Obituaries

Joseph Frank Hlavinka

Joseph Frank Hlavinka

Jun 10, 2014

Joseph Frank Hlavinka, age 82 of Hungerford passed away Tuesday morning, June 10, 2014 at a Wharton hospital following a brief illness. He was born on September 22, 1931 in East Bernard, Texas, a son of the late Joe M and Rosie Mills Hlavinka. Joe was a raised in the Hungerford area and attended school there. He served our country...

Gordon "Sonny" Elliott

Gordon "Sonny" Elliott

Jun 8, 2014

Gordon “Sonny” C Elliott, age 84, of Needville, Texas, passed away this week. He was born in April 1931 in Glen Flora, Texas to parents, Charles Coleman and Delisse Peters Elliott. Sonny was raised in the Glen Flora area and attended Crescent school where he lettered in football, baseball, and track. He proudly served our country during the Korean conflict...

Ella Ann West

Ella Ann West

Jun 6, 2014

Ella Ann West Ella Ann West, 84, of Wharton, Texas, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 6, 2014, at her residence. She was born June 28, 1929, in Vicksburg, Michigan to parents Carl Henry Teadt and Sarah Marie Pollock. Ella was raised in the Vicksburg area and attended school there. She married Howard Inverson West on January 12, 1950 in...

Leslie Walter Hudgins

Leslie Walter Hudgins

May 29, 2014

Leslie Walter “Bubba” Hudgins, age 74 of Hungerford passed away Thursday morning, May 29, 2014 at his residence with his family at his side, following a brief illness. He was born on April 28, 1940 in Wharton, a son of the late Edgar Hinkle and Allene Lord Hudgins. Bubba was raised in Hungerford and attended both Hungerford and Wharton schools....

Joe Charles Ramirez

Joe Charles Ramirez

May 28, 2014

Joseph Charles Ramirez, III, 69, of Wharton, Texas, passed away May 28, 2014, at his residence. Joe was born January 30, 1945 in Beeville, Texas to parents Joseph Charles and Charlene Coy Ramirez. Joe was raised in the Beeville area and attended Oklahoma University. Joe worked in car sales all his life. He married Paula Anders on June 21, 1970....

Ethel Roper Roberts

Ethel Roper Roberts

May 24, 2014

Ethel Roper Roberts, 84, passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Houston, TX. This loving Christian wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and community servant was born in Wharton, TX, on December 7, 1929, to parents Ralph W. Roper and Ollie Felder Roper. Ethel married her true love and best friend, Charles B. Roberts, of Houston,...

Gene Johnston

Gene Johnston

May 20, 2014

Gene Johnston, 86, was called to heaven Tuesday, May 20, 2014 after a brave battle with cancer. He was born December 16, 1927 in Bay City, Texas to Earl & Johnny Benge Johnston. He is survived by a loving wife, Sammie Johnston; daughters Linda Johnston of Tulsa, and Luann Williams and husband Jim; two grandchildren: Rachel Cutrer and husband Brandon,...

Byron Wayne Gordon

Byron Wayne Gordon

May 3, 2014

Byron Gordon, age 80 of Wharton died Saturday morning, May 3, 2014 at his residence following a lengthy illness.  He was born on October 6, 1933 in Sparta, Illinois, a son of the late Francis E. and Geraldine Lively Gordon.                           Byron was a raised in Illinois and Missouri and graduated from Rolla School of Mines in Missouri with a bachelor’s...

Ervin Eddie Selcer

Ervin Eddie Selcer

Apr 27, 2014

Ervin E Selcer                         Ervin Eddie Selcer, age 83 of Wharton died Sunday morning, April 27, 2014 at a Wharton nursing facility following a lengthy illness.  He was born on September 20, 1930 in Wharton, Texas, to the late Fritz William (Dick) and Wilhelmina (Minnie) Chudalla Selcer.                         Ervin was raised in Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School and Wharton County...

Hallie Mae Johnston

Hallie Mae Johnston

Apr 26, 2014

Hallie Mae Johnston                         Hallie Mae Johnston, age 92 of Wharton died Saturday morning, April 26, 2014 at a El Campo hospital following a lengthy illness.  She was born on September 24, 1921 in El Campo, Texas, a daughter of the late Dan T and Minnie Scheller Mitchell.                         Hallie Mae was a raised in the El Campo area and graduated from...

Audrey Rogene Chance

Audrey Rogene Chance

Apr 25, 2014

Audrey Rogene Chance was born on June 20, 1931,  in Pledger, Texas. Audrey passed away Friday evening at the Brazosport Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Ethel and Edward Horvath of Pledger, Texas.  She graduated in 1950 from Boling High School and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Old Ocean.  Audrey was preceded in...

Angeliec "Angie" Zahradnik

Angeliec "Angie" Zahradnik

Apr 15, 2014

Angeliec “Angie” Zahradnik is reunited with her Savior, parents, brother, and beloved cousin.  Angie left this world on April 15, 2014. She was born on September 11, 1957 in Pasadena, Texas to Floyd Fred Broesche and Launette Padgette Broesche.                         Angie was a teacher, teaching at St Thomas Episcopal School for many years, an artist, a craftsman, and a beloved wife,...

Paul Garcia Ramos

Paul Garcia Ramos

Apr 6, 2014

Paul Garcia Ramos Jr., 56, of Wharton and formerly of El Campo, Texas, passed away April 6, 2014, in a Wharton hospital.  Paul was born October 16, 1957 in Brownfield, Texas to parents Paul Tellez Ramos, Sr and Benita Garcia Ramos.             Paul was raised in the El Campo area and attended El Campo High School. He worked for many years...

Helen Louise Wuthrich

Helen Louise Wuthrich

Apr 5, 2014

Helen Louise Wuthrich went home to be the Lord on April 5, 2014 after a brief illness. She was 91 years old. Helen was born on October 22, 1922 in Enid Oklahoma to David Columbus Osborne and Bertha Myrtle Carter Osborne. As a child of the Great Depression, she knew what it was like to be in need. Her two...

Ruby Marie Dolejsi

Ruby Marie Dolejsi

Mar 29, 2014

Ruby Marie Dolejsi, 87, of Wharton, Texas, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 29, 2014, at a Wharton nursing center. She was born December 5, 1926, in Yorktown, Texas to parents Hugo August and Wilhelmina Christina Schmeeckle Schneider. Ruby was raised in the El Campo area and graduated from El Campo High School. She married John Dolejsi on July 1,...

Wanda Lou Fulton

Wanda Lou Fulton

Mar 27, 2014

Wanda Lou Fulton, 86, of Wharton, Texas, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 27, 2014, surrounded by her family, following a lengthy battle with Alzheimers.  She was born February 19, 1928, in Poteau, Oklahoma to parents Otto C. and Lester Oliver Crutchfield.  She was preceded in death by her parents and her sisters Adell Parker and Lavaun “Billie” Cape. Lou...

Christian Angel Garza

Christian Angel Garza

Mar 26, 2014

            Christian Angel Garza infant son of Christopher Garza and Lina Hernandez of Wharton passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014. His parents, grandparents Micky and Sylvia Garza, Manuel and Patricia Samaniego and aunts Abrianna Harris and Marissa Harris and uncles Fredrick Harris and Jaiden Hernandez, survive him. A funeral mass was held on Friday, March 28, 2014  at 2:00 pm,  at...

Vivian Ruth Wilson

Vivian Ruth Wilson

Mar 24, 2014

Vivian Ruth Wilson, 91, of Wharton, Texas, passed away Monday, March 24, 2014, in a Sugar Land hospital.  She was born June 11, 1922, in Eagletown, Oklahoma to parents Leon Hershel and Ethel Ann Kemp Johnson.  In addition to her parents her husband James Earle Wilson preceded her in death. Vivian was raised in the Oklahoma and moved to the...

Frank Cruz Garza

Frank Cruz Garza

Mar 20, 2014

Frank Garza, 80, of Wharton, Texas, passed away March 20, 2014, at a Wharton area nursing home following a lengthy illness. Frank was born September 9, 1933 in Lane City, Texas to parents Louis and Feliciana Cruz Garza.             Frank was raised in the Wharton and attended Wharton Schools. He served our country in the United States Army, earning his Honorable...

Stacey Lynn Ochoa

Stacey Lynn Ochoa

Mar 19, 2014

            Stacey Lynn Ochoa, age 49, of Bay City, Texas, passed away Wednesday, March 19th, 2014, in a Bay City hospital. She was born on February 18, 1965 in Bay City to parents, James Williams and Betty Reppond Williams. She enjoyed being with her friends and family. Private family services will be held at a later time following cremation. 

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