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May Duncan
May Shelmire Duncan of Carbondale, Colo., passed away Saturday, Sept. 15, 2006. One of five children, she was born in San Antonio, May 7, 1955, to Genevieve Lykes Duncan and G. Cameron Duncan.
Mrs. Duncan was a loving wife, daughter, sister, aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend.
She was preceded in death by her father, G. Cameron Duncan and her brother, James McKay Duncan.
She is survived by her husband, Wendell “Skip” Doty; her mother, Genevieve Lykes Duncan; her siblings, Genevieve Duncan and husband, Keith Snodgrass, Cameron Duncan Jr. and wife, Susan, F. Bowie Duncan and wife, Helen; seven nieces and nephews, one great-niece and one great-nephew.
Mrs. Duncan grew up in San Antonio attending St. Mary’s Hall and graduating high school from The Selwyn School in Denton. She attended the University of Denver, graduating from the University of Colorado, Boulder, with a degree in anthropology and a minor in art. She had interests in many areas and was always very artistic. Ms. Duncan kept in close contact with her siblings, nieces and nephews, and traveled back to San Antonio often to visit her parents and attend to business in Texas. She had close friends from the schools she attended, keeping in touch with many of them throughout her life.
May met Skip in college and they were married after having moved to Boston where Skip attended graduate school at MIT. From Boston they returned to Colorado to settle first in Glenwood Springs and then in Carbondale. Mrs. Duncan had a strong connection to the Unitarian Universalist Church in Glenwood Springs and would continue to attend the church services and events with close friends she had met there. In Carbondale she became closely familiar with the Mt. Sopris Montessori School, and was a substitute teacher and devoted supporter of the school. She spent many hours there getting to know the directors of the school at that time, the late Mark Ross and Kathryn Ross, and loved working with school projects, the children and other teachers. Mrs. Duncan also had a special interest in and helped support the Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale.
In countless ways Mrs. Duncan touched the lives of many people. She was always interested in getting to know a person well. She was thoughtful, loving, supportive of many charities, and interested in helping out where ever she could. Having lived in Colorado for much of her life, she came to love the landscape, wildlife and communities that surrounded her. Mrs. Duncan will be deeply missed by all, and we know that she will live on in our hearts with her openness, warmth and the smile with which she greeted everyone. She made us laugh, she sat with us while we cried and she always encouraged us to do our best.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Mt. Sopris Montessori School, 876 Euclid Ave., Carbondale, CO 81623; the Colorado Rocky Mountain School, 1493 CR 106, Carbondale, CO 81623; the San Antonio Area Foundation, P.O. Box 120366 San Antonio, TX 78212-9566; St. Mary’s Hall, 9401 Starcrest Dr., San Antonio, TX 78217.
Memorial services celebrating her life will be held in Glenwood Springs, Colo., at the UU Church, Glenwood Springs Community Center, 100 Wolfsohn Rd., on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 11 a.m. with a reception following the service, and in San Antonio at Christ Episcopal Church, 510 Belknap Pl., on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 3 p.m. with a reception following the service. Her ashes will be scattered at the family home in Egypt in a private ceremony. Letters of condolence may be sent to the Duncan family at 2120 Rabb Rd., Austin, TX 78704.
Alexandra Rupe
Graveside services for Alexandra Rupe, infant daughter of Jason Christopher Rupe and Shannon Elizabeth Anne Haney Rupe were held Friday at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Alexandra was born in Houston on Oct. 3, 2006, and died the same day.
A Memorial Service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church in Boling with Rev. Skip Holman officiating.
Survivors include her parents; Jason and Shannon Rupe of Boling; sister, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Isabelle Rupe of Boling; grandparents, Michael and Linda Rupe of Rosharon, Karen Elizabeth Nyman of Bay City, Charles Roy and Aleida Anne Haney of Bay City; great-grandparents, James and Billie Rupe of Boling and Martha Bullock of Wharton.
Contact Wharton Funeral Home.
Ricardo Guzman
Funeral services for Ricardo Guzman, 65, of Wharton, will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church with Rev. Carlos Lynch officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.
Rosary services were held Tuesday.
Mr. Guzman died Oct. 7, 2006, in Wharton following an extended illness. He was born on Dec. 6, 1940, in Wharton, son of the late Alfredo Gusman and Bernarda Alcorta Gusman.
He was a lifelong resident of Wharton and a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. Mr. Guzman was employed as a construction worker for Brown and Root and later with the Zachery Co.
Survivors include his daughter, Linda Jewell of Mesa, Ariz.; sons, Ricky Guzman of Wharton, Joe Guzman of Sugar Land, Martin Guzman, Alfred Guzman and Christopher Guzman, all of Wharton; sisters, Lucinda Belasquez of Wharton, Connie Correa of Colona, Ill., and Theresa Ramirez of Wharton; and eight grandchildren.
If desiring, memorials may be made to the Wharton Volunteer Fire Dept., 319 N. Fulton, Wharton, TX 77488.
Jim Watson
Funeral services for Jim Ed Waston Jr., 61, of Needville will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater New Prospect Baptist Church in Needville. Burial will be in Route Pointe Cemetery in Needville.
Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Friday at
Gooden Funeral Home in Rosenberg.
Mr. Watson died Oct. 9, 2006.
Annie Cifford
Funeral services for Annie Mae Cifford, 76, of Wharton, were held Thursday at Wharton Funeral Home with Rev. Laura Olson officiating. A private burial followed at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in Wharton.
Miss Cifford died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, at Gulf Coast Medical Center. She was born on July 17, 1930, in Wharton, the daughter of the late William Harvey Cifford and Mary Jane Zbranek Cifford.
She was a lifelong resident of Wharton and a member of St. Paul American Lutheran Church in Wharton. Miss Cifford was a graduate of Wharton High School. She worked as a secretary for American National Insurance Company in Wharton for 37 years before her retirement.
Survivors include her aunt and uncle, Minnie and Willard D. Pippin of Wharton.
Hope Hardy
Memorial services for Hope A. Hardy, 88, of Wharton, will be held at 3 p.m.
Saturday at Wharton Funeral Home with Rev. Don Storey officiating.
Mrs. Hardy died Dec. 20, 2006, in Wharton. She was born on Sept. 11, 1918, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Herbert A. and Olive Tolton Cormie.
Following graduation from high school in Canada, she attended business school at the University of Guelph. Mrs. Hardy worked for the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., during World War II where she met Lewis B. “Tex” Jarvis, a marine stationed at Quantico, Va.
They married on May 30, 1945, moving to West Texas after the war where their daughter, Barbara, was born. He preceded her in death in 1959.
She later married Dr. Wayne W. Hardy on June 2, 1962. He also preceded her in death in 1983.
Mrs. Hardy was a member of First United Methodist Church of Wharton and a former member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Gulf Coast Medical Center for many years.
Prior to moving to Wharton, she had worked as a medical secretary. Mrs. Hardy was an avid reader and loved to travel visiting many countries and islands.
Besides her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Herbert Jarvis, in 1953.
Survivors include her daughter, Barbara Stephenson and husband, Phil of Wharton; step-sons, Wayne Hardy II and wife, Bonnie, of Dallas and Dan Hardy and wife, Vanessa, of Deland, Fla.; grandchildren, Scott Stephenson and wife, Tammy, Allison LeGrand and husband, Chris, Trey Hardy and Michelle Hardy; great-grandchildren, Matthew, Tyler and Kaitlyn Stephenson.
In lieu of usual remembrances, the family requests memorials to Ladies Auxiliary of GCMC, P.O. Box 801, Wharton, TX 77488; or Houston Hospice, 1102 N. Mechanic, El Campo, TX 77437.
Special Thanks to Dr. Bhadresh Shah of Sugar Land; Dr. William Yankowsky of Wharton; Hearthstone Staff of Wharton and Houston Hospice of El Campo for your loving care.
Josefa Alvarez
Funeral services for Josefa Q. Alvarez, 75, of Wharton, were held Jan. 19 at Our Lady of Carmel Catholic Church with Rev. Raymond Jackson officiating. Burial followed in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Rosary was recited Thursday evening.
Mrs. Alvarez died Jan. 15, 2007, in a Sugar Land hospital following an extended illness. She was born on Feb. 28, 1931, in Donna, the daughter of the late Alfredo Quintanilla and Rosa Villarreal Quintanilla.
She had been a resident of Wharton since 1965 and was a former resident of Harlingen. Mrs. Alvarez married Joe Alvarez on Oct. 26, 1958, in Donna, and he preceded her in death on April 11, 1987. She was also preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers.
She was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, the Guadalupanas and the choir. Mrs. Alvarez was a homemaker all of her life.
Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Melba and Joe Garcia of Richmond, Norbertha and Marvin Jackson of Katy, Victoria Alvarez of Wharton, Veronica and Glenn Matula of Wharton and Martha Alvarez of San Antonio; sons and daughters-in-law, Aaron and Diana Alvarez of Katy, Arnold and Nohemi of Sugar Land, Joe Alvarez Jr. of San Antonio and Roel Alvarez of Wharton; sisters, Elisa Lozano of Corpus Christi and Marina Quintanilla of Donna; brothers, Alberto Quintanilla of California, Armando Quintanilla of McAllen, and Arturo Quintanilla of Alamo; 17 grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of usual remembrances the family requests memorials to Our Lady of Mount Camel Catholic Church, 506 S. East Ave., Wharton, TX 77488.
T.V. Brantley
Funeral services for T.V. Brantley, 87, of Tyler and longtime resident of Wharton and Boling, are pending at Wharton Funeral Home.
Mr. Brantley died Feb. 9, 2007, in a Tyler nursing home following a brief illness.
Russell Winter
Russell Winter passed away Feb. 2, 2007, at Hermann Memorial Hospital at the Medical Center in Houston. Russell Harold Winter was born Feb. 22, 1964, to Robert Allen Winter and Donna Ward Winter in Hallock, Minn. He died with dignity following a lifelong battle with diabetes since age 3.
He moved with his family to Texas in 1977 and he was schooled in Bay City and Van Vleck. While Van Vleck High School he was active in the Future Farmers of America. Mr. Winter was a journeyman electrician who took pride in his craft.
He is survived by his mother, Donna Wooten of Wharton; siblings, Steve Winter of Richwood, Roberta Winter of Washington, Connie and Eric Simoni of California, Doug and Ruth Winter of Santa Fe, Jason and Paula Winter of Brazoria and Jennifer and Tony Kucera of Van Vleck. In addition to his immediate family he is survived by the following nieces and nephews, Jason, Jeremy and Kelsey Winter, E.J. and Jake Sohrt, Sebastian and Sophia Simoni, Nathan Winter and Cole and Braden Kucera. He is also survived by many cousins, aunts, uncles and a host of friends.
Mr. Winter was preceded in death by his father, Robert Winter; step-father, James Wooten; and all his grandparents except his paternal grandmother, LuRene Winter of Sun City, Ariz.
He had a heart as big as Texas and was one of the most generous people you would ever meet. More than anything else, Mr. Winter was a surrogate parent to every one of his nieces and nephews, constantly baby-sitting for and participating in their lives. He was loved by all he encountered and will be sorely missed, but his stature looms large over the Texas landscape.
His memorial service was held Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 10 a.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Bay City.
Honorary pallbearers were his nephews: Jason and Jeremy Winter, Sebastian Simoni, Nathan Winter, Braden and Cole Kucera and E.J. and Jake Sohrt.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his name to: Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 2425 Fountain View Dr. No. 280, Houston, TX 77005; or Life Gift Organ Donation Center, 5615 Kirby Dr. No. 900, Houston, TX 77005.
Etta Aubrey
Funeral services for Etta M. Aubrey, 84, of Houston and formerly Wharton, will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Jordan Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 2603 Anita in Houston, with Rev. Sammie C. Morris officiating. Burial will follow at Wharton City Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Pierce Boone Funeral Home.
Mrs. Aubrey died April 8, 2007, at Houston Hospice. She was born Jan. 31, 1923, to the Nelie and Lula Williams Gordon Sr. in Wharton.
She worked as a hospital aide and was Baptist by faith.
Survivors include sons, Frank Shanklin Jr. of Palmdale, Calif. and Roy Kenneth Aubrey of Houston; daughter, Maye Atkins of Houston; brothers, Nelie Gordon Jr. of Houston and Edward Gordon of Wharton; sister, Mattie Woodward of Altadena, Calif.; eight grand children and seven great-grandchildren.
Donald Horton
Donald Gene Horton was born in Wharton on May 21, 1959. He is survived by his loving family and wife, Vera; daughter, Christina; sons, Bruce Allen, Michael, Jeffery and Donnie Gene; mother, Marlene Soles; father, Garland A. Horton Jr.; brother, Phillip W. Horton and Frank A. Horton; nieces, nephews, aunts and many friends.
He will be remembered for his kindness and wonderful sense of humor. His great passion was fishing.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Branford/Davison Funeral Home, 718 S. 7th St. in Temple.
