Obituaries

Dec 27, 2013

GLORIA STYERS BAKER YANCHAK of Pattison, Texas, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013, in Houston, Texas, at the age of 80. Gloria was born to parents, Otis Felton Styers and Nora Sophie Andricks Styers, in Hempstead, Texas, on September 8, 1933. Gloria was a dedicated lifelong member of Christ Lutheran Church of Pattison Texas. She was employed by Royal ISD...

Dec 27, 2013

Obituary will update soon......... Friends who wish may make memorial gifts to the: Retinitis Pigmentosa Association, 3241 Ventura Blvd., #117, Woodlands Hills, California 91364

Dec 26, 2013

No services.

Dec 23, 2013

T.J. "Whitey" Bryant, Sr., 97, of Laguna Vista, Texas, passed away Monday, December 23, 2013, in Katy, Texas. THOMAS JEFFERSON BRYANT was born June 13, 1916, in Thomaston, Georgia, the son of T.W. and Nettie Jane (Dickens) Bryant. He lived in an orphanage in Macon, Georgia, until the age of 8, when he forged his birth certificate and joined the...

Dec 21, 2013

Ora Dell Reeder Kollman, 85, passed away from this life to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 21, 2013. She was born on October 22, 1928, at New Ulm (Henkhaus Community), the daughter of Otto and Hilma (Holzmann) Reeder. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in New Ulm. She attended the...

Dec 17, 2013

Norma Ilene Cook Massey, 79, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013, in Houston, Texas. She was born August 13, 1934, in Morrill, Kansas, the daughter of Virgil Eugene and Louise Pardels Cook. Norma grew up and attended schools in Fairview, Kansas. Norma was united in marriage to William Walter Massey, on May 3, 1951, in Ennis, Oklahoma. She and Walt...

Dec 17, 2013

Obituary will update soon........

Dec 16, 2013

Dec 14, 2013

COLT DAVID RIZZO of Brookshire, Texas, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013, at the young age of 30. Colt was born in Katy, Texas, to parents, Gary and Nancy Jo Scheerbaum Rizzo. Colt grew up and attended school in Katy, Texas, and graduated from Mayde Creek High School in 2002. He worked at the Bizarre Bazaar in Katy, and was...

Dec 13, 2013

Willie R. Puryear Tolbert, 78, passed away Friday, December 13, 2013, in Sealy, Texas. She was born March 23, 1935, in San Angelo, Texas, the daughter of Grady Ray and Demis Alberta Sim Puryear. Willie was described as a jack of all trades and a go getter. She was a self-employed truck driver, hauling anything from watermelons to cable. She...

Dec 10, 2013

Jewell M. Boggs, 85, of Sealy, Tx passed away on December 10, 2013. Jewell was born May 11, 1928 in Sequin, Tx. She leaves behind her loving and devoted husband of 65 years, Cornelius Boggs Sr. Jewell retired from the San Antonio Express and News. She is survived by her three children: Buddy Boggs of Sealy Tx.; Kevin Boggs and...

Dec 7, 2013

Ruth Mary Sundberg was born in West Point, Iowa, to the parents of Frank and Rosalia Bohnenkamp on June 22, 1940. She grew up in and attended Catholic School at St. Mary''s in West Point, Iowa. Over the years, Ruth made her home in St. Paul, MN; Eugene, OR; Huntington Beach, CA; Phillipsburg, NJ; Stroudsburg, PA; Houston, TX. Ruth will...

Dec 4, 2013

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Nov 27, 2013

Alan Ewell Heard, 79, fell asleep in Christ on November 27, 2013. He is preceded in death by his loving wife June Verret Heard, his parents Barton M. Heard, Sr., and Margaret Richardson Heard of Lafayette, LA.., and daughters Phyllis K. Heard and Paige S. Heard. He is survived by his daughters Mary Margaret Heard, April Henderson and husband, Rob,...

Nov 27, 2013

CYNTHIA TATUM, of Pattison, TX, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2013, after a brief struggle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, at the age of 55. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Pat and Jean Rettig, she graduated from Eastern Illinois University and was a licensed Certified Public Accountant. In 1987, she married John Tatum and together they had two children,...

Nov 26, 2013

Carol Minar was called to join her mother on Tuesday, November 26, 2013. Carol spent much of her time doing advocacy work for animal rights, and even helped to establish the Millie Bush Dog Park in Houston, Texas. She spent many years making the canine population look their "Red Carpet" best with her grooming business, the PAWPAW Patch, at which...

Nov 23, 2013

Katherine Irene Griffin Wilson joined the church triumphant on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. Kathy was born in Houston, Texas on February 22, 1949, to James and Dorothy Griffin. In her mother''s family album, an entry reads, "Our 6th Wedding Anniversary was high-lighted by the joyous realization that we were expecting our third child. Katherine Irene arrived on Feb. 22 and...

Nov 23, 2013

Richard Hughes Lane, 89, of East Bernard, Texas, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013. Richard was born June 28, 1924, in Lamesa, Texas. He grew up in Rosenberg, Texas, where his lifelong love of cars began while working with his father and brother at Lane Motor Co. He joined the United States Navy and served during WWII in San Diego,...

Nov 21, 2013

GILBERTO BENITO RUIZ VILLAGOMEZ was born March 20, 1938, to parents, Macario Ruiz Villagomez and Josefa Ruiz, in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico. He passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 21, 2013, at the age of 75, in Brookshire, Texas. Gilberto grew up and attended schools in Mexico before receiving the rank of Corporal in the Mexican Army. After 19 years...

Nov 11, 2013

Rodney Joe Knight was born March 9, 1955, in Longview, Texas, the son of Reverend Louis and Doris Gaddy Knight. He attended school in Avinger, Queen City, Jefferson and Fairfield, Texas. Rodney graduated from Navasota High School, where he was a talented athlete in both football and baseball. He also attended Texas A&M. After several years working as an inspector...