This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Renfro, Hamilton, Jones, Timmons, Vanderhorst Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/plB.2ACI/3449 Message Board Post: Iva Lorraine Renfro Dec. 23, 1916 - Sept. 15, 2005 Iva Lorraine Renfro, 88, died September 15, 2005, in Salem, Oregon. She was born Dec. 23, 1916, in Hamlin, Texas, to Hoyt B. Hamilton and Iva Mae Jones Hamilton. She was a longtime resident of Bay City, taught third grade in the Bay City ISD for 30 years and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. In 1972, she was one of three chosen for Outstanding Elementary Teachers of America. She was a member of many church and civic organizations and educators organizations. Mrs. Renfro was quoted as saying, “The most important thing in my life is my Lord.” She is survived by: two daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy Kate Timmons and H.M. Timmons of Salem, Oregon, and Patsy “Pat” Ann Vanderhorst and T.J. Vanderhorst of Annapolis, Maryland; by eight grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Robert H. Renfro, and a brother, Edwin Hamilton. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005, at Taylor Bros. Chapel. Members or her family will officiate. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers include Tim Timmons, Tom Vanderhorst, Capt. Tom Vanderhorst, Jr. USMC, Henry Colwell, Frank Baker and Landa Schraub. Memorials may be made to the Billy Graham Association by calling 1-877-247-2426 or Heart of Love, PO Box 702351, Dallas, TX 75370-2351. Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Bay City Tribune September 18, 2005 Matagorda County, Texas