Obituaries

Nov 27, 2021

LeRoy D. Shipp, age 74, of Damon, Texas passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021. LeRoy was born December 6, 1946, to LeRoy and Darlene Shipp of San Antonio, Texas. LeRoy enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, served in Vietnam, and retired from the Marine Corps December 1985. LeRoy was married to Barbara. LeRoy was the father of David...

Nov 27, 2021

Areta (Rita) Nell Bell, 89, of West Columbia, Texas passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021, surrounded by her loving family.

Rita was born August 31, 1932, in Danbury, Texas to Perry Benson and Nellie (Francis) Wollam. Rita attended Danbury High School. She then went on to graduate Business School in Houston, Texas. She married her husband,...

Nov 26, 2021

Joy Ann Rickaway, age 88, of Brazoria, passed from life on this earth to heaven on Friday, November 26, 2021.  Joy was born on October 20, 1933, to Albert and Elizabeth Herreth in Blessing, Texas.  She was the youngest of seven children.  Joy married Albert Rickaway in Blessing on Christmas Day, 1949.

Along with being a wonderful...

Nov 25, 2021

Funeral services for Betty Lane Christian, 96, of Wild Peach, will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, December 3, 2021, at C.T. Baker & Sons Funeral Home in West Columbia, Texas, with burial immediately following at the Christian family cemetery, where she will be laid to rest next to her husband. Visitation will be on Thursday, December 2,...

Nov 21, 2021

Antonio Perez Jr, 74 of Sweeny, Texas passed away on Sunday November 21, 2021. He was born on June 9, 1947, to Antonio and Margarita Perez.

Antonio was an Army Veteran who fought in the Vietnam war. While in Vietnam, Antonio received the Purple Heart. He loved to fish, play pool, and to watch his grandchildren play sports. Antonio...

Nov 21, 2021

Our beloved Vera Elaine Swanner entered into God’s Kingdom on November 21, 2021 surrounded by her loved ones. Elaine was born to Ervin and Vera Danford on December 29th, 1945 in West Columbia, TX. She graduated from West Columbia High School.

After graduation, Elaine married James (Sonny) Swanner Sr., a match truly made in heaven. Elaine &...

Nov 20, 2021

Bronnie Lea Petersen 79, of West Columbia, Tx. passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Bronnie was born April 4, 1942, to R.H. and Edna Montgomery in Beeville Tx.

She attended Brazosport High School she graduated class of 1960. After graduating she met the love of her life Wayne...

Nov 19, 2021

Joan Carolyn Friday Johnston, 72, of Brazoria, Texas passed from life on Friday, November 19, 2021 in Lake Jackson, Texas after a long courageous battle with Alzheimer’s.  Joan was born on November 26, 1948, to Garlon and Winifred Friday in West Columbia, Texas.  She attended Sweeny High School and Wharton Jr. College, where she attained her LVN certification.  In...

Nov 18, 2021

Kirby Thomas Rapstein, passed away on November 18, 2021 at the age of 90, in Bay City, Texas. He was born to Thomas J. Rapstein and Hilda Marie Price Rapstein in the same city on December 31, 1930. He was raised in West Columbia and spent almost his entire life in Brazoria County.

As a youth, Kirby...

Nov 13, 2021

Jose Ramirez, 75, of Sweeny, Texas passed away Saturday, November 13, 2021, at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was born July 1, 1946, in Rancho El Tecolote Municipio Jaral del Progreso, Guanajuato Mexico to the late J. Asuncion and Fidelia Ramirez.

Mr. Ramirez enjoyed fishing, gardening, and playing slot machines at Coushatta. He...

Nov 12, 2021

Ruby Boggs Brenek, 87, of Brazoria, Tx. passed away on Friday, November 12, 2021, at Sweeny Community Hospital. She was born June 22, 1934, in Mixon, Texas to Lela (Garner) Boggs and Nolan Thomas Boggs.

She loved to cook, listen to country and gospel music. She loved her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

She was...

Nov 11, 2021

Med L Clayton, 86, of Brazoria went to her long home on Thursday, November 11, 2021, in Sweeny, Texas.  Med was born September 16, 1935, to Joseph E & Jeanette (Guidry) Clayton.

After graduation from Sour Lake High School, she found her way to Brazoria County where she lived the remainder of her life.  She was a...

Nov 9, 2021

Ardell J. Macon, age 83, of West Columbia, Texas passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, after a long struggle against cancer. Ardell was born February 27, 1938, to Dolphin Ruff and Labera Ardell Jordan in Union, Mississippi.

She attended Beulah Hubbard High School, then married J.T. Macon and moved to Texas where they...

Nov 7, 2021

Jonathan (Jonsey) (J.J.) Wayne Jones, 19, of West Columbia, Texas passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2021. He was born in Lake Jackson, Texas on November 18, 2001, to Carole (Austin) and Darrell Wayne Jones.

Jonathan attended West Columbia High School and received awards from the Fire Department Tactics Academy and safe rescue. He was a member...

Nov 7, 2021

Clayton “Flash” Meador, 81, of Angleton, Texas passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2021, at UTMB Clear Lake, Texas. He was born September 19, 1940, in Emhouse, Texas to the late John Douglas Meador and Annie Wooten.

Flash worked for BASF for 37 years as an Operator.

He is preceded in death by his wife...

Nov 5, 2021

Goldie Powell Bertram, 89, of West Columbia, went to be with Our Lord on Friday, November 5, 2021. Goldie was born in West Columbia, Texas on September 10, 1932, to Rueben and Velma Powell.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Rueben and Velma Powell, her beloved husband Herman Charles Bertram, Sr., her son Tommy Bertram,...

Nov 2, 2021

Martin J. Williams II (Marty), 67, of Damon, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2021, in Sweeny, Texas after a long illness. Marty was born April 24, 1954, in Germany and was adopted from an orphanage in Pforzeim, Germany.

He attended school in Andrews, Texas and enjoyed playing sports where he excelled in track. He graduated and moved...

Nov 2, 2021

Marvin Edward King, Sr., 94, passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.  Marvin was born in Sparkman, Arkansas, to George Walter King and Tennie Ada King, on January 24, 1927.

Marvin is preceded in death by his parents; his siblings, Jessie Tielke, Bud King and G.W. King, Jr.; and his wife, LaVonne King.  Bud made the Navy...

Oct 31, 2021

Eleanor Ann Hanson, age 88, of Houston, TX passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021. Eleanor (Ellie), the daughter of the late Walter and Lucille H. Simonton, was born in Massachusetts on March 31, 1933. She married R. Lynn Hanson of West Columbia, TX in 1954 and treasured her 59 years of marriage and her children. She is survived by daughters,...

Oct 27, 2021

She fought the good fight. She kept the faith and on early Wednesday morning, October 27, 2021, our heavenly Father took His faithful servant by the hand and escorted her home.

Nola Charlene “Hootie” Fischer, 85 years old, a long-term resident of Brazoria quietly passed from this life only to be reunited with long awaiting friends and...