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Gloria Sherrill
Jan 2, 2018
Gloria Ellen Sherrill, 90 of West Columbia, went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. She was born on October 4, 1927 in West Columbia, Texas to Herman and Gussie Blair. Gloria was Valedictorian of both her high school and college. She attended Southwest Texas Teachers College after high school and obtained a Bachelor's...
Douglas Hudson Jr
Jan 2, 2018
Douglas E Hudson, JR. passed away at age 66 January 2, 2018. Doug was born January 20, 1951 in Talahina, Oklahoma. He was a lifelong resident of Brazoria County. He worked as a carpenter in the construction industry. He will be greatly missed by his surviving family, daughter, Darla, grandchildren, Emily and Christopher, great granddaughter, Charlotte,...
Rodolfo Hernandez Jr.
Jan 1, 2018
Rodolfo,"Rudy Boy" Hernandez Jr., 32, of Damon passed from this life at his home on January 1, 2018. He was born to Rodolfo Sr. and Patricia Hernandez on September 8, 1985 in Big Spring, Texas. Left to cherish his memory are his parents, grandmother, Consuelo Hernandez and best friends, Milton Long & wife, Casey and Joshua...
Archie West
Dec 31, 2017
Archie West, 75, passed away December 31, 2017 in West Columbia, Texas. He was born August 28, 1942 in San Antonio, Texas to Robert and Barbara West. Archie was an excellent brick mason in Brazoria and surrounding counties; he was well known for his beautiful fireplaces. Archie is preceded in death by his dad, Robert West....
Thomas Alford
Dec 31, 2017
Thomas Richard "Dick" Alford, 84, of West Columbia, Texas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at Oak Village Healthcare facility. Dick was born in Alpine, Texas to Erma Jolly and Herbert Lafayette Alford on February 1, 1933. He spent his younger years in San Angelo, Texas and graduated college in 1955 with a degree...
Kenneth Richardson
Dec 23, 2017
Kenneth Ray "Dids" Richardson, 88 of Wild Peach, Texas passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family, Saturday, December 23, 2017. He was born December 13, 1929 in West Columbia, Texas to Volney Charles and Ethel Ivy (Dalton) Richardson. He was an equipment operator for Brazoria County Road and Bridge and served in the...
Sarah Oglesby
Dec 21, 2017
Sarah Lucille Henderson Oglesby, age 96 of San Marcos, TX, passed away, peacefully surrounded by her daughters, in San Marcos, TX on December 21, 2017. Lucille was born December 16, 1921, at her home near Slocum, TX. She enjoyed growing up in a large family with lots of cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents nearby. She attended...
Paul Fuhrman
Dec 21, 2017
Paul "Buddy" Fuhrman, 72 of Brazoria, Texas passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2017. He was born June 30, 1945 in Rockport, Texas to Alfred and Hattie (Harris) Fuhrman. He attended Brazoria First Assembly of God Church and the Cowboy Church. Buddy worked for GS4 as a security guard at BASF for 6 years. Prior to...
Doris Tielke
Dec 21, 2017
Doris Marie Tielke, 83, formerly of West Columbia passed away in Clute on December 21, 2017. She was born in Axtell, Texas on April 14, 1934 to Lewis & Letha Fentress. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Baker Funeral Home in West Columbia at 1 pm, with a visitation from noon...
Mark Rozell
Dec 19, 2017
Mark Alan Rozell, 56 of Sweeny, Texas passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. He was born April 15, 1961 in Wharton, Texas to Jack Harold and Elizabeth Ann (Wright) Rozell. He was a physical therapist and served in the United States Marine Corp. He is survived by his mother, Elizabeth Wright Rozell...
Rudolph Fields
Dec 19, 2017
Rudolph Lewain Fields was born to Robert and Cyrena (Black) Fields on August 13, 1921 in Ecru, Mississippi and passed away, Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at his home in Brazoira. He attended school in Ecru, MS and was at Mississippi State University when he was inducted into the United States Army on February 1, 1944 and...
Dorothy Kees
Dec 18, 2017
Dorothy Faye Kees, 87, of Brazoria, Texas passed away at her home on Monday, December 18, 2017. She was born November 30, 1930 in Dallas, Texas to George August and Catherine Louise (Hergesheimier) Dreckshage. She was a teacher for CBISD and a member of First United Methodist Church in Brazoria. Funeral services will be held 10:00am,...
Hilda Stettler
Dec 17, 2017
Hilda Ann Bowman Stettler, age 90, was called to her heavenly home on December 17, 2017. Hilda was born on October 23, 1927 in Concord, California to Alfred and Mary Bowman of Switzerland. She loved music, and as a youth sang in the Swiss Society Choir of San Francisco with her sister and father. Hilda played...
Sam Kilsby
Dec 13, 2017
Sam Joe Kilsby, 69 of West Columbia, Texas passed away at his home on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. He was born February 14, 1948 in Freeport, Texas to Hulon and Lou Elaine (Vittitow) Kilsby. He was a historical site restorer for the State of Texas and served in the United States Navy from 1966-1969. He is...
Janice Pollard
Dec 11, 2017
Janice Faye Coleman Pollard, 62 of Sweeny, Texas passed away surrounded by her loving family Monday, December 11, 2017 at Sweeny Community Hospital. She was born November 11, 1955 in Freeport, Texas to Frank and Ilene (Argo) Coleman. Janice was a homemaker who loved crocheting, playing cards and spending time with her family. Funeral services will...
Gloria Calcote
Dec 8, 2017
Gloria Jean "Jeannie"Calcote, 86 of Brazoria, Texas passed away Friday, December 8, 2017 at Woodlake Nursing Home in Clute. She was born June 29, 1931 in Matagorda, Texas to Clarence Warren Patterson and Edna Marie (Hester) Patterson. She worked in administration for Dow Chemical for over 30 years. Funeral services will be held 11:00am, Thursday, December...
Rosamond Davison
Dec 7, 2017
Rosamond Marie Davison, age 90, passed away in her home on a snowy day in Houston Texas on December 7, 2017. Rosamond was born on October 21, 1927 in Rochester, Minnesota to Matthew Feltes and Katherine Barbara Hoffman. Rosamond graduated as valedictorian from St. Charles High School and then received a Bachelors and Masters degree from...
Frank Foster
Dec 5, 2017
Frank Fordyce Foster, 93 of Brazoria, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at his home. He was born November 29, 1924 in Alto, Texas to Forest Nathan and Julia Agnes (McIntyre) Foster, He was a crane operator for Phillips Petroleum, loved working cows and being with his kids and grandkids. He served in the United States...
Bertha Shifflett
Dec 3, 2017
Bertha Lee Shifflet, 90 of Damon, Texas passed away Sunday, December 3, 2017 at her home. She was born October 3, 1927 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Clarence Edward and Ella Luella (Lindley) Barnett. She received a vocational certificate in nursing. She was married to the love of her life, Pete Shifflett, for over 50 years....
Carolyn Gaubatz
Nov 30, 2017
Carolyn Sue Hardin Gaubatz, 75, of West Columbia Texas passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, November 30, 2017 after graciously surrendering to Alzheimer's. With a dedicated husband by her side each day of the struggle, she continued to bless her family with six precious years of funny wit, loving hugs, sweet kisses and beautiful smiles....
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