Mary Virginia (Arledge) Bast

OBITUARY

CATE-SPENCER & TRENT FUNERAL HOME

403 LOCUST/P.O. BOX 27

SWEETWATER , TEXAS 79556

(325) 236-6717 FAX # (325) 236-6719

website: www.catespencertrent.com

Mary Virginia (Mariva) Arledge Bast, age 89 of Midland , Tx (Former resident of

Sweetwater, Texas ) passed away on Monday, September 27, 2010.

A memorial service will be held 1:00 P.M., Thursday, September 30, 2010 at

First Presbyterian Church in Sweetwater at 1311 McCaulley with Rev. Dana

Mayfield officiating. Arrangement are under the direction of Cate-Spencer &

Trent Funeral Home.

Mariva Bast was born on December 19, 1920 in Maryneal , Texas and spent her

childhood in Roscoe. She graduated from high school in Roscoe in 1938, as

valedictorian. She attended Hardin Simmons University in Abilene and then

graduated in 1942 from the University of Texas in Austin . She met her husband,

C.L. (Bud) Bast , a lieutenant in the Air Force, at a dance in Victoria . They were

married on September 1, 1942 in Dallas , Texas after she graduated from UT. They

lived in several locations during the war, including Sherman , Texas and Fort Myers ,

Florida . After the war, they moved to the Arledge Ranch outside of Blackwell , Texas .

Later, she and Bud moved to Sweetwater with their twin daughters. The family

continued ranching and spent their weekends at the ranch and summers in South

Dakota. Bud passed away in 1994. In 2007, due to health issues, Mariva moved to

Midland where her daughter Kay lived.

Mariva took great joy in living, believing that it is up to you on how you live and

how happy you want to be. More importantly to her was to be active and meet

people.

She loved to watch sports especially tennis, needlepoint, and play duplicate bridge,

her true passion. In the 1960’s, she became the first person in Sweetwater to be

named a Life Master in duplicate bridge. Mariva remained a competitive duplicate

bridge player throughout her life, which helped her settle in Midland after she

moved.

A member of First Presbyterian Church of Sweetwater, she said her faith helped her

level of confidence and happiness, and contributed to her optimism. In Sweetwater,

she had especially great fun with her longtime lady friends in the LDS. In addition,

throughout her life Mariva found great joy in her grandchildren and great

grandchildren. She lived well and worked hard.

She was preceded in death by her husband, C.L. (Bud) Bast, her parents, Zella Pope and

T.E. Arledge, one sister, Emily Arledge Bridgeford, and three brothers, Roy, Henry,

and Billy Arledge.

Mariva is survived by daughter Kay Bast Bird, wife of Charles Bird of Midland,

grandchild Kathy Taylor, wife of Craig Taylor, great grandchild Kathryn Taylor

of Houston , Texas ; daughter Ann Bast Corley, wife of James Corley of Fort Worth ,

grandchild Ann Corley Motheral, wife of Bill Motheral, great grandchildren James

Carl (Jay) Motheral and Nicholas Bast Motheral of Fort Worth , and grandchild

James Keith Corley, husband of Kathy Corley of Evanston, Illinois .

Honorary pallbearers are her niece and nephews: Jack Arledge, Jimmie Arledge,

David Bridgeford, Billy Bruce Bridgeford, William Henry Arledge, Tom Arledge,

Bruce Arledge and Ann Arledge Carroll.

Her family would like to express deep gratitude to Dr. Gregory Bartha, Her

caregivers: LaSaundria, Brenda, Patricia, Lacrecia, and Erma: and to the people

at Hospice of Midland . Also, special thanks and gratitude to Annie, Soledad , and

Manual – who loved her and she loved them.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Dr. Bartha Health Sciences Scholarship

at Midland College Foundation, 3600 North Garfield , Midland , Texas 79705 or to the

charity of one’s choice.