Ida Marie Dickens Stark, 85, of Orange, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, November 24, 2008, at Community Church in Orange, with the Reverend Margaret Desmond, Reverend Mike Umbenhaur and Reverend David Berkheimer, officiating.
Entombment will follow in the family mausoleum at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange.
Serving as pallbearers will be Colton Stark, Corey Domingue, Taylor Stark, Jason Stark, Josh Whipkey, Chase Rutledge and Austin Rutledge.
Honorary pallbearers will be Cade Parkhurst, Jason Barras, Mason Cooper, Zachary Baker, Chad Baker and Joseph Barras.
There will be no visitation, however, following the committal service on Monday, all are invited to join the family for a reception to be held in the Gillespie Building at First Presbyterian Church in Orange
Ida Marie was born May 3, 1923, in the beautiful state of Colorado. She met and married William Henry Stark, II in 1942. Her husband Bill was a proud Marine Torpedo Bomber and served his country well. Ida Marie and Bill were a wonderful couple and were loved by many.
Ida Marie was a faithful member of First Presbyterian Church in Orange. She was the inspiration and guiding force for the creation of the First Presbyterian Prayer Garden which was dedicated in memory of her husband, W.H. "Bill" Stark, II and his mother, Nita Hill Stark.
She was also a charter member of the Orange Service League, had volunteered as a Gray Lady at the former Orange Memorial Hospital and served with the Orange Chamber of Commerce beautification committee during their crepe myrtle drive.
Preceded in death by her husband, William Henry "Bill" Stark, II, parents, John and Ethel Reeder Dickens, and brother, Jack Dickens, Ida Marie is survived by two sons and one daughter, William Henry "Bill" Stark, III, Randall Hill Stark and Linda Stark Barras, all of Orange.
She was also blessed with 15 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
Ida Marie loved her family and lived each day as though it would be her last. She appreciated God's beauty and wanted all it had to offer. She will be truly missed.
For those who wish, memorials may be directed to First Presbyterian Church Restoration Fund, 902 Green Ave., Orange, Texas 77630.