Velda Record

Velda Record, 76, of Whitney, passed away on December 9, 2018, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 13, 2018, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney with Juan and Celine Abrego officiating. . Burial will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery in Whitney. A visitation will be held from 6-7 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Velda was born on August 23, 1942, in Arkansas to Emmett and Clara (Proctor) Long and moved to Texas as a child, attending school in Tahoka, Texas. On February 24, 1958, she married Charlie Record. Charlie and Velda owned and operated Charlie’s Automotive for over 20 years and then changed the name to Royal British Motors for over 30 years. She wrote poems and was a songwriter and she won first place in a Billboard magazine contest in the gospel category. Her picture appeared in the magazine below Quincy Jones. Velda used her musical talent to sing and play the piano in nursing homes and churches. She was a strong Christian woman and loved children.

Preceding her in death were her parents, a brother, Emmett Long, and a sister Peggy Presley.

She is survived by her husband, Charlie Record of Whitney; children, Sharon Weeks and Ray Harper of Whitney, Judy and Lemoine Wright of Grapevine; brothers, Ray and Roger Long of Bonham; sister, Vera Cupp of Whitney; grandchildren, Christina Schmitz, Kindal Kreamer, and Ashley Wright; great-grandchildren, Jordyn Schmitz, Addyson Schmitz, Oliver Kreamer and Lucas Wright.

Memorials may be made to the Texas Lions Camp Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 290247, Kerrville, Texas 78029-0247or the American Cancer Society, 1700 Lake Success Dr., Waco, Texas 76710.

Viewing and Visitation

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ,Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney
201 North Bosque Whitney, TX 76692

Funeral Service

2:00 PM ,Thursday, December 13, 2018
Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney
201 North Bosque Whitney, TX 76692

Burial

Thursday, December 13, 2018
Bethlehem Cemetery
HCR 1245 Whitney, TX 76692