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Leon H. "Buddy" Gabro, Jr., having been blessed with 95 years of life, has now "graduated with honors" to meet his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Born Feb. 15, 1929, in Leesville, LA, "Buddy", (nicknamed by his Dad), excelled in school, athletics and boyhood. He earned his Eagle Scout rank at 17, and was elected Leesville High School Class President his Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years. He began college at Northwestern State, but after his first semester, he transferred to LSU and lived underneath Tiger Stadium in overflow rooms they used for freshman. Buddy graduated with a B.S. degree in Physics, married his high school sweetheart, Nita Porter, and went to...

Ethel Mae Petty, age 93, passed away April 7, 2024. Visitation will be 5:00pm-8:00pm on Friday April 19th. Services will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, April 20th at Forest Park East Funeral Home. 281-332-3111

Lanella Spinks Gray was called home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday morning, April 6, 2024, following a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. The beloved daughter of William Milton Spinks and Lillian Calvert Spinks, Lanella grew up in Kilgore, Texas during the East Texas oil boom, later contributing her stories about growing up in East Texas to the book, Just Between Us: Stores and Memories from the Texas Pines. She was a member of the famed Kilgore College Rangerettes in 1952, appearing with the Rangerettes on the Ed Sullivan Show, before attending Baylor University to study under legendary director and theater innovator, Dr. Paul Baker. Thus, began her lifelong...

Linda Byrd Andrews passed away on April 3, 2024, after a valiant fight against the ravages of COPD. She was born on December 1, 1944, to Lawrence and Elsie (Carter) Byrd in Huntsville, Alabama. Linda attended Austin College in Sherman, Texas. After college, she taught for a brief period and then dedicated her life to her children and grandchildren. She first met her husband, Richard, during their freshmen year in High School. Ten years later on June 3rd 1969, they were married in Midland, Texas. Following in her mother's footsteps, she was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Linda enjoyed gardening and belonged to the local garden club. She was an avid animal lover;...

Evelyn "Eve" Muriel Mitchell, known for her independence, intelligence, and generosity, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2024, in Austin, Texas. Her funeral service and burial will be held at 11:45 am on Friday, April 5, 2024, at Forest Park East Funeral Home and Cemetery in Webster, Texas. Eve was born in Bristol, England, on July 13, 1925, to Ada Elsie Payne and John Thomas Denny. Eve was an only child and had a very close relationship with her father who called her Girlie. However, Eve was fated to leave England after she became a British War Bride to American serviceman, Frank Stickney Mitchell. She was married on VE Day, May 9, 1945. She later joined Frank in America and moved to...

Jimmie Lynn Spinks (nee Genzer), 86, passed away on March 29, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. Born in Jena, LA on February 19, 1938. A dedicated educator and administrator, she cherished family time and friendships. Jimmie Lynn was a seamstress and photographer, creating memories with her family and beloved dogs. She is survived by her sons, Steven Paul and Douglas Brent Spinks, grandchildren, brothers, and extended family. Jimmie Lynn is preceded by her husband, parents, and sister-in-law. For full obituary and funeral details please see website

Roy David Nance, 94, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on March 28, 2024, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 5, at Calder Baptist Church, 1005 N. 11th St., Beaumont. Burial will be at Clairette Cemetery, at 25271 Highway 6, Hico, Texas, at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 6. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Calder Baptist Church. Born in Dublin, Texas, on April 24, 1929; He was the son of Roy William Nance and Mary Alice Cook Nance. David grew up in Navasota, Texas, where he graduated high school in 1946. He signed up for the Marines at 17 years old in 1946, where he was honorably discharged. He then went to Texas A &...

Eileen Arden Sedgwick, 75, of Spring, Texas, died on March 27, 2024. A graveside funeral will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, April 1st at Crest Lawn Memorial Park in Atlanta. To access the online guest book and livestream link, visit www.jewishfuneralcare.com. Arrangements by Dressler's, 770-451-4999.

Daniel Edward Gohmert Daylight: July 23, 1930 Broke the surly bonds of Earth: March 22, 2024 Born the third son in the family of two older brothers and a younger sister to Werner C. and Alfreda (Ruschhaupt) Gohmert in Yorktown, Texas. Baptized at St. John Lutheran Church , Meyersville, TX by Pastor E. Meier and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Yorktown, TX by Pastor C.G. Hankamer. Attended Yorktown Grade School and graduated from Yorktown High School in 1948. Thus began a career of employment in the electrical energy distribution industry (central Power and Light Co- Victoria, TX, City Public Board of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX). Service of our country in...

Susan (Leigh) Bourne Lott died at Memorial Hermann Hospital on March 16, 2024 (Houston, TX) at the age of 56. She had been a resident of Houston for fifty years. She was born on April 27, 1967 (Jackson, MS) to Dr. Thomas C. and Martha Flowers Bourne. Susan spent her early childhood in Wilton, CT, and then she moved with her family to Houston in 1975. Susan graduated from Memorial Senior High School in 1985, and then she attended Mississippi State University. She returned to Houston, and worked for more than three decades as a legal assistant. Prior to her death, Susan began a new career as a real estate agent. Susan's many interests included art and design, and she loved dogs (especially...

Susan (Leigh) Bourne Lott died at Memorial Hermann Hospital on March 16, 2024 (Houston, TX) at the age of 56. She had been a resident of Houston for fifty years. She was born on April 27, 1967 (Jackson, MS) to Dr. Thomas C. and Martha Flowers Bourne. Susan spent her early childhood in Wilton, CT, and then she moved with her family to Houston in 1975. Susan graduated from Memorial Senior High School in 1985, and then she attended Mississippi State University. She returned to Houston, and worked for more than three decades as a legal assistant. Prior to her death, Susan began a new career as a real estate agent. Susan's many interests included art and design, and she loved dogs (especially...

AGNES BRACHER BARRETT - May 18, 1923 - March 15, 2024 Agnes Bracher Barrett, 100, passed away peacefully on March 15 at The Delaney at Georgetown Village in Georgetown, Texas where she had resided the past year. She was born on May 18, 1923, in Wallis, Texas to Emily Hodde Bracher and William Paul Bracher. After graduating from Port Lavaca High School where the family resided on a farm for many years, she attended and graduated from Texas State College for Women (now TWU) in Denton, Texas in 1944 with a B.S. degree in Business Education and a minor in Economics. She spent summer vacations studying Spanish at the Interamerican University in Saltillo, Mexico, Institute of San Miguel de...

Roy Bert "Butch" Robinson, 79, passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2024, in San Leon, Texas. He was born on January 22, 1945, in Ardmore, Oklahoma to parents Lois Blaine Robinson and Wilbur Bert Robinson. Roy met his future wife, Kathy, when they were in the 6th grade. He immediately fell in love with her, and their long courtship began. When he was 17 and Kathy was 15, he proposed to her. Roy and Kathy married on August 15, 1969 in Oklahoma after her college graduation. He was "Uncle Butch" to his niece and nephews. He told us that his Dad called home from the war and asked Grandma Lois to call him Butchand not Bert. Roy was a graduate of Harding High School in Oklahoma City. Roy and...

Jacqueline C. Bushman passed away on March 8, 2024 in Houston, Texas. She was born on December 22, 1935 in Houston. Friends are invited to visit with the family from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 800 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77007. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, March 15, 2024 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Graveside and burial will follow in Rosewood Memorial Park in Humble, TX. For the full obituary, as well as to leave condolences to family, please visit www.eickenhorstfuneral.com.

Robert Lee (Bob) Chiles passed away on March 6, 2024 at the age of 89 following a brief illness. His companion and high school love, Clara Bell Shrader, predeceased him. Bob is survived by his son Robert Gregory Chiles and his partner Carole Davidson from Columbus, Ohio; Lee Anne Chiles and her fianc? George Spon from Greenville, Pennsylvania; his granddaughters Lauren Trunick Pearson and her husband Quentin from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Gina Miller from Greenville, Pennsylvania; his brother James W. (Jim) Chiles and his wife Dana of Calabash, North Carolina. Bob graduated from Osceola High School in Paragould, Arkansas. Two days later he joined the Navy serving at the Naval...

Florence Brogdon, 94, of Houston, passed away on Thursday, February 29, 2024, in Houston. Visitation will be 10 am, to service time at 11 am, Wednesday, March 6, 2024 both at the funeral chapel. Interment will follow immediately in Erwin Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Nobles Funeral Chapel in Navasota. Born on January 15, 1930 to Collie and Annie Arrington in Cedar Bayou, Texas, Florence lived a long and fulfilling life. She was a wife, mother, daughter, sister and AUNT SIS to all her family and a talented artist and teacher to all of her colleagues and students. A gifted seamstress, avid reader, green thumb, and world traveler, there was nothing that she didn't excel at...

Minnie Ruth Jones, born on December 18, 1944, in Mansfield, Louisiana, passed away on February 21, 2024, in Houston, Texas, at the age of 79. Ruth's journey through life was marked by her devotion to her family, her passion for teaching, and her love for traveling the world and experiencing different cultures. She is survived by her three sisters, Eula Bradford, Bettie Jones, and Lessie Dancy; 19 nieces and nephews; and a host of great nieces, nephews, and cousins. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents Willie Lee and Emma Alexander Jones; brothers William and Ossie Jones; sisters Olevia Jones and Bertha Adkins; niece LaShonda Harrell, and nephew Michael Jones. A service to honor and...

Eugene David Bednar 9/23/1932-2/19/2024 After a long, full, life of wandering and returning home, Gene Bednar will return home to Latium, Texas, one last time March 2, where he will be buried at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. For more details: Memorialoakschapel.com.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mildred "Millie" Martel on February 19, 2024. Her commitment to family formed the core of her existence. A beloved wife of over 50 years to Raymond Martel, a fierce mother to Brian Martel, and a loving grandmother to Liam, Aiden, Nolan, and Kate Martel. Her love extended beyond blood, as she welcomed Brian's wife, Hayley Martel, into her heart as a true daughter. Born on December 9, 1946, in Baltimore, Maryland where she lived until 1972 when Ray and Millie embraced the spirit of the Lone Star State and moved to Houston, Texas. A significant chapter of their life started in Katy, Texas, living there for nearly four decades before...

George Flavious Wirt, 89, died on February 9, 2024 in Tomball, Texas, after a tough battle with prostate and bone cancer. He was born in Houston, Texas at the Heights Hospital on May 25, 1934 to Roy David Wirt and Vera Virginia Bleyl Wirt. He graduated from Spring Branch High School in 1951. In school he played football and baseball, was in the FFA and raised cows, chickens, and hogs. He served in the Navy from 1951 to 1955 and was stationed in San Diego working on planes. After that, he sold magazines door to door all around the US. He married Tania Marlene Wert of Newton, Iowa in 1957 and they lived and worked on the Bullock Ranch until 1959. He then joined the Houston Fire Department and...

Karon Yvette Elzy Collins was born to the late Hazel E. (Woods) and Willie B. Elzy on May 15, 1958. Karon transitioned peacefully at home after a lengthy period of being afflicted with frontal temporal dementia (FTD). Karon gracefully endured her condition, never letting it take her joy. She was affectionately known by family and friends as "Kaye." She grew up in Houston, Texas surrounded by a loving family and friends. She was a faithful member of the St. Andrews United Methodist Church in Acres Holmes. She was nurtured and protected by this Christian body and drew strength from the congregation. In later adult life, she was added to the West Houston Church of Christ. Karon matriculated...