Louise's Obit.

I found this on Louise Seger.


LOUISE SEGER ZURBUCHEN (NEE EVERETT) passed away October 28, 2004 at her home on Lake Conroe, in Willis, TX. She is survived by her husband Ed Zurbuchen, daughter Donna Walter of Marble Falls, her step-granddaughters, Erin Curry and Megan Shook both of Austin, grandaughter Stacy and her husband Brett Mangold and great-grandaughter Riley Louise Mangold of Austin.

Ms. Zurbuchen was pre-deceased by her son David Seger of Malibu, CA., her son-in-law David Walter of Marble Falls, and her children's father Rex Seger of Houston. Ms. Zurbuchen was born May 31, 1932 to Fred and Ruby Everett in Jackson, Mississippi. After her father's death in 1941, her mother married Dick Alexander, a popular Gulf Coast musician and band leader, who fostered in her a life long love of music. In 1949, at age 17, Ms. Zurbuchen was voted Miss Biloxi.

As part of the prize, she toured with the Louisiana Hayride where she became friends with country star Little Jimmy Dickens. Louise moved to Houston after graduation from Hinds Junior College in Raymond, Mississippi. Her first marriage was to Rex Seger of Houston. Among the companies Ms. Zurbuchen worked for were Mandrell Industries, Petty-Ray Geophysical, and Aramco. At times, she was involved in dance, singing, modeling and as a nightclub owner in the Houston area.

An escapade as a young, divorced mother of two resulted in a friendship with legendary country and pop vocalist Patsy Cline, with whom she maintained a lengthy correspondence and series of phone calls. This aspect of Ms. Zurbuchen's life was documented in the biographies Patsy Cline: An Intimate Biography and Honky Tonk Angel: The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline by Ellis Nassour, and became the basis of the international music revue "Always, Patsy Cline," which premiered at Houston's Stages Repertory and went on to become a show business phenomenon. As a result, Ms. Zurbuchen gained a legion of fans from around the world.

She will be missed by her devoted family and friends.