Obituaries
Diana Marie Horelica
Oct 5, 2013
Diana Marie Horelica, age 65 of East Bernard, Texas, passed away suddenly on Saturday October 5, 2013. She was born on August 3, 1948 in La Grange to parents, John and Evelyn Sulak Ermis. Diana was born and raised in the La Grange area and graduated from La Grange High School. She later attended Austin Beauty School. She married Vernon...
Richard Arnold
Oct 4, 2013
Richard Arnold Richard Arnold, age 90 of Wharton passed away Friday, October 4, 2013. Memorial service will be 3:00 p.m. Thursday October 10 at First United Methodist Church in Wharton. Family to receive friends from 5-8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Wharton Funeral Home. He was born December 19, 1922, to Walter and Alice Arnold in Bremond, Texas. Richard graduated from Pennington...
Robert Lee Quintana
Oct 4, 2013
Robert Lee Quintana, Jr., age 38 of Wharton, Texas passed away Saturday, October 4, 2013 at a Wharton hospital following a sudden illness. He was born on March 14, 1975 in Wharton, a son of Robert Lee Quintana Sr. and Mary Alice Rivera. Robert was raised in Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School in 1993. He later attended Wharton...
Zula Wearden
Oct 2, 2013
Zula Esther Wearden, age 93 of Wharton, Texas passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at a Houston nursing home following a lengthy illness. She was born on June 29, 1920 in Glen Flora, Texas to the late, Ed and Lova Heikes Wearden. Zula grew up in the Glen Flora area and graduated from Wharton High School. Zula supervised Medical Records...
Cullen Pope "Mac" McCracken
Oct 1, 2013
Cullen Pope “Mac” McCracken Cullen Pope “Mac” McCracken, age 83 of Wharton passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013. He was born August 3, 1931, to Joe and Anna McCracken in Grand Junction, Tennessee. Mac served in the United States Navy from August 24, 1948 retiring March 1, 1978. After his dedicated 30 years of Military service he was a proud...
Morris Lee Bowen
Sep 27, 2013
Morris Lee Bowen, age 65 of Iago, Texas passed away Friday, September 27, 2013 at a Bellville hospital following a brief illness. He was born on September 30, 1947 in Wharton to the late Melvin and Bertha Lee Mick Bowen. Morris Lee was raised in Iago and graduated from Boling High School in 1966. He later graduated from Texas A&I...
Paul D Jones
Sep 26, 2013
Paul D. Jones, age 73 of Wharton, Texas passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013 at a Houston hospital following a brief illness. He was born on February 10, 1940 in Commerce, a son of Nolan R. Jones and the late Thelma Barnett Jones. Paul was raised in the Celeste area and graduated from Celeste High School. He later attended The...
Lydia Ann Zahn
Sep 25, 2013
Lydia Ann Zahn, age 96 of Wharton, Texas passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at her son’s residence in Wharton surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 26, 1917 in East Bernard, a daughter of the late Charles and Frances Janis Holub. Lydia was raised in the Hungerford area and attended school there. She married Alfred Zahn...
Phyllis Barr DeGelleke
Sep 24, 2013
Phyllis Barr DeGelleke (December 25, 1922 to September 24, 2013. Phyllis Barr DeGelleke passed away at home after an extended illness. She is survived by a daughter Faith Bickley from Glen Flora, Texas, and a son John DeGelleke and a daughter-in-law Marti Royo from Palm Harbor, Florida. Also surviving her are grandchildren, Amy Hertzog (Jim), Peter DeGelleke, and Emily Morris...
Heather Nicole Wilson
Sep 24, 2013
Heather Nicole Wilson Heather Nicole Wilson, age 31 of El Campo, passed away, September 24, 2013, at her home. Memorial service: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday October 1, 2013 at Peace Tabernacle Church. Heather was born on January 9, 1982 in Houston, Tx. to parents Gilbert Spiller III and Kathleen Wilson-Goode. Heather graduated from El Campo High School in 2000 and attended...
Lillie Evelyn Sablatura
Sep 22, 2013
Lillie Sablatura, age 96, of Hungerford, Texas, passed away on September 22, 2013. Born in 1916 to Frank and Bertha Matus in West, Texas. She married Rudolph Sablatura in 1932, whom preceded her in death in 1978. In addition to her husband, she was also preceded in death by her parents Frank and Bertha, her grandson, Stephen, her daughter-in- law,...
Donald Blakely Barbee
Sep 16, 2013
Donald Blakely Barbee, age 88, of Wharton, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 16, 2013 at home following an extended illness. He was born on January 6, 1925, in Wharton , to the late William Banks Barbee and Lucie Evins Knight. From an early age he had an interest in all things electrical. He started Barbee Electric in 1939. At...
Rene Luis Carbajal, Sr.
Sep 15, 2013
Rene “Luis” Carbajal, age 64, of Boling, passed away following a brief illness on September 15, 2013. He was born October 11, 1948 to William and Irene Carbajal in New Gulf, Texas. He was a resident of Boling and graduated from Boling High School. He served his country in the United States Army, serving in Vietnam and recieved an honorable...
Floyd Martinez
Sep 14, 2013
Florencio “Floyd” V. Martinez, Sr. Florencio “Floyd” V. Martinez, Sr., age 60 of Spanish Camp, Texas passed away Saturday, September 14, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on January 11, 1953 in El Campo, a son of the late Pete and Isabel Vargas Martinez, Sr. Floyd was raised...
Glenn Wells
Sep 12, 2013
Glenn Harlon Wells Glenn Harlon Wells, age 71 of Rosenberg passed away Thursday, September 12, 2013, at a local hospital following a lengthy illness. Funeral service: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday September 18, 2013 at Wharton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Ford Officating, Visitation: Prior to service 12-2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mr Wells will be cremated with no...
James Owen Hines
Sep 10, 2013
James Owen “Jimmy” Hines, 70 of Glen Flora went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday September 10, 2013 surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on December 3, 1942 in Houston to the late Walter B and Dovie Simpson Hines. After graduating from Aldine High School, James...
Geneva Garza
Sep 10, 2013
Geneva R.”Veva” Garza July 10, 1933 – September 10, 2013 Ms. Geneva R.”Veva” Garza, age 80 of Wharton passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 in a Wharton hospital following a brief illness. She was born on July 10, 1933 in Ganado, TX to the late Luis Ramirez, Sr. and Esther Driscoll Ramirez. Ms. Garza was a life-long resident of...
Charles Victor Butcher
Sep 9, 2013
Charles Victor “Chuck” Butcher, age 65 of Boling, Texas passed away Monday, September 9, 2013 in a Houston hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born on October 3, 1947 in Houston, a son of the late Percy Claire Butcher, Sr. and Vera Moulliet. Chuck was born and raised in the Houston area, attending Mt Carmel and graduating from St...
Nelta Rue Maffett
Sep 9, 2013
Nelta Rue Maffett, née Anderson, age 74 passed away on September 9, 2013 She was born May 5, 1939 in Garland, Texas the oldest daughter of Edward Rew Anderson and Blanche Orette Anderson, née Sutton. After graduating from Garland High School, Nelta enrolled in the nursing program at Texas Womens University in Denton, TX. She received her BSN and began...
Betty Joan Sterling
Sep 7, 2013
Betty Joan Sterling, age 77 of Boling passed away Saturday, September 7, 2013, at a local nursing home following a lengthy illness. Funeral service: 3:00 p.m. Thursday September 12, 2013 at Grace Community Fellowship Church, Visitation: 6-8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, Burial: Evergreen Memorial Park. Betty was born on December 25, 1935 in Akron, Ohio to parents William...
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