- Date Of Birth: April 22, 1933
- Date Of Death: July 12, 2021
- State: Texas
Mabel Ann Metcalf, of Boerne, Texas, passed away on Monday, July 12, 2021, following a brief battle with an acute form of cancer.
Mabel was born on April 22, 1933, to Ray and Irene Reeves near Bloomington, Indiana. She was known for her quiet, generous personality that loved to laugh and give others good reason to smile. After graduating from Smithville High School, she became a secretary in the Federal Bureau of Investigation which led her to work in the main offices in Washington D.C., and later at the Detroit, Michigan field office. She met Thurston Metcalf in Detroit and the two wed in 1957. She put her career on hold while they raised a family though she did return to work as a secretary for the Southeast Iowa Mental Health Services, in Ottumwa, Iowa, after her children were older. She was always active in the Baptist churches she attended wherever she resided.
Mabel is survived by her husband, Thurston; sons Gregory Metcalf (Katy) of Boerne, Barry Metcalf of Topeka, KS, and Randy Metcalf (Tracy) of Jasper, MO; her grandchildren, Lucas Metcalf, Jacob Metcalf, Hannah Wilburn (Ben), Autumn Metcalf, Mileah Metcalf, and Gabriellah Metcalf; two great-grandchildren, Adaline Wilburn and Ivory Wilburn; and her brothers, Stanley (June) Reeves, Ernest Reeves, Marshall Reeves, Millard Reeves, and Marion (Linda) Reeves, who all reside in Bloomington, IN.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Irene Reeves; her sister, Emogene Reeves; her brother, Walder Reeves; and an infant daughter.
The family would like to express their gratitude towards the San Antonio Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital for their care in her final days, and to all loving friends and family who have shared comforting prayers and supportive wishes during this time.
