Obituaries
Ellie Jones Beebe Lins Purswell
Apr 24, 2018
Ellie Jones Beebe Lins Purswell Ellie Jones Beebe Lins Purswell, age 81, of Markham and Kemah and formerly of Newgulf and Boling, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2018, at her home in Markham with her loving family at her side. Ellie was born on September 24, 1936, in Wharton County, TX to the late Norban Frank and Ida Dees...
Arthur W. Newlin, Jr.
Apr 24, 2018
Arthur W. Newlin, Jr. (known as "Captain Jack"), age 84, of Richmond, Texas passed away peacefully on April 24, 2018 at the Barton House Center in Sugar Land, Texas. Jack was born on February 20, 1934 in Wharton, Texas to the late Arthur William Newlin, Sr. and Arnita Henrietta Josephine Maerz Newlin. Jack was raised in the Wharton area and...
Bonnie Mae Kimball
Apr 20, 2018
Bonnie Mae Kimball, 80, of Palacios, TX passed away Friday evening, April 20, 2018 at her residence. She was born on May 1, 1937 in Superior, Wisconsin to the late Eldor and Eloise Volker Danielsen. Bonnie was raised in California and graduated from Fair Oaks High School. She married Jerome Kimball, Jr. on June 7, 1957 in Ojai, CA. He...
Lyndon Dale Pinson
Apr 19, 2018
Lyndon Dale Pinson, 76, of Wharton, TX passed away Thursday morning, April 19, 2018 at a Houston hospital. He was born on May 18, 1941 in Corpus Christi, Texas to the late Walter Dewart and Lillian Elkins Pinson. Lyndon was raised in South Texas and graduated from Tivoli High School. He later graduated from Sam Houston State University with a...
Augustina M. Valdez
Apr 15, 2018
In Loving Memory of Augustina M. Valdez May 28, 1932 ~ April 15, 2018 Augustina M. Valdez, 85, of Hungerford, TX passed away Sunday morning, April 15, 2018 at her home in Hungerford. She was born on May 28, 1932 in Wharton, Texas to the late Bernadino and Hermina Salas Medrano. Augustina was raised in Wharton and attended Wharton schools....
James Edward Guin
Apr 14, 2018
James Edward Guin, age 92, of Wharton passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 14, 2018 in a Temple Veterans hospital following a brief illness. He was born December 13, 1925 in DeQuincy, LA to the late Claborn David and Docia Malone Guin. James was raised in the Wharton area and attended school in Crescent. James honorably served in the United...
Lydia Elizabeth Guajardo
Apr 12, 2018
Lydia Elizabeth Guajardo, 76, of Wharton, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018. She was born in Newgulf, Texas on September 28, 1941 to the late Erasmo Armendariz and Josephine “Manuelita” Rodriguez. Lydia grew up in the Newgulf area and moved to Wharton where she attended school. She married Edward Guajardo from Austin, TX on August 7, 1964. With a...
Kimberly Mebane Hodge
Apr 11, 2018
Kimberly Mebane Hodge, 46, of Wharton formerly of Belton, passed away on April 11, 2018 at a Richmond hospital following a lengthy illness of Myotonic Dystrophy. Kimberly was born on January 31, 1972 in Belton to the late James Otis Mebane and Janice Marie Bowser Mebane. Kimberly was an amazing house wife. She enjoyed reading, especially her Bible. She loved...
Barbara Ann Shanks
Apr 8, 2018
Barbara Ann Shanks, 78, of Seabrook and formerly of Wharton, passed away on April 8, 2018 at her home. She was born on October 6, 1939 in Wharton to the late James Orval Carroll and Mary Lois Cox. Barbara grew up in Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School. She was an Art major at Wharton County Junior College. She...
John Dewey Bellows, Jr.
Apr 8, 2018
John Dewey Bellows, Jr., 87, of East Bernard, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on April 8, 2018. He was born on March 13, 1931 in Houston, TX to the late John Dewey Bellows, Sr. and Nellie Izora Stefferiaur Bellows. John grew up in Houston and graduated from Reagan High School in 1949. He served our nation...
Albert Lauter
Apr 8, 2018
Albert Lauter was born on April 28, 1918 and passed away on April 8, 2018. Albert was born in Houston, Texas and grew up in the Heights. He was married to Dorothy Bass Lauter and had two daughters, Judy Reinhardt and Bobbie Cason. His grandchildren were Brandon Reinhardt, Ryan Cason and Brant Cason. He also had four great grandchildren, Chandler,...
Ervin "Buster" Barta
Apr 5, 2018
Ervin, “Buster” Barta, age 85, passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2018 in a Beaumont Hospital. He was born in Bonus, Texas on December 14, 1932. Mr. Barta is survived by his wife of 63 years, Wilma Smithey Barta, and his two daughters, Carol and Linda and her husband, Rodney Lukaszewski. He is also survived by two granddaughters, Sara and...
Genaro Castro, Sr.
Apr 3, 2018
Genaro Castro, Sr., 91, of Wharton, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at a Sugar Land hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born on September 19, 1926 to Francisco and Paula Salazar Castro in Moulton, TX. He was member of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church. He enjoyed listening to music, gardening and sitting outside on his porch. He was...
Ivan Alfred Welch
Apr 3, 2018
Ivan Alfred Welch, age 67, of Wharton passed away suddenly on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 in a Richmond hospital. He was born on September 2, 1950 in Uvalde to the late Everett Daniel and Loyce Mae Pruitt Welch. Ivan was raised in the Knippa area and graduated from Knippa High School. He worked in the oilfield all of his life,...
Fred Louis Ermis, Jr.
Apr 3, 2018
Fred Louis Ermis, Jr., 81, of Wharton, TX, passed away on Tuesday evening, April 3, 2018 in a Houston hospital following a sudden illness. Fred was born on November 5, 1936, in Houston, Texas to the late Fred Louis and Mary Jane Janca Ermis. Following the death of his father, Fred and his mother moved to the Needville area after...
Rosemary Prochaska
Apr 1, 2018
Rosemary Prochaska, 77, of Wharton, TX, passed away on Sunday morning, April 1, 2018 in a Hillje nursing home. Rosemary was born on December 10, 1940, to the late Ben and Rosie Salas, in Bay City, TX. Rosemary was raised in Wharton and Boling area and is a graduate of Boling High School. She married Frank Prochaska on June 24,...
Joe "Pap" Wisnieski, Jr.
Apr 1, 2018
Joe “Pap” Wisnieski, Jr. Papa Joe Joe “Pap” Wisnieski, Jr., age 86, of Wharton passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 1, 2018 in a Houston hospital following a brief illness of pneumonia and a long battle with Cancer. He was born on April 5, 1931 in Crescent to the late Joe and Elsie Mildred Sedlock Wisnieski, Sr. Joe was raised...
Thomas Valdez, Sr.
Apr 1, 2018
Thomas Valdez, Sr., 54, of Sugar Land, passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2018 following a lengthy illness. He was born on October 12, 1963 in New Gulf, TX to Miguel and Maria Valdez. Thomas was the middle son of 5 boys. The family eventually moved to Beaumont and he was an honor graduate of Forrest Park High School. Thomas...
Frank C. Reynolds, Jr.
Mar 29, 2018
Frank Carlisle Reynolds, Jr., age 78, of Wharton passed away peacefully on March 29, 2018 in a Houston hospital following a brief illness. He was born August 19, 1939 to the late Frank C. and Laura Mae Reynolds. Frank was raised in the Houston area and graduated from Sam Houston High School. He later attended Sam Houston University. Frank honorably...
Johnnie Cortez
Mar 28, 2018
Johnnie Cortez, age 81, of Houston and formerly of East Bernard passed away peacefully on March 28, 2018 in a Wharton nursing home. He was born October 5, 1936 to the late Antonio Cortez, Sr. and Canuta Herrera Cortez. Visitation were held on Thursday evening, March 29, 2018 at Wharton Funeral Home from 5- 7 pm. Celebration of Life Services...
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