Obituaries

Nov 7, 2012

PATRICIA ANN RICKS BRYANT, 74, of Bellville, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2012, in a Bryan hospital. Patricia was born February 18, 1938, in Many, Louisiana, to parents Vance Edward and Louretta Lilly Ricks. Her younger years were spent in Many, before her family moved to Houston, Texas in 1941. She attended school in Galena Park graduating from Galena Park...

Nov 4, 2012

Oct 27, 2012

Patricia Ann Meddles Davis went to be with her Lord and Savior, Saturday, October 27, 2012. Born on February 24, 1923 in Hastings, NE, to Fred and Margaret Meddles, she was the third of six children. She relocated to Houston, Texas, in the 1950's to attend Gulf Coast Bible College. There she met and married Jack Davis in 1959 at...

Oct 27, 2012

LOVIE ANDALEE "ANN" DEHNEL, was born January 6, 1928, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, the daughter of Robert C. and Cora Lawhorn Trivitt. She grew up in Mountain Home, later moving to Texas, where she met and married her loving husband, Leon Dennis Dehnel. They were united in marriage on March 24, 1958. Ann and Leon lived in various cities before...

Oct 26, 2012

John Edward Crow was born February 7, 1927, in Baytown, Texas. He was the son of John Ray and Clyde Murphree Crow. John graduated from Baytown High School in 1945, the joined the United States Merchant Marines and traveled on ships around the world during World War II. He joined the United States Army, in September, 1950 and served during...

Oct 23, 2012

ELVA M. ZAMORA TORRES, 66, of Brookshire, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2012, in a Houston hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Elva was born August 9, 1946, in Menard, Texas. The daughter of Benigno Aguirre and Adelfa Mireles Zamora, she grew up and attended school in Menard. She lived in various places in Texas and Louisiana before moving...

Oct 16, 2012

Lloyd Edward Rohus, Jr. was born February 27, 1944, in Decatur, Texas, the son of Lloyd Edward, Sr. and Wilma Ruth Royston Rohus. He grew up in Decatur, before moving to Houston. Lloyd attended school in Houston, graduating from Sam Houston High School. After graduation, he continued his education at the University of Houston, with a degree in Engineering. Lloyd...

Oct 10, 2012

Kelly Beth Balke, age 43, passed away on October 10, 2012 in Houston. She was welcomed to this world on May 20, 1969 by her parents James and Carolyn Balke. She was born at the Naval Air Station Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee and baptized at Industry Methodist Church. She was raised in the Methodist faith. Kelly graduated from Midway High...

Oct 8, 2012

ANITA AUGUSTA HARTMANN MARTENS WOLCHIK was born November 26, 1932, in Cat Spring, Texas, the daughter of William and Augusta Daigle Hartmann. She grew up and attended school in Cat Spring. On April 9, 1949, she was united in marriage to Norman Lee Martens, Sr. Anita and Norman made their home in Cat Spring, where they raised their four children,...

Sep 21, 2012

My chains are gone, I've been set free My God, my Savior ransomed me And like a flood, His mercy reigns Unending love, Amazing Grace (Chris Tomlin) Eugene has moved on to spend his eternal life in peace and safety in the arms of the Lord after a long battle with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. He leaves behind his wife,...

Sep 17, 2012

Sep 14, 2012

GERALDINE GRUENER LEPPARD was born May 20, 1934, in Bellville, Texas, the daughter of Gustove A. and Pauline Hartman Gruener. She grew up and attended school in the Heights area and graduated from John H. Regan High School in 1952. On December 19, 1952, Geraldine married John A. Leppard in Houston, Texas. Geraldine and John lived in Germany for several...

Sep 6, 2012

RAMONA JEAN MORRIS was born March 20, 1949, in Memphis, Tennessee, to parents Stanley and Laura Elizabeth Atkins. She grew up and attended school in Memphis and graduated from Treadwell High in 1967. Ramona married Bobby Morris, her high school sweetheart since the age of 16, on August 12, 1967 in Memphis, Tennessee. They made their home in Little Rock,...

Sep 4, 2012

WILLIAM FISHER "BILL" MEYERS, SR. was born June 15, 1942, in Austin, Texas, the son of Harry Cook and Frances Fisher Meyers. Bill grew up and attended school in Austin. After graduating from Austin High School, he moved to Washington, DC, where he attended George Washington University and completed and graduated from Southwestern University in San Marcos, Texas. After college,...

Sep 2, 2012

EVELYN LUCILLE LANGBERG BRANDT, 87, of Bellville, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012, at her home in Bellville. Evelyn was born March 16, 1925, in Austin County, Texas, the daughter of Walter William and Frieda Erica Schumann Langberg. She attended first the Ives Creek School and then Bellville High School graduating as Valedictorian in 1942. Evelyn then enrolled at Southwest...

Aug 29, 2012

A journey begins and its path grows in ways we could never know. MITCHELL PAUL NORTHRUP departed this life August 29, 2012. He was 21 years old. Mitchell was born August 12, 1991, in Houston, Texas. The son of David and Lori Lee McCoy Northrup, he grew up in New Ulm, Texas. A good student, he attended the West End...

Aug 15, 2012

EDWARD RAY GRIFFIN, 89, longtime Brookshire resident, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2012, in a Katy hospital. Ed was born January 25, 1923, in Belton, Bell County, Texas. The son of Joseph Frank and Lillian Anderson Griffin, he grew up in the Bell County area and attended the Belton Schools. He went to work on his father's cotton farm before...

Aug 12, 2012

Aug 4, 2012

JAMES WALLACE "WALLY" RIDDICK, JR., 73, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2012, at his home in Bellville after a courageous battle with cancer. Wally was born January 3, 1939, in Hobbsville, Gates County, North Carolina. The son of James Wallace, Sr. and Earcle Byrum Riddick, he grew up and attended school in Hobbsville, graduating from Sunbury High School. He then...

Aug 1, 2012

Winston Brookfield Neely passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at the age of 88. He was born in Bellville on June 4, 1924 to Jubal Allen and Almeida Brookfield Neely and attended Bellville public schools. Winston received his bachelor's degree in 1945 from the University of Texas in Austin and continued his education at the University of Texas Medical...