Michelle Place

Slay Memorial Funeral Center Aubrey, Texas Michelle D. Place of Krugerville passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012 in Denton. Michelle lost a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born to Michael C. Downing, Sr. and Rita Urrutia Downing October 10, 1975 in McAllen, Texas. She married Gary Place in Fort Worth, Texas on February 14, 2004. Michelle had the most giving, kind and gentle soul. Her family does not have the words to describe the nobility of her character. She always put other people first. She was honest and very hardworking. She owned and operated a small private preschool where she had the opportunity to do something she loved. Even the most timid of children would open up to her. She loved the idea of giving young children a head start on their education and life skills. She had a love of live music, travel and fashion. Her love of fashion was not shallow in nature, but she saw a noble art that had the ability to make people feel good. She had an unbelievably sweet, caring and sincere personality. She was beautiful inside and out. She was her husband's wife, best friend, and the mother of their two daughters. She was loved and will be missed terribly. Michelle is survived by her husband, Gary, two daughters Morgan and Sophia all of Krugerville; her parents, Michael and Rita Downing of College Station ; one brother, Michael Downing, Jr. of College Station; one sister, Melissa Novosad of College Station; grandmother, Eileen Stone of Aubrey; In laws, Dan and Dianne Whitfield of Aubrey, Gary and Darla Place of Fort Worth. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Thursday, January 26, 2012 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Slay Memorial Funeral Center Chapel in Aubrey. Services will be held Friday, January 27, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. with Father Tim Thompson officiating. Burial will follow the services at Belew Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Terri Slay and staff at Slay Memorial Funeral Center in Aubrey, Texas. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Michelle Place please visit our Sympathy Store.