Estelle Dodson Pope

Estelle Pope, 90, of Austin, Texas passed away February 3, 2016. She was surrounded by her loving family at St. David’s North Austin Hospital when she passed on to be with the Lord. Estelle was born in Georgetown, Texas on August 15, 1925 to parents William (Bill) and Minnie Dodson. Estelle first met the love of her life as a young child in Georgetown, Texas. At age twenty she married Ernest Pope on January 27, 1946. Throughout their almost 70 years of marriage they were almost never apart.

Estelle grew up in Georgetown, Texas. She graduated from Georgetown High School. She often spoke fondly of her time working at Hodges drug store on the square in Georgetown where she worked at the soda fountain. She was proud and often spoke of helping with the war effort by building bomb boxes at Capital City Lumber Company in Austin during World War II. Estelle was a long time member of Skyview Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and served as secretary for a few years.

Estelle enjoyed gardening, vacations with her family, often in the Rocky Mountains, camping, fishing, and sightseeing. Later in life she enjoyed day trips throughout central Texas to see wildflowers, the lakes, and the beauty of the hill country. Estelle, throughout her life always had a smile for everyone. She was always loving, caring, and forgiving of others. Always putting her husband and family first above all else.

Estelle was preceded in death by her mother and father, William (Bill) and Minnie Dodson, husband Ernest Pope and son, Kenneth Pope.

Estelle is survived by a son James Pope and his wife Shirley, daughter Jackie Reid and her husband Lawrence, five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren.