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Audrey Lane Schultz Mabray went home to be with the Lord on April19, 2020 at her earthly home in Houston, Texas. She was 85 years old.
Born in San Antonio, Texas on January 23, 1935, Lane was two years old when her mother Audrey was divorced of Lane’s biological father. Lane was then raised by Audrey, aunts Doris and Carolyn, and Grandmother Josephine Winter in San Antonio. When Lane was 7, Audrey was transferred from Kelly AAF base in San Antonio to San Marcos AAF base; and Audrey and Lane moved to Lockhart, Texas, where they lived for the remainder of WWII. It was there that Audrey met Melin S. “Mel” Schultz of South Dakota, who immediately upon marrying Audrey in 1945, excitedly adopted Lane as his one and only adored child. Following the end of WWII; Mel, Audrey, & Lane moved to Bellaire, Texas. Lane graduated from Mirabeau B. Lamar High School in Houston in 1952.
Lane married Thomas G. Mabray on July 11, 1953. Tom and Lane had 3 sons together – Mark, Mel, and Matt; and raised them in Houston. After Lane and Tom’s divorce, Lane became a residential realtor in 1979. In 1981, Lane moved to Junction, Texas to manage her own 660-acre purebred Limousine cattle and Appaloosa horse ranch.
In the late-1980s, Lane moved back to Houston and restarted her residential real estate career from scratch. Lane then took every course imaginable and tirelessly worked day and night to greatly build her business over the years. While her hard work, engaging personality, and talent bore Lane great success in her field; it was the associated multitude of relationships and lifetime friends borne that gave Lane joy from the fruits of her labor. If she met you once, you were never to be a stranger again or a mere acquaintance; rather, you were likely to become someone who Lane would care about deeply over her remaining lifetime. Her care for these enduring closely built bonds fueled Lane to gladly work well into her 80s. Audrey’s, Mark’s, Mel’s, and Matt’s close friends always became Lane’s close friends. Despite her hard work ethic and deep love for each of her hundreds of friends, Lane’s time and care for her loved and cherished family took priority.
Lane was a longtime member of Second Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her mother Audrey Schultz Ueckert, father Mel Schultz, stepfather Freeman Ueckert, half-brother Jim Manley, and Cousin Chris Todd. Lane is survived by sons Mark, Mel, and Matthew Mabray; daughters-in-law Elaine and Jennifer Mabray, grandchildren Jackson, Daniel and Audrey Grace Mabray, half-sister Kathleen Gillilan, sister-in-law Patty Schueneman Manley, niece Samantha Manley, and cousins Gary Todd, Susan Tondre, Bonnie Saur, and Melissa Herren.
There will be a family graveside service on Saturday April 25, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at the Springer-Macedonia Cemetery, Hockley, TX. The family will celebrate Lane Mabray’s life together with friends and extended family at a memorial service at Kingsland Baptist Church, 20555 Kingsland Blvd., Katy, TX on a day to be determined and announced at a later date.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.memorialoaksfunerals.com for the Mabray family.