GRANBURY
Judy Beth Malone Mitchell Hyde passed away February 15, 2012 in Granbury, Texas.
Graveside services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Febr. 18, 2012 at Lakeland Hills Memorial Park, Park Road 4, Burnet, Texas, with Reverend Max Copeland officiating.
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Febr. 18 2012, Martin’s Funeral Home, Granbury, TX.
Judy was born November 21, 1939 in Abilene, Texas to Pat Malone and Virginia Dunnington Malone. She graduated from Abilene High School in 1958.
Judy worked as a realtor for many years. Always fond of the great outdoors, she learned to bass fish at Lake Fork after retiring. She enjoyed nature, gardening, gourmet cooking, decorating and a houseful of children and grandchildren, and most of all, attending as many softball games and concerts of her granddaughters as she could. She was later active in organizing estate sales and helping establish the Boys & Girls Resale Store in Granbury.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Col. Patrick Hyde and stepson, William Hyde.
Relatives include: daughter, Sydney Mitchell of Granbury, TX, two sons, Brad Hyde and wife Yollany of Norman, OK, Todd Hyde of Youkon, OK; grandchildren, Hailey Naifeh of Norman, OK, Zoe Naifeh of Granbury, Patrick and Elena Hyde of Norman, OK.
Judy’s blended family extended to Dolores Mitchell, Renee, Bonard, Zach and Mitchell Drake; Bruce, Kayla, Amanda and Lexi Mitchell; Garrett, Martha and Boone Mitchell; Pat and Gene Mitchell; Sandra and Gere Mitchell; Marcial and Bonnie Mitchell.
Judy’s close childhood friends include Betty Jo Gregory Fulcher, Ruth Ann Brody Wheeler and Judy Jones Wilson.
Judy was known as Yaya to everyone else.
