Obituaries

Norma Stamnitz Krumrey

Norma Stamnitz Krumrey

Mar 17, 2017

Norma Martha Lena (Stamnitz) Krumrey, 96, of Bellville, Texas, passed away Friday morning, March 17, 2017, in Bellville, Texas. She was born on January 16, 1921, in the Ives Creek Community, the daughter of Gustav and Elizabeth (Patant) Stamnitz. Norma grew up and attended school in Ives Creek. In 1939, she married Herbert Melton Krumrey in Bellville, Texas. She lived...

Kenneth Thomas Addkison

Kenneth Thomas Addkison

Mar 16, 2017

Kenneth Thomas Addkison, 66, of New Ulm, passed away, Thursday, March 16, 2017 in Katy, Texas. Kenneth was born on March 14, 1951 in Houston, Texas to Richard Bennett Addkison and Mary Ruth (Danser) Addkison. He attended school in Houston and graduated from Spring Branch High School. He served in the U.S. Army. Kenneth loved to tinker with motors and...

Kenneth Joseph Hymel

Kenneth Joseph Hymel

Mar 11, 2017

Kenneth Joseph Hymel November 16, 1944 - March 11, 2017 Kenneth Joseph Hymel, 72, of Bellville, Texas, formerly of Sugar Land, Texas, died March 11, 2017 after a valiant battle with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), in the company of family and loved ones. Kenneth was born November 16, 1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Rita and Dumas Hymel. He attended Destrehan...

Debra Lynn Blankinship

Debra Lynn Blankinship

Mar 7, 2017

DEBRA LYNN BLANKINSHIP, 65, of Sealy, Texas, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at her home. She was born September 3, 1952, in Hobbs, New Mexico, the daughter of William Arcenaux and Sylvia Myrleen Bristow Goodrum. Debra grew up and attended schools in the Hobbs area.  After high school, she attended college.  Debra was employed as a Commercial Lines Insurance...

Donald Clark

Donald Clark

Mar 3, 2017

DONALD LEE CLARK, SR., 79, of Brenham, Texas, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017, in Houston, Texas. He was born October 28, 2017, in Middletown, Ohio, the son of Donald Lester and Hazel (Powell) Clark. Donald grew up and attended schools in Ohio in his younger years, before moving to Galena Park, Texas. He attended Galena Park High School, before...

Gary Lee Bullard

Gary Lee Bullard

Feb 27, 2017

GARY LEE BULLARD, 55, passed away suddenly on Monday, February 27, 2017.   Gary was born in Houston, Texas on May 9, 1961, to Robert and Joyce Bullard.  He was baptized on July 9, 1961 at Salem Lutheran Church in Houston. He was confirmed at Gloria Lutheran Church Downers Grove, Illinois Gary graduated from Carmel High School in 1979 and graduated...

Delores Brandyburg

Delores Brandyburg

Feb 26, 2017

DELORES BRANDYBURG, 80, of Brookshire, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017, in Houston. Delores was born May 30, 1936, in Pattison, Texas.  The daughter of Mayshack  Brandyburg and Louise (Brown) Brandyburg, she grew up in Pattison and attend the Clemons School and Ralph Bunch High School.                            Delores made her home in the Brookshire/Pattison area her entire life and was a...

Dalton Allan Davis

Dalton Allan Davis

Feb 25, 2017

Dalton Allan Davis was born August 6, 1986 in Dallas, Texas, the son of Lisa Lorehn and Randy Davis.  He attended St. Paul Catholic School and Jesuit High School, followed by University of Texas at Austin, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi.  He graduated with a degree in Social Work in 2009.  After graduation, he attended one...

Fred Allen Lynn

Fred Allen Lynn

Feb 22, 2017

Fred Allen Lynn, 57, of Kenney, Texas passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017 in Brenham, Texas.   Fred was born May 22, 1959 in Bellville, Texas the son of Edgar Allen Lynn and Doris (Gourley) Lynn. Fred grew up and attended school in Bellville. He attended the Morning Star Cowboy Church in Kenney, where he was a member of the praise...

Sherry Coker Luhn

Sherry Coker Luhn

Feb 22, 2017

SHERRY DIANE (COKER) LUHN, 66, of Bellville, Texas, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017, in Houston, Texas.  She was born February 10, 1951, in Bellville, Texas, the daughter of L.T. Coker and Anita (Michaelis) Coker.  Sherry grew up and attended schools in the Bellville area, graduating from Bellville High School, in 1969.  After cosmetology school, she worked many of years ...

Terry R. Dawson

Terry R. Dawson

Feb 21, 2017

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Milton Calvin Speckmaier

Milton Calvin Speckmaier

Feb 15, 2017

MILTON CALVIN SPECKMAIER, 65, of Wallis, Texas, passed away February 15, 2017, at his home. He was born May 27, 1951, in Houston, Texas, the son of Calvin Stewart and Lydia Ima Jean (Sandel) Speckmaier. Milton’s father, Calvin purchased a working dairy farm and moved his family to Wallis, when Milton was five years old. He grew up and attended...

Elizabeth Ann "Annie" Smith

Elizabeth Ann "Annie" Smith

Feb 7, 2017

ELIZABETH ANN GUTZLER SMITH (Annie), 59, of Bellville, Texas, went to be with her Lord after a long and courageous battle with cancer Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at home in the arms of her loving family. She was born July 5, 1957, in Hudson, Wisconsin, the daughter of Philip Howard and Phyllis Louise (Simon) Gutzler.  Annie grew up in River...

Leroy Keaton

Leroy Keaton

Feb 5, 2017

LEROY KEATON, 80, of Bellville, Texas, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017, at his home.   Leroy was born October 19, 1936, in Bloodland, Missouri, the son of Robert F. and Ruby L. Lambeth Keaton.  He attended school at Licking, Missouri School District.   Leroy was drafted on November 4, 1954 into the United States Army and trained at Fort Chaffe, Arkansas...

Glenn Alan Davis

Glenn Alan Davis

Feb 2, 2017

GLENN ALAN DAVIS, 69, of Bellville, Texas, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017, from complications of heart surgery.  He was born October 16, 1947, in Bellville, Texas, the son of B.B. and Inez (Frank) Davis. Glenn was baptized on December 23, 1947, and confirmed on April 15, 1962, at St. John Lutheran Church in Bellville.   He grew up and attended...

Dorothy Constance Stafford

Dorothy Constance Stafford

Jan 30, 2017

Dorothy Constance Newman Stafford, 88, of Victoria, Texas, formally of Bellville, Texas, was called home by her Heavenly Father, on January 30, 2017. Dorothy was born on March 6, 1928, in Denver, Colorado to Gordon James Newman and Georgia Anna Newman.  Dorothy graduated from North High School in Denver, Colorado.  She began working as an out-of-state transfer specialist for Blue...

Robert Arnold "Bob" Meinhart

Robert Arnold "Bob" Meinhart

Jan 10, 2017

Robert (Bob) Arnold Meinhart was born on June 28, 1927 in Houston, Texas to parents Otto and Hilda (Timme) Meinhart. He passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, which also was his mother’s birthday.  Bob attended Roosevelt Elementary School, Burbank Junior High and Cypress Fairbanks High School.  He worked at many jobs including Houston Light and Power Company.  Then he...

Bryan Wayne Elps

Bryan Wayne Elps

Jan 2, 2017

BRYAN WAYNE ELPS, 31, of Sealy, Texas, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017, in Brenham, Texas. He was born August 27, 1985, the son of Mark R. and Paula (Johnson) Elps. Bryan grew up and attended schools in the Odem area, before graduating from Odem High School.  After high school, he received two Associates Degrees, one, from ITT Technical Institute,...

Veronica Gertrude (Borski) Chaloupka

Veronica Gertrude (Borski) Chaloupka

Dec 28, 2016

VERONICA GERTRUDE (BORSKI) CHALOUPKA, 85, of Industry, Texas, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016, in Columbus, Texas. She was born January 1, 1931, in Anderson, Texas, the daughter of John Louis and Cecilia (Pasket) Borski. Veronica was baptized the day she was born in the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, in Anderson.  She took her first Holy Communion and was confirmed,...