88R11049 BHH-D
By: Hughes S.R. No. 138
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the
passing of Gladys Huelitt Cariker of Carthage on December 13, 2022,
at the age of 100; and
WHEREAS, The former Gladys Huelitt Biggs was born to Augustus
Marvin Biggs Sr. and Viola Hudman Biggs in Carthage on December 21,
1921, and she grew up with the companionship of five siblings,
Augustus, Nannie, John, Minnie, and Mary; in the course of her
career, she was employed by the Sabine Basket Factory, the
Yarborough Variety Store, and the Carthage Independent School
District tax office, and she was a bookkeeper for the Terry Farris
department store, as well as a seamstress; and
WHEREAS, Active in her community, this esteemed woman sang in
the Adult Silver Tone Choir, and she was a charter member of the
Silver Strummers of Central Baptist Church and a valued congregant
of First Baptist Church; she was also a longtime member of the
Rebekah Lodge No. 132; in her leisure time, she enjoyed horseback
riding, square dancing, and traveling; and
WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husbands, Cary
Comer Chadwick, Dr. Allen Newsom Tiller, and John Allen Cariker;
among those left to cherish her memory are her stepsons, Allen and
Don Cariker, as well as her nephew, Lynn Travis Whitaker, and her
nieces, Carol Sue Stokes, Brenda Kay Hathaway, and Beverly Jean
Cordray; and
WHEREAS, Although Huelitt Cariker is deeply missed, those who
held her dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness she
brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature
hereby pay tribute to the memory of Gladys Huelitt Cariker and
extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her
stepsons, Allen Cariker and his wife, Bobbie, and Don Cariker and
his wife, Janice; to her nephew, Lynn Travis Whitaker, and his wife,
Linda; to her nieces, Carol Sue Stokes and her husband, Jeff, Brenda
Kay Hathaway and her husband, Sammy, and Beverly Jean Cordray and
her husband, Wayne; and to her other relatives and many friends;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this
day, it do so in memory of Huelitt Cariker.