Laura Ellen Hofsiss

Laura Ellen Hofsiss, 90, of Decatur, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2020. Graveside service: 11:00 AM, Tuesday, May 26, 2020, Nubbin Ridge Cemetery, Viewing: 9:00 AM -10:00 AM, Tuesday, May 26, 2020, Wiley Funeral Home, Granbury. Memorials may made to Forestburg Church of Christ or the Wounded Warrior Project.
Laura was born on March 8, 1930 in Fort Worth, Texas to Isaac and Mary White. She married Theodore Christian Hofsiss on April 20, 1950 in Weatherford, Texas. She supported Ted throughout his military and teaching career.
Laura was one of 12 children and a mother of five. She was a fixer of broken things and a creative cook. She was a voracious reader and keeper of articles. She was thrifty and a saver of pennies. She was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ, most recently active and dedicated to Forestburg Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her mother: Mary Sue Price, father: Isaac Hugh White, stepfather: Cheatum Price, daughter-in-law: Melanie Hofsiss, sisters: Mary, Linda and Judy, and brothers: Doug, Joe, Jack, Lee, and Bobby.
Laura is survived by her husband of 70 years: Ted Hofsiss, children: Duane Hofsiss, Mary Lou Tillman and husband Neal, Bill Hofsiss, Ruth Ann Warwick and husband Jim, and James Hofsiss and wife Kimberly, grandchildren: Chris and wife Tracey, Cyrus, Will and wife Christa, Leslie and husband Clay, Doug and wife Kristy, Jace, Emily, Drew, Devon, Taylor, Tara and Regan, five great-grandchildren, sisters: Eva Elliott, Nancy Salter, and Ginger Willis, numerous, nieces, nephews and extended family and friends.