Beatrice Bacile

Services for Beatrice Frances Bacile, 88, of Tyler will be held on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 10:00 AM at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception with Monsignor Joseph E. Strickland and Father Augustine Tharappel officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home in Tyler. Miss Bacile passed away on June 7, 2008 at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler. She was born on September 22, 1919 in Tyler to the late Sheban Joseph and Milady Khoury Bacile. Beatrice began working as a cashier at the Mecca Café in Tyler, and during World War II, she moved to Washington D.C. and worked at the National Weather Bureau. After returning to Texas, she worked for Stone and Webster Construction Company in Beaumont, Texas. Beatrice later moved back home to Tyler and was employed by Watson Wise Oil Company for many years. Later in life, she worked for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and ended her career as a personal executive secretary for Louise Estabrook. Beatrice was a lifetime member of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler, where she was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America and received her 50 year pin with the CDA. She was also a member of Women Growing in Faith, and past president of the Cedars of Lebanon Club, past member of Rose Capital Pilot Club, and Pilot Club of Tyler. In her early years, she was a member of the Tyler Women's Bowling League, the Tyler Civic Theater since its inception, and in the 50's and 60's worked on many of their productions. She also looked forward to and enjoyed her daytime Shanghi Rummy Group. Miss Bacile was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Ellis John Bacile and Joseph Andrew Bacile; and one sister, Elizabeth Bacile Findlay. She is survived by a loving family including two brothers, William J. Bacile of Tyler; Namie A. Bacile and wife Chris of Richardson; a sister, Adele Johnson and husband John of Tyler; brother-in-law, Richard "Dick" Findlay of Zachary, Louisiana; sister-in-law, Joan Bacile of Richmond, Virginia; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be John Bacile, Michael Bacile, Anthony Bacile, Tony Johnson, Mark Johnson, David Bacile, and David Findlay. Honorary pallbearers will be her nieces and nephews. Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Rosary following at 7:00 PM at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway in Tyler. Memorials in honor of Beatrice Frances Bacile may be made to the Catholic Daughters of America Scholarship Fund, c/o Don Emery, 3728 Southpark Drive, Tyler, Texas 75703; Cedars of Lebanon Renovation Fund, P.O. Box 6124, Tyler, Texas 75711; Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, Texas 75701; or to a charity of your choice.

Beatrice Bacile

September 22, 1919 - June 7, 2008