Elizabeth Anne Huckaby Kolb
Jul 25, 1965 - Mar 11, 2025July 25, 1965 - March 11, 2025
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Elizabeth Anne Huckaby Kolb
Jul 25, 1965 - Mar 11, 2025July 25, 1965 - March 11, 2025
Place of birth
Born in Baytown, Texas, raised in Nacogdoches, Texas area of East Texas
Most recently lived in
Martinsville, TX
Elizabeth's favorite hobbies
Liz loved crafting, most notably she did counted cross stitch projects as gifts to family and friends. She loved making her own Christmas ornaments and the nieces and nephews loved making them with her, especially when they were young.
Elizabeth's favorite foods
Mexican food, especially from Casa Tomas, where her favorite dish was the Nachos al Carbone. She also enjoyed the Cheese Enchilada dinner. She always ordered Chile con Queso as an appetizer. Liz cooked a lot of home cooked meals for her husband, James, who really enjoyed the fact that she enjoyed cooking for him. She fed all of her family members at one time or another, and her neices and nephews loved helping Liz bake, especially cookies, because she allowed them to make their own, including making the messes that their parents would not have allowed them to make.
Favorite bands and musical artists
Liz loved music, playing Alto Saxophone in the Alto High School band, as well as enjoying listening to several genres. This included 80’s rock, country, gospel, she was always listening to music, it was an important part of her life. As a child, she, her sister Carolyn, along with her cousins Laura and Patricia sang “specials”!&at church both at Old Palestine in Alto where her father was the pastor as well as at Shady Grove Baptist in Nacogdoches where her Uncle Hugh was the music minister. Her father and Uncle were brothers, and shared the love of gospel music with their daughters. Her all time favorite singer was Ricky Van Shelton. Liz also enjoyed watching and predicting the winner of The Voice , from the first season, and iften chose the winner from the beginning of each season.
Interesting facts about Elizabeth
Elizabeth was always helping others in any way possible, such as helping to raise her nieces and nephews.she She and James chose mot to have children of their own due to health issues. She enjoyed being a big part of all of their lives, and Randi, Scott, Alli, and Chad spent many hours with Liz and James whenever they got a chance. She went to as many school functions as she possibly could, probably more than many parents do, showing her support and pride in everything that they participated in. All of them were very happy to have such a wonderful aunt that enjoyed attending as many functions as possible, She helped them with fundraising, baked goodies for bake sales, worked concession stands for all of her kiddos at one time or another. Graduations, yep, she was there. Softball, basketball games , baseball, football games, band concerts and competitions, yes, she was there. Band booster meetings, um-hmm, there was Liz. Always the devoted aunt. It continued with the great nieces and nephews, she was a great-great aunt as well and loved all her “babies “ very much.
Elizabeth loved nothing more than
Spending time with her family, from her grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, as well as siblings, nieces, nephews. Her cousins children called her Aunt Liz, and she spent many a Friday night going out to dinner with as many as five generations spending time together. Whenever possible, Liz hosted everyone at her house for 42 games, general chaos, reigning terrors (namely the kids,)as many as 10-12 at a time wanting Liz’s attention even when we parents were present. She loved all the drama, fun, and chaos called family. Every Friday for years everyone went to Liz’s house before and after dinner. Week after week. And when you couldn’t be there, you were missed. Family was so important to Liz, because she loved these people, even if they didn’t deserve it. Because she loved them, every single one of them all of them, all of the time.
Favorite place in the world
Home, and as a preacher’s daughter who sometimes moved frequently as well as inconveniently, Liz learned early that wherever Mama was, that was home. Home wasn’t just a physical place, but more of a whole, rather than a where. Home is where the heart is, and Mama WAS home!
Favorite TV shows
Elizabeth “Liz” loved shows like The Voice, and American Idol. She enjoyed Yellowstone, NCIS, NCIS New Orleans. She liked movies, as well as series. But Liz LOVED murder and mayhem, most particularly, anything on the ID Channel. Liz enjoyed nothing more than having Lifetime Sunday afternoons, watching stalkers, serial killers, etc. 20/20, Dateline? Definitely in her wheelhouse. Add in a little Dr. Phil, some Judge Judy and Liz was in TV heaven.
Favorite sports
The Atlanta Braves! Enough said!
Elizabeth's profession(s)
Liz got her BSN, RN from Stephen F Austin State University right here in Nacogdoches, Texas. She graduated in December, 2003, Cum Laude, despite have an emergency appendectomy one semester. She passed her state boards on the first try, was inducted into the nursing honors program and became a critical care nurse right after graduating. She dreamed of becoming a hospice nurse and knew that her critical care experience would only enhance her ability to be the best hospice nurse possible. She was hired by Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital in the Intermediate Care , or step down unit from ICU, and started her career as a nurse. Liz handled her duties and her treatment of the patients in a professional manner even as a Student Nurse. Liz showed a maturity and confidence that made her a great candidate to be hired as soon as she graduated. She trained in Critical Care for approximately a year, learning the ropes , and gaining hands on experience, in critical car. But her heart was in the field of hospice nursing, so when there was an opening at Hospice of Deep East Texas, Liz applied for the position, and that was when she realized that she was being hired, Liz found her heart and soul, and became a very important member of the hospice team. They were not just a team, they were a family, to each other as well as the patients and their family members. Liz had a real affinity for hospice, but it took a very big toll on her emotionally, because she became so attached to each and every single one of her patients, as well as their families, that she felt each loss personally. She became the best hospice nurse ever, and she became my hero in a very big way because she wanted every patient to have the best death ever, not knowing how important that was going to be in her own life and how it would become important to all of us. The Liz that would teach us and show us how to live and die on her own terms, and how awesome it would be to see her fulfill her destiny. To give us the opportunity to let her choose her way of life and of death as something beautiful and positive for all of us, watching her become the author of her own story, her way, her choice, and a lady from start to finish!
Favorite movies
Any Chick Flick as long as James, her husband was giving his play by play commentary, keeping us all laughing and enjoying ourselves just being together. Never a dull moment, especially on Sunday afternoons.
Obituary
Elizabeth was born in Baytown, but moved to Alto, in East Texas at 2 weeks of age. She wasn’t ever still, even that young, and it was fun being her older sister, watching her doing things she shouldn’t have been able to, because if Tim or I could do anything, then she could too, just watch. And she never slowed down, ever, even as she began dealing with health issues.
Past ceremonies
Visitation Service
Followsed by Memorial
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Born on July 25, 1965
Born in Baytown, Texas, raised in Nacogdoches, Texas area of East Texas
Passed away on March 11, 2025
Martinsville, TX