KALMA M. KOENIG

Jesus Christ had Kalma Marie (Wittmeier) Koenig’s mansion ready the evening of June 2, when she fell asleep at age 96 at Laurenwood Nursing Home, Duncanville, TX. Kally was born when Calvin Coolidge was President of the United States on March 23, 1926, on a farm just west of Avon. She was christened in Trinity German Presbyterian Church in Avon. Kally was fifth of eleven children born to Christ J. and Rosella (Fischer) Wittmeier. She attended Mawhinney Country School through eighth grade and graduated Avon High School in 1944. She was the last surviving member of her graduating class. Kalma’s family lived through the Great Depression, dust storms, grasshoppers, drought, and poverty, but they emerged with farm and family intact. All eleven children survived. The family never missed church. Kally was a devoted follower of Jesus from childhood. Kalma and sister, Lorine, often sang special duets for church services, including “O That Will Be Glory for Me.”