Obituaries

Aug 4, 2011

MARY LANE OLIVER HARLE was born February 4, 1931, in San Antonio, Texas, to Lida Smith Oliver and Lane Elsberry Oliver (Dadlo). Mary Lane lived the early part of her life in South Texas, starting with Big Wells. The family began moving around about 1941, going from Dilley (1941), to Junction (1942), then Pearsall (1946), and ending up in Carrizo...

Jul 28, 2011

EL SENOR ES MI PASTOR Y NADA ME FALTARA SALMO 23 SRA. ALICIA MALDONADO DE AGUIRRE, NACIO EN NUEVO LEON, MEXICO EL DIA 26 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1931, CONTRAJO MATRIMONIO EN 1949 CON EL SR. BENITO AGUIRRE ROBLES, JUNTOS PROCREARON 9 HIJOS, MARIA ELENA, ISREAL, JOSE ANGEL, ALICIA, BENITO, NOE, MARICHUM CHUY, ROSY Y HASTA LA FECHA 35 NIETOS Y...

Jul 20, 2011

WAYNE EARL UHLIG was born August 11, 1934, in Cat Spring, Texas, the son of Arnold and Gladys Theuman Uhlig. He grew up and attended school in Bellville, graduating from Bellville High School in 1952. Wayneserved in the United States Army from 1954 until 1956 during the Korean War era with dedication and patriotism. All those who loved him, will...

Jul 15, 2011

Melvin Jones was born February 7, 1926, in Raymondville, Missouri, the son of B.F. and Minnie (Nelson) Jones. He passed away Friday, July 15, 2011, at his home in Bellville, Texas. Melvin was involved in many civic projects including, the youth center on the square, the senior center, and president of the Methodist men at the Bellville United Methodist Church....

Jul 13, 2011

Jul 12, 2011

DOROTHY AILEENE RAPSILVER GRIFFIN walked through the gates of Heaven on July 12, 2011. Dorothy was born on December 27, 1919 at the home of a relative in Austin, Texas. Her parents, Edwin Edward Rapsilver and Nell Hamilton (Smith) Rapsilver lived and raised their family in Pattison. At the age of 12, Dorothy and her family moved to Brookshire to...

Jul 1, 2011

OSIE OLA (WIENKE) LOCK was born December 8, 1927, in New Bremen, Texas, the daughter of Louis and Emily Olga (Zanek) Wienke. She grew up and attended New Bremen schools, graduating from Bellville High School. Osie met and married James E. Huebner, on June 11, 1949. Osie and James made their home in Galveston, Texas, where they were blessed with...

Jun 23, 2011

ELFRIEDE MARIA SCHMIETANA PRZYBYLA was born June 14, 1920, in Beuthen, Germany to parents Marceli and Petronella Prochotta Schmietana. She passed away Thursday, June 23, 2011, in Brookshire, Texas, at the age of 91. Elfriede's profession was Kindergarten teacher. During World War II when times were harsh, she held different jobs including working with the Red Cross, but her passion...

Jun 22, 2011

Jun 18, 2011

HELEN CATHERINE (LANDRUM) WAAK was born in La Porte, Texas on July 6, 1932, to Catherine (Roberts) and Charles Landrum. She attended Bellville High School graduating in 1949. She met her husband, Conway Lloyd Waak, Sr., at Coshatte Hall, and they were married on June 3, 1950. She and her husband, Conway, were known for having been the proprietors of...

Jun 17, 2011

MARIE DYCUS PATTISON, dedicated educator, community leader, mother, and grandmother, passed away Friday, June 17, 2011, at her home in Pattison, TX . The eldest of Charley and Agnes Dycus's eight children, Marie was born March 5, 1939, in Sealy, TX . As a teenager, Marie was actively involved in the family's business, the Seven Sisters Drive-In, a Sealy hot...

Jun 17, 2011

KRISTOPHER LEE STOW, resident of League City, Texas, died on Friday, June 17, 2011, at the age of 31. Kris was born in Bryan, Texas, on August 29, 1979, and grew up in the Katy and Simonton areas. He attended Mayde Creek High School and later went to work as an ROV Supervisor for Canyon Offshore, a Helix ESG Company....

Jun 14, 2011

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 A beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother went to meet the Lord, June 14, 2011. She was born September 22, 1916. A life-long resident of Brookshire, TX, Mrs. Bostick was preceded in death by her parents, husband and one daughter. She is...

Jun 12, 2011

BLAINE ELVIN DINGER, 81, of Fulshear, went to be with his Lord and Savior, on Sunday, June 12, 2011. Blaine was born November 18, 1929, in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. The son of Floyd and Grace (Boyer) Dinger, he grew up and attended school in Jefferson County. After graduating from high school, he served his country in the U.S. Army during...

Jun 9, 2011

Barkley Young Lynn was born August 30, 1928, in Kenney, Texas, the son of Collins M. Lynn and Alice Allen Lynn. His mother Alice died in 1934, when B. Y. was just 6 years old. His father remarried to Bertha Peters Lynn. He attended grade school in Kenney and high school in Bellville, graduating with the class of 1946. Upon...

Jun 9, 2011

ORA NELL KOHLER, of Pattison, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2011, in a Katy hospital at the age of 93. Ora Nell was born August 1, 1917, in Booth, Texas, the middle daughter of Fritz and Martha Hacker Severin. She grew up in Booth, TX, before relocating with her family to their farm along the Brazos River near San Felipe....

Jun 9, 2011

RYAN EDWARD CLEMENT, 27, of Fulshear, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2011, in Houston, Texas. Ryan was born May 18, 1984, in Great Lakes, Illinois. He graduated from Hastings High School in Houston, Texas before attending Ranken Technical School in St. Louis, Missouri. He was employed as an electronics technician in the manufacturing industry with his Dad. An avid outdoorsman,...

Jun 7, 2011

Leslie Elaine Heitman Smalley was born February 7, 1954, in Houston, Texas the daughter of Herbert, Jr. and Rosemary Insirillo Heitman. She grew up and attended schools in Houston. After high school, Leslie went to work for the family's business, that her grandfather founded, "The Heitman Company". She was a sale associate for over 25 years. Leslie then moved to...

Jun 4, 2011

Dwayne Odis Rainer, 64, was born January 11, 1947, Shreveport, Louisiana, Duey and Marjorie Rainer. He grew up in Louisiana attended school in Shreveport and Baker, graduating from Baker High School in 1965. On October 27, 1973, he married Lois Rudloff in Bellville at St. John Lutheran Church. Dwayne and Lois lived in Houston, Sealy and Bellville before making the...

Jun 4, 2011

William F. "Bill" Benson was born April 12, 1919, in Dallas, Texas, he grew up from the age of 9 until the age of 18 at the Corsicana Orphanage Home in Corsicana, Texas, where he graduated from high school in 1938. Bill then began his college education. When World War II broke out, Bill went into the United States Army...