Mary Clydene Simpson – Miles
Mary Clydene Simpson – Miles, 90, was born on November 17, 1927 in Aubrey, Texas and passed away on February 17, 2018. She was preceded on death by her parents, Mary Allie and Willie Clyde Simpson; brother, Howard C. Simpson; sisters, Edith Perle Johnson; and Marth Helen Card, an extended family member. Clydene is survived by: three children, Wayne H. Miles and his wife, Becky, Rebecca Miles – Holzapfel and her husband Richard, and David Miles; grandchildren, Angela Holzapfel – Mancini and her husband, Patrick, Julie Holzapfel – Hoover and her husband Britt, Scott Holzapfel, Bryan Miles and his wife, Jennifer, Keith Hammond and his wife, Kendra, Shelley Shaw and her husband, Dylan; great grandchildren, Joshua David Holzapfel, Erikah Dawn Bertolasio, Dylan James Hoover, Landon Scott Hoover, McKenna Lynn Miles, Hunter Hammond, Haley Hammond, Madylan Shaw and Mason Shaw and numerous family members and friends. There was a treasured closeness during her lifetime to her relatives and many friends.
Clydene earned a BA degree in Music from T.S.C.W. (Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, TX in 1947 at the age of 19. She attended Texas University in Austin, Northwestern University in Evanston, IL and the University of Houston, Houston. As a choral music director, she taught in Clear Creek ISD in Webster and League City for 25 years. She also taught music in Houston, Garland and Perryton, TX. She was a Charter Adjudicator for UIL Choral Music for the State of Texas. Her students and their parents brought much pleasure to.
Clydene was the co-owner of Picture Perfect Framing in the Bay Area for 17 years. She was Corresponding Secretary for the Lufkin Landscaping Task Force, a member of the Historical Society and CASA. Many tours were given in honor of the Walker/Card family home during the years Clydene resided in Lufkin.
On Wednesday, February 21, 2018 Clydene’s family will receive guests from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm followed by a Memorial Service at 2:00 pm at Crowder Funeral Home, 111 E. Medical Center Blvd., Webster, TX 77598. Following Clydene’s service her family will host reception and luncheon.
Those wishing to make a memorial donation in lieu of flowers in Clydene’s memory may do so to Christ Congregational Church (building fund), 105 Saddle Creek Dr, Lufkin, TX 75904, where she was a charter member.
I will miss you dearly my wonderful friend!
Donna Enlow
Clydene will certainly be missed by her neighbors and friends in LUFKIN, Texas. It was my joy to have know this precious lady. She was a true lady in every aspect of life. Her smile was contagious and her friendship everlasting. Heaven has gained a bright and glorious angel.
Bryan I am so sorry for your loss. My deepest sympathy.
Mrs Miles was my choir instructor at Clear Creek Independent School District. I have never forgot her I loved her so much and I graduated numerous years ago in th 80s so when I saw the name I was completely surprised! She was probably one of my very favorite teachers at High School. God bless her family, she was one of a kind!
God bless you, Ms. Miles! I loved being in your choir at Webster Intermediate! Spring Festival holds dear memories!
Mrs Miles was an influential person in my life. I first met her when I was in fifth grade and she was directing the choir and Ellington Air Force Base chapel for the Protestant services there. I would go and sit at practice because my mom sang in the choir. I used to sing along while they practiced. One practice she asked me to join the choir so I began singing. I continued at Ellington singing and much to my surprise when I got to 7th grade at Webster Intermediate Mrs Miles was the choir director there. I enjoyed another two years in her direction and joined the choir at Clear Creek HS because of her. I continued under her direction until 1976 when Congress shut down Ellington but I visited her many times. My mother gave me my love for music, Mrs Miles nurtured and hone my passion for music that sting lives on today. Music never fails to make my life brighter, more serene and more sane. I thank Mrs Miles for that. Most people in life wonder if they made a difference, did their life life mean something? Mrs Miles certainly rest easy, for she touched thousands of lives and blessed them for the better. We got to enjoy her talents daily while she was here and we continue to enjoy her influence and encouragement after she is gone. Bless you Mrs Miles we love you and thank you.
Mrs Miles fostered a love of music. I was lucky enough to have her at webster Elementary, then she moved to the Intermediate the same year as my class. I was lucky enough to have her for another 3 years. During High School, I would often stop by to say hello and she always greeted me with a smile. Many fond memories that will not be tarnished by her loss, as her love of music, of children, of family lives on.
She was such a beautiful lady inside and out! I only knew her a few years and she made an impact on me!
I will miss you so much my friend. I worked for over 15 years for you. I enjoyed being together with you and Lu Lu. I love you.
I loved Mrs. Miles. She was an inspiration and I still remember her advice about breathing and annunciation of words. To my children’s constant delight I still sing some of the songs I learned in the performances. Heaven has gained an outstanding music teacher!
I love you my sweet grandmother more then words will ever know. I am so happy you got to see my babies grow, they will miss you also. Thank you for all you did for me and will miss you more then words can ever describe.
We are so saddened by the passing of our sweet friend, Clydene! She was such a light in our lives and there is no doubt she is in heaven rejoicing that she is home. I can imagine her leading a choir in the heavenly realms … oh how she loved hearing our church choir sing each Sunday. Yes, she has left a void in our lives but we know we will see hear again one day.
Mrs Miles was my choir director when I was at Webster Intermediate back in the early 80’s. Her love of music and the way she made us appreciate it as well has never been forgotten. What an inspiration she was to all. I still cherish every album we made during the CCISD Spring Festival, 2 of those years being with her. My love of music and my love of singing, I credit her for it. I can only imagine the choir rehearsals that will be going on in Heaven. To her family, may you find peace, and know that she touched the lives of so many. Until we meet again.
To the entire Miles’ family, I wish to convey my deepest condolences.
I loved Clydene from the second I met her, and will remember her for the rest of my life. I look forward to reuniting with her again some day. A more gracious, warm, and beautiful woman ever lived.
I will truly miss her, as will all that had the pleasure of knowing her.
Connie Lee