Irene Louise Myres

Our Mom, Irene Louise (Teague) Myres, passed away, November 2, 2017. She was born and raised in central Oklahoma until becoming a teenager. At that time, she and her family moved to Lubbock. She graduated from Lubbock High School in 1946 and met and married Jacob Clyde Myres who was a recent World War II veteran. They were married until his death in 2015. During that time they had four children, Bryan Myres (Brownfield, TX), Jim Myres (Albuquerque, NM), Christine Crutcher (Murphy, TX) and Ron Myres (McKinney, TX). Irene was blessed with the longevity to get to know her seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. She would be 90 years old on November 11. Irene Myres worked with her husband to open their first floor covering company on 19th Street in Lubbock in 1957. The store was later moved to a larger building on 34th Street and finally to an even larger building on North University. They travelled during their lives to places including the Caribbean, Mexico, Australia, Hawaii, Great Britain, France, and Ireland. Most of all, though, they travelled the entire United States in general aviation airplanes that they owned. Irene received her Private Pilot Certificate during the early 1960’s. In her later years, she enjoyed Bridge clubs, and oil painting. She completed hundreds of paintings and participated in many Lubbock gallery shows and sold a number of the pieces of art around the country. Over the years Irene and her husband, Clyde Myres, explored the idea of living elsewhere. They lived in Oklahoma City, San Diego, and at the farm in Littlefield. Each time, they returned to their home in Lubbock. They were long-time residents in the north Lubbock Country Club neighborhood. When the North College Church of Christ became too small for all its members during the 1950’s they were among the first members of the newly formed Sunset Church of Christ. Before both Irene and Clyde began suffering disabling problems associated with age, they were active members of the Greenlawn Church of Christ. Irene Myres was a Christian who lived a life of happiness and was able to fully appreciate her many blessings. Funeral arrangements have been made with Sanders Funeral Home in Lubbock, TX for Tuesday, November 7th at 1:00pm. Burial will follow at City of Lubbock Cemetery.

Irene Louise Myres

November 12, 1927 - November 2, 2017