Geo H Lewis and Sons Funeral Home

Greg Newton Martin passed away peacefully the morning of Monday, the 3rd of July 2023, at home in Houston, Texas. He was born in Austin, Texas on the 13th of August 1938, to Marie and Elmer Martin in the Rosedale neighborhood. Greg attended McCallum High School and graduated from the University of Texas with a BBA in Finance and a JD. While he was an undergrad at UT, Greg was a member of the Texas Cowboys organization, the Phi Kappa Psi Social fraternity and played for the Longhorn Varsity Baseball team. His love of baseball did not begin or end with the Longhorn Baseball program, though. A player in the Babe Ruth League and the Little Bigger League, he was a member of the 1951 North...

Ruth Weathers Giampietro was born in Wendell, North Carolina, on the 5th of July 1928, and passed away in Houston on Friday, the 30th of June 2023. She was 94 years of age. The memorial service is to be conducted at two o'clock in the afternoon on Wednesday, the 12th of July, at St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road, in Houston, where The Rev. Dr. Russell Levenson, Jr. is to officiate. Immediately following, all are cordially invited to greet the family and share remembrances of Ruth during a reception in the adjacent Bagby Parish Hall. In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions in Ruth's name be directed to The St....

James David Webb Sr., passed away on Friday, the 23rd of June 2023, in Houston, Texas. He was 92 years of age. He was born to Edith Lorena Miller Webb and Arthur Darrell Webb on the 27th of April 1931, in Big Spring, Texas. He described himself as an unpopular child. In the first grade at Big Spring Elementary, Jimmy was the only student in the class who received no Valentines in the paper bag he had decorated with hearts that February day in 1937. Eighty years later, he would tell that story with tears in his sky-blue eyes. Jim was raised by Edith and Darrell Webb, who eloped when they were too young to have acquired many of the skills that come with the lessons of life. Even so, they...

Deborah Maria Bush, was born on the 17th of November 1956, to Consuelo and William Bryant in New Orleans, LA and passed away on Tuesday, the 25th of April 2023. She was 66 years of age. A Requiem Mass will be offered at two o'clock in the afternoon on Monday, the 1st of May 2023, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham, 7809 Shadyvilla Lane, in Houston, where the Very Reverend Charles A. Hough, Rector, Pastor and Deacon Mark A. Stockstil, will be celebrating the mass. The Rite of Committal will follow in the adjacent church cemetery. Please visit Deborah's online memorial tribute at GeoHLewis.com where fond memories and words of comfort and condolence may be shared electronically...

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved Virginia "Ginny" "GG" Callahan Lyman on Easter Sunday, the 9th of April 2023, after a brief battle with cancer. Ginny was born in Waukegan, Illinois on the 26th January 1945, to Jim and Helen Callahan. Soon after, the family relocated to Little Rock, Arkansas, where she spent her youth. Upon graduating from Mount Saint Mary Academy in 1963, she attended the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Here Ginny was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority and graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in Home Economics in 1967. During her time at U of A, she met her partner in love and life, Charles Wayne Lyman. Upon graduation, they...

Kay Dyche Weed, passed away on Saturday, the 8th of April 2023. She was 86 years of age. She was born in Amarillo, Texas, to Juanita Cross and Kermit Godwin Dyche. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin Butler Music School in 1958 as an accomplished pianist and harpist. She met Thomas H. Weed in college, and they were married almost 60 years, until his death in early 2017. They moved to Houston in 1961, where she lived for over 58 years. In 2019 she moved to Kerrville to be closer to family. She had a passion for giving back to and supporting a variety of community organizations. As a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority, she held various alumnae leadership roles,...

Andrew "Andy" Butchko, of Baldwinsville, NY passed away Thursday, the 2nd of March 2023, at Houston Hospice in Houston, TX surrounded by loving family. He was 59 years of age. He was born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Andrew and Nancy Benichuk Butchko. He was a graduate of West Scranton High School, class of 1981. He received his RN diploma from Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in December 1991. For several years Andy worked on the pediatric floor of Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, NY. He next worked for Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital in Syracuse, NY. Andy also worked at Syracuse Home at McHarrie Place. Andy's passions included spending time with his family,...

Andrew "Andy" Butchko, of Baldwinsville, NY passed away Thursday, the 2nd of March 2023, at Houston Hospice in Houston, TX surrounded by loving family. He was 59 years of age. He was born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Andrew and Nancy Benichuk Butchko. He was a graduate of West Scranton High School, class of 1981. He received his RN diploma from Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in December 1991. For several years Andy worked on the pediatric floor of Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, NY. He next worked for Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital in Syracuse, NY. Andy also worked at Syracuse Home at McHarrie Place. Andy's passions included spending time with his family,...

Patricia Ann "Pat" Childs, passed away on Saturday, the 25th of February 2023, at her residence in Houston. She was 89, years of age. She was born on the 24th of June 1933, in Center, Texas, to Auvy and Birdie (Weaver) Childs. After graduating from Center High School, she attended Stephen F. Austin State University and graduated with a B.S. degree. The recipient of a grant from the Polio Foundation, she received additional training in Houston under Dr. O.O. Seeke at Hermann Hospital. As a physical therapist specializing in working with polio patients, she was employed at Methodist, St. Luke's, and Texas Children's hospitals for eleven years. She then worked in five nursing homes. For...

Ruby Pearl Tignor Riedel, age 91, passed away at her home on Wednesday, the 18th of January 2023. She was born in Newark, Ohio, the daughter of Ruby Pearl Roberts Tignor and Ralph Edward Tignor. She joins her husband of 63 years, Alan Ellis Riedel, who passed away in 2016. Ruby graduated from Newark High School and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Ohio University in 1953. She was the first of her family to attend college, an achievement she and her parents held with pride. During her second week as a freshman collegiate living at Bryan Hall dormitory, she met Alan at a campus mixer as well as seeing him deliver sandwiches and snacks to campus dorms for students after...

Ruby Pearl Tignor Riedel, age 91, passed away at her home on Wednesday, the 18th of January 2023. She was born in Newark, Ohio, the daughter of Ruby Pearl Roberts Tignor and Ralph Edward Tignor. She joins her husband of 63 years, Alan Ellis Riedel, who passed away in 2016. Ruby graduated from Newark High School and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Ohio University in 1953. She was the first of her family to attend college, an achievement she and her parents held with pride. During her second week as a freshman collegiate living at Bryan Hall dormitory, she met Alan at a campus mixer as well as seeing him deliver sandwiches and snacks to campus dorms for students after...

David Marion Johnson was born on the 21st of December 1937, in Jamestown, Tennessee. He died peacefully at home shortly after his 85th birthday on Saturday, the 31st of December 2022, in Goliad, Texas. His wife and love of his life, Sally S. Johnson, was at his side. David's father, Willard M. Johnson, moved his family from Tennessee to Texas, in 1941 after a successful "Hail Mary" sale of barite to Texaco. David spent his formative years in Houston and was a part of St. John's School's founding class in 1946. He was a three-sport athlete and a member of the high school's seldom-winning football team. After graduation in 1955, David attended Sewanee, The University of the South, to play...

William "Bill/Willie" Gruetzmacher, passed away on the 19th of December 2022, in Houston, Texas. He was born on the 5th of September 1932, in Corpus Christi, Texas to William and Katy Grueztmacher. Known to his friends and work colleagues as "Bill", and family as "Willie", he was a loving husband and father to his wife Sybil and daughter Marcia. He was raised in Yorktown, Texas and attended and graduated from school there. Later in life he studied Business Administration at the University of Houston. Wille was a veteran serving in the US Army, Korean Service, from 1953 to 1954 and was later employed by Dresser Industries for 31 years as a sales representative. Both Willie and Sybil were...

James Alexander Rickard died peacefully at his apartment in Austin, Texas, on Friday, the 16th of December 2022. He was 96 years of age. He was born in Austin on the 9th of July 1926, the son of Dr. John Allison Rickard and Bessie Mae White Rickard. Jim grew up mostly in Kingsville, Texas, where he made lifelong friendships. He attended Texas A&I University, now known as Texas A&M University at Kingsville, where he received both his BS (summa cum laude) and MS in 1948. He then entered the University of Texas, where he met and married Marjorie Claiborne Bell in 1952 while both were associated with the University. After earning his PhD in nuclear physics in 1953, Jim and Marge...

Philip Edwin Bryant of Houston, Texas peacefully passed away on November 6, 2022, at the age of 68. Born in Big Spring, TX and raised in Denton, TX, Philip graduated from the University of North Texas in 1977 with a B.A. in Psychology and received his Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1980 from South Texas College of Law. In addition to his law practice, Philip was the developer and former business owner of Marina Bay Harbor Yacht Club in Clear Lake Shores, TX. He was a former Rotarian and board member of the Rotary Club of West U and West U Little League coach and manager for 5 seasons. Philip leaves behind his loving wife of 35 years, Susan Bryant and their two sons, Nathan and William....

Charles R. Lane was a resident of Montgomery. He lived in Houston for years and other places around Texas. Charles changed his address to Heaven on Sunday, the 11th of September 2022, when he went to be with Jesus. He was 93 years of age. Charles was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas on the 15th of June 1929, where he was raised on his Grandfather Beck's farm with his mother and three brothers, two aunts, two uncles, and many cousins. At a young age, Charles, his first wife Marjorie and their three boys moved to Houston where he owned and operated Charles R. Lane Wholesale Cars for 27 years on Louisiana Street. Charles accepted Christ at South Main Baptist Church in Houston and was baptized...

Karen Kay Wallace Johnson was born to Dwane and Velma Wallace in Wichita, Kansas, on the 27th of May 1945. She passed away in her sleep at Memorial Hermann Hospital at Memorial City on Friday, the 5th of August 2022. Her husband was by her side. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to many. The second of four sisters, Karen was spirited, talented, and generous. She graduated from Wichita East High School in 1963 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design from Stephens College in 1967, where she actively participated in the riding program. After graduation, she worked at a Wichita-based interior design firm. She pursued a Masters of Arts in English...

Patricia Dalferes "Patsy of the Joyful Heart" Martin went home peacefully to God on Monday, the 25th of July 2022, with Woods Martin, her husband of 70 years, at her side, surrounded by her loving family, in view of her beloved gardens. She had been briefly hospitalized earlier in July and returned home with supportive hospice care for her last week, grateful and generous as ever. To keep Woods company, she leaves her children, David and Mary Pat and their families: David's wife Beverly Martin, their children, Zoe, Matthew, Cody and his wife Michelle and great-grandson Woods; Mary Pat's husband Rick Livingston and daughters Madeleine and Clara; her sister, Clayelle Dalferes, and a great...

Maurice "Sandy" Nelson, Jr. passed away on Sunday, the 17th of July 2022, at the age of 84, in Houston, Texas, near his loving wife and daughter. Born in Springfield, Ohio in 1937, Sandy and his brother Hale Nelson were raised by his mother Katherine (Kay) Wallis and grandmother Katheryn Wallis. He spent the majority of his childhood in St. Louis, MO where he became a diehard St. Louis Cardinal fan from an early age. Sandy attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he married his high school sweetheart Doris and had their first child David. Their second child, Laura, was born shortly after graduation. Sandy's career within the industrial metals is unparalleled. After an...

Maurice "Sandy" Nelson passed away on Sunday, the 17th of July 2022, at the age of 84, in Houston, Texas, near his loving wife and daughter. Born in Springfield, Ohio in 1937, Sandy and his brother Hale Nelson were raised by his mother Katherine (Kay) Wallis and grandmother Katheryn Wallis. He spent the majority of his childhood in St. Louis, MO where he became a diehard St. Louis Cardinal fan from an early age. Sandy attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he married his high school sweetheart Doris and had their first child David. Their second child, Laura, was born shortly after graduation. Sandy's career within the industrial metals is unparalleled. After an extremely...

Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Dale Cooper (US Army, Ret.) of Houston, TX passed away on Saturday July 16, 2022. He was born on October 16, 1934 in Parkersburg, WV to Lewis Raymond Cooper and Martha (Tefft) Cooper who proceeded him in death. He is survived by his wife Jean (Sallaz) who was born in Ripley, WV. They were married for 63 years. They have two daughters, Sharon Louise Slother of Philipsburg, PA and Susan Elise Bryant of Houston, TX. He is also survived by four grandsons and one great granddaughter. He graduated from West Virginia University in 1956 with a B.S. Degree in Industrial Management. He entered the US Army in 1957 as a Second Lieutenant and graduated from flight...