Obituaries

Mar 1, 2013

EUGENE LOUIS "GENE" FRICKE, 70, of Sherman, Texas, passed away Friday, March 1, 2013 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Gene was born September 29, 1942, in Round Top, Texas to parents Clinton Louis and Ruth Martha (Towns) Fricke. He earned his Associate's Degree from Connally Tech in Waco in 1968, where he specialized in welding. Gene...

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Feb 19, 2013

KATHRYN NELL (KRAMER) PRIESMEYER, 87, of Bellville, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013, in Bellville General Hospital. Kathryn was born February 4, 1926, in Brenham, Texas, the daughter of Fred and Alma (Westerfield) Kramer. She was baptized at Eben Ezer Lutheran Church in Berlin, Texas on June 13, 1926, and confirmed at the Zionsville Lutheran Church on September 17, 1939....

Feb 18, 2013

Harry Boyd Vermillion, 78, passed away Monday, February 18, 2013, at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston. Harry was born August 4, 1934, to Jesse and Louise Dooley Vermillion, in Shamrock, Texas. In 1953, Harry graduated from Shamrock High School. He served in the National Guard and he was a plant operator for Valero. He married his high school sweetheart,...

Feb 15, 2013

NOVIE SAUER TAYLOR was born on April 17, 1920, in Tenaha, Texas, the daughter of Curt Phillip and Bessie Berta Adams Sauer. She moved to the Houston Heights at a young age and graduated from Regan High School. Novie earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She worked as an executive secretary at Exxon...

Feb 12, 2013

Dortha Alene Keyes Bookout was born July 29, 1922, in Davidson, Oklahoma, the daughter of Earnest Rayborn and Bessie Etter Keyes. She grew up and attended schools in the Rio Grande Valley, graduating from Santa Rosa High School, in 1940. Alene was united in marriage to Charles Bookout on October 8, 1944. Charles was enlisted in the United States Navy...

Feb 7, 2013

DURELLE "MEMAMA" (CLEVELAND) HALBISON, 74, of Brookshire, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 7, 2013 in Houston, Texas. Durelle was born May 28, 1938, in Channelview, Texas. The daughter of Delmar Durrell and Nina Lee (Phillips) Cleveland, she grew up in Brookshire and attended school in Katy, graduating from Katy High School in...

Feb 7, 2013

MARK EDWARD HONEYSETTE , 42, of Katy, passed away suddenly into the arms of his loving Savior on Thursday, February 7, 2013. Mark was born October 5, 1970 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to parents Darcy L. and Marylou Call Honeysette. He grew up and attended school in Michigan. On September 15, 2006, he married Nicole DeLaat. Mark and Nicole moved...

Feb 4, 2013

BETTY ANN JONES was born August 24, 1928 in Worth, GA. She was raised in Brownsville, TX. She passed away peacefully and prepared to enter God's kingdom after a short illness on February 4, 2013. Betty , a high school beauty met a dashing aviator and became the devoted wife, after a 3 month courtship, of Col. Whitcomb "Whit" O....

Jan 25, 2013

Our beloved aunt, friend, and cherished community member, Katherine (Kitty) Harrison, 93, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, January 25, 2013, after suffering a fall in her home and a short hospitalization at University Hospital in San Antonio. Her funeral service will be held in Leakey, Texas on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, with burial the following afternoon...

Jan 25, 2013

JOE CHAVEZ, SR., 52, of Brookshire, lost his courageous battle with cancer on Friday, January 25, 2013, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Joe was born June 25, 1960, in Hempstead, Texas to parents Juan and Mariana Moreno Chavez. He grew up in Brookshire and attended the Royal ISD schools. On April 10, 1980, Joe married Sylvia Espinosa...

Jan 14, 2013

SAMMY JOE SNELL, 67, of Brookshire, answered the Lord's calling Monday, January 14, 2013, at Memorial Hermann-Katy Hospital. Sammy was born November 27, 1945, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of John Snell and Gwenith Hampton Snell. He grew up and attended school in Oklahoma City. Sammy served his country in the U.S. Coast Guard achieving the rank of Tanker...

Jan 13, 2013

EVA DeLEON GOMEZ, 66, of Brookshire, Texas, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013, at her home. Eva was born April 19, 1946, in San Benito, Texas. The daughter of Isidoro DeLeon, Sr. and Ramona Cerda DeLeon, she grew up and attended school in Rio Hondo, Texas. Eva moved to Houston, Texas in 1968, where she started her life with Frederico...

Jan 13, 2013

Jan 10, 2013

FELIX ELLIOTT NEWMAN was born on September 9, 1924, in Robertson County, Texas, the son of Felix Burrell and Laura Elliott Newman. He grew up and attended schools in Calvert. After high school, Felix joined the United States Marine Corp. and served his country during World War II. Felix was Honorably Discharged after 6 years of service. Felix was united...

Jan 8, 2013

AUDIE DEAN CLOYD was born June 12, 1965, in Bellville, Texas, the youngest child of Sam and Bernice Frey Cloyd. He grew up and attended schools in Bellville, graduating from Bellville High School in 1983. As a child, Audie loved sports, especially football and baseball. He was an avid fan of the Bellville Brahmas, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Oilers and now...

Jan 7, 2013

ROBERT RAYMOND DUNK was born December 6, 1931, in Winchester, Texas, the son of Robert August and Ida Pietsch Dunk. He grew up in Winchester where he attended the Lutheran Parochial School through the eighth grade. He then attended La Grange High School. After graduating in 1949, he served his country in the US Air Force during the Korean War...

Jan 5, 2013

We are gathered here today in memory of Patricia "Patsy" Ann Perez Schlottman, a loving sister, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and the dearest of friends, to share in the joy and love that she has left in all of our hearts. For everyone here today, who has had the privilege of knowing Patsy, I believe all of us would agree...

Jan 4, 2013

LU ELLEN FROEBEL LUEDKE, 95, of Bellville, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013, in a Brenham hospital. Lu Ellen was born May 13, 1917, in Bellville, Texas, the daughter of W.H. and Leontine Pless Froebel. She was baptized September 23, 1917, at St. John Lutheran Church in Cat Spring, and confirmed April 9, 1933, at St. John Lutheran Church in...