Obituaries

May 20, 2010

Donald Curtis Young was born December 28, 1949, in Houston, Texas, the son of Lewis and Billie Rae Spears Young. He grew up and attended schools in the Aldine. Donald graduated from Smiley High School and then was employed with Western Electric/Southwestern Bell. Donald served his county in the United States Army from 1971 until 1973. He moved to Sealy...

May 1, 2010

Thyra Varrick Diemer Dixon died Saturday, May 1, 2010, at the age of 91. Thyra was born February 7, 1919, on the Diemer Farm on the banks of the Brazos River in Waller County, Texas. Thyra was the fourth and final child of Brick P. and Dora Thaemer Diemer. She was welcomed by her sister Elizabeth and brothers Ted and...

Apr 18, 2010

KENDALL H. NOBLE, age 80, of Brookshire, Texas, passed away suddenly into God's loving arms on Sunday, April 18, 2010. Born in Millville, Delaware on December 15, 1929, to John S. and Marion Hocker Noble, he was retired from United Technologies Corporation. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Brookshire, Texas. He proudly served our country...

Apr 8, 2010

ROBERT LEE "BOB" BULLARD, 78, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2010, at his home in Bellville. Robert was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on September 28, 1931, to Jacob Elvin and Elizabeth Garee Bullard. He grew up and attended school in Noble, Oklahoma where he graduated from high school in 1949. He then earned a degree in Industrial Education from...

Apr 3, 2010

LAWRENCE WILLIAM ZETTEL was born November 6, 1941, in Nelsonville, Texas, the son of Chas J. and Albina Chaloupka Zettel. He grew up in the Nelsonville area and attended school in Bellville. He was employed at various livestock auction facilities including Four County Auction, Port City Livestock, Wharton County Livestock, Milano Livestock and Brenham Livestock and made the round to...

Apr 1, 2010

WILLIAM RICHARD "DICK" CRICK, 89, of Bellville, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2010, in Bellville. Dick was born October 27, 1920, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The son of Walter Hosmer and Pauline Amanda Watkins Crick, he grew up on a farm in Hinton. On June 12, 1940, he married Virginia Owens in El Reno, Oklahoma. Dick served his country in...

Mar 31, 2010

Guadalupe de los Santos Martinez was born January 7, 1931, in Weslaco, TExas, the daughter of Jose and Paula Casares de los Santos. She grew up in Weslaco as a child and traveled around to many places as fruit pickers. Guadalupe was united in marriage to Delfino Martinez on September 16, 1948. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and flowers. She loved...

Mar 31, 2010

MONICA GERALDINE SPENCE FELCHAK, a lifetime resident of Bellville, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2010, in Bellville at the age of 93. She was born February 22, 1917, in Bellville, Texas, the daughter of John Bud and Nora Morris Spence. On June 4, 1934, she married her tall, dark and handsome husband, T.J. Felchak. In 1935, they started their family...

Mar 29, 2010

Hazel "Betty" Beth Moltz was born in Redding, California, on July 4, 1936, to Edith Furshong Rhoades and Addison Attley "Dusty" Rhoades. She graduated from Nevada City High School and took multiple additional educational classes during her life. She especially enjoyed Accounting and Photography. She loved dancing, especially the "jitterbug". Betty traveled over a large area participating in many different...

Mar 26, 2010

KEVIN PETER McARDLE, 52, of Hempstead, passed away Friday, March 26, 2010, at the North Cypress Medical Center in Cypress, Texas. Kevin was born February 11, 1958, in New York, New York. He grew up and attended school in Houston. While in high school, he worked at Foley's Department Store. After graduating from Stephen F. Austin High School, he was...

Mar 23, 2010

TODD ALLEN KRUEGER, husband, father, brother, son and best of friend, went to be with the Lord our Savior on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Todd was born January 27, 1975, in Houston, Texas to parents Gary and Nancy Remmert Krueger. He was baptized February 16, 1975, at St. John Lutheran Church in Cypress, Texas, and confirmed into Christian faith on...

Mar 18, 2010

JOHN HENRY ENGLAND, 98, longtime Brookshire resident, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family. John was born February 1, 1912, in Welsh, Louisiana. The son of Onesimus Napoleon and Genevieve Mirtle Litchfield England, he grew up and attended school in Lake Charles, Louisiana and Lodi, California. He moved to Katy in 1936, and on...

Mar 11, 2010

SHIRLEY FOREMAN MAHON, wife, mother, sister, daughter, grandmother and teacher, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 11, 2010. She was born February 11, 1952, in Pasadena, Texas to A.J. and Agnes McGee Foreman. After graduating from Luling High School in 1970, she attended Sam Houston State University. On July 17, 1971, she married her high...

Mar 8, 2010

Cenobia L. Gaytan was born October 30, 1964, in Monterey, Mexico, the daughter of Domingo and Gabriela Llanas Gaytan. She grew up and attended schools in the Monterey area. In 1982, Cenobia moved to Sealy, Texas, were she made her home. In 1995, she met Zerafin and later they were married. Cenobia went to Beauty College in Houston later receiving...

Mar 7, 2010

Millard Fillmore Clegg, Jr., was born November 5, 1922, in Houston, Texas, the son of Millard F. Sr. and Zubie Dunn Clegg. He was a lifelong resident of Houston and Austin County. He grew up in various towns throughout Texas and graduated from El Campo High School in 1939 while the family was living on the Pierce estate. Millard went...

Mar 6, 2010

CHARLES FLOYD SISTRUNK, SR., 80, of Bellville, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2010, in a Hempstead nursing facility. Born December 2, 1929, in Mitchell, Louisiana, Charles was the son of John Floyd and Gertha Ryles Sistrunk. He grew up and attended school in Oak Grove, Louisiana graduating from high school in 1947. He then enlisted in the United States Air...

Feb 23, 2010

Victor was born October 30, 1928, in Placedo, Texas, the son of Frank F. and Fannie Julia Dusek Balusek. He was the youngest of five children. He graduated from Eagle Lake High School on May of 1946. He worked at Spalinger Hardware in Eagle Lake before joing the United States Army where he served his country. On May 18, 1968,...

Feb 22, 2010

James "Jim" Holloway was born May 24, 1929, in Haslet, Texas, the son of Charles "Ed" and Eva Holloway. He graduated from Courtney High School in Martin County, Texas. Jim then married Billie Glaze on January 14, 1950. He served 4 years in the United States Army. Jim graduated from Texas A&M University in May of 1960. He was then...

Feb 21, 2010

Feb 18, 2010

RUTH MARTHA (TOWNS) FRICKE, a longtime resident of Port Lavaca, Texas, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2010, in Brookshire, Texas, having just celebrated her 90th birthday. The daughter of Thomas and Dora (Merryman) Towns, she was born Rutha Martha (after her grandmother, Rutha Margaret) on February 3, 1920, in Robertson County, Texas. After graduating from Bremond High School in 1938,...