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Frank Guess
Frank I. Guess, age 82, died on Thursday, May 25, 2006. Frank was born in Wharton on Feb. 1, 1924, to William Z. Guess and Flora Etta McNeil Guess.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Margaret Jean Bradford Guess; sister, Eloise Switzer; and brother, William Guess.
Survivors include daughter, Lynn and husband Avery Rush of Amarillo, and their four children, Jave, Ryan and wife Allison, Sloan and wife Jennifer, and Hayden Rush; daughter, Christy and husband Andy Kerr of San Antonio and their three children, Spencer, Philip and Paige.
Mr. Guess was an exceptional athlete in high school, playing football, basketball, baseball, tennis and track winning the Frank S. Haines trophy as the Most Valuable Player at Wharton High School in 1939 and 1940. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he played football, basketball and track. He was the first freshman to play varsity football in the Cotton Bowl in 1943. He entered the U.S. Army for the next three years and was in Company I, 307th Infantry. Upon returning to UT, he earned All Southwest Conference honors in football and All-American honors as a javelin thrower in track. After graduating with a master’s degree in education, he coached football and track at Sherman and Amarillo High School. Following his coaching career, he worked in the real estate and insurance business. The impact Frank had on others was significant. From the athletes he coached and with whom he played, to his friends, business associates, and family, all were touched by his generosity and compassion.
A graveside service and burial will be held t 2 p.m. Saturday, June 3, in Sweetwater.
McCoy Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Frank I. Guess Memorial Endowment Fund with the Ex-students Association at the University of Texas, P.O. Box 7278, Austin, TX 78712-7278.
Mary Johnston
Mary Johnston, 77, of Rosenberg, died May 26, 2006, in a Wharton hospital. As per her wishes, there will be no services. She was born on July 16, 1928, in Sasakwa, Okla., daughter of the late Christopher Warren Compton and Clara Wiseley Compton.
She married James A. Johnston in 1952 and he preceded her in death on Sept. 22, 1991. Mrs. Johnston was a homemaker for most of her life.
Survivors include her daughter, Barbara Lincoln of Rosenberg; son, James Johnston and wife, Bonnie, of Needville; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Contact Wharton Funeral Home.
Paul Pietzsch
Funeral services for Paul J. Pietzsch, 86, of East Bernard will be held at 2 p.m. today, Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at First United Methodist Church in East Bernard. Interment will follow at the East Bernard Methodist Cemetery in East Bernard. Rev. Michael Holcombe will officiate the services.
Visitation was from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, May 29, 2006, at the First United Methodist Church, 421 Pietzsch Street in East Bernard.
Mr. Pietzsch was born July 21, 1919, in East Bernard, to Paul and Hertha Otto Pietzsch. He passed away May 26, 2006, in Wharton.
He served in the United States Air Force during World War II.
Mr. Pietzsch is preceded in death by his parents, Paul J. and Hertha Pietzsch; his daughter, Lanette Haley; and sisters, Florine Matthews, Dora Bell Pullin, Hertha Drachenberg, Alberta Wagner; and brother, Wesley Pietzsch.
He is survived by his wife, Zera Grantham Pietzsch; son, Dennis Pietzsch and his wife, Cynthia; grandchildren, Jason Haley and Laura Thomas, Jamie and Tim Siegert, Adam Haley and Nicole Kennedy, Ashley Pietzsch, Chris and Cari Cavness; great-grandchildren, Allison Haley and Trevor Siegert, Kirsten Cavness; sister, Pauline Schobel; family member, Madeline Cole, as well as other family and friends.
Pallbearers will be Winfred Pullin, Buck Matthews, Ronald Drachenberg, Donald Guess, Kenneth Grantham and Larry Grantham.
Honorary pallbearers will be The Joy Sunday School Class.
For those wishing, memorials made in Paul’s name can be made to First United Methodist Church Building Fund, 421 Pietzsch Street, East Bernard, TX 77435.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Home in East Bernard.
Patricia Willey
Patricia J. “Pat” Willey, 55, of Wharton, formerly of Rock Island, Ill., died Saturday, May 27, 2006, at her residence following an extended illness.
Following cremation, memorial services will be held Wednesday, May 31, 2006, at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Wharton with Rev. Mack Mathis officiating. Burial will be in Greenview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, East Moline, Ill.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Grace K. Gladden, 204 Second Street, Wharton TX 77488.
Mrs. Willey was born Oct. 16, 1955, in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Richard and Shirley Heming Forslund. She married Bennett L. Willey on June 29, 1974, in Rock Island. Mrs. Willey worked in the File Maintenance Department at Kroger Grocery Corporation until her retirement in 2001.
Survivors include her husband, Bennett Willey of Wharton; daughters, Lisa Willey of Wharton and Erin Allen of Arlington; grandchildren, Benjamin Willey, Kayla Allen and Jeffery Allen; sister, Diane Keig of Rock Island; brothers, Jim Forslund of Rapids City, Ill., and Gary Forslund of Franklin, Tenn.
Mrs. Willey was preceded in death by a daughter, Kristen Willey, on Jan. 14, 1979.
Blanche Anderson
Funeral services for Blanche Anderson, 93, of Wharton, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Mount Vernon Baptist Church with Rev. C.E. McWashington officiating. Burial will follow in Camp Zion Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Friday.
Mrs. Anderson died Sept. 30, 2006. She was born June 2, 1913, in Eagle Lake to Isaac and Tishia Washington Anderson.
Survivors include sons, Argana Anderson of Houston, Herman and wife Sandra of Anderson of Kingsville, Henry and wife Mittie Anderson of Houston; daughters, Tishia Milner of Ventura, Calif., Lillie and husband Edward Sanford of Wharton, Lillian Anderson of San Antonio, Marie Anderson of Houston, Martha and husband Percy Myles of Houston, Alma Akins of San Antonio and Annie Anderson of San Antonio; 28 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Contact Gooden-Hatton Funeral Home.
Shelby Brown
Shelby Ann Brown, beloved wife and mother, daughter and sister, died Sept 19, 2006, in an automobile accident in rural Pennsylvania at the age of 51.
Born in Houston on Feb. 14, 1955, she leaves behind her husband of 13 years, Thomas “Teg” Gregory, her children, Eric Ekeroth and Lisa Ekeroth and husband Danny Mack; and granddaughter, Ariel Mack. Also surviving are her parents, John S. and Trixie Brown, her brother, John M. and wife Jo Brown; her sister, Sydney Brown and husband Mike Shepperd; a large and loving extended family and treasured friends.
Ms. Brown will be interred Tuesday, Oct. 3, in Follett, with a memorial service, with casual dress, to be held on Monday, Oct. 16 at 10 a.m. at Creekside Christian Fellowship Church, 16628 Highway 36 in Needville.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heifer Project International, P.O. Box 8058, Little Rock, AR 72203 in Brown’s name.
Carolyn Davenport
Carolyn Sue Hensley Davenport, age 58, of Wharton, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006, in Wharton. She was born on Feb. 8, 1948, in El Campo, daughter of the late Phillip Hensley and Valley Glaze Hensley.
Mrs. Davenport was a lifelong resident of Wharton County, having lived in El Campo before moving to Wharton in 1966. Following graduation from El Campo High School, she received her licensed vocational nursing degree from Wharton County Junior College. She married Charles David Davenport on Feb. 14, 2001 in Wharton. Mrs. Davenport worked for Wharton Manor Nursing Home for over 21 years. She enjoyed reading, cross stitching and puzzles of all types. Mrs. Davenport was a member of College Heights Baptist Church in Wharton.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Davenport of Wharton; son, Phillip Garman and wife, Julie, of Wharton; aunt, Myrtle Wenglar; cousin, Barbara Reed of El Campo; grandchildren, Maryssa Alvarado, Blake Garman and Carlie Garman.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by infant sons, Charles David Davenport Jr. and Phillip Wayne Davenport.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006, at the chapel of Wharton Funeral Home with The Reverend Don Hurley officiating. Burial followed in Garden of Memories Cemetery in El Campo.
Serving as pallbearers were Clifford Schulze, Hondo Marin, Coby Sablatura, Gary Mielsch, Buck Wenglar and Jack Poskey.
Honorary pallbearers were Anthony Abbott, Alvin Schulze, Freddie Alvarado, Clyde Brenk, Domingo Montalvo and all members of Wharton EMS and Wharton Fire Dept.
Funeral services were under the direction of Wharton Funeral Home, 515 Boling Highway, Wharton, TX 77488.
David Fry
Funeral services for David Fry Jr., 53, of Wharton, will be held at 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, at Mount Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. A.J. Jones officiating.
Burial will follow in Union Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Fry died Sept. 27, 2006, at Gulf Coast Medical Center. He was born Oct. 19, 1952, in Eagle Lake to David and Odessa Cotton Fry Sr.
Survivors include father, David Fry Sr. of Matthews; brother, Frank Fry Sr. of Wharton; sisters, Debra Axel of Eagle Lake, Evelyn Sebora of Georgia and Vicky Fry of Wharton.
Contact Gooden-Hatton Funeral Home.
Emanual Halamik
Surrounded by his family, Emanual A. “Manny” Halamik passed away at his home on Sept. 30, 2006, after a blessedly brief battle with cancer. He was born on March 27, 1938, in Mt. Calm and grew up with his family in West.
After working in a variety of jobs and serving in the National Guard, Army, and Army Reserve he moved to Dallas where he enrolled at Mountain View College and earned his associate’s degree in business. In 1970 he met Jacquelyn “Jackie” Kollme-Hobbs, a widow and mother of four children. After a brief courtship, they married and Mr. Halamik became an instant Dad.
In 1966 he was employed by Texaco Inc. from which he retired in 1993 after 27 years of service and began a hay baling business from his property in Wharton.
Mr. Halamik was wonderful in all his family roles: husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, son-in-law, brother-in-law, nephew etc. In the families he was a part of, either by relation or by marriage, there are very few members who have not been touched in a positive way. His friends will always remember his boisterous laugh, his outgoing personality and his love of life.
His interests were many and varied. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golf, traveling, and working on his farm as well as more sedate activities such as high tech gadgetry and TV sports and entertainment. More than anything, however, Mr. Halamik loved spending time with his family and friends.
The Fourth of July family reunions he organized each year brings together several generations from his and Jackie’s families and extended families as well as the family of Jackie’s first husband. Mr. Halamik’s love of family went beyond just good times. He was always there in times of special need or family crisis, regardless of how far he had to travel, to provide support and encouragement and often real solutions to serious problems.
Mr. Halamik was a man of steadfast faith and a committed member of Holy Family Catholic Church where he enjoyed singing with the choir. When faced with the diagnosis of cancer, he was hopeful for a good outcome. “But if not,” he said, “then God's will be done.” The knowledge that Mr. Halamik is now at home with the Lord is a great comfort to his family.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Lillian Halamik; and his sister, Molly Jane Straten.
He is survived by his wife Jackie and their children and their spouses: John Hobbs, Michael and Shidy Hobbs, Ron and Mary Jane Hobbs, and Keisha and Sterling Hickson; grandchildren (listed by family): Christina and Kimberly Hobbs, Abbey, Jessica and Austin Hobbs, Nicole, Yvonne, Savannah, Michael Jr. and Brianna Hobbs, Lacie, Janique, Dustin, Levi, Kalea and Shayla Hickson: and three great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother, Joe Johnny Halamik and wife Patsy; brother-in-law, Al Straten; aunt, Freddie Halamik; and many nephews and nieces.
The family will receive friends at the Wharton Funeral Home on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006, from 6 to 9 p.m. with Rosary Services to be held at 7 p.m. that evening. Funeral Mass services will be held on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006, in Tours, under the direction of Aderhold Funeral Home of West. Interment will follow at St. Martin’s Cemetery in Tours.
If desiring, memorials made be made to Holy Family Catholic Church, 2011 Briar Lane, Wharton, TX 77488; or Hospice Support, Inc., P.O. Box 1417, El Campo, TX 77437.
Verna Krueger
Verna Dell Krueger, age 73, of Wharton, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, at El Campo Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She was born on Feb. 5, 1933, in Iowa Colony, the daughter of the late John Wesley Williams and Alma Gumelt Williams.
Mrs. Krueger has been a resident of Wharton since 1951. She married Kermit Krueger on Sept. 11, 1949, in New Ulm, and he preceded her in death on May 8, 1995. She was also preceded in death by sisters, Johnnie May Plotnick, Leona Oberhoff; a brother, James Williams; and brothers-in-law, Ben Oberhoff and Sid Spiller. Mrs. Krueger was a dog breeder and rancher. She was Methodist by faith.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006, at the chapel of Wharton Funeral Home with the Reverend Don Hurley officiating. Burial will follow in the Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
Friends may call for visitation from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006, at Wharton Funeral Home.
Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Susan Krueger of Wharton; daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Arnold Baca of Yoakum; sisters, Norma Spiller of Victoria and Mabel Arth and husband, George, of Alvin; grandchildren, David Russell Krueger, Carl D’Wayne Rice and wife, Traci, Kimberly Gayle Krueger and Christina Louise Krueger and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Arnold Baca, Rusty Krueger, D’Wayne Rice, Larry Kalina, Jeffery Ford, R. Wayne Spiller and Anthony Ford.
Honorary pallbearers are George Arth and Tony Delgado.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Wharton Funeral Home.
