Rossi King Lidy

JOSHUA -- Lidy Rossi King, 81, passed away Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, after a long illness. Service: Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann Catholic Church in Burleson. Interment: Greenacres Memorial Park in Cleburne. Rosary: 7 p.m. Tuesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations made to Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Susan G. Komen Foundation, American Cancer Society, Emery J. Lilge Community Hospice or a charity of choice. Lidy was born May 27, 1929, in Corpus Christi to Frank and Lidy Rossi. Lidy met Travis A. King in Hebbronville, and it was love at first sight. They married a month later on Jan. 26, 1952. Travis worked in foreign service. Lidy and Travis lived to Guatemala, Vietnam, Thailand, Virginia and Costa Rica before they settled in Joshua. For all their travels, Lidy loved Texas. As part of their travels, Lidy was accepted into the world of diplomacy. She hosted and attended many parties and affairs for foreign dignitaries, kings and queens. She was a truly gifted hostess. She was the epitome of grace, elegance and beauty. She was charming, witty and vivacious. Lidy was a master seamstress who loved fashion, and always looked as if she had just walked off the cover of "Vogue Magazine." While living in Granbury, she started a successful interior design and custom drapery business. She loved to sew and was gifted at her craft. Her other hobbies include bowling (winning many trophies) and playing bridge. She was a member of the American Contract Bridge League and a life master. She was a devoted mother and her family was her life. Her grandchildren referred to her as "Nana." She was loved and respected by her grandchildren for her ability to bring fun, tell stories and give her wise advice. She loved them deeply and she taught all the granddaughters how to walk in high-heel shoes. The family wishes to thank the Emery J. Lilge Community Hospice House and Elva Ramirez for their care and compassion for Lidy. Special thanks are extended to friends Carol and Joe McDiarmid. Also, to Rhonda Jones and Karen Peirce for tending to her beauty needs. Lidy was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Lidy Rossi, and son, Damon King. Survivors: Lidy will be missed by her loving and devoted husband, Travis A. King; children and their spouses, Jimmy and Becky King, M Cherie and Craig Hundley, Travis and Donna King Jr.; brothers, Andrew Rossi and Diane, Frank Rossi and Carol; and grandchildren, Casey, Ginny and Paul King, Nicole and her husband, Adrian Castillo, Tia and Sophie King; many nieces, nephews, and other family members.