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Obituary:

Melva McCaughn Sebesta passed away on Friday, August 24, at the age of 68 years in Jourdanton, TX.

Mrs. Sebesta was a resident of Pleasanton, TX where she was active in the community and the First United Methodist Church. She served as the first lady President of the Texas Choral Directors Association and the first lady President of the Southwest Division of the American Choral Directors Association. She was a charter member of the Texas Music Adjudicators Association where she also served as Executive Secretary for 10 years. Mrs. Sebesta was a life member of the Texas State Teachers Association and the Texas Retired Teachers Association where she served as local Unit President, District XX Historian, Vice President, and recently District President for a short time.

She is survived by her daughter, Grace Littlefield and her husband Bob of Angleton, TX, and one grandson, Robbie Littlefield. She is also survived by numerous cousins and family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Sam and Ella McCaughn, and most recently her husband of 46 years, Joe Sebesta Jr.

Visitation will be Friday, August 31, 2001 from 2:00-8:00 P.M. at the Hurley Funeral Home in Pleasanton, TX. Funeral Services will be Saturday, September 1, 2001 at the First United Methodist Church at 2:00 P.M. in Pleasanton. Burial will follow at the Amphion Cemetery near Poteet, TX.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent in her memory to the Past President's Scholarship of the Texas Choral Directors Association, P.O. Box 6472, Austin, TX 78762-6472. Arrangements by Hurley Funeral Home, Pleasanton, TX.

(Published in The San Antonio Express-News on August 26, 2001)

Melva married Joe Frank Sebesta, Jr. 4 Jun 1955, Pettus, Bee County, Texas, USA. Joe (son of Joe Frank Sebesta, Sr. and Julia Bravenec) was born 25 May 1928, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA; died 21 Nov 2000, Jourdanton, Atascosa County, Texas, USA; was buried 24 Nov 2000, Amphion Cemetery - Amphion, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]