Elaine Ackley

left this earth on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Elaine graduated from Robert E. Lee High School,

in 1971, in Tyler, Texas. After graduation, she attended The University of Texas at Austin until

1975, leaving with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Linguistics. Elaine was a talented and

vibrant woman with an ambitious mind; she used her skills as a Marketing manager for over 20

years with Neiman Marcus. Later, she became a Master Gardener and Master Naturalist with

the Dallas Master Gardeners. Elaine was active in various garden clubs and even volunteered at the

Juliette Fowler Communities. She had a huge and caring heart, one that cared for others

before herself. Elaine expressed her love and compassion for others; by volunteering her time

as a Camp Counselor at Camp Esperanza. This camp provides a needed diversion and fun

activities for children that are suffering from cancer. Esperanza is spanish for "Hope", that is

exactly what Elaine brought to these children each year. She will be dearly missed by all of

those she touched in her lifetime.

Elaine is preceded in death by her mother, Lometa Bradley and father, Hastings Ackley.

She is survived by her sister, Elizabeth Ackley Hill; brother-in-law, Allan Hill; along with

numerous cousins.

A graveside service for Elaine will be held Monday, January 9, 2023 at 1:00 PM at Oak Lawn

Cemetery, Mabank, TX.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.eubankcedarcreek.com

for the Ackley family.