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Wickliff
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Raymond Wickliff, 80, of Raywood, at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church, Ames, Texas at 10 AM on Monday, August 15, 2011 with burial in Ames Catholic cemetery, under the directions of Community Chapel Funeral Home, Houston, Texas.
Visitation will be on Sunday, August 14, 2011, at Wells Funeral Home, Liberty from 3PM to 8PM. Raymond will lie in state from 8:30 – 9:25 am with a Rosary in his honor at 9:00 am at the church.
Raymond is preceded in death by one son: Anthony “Tony’ Wickliff
His precious memory will be cherished by his devoted and loving wife of 53 years, Marva Mims Wickliff, two sons; Glen Wickliff of Raywood and Patrick Wickliff of Austin, three daughters: Darlene Wickliff of Ames, Vickie Morris of Ames, and Shivonne Trahan of Raywood; ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; two brothers: Aloysius Wickliff of Houston, and Alfred Wickliff of Ames; four sisters: Wilda Carrier of Ames, Mary Louise McGowan of Houston, Laura Pinkney of Los Angeles, and Rose Wilks of Dallas. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Hutto
Dorothy Elizabeth Rundzieher Hutto died Friday, August 12, 2011. She led a long and blessed life here on earth.
Mrs. Hutto was born in Humble, Texas on September 4, 1922. She married
B.F. Hutto on February 5, 1938. Mr. and Mrs. Hutto had three children; and were married
for 63 years, until the time of his death in 2001.
Dorothy or “Mammy” as she was called by those who loved her; was a walking lesson in work ethics. She was Food Service Director at Bloomington High School and Head of Housekeeping at Legget Memorial Hospital. She retired from Port Arthur I.S.D. She worked hard all of her life. After retirement, Mammy loved working in the flower garden, reading and going to movies. Mrs. Hutto volunteered many, many hours at the Community Center in Cleveland. She also loved spending time with her grandkids, great-grandkids, and great-great-grandkids. When it was time for Mammy to go home; a chorus of, “It’s my turn to go!” Could be heard from all the kids. Everyone wanted to stay at Manny’s house; and she always happily obliged.
Dorothy Hutto was preceded in death by her loving husband, B.F. Hutto; son, Charles Michael Hutto; brothers, George and Johnny Rundzieher; sister, Margaret Wilson; son-in-law, Lester Winfree. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Hutto Winfree; her son, Billy Fate Hutto and wife, Sharron; nine grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other cherished family members and faithful friends throughout the years.
Visitation will be held Sunday, August 14, 2011, 2:30-4:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Chapel, Cleveland, Texas. Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 14, 2011, 4:00 p.m. in the Pace-Stancil Chapel with burial at Montague cemetery. Pallbearers include Jim Mike Hutto, Will Winfree, Kirk Dillard, Justin Dillard, Travis Glen Hefner, Roger Holtkamp, and Paul Neely.
Dorothy Hutto has left a great legacy behind her. Because of her, numerous youth have become involved in rodeo. All of her grandkids have learned the power of unconditional love; and if you were one of the lucky people who got to eat one of her yeast rolls, you know what pure bliss is.
We will all surely miss our Mammy. Those people in Heaven are lucky to have her. She was one of a kind.
The family would like to say a special thanks to Jean, Gina and all the ladies at Milestone. They went above and beyond to love and care for Mammy and us.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made in Memory of Dorothy E. Hutto to New Hope Baptist Church, where Mammy was a faithful member.
Burks
Audy “Snuffy” Burks, 85, of Hull, died Friday August 12, 2011.
He worked for Texas Gulf Sulphur Company for over 15 years. He answered his countries’ call and proudly served in the U.S. Army on two separate occasions, the first time during WWII and the second time during the Korean War. He was a life member of Liberty VFW Post 5621. He was always joking around and had a great sense of humor.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ila Fay Bank Burks; second wife, Dorothy Webb Burks; parents, John B. and Nancy Ellie West Burks; daughter, Janice Fay Burks; siblings, Daniel W. Burks, Audrey Burks, Bessie Millard, Lucie Burks, Annie Core Burks.
He is survived by his children, Arnold W. Burks of Clark Hill, ID, Louis D. Thrasher, Billy G. Thrasher, Judy E. Thrasher; very loving caregivers, Genell Burr, John Fergia, and Danielle Fergia all of Hull.
A graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday August 15, 2011 at the Hardin Chapel cemetery, officiated by Reverend Gideon Watson.
Honorary pallbearers are Wayne West, Franky Gaston, Kenneth Fergia, Christopher Fergia, Jason Fergia, and Terry Mayon.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Faith and Family Funeral Services, 40847 HWY 105 E., Batson, TX, (936) 262-2100 or (936) 336-2222.
Hurr
Dr. David Glen Hurr died on August 9, 2011 at the age of 69, surrounded by family.
He was born in Baytown, Texas on December 18, 1941, to Glen Pierce Hurr and Nettie Beaugh Hurr. He grew up in Baytown and resided there until he moved to Liberty, Texas in 1972, where he resided until his death.
While growing up, David spent time working in the family grocery store, the Hurr's Food Market, and enjoyed shrimping, fishing, and water skiing on the bay and hunting at the original Hurr family homestead in Rock Island, Texas. He graduated magna cum laude from Robert E. Lee High School in 1960. He went on to attend Lee College, where he graduated as valedictorian in 1962. He then attended University of Texas School of Dentistry where he graduated in 1966, then pursued a specialty degree in orthodontics. David opened his orthodontics practice, in 1969, at the Hurr Dental Office at 7912 Bayway Drive in Baytown where he practiced for 42 years until his death. Dr. Dave prided himself in providing individualized and personal care.
David was an avid gun and bow enthusiast and outdoorsman and spent many happy hours bow hunting. He loved music, enjoyed dancing and reading, and was a skilled whistler. He was an active member of the Fountain of Faith Fellowship Church in Baytown. David (also known as "Ga-Ga" by his grandchildren) was an adoring and doting grandfather; his grandchildren gave him much comfort through his battle with cancer. He was an intelligent, vivacious man, with a larger than life personality.
David was preceded in death by his father and mother, Glen and Nettie Hurr. David is survived by his four daughters, Sarah Hurr, Dr. Heather Johnson, Dr. Jennifer Hogan and her husband Brandon Hogan, and Heidi Morgan and her husband Tim Morgan; three grandchildren, Claire Hogan, Ben Hogan, and Lyla Morgan; one brother, Dr. John Hurr and his wife Arleta; one sister, Nettie Ann Biondo and her husband Lee, along with numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews, cousins, and other family and friends. He will be dearly missed by all.
A visitation will be held on Friday, August 12, 2011, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Navarre Funeral Home in Baytown. Funeral services will be on Saturday, August 13, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at Wooster Baptist Church in Baytown. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. at the Hurr Family cemetery in Rock Island, Texas.
Arrangements are under the direction of Navarre Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 2444 Rollingbrook Drive, Baytown, Texas 77521, (281) 422-8111.
Ward
Rosa Ward, age 91, of Cleveland, Texas, died on Monday, August 8, 2011 in Cleveland, Texas.
She was born in Anahuac, Texas on June 05, 1920 to parents, John Ezer Sr. and Ernestine Ezer who preceded her in death along with her loving husband, L.O. Ward; her daughter, Lynda Jannett; four brothers, and two sisters.
Survivors include her sons, John Ward and wife, Helen, Freddie Ward; Terry Ward and wife, Tina; daughters, Dottie Hightower and husband, Robert Hightower and Peggy Ward; grandchildren, Bruce, Mark and Niki Hightower, Kevin, Chance, Jason, Logan, Teri Lynn, Lori and Kasey Ward; great-grandchildren, Blake, Zach, Dally Ray, Jase, McCade, Bryce, Cooper, Arena Joe, C.B., Desirae, Tristen, Rowdy, Cattle Call, and Kreed; nieces, Kwynec Rose, Kassidy and one in the oven; and her loving care taker, Vonda Courtney; dearest friends to her heart include Sis and Bill Powell, Mrs. Joe Johnson, Dolly Wood, Gwendolyn Otter, Marvin Reeves, Ethel Ellington, Marie Rhodes, Burk Remkes, Warren DeSpain, Sally Marsh, and Claudia Hightower. She touched the lives of so many throughout the years.
Chaplin Ron Ellis will preside over funeral services being held Wednesday evening, August 10, 2011, 7:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Chapel, Cleveland, Texas.
Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service starting at 4:00 p.m. in the Pace-Stancil Chapel, Wednesday, August 10, 2011, 4:00-7:00 p.m., at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Cleveland, Texas.
Interment will be held Friday, August 11, 2011; 9:30 a.m. at Ryan cemetery.
Stanley
Fannye Lucille Stanley, 92, of Houston, and formerly of Anahuac, died on Monday, July 11, 2011 at Saint James House of Baytown.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Sterling Funeral Home in Anahuac. A gathering of Fannye's family and friends will be from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Friday, August 12, 2011. Interment will be at a later date in Standley Family cemetery.
Fannye was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Thelma Standley; brother, Howard Standley, sisters, Dorothy Parkins, Katie Edleman and Corine Read.
Fannye is survived by her son, Douglas Stanley; brothers, Kenneth and Alva Standley; nephews, John and James Standley, and niece, Loretta and Arnold Sizemore; and a host of other family and friends.
Warren
Dorothy Gay Warren was born November 3, 1925 in Springfield, MO, the only child of Mary Edith Pryor and Earnest Gay.
Dottie grew up in Missouri and graduated from Drury University in 1947. In 1999 Dottie returned to Drury to receive the Distinguished Alumnae Award. Dottie died August 8, 2011.
In 1948 Dottie married
Eugene Wesley Warren. They lived in Rollo, MO where her husband finished his engineering degree from the University of Missouri in Rolla, following his service in World War II. They lived in Ft. Lewis, WA during the Korean War.
In 1952 they moved to Liberty, TX where her husband was area engineer for Gulf Oil. In 1963 he founded Warren Engineering. After her husband’s untimely death in 1969, Dottie remained in Liberty to raise their only child.
In Liberty, Dottie was a member of the First United Methodist Church, served on the administrative board, and a member of the Chancel Choir.
Dottie was a charter member of the American Association of University Women in Liberty, President of the Woman’s Club, Theatre Group, Board of Trustees for Liberty City Library, Delta Kappa Gamma, and first woman to serve as an officer on the Board of Directors, Liberty Country Club, and Historical Society and on the planning commission for Liberty’s Sesquicentennial. Dottie was a first grade teacher in the Liberty Schools for 20 years.
In 1986 Dottie moved to Austin, to be near her family. In 1988 she became a member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. She served on the ECW Board, President of St. Anne’s Guild, Wednesday Prayer group and taught in the Good Shepherd School for 5 years.
Dottie was a member of the Women’s Symphony League, Austin Woman’s Club and a docent at the LBJ Library for over 20 years, UT Exes, Blanton Museum.
Kappa Delta Sorority has always been a main force in Dottie’s life – serving as president of her college chapter and on the staff of Nat’l Kappa Delta after graduation. In Liberty, she organized a Pan-Hellenic Association. When she moved to Austin, she helped re-organize the alumni association – and served as president for 6 years. In 1947 Dottie was a page at the National Convention. Fifty years later at Kappa Delta’s 100th celebration she received the prestigious Alumni Emerald award. Dottie was a member of the White Rose Circle and in 2005 was honored by National Kappa Delta for 60 years as a loyal and devoted Kappa Delta.
Dottie is survived by her beloved daughter, Gay Warren Gaddis and husband Lee, the joy of her life, her granddaughter Rebecca Wesley Gaddis, and grandsons Ben and Sam.
Dottie leaves her dog family Emma and Cleo and a lifelong love for dogs.
A memorial service celebrating Dottie’s life will be held at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2011 officiated by the Rev. Dr. Ann Normand.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Austin Humane Society or Animal Trustees of Austin.
Goodsell
Mary Malinda Goodsell, 94, of Anahuac, died on Friday, August 5, 2011 at Bayside Community Hospital in Anahuac.
She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at First Baptist Church of Anauhac under the direction of Sterling Funeral Home in Anahuac. Interment will follow in Anahuac cemetery. A gathering of Mary's family and friends will be from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, August 8, 2011 at the funeral home.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore Goodsell; son, Joel T. Goodsell; and her three brothers and a sister. She was a former owner of Corner Grocery and Trinity Ice Company. She was also a member of First Baptist Church of Anahuac, lifetime member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Post #104 in Anahuac and a lifetime member of the Order of Eastern Star #649 and AARP.
Mary is survived by her daughters, Karen Fry and husband Lee, Gayle Petkovsek and husband Paul, Frances Nash and husband Tim; 13 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren; and a host of other family and friends.
Laird
Sidney Littleton Laird, 75, of Dayton, died Monday, August 08, 2011 at Methodist Hospital after an extended illness.
Mr. Laird was born January 10, 1936 in Houston, Texas to parents Morgan Jesse and Mary Dee Riley Laird. He had graduated from Dayton High School in 1954 and honorably served his country in the United States Marine Corp. from 1954 until 1962. He returned to Dayton in 1963 and was a member of the American Legion Post #512. He worked for General Crude-Mobil before retiring in 1992, Castle Engine Services, and Stewart-Stevenson. Sidney enjoyed the outdoors, gardening, hunting, fishing, woodworking, leatherwork, and coin collecting. He attended First Baptist Church.
Services for Mr. Laird will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 11, 1011 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow at Magnolia Park cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday evening, 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., at the funeral home.
Mr. Laird was preceded in death by his parents, sons: Joshua Damon Laird, and Joseph Robert “Robbie” Sidney Laird. He is survived by his daughter: Stacy Sundgren and husband Gary of Liberty, grandson: Joshua Sundgren of Liberty; brothers: Curtis Laird and wife Erika of Dayton, Morgan Laird, Jr. and wife Dee of Fabens; sister: Jackie Haley of Panama City Beach, Florida; also numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Sumrall
Ethel Marie Williams" Mamaw" Sumrall, 86, of Votaw, died Sunday August 7, 2011.
Marie grew up in Warren, Texas and graduated from Warren High School. She graduated top of her class. Marie excelled in school and athletics where she also played basketball and was a cheerleader. Marie went to Lamar Business School that is now Lamar University. The war began and Marie became a telephone operator in Beaumont.
Marie married
Edward Dave Sumrall on February 9, 1946. Three children were born to them, Linda Gail Sumrall Sims, Rick Sumrall and Beth Sumrall, all of Votaw. Their grandchildren were Lori Buffington Thompson, Jimbo Buffington, Chuck Buffington, Aaron Sumrall, Mike Sumrall, Andrew Sumrall and Emily Sumrall. They had twelve great grandchildren. Marie and Edward Loved their special adopted children, Melvin and Carolyn Jo Love, of Votaw. Marie and Edward had a whole host of nieces and nephews.
All church and Community children called her Mamaw.
Marie served on the Votaw School Board of Trustees as secretary for a number of years. She worked at West Hardin High School as a school bus driver and for 25 years in the West Hardin School Cafeteria as a cook.
Marie surrendered her heart to God on November 24, 1973. She served her church for 31 years as secretary. She helped to begin and organize the Piecemakers Quilting Club. In Latter years, Marie got her greatest pleasure in working at the Votaw Lighthouse Food Pantry.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Dave Sumrall; parents, William C. "Sport" and Vela Williams; brother, Eugene Jones.
Her family will receive friends at Votaw Worship Center Monday August 8, 2011 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. A service of remembrance will be held at the Votaw worship Center on Tuesday August 9, 2011 at 2:00 P.M., officiated by Rev. Dean Love, Rev. William Tanton and Pastor Jason Berry. Internment will follow at Votaw cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be Jimbo Buffington, Chuck Buffington, Aaron Sumrall, Mike Sumrall, Andrew Sumrall, Larry Thompson, Keith Thompson, Melvin Kirkland, and Scooter Kirkland. Honorary pallbearers are all men of Votaw Worship Center.
Funeral services have been entrusted to Faith and Family Funeral Services, 40847 Hwy 105 E., Batson, TX, 77519, (936) 262-2100 or (936) 336-2222.
