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Elinda Wetz
Elinda Faye Wetz, 60, of Wharton, died Monday, March 15, 2004, in a Houston hospital. She was born Oct. 7, 1943, in Palestine to Jesse Henry Kidd and Bonnie Faye Cummins Kidd.
Mrs. Wetz grew up in Baytown. She graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in 1962 and married Albert M. Wetz on May 30, 1964, in Wharton. She was a member of Christ Is Life Church and Women’s Aglow, and volunteered at CDC, First Baptist Church in Wharton. She took great pleasure in spending time with her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Albert M. Wetz; children, Butch Wetz and wife Amanda, Gaye Mathis and husband Gene and Alice Wetz; mother, Bonnie Kidd; mother-in-law, Betty Wetz; brother, Jesse H. Kidd II and wife Ada; grandchildren, Beau Wetz, Emili Storey, Cheyanne Mathis and Elaina Fuentes-Wetz and numerous members of her extended family.
Services were held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 19, 2004, at the Christ Is Life Church in Wharton with Rev. Mike Atherton officiating. Burial followed in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in Wharton.
In lieu of usual remembrances the family requests memorials to: SHARE, 229 W. Milam, Wharton, TX 77488; Christ Is Life Church Building Fund, 915 FM 1299, Wharton; Holy Family Catholic Church Building Fund, 2011 Briar Lane, Wharton, TX 77488; or Iago Federated Church Children’s Church/, Rt.1. Box 208, Boling, TX 77420.
Funeral services were under the direction of the Wharton Funeral Home.
Stella Chernohorsky
Funeral services for Stella Chernohorsky, 87, of East Bernard, were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 8, 2004, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in East Bernard with Rev. Donald Ruppert officiating the funeral mass and rite of committal. Interment was in the Holy Cross Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were Jeff Birdwell, Bobby Schramme, Wayne Schramme, John Witte, Charlie Chernohorsky and Gerard Hauser.
Mrs. Chernohorsky was born in Wallis to parents William Edward Sulak and Mary Ann Fisklak Sulak. She was reared in the Wallis area and attended school at Guardian Angel School and Wallis School. On Nov. 9, 1935, she married Joe Chernohorsky in East Bernard. Mrs. Chernohorsky was a homemaker all her life and a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. She died Friday, June 4, 2004, in Wharton.
She is survived by daughters, Annette Birdwell and husband, Jeff, of Richmond and Florence Chernohorsky of East Bernard; daughter-in-law, Rosalie Chernohorsky of East Bernard; sisters, Virginia Hauser of Rosenberg, Mary Venglar of Rosenberg and Delores Synder and husband, Jack, of Needville; brother, Daniel Sulak and wife, Maryie, of Rosenberg; sister-in-law, Libby Sulak of Rosenberg; grandchildren, Bobby Schramme and wife, Luanna, Wayne Schramme and wife, Felita, Sarah Chernohorsky and Charlie Chernohorsky; great-grandchildren, Meghann, Mallory, Hunter and Brandi. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Mary Sulak; husband, Joe Chernohorsky; son, Daniel Chernohorsky; son-in-law, Bobbie Schramme; brothers, Leonard and Bill Sulak; and brothers-in-law, Henry Hauser and Frank Venglar.
Funeral services were under the direction of Knesek and Sons Funeral Home in Wallis.
Marion Harris
Funeral services for Rev. Marion Lloyd Harris Sr., 69, of Missouri City and formerly of Wharton, will be held at 1 p.m. today, Saturday, at Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. C.L. Wallace Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.
Rev. Harris died June 8, 2004, at his residence. He was born Feb. 23, 1935, in Wharton to Commodore and Eva Sanford Harris Sr.
Survivors include wife, Carolyn Johnson Harris of Missouri City; sons, Marion Lloyd Harris Jr. and John C. Harris, both of Missouri City; daughters, Lauren Harris of Missouri City, Chanda Crockett of Houston and Sybil Tipton of Robstown; brothers, Lester Harris of Trenton, N.J., Earl Harris of Augusta, Ga., and Larry Harris of Sumter, S.C.; sisters, Laura Mae Washington of El Campo and Gwendolyn McAfee of Houston; and two grandchildren.
Contact Gooden-Hatton Funeral Home.
Kenneth McCain
Funeral services for Kenneth Ray McCain Sr., 65, of East Bernard, will be held at 10 a.m. today, Saturday, the First Baptist Church of East Bernard. Burial will follow in the East Bernard Methodist Cemetery. Friends may call for visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Wharton Funeral Home.
Mr. McCain died June 9, 2004 in a Richmond hospital.
Ola Armstrong
Ola Armstrong, age 92, of Boling, died Sunday June 6, 2004, in Wharton. She was born on March 27, 1912, in Flynn, the daughter of the late John Gordon Byrd and Mary Elizabeth Mosley Byrd.
Mrs. Armstrong married Claude Earl “Red” Armstrong on March 29, 1940, in Flynn. He preceded her in death on Aug. 27, 2002. She had been a resident of Boling since 1961 and was Baptist by faith.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, 2004, in the chapel of Wharton Funeral Home with Rev. Skip Holman officiating. Interment followed in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.
Survivors include daughters and son-in-law, Doris Lena and Henry Twardowski of Wharton, Edith Jean Britton of Wharton and Artie Faye Keller of Boling; sister, Artie Biddle of Madisonville; 10 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Anthony Twardowski, Kevin Fojtik, Gary Fojtik, Teddy Wooldridge Jr., Tyler Rooker, Donnie Middleton and Arron Wooldridge.
If desiring, memorials may be made to Hospice Support Care, 1102 N. Mechanic, El Campo, TX 77437.
Green Duncan
Green Cameron Duncan died peacefully in the presence of family on June 4, 2004. He was born in Dallas on March 5, 1913, the son of Francis Bowie Duncan (d. 1982) and May Shelmire Duncan (d. 1971), and reared in Egypt.
Mr. Duncan attended the New Mexico military Institute, and the Asheville School in Asheville, N.C. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1935. He began his career in agriculture working as a cotton broker in Argentina for the Anderson Clayton Co. Upon his return from Argentina in 1936, he married Genevieve Lykes of Houston and moved to the Soledad Ranch in Freer,, where he was ranch manager and vice-president of Lykes Bros. Inc., a Tampa, Fla., based firm. He was in charge of Lykes’ Texas ranches and feedlot operations for 59 years, until his retirement in 1995. In 1952, the family moved to San Antonio, where he lived for the remainder of his life.
He served as chairman of the board of directors of the Brush Country Bank of Freer, as a member of the Board of Directors of the University National Bank of San Antonio, and as a Board member of Hill & Hill Truck Lines of Houston. He also served as a member of the board of directors and vice-president of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. Mr. Duncan was a member of the board of trustees of Saint Mary’s Hall, and a member of the Associates of Trinity University. He served as a Trustee of the Raymond Dickson Foundation. Mr. Duncan was a member of San Antonio Country Club and of Christ Episcopal Church. From his youth he was a dedicated outdoorsman, and traveled widely to hunt and fish with his friends and family, especially on the Gulf Coast. He was known for his congenial nature and for his many close friendships. Mr. Duncan was a member of the Wednesday Luncheon Club. He will be remembered, by family members, friends and business associates, as a kind person with true human warmth and generosity. Mr. Duncan was a strong and loving role model for his children.
Mr. Duncan is survived by his wife of 67 years, Genevieve Lykes Duncan; by four children, F. Bowie Duncan II and his wife, Helen Boardman Duncan of Redding, Conn., G. Cameron Duncan Jr. and his wife, Susan Mithun Duncan of Washington, D.C., May Shelmire Duncan and her husband, Wendell Doty of Carbondale, Colo., and Genevieve Lykes Duncan and her husband, Keith D. Snodgrass of Austin; seven grandchildren, James McKay Duncan, Sterrett Gittings Duncan, Eleanor Marguerite Duncan, Robert Bowie Duncan, Lucia Bowie Duncan, Susanna Jacqueline Duncan, and Lily Duncan Snodgrass; one great-grandchild, Oliver Cameron Duncan; sister, Mary Louise Duncan Dobson of Egypt; and numerous nieces and nephews. His youngest son, James McKay Duncan, predeceased him, as did his sister Olive Duncan Hershey of Houston.
The family extends special thanks to his caregivers, Charlene Daniels, Sylvia Brown, and Roman Deleon, for their loving and professional care.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 10, at Christ Episcopal Church, 510 Belknap Place in San Antonio.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be sent to Christ Episcopal Church, 510 Belknap, San Antonio, TX 78212; to San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries, 301 S. Frio, San Antonio, TX 78207; or to a church or a charity of personal choice.
Honorary pallbearers are Ike S. Kampmann Jr., Jack Garrett, John Poteet, Pat Lange, Robert Popp, Vaughan Meyer, Frates Seeligson, and John Korbell.
The family invites you to leave a message or memory at www.porterloring.com by selecting Visitation and Services. Select “Sign Guestbook” at the bottom of the individual Memorial. Arrangements with Porter Loring Mortuary in San Antonio.
Estanislada Esparza
Estanislada L. Esparza, age 101, of Wharton, died June 2, 2004, in Wharton following an extended illness. She was born on May 7, 1903, in Flatonia, the daughter of the late Amado Longoria and Nicolasa Epolito Longoria.
Mrs. Esparza was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Wharton. She married Federico Esparza and he preceded her in death in June of 1953. Mrs. Esparza was a member of Bethel Temple Pentecostal Church and the Ladies Auxiliary.
Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Tuesday June 8, 2004, at the Wharton Funeral Home with Rev. Mario Fuentes officiating. Interment followed in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. A prayer service was held Monday evening at the Wharton Funeral Home.
Survivors include her daughters, Juanita Cervantes of Tucson, Ariz., Estanislada Morales of El Campo, Ana Garza of Sweeny, Magdalena Guerra of Wharton, Aniceta Gusman of Wharton and Consuelo Campos of Cuero; sons, Fransico Esparza of Madera, Calif., and Serapio Esparza of Wharton; sister, Ignacia Sanchez of Rosenberg; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren also survive.
She was preceded in death by a son, Marcelo Esparza; daughter, Severa Arriaga; sisters, Antonia Longoria, Rita Sapien and Alvina Sanchez; brothers, Manuel, Basilio, Elleno and Lupe Longoria.
Pallbearers were Flor Guerra, Grisel Guerra, Crystal Guerra, Veronica Rodriguez, Joe Pineda Jr., Prudencio Arriaga Jr., Daniel Lee Arriaga and Mark Anthony Arriaga.
If desiring, memorials may be made to Bethel Temple Pentecostal Church, 419 South Sunset, Wharton, TX 77488.
Rupert Ray
Funeral services for Rupert “Brownie” Ray Jr., 72, of Wharton County, will be held at 11 a.m. today, Wednesday, at Little Zion Jerusalem Baptist Church with Rev. M. Calyen officiating. Burial will follow in Bowden Cemetery.
Mr. Ray died June 4, 2004, at Houston Hospice Center. He was born March 14, 1932, in Wharton to Rupert and Mattie Shanklin Ray Sr.
Survivors include brother, Rev. Marvin Calyen of Houston; sisters, Katherine Pines of Wharton, Naomi Howard and Maxine Murray, both of Houston.
Contact Gooden-Hatton Funeral Home.
Joe Williams
Funeral services for Joe Lewis Williams, 68, of El Campo, will be held at 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in El Campo with Rev. Robert Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in El Campo Community Cemetery.
Mr. Williams died June 4, 2004, at his residence. He was born July 8, 1935, to Raymond and Rodney Williams of Richmond.
Survivors include sons, Kenneth Williams of Houston and Rodney Williams of Richmond; brother, Rev. Namon Williams of El Campo; and three grandchildren.
Contact Pierce Boone Funeral Home.
Ella Wright
Ella Mae Grantham Wright, age 82, of East Bernard, passed away Sunday, June 6, 2004, at the Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton.
Mrs. Wright was born on Oct. 27, 1921, in Magnet, the daughter of Arthur Reese and Ellen Josephine Perry Grantham. She attended school in Magnet and later graduated from East Bernard High School Class of 1938. On Jan. 24, 1946, she married James Wright Jr. in Luling.
Before marriage, she worked as librarian of East Bernard High School, worked in the telephone office, and worked in Otto’s Grocery Store. After marriage, Mrs. Wright was a full-time homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother. She was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church in East Bernard.
She was preceded in death by her father, Arthur Reese Grantham in 1965; her mother, Ellen Josephine Perry Grantham in 2001; brothers, Byron Afton Grantham and Robert Marion Grantham in 1999; son-in-law, Michael Shaver, in 1994; two brothers-in-law, LeRoy Guess and Nolan White.
Survivors include her husband, James Wright Jr. of East Bernard; daughter, Jo Ann Wright Shaver of East Bernard; grandchildren, Donna Shaver, Austin, Daniel Shaver and wife, Elizabeth of Camp David, Md.; sisters, Louima Guess of Iago, Vernice Pietzsch and husband, Paul, of East Bernard, Josephine White of Luling; brothers, Wilbur Grantham and wife, Wanda of Luling, Carl Grantham and wife, Polly of Harwood, Ross Grantham and wife, Joyce, New Braunfels, Eugene Grantham and wife, Barbara of Luling, Wayne Grantham and wife, Nancy of Luling; nieces, nephews, other relatives and loved ones including brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Lamar and Leola Wright Haffelfinger of Hempstead.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 9, 2004, from the First United Methodist Church in East Bernard with Rev. Michael Holcomb officiating. Burial followed in the First United Methodist Church Cemetery in East Bernard.
Pallbearers were Keith Bridges, Dennis Pietzsch, George Grantham, Kenneth Grantham, Matthew Grantham and Donald Guess.
For those desiring, the family has requested memorials be directed to the First United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 476, East Bernard, TX 77435; or American Diabetes Association, Serving Texas, P.O. Box 1834, Merrifield, Va. 22116-8034.
Rupert Ray
Funeral services for Rupert “Brownie” Ray Jr., 72, of Wharton County, will be held at 11 a.m. today, Wednesday, at Little Zion Jerusalem Baptist Church with Rev. M. Calyen officiating. Burial will follow in Bowden Cemetery.
Mr. Ray died June 4, 2004, at Houston Hospice Center. He was born March 14, 1932, in Wharton to Rupert and Mattie Shanklin Ray Sr.
Survivors include brother, Rev. Marvin Calyen of Houston; sisters, Katherine Pines of Wharton, Naomi Howard and Maxine Murray, both of Houston.
Contact Gooden-Hatton Funeral Home.
Estanislada Esparza
Funeral services for Estanislada L. Esparza, 101, of Wharton, will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wharton Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. A prayer service will be held 7 p.m. Monday at Wharton Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Monday at Wharton Funeral Home.
Mrs. Esparza died June 2, 2004, in Wharton.
