Remembering...
Lorenzo Dow Kruger
L. D. started his new life with the Lord on Sunday November 21st while surrounded by his family. His past months were difficult and in spite of his dementia and pain, he took every opportunity in a waking moment to be the first to say “I love you”. He will be dearly missed by his wife of 60 years, Nell and his four children and their families: Louis & Stephanie, children Chris & Lacey…
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Laura Jane (Lolly) Davidson
Laura Jane (Lolly) Davidson, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt passed away peacefully on November 19, 2010. Lolly was a proud native Houstonian where she lived all of her life graduating from Reagan High School in the Heights and marrying LeRoy (Lee) T. Davidson. She loved her children and grandchildren teaching them all to fish. She loved her beach house and surf-…
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Ella Rose Leisner
Ella Rose Leisner, 70, passed away in Houston, Texas on Wednesday, November 17, 2010. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Frank Leisner; son, Frank Leisner Jr.; daughter, Laura Katherine Guthrie; and grandchildren, Scott, Anthony, Brandon, Bryce, and Allyson. She is preceded in death by her son, Scott Anton Leisner; parents Jonah & Marie Prigmore; and brother, Jerry Prigmore. A…
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Carmen Victoria Garay
Carmen Victoria Garay was born Nov. 17, 1923 in Dallas, Texas and has now departed to Heaven receiving a glorious abundant entry into the loving arms of her wonderful Jesus. She was the daughter of Don Arturo and Panfila Perez, the oldest of four siblings and she was the only girl. Carmen attended HISD schools and graduated from Milby High School in 1941. She began working in her father’s grocery…
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Lenore Leofsky
In Loving Memory of LENORE KAREN "LEN" LEOFSKY, born March 30, 1948 in Elizabeth, New Jersey to the late Charles F. Baute and the late Josephine M. Bradley. Len passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on November 13, 2010, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Len retired in 2005 after a distinguished 35 year career with ExxonMobil, which began in New York City with Enjay Chemical Co.…
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Zarouhie H Kabayan Tarakjian
My Dear Mother Zarouhie Kabayan was born in Beirut, Lebanon on August 1, 1926. Her parents were Hovsep and Cauline Kabayan. She was the only daughter, with eleven brothers. Only one brother survived. She lost her mother when she was very young, and she does not remember her. Because of that she was a very good mother. She dedicated all her life to her children. She got married very young,…
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Charles Sidney (Sid) Hervey Jr.
Charles Sidney Hervey Jr., 73, of Texarkana, Texas, died Tuesday, November 9, 2010, in Houston, Texas. Mr. Hervey was born October 22, 1937, in Texarkana, Arkansas. He graduated from Texarkana, Arkansas High School in 1955, and received his Bachelor of Finance from the University of North Texas. Sid served in the National Guard and later lived in Denton and worked out the World Trade Center in…
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Travis Griffin
Gently - so have good men taught - Gently, and without grief, the old shall glide Into the new; the eternal flow of things, Like a bright river of the fields of heaven, Shall journey onward in perpetual peace Travis Griffin passed away on November 3, 2010 in Humble, Texas. He was born on February 22, 1950 in Houston, Texas to Earl Ray Griffin and Dorothy Griffin. Travis was preceded in death by…
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Theodore Gordon Hughes III
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31) Theodore Gordon Hughes, III, (known as Ted or Teddy to his family and close friends), was born to the union of Gloria Elizabeth Turner and Theodore Gordon Hughes, II as their only child on June 6, 1937 in Des…
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Beatrice Naranjo
Beatrice Naranjo went to start her new life with the Lord on October 31, 2010 in Houston, Texas. Beatrice was born on May 21, 1961 in San Benito, Texas. She was the daughter of Manuela R. Naranjo and Ramiro L. Naranjo. She was a loving mother, sister and daughter who was caring and very thoughtful of others. She was a member of Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Brownsville, Texas. She graduated…
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Julie Ann Osborne
Julie Ann Landry Osborne was born in Houston, Texas on April 5, 1958 to her loving parents Robert and Eileen Landry. She was the sixth child of seven to bless the Landry family. She is preceded in death by her older sister Karen and her older brothers Hank and Bart and survived by her parents, her older brothers Robert and Alan, and her younger brother David. Julie graduated from Marian High…
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John Steve Dudar
John S. Dudar of Houston passed away October 29, 2010. He was 82. He courageously battled cancer for two decades. Born September 3, 1928 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Mary and Harry Dudar, he earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Saskatchewan and a Master’s and PhD degree in Geology from the University of Michigan. His career in the oil and gas industry eventually brought him…
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Henrietta Whited Humber
Henrietta Whited Humber, 91, went to be with our Heavenly Father on October 27, 2010. Born on February 20, 1919, "Hennie" was preceded in death by her parents, William J. and Lorena Whited and her sisters Eleanor Cole of Atlanta, Georgia, and Billie Shacklet of Alpharetta, Georgia. She is also preceded in death by her loving husband John B. Humber who passed away on July 20, 1980. Henrietta…
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Benjamin Donald Hatfield
Benjamin Donald Hatfield, 30, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at MD Anderson Cancer Center after a courageous three year battle with Ewing's sarcoma, a very rare form of cancer. Ben never gave up hope and, despite several painful surgeries and numerous rounds of chemotherapy, always kept a positive attitude. His strength and determination to beat cancer, even at the very end, will…
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Bennett Lee Walker
Bennett Lee Walker passed away on October 26, 2010 after his fourth battle with cancer over the last 9 years. Ben was born in Houston, Texas, on February 27, 1933 to Isaac Ray Walker and Arrie Dell Walker (nee Rodgers). After moving several times during his early school years Ben’s family settled in Concord, California, where he graduated from Mt. Diablo High School in 1951. Later that year,…
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Marvin Glenn Carlton Sr
Marvin Glenn Carlton, Sr., 60, passed away in Sugar Land, TX on October 25, 2010. He was born in Houston, TX on March 24, 1950 to Glenn and Wanda Carlton. He is survived by his wife of 23 years Sharon Carlton and his son Marvin Carlton, Jr. He is also survived by his sister Donna Reilly and his brother Larry Carlton and his wife Brenda as well as one nephew Donald Carlton. The family will…
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Bennie Hollier
Services for Bennie Hollier, 70, of Houston, Texas will be held under the direction of Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home, 2845 S. Union St., Opelousas, LA 70570-5738, (337) 942-2638. No local services are planned. Please contact Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home for more information.
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Sylvia Wolfe
Sylvia Wolfe was born on July 4, 1933, in Houston and passed on October 21, 2010, in Houston. Sylvia was a Texas woman in the truest sense, devoted to her family, able to bake a delicious pie from scratch or change the oil in your car. She cooked three meals a day, allowed no spots on her carpet and no wrinkled children out her door. Her life skills made her the family gold standard. If you…
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J. Martin Briggs
J. Martin Briggs, 60, passed away October 16, 2010. He was born on March 11, 1950 in Poughkeepsie, NY to Jim and Marian Briggs. He was a senior licensed PE with TRC Environmental. He is survived by Jan, his loving wife of 35 years, son Joshua and wife Kim, daughter Sarah and husband Derek, two grandchildren, brother, and three sisters, along with other relatives and friends. A memorial service…
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Robert (Bob) J. Jellison
Robert (Bob) J. Jellison was born March 04, 1931 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to John and Rosamond Jellison. He was raised in Brentwood, PA where he graduated from high school in 1950. He attended Duquesne University and graduated in 1954 with a Bachelors of Science-Accounting, the first in his family to attend college. In August 1954 while working at American Cyanamid Company, he met Ethel…
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Dominga Vasquez
Dominga Vasquez, 70, passed away in Houston on Wednesday, October 6, 2010. She is survived by her sons, Dan Serrato, Jesus R. Vasquez, and Sergio Vasquez & wife Kelly; her daughters, Diana Sefton & husband John, and Rosy Luna & husband Mario; her brothers, Evaristo Villarreal, and Francisco Villarreal; her sisters, Maria Luisa Ramirez and Eloisa Rosas; 12 Grandchildren, 15 Great…
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Norris Teola Thompson
Our beloved Norris Teola Thompson was born on August 11, 1934 to Ollie A. and Lillie Mae (Jones) Thompson in Caldwell, Texas (Teal’s Prairie community). The family moved to Houston, Texas in 1941 where Norris attended school in the Houston Independent School District. He confessed Christ at an early age and was baptized at the First Baptist Missionary Church, where the Rev. Sims was Pastor.…
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John Joseph Castille Sr.
JOHN JOSEPH CASTILLE, SR., born November 13, 1925, died September 13, 2010. He is survived by children, Emily Castille Prus, John Joseph Castille, Jr., Elizabeth Castille Crowe and Catherine Castille Pierce. Survivors also include brother, Merlin Anthony Castille, sister-in-law, Jo Ann Auer Castille and sister, Leticia Castille Haest. Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family…
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Robert Albrecht Eden
ROBERT ALBRECHT EDEN Bob Eden peacefully passed away on September 10, 2010 in Pearland, Texas. He was born on June 21, 1927 in Kimball, Nebraska to Walter and Lillian Albrecht Eden. Bob graduated in 1950 from the University of Colorado at Boulder, married his college sweetheart and served in the U.S. Army before moving to Houston. He was a Civil Engineer for Shell Oil for 37 years, spending most…
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Thomas Furman Jr.
Thomas Furman Jr. passed from this life on Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 into the loving arms of his savior Jesus Christ after a long battle with heart disease, kidney disease, and cancer. Thomas was born August 10th, 1930 in Waterford Michigan to Lewis B. Furman and Rosella Lute Furman. He married Deborah Myers Petrich on February 18, 1989 in El Campo, Texas. He is survived by his…
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Neil Carl Johnson
Senior Master Sergeant Neil Carl Johnson (USAF Ret.), 76, passed away Monday, September 6, 2010 in Katy, Texas. He is survived by his brothers, Arnold Johnson and Dennis Johnson; aunts, Pauline Elder and June Marshall; step-sons, Paul Tidwell & Elizabeth Kantz, and Robert Tidwell & wife Rhonda Elaine Tidwell; and grandchildren, Christopher Tidwell and Jaclyn Bollenberg. He is preceded in…
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