Carroll Wood Cecil

b. 27 February 1923, d. 12 September 1968
  • Carroll Wood Cecil was born on 27 February 1923 in Texas.
  • He was known as Woody.
  • Albert Nolan Cecil and Ella Lynn Wood appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, at 4090 Virginia Avenue. Other members of the household included Carroll Wood Cecil, Bonnie Eloise Cecil, Mary Frances Cecil, Albert Nolen Cecil, Peggy Jean Cecil and Gerald Myers Cecil.
  • Albert Nolan Cecil and Ella Lynn Wood appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Humble, Harris County, Texas. Other members of the household included Carroll Wood Cecil, Albert Nolen Cecil, Peggy Jean Cecil, Gerald Myers Cecil, Glenn Lamar Cecil and Mary Ann Durrom. In 1935, the family was living in Conroe, Montgomery County.
  • He married Frances Elizabeth Goad, daughter of Wilmer Goad and Mildred (?), circa 1943.
  • Carroll Wood Cecil died on 12 September 1968 at age 45 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 1515 South Post Oak Lane at his residence. . Informant was his brother-in-law Gene Goad.
  • His wife Frances Elizabeth Goad became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Rosewood Memorial Park, Houston, Harris County, Texas.
  • The following appeared on 8 March 2001 in the Houston Chronicle: Gerald Meyers Cecil, born May 19, 1929 passed away March 6, 2001. He was a graduate of Milby High School where he was an avid baseball and basketball player. He was voted All-City basketball player in 1947 and in 1948 their team won the Texas Interscholastic League State Meet. Also in 1948, Gerald was selected as an All-State Player. In 1949 he transferred to Wharton Jr. College and was selected as an All-Conference player. In 1950, while attending the same school was named All-Conference and All-American Junior College player. In 1951 he was selected for a third consecutive year as an all Conference player. He then attended Stephen F. Austin College in 1952 and 1953 and was selected as an All-Conference player both years. Gerald served in the U.S. Army from 1954-1955 and played service ball out of Ft. Riley, Kansas where he made the 5th Army All-Star team. He was a member of the Southwest Basketball Officials Association for over 15 years and served as the President of the SBOA for 4 years. He retired from Simpson (Champion Paper Mill) after 33 years of work. After retiring from Simpson, he worked eleven years for Superior N.D.T. Services as their bookkeeper. He was a devoted, Son, Husband, Father and was a kind, gentle, loving, caring man with a Heart of Gold that lived and loved for his family. He was a member and attended Sagemont Baptist Church. Gerald is preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Lynn Cecil , two brothers, Carroll (Woody) Cecil and Lamar Cecil ; and three sisters, Eloise Bender, Peggy Matthews, and Martha Louise Cecil. He is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Merry Jo Cecil , two sons, Chris and Bryan Cecil , daughters, Lisa Black and husband Jeff, Kelly Hayley and husband David, nine grandchildren, Jason Cecil , Amanda Cecil, Stephanie Cecil , Brandon Burnley, Nathan Hayley, Kevin Cecil , Heather Black, Justin Black, and Cody Black, one brother, Albert Cecil , two sisters, Mary Francis Miller, Barbara Brazelton, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was a gift from God that we will truly miss.
  • The following appeared on 26 October 2006 in the Houston Chronicle: Frances Elizabeth Goad Cecil passed away on October 24, 2006 in Dallas, Texas due to complication from Alzheimer's. Frances was born on November 7, 1920 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Wilmer and Mildred Goad. She married Carroll Wood Cecil, now deceased, and then moved to Dallas in 1983 after working for Exxon for 35 years in Houston. She is survived by her daughter Dianne Tripplehorn Cash and grandchildren Ashley Tripplehorn Emerson, Elizabeth Tripplehorn Hawkins and David Tripplehorn Cash and great-grandchildren Madison Hammer, David Hammer and Indigo Hawkins. She is also survived by sisters Virginia Bradley, Jo Ann Kiesow, and Marilyn Vandiver and brothers Bill Goad, Gene Goad, and Richard Goad. Frances was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Also, and most important, she was a devoted Christian. Her legacy will live on in the building named in her honor, the Frances and Mildred Goad Center for Brain Health at University of Texas at Dallas, which has recently been completed. In lieu of flowers and for those desiring, memorials may be made to the Center for BrainHealth, 2200 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, Texas 75235. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 28th at Sparkman/Hillcrest Northwest Hwy. Chapel. Interment to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
  • Last Edited: 20 Jan 2014

Family: Frances Elizabeth Goad b. 7 November 1920, d. 24 October 2006