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Ruby Viola Adams Bates
Ruby Viola Bates, born October 8, 1909 in Volga, Texas, died July 5, 2007 in Conroe, Texas. She is survived by her daughter, Lillian Goodrum; her brothers, Buford Adams & Mack Adams; her sister: Mary Ethel Adkinson; Grandchildren: Terry Jones, Jana Broussard, and David Bates; Great-Grandchildren: Travis Aldridge, Kaydee Aldridge, Landon Dickerson, Dillion Bates, and Alex Bates. She is…
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Glenn Morris Beck
Glenn Morris Beck, 70, of Houston, Texas died Thursday June 28, 2007 in Webster, Texas. He was born on May 3, 1937 in Houston to George Lee Beck and Lela Mae Lowrance Beck. Glenn loved being a volunteer firefighter and served his community faithfully for many years. Although he lacked a formal education during his life that many of us take for granted, he more than made up for it in his spirit…
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Jay Faulkner
Jay is survived by his mother, Jane Baker, brother, Mac Faulkner, and sister, Sonya Lloveras.
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Margaret Patricia O'Connor Ecklund
Margaret Ecklund, 91, of Houston, Texas passed away on June 21, 2007 at a local hospital. She is preceded in death by her husband of 56 years Roy James Ecklund who passed away February 2, 1996. She is survived by her son James Ecklund and wife Janice; her daughter Mary Eileen Raybould and husband Milton; brother Francis O’Connor and wife Esther; her grandchildren Kathleen, Patrice, Jimmy, Eric…
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Ruth Holt O'Brien
Ruth (Holt) O’Brien, 85, of Missouri City, a former Almeda resident and widow of the late Walter H. O’Brien, passed away, Wednesday, June 20, 2007 in Houston, Texas. Born February 14, 1922 in Union township, WI, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Fern (Van Schoonhoven) Holt. She earned a Bachelor of Education degree in 1944 from River Falls State Teachers College. Prior to retiring in…
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Dorothy Mae Ruth
Dorothy Mae Ruth, 81, of Pasadena, Texas passed away June 17, 2007. She is survived by her sister Frances Sanders, her sister-in-law Diane Ruth, and eight nieces and six nephews. A graveside service will be held on Friday June 22, 2007 at 11:00 am at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, Texas with interment immediately following.
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Eugene Darrough
Eugene (Gene) Darrough, 78, passed away Wednesday June 13, 2007. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Marilyn, four sons; Bob and wife Judy, Daggett and wife Phyllis, Mark and wife Paula, Ross and wife Lily and one daughter; Gwen Cooney, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren and his devoted pet, Dudley. Other survivors include one sister, Nan Broughton and one brother, Charles…
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Olive Mary Lynch DeLeon
Olive Mary DeLeon, 101, of Houston, Texas passed away in a local hospital on June 13, 2007. She was born May 2, 1906 in Galway, Ireland. She was the last of eleven children born to George and Elizabeth Lynch. Mrs. DeLeon is preceded in death by her husband of 45 years Charles DeLeon. She is survived by her daughter Janet Montalvo and her husband Arturo Montalvo; five grandchildren: Linda,…
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Carlos David Berdeguez
Carlos David Berdeguez went home to be with the Lord on Thursday June 7, 2007. He was 46 years old. Our hearts are broken and we will miss him always. Carlos was born August 25, 1960 in Washington DC. Carlos grew up in Laurel, Maryland where he played high school football and graduated from Orange County High school in 1978. He moved to Houston in the early 1980’s where he met his future…
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Raymond Anthony Bezdek
Raymond Anthony Bezdek, 74, of Houston, Texas passed away on June 7, 2007. He was born June 14, 1932 in West, Texas. He was married to Deborah Jane Bezdek for 32 years. He also leaves behind his son Keith Bezdek & fiance Mandy Nunez; daughter Holly Ann Crawford; brother Jim Bezdek & wife Rose; sister Francis Jaska & husband Louis; granddaughter Amanda Crawford; and great-…
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John Patrick Cleary
The life of John Patrick Cleary is a story of Love and Perseverance. Born June 30, 1925 in Denver, Colorado, the young John Patrick and his younger brother Lawrence were given a strict Catholic upbringing by their parents, John Joseph and Mildred. His childhood was affected by the Great Depression, a time of hardship that is difficult to fathom by those who did not see it. Severe unemployment,…
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Herbert Cecil Raulerson
Herbie Raulerson, 93, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on June 3, 2007. Herbie was born in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. She received both her Bachelor and Masters of Education degrees from Southwestern and loved teaching school for many years. She was preceeded in death by her husband, Hugh, after 58 years of marriage. She is also survived by her two daughters, Adrianne…
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Donnie Lee Belleri
Donnie was born in Boston, Massachusetts and we spent most of our childhood on Omar Street in Houston, Texas. Donnie loved to tell me jokes. We were always telling each other jokes. Donnie had a lot of friends. He was very intelligent. He was skilled in many fields such as air conditioning, electrician, electronics, computers, and he even has been an assistant editor of a small newspaper. He…
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Arthur Jefferson Hunt Jr.
Arthur Jefferson Hunt, Jr. was born September 24, 1923 in Beaumont, Texas and passed away May 31, 2007 in Houston, Texas at the Michael DeBakey VA Medical Center at the age of 83. He was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife Mary Hunt. Graveside services will be held on Monday June 18, 2007 at 11:45 am at the Houston National Cemetery…
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Wanda Kendrick Arnold
Wanda is survived by her husband of 37 years, Clifford L. Arnold; her son, Kevyn Arnold and wife Janet; her daughters, Dianne Thomas and husband Dayton, Rebecca “Becky” Lane, and Laurette Huckabay and husband Owen; her grandchildren, Megan, Bree, Heather, Kimberly, Nathaniel, Tamrynn, Bethany, Ethan, and Jena; and great-grandchildren, Kayelin, Kenzlee, Harper, Nolan, and Hayden. She is preceded…
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Clarence Edward Cook Jr.
Chaunce Cook Born June 30, 1933 in McCook, Nebraska, moved to California and eventually ended up in Houston, TX., where he lived until his passing on May 28, 2007. After a long and successful career at Union Oil Company he was able to retire (1965-1995). Upon his retirement Chaunce stayed true to his form (not being able to sit still) and became a Special Education Substitute, at Ponderosa…
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Elinor Chandler Fenner
Elinor Chandler Fenner, 92, went home to be with her Lord on May 28 after a long life full of love and adventure. Born on March 18, 1915, she lived most of her life in St. Louis, Missouri, before moving to Houston in October, 2003. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, May 30, at 1:00 PM, at Bethel Independent Presbyterian Church, 825 Bering Drive, Houston, TX 77057 (713-782-8948) with Dr…
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John Gilbert Robinson
John Gilbert Robinson, 50, of Houston, Texas passed away on May 28, 2007 at a local hospital after a difficult battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held on Friday June 8, 2007 at 11:00 am in the Chapel of Beresford Funeral Service. Visitation for family and friends will be held one hour prior to the service beginning at 10:00 am. Burial will follow at Paradise North Cemetery.
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Stephen Allen Pratt
Stephen Allen Pratt, 24, born on December 9, 1982, went to be with Jesus on May 22, 2007 and has to suffer no more. He leaves behind a daughter, Kadence Elissa Mae Pratt; mother and father, Steve & Robbie Pratt of Sugar Land; sister and brother-in-law, Cherie & Jason Rich of Austin; and a brother, Jason Pratt of Stafford; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.…
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Teka Harris-Wymack
Teka is survived by her husband of 15 years, William Wymack; 2 sons, Ronald Gavin Harris III, and James Joseph Harris Sr & wife Connie Trevino Harris; daughter, Tana Annette Crain; step-daughter, Kacey Jean Wymack; 4 grandsons, James Joseph Harris II, Calvin Taylor Harris, Zephrm Ray Waters, and William James Wymack; her mother, Ruby Lee Dierks; 2 brothers, Terry Dean Sumner Sr. and James…
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Karen Dyches-Pennington
Karen was the beloved wife of Richard Pennington and mother of Summer Lynn Dyches. She was predeceased by her father, Walter Tucker. Survived by mother, Donna Tucker, Delaware, Ohio; sister, Amy Kester (Jim, Alexa), Woodland, CA; extended family, and a host of friends. Karen moved to Houston from Ohio in the early 80's and began working for Continental Airlines. Her love of travel sent her all…
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Stephen Driskell
Stephen Driskell, age 45, died at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Friday, May 18, 2007. He was born June 26, 1961 to the late Wallace and Barbara (Woessner) Driskell. As a native Houstonian, he graduated from Bellaire High School in 1980 and went on to graduate from the University of Houston. Stephen is survived by his wife, Verdell of sixteen and half years, his son Joseph Stephen (14) and his…
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Carl Rudolph Erickson Jr.
Carl Rudolph Erickson, Jr. passed away on May 18, 2007 in Houston at age 82. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, and educated at North Texas State University, he served in the Navy in WWII in the Pacific theater, as well as the Korean conflict. He was a long time employee of Tennessee Gas and Tenneco. He is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years, Rachael Erickson, and his children Vance Erickson and…
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Nieves Eduardo Garcia Jr.
Mr. Garcia is survived by his wife of 35 years, Ernestine Garcia; his five sons, Eddie Garcia, Joe Garcia, Robert Garcia, Ricky Garcia and Charlie Garcia; his step-son, Richard Sanchez; his four daughters, Hilda Coffee, Diana Howard, Marie Burris and Tilly Slaten; his step-daughters, Sally Sanchez and Rose Medlin; his brother, Bocho Garcia; his sisters, Elva G. Martinez and Ida Steamboat; 20…
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Gary Charles Gates
Gary Charles Gates, 54, beloved husband and father, went to be with his Savior on Wednesday, May 16, 2007. Gary was born August 25, 1952 in Arlington, Texas where he grew up. He was the owner of Assurance Mortgage in Houston and had a reputation as a man of integrity and fairness in the mortgage industry. Gary dearly loved his wife, Vicki, and their precious children Tyler, Austin and Victoria…
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Archie Rudolph Johnson
Mr. Johnson was born June 10, 1923 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Horace S. Johnson and Viola Johnson. He grew up in the panhandle area of Texas, where he attended grade school and high school. He was drafted into the Army February 23, 1943, and served in the 44th Infantry Division in various places in the United States, until he was sent to France in September 1944. He was wounded there and awarded…
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Graham Noel Beeby
Whether hiking across old lava fields, setting up lots of of photography accessories to get the perfect photo, tracking planets and stars across the sky with his telescope, preparing a wonderful gourmet dinner for his wife, or solving an offshore related issue, Graham spent his life pursuing all things scientific. And now he has started another journey to explore the great unknown. As stated…
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James Richard Tudyk
James R. Tudyk was born on June 12, 1938 in San Antonio, Texas to Frank and Albina (Moy) Tudyk. James being the youngest of four has three older siblings: Florence, Mary and Frank. He was married to his high school sweetheart, Ruby for 48 years. Though he was born in San Antonio , most of his adult life was spent living in Houston . There he and Ruby raised their three children Laurie, Julie…
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Ida Slay
SLAY Ila "Ida" Ryan Slay, born September 13, 1933, in Houston, Texas, was relieved of her earthly obligations to this world and entered into peace with the Lord on May 07, 2007. Ila was a very loving, caring, and devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother and friend. She is survived by her children: Kathryn Jones, Carolyn King, Sharon Price, John Slay, Jr., and Brian Jones. She is also survived by…
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