BILLIE LOU WALDREP GOLLA ~ Class of 1951
March 6, 1933 - October 3, 2003
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off the internet from the New Braunfels, TX newspaper:
Billie Waldrep Golla, age 70 of New Braunfels, TX died Friday,
October 3, 2003 at McKenna Memorial Hospital in New Braunfels. She
was born March 6, 1933 to Louis Bradford Waldrep and Emma Lou Miller
Waldrep. She married John Anthony Golla on April 7, 1956 in Corpus
Christi, Texas. They moved to New Braunfels in 1986. He preceded her
in death on March 23, 1996.
Mrs. Golla was a homemaker and a long time member of the African
Violet Society, serving in the past as president and a jidge at many
shows.
Survivors include three daughters, Cathy [Golla] Kamrath and husband
Mark of Ashland, OR, Debbie [Golla] Jones and husband Chris of
Denver, CO and Mary [Golla] Cornelius and husband Scott of New
Braunfels; one son, Steve Golla of New Braunfels; her mother, Emma
Lou Waldrep of Beeville, TX; two sisters, Susan [Waldrep] Greenwood
of Telford, PA and Linda [Waldrep] Bass of Beeville, TX; four
grandchildren, Amanda Golla, Nikolaus Kamrath, Emalie Kamrath and
Yaremi Jones; and two great grandchildren, Trystin Silas and Isayah Silas.
A Rosary will be recited 7 p.m. Monday, October 6, 2003 at
Doeppenschmidt Funeral Home in New Braunfels. Funeral Mass will be
celebrated 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003 at Sts. Peter and Paul
Catholic Church with Monsignor Edward Bily celebrant.
Interment will follow at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Monday and will continue until 9:30
a.m. Tuesday.
Memorial donations may be given to the American Cancer Society or to
any "Right to Life" organization.
Doeppenschmidt Funeral Home
New Braunfels
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>>From: Doreen Hallenbeck Waldkoetter ('51)
Date: 10/5/03
Re: A Dear Friend
I got a phone call today (Sunday [10/5/03]) from a daughter of
Billie Lou Waldrep Golla ('51). Billie passed away on October 3rd
in New Braunfels, TX. She had been ill most of the summer yet her
passing was unexpected. Billie loved being a Bomber; she attended
every reunion the class of 1951 held except for the 50th and her
health wouldn't permit traveling. She was a great friend and will
be missed by many.
-Doreen Hallenbeck Waldkoetter ('51)