- Vesta Gilles
(08/14/2003) Vesta Stevenson Gilles passed away Saturday, August 9th, at her home in Austin, Texas. She was born on November 23rd, 1919, in Friendswood, Texas, child of Mary Worley Stevenson and Vincent Stevenson.
Vesta worked for Shell Oil in Houston, where she met her future husband, Raymond Gilles. They married and moved to Odessa, Texas, where they reared their four children. In Odessa, Vesta and Raymond helped found the Permian Playhouse, the local theater, as well as Head Start.
Vesta and Raymond retired to La Jolla, California enjoying the nearby beaches and parks. When Raymond passed away, Vesta moved to Austin to be with her children.
Vesta Stevenson Gilles was preceded in death by her parents, Mary and Vincent Stevenson, and brothers, Cecil Stevenson, Avery Stevenson and Dallas Stevenson.
She is survived by her brother, Dr. Earl ``Tim'' Stevenson of Vidor, Texas; three sons, David Gilles of Bangkok, Thailand, Vincent Gilles of Boulder, Colorado, and Roger Gilles of Austin; and her daughter, Janet Gilles, also of Austin.
Family and friends will gather in memory of Vesta at the picnic area above the river at the Villas on Town Lake, 80 Red River St., Austin, Texas, at one o'clock on Sunday, August 17. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice Austin, 4107 Spicewood Springs Road, 78759.
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1920 - 2003 (83 years)
