Dorothy Elizabeth Ware St. Clair, 90, of Magnolia peacefully passed away Sunday, March 23, 2025. She was born May 19, 1934, in Gonzales, TX to Granvil and Ruthie Hopkins Ware. In her early years, she worked at the Cotton Mill in Cuero, TX where she met the love of her life, Jackie William St. Clair. They were married on September 9, 1955, at the Church of Christ in Cuero. She also worked at the Amusement Machine Commission, the Comptroller’s Office and Texas Rehabilitation. She retired from the State of Texas. Dorothy loved to sew and made several leisure suits for Jackie and clothes for her daughter. She also enjoyed crocheting, playing the organ and was an AVID Bingo player. She volunteered for meals-on-wheels, was the President of the Ladies Auxiliary Moose Lodge of Austin, TX, President and member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 790 club of Victoria. She and Jackie traveled to London and France to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. She visited Dollywood and always enjoyed a Big Thanksgiving and Christmas.
She is survived by her loving husband of sixty-nine years, Jackie; daughter, Debbie (John) Gascoyne of Magnolia; sons, Ricky (Deborah) St. Clair of Weir and Dicky (Gayla) St. Clair of Leander; brother, George (Josie) Ware of Cuero; sister-in-law, Jean Ware; twelve grandchildren; twenty nine great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Ronald Ware.
Visitation will be held Saturday, March 29, 2025, 1:00 PM at Freund Funeral Home. Funeral Services will begin at 2:00 PM with Pastor Brian St. Clair officiating. Interment will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery.
Memorial Contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels Central Texas, 3227 E. 5th St., Austin, TX 78702.
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Freund Funeral Home, 361.275.2343.
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