Kathleen Jones Alexander Death
Kathleen passed away on May 16, 1980 at the age of 93.
When did Kathleen Jones Alexander die?
May 16, 1980How old was Kathleen Jones Alexander when died?
93
Kathleen Jones Alexander Birthday and Date of Death
Kathleen Jones Alexander was born in 1887 and died on May 16, 1980. Kathleen was 93 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: 1887
Date of Death: May 16, 1980
Age at Death: 93
Kathleen Jones Alexander - Biography
Kathleen Jones Alexander was the president of the La Retama Club at the inception of the La Retama Library project in 1909. She was the daughter of Woman’s Monday Club member and third president, Lou Ella Jones, and W. W. Jones. Kathleen was married to Lee Blanchette from 1911 until his death in 1921, Clarence McElroy Hocker from 1927 until his death in 1937, and Donald Alexander from 1945 until his death in 1959. When Kathleen returned to Corpus Christi after finishing her college education, she was elected president of the La Retama Club. Her college experiences had filled her with progressive ideas for Corpus Christi. Mary Carroll said years later: It was not long till Kathleen’s ambitions awakened similar ambitions in all the members of La Retama. The club began to look about for some way to help to better Corpus Christi. This was the decade of the rising tide of women’s literary clubs, and Corpus Christi already had several busy, not only at self-culture, but at some civic enterprise. Corpus Christi had no library and La Retama girls decided that in building a library for their town, they could achieve something of lasting value, for they sensed that the road they wanted to travel would wind on and on—into the future. Kathleen operated her own ranching interests throughout her life and co-owned the Jones Ranch in Jim Wells County with her sister, Lorine Jones Lewis, after their parents’ deaths. Kathleen was also a part of the Texas oil industry, and served as president of the Mestena Oil and Gas Company from 1937 to 1969 and chairman of the board from 1937 to 1972. She maintained memberships in the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. Kathleen Jones Alexander died at the age of 93 on May 16, 1980.
