Florence Kubecka Gary

    Florence Kubecka Gary, 86, of Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, Calif., died Jan. 14, 2014 at Palomar West Hospital in Escondido, Calif. She was born Oct. 10, 1927 in Hallettsville.
    Florence grew up on her parent’s farm in Cordele with her seven siblings. She attended Edna ISD and graduated as valedictorian in 1944. She worked for the military and Texas Compensation Board. She married George Gary in 1948 and Brendon Braden from Australia in 1999. She lived in Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, Calif. until her death. She visited Edna nearly every year for the family reunion and had family around her when she passed.
    She is survived by her husband Brendon Braden; sons, George and Bret; daughter, Sandra; sisters, Dagmar and Erlene; brother, Pete; and grandchildren, Morgan, Tate, and Sienna.
    She was preceded in death by her parents.
    Funeral services were held Jan. 15 at Eternal Hills Funeral Home in Oceanside, Calif.