Nora Eloise Brazier

Nora Eloise Brazier passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014.

Graveside services will be held at the Chico cemetery on Wednesday, July 23 ^rd at 11 AM.

Pastor Rick Davis will officiate.

Nora was born April 15, 1919, in Chico, Texas.  She attended Chico schools, graduated from the University of Texas in 1949 and went on to earn her Master’s degree in social work in 1951.

Nora served as a WAVE in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1946.  She was one of the first WAVE volunteers and was assigned to basic training in the Bronx and Stillwater, OK, with her final duty assignment in Gulfport, MS.

After leaving the Navy, Nora was a social worker with the Texas Department of Public Welfare until her retirement in 1979.

Nora was preceded in death by her brother, James, George, and Wesley Brazier; her sisters, Mertie Brazier, Mattie Brazier, Julia Strandtman and May Crawford.

Those left behind to cherish her memory are her nieces, Donna Barkley, Jane Sward, and Marilyn Hadley; other family members and a host of friends.

Graveside services will be held at the Chico cemetery on Wednesday, July 23 ^rd at 11 AM.

In lieu of flowers please make contributions to the Morris Memorial United Methodist Church, Chico, Texas or the Chico Community Volunteer Fire Department, 102 N Weatherford, Chico, TX., 76431.

Funeral arrangements provided by Hawkins Funeral Home, 1909 9 ^th St., Bridgeport, TX. 76426.