Anne Lewis David

Obituaries
Anne Lewis David, age 92, died on the December 11, 2010, at home with family. A memorial service was held Thursday, December 16, at The Church of St. John the Divine in Houston, with Rev. Dr. Laurens A. Hall, Rector, officiating.

Anne was born in Dallas to the late William Jenks Lewis, Sr. and Willie Lee Newbury Lewis on September 12, 1918. She lived a long and interesting life. She always had a smile on her face. She attended The Hockaday School in Dallas and Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York.

She was a member of several volunteer groups, including The Garden Club of Houston and The Junior League of Houston, Inc. She enjoyed her volunteer work. She was a member of the Houston Country Club and loved her bridge luncheons with her friends and golfing on the weekends.

She was an avid traveler and enjoyed trips abroad to England and Ireland on a frequent basis with her husband and friends. Stateside, she enjoyed annual trips with her husband and family.

She was the owner of the historic RO Ranch and Shoe Nail Cattle Company, family cattle operations in Clarendon, Texas. She was passionate about her trips to the ranch and loved picnics on the Salt Fork of the Red River. She enjoyed semi-annual gatherings with her extended family.

Anne is preceded in death by her first husband, the late William Henry Gibbons, Jr.; and her second husband, the late James Philip David, to whom she was married to for 44 years. Anne is the late daughter of W.J. Lewis of the RO Ranch.

She is survived by five children, William Henry Gibbons, III and wife Frances, Lewis Newbury Gibbons and wife Marsha, Betty Gibbons, Cindy David Pickard and Joan Pendleton David; three grandchildren, Andy David Pickard and wife Kim, William Jenks Gibbons and wife Alexis and John Warren Gibbons and wife Sarah; and five great-grandchildren, James Philip Pickard, Chloe Elise Pickard, Xander Jenks Gibbons, Levi Henry Gibbons and Lily Anne Gibbons.

In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions in Mrs. David’s honor be directed to the Houston Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals, 900 Portway Dr., Houston, TX, 77024; or to the charity of one’s choice.