Obituaries

Fred Allen Lynn

Fred Allen Lynn

Feb 22, 2017

Fred Allen Lynn, 57, of Kenney, Texas passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017 in Brenham, Texas.   Fred was born May 22, 1959 in Bellville, Texas the son of Edgar Allen Lynn and Doris (Gourley) Lynn. Fred grew up and attended school in Bellville. He attended the Morning Star Cowboy Church in Kenney, where he was a member of the praise...

Sherry Coker Luhn

Sherry Coker Luhn

Feb 22, 2017

SHERRY DIANE (COKER) LUHN, 66, of Bellville, Texas, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017, in Houston, Texas.  She was born February 10, 1951, in Bellville, Texas, the daughter of L.T. Coker and Anita (Michaelis) Coker.  Sherry grew up and attended schools in the Bellville area, graduating from Bellville High School, in 1969.  After cosmetology school, she worked many of years ...

Terry R. Dawson

Terry R. Dawson

Feb 21, 2017

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Milton Calvin Speckmaier

Milton Calvin Speckmaier

Feb 15, 2017

MILTON CALVIN SPECKMAIER, 65, of Wallis, Texas, passed away February 15, 2017, at his home. He was born May 27, 1951, in Houston, Texas, the son of Calvin Stewart and Lydia Ima Jean (Sandel) Speckmaier. Milton’s father, Calvin purchased a working dairy farm and moved his family to Wallis, when Milton was five years old. He grew up and attended...

Elizabeth Ann "Annie" Smith

Elizabeth Ann "Annie" Smith

Feb 7, 2017

ELIZABETH ANN GUTZLER SMITH (Annie), 59, of Bellville, Texas, went to be with her Lord after a long and courageous battle with cancer Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at home in the arms of her loving family. She was born July 5, 1957, in Hudson, Wisconsin, the daughter of Philip Howard and Phyllis Louise (Simon) Gutzler.  Annie grew up in River...

Leroy Keaton

Leroy Keaton

Feb 5, 2017

LEROY KEATON, 80, of Bellville, Texas, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017, at his home.   Leroy was born October 19, 1936, in Bloodland, Missouri, the son of Robert F. and Ruby L. Lambeth Keaton.  He attended school at Licking, Missouri School District.   Leroy was drafted on November 4, 1954 into the United States Army and trained at Fort Chaffe, Arkansas...

Glenn Alan Davis

Glenn Alan Davis

Feb 2, 2017

GLENN ALAN DAVIS, 69, of Bellville, Texas, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017, from complications of heart surgery.  He was born October 16, 1947, in Bellville, Texas, the son of B.B. and Inez (Frank) Davis. Glenn was baptized on December 23, 1947, and confirmed on April 15, 1962, at St. John Lutheran Church in Bellville.   He grew up and attended...

Dorothy Constance Stafford

Dorothy Constance Stafford

Jan 30, 2017

Dorothy Constance Newman Stafford, 88, of Victoria, Texas, formally of Bellville, Texas, was called home by her Heavenly Father, on January 30, 2017. Dorothy was born on March 6, 1928, in Denver, Colorado to Gordon James Newman and Georgia Anna Newman.  Dorothy graduated from North High School in Denver, Colorado.  She began working as an out-of-state transfer specialist for Blue...

Robert Arnold "Bob" Meinhart

Robert Arnold "Bob" Meinhart

Jan 10, 2017

Robert (Bob) Arnold Meinhart was born on June 28, 1927 in Houston, Texas to parents Otto and Hilda (Timme) Meinhart. He passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, which also was his mother’s birthday.  Bob attended Roosevelt Elementary School, Burbank Junior High and Cypress Fairbanks High School.  He worked at many jobs including Houston Light and Power Company.  Then he...

Bryan Wayne Elps

Bryan Wayne Elps

Jan 2, 2017

BRYAN WAYNE ELPS, 31, of Sealy, Texas, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017, in Brenham, Texas. He was born August 27, 1985, the son of Mark R. and Paula (Johnson) Elps. Bryan grew up and attended schools in the Odem area, before graduating from Odem High School.  After high school, he received two Associates Degrees, one, from ITT Technical Institute,...

Veronica Gertrude (Borski) Chaloupka

Veronica Gertrude (Borski) Chaloupka

Dec 28, 2016

VERONICA GERTRUDE (BORSKI) CHALOUPKA, 85, of Industry, Texas, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016, in Columbus, Texas. She was born January 1, 1931, in Anderson, Texas, the daughter of John Louis and Cecilia (Pasket) Borski. Veronica was baptized the day she was born in the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, in Anderson.  She took her first Holy Communion and was confirmed,...

James Edward Hintzel

James Edward Hintzel

Dec 25, 2016

JAMES EDWARD “Big Jim” HINTZEL, 80, of Bellville, Texas, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016, at his home.   He was born September 27, 1936, in Bellville, Texas, the son of James Edward and Willie Mae (Kaliszewsky) Hintzel. Jim grew up and attended schools in the Bellville area, graduating from Bellville High School, in 1956. After high school, he joined the...

Raymond Joseph Stepan

Raymond Joseph Stepan

Dec 22, 2016

  Raymond Joseph Stepan passed away on December 22, 2016 in the Shiner Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, at the age of 94. He was born on January 29, 1922 to William Stepan and Marie Bedrich Stepan in Bleiblerville, Texas. He was one of 10 children. The Oldest was brother Frank, followed by Bill, Rosalle, Alfred, John, Otto, Lydia, Adolph and Vlasta....

Michelle Torres

Michelle Torres

Dec 20, 2016

Michelle Torres, 23, of Brookshire, Texas passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 in Houston, Texas.    She was born January 8, 1993, in Galveston, Texas, the daughter of Miguel Torres and Nancy (Sierra) Garcia. Michelle grew up in Brookshire, Texas and graduated in 2012 from Royal High School. After graduation, Michelle went to work for Target, where she worked as...

Diana Sue (Mickleson) Megginson

Diana Sue (Mickleson) Megginson

Dec 13, 2016

DIANA SUE (MICKLESON) MEGGINSON, 69, of Rockport, Texas, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016. She was born September 7, 1947, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Dick and Helen (Fowler) Mickleson. Diana grew up and attended schools in the Kansas City area. Diana was united in marriage to Jack Edward Megginson, on April 20, 1982, in Palacios, Texas. She...

Paul Harold Long

Paul Harold Long

Dec 13, 2016

Paul Harold Long, 75, of Brookshire, Texas, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 in Houston, Texas.   He was born September 30, 1941, in Johnsville, Ohio, the son of George Orlan and Florence Elizabeth (Dale) Long. Paul grew up in New Lebanon, Ohio and graduated from Dixie High School.  He lived in New Lebanon, Ohio until 1977 when he moved his...

Hilda Kathryn McJunkin

Hilda Kathryn McJunkin

Dec 9, 2016

Hilda Kathryn McJunkin, 65, passed away on December 9, 2016, at her residence in Houston, Texas.   Hilda was born on April 12, 1951, in Wharton, Texas to Gilbert and Georgia Frances (Walker) Meier.  She grew up and worked alongside her father and siblings in the family-owned business, Meier’s Fulshear Farms, as a book keeper and graduated from Lamar Consolidated High...

Geraldine Condrey Leggett

Geraldine Condrey Leggett

Dec 4, 2016

Geraldine Condrey Leggett was the daughter of Oma Hester Snider and Charlie Pinkston.  She was born January 29, 1921 in Tenaha, TX, a small town in Shelby County.  She spent her high school years with her beloved Aunt Beulah and Elmer Stroud and graduated from Waskom High School in 1938 as salutatorian of her class.  During her senior year, she...

Velma Faye Bartlett

Velma Faye Bartlett

Nov 30, 2016

Velma Faye Horner Bartlett was born February 10, 1921 to James Horner and Matilda Hagman Horner in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.  Velma graduated from high school, attended a beauty college and later a business college.Velma married Fred Bartlett on December 30, 1945 after his return from military service in Europe in World War II.Their only son Phil was born on October 24th...