Obituaries

Oct 24, 2021

Cmdr. Bruce H. Williams, CHC, USN, Retired, 101, of West Columbia, passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021, in Houston. Bruce Williams was born August 21, 1920, to Clyde and Jeanette (Shepherd) Williams in Sharon Hill, Pa.

He attended the University of the Ozark and the Princeton Theology Seminary and joined the United States Navy in 1941...

Oct 23, 2021

Milton Clifford Joice “Giggles”, 86 of Sweeny passed away and entered into the gates of heaven on Saturday, October 23, 2021.  Milton was a member of First Baptist Church of Sweeny and a strong Christian who loved his Lord & family dearly, but motorcycles first.

Milton is survived by his 5 daughters Angie Moore (Tony) of Evansville,...

Oct 23, 2021

Margaret "Margie" Foster Sipes Lowery, age 77, of Sweeny, TX passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2021. She was born March 24, 1944, in Kansas City, MO to Reginald and Margaret Sipes.

Margie retired from Phillips 66 on March 01, 2015, after 23 years and 9 months of service to become a cattle baroness.

She was a great supporter of...

Oct 23, 2021

Donnie W. Prihoda passed suddenly on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at his home in Damon, Texas. He was 62 years of age.

Born in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, on February 3, 1959, Donnie was the son of Rudolph John Prihoda, Sr. and Sophie Flisowski Prihoda. He grew up in the Varner Creek area of Brazoria County,...

Oct 21, 2021

Lee “Frank” Franklin Freeman entered his heavenly home on Thursday, October 21, 2021, in a hospital in Houston, TX.  Frank was born in New Lima, Oklahoma on April 15, 1942, and spent his childhood days in Sentinel, OK. As a survivor of polio, he graduated from Sentinel High School in 1960. Frank later relocated to Angleton with his wife and...

Oct 20, 2021

Patricia Kaminski Howard, age 71, of Brazoria, Texas passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021. Patsy was born June 15, 1950 to Max and Alice Kaminski in Houston, Texas. She attended Columbia High School and graduated in 1968. She was a loving wife and mother, happily married to David Howard for 34 years, and is survived by her son, Justin,...

Oct 19, 2021

Patricia Ann Wittie (Patty), 61, of Brazoria passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021, in Lake Jackson, Texas. Patricia was born November 21, 1959, in Bridgeport, Connecticut to her beloved parents, William and Lily Tyrrell, she will be remembered as her father’s “best girl.”

Patty shared 21 years of marriage with her loving husband, Randy Stiles. Her greatest...

Oct 11, 2021

Deborah Ezell Jarrell, 65, of Brenham, Tx passed from this life peacefully on Monday, October 11, 2021, in a Brenham, Tx hospital, due to unexpected complications from a surgical procedure.

Debbie was born September 20, 1956, to Neal and Ruth Ezell in Bay City, Tx and grew up in Sweeny, Tx and graduated high school...

Oct 4, 2021

Ella Mae DeReese Cothron, 80, of West Columbia, passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021, at UTMB Hospital, Jennie Sealy Building in Galveston, Texas. She was born November 1, 1940, in Orange Grove, Texas to Minnie (Ludecke) and Fritz DeReese.

Ella Mae was a mail carrier for over 30 years in Sweeny and worked the front gate...

Oct 2, 2021

Anna (Annie) Hanner Bosarge, 81, of Sweeny, Tx., passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021, at St. Lukes Hospital in Lake Jackson, Tx. Annie was born June 28, 1940, in Gilmer, Tx to Nettie Mae (Gilbreath) and Leroy Charles Hanner. She attended school in Clute, Tx.

She met the love of her life Clarence Bosarge while in school...

Sep 29, 2021

Lou Crutcher, age 83 of West Columbia passed away Wednesday September 29, 2021, at Matagorda Regional Hospital after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Born on July 9, 1938, in Crowley, Louisiana.

This Cajun Married Jimmy Crutcher after many 5 cents dances at the local Crowley dance hall. They moved to West Columbia in 1956 and shortly started...

Sep 28, 2021

Our beloved mother, Irene Helen Kalischko, (Nanny), 91, of Brazoria, TX peacefully went to her eternal home on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, surrounded by her 6 children and numerous family members. Irene was born August 2, 1930, in Moulton, Tx to Frank and Ella Kloesel. She was the oldest of 8 children. Irene’s dream was to become a nurse,...

Sep 24, 2021

Edward Lee Frankum Sr. went home to be with the Lord on Thursday September 23, 2021, at the age of 86. He was born in Glen Flora, Texas on June 16, 1935, to the late Samuel Henry Frankum and Nancy Marie Cox Frankum.

Edward was the second of seven children. From an early age, he enjoyed helping...

Sep 21, 2021

Jessica Nicole Joachim Dugie ,47, of Brazoria, Texas passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday September 21,2021 in Brazoria Texas. She was born June 13, 1974, in Houston, Texas to her parents Ken and Sheila Joachim.

Jessica attended school in Alvin High School. She was a college student at Alvin Community college.  She also was a member of the...

Sep 16, 2021

June Maureen Stephenson, 94 of Brazoria, Texas passed away September 16, 2021. June was born June 12, 1927, in Old Union, Arkansas to Jay B and Mary E Mays Montgomery.  She was the 9th of their 12 children and the last surviving child. She graduated from Wilmar High School as her class valedictorian.  She then moved to Booneville Ark...

Sep 13, 2021

Daniel “Pops” Franklin Fortenberry went to his final resting place on Monday September 13, 2021. He was born on October 14, 1932, in Houston, Texas to Lewis Ervin Fortenberry and Ida Fay Rodden. Pops was a devoted father, grandfather, great- grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend to all.

Pops was a 1951 graduate of Sweeny High School...

Sep 13, 2021

Tracy Lynn Womack, 55, of El Campo, Texas passed away suddenly on Monday, September 13, 2021, in Palacios, Texas. He was born August 21, 1966, in Newgulf, Texas to the late Alma Louise (Buchanan) and Nath Crockett Womack.

Tracy graduated from Sweeny High School in 1984 where he played offensive and defensive tackle for the Sweeny Bulldogs. ...

Sep 10, 2021

Frankie Jean Pate, 91 years of age Sweeny, Texas, passed away Friday, September 10, 2021, in Bay City, Texas.

Frankie was born June 03, 1930, in Forest, LA.  She accepted Christ as her savior and became a member of First Baptist Church in Sweeny in 1945. She was a devoted Sunday School teacher, loved to...

Sep 9, 2021

Leonidas Lafayette "Butch" McMurrey Jr., born on February 24th, 1940, passed away at home on Thursday September 9th, 2021. Butch grew up in West Columbia, Texas, graduating from Columbia High School in 1958. After high school, Butch graduated Alvin Junior College in 1961 and Stephen F. Austin State College in 1965. After college, Butch was inducted into the United...

Sep 9, 2021

Robert Gibson, 80, beloved Husband, Father, Brother, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, was called to his eternal resting place on Thursday September 9, 2021. He entered this world on June 25, 1941, in Burlington, VT, born to Robert and Irma Gibson. Robert served in the US Navy as a SEAL from 1963 - 1971.

He is survived by his...