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Walter Beck
Apr 22, 2017
Walter David Beck, 82, of Brazoria, TX passed from this life on Saturday, April 22, 2017. He was born on June 2, 1934 in Scooba, Mississippi to Willie Walter and Katybel Lang Beck. He moved to Imperial, TX at the age of 13 and graduated from Buena Vista High School. He attended Tarlton State University and...
Wendell Beene, Sr.
Apr 22, 2017
Wendell Doyle Beene, Sr. passed away peacefully on April 22, 2017 in Angleton. Wendell, Sr. was born October 4, 1944 in Angleton, Texas. He graduated from Angleton High School in 1963 and from Texas A&M in 1973. Between high school and college, he served his country in the Army during the Vietnam War. He was very...
Elwood Parnell
Apr 20, 2017
Elwood Earl (Pete) Parnell passed away April 20, 2017 at 80 years old. He was born on September 23, 1936 in Iola, Texas, to Enoch Elwood and Isabella Blondie (Snook) Parnell, the fifth of eight children. The family moved to Brazoria County in 1945 to find work. Pete spent his school years in Iola and Angleton....
Vivian Tyler
Apr 18, 2017
Vivian Veola Tyler, 94 of Sweeny, Texas passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in Galveston surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 11, 1922 in Blessing, Texas to Dee Jones and Ada Veola (Fisher) Halliburton. She worked as a dietitian for Sweeny Hospital before she retired after many years of service. Graveside services...
Larry Bobbitt
Apr 16, 2017
Larry Dean Bobbitt, born July 22, 1950 was greeted by our heavenly Father at 7pm on Sunday, April 16th 2017 at the age of 66. During a seven year battle with cancer, Larry displayed courage and strength through his final hours. Larry was born in Sinton, Texas to Clarence E. Bobbitt & Theresa Mary Linney, his...
Rueben Wleczyk
Apr 12, 2017
Rueben Charles Wleczyk, 71 of Damon, passed away Wednesday April 12th 2017 in Sugar Land, Texas. He was born on January l7th, 1946 in Bay City, Texas to Joseph and Helen (Petrosky) Wleczyk. Rueben graduated Columbia High School and attended Sam Houston State University. He worked over 40 years with his brother, Michael, at R&M Suppliers,...
Billie Smith
Apr 7, 2017
Billie Sue Rivers Smith, 92, passed from this life on April 7, 2017 at her home in West Columbia. She was born in West Columbia to Ashley Milner Rivers and Christen Kay Hall on August 17, 1924. Billie Sue is survived by a sister, Mary Ann Bertram; nieces, Merry Brown, Lynn Waters, JoAnn Smoot, Jeri Lever;...
Madie Jones
Apr 6, 2017
Madie Jones, 97, of Brazoria went to her heavenly home on April 6, 2017 in Sugar Land, Texas. She was born January 23, 1920 in Hallettsville, Texas to Silas and Viola New. Madie lived in Brazoria for over 60 years. She was a homemaker, a gardener, and quilter for many years. She is survived by her...
Joe Russell
Apr 6, 2017
Joe Dale Russell, 80, of Sweeny passed from this life on April 6, 2017. He was born in Pear Valley, Texas on January 28, 1937 to J. C. Sr. & Lillie Russell. Joe Dale was a loving father and grandfather and will be greatly missed. Graveside services will be held at Brazoria Cemetery on Monday, April...
Nicole Phillips
Mar 31, 2017
Homegoing services for Nicole Marie Phillips will be Wednesday, April 5, 2017, with 10:00 a.m. visitation and 11:00 a.m. service at New Shores Baptist Church, Sweeny, TX. Burial will follow at Sweeny Cemetery. Classmate and dear friend, Rev. Ryan Pate, will be officiating. Nicole was born December 18, 1972, in Bay City TX, and went peacefully...
Michael Nettles
Mar 28, 2017
Michael Victor Nettles, 67, of Brazoria passed from this life on March 28, 2017 in Houston. He was born in Houston, Texas to Victor & Blanche Nettles on April 19, 1949. Michael was raised near the mouth of the San Bernard River where his parents ran a country store. He graduated from Sweeny High School and...
Marjorie Mcfadden
Mar 28, 2017
Marjorie Rezabek McFadden was born on a farm near Medford, Oklahoma on July 12, 1933, and died at 3:49, on March 28, 2017. She was 83. Marj attended the Jefferson and Medford schools where she graduated as valedictorian in 1951. She then spent two years at Northern Oklahoma Junior College in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. There she met...
Kenith Joice, Sr.
Mar 20, 2017
Kenith Ray Joice, Sr., 90 of Brazoria, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Monday, March 20, 2017. He was born on November 14, 1926 in Bay City, Texas to Johnie Ray and Emma (Whitley) Joice. After school, Kenith served in the Army Air Corp during World War II. Kenith retired with...
Marilyn Mcclendon
Mar 16, 2017
Marilyn Leone McClendon, age 68, went to be with the Lord on Thursday March 16, 2017. She passed peacefully on the wings of the Lord in her Brazoria home surrounded by family. Marilyn was born in Lubbock, TX on May 10, 1948 to Ola Mae Benge and Robert Eston Richardson (both deceased). Marilyn was a devoted...
George Smith
Mar 12, 2017
George B. Smith, 72, of West Columbia passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving wife and daughter on March 12, 2017. George was born in Houston to Douglas and Pauline Smith on Nov. 13, 1944. George served in the U. S. Navy during the Vietnam Era. He was a cook on the Navy...
Stanley Stowers
Mar 10, 2017
Stanley Stratton Stowers, "Papa" was the sweetest, loving, God fearing man that continually showered us with love; and boy did he have a lot to go around with 4 kids, 21 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren. His strong spiritual leadership was not only led by example, but also created a stable foundation for our family. His unwavering...
Samuel Valma
Mar 7, 2017
Samuel Valma, 58 of Sweeny, Texas passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. He was born March 11, 1958 in Houston, Texas to Jesse and Marguerite Valma. He graduated from Bishop Byrne High School and was a pipefitter and millwright in the shipbuilding industry for over 30 years, he served during the Vietnam Era in the...
Michael Neff
Mar 6, 2017
Obituary for Michael Vaun Neff Michael Vaun Neff was born October 10, 1946, in Leesville, Louisiana, and died peacefully-with his family by his side-on March 6, 2017. Mike was awarded two purple hearts and a bronze star for his service during Vietnam, but his highest honor was being a loving husband to Anna Jo Neff, a...
Lana Tipps
Mar 6, 2017
Lana Gayle Tipps, 66, of Cedar Lane, Texas, passed away on March 6, 2017 at her home. Visitation will be held at Baker Funeral home in West Columbia, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Wednesday, March 8. Funeral services will be held, 2:00 pm, Thursday, March 9 at Sweeny Church of Christ. Lana was born in Bay...
Mildred Phillips
Mar 3, 2017
Mildred Lonnice Ross Phillips, 73 of Sweeny, passed away at her home March 3, 2017. She was born on October 19, 1943 in Brownswood, Texas to Alonzo Milton and Mildred Jewel (Rodenburg) Ross. Mildred worked for 30 years in Galveston in the insurance field. She loved traveling to Jackson, Wyoming, collecting kachina dolls, and bead work....
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