George Rudolph Herrmann and wife Bonnie Leone Bates Herrmann of Lubbock, her grandson Teil Christian Haynes and wife Farrah Varga of San Antonio, and her granddaughter Rebekah Ann Haynes of Austin. A graveside service for the interment of cremated remains of both Gloria and her husband will be held at the Rocksprings Cemetery on US 377 on the north side of town, Rocksprings, Texas, at 11:00 on Friday, February 20, 2015. The family requests that, memorial donations be directed to the Devil’s Sinkhole Society in her honor, P.O. Box 97, Rocksprings, TX 78880.

Gloria Herrmann

October 26, 1928 - February 8, 2015