Mary E. Juby, also known as “Nana Juby,” died March 12, 2025, in Lampasas.
She was born on Nov. 1, 1927, in Georgetown into a large family of 10 siblings.
Her father, Jesse James Chambers, and wife, Annie Lee Teague Chambers, moved to Briggs to find work as a sharecropper. Mary attended Briggs High School during her sophomore and junior years but returned to Georgetown High School, where she graduated.
While at Briggs, Mary met and later married her high school sweetheart, Neyron Juby, in July 1945. Neyron brought his new bride home to the Juby ranch in Burnet County.
In 1957, Mary became a nurse at Shepperd Memorial Hospital. She was a gifted and loyal nurse for 31 years.
In 1991, she retired to spend more time with her husband and work on the ranch. They were a devoted couple; where you saw one, the other was not far behind. Neyron died in 1998, leaving her to continue ranching. Nothing brought her more pleasure than riding over the land she called home.
Mary was a Christian, taught Sunday School, a loving wife of 53 years, a mother to two daughters, a grandmother to four grandchildren and a greatgrandmother to nine. She was a community servant and a volunteer with the Briggs Fire Department. Spending time with family and making memories was her priority.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Neyron Juby; eight siblings, Andrew, Calvin, J.W., Curtis, Cecil, Ruth Morris, Marjorie Brown and Laverne Kennett; and her son-in-law, Randy Clark.
She is survived by her sister, Jane Adams (Maurice); daughters Judy Smith (Kenneth) and Sherri Clark; grandchildren Chris Ford (Christie), Tracy Edmiston (Chip), Jayme Valles (Simon) and Travis Clark (Jeni); greatgrandchildren Cami, Cason, Sailor and Sutton Ford, Shaylee Edmiston, Kenlee Turner, Emma, Hudson and Kennedy Clark; and friends John and Marilyn Kinsey.
Funeral services will be held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel in Lampasas on March 18 at 11 a.m., with visitation an hour prior. Burial will follow at Watson Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Caety Edwards Scholarship Fund, 6835 CR 3010, Lampasas, TX 76550, or to an organization of one’s choice.
