Tarnawa, Ollie Marie

KILGORE -- Services for Ollie Marie Tarnawa, 84, of Kilgore, 
will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at the chapel of 
Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore with the Rev. Jack Broadwater 
officiating. Mrs. Tarnawa, who had been ill for several years, 
passed away Saturday, January 13, 2007, in Kilgore, Texas. 
Interment will follow at the Kilgore City Cemetery. Mrs. 
Tarnawa was born September 14, 1922, in Rusk County, Texas, 
to A. C. and Georgia Alice McGraw, deceased. She was married 
to Edward W. Tarnawa, who preceded her in death. Mr. and Mrs. 
Tarnawa had two children, and she worked in the home providing 
the warmth and comfort only a loving mother and wife can 
provide. She loved to cook and took great delight in her family. 
She loved the Lord and was a faithful member of Faith Baptist 
Church. Her son and daughter-in-law, Ronnie Edward and Mary Linda 
Tarnawa of Longview; a brother and sister-in-law, A.L. and Mary 
Louise McGraw of Kilgore; two sisters, Thelma Watson and Maureen 
Broadwater of Kilgore; four grandchildren, Edward Tarnawa of San 
Antonio, Julie Quarles of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Tammy Copple 
of Fort Worth and Melissa Carlson of Spring; three 
great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins 
survive her. Mrs. Tarnawa was preceded in death by her parents; 
her husband; a daughter, Teri Lynn Tarnawa; and two sisters. The 
family will receive friends from 6-7:30 Tuesday, January 16, 2007. 
Please leave online condolences at www.Raderfuneralhome.com.


Published in the Longview News-Journal on 1/15/2007.