Edwin Dierks

Edwin Henry Dierks, Sr. of Sweeny, Texas left his earthly body Sunday, June 26, 2016 to go Home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and to be reunited with his beloved wife, Clara Ruth Dierks. He was born October 21, 1926 in Sugar Land, Texas to Johann F. and Elizabeth Amelia (Pilz) Dierks. He served in the United States Navy during WWII as a radio man in the Pacific and retired from Phillips 66 in 1985 as a Lab Technician.

Funeral services will be held 2:00pm, Thursday, June 30, 2016 at First Baptist Church in Sweeny with Pastor John Price officiating. Burial will follow at Morton Cemetery in Richmond, Texas. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 6:00pm until 8:00pm at Baker Funeral Home in West Columbia. Serving as pallbearers will be Ricky Reid, Bob Auvenshine, John Dierks, Daniel Davis, Michael Reid and Douglas Reid.

Edwin is preceded in death by his wife, Clara Ruth Dierks; son, Edwin Dierks, Jr., brothers, Jack Dierks, Albert Dierks and Richard Dierks; sisters, Dora Dierks Kohl and Elizabeth Dierks Gardner.

Left to cherish his memory are his daughters, Kay Dierks and husband, Bob Auvenshine of Wimberley; Jonellen Reid and husband, Ricky of Sweeny; daughter-in-law, Judy Dierks of Oregon; brother, Charles Dierks and wife, Ethel Murl of Houston; sister, Margaret Dierks Phillips of Austin; grandchildren, Joy Reid Davis and husband, Daniel of Pearland; John Dierks and wife, Melissa of Hillsboro, Oregon; Michael Reid of College Station; Margaret Dierks Hess and husband, Bryce of Portland, Oregon, and Douglas Reid and wife, Karissa of Sweeny; great-grandchildren, Reid Davis, Annelise Davis, Simon Davis, Vivian Davis and Crosby Davis; James Dierks and Clara Evaline Dierks along with numerous nieces, nephews and friends.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 402 N. Main, Sweeny, Texas 77480; The Carpenter's Helpers, C/O First Baptist Church, 15951 Winters Mill Parkway, Wimberley, Texas or Houston Hospice, 1905 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, Texas 77030.

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