Obituaries

Sep 13, 2021

LAWRENCE EDWARDS “Larry” WELSH, 86, of Bellville, Texas, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021. He was born September 1, 1935, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the son of Francis Earl and Frieda Irene (Haas) Welsh. Larry grew up and attended schools in the Kalamazoo and Oklahoma areas, graduating from Guymon High School. He was united in marriage to Betty Dorene Baker, on...

Aug 31, 2021

BETTY JO JAHNKE, 96, of Bellville, Texas passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at her home. She was born April 2, 1925, in Bellville, Texas, the daughter of R.H. and Wyona Lucille Reinecker Jahnke. BJ grew up and attended schools in Bellville, graduating from Bellville High School. After high school, she attended Blinn College, where she rode the bus to...

Aug 26, 2021

Sheri Livsey Gruener was born May 25, 1962, to Roy Albert and Ann Griffin Livsey in Houston, TX. She grew up in Humble, TX where she attended Humble schools, graduated from Humble High School and was a member of the Baptist Church. Sheri loved to laugh and had a talent for finding the humorous thread...

Aug 26, 2021

KEVIN COPPLE, 66, of Brookshire, Texas, passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021, at his home. He was born August 4, 1955, in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Jace Leroy and Lois Arlene Roberts Copple.  Kevin grew up and attended high school in Huntsville, AL, graduating in 1973.  He attended Iowa State University earning a BS in...

Aug 25, 2021

Stewart Durant Huse was born on November 11 th , 1975, to Vernon and Dianna Wilson Huse, in Houston, Texas.  He was a son, brother, husband, father, uncle, cousin, and friend. He grew up in Spring Branch where he attended Northbrook High School.  Durant and Christy met while Christy was in high school and Christy wrote in...

Aug 24, 2021

KENNETH HAROLD BURKETT, 80, passed away at his home in Cat Spring, Texas on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. During his early years as a kid he loved spending time with his parents at their fruit stand. He always had a personal garden and eventually enjoyed a small stent truck farming watermelons and cantaloupe after retiring to the...

Aug 24, 2021

Adelaida Padilla Buenrostro was born September 19, 1969, to Benito Buenrostro  Suazte and Offelia Padilla Maldonado in Guanajuato, Mexico, where she grew up and attended school. She met and married her husband of 25 years, Mario Perez Ortiz on February 11, 1997.  The union produced two sons, Mario De Jesus Perez Buenrostro and Miguel Angel Perez Buenrostro. The family...

Aug 20, 2021

Luis Blas Rios was born on June 25, 1945, to Jose Carmen Rios and Maria Blas in San Luis, Potosi, Mexico, where he grew up and attended school. He was married to Ma. De Jesus Rangel on January 5, 1965, in Mexico. Luis worked for many years in the Horticulture Industry. He was a member of Our...

Aug 17, 2021

LUCIANO RUIZ, JR., 41, of Bellville, Texas, passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021, in Houston, Texas.

He was born September 20, 1979, in Brenham, Texas, the son of Luciano and Candelaria (Perez) Ruiz.  Luciano grew up in the Bleiblerville area, graduating from Bellville High School.  He was employed as a truck driver for Bernardo Trucking.

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Aug 15, 2021

George Ronald King - January 9 th , 1937 – August 15 th , 2021 George passed away in the early hours of August 15th of heart failure at Memorial City Herman Hospital after being ill for several weeks.  A stand-out football player at Pittsburg High School in Pittsburg, Texas, George played intramural...

Aug 12, 2021

JOSEPH DONALD “Don” PLEASANT, 88, of Sealy, Texas, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 12, 2021, in Katy, Texas. Don was born November 10, 1932, in Houston, Texas, to the late Clyde and Mary (Reiss) Pleasant. He grew up and attended schools in the Houston area. In 1953, he enlisted into the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1955....

Aug 9, 2021

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Aug 5, 2021

JOYCE DRAKE, 74, of Sealy, Texas, passed from this life Thursday, August 5, 2021, at her home. She was born February 23, 1947, in Pasadena, Texas, the daughter of Billy Roberts and Louie Evelyn Brown Yeats.  Joyce grew up in various places in Texas, graduating from Kirbyville High School.  Joyce was united in marriage to Clyde Drake,...

Aug 4, 2021

ROENA DARDIS KING, 76, of Sealy, Texas, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2021, at her home. She was born December 3, 1944, in Vernon, Texas, the daughter of Donald John and Ola Imanell (Davis) Dardis.  Roena grew up and attended schools in the West Texas area, graduating from Midland Lee High School.   Living in Midland, Roena was...

Aug 4, 2021

William “Billy” James Schlottman, 76, passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, in College Station, Texas. Billy was born February 26, 1945, in Bellville, Texas, to Herman Otto and Adeline Bertha (Engling) Schlottman. He grew up in the Katy, Texas area, graduating from Katy High School. On October 7, 1966, Billy was united in marriage to Patricia...

Jul 29, 2021

Sue Poteet passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on July 29, 2021, in Gainesville, TX at the age of 74. Sue was born on August 22, 1946, in Bellville, TX.  She rode on several Saltgrass trail rides with her father “Preacher” Barrett as the trail boss.  In high school, she was a twirler and played...

Jul 25, 2021

JAMELYN NICOLE STOKES, 35, of Bellville, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Katy. She was born September 27, 1985, in LaGrange, Texas, the daughter of Eddie Ocanas and Karen Jean Menefee Ocanas.  Jamie grew up and attended schools in the Rosenberg area, graduating from Terry High School and later graduating from Everest University.  She was...

Jul 21, 2021

Juana “Juanita” Maria Ibarra, 56, passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at her home in Brookshire, Texas. Juanita was born May 24, 1965, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to Faustino and Esperanza (Montalvo) Loredo. She grew up in the San Luis Potosi area until 1986, when she made her home in Brookshire, Texas. Juanita was a...

Jul 16, 2021

Charlotte Browning Sloan St. Germain (1929-2021) Charlotte St Germain, age 91, passed away at her daughter’s home on July 16, 2021. She was born September 27, 1929, in Houston, TX. Charlotte is survived by sons Raymond J. St. Germain, III (Jackie) of Houston, TX, and Sloan St. Germain (Leslie) of Granbury, TX; daughters Mary Charlotte St. Germain of Katy, TX,...

Jul 13, 2021

A live stream of the Memorial Service will be broadcast at 2:00pm on Friday , July 16, 2021, at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChjkZfdoqydTM-RGx009aJg Scott Courtright Saville died Tuesday, July 13th, in Fulshear, Texas.  He leaves behind a family made uniquely-exceptional in large part by all that he did and all that he was – as well as...