Dorothy Elizabeth WINGERT
- Born: 6 Jan 1914, Gainesville, Cooke Co., TX, USA 2
- Married: 19 Jul 1936, Cooke Co., TX, USA 1
- Died: 25 Oct 2009, Gainesville, Cooke Co., TX, USA 2
- Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke, TX, USA 3
Research Notes:
"Born to Wilhelm Gottlieb and Sarah Margaret (Delap) Wingert, she was the youngest of five children. She was a life-long member of the First Presbyterian Church and was one of the first babies baptized in the current building. She was a member of the Gainesville High School graduating class of 1931.
She met her future husband Clyde Bohls while working at the Kress store in Gainesville, where he was the manager. They were married on July 19, 1936. In 1939, they moved to Waco where Clyde would manage the Kress store and a year later their only daughter Linda Bohls was born. In 1941 they returned to Gainesville and established the business that would become Bohls Furniture. When the new building opened on California Street in 1959, Dorothy ran the Maple Shop upstairs and later the Green Stamp Store. Dorothy was a president of the Business and Professional Women's club in the 1930s, a founding and active member of Gainesville Garden Study Club and involved with her daughter's activities in Girl Scouts and PTA. She received an honorary life-time membership in the Presbyterian Women Association. She also enjoyed flower arranging, painting and crafts, entertaining and was well known for her whistling.
Dorothy died at home on with family at her side. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Bohls and daughter Linda Bohls Newman. She was 95...." 3
Marriage Information:
Dorothy married Clyde Edmond BOHLS, son of Edward Emanuel BOHLS and Gertie Louie HAYSLIP, on 19 Jul 1936 in Cooke Co., TX, USA 1. (Clyde Edmond BOHLS was born on 12 Nov 1909 in Austin, Travis Co., TX, USA 2, died on 2 Apr 2005 in Gainesville, Cooke Co., TX, USA 2 and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke, TX, USA 4.)
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