Capps, Marion Jane "Sis" 


DIANA -- Marion Jane "Sis" Capps, age 87, passed from this life on February 22, 2006. 
Her long battle with heart failure ended at her home in Longview, Texas, on Wednesday 
morning. After a separation of over 31 years, she now joins her beloved husband, 
"Bill," in heaven. She leaves behind a host of friends and relatives, including five 
children and their spouses, 17 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and 17 
great-great-grandchildren. In addition, she leaves behind one brother, Ben Wright; 
sisters, Dorothy Ash and Minnie Moudry; and three brothers-in-law, Ivan, Ira and 
Charles Capps, all of the Birmingham, Ala., area; and sister-in-law, Kathleen Wright 
of Diana. She is preceded in death by her husband, three brothers, three sisters and 
one great-grandchild. Marion was born in Griggs, Okla., on July 7, 1918, to Ralph 
Wright and Minnie Brodie Wright. She had nine siblings. Her family struggled with the 
harshness of farm and ranch life, and the great "Dust Bowl" in the Oklahoma panhandle 
until 1931. They moved to Birmingham, Ala., where over the years that followed, most 
family members worked at jobs related to the steel-making industry. Marion married 
Jess W. "Bill" Capps in 1937. Five years and three children later, they moved to 
Houston. The family had grown to five children by 1953, when in June of that year, 
they moved to Diana. In 1955, they moved to Ore City. While in Ore City, Marion was 
active in the Methodist Church, Eastern Star, Garden Club, PTA and Scouts. She also 
worked part-time as a wedding caterer. Marion's children are Shirley Smith and husband, 
William "Bill", of White Oak, James Capps and wife, Trena, of Mount Pleasant, David 
Capps and wife, Glenda, of Longview, Sandi Foster and husband, Sid, of Longview, and 
Janice Schellinger and husband, James, of Sache (Dallas). Funeral services are under 
the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home of Diana. The family will welcome guests 
today from 6-8 pm. Services will be held at Ore City Church of Christ in Ore City on 
Saturday, February 25, 2006, at 2 pm. Marion's nephew, Wayne Wright of Oklahoma City, 
Okla., and David Reeder, chaplain for Greater Hospice, will officiate. A dear friend, 
D.R. Modisette, will represent the Ore City Chapter of the Eastern Star. Marion's 10 
grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Burial will follow in Ore City Cemetery. The 
family wishes to express their deepest gratitude to Mom's many friends at Eden Place 
and the people at Greater Hospice of Texas for the special love and care they rendered 
over the past 15 months. Memorials may be made to Greater Hospice of Texas, P.O. Box 
9725, Longview, TX 75608 or the American Heart Association.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 2/24/2006.