Geraldine Marie Verret Kyle passed away peacefully in Waco, Texas on Saturday, July 15 th with her family at her side.

A memorial service will be held in Robinson, Texas at Bethel Methodist Church on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at 7 p.m. An additional memorial service will be held in Sulphur, La at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at Maplewood United Methodist Church and will be live streamed on Facebook Maplewood United Methodist Church Sulphur. A reception will be held immediately following the service in Sulphur.

Gerry was born on November 29th, 1934, in Port Arthur, Texas. After the death of her mother as a young child, she and her sister Betty moved to Lake Charles, La. and were raised by Ulysses and Clodia Verret and by Ann and Shannon Duhon. She married Harvey Ray Kyle on April 16, 1955 and they were married for 36 years until his passing in 1992.

In the mid-1950’s, she and Harvey built their home in Maplewood, Louisiana which she lived in for 65 years until moving to Texas in 2020. They were active in the community, schools, little leagues, and Maplewood United Methodist Church. Harvey later helped build the new sanctuary which is why Maplewood is so near and dear to her heart. Gerry rarely met a stranger and lived to serve others. She and Harvey loved to travel and camp. In the late 1960’s they opened Kyle’s Kampers in Maplewood. They traveled all over the nation camping and exploring the great outdoors with their children, friends, and extended family members.

Gerry was primarily a stay-at-home mom while raising Kevin and Lisa. She was very involved at  Maplewood United Methodist Church and occasionally worked as a substitute teacher at the local schools. Gerry was very selfless, always willing to cook, run errands and take family and friends to doctor appointments. She loved helping anyone in need and committed her life to helping and serving others.

She had a large circle of friends which included neighbors, church members, and family. She moved to Waco, Texas in 2020 to be closer to family. She missed her “Maplewood friends” dearly but continued to stay in touch. She quickly gained new friends in the Waco area and enjoyed joining Bethel Methodist Church in Robinson as her new church home. She loved being part of the “Sunday family dinners” with Kevin and Kristy’s families every Sunday night.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Harvey Ray Kyle and her sister Betty Jean Credeur.

Survivors include her children Lisa Kyle, Kevin Kyle and his wife Kristy, Grandchildren Ryan Kyle, Jacob Kyle and wife Beverly, Katie Woods and her husband Ryan, Kaylee Clark and husband Drew, Kamryn Niemeier and husband Colten, Hannah Chapman and Emory Chapman, and great grandchildren Jaxon, Hadley, Hayes, Brooklyn, Arden, Collins, Sloan and Sullivan.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at https://gifts.mdanderson.org/default.aspx?tsid=10503 or Maplewood Methodist Church at https://maplewoodumc.org/ or www.fridayharbour.org in honor of Geraldine Kyle.

For more information about Gerry’s life visit www.pecangrovefuneral.com