Grace Thornbrugh Lowe of Bedford, Texas was born on December 22, 1941 in Kilgore, Texas. She was a Kilgore Rangerette who high-kicked in the Cotton Bowl and married her high school sweetheart and football star, Johnny Lowe. Theirs was truly a fairy-tale love story. She died, October 15th 2017 at 11:25pm holding the hand of him, surrounded by her children, Jeff, Jason, and Julie. She is preceded in death by her mother, Mildred Heath Spencer, her father Howard E. Thornbrugh, her step-mother, Bille Lee Thornbrugh and her beloved sister, Donna Jean Ragan. She is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Johnny Wayne Lowe of Bedford, her children, Jeff & Kellie Lowe of Bedford, Jason and & Christina Lowe, of Arlington, Julie & Chad Lunsford, of Carrollton, and her 9 grandchildren, whom she adored, Kennedy, Taylor, Hayden, Walker, Hudson, Mallory, Mitchell, Charlotte, and Kathleen. Gracie was a member of First Baptist Euless. She was a wonderful, respected and admired teacher who taught school for 32 years. She retired from Irving ISD. She was loved by all her friends and family, and she loved others well.