Cornelia Spacek, of La Grange, age 92, passed away on October 27, 2011.
Cornelia was born on March 9, 1919, in Fayetteville, Texas, to William and Louise Slovacek Coufal. She married Joseph Charles "J.C.) Spacek on November 16, 1941 at Ross Prairie. She and her husband spent 70 years in the grocery business.
She is survived by three sons; J.C. Spacek, Jr. and wife Shirley of La Grange, Victor Lee Spacek and wife Jeannie of Victoria and Larry John Spacek and wife Lavonne of Austin; one sister, Eleanor Friemel of La Grange; three brothers, Lee Coufal and wife Eleanor of Fayetteville, Joe Coufal and wife Anita of Fayetteville and Jesse Coufal and wife Elizabeth of Galveston; one sister-in-law, Lilly Coufal of Fayetteville; four grandchildren, Stephanie Hamilton and husband Larry of Victoria, Brian Spacek and wife Anna of Victoria, Landon Spacek and wife Misti of Newton and Dr. Lance Spacek and wife Lindsey of Nashville, TN; five great-grandchildren, Alexandria, Zachary and Zane Hamilton; Jackson and Carter Spacek; and three step-great-grandchildren, Cassie, Ina and Junior Navarro, three nephews also survive.
Cornelia was preceded in death by her husband, J. C. Spacek, Sr., parents, William and Louise Slovacek Coufal; two brothers, one sister, brothers-in-law and a sister-in-law.
Visitation is scheduled for Saturday October 29, 2011, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM, at Fayette Memorial Funeral Home in La Grange. The family will receive visitors from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM.
Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday October 30, 2011 at 2:00 PM, at Fayette Memorial Funeral Home in La Grange. Interment will follow in La Grange City Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church in La Grange, the American Cancer Society, or the charity of one's choice.
Pallbearers willbe Landon Spacek, Brian Spacek, Larry Hamilton, bill Coufal, Dr. Larry Hatfield, Gus Friemel, Jr. and Charles Landau.