Nationality American Name Ebby Halliday | Role Businesswoman Parents Lucille Koch, Louis Koch | |
 | ||
Full Name Vera Lucille Koch Born March 9, 1911 ( 1911-03-09 ) Leslie, Arkansas Occupation Real Estate Entrepreneur Died September 8, 2015, Dallas, Texas, United States Spouse Maurice Acers (m. 1965–1993) Siblings Paul Hanson, Virginia Huff, Franky Pedersen, Raymond Koch | ||
Ebby halliday 1911 2015
Ebby Halliday (born Vera Lucille Koch; March 9, 1911 – September 8, 2015) was an United States of America realtor and businesswoman who founded Ebby Halliday Realtors. She was one of the first successful female entrepreneurs in Dallas.
Contents
Halliday was born in Leslie, Arkansas, and graduated from high school in Abilene, Kansas, in 1929. She got a $10-a-week job selling women's hats at The Jones Store in Kansas City. In less than a year, she was the top salesperson. In 1938, she was asked to take over the millinery department at Dallas' W.A. Green Store. Soon she had her own Dallas boutique, Ebby's Hats. She founded her real estate company in 1945.
Halliday married former FBI agent Maurice Acers in 1965. Maurice Acers died in 1993. She celebrated her 100th birthday on March 9, 2011. She died at the age of 104 on September 8, 2015 in her sleep, with her friends and family by her side.
