Obituaries
Stella J. Rooth
Aug 9, 2017
Stella “Joan” (Bryant) Rooth, 84, of Bellville, Texas, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017. She was born March 15, 1933, in Rusk, Texas, the daughter of William Glen, Jr. and Zena Mae (Dean) Floyd, but was known most of her life as Joan Bryant after her mother remarried. Joan grew up and attended schools in the Houston area, graduating from...
Marvin Joseph Semora
Aug 5, 2017
Marvin J Semora, 90, of Sealy, Texas, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017, in Columbus, Texas. He was born December 23, 1926, in Yoakum, Texas, the son of Oscar Francis and Lillie Lorene (Moore) Semora. Marvin served in the United States Army during World War II, in both the Pacific and European theatres. He also served during the Korean conflict...
Merrit L. "Sonny" McCurry
Aug 3, 2017
MERRIT LEE “SONNY” McCURRY entered into eternal rest on August 3, 2017. Surrounded by loving members of his family, he died peacefully at the age of 87. Born April 16, 1930 in Wharton, Texas, he was the son of Andrew Merrit McCurry and Elizabeth Meadows McCurry. Sonny was an outstanding athlete and graduate of Wharton High School. He was a...
Patrick Jay McWilliams
Aug 2, 2017
PATRICK JAY McWILLIAMS, 62, of Brookshire, passed away suddenly at his home on August 2, 2017. Patrick was born December 3, 1954, in Houston, Texas to parents George F., Jr. and Elsie (Tosh) McWilliams. He grew up in Houston where he attended Bellaire High School. While in high school, Patrick was a drummer in a band. After high school, he...
Patrick Lawrence Neelley
Aug 1, 2017
PATRICK LAWRENCE NEELLEY, 59, lifelong Brookshire resident, passed away suddenly on August 1, 2017, in Katy, Texas. Patrick was born September 5, 1957, in Sealy, Texas to parents Conrad Vincent Neelley, Sr. and Patricia E. McDonald Neelley. He grew up and attended school in Brookshire, graduating from Royal High School in 1977. On April 21, 1990, he married Joan Johnson...
Wayne William Schomburg
Jul 31, 2017
Wayne William Schomburg, beloved husband, father, grandfather, son and friend passed away Monday, July 31, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bellville, Texas. He was 76 years old. A native of Bellville, Wayne moved nearby to Sealy in 1964 and made it his home until his passing. He and his wife of 53 years, Marcella, raised their three children there...
Carol Lynn (Dixon) Gostecnik
Jul 25, 2017
Carol Lynn Dixon Gostecnik, 71, died at her home on the Brazos River in Waller County, Texas, on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, from a heart attack. Carol was born on November 5, 1945, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Houston to Richard V. and Thyra Diemer Dixon. As a child, Carol lived in Houston, Brenham, Austin, and Lubbock. However, she spent...
Clinton Dale Musgrove
Jul 18, 2017
CLINTON DALE MUSGROVE, 80, of Brookshire, Texas, passed away suddenly Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in Katy, Texas. Clinton was born December 24, 1936, in Carl Junction, Missouri. The son of William Martin and Edna (Hoppe) Musgrove, he grew up and attended school in Oronogo, Missouri. After graduating from high school, Clinton enlisted in the United States Air Force from 1955...
Virginia Lee Lyerly
Jul 14, 2017
Virginia Lee Lyerly was born on December 19, 1941, to Lloyd H. & Minnie Williams Lyerly of Houston, Texas. She was raised and educated in Houston where she graduated from St Pius High School. During her career, Virginia held three positions as an executive assistant in as many companies, the latter being Weems Geophysical. During her life in Houston, Texas,...
Maria Isabel (Morales) Garza
Jul 12, 2017
MARIA ISABEL (MORALES) “Pia” GARZA, 56, of Bellville, Texas, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Prairie View, Texas. She was born July 2, 1961, in Mexico, the daughter of Valentine Morales and Maria (Santos) Cerda. Maria came to the United States, when she was just six years old. She was a Certified Nurse’s Assistant for many years and later...
Doney Ray "Wild Man" LaRive, Sr.
Jul 9, 2017
DONEY RAY "Wild Man" LaRIVE, SR., 73, of Bellville, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017, in Houston, Texas. He was born July 24, 1943, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Justin and Beulah (Ayo) LaRive. Doney grew up and attended schools in the Jeanerette area. He served his country in the United States Army and United States Navy...
Charles Willis Langley
Jul 6, 2017
CHARLES WILLIS LANGLEY, 70, of Carmine, Texas passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017, at his home. He was born December 18, 1946, in Houston, Texas, the son of Jessie and Mirtie Lea (Jennings) Langley. Charles grew up and attended schools in the Houston area. After high school, he joined the United States Air Force. Charles was employed in truck sales...
Harold (Hal) Rudolph Ash, Jr.
Jul 1, 2017
Harold (Hal) Rudolph Ash, Jr., 90, of Fulshear, formally of Houston, passed away, Saturday, July 1, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his family. Hal was born in Longwood, PA on January 8, 1927 to Harold Rudolph Ash, Sr. and Edith L. (Kinckiner) Ash. He was raised by his grandmother Carolina E. Kinckiner, and graduated in 1946 from West Chester...
Barbara Jane Devlin
Jun 27, 2017
Barbara Jane Devlin, 91, of New Ulm, passed away, Tuesday, June 27, 2017 in Bellville, Texas. She was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on December 9, 1925, to Frank and Lida Gay (Mohr) Ditto. Most of her business life was spent in Houston, and upon retirement she was a buyer for Everitt Buelow. She loved animals. Barbara was preceded in...
Delores Ferguson
Jun 26, 2017
ANNIMAE DELORES (ELLEDGE) FERGUSON, 76, of Bellville, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017, in Bryan. She was born January 3, 1941, in Spring, Texas the daughter of Roy and Geraldine (Gray) Elledge. Delores grew up and attended schools in the Spring area, graduating from Spring High School. She was united in marriage to Robert Ferguson, on December 19, 1973, in...
Antoinette Inez Arens
Jun 12, 2017
Antoinette Inez (Mertes) Arens, 91, of Sealy, passed away Monday, June 12, 2017, in Katy. She was born July 24, 1925, in Evanston, Illinois. The daughter of John J. and Barbara “Birdie” Udelhofen Mertes, she grew up and attended school in Chicago, Illinois, graduating from Mundelein High School. Antoinette live in various places in Texas, Florida and Illinois before making...
Jeffrey Allen Reed
Jun 11, 2017
Jeffrey (Jeff) Allen Reed, 59, of Bellville, Texas, passed away suddenly on Sunday, June 11, 2017. Jeff was born August 27, 1957 in New Market, Suffolk, England, a military baby, and the third child of John and Blanche (Clegg) Reed, formerly of West Virginia. The family returned to the United States the next year. Jeff was a dual citizen of...
Edward Henry Krause, Sr.
Jun 8, 2017
Edward H. Krause, Sr., 86, of Industry, passed away, Thursday, June 8, 2017 in Brenham. He was born on December 24, 1930, to Alvin and Emma (Heidemann) Krause, in Austin County, Texas. He attended school in Industry, and served in the U.S. Air Force obtaining the rank of Sergeant. He married Benolye Zettel on November 22, 1952 in Nelsonville, Texas....
Mona Sharon Mullen
Jun 8, 2017
Mona Sharon (Massey) Mullen, 76, of Katy, Texas, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Katy. Sharon was born March 4, 1941, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The daughter of John and Lillie Edith (Batdorf) Massey, she grew up and attended school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She graduated from Capitol Hill High School, where she was editor of the school newspaper...
Minnie (Vinson) Johnson
Jun 5, 2017
On June 1, 1937, a third child was born to Jesse and Lucy Vinson. They named her Minnie Ree. She attended the family church of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Simonton, Texas. Minnie loved caring for people as well as sewing which prepared her for the future. When she was a little girl, she and her sister would walk...
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