Liz Obituary

Elizabeth Vlasek
Born on April 19, 1950 in Wharton, TX
Departed on April 19, 2008 and resided in Hunt, TX

Elizabeth Vlasek, age 58 of Hunt, Texas, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008 at her residence. She was born April 19, 1950 in Wharton, Texas to Thomas Wilson Jopling, Sr. and Dorothy Elizabeth Hicks Jopling. On April 9, 1988, she married William Ed Vlasek, Jr. in Hunt, Texas.

Elizabeth graduated from Wharton High School and Wharton County Junior College. In 1978, she was a Junior Accountant and Office Manager for Duffie Monroe & Sons, Inc. in Wharton. In 1979, she was a Junior Accountant for Automated Data Analysis, Inc. In 1984, she worked for the City of Wharton as the City Secretary and supervisor of accounting, personnel and their utility offices. In Ingram, Texas Moore Lumber Company employed her as their bookkeeper. She worked for Doctor’s James and Odemaris Young. She also worked for Dr. David R. Miloy in Kerrville, Texas as his secretary.

Elizabeth was an inspiration to everyone. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother and friend to all.

She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas W. Jopling, Sr. and a sister, Virginia R. Smith.

Survivors include husband, William Ed "Willy" Vlasek, Jr. of Hunt, Texas; mother, Dorothy Elizabeth Jopling of Wharton, Texas; sons, Sean Lee Bayliss and wife, Heather of Center Point, Texas and Keith Alan Bayliss and wife, Kathy of Quitman, Texas; sisters, Laura Elaine Abel of Houston, Texas, Capt. Patricia Jopling, and Charlene Conteras of El Campo, Texas; brothers, Thomas Wilson Jopling, Jr. and wife, Kay of Magnolia, Texas and James David Jopling of East Bernard, Texas; and numerous grandchildren.