Our dear friend and long-time Tanglewood owner has passed away. I received word today that Ott left us last night, at his cabin in Tanglewood, the place he loved the most and where he and Phyllis spent many happy times. We will miss him dearly.

Ott was always the one to go to for advice on Tanglewood matters, for help on any problems that might arise in maintaining our mountain properties, and for any bit of history concerning Tanglewood or the people who lived there. He and Phyllis were always happy to see anyone who happened to drop by and had plenty of stories to tell, each one finishing the other’s sentences.  

Ott and Phyllis braved many winters in Tanglewood to the amazement of everyone. Through snow drifts and howling winds, they insisted on staying there all winter long. They always kept tabs on who was on Tanglewood property. Ott graded our roads and was very particular about how he wanted things: ditches cleaned out and roads crowned just so. No matter what it was, Ott was always willing to contribute his expertise for the good of the community.

I have not received word on funeral plans, but plans are to hold a memorial service in David’s Chapel tentatively on July 5. I will let you know when I receive any news. 

Celebration of Life

Sadly, we say goodbye to another wonderful Tanglewood neighbor.

Obituary

A Boerne pillar faded away on July 31, 2023, when Dr. Jimmy E. McCoy departed for Heaven after a valiant struggle with Alzheimer’s. The disease stripped much away, but in the end, he remained a distinguished and gentle soul with a heart for helping others.

Jim McCoy was born March 12, 1942, to hard working parents, Aura Lou and Eugene McCoy. Growing up in Banquete, his world was small, defined by muddy creeks bordering dusty cotton fields that turned up arrowheads and Indian bones. Both his mind and work ethic were shaped by this close-knit life pulled from “To Kill A Mockingbird”, full of forts and exploration.

He attended Texas A&I University, where he met an outgoing pretty girl from San Antonio named Irene “Cookie” Popp. His studious nature and good looks won her over, and they were married on August 22, 1964, starting a journey that was full of risks, laughter, and love. He briefly taught in San Antonio and Corpus before pursuing medical school, graduating in the first class of UT Health Science Center in Psychiatry (1972), and then finding his niche in Family Practice, (Resident of the Year at Texas Tech in 1979).

With three young boys in tow, the couple settled in Boerne in 1981 after searching the Hill Country. Starting a medical practice was hard work, but the town embraced the new doctor with an old school mentality. Jim was driven by his own high standards for his profession and his compassion. He believed in listening fully to his patients (as his waiting room attested) and follow-up calls. Countless lives were impacted over his 35 years of practice, having a gift for uncovering ailments by following his instincts and inquisitive mind. He often found that patients simply wanted to hear his counsel during difficult seasons of their lives. In Fall, he walked the sidelines as the Greyhound team doctor, while also cheering for his own boys on the field.

Happy family times were spent hiking and fishing at their cabin in Colorado, where he blessed his grandchildren with treasure hunts, pancakes, and bedtime stories. During quiet times, Jim could be found casually reading, with multiple pens and highlighters close at hand.

Jim believed strongly in God, and in salvation offered through His son, Jesus Christ. He grew spiritually over the years until encountering God on his own road to Damascus. Jim identified with Isaiah’s imagery of mounting up like eagles, and having our names written in the palm of God’s hand. This faith was closely tied to his love of America and support for the military and our freedoms.

As the disease progressed, Boerne blended into Banquete, and his world became small again. His last few months were spent in Menger Springs memory care where, in his mind, he continued in his medical work. The wonderful staff there embraced him during his stay and even let him wear an honorary stethoscope.

Jim is survived by wife, Cookie; sons, Torin and wife Marissa (grandchildren Cole and Canaan McCoy), Evan and wife Rebecca (grandchildren Anna and Rhett McCoy), and Austin and wife Stephanie (grandchild Barrett Briggs); along with sister, Carroll Brown; and brother, Dale McCoy. He was preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Diann.

A celebration of his life and legacy will be held on August 10, 2023, at Ebensberger Fisher Funeral Home in Boerne (Viewing/Remembrances 5-7 pm), with a 12 pm funeral service at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church on August 11th (reception to follow). In lieu of flowers, please donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org or Tunnel to Towers Foundation at www.t2t.org. To leave condolences for the family, please visit www.ebensberger-fisher.com. Arrangements with Ebensberger Fisher Funeral Home of Boerne.

Aug10

Viewing/Remembrances

Thursday, August 10, 2023

5:00PM – 7:00PM

Ebensberger Fisher Funeral Home
1265 N. Main St.
Boerne, TX 78006 

We have lost another long time Tanglewood Owner

On Saturday June 3, 2023, our dear sweet Phyllis Lehrman passed away. We will miss her terribly. She and Ott have lived here for 40 years, and for the last several years, they have stayed in Tanglewood all year long.

The full text of her obituary:

Phyllis Jean Lehrman, 91, was born to Howard and Lucia Havens in Newton, KS. Phyllis was the oldest of 13 children. She attended and graduated from Newton schools. Phyllis married Otto Lehrman on May 29, 1949. In their 74 years of marriage, she and Otto set an example for their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of what it meant to love one another deeply and in all things. 

Phyllis was a homemaker and worked in the kitchen for the Newton school system while her 4 boys were in school. She was active in the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary while living in Newton. However, her lifelong career was caring for her husband and 4 sons and later her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

In 1984, she and Otto retired to their home in Tanglewood acres near Westcliffe, CO where they have lived independently for the last 40 years. 

Phyllis and Otto loved to travel from early in their marriage and they enjoyed many years together traveling in their RV. Their children and grandchildren were often fortunate enough to travel with them, seeing the country and creating many memories. She loved the ocean most of all and would sit and watch the waves roll in while collecting rocks on the beach. Her love of sunsets is one shared with several of her grandchildren. 

Phyllis was famous for her cooking and few things tasted better than a bowl of her chicken and homemade noodles or a coveted cream puff at a chapel potluck. Cooking was one of the ways she showed her love and compassion for others. There are many wonderful memories shared with friends and family around her table. Nothing made you feel quite as loved as a batch of her waffles on a Sunday morning or a special birthday cake made with love just for you. 

Phyllis’s passion for the mountains came by way of flowers which was instilled in her by her grandfather. She often named wildflowers as she drove along the highway and would pull off and have her grandchildren stand with them for photos through the years. She would have loved to have a large flower garden, but the rocky soil, deer, and chippies won out and she settled for hanging baskets and planters on her deck. 

Perhaps the biggest lesson she taught any of us was how to love well. She was a caretaker and always concerned with others and what they needed. She could make everyone feel welcome and cared for. She taught each of us what it means to see the good in all people and how to care for those around us. Her warmth and kindness were extended to strangers and friends alike…many of whom thought of her as their mother figure. We are so grateful for her legacy of love and our prayer is that we can carry on the lessons she taught us to future generations. She was the most beautiful person any of us have ever known.

She was greeted in eternity by her Lord on June 3, 2023. We are sure that holding her hand was her son, Dean; siblings, Clyde, Marilyn (Tiny), Vernon (Bubber), Janice, Shirley, Brenda; her parents, Howard and Lucia; grandparents, and many other close friends who preceded her.  

She is deeply missed by her family, especially her husband of 74 years, Otto. She is also remembered by her daughter-in-law, Vicki; sons, Robin (Susan), Gary (Marsha), and Kevin (Irene); grandchildren, Jeremy Lehrman, Sara Lehrman, Jody Schmidt (Craig), Jamie Giles (Ryan), Julie Lehrman, Justin Lehrman (Tara), Maggie Lehrman, Erin Rosfeld (Kerry), and Luke Lehrman (Jenna); and 23 great-grandchildren. Her presence will be missed by many other friends whom she considered family. A private family service will be held in both Colorado and Kansas at a future date.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be sent in her memory to
Tanglewood Acres at 4624 NW 161st Edmond, OK 73013 or
Sangre De Cristo Community Care: 1920 Valley Drive Pueblo, CO 81008.
I am including the link for those who wish to send condolences or flowers:
https://www.holtfamilyfuneralhome.com/obituary/Phyllis-Lehrman

For Tanglewood friends, there will be a memorial service at David’s Chapel in Tanglewood on July 3 at 3 pm. The family has requested that only Tanglewood people attend.

Dick McGinn has informed me that Mike passed away this week. We would like to pass on our condolences to all of the family. I am including the text of Mike’s obituary here:

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/kingwood-tx/michael-mcginn-11227174
 

If only love could have healed him…

A Memorial Service for Michael Andrew McGinn, 74, of Humble, will be held at 10:00am, Saturday, April 8th, 2023 at Kingwood Funeral Home, 22800 Hwy 59 N., Kingwood, Texas.

Mike was born on November 4, 1948 in Tucson, Arizona to parents, Lieutenant Colonel Fred Lee McGinn Jr. and Sara Harriet Kuenstler McGinn. He passed away on March 30, 2023 in The Woodlands, Texas.

Mike spent most of his youth in Abilene, TX, and enjoyed traveling to San Antonio and Corpus Christi. He would graduate from Abilene High School where he was a member of the tennis team. He continued to play tennis into and throughout adulthood. After high school Mike attended Cisco Junior College and had a run at a few universities after that — including, but not limited to Texas A&M. (He swore he got in on the merit of his baby brother Dave.) After enjoying all the fun he could, he signed up to serve in the United States Marine Corps, serving from 1972-1976.

After his time in the Marines, Mike moved to Victoria where he reunited with Dave, and his wife Janet. In Victoria is where Mike and Rhonda first met. They were both working at Union Carbide but met at Victoria Church of Christ. Mike and Rhonda were married on November 22nd, 1979.

After three children and many moves later, Mike settled his family in Humble, TX. He took a job at Lyondell Petrochemical in 1990 and worked there until his retirement. In Humble is where Matthew, Stephanie, and Brandon would grow up and spend most of their youth and school years. Mike enjoyed watching them participate in sports and school activities, and always joined in on the fun when their friends were around. He was the life of the party. He and Rhonda continued to live in Humble until his death.

Mike was a loving and devoted husband, father, brother, and PawPaw.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Rhonda Sue Sutton McGinn; son and daughter-in-law, Matthew and Samantha McGinn; daughter and son-in-law, Stephanie and Jamie Ware; and son and daughter-in-law, Brandon and Jessica McGinn. His surviving grandchildren, his pride and joy, include: Allison McGinn and Kennedy Ware, Jadence Young, Deegan and Logan McGinn and Cooper McGinn. Mike is also survived by his sister-in-law, Barbara McGinn of Edmond, OK; brother and sister-in-law, Dick and Laura McGinn of Trophy Club, TX; sister-in-law, Janet McGinn of Pearland, TX; sister, Mary Hudson of Little Rock, AR; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Cynthia and Don Glenn of Silverton, TX; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Melinda and Mitchell Stockton of Lubbock, TX; and his beloved 14 nephews and nieces and their families.

Mike will be greeted in Heaven by those who preceded him in death; his parents, Fred and Sally McGinn of both Westcliffe, CO and Padre Island, TX; brothers, Fred McGinn of Edmond, OK and Dave McGinn of Pearland, TX; brother-in-law, Jay Hudson of Little Rock, AR; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jack and Teresa Sutton of Silverton, TX.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donation be made to:

The Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson’s Research at bit.ly/mjfox-parkinsons

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.kingwoodfuneralhome.com for the McGinn family.

Elmer was Skip’s given name, but we all knew him as Skip or Skipper. Skip passed away on March 25, 2023, in Tulsa, OK. So sad to lose a friend that, for many of us, has been around most of our lives. We extend our deepest sympathies to all of the family members. We all truly loved Skip.

You may visit the obituary page here. There are places there to sign a guest book and send a sympathy card. 

To contact the families:

Vic and Kelly King        
5810 Benders Ferry Rd    
Mount Juliet    TN    
37122    

Vic: 405 204-7502    kingvictorwilson@gmail.com            
Kelly: 405 990-7949    kelly.king@lifeway.com

Gary and Kimberly King        
5010 E. 109th Place    
Tulsa    OK    74137        

Gary: gking@bankavb.com    
Kimberly: kimberlyandgary@hotmail.com

Rick & Sherry Kenin
M97 Strawberry Hill Road.
Acton MA 01720

kenins@keninfamily.com

ELMER’S OBITUARY

Mr. Elmer ‘Skip’ Wilson King Jr., age 90, passed away on March 25, 2023, in Tulsa, OK.  Skip spent most of his life in Oklahoma City and Tanglewood Acres, Colorado. 

Elmer was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Elmer W. King Sr. and Essie L. King.  Skip married Betty Aikman of Oklahoma City, OK on June 12, 1955, in El Reno, OK.  Betty was the love of his life, and they were married for 55 years until her death in 2011. 

Skip was preceded in death by his wife, Betty King and his father and mother, Elmer W. King Sr. and Essie L. King.   

Skip studied mechanical engineering at the University of Oklahoma. 

Skip was a fighter pilot in the USAF where he and Betty were stationed in Germany and France.  Skip retired from the military as a C-130 pilot at the Oklahoma Air National Guard at Will Rogers World Airport and was a member of the Gray Eagles. 

Skip was the owner of Kingcraft Homes, a Custom Homes Building Business.   

Skip was the longest-living member of Tanglewood Acres, Colorado.  He was an avid pilot, car fanatic, and football fan.  Skip was an enthusiast of anything scientific, mechanical, or gadget-like.  He loved tinkering, building, and repairing stuff. 

Survivors include son, Victor King, and wife Kelly; son, Gary King, and wife Kim; and daughter, Sherry Kenin and husband Rick.  Eight grandchildren include Taylor King and wife Sarah, Conner King and wife Tina, Abigail King, Courtney Webster and husband Gaige, Corbin King and wife Olivia, Jacob Kenin, Libby King, and Zachary Kenin; and four great-grandchildren include Rory King, Henry King, Bear King, and Luken Webster. 

Visitation will be held March 30th from 9am-8pm with family on site from 6pm-8pm at Mercer-Adams Funeral Home in Bethany, OK. 

Memorial services for Mr. Elmer King Jr. will be held on Friday, March 31 at 2:00 p.m. at Mercer-Adams Chapel in Bethany, OK.   

If desired, donations in Skip’s memory may be made to:  Tanglewood HOA Treasurer, 4624 NW 161st Street, Edmond, OK 73013.