Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Felscher Fleming embarked on her wondrous journey on February 8, 2017, to reunite with her beloved husband, Brevared Kelleog “Darby” Fleming, and past family and friends. “Sis”, “Mom”, “Grandma”, “Great Grandma”, “GGma,” she lived an extraordinary life of blessings. Born in Houston, November 28, 1931, Liz grew up in Galveston and graduated Ball High School in 1948.

On October 12, 1948, Liz and Darby began their glorious love affair. They met at Galveston Beach and enjoyed many good times at the skating rink and bowling alley. They were married June 6, 1949, setting up house in Galveston and starting their family with sons B.K. Jr., Greg, and Chris. The family moved from the Island in 1959 to League City adding another son, Matt, and Darby’s namesake daughter, Darve`. Liz took country-living in stride with its own sense of challenges, from “party line” telephones to bullfrogs in the bathtub to bobcat paws hidden in the mattress to “pet” snakes in the garage.

Liz and Darby were very active in all of their kids’ activities.  Liz was an integral part of the League City Historical Society documenting many of the city’s early events. She helped with St. Mary’s Bazaar, League City Little League, and Fairview Cemetery. Liz served as Team Mom and head cheerleader for her sons’ many sports activities. She always felt a connection to the Island, spending many Sundays at West Beach with family and friends, and enjoying many walks along the beach searching for sand dollars and shark’s teeth.

As the children grew, Liz was involved with setting up the League City Library and went to work for the local newspaper, The News Citizen. With her extensive gossip network, she authored a weekly column, “Under the Hair Dryer.”

The 80s, 90s and new millennium brought grandchildren and great grandchildren. Liz was a great Mom but proved to be an even greater Grandma. This seemed to be her life’s calling as she and Grandpa attended school field trips, dance recitals, band and choir concerts, softball and basketball games. With seven granddaughters, they were always on the go supporting the myriad of activities. She spent many hours singing nursery rhymes, playing board games, and passing out Butterfly Kisses to any youngster within her reach. Liz had a deep appreciation for history. As a Daughter of the Confederacy, the granddaughters became involved with Children of the Confederacy. Liz loved to sing Dixie!

The family grew and grew with large gatherings for Thanksgiving and Christmas, crawfish boils and pig roasts at the Smith and Jones backyard parties, and each New Year’s Day everyone enjoyed Liz’s annual good luck meal of pork roast, cabbage, black-eyed peas and mashed potatoes – Yum! She taught her granddaughters the cooking secrets of many of her specialties including Dumplings, Carrot Cake, and Sand Tarts.

While her health declined these past few years, she accepted her trials and tribulations – she loved to know everything about everyone and being involved with the conversation of our lives. She tracked the family’s genealogy and loved to add HUGS on everyone’s Facebook posts. Liz touched so many lives; she will be missed, but never forgotten.

In her passing, she is preceded by her husband, Darby. She is survived by her five children and their spouses B.K. Jr., Greg and Pam, Chris, Matt and Suzie, Darve` and Favorite Son-in-Law Mark Hamman; grandchildren Krissy Fleming, Shallon and Al Barboza, Melissa and Matt McDonald, Amanda and Jeff Vacek, Stephanie and Jason Cole, Ginny Fleming, and DeLynne and Michael Lockwood; great grandchildren Amy, James-Michael, Zachary, Alison, Matthew, Emma, Hannah, Jacob, Leah, Everett, Evelyn, Harrison and Declan; great great grandson, Kingsley; and grand dog Jammer. Liz’s extensive family will carry on her legacy of love.

A vigil and rosary is scheduled for Tuesday, February 14, from 5pm to 8pm, at Crowder Funeral Home, 1645 E. Main St, League City. The rosary will begin at 7pm. The funeral services will be the next day, February 15, at 11am. Graveside services will be at Fairview Cemetery immediately afterwards.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Fairview Cemetery, League City Library, or the charity of your choice.