Barbara Bergstrom Lumsden October 5, 1941 - May 6, 2005 On the early
morning of Friday, May 6, 2005, Barbara joined our Lord. Barbara was
born in Houston, Texas. She graduated from Lamar High School in Houston
and Southern Methodist University, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa
Gamma sorority. After being voted Most Beautiful three successive years
at SMU, she married her college sweetheart, Jerry. Nothing pleased her
more than to serve and care for others. She was a teacher, a youth group
leader, a committee member for Young Life at Memorial High School in
Houston, a spouse, a parent, a grandparent, and a friend. She was loved
by all that came into contact with her. Her priorities were her Savior,
family, and friends. Her best friends were made while serving others
through church, bible study, The Settlement Club of Austin, Kappa Kappa
Gamma, and her card group. She was devoted to loving and spending time
with her precious grandchildren. She was the grandmother every child
should have and in the time of need, she was a surrogate grandmother to
others. She was placed on this earth to love and care for people.
Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Gladys
Bergstrom. She so dearly loved and missed them that she longed to be
with them again. Although the family is saddened by their loss, they are
joyful that she is with her Savior. Survivors include her husband of 43
years, Jerry Lumsden; her two daughters, Cinda Brown and her husband,
Anthony of The Woodlands, TX and Stacey Odom and her husband, H.T.
(Trey) Odom, III of Houston, TX; grandchildren, Travis, Madeleine and
Tinsley Brown and Blake and Adair Odom; her brother, Charles (Dick)
Bergstrom and his wife, Janet. Thanks to Texas Oncology and Hospice
Austin for their support through Barbara's illness. A celebration of her
life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at Covenant
Presbyterian Church, 3003 Northland Drive, Austin, Texas. Memorial gifts
may be made to The Settlement Home, 1600 Payton Gin Rd., Austin, TX
78758-6506 or Hospice Austin, 4107 Spicewood Springs Road, Suite 100,
Austin, TX 78759. Arrangements by Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 3125 N.
Lamar Blvd., Austin, Texas 78705 (512) 452-8811. Memorials and guestbook
online at wcfish.com.
Published in the Houston Chronicle from 5/8/2005 - 5/9/2005.