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Mrs. Johnson
Barbara Ann Krause Johnson of Kenedy, TX, was born on July 5, 1937 in the community of Olmos in Bee County, TX, to Alfred C. and Viola (Sliva) Krause, the second of 4 children. She entered eternal life on Sept. 21, 2007.
Growing up she and her family lived in Olmos, Ray Point and Three Rivers, TX. Barbara was active in activities, sports and was class reporter her senior year at Three Rivers High School. She had fond memories of her years at TRHS with her many friends and family. She graduated from TRHS in 1955. After graduation she worked for about a year in the Live Oak County Clerk’s office in George West, and then worked for an abstract and title company for 9 years. In 1963 she met her future husband Clarence A. Johnson through a blind date arranged by mutual friends. They were married on Aug. 22, 1964 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Ray Point, TX . They then set up house in Kenedy where they raised three beautiful daughters, Carole Ann, Janice Rae and Jennifer Sue. She was a stay at home mom until 1975 when she went to work for the summer with her husband Clarence as a secretary for ADM grain elevator. That summer turned into 22 years. She retired in 1997.
Barbara was very supportive of her three daughters attending most, if not all, of their various competitions whether it be band, volleyball, basketball, track, tennis or golf. She was very proud of their accomplishments. She even played slow pitch softball in the city league with Carole and Janice. Barbara was the oldest lady playing softball at that time. She pitched and sometimes played first base. Though she didn’t play with Jennifer she did coach Jennifer’s softball team.
Barbara served as Financial Secretary of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for over 30 years. She was a member of the Women of the Church and served in many offices most recently as Treasurer. She was honored by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for her years of service in 2005. She was a Jaycee-ette for many years. She had perfect attendance for 10 of those years and received the Merit Award in 1968. She and Clarence were recognized for their dedication and service as Friends of the Karnes County Youth Show in 2000 by the Karnes County Stock Show Board. She loved music and served as church organist for Ray Point Lutheran Church in her late teens and early twenties and later for Good Shepherd Lutheran church from 1998 until May 2007. She was a supporter of all Kenedy Athletic events and could be found cheering on the youth of the community and received special recognition from several teams.
Of course the most traumatic time in her life was when she suffered her heart attack on May 29th, 1998. At that time she had her mitral valve replaced and a stent put in. During the first 2 weeks she was put in an induced coma and after coming out of the coma was told that perhaps her feet and some fingers on her right hand would have to be amputated. On July 2 her legs were amputated about 7 inches below each knee. Then later her middle three fingers on her right hand were amputated . She was at rehab from July 10, 1998 until August 4, 1998 when she came home.
She has been referred to as a miracle. She believed she was spared because she was needed more here on earth than in heaven. The reason became clear when her husband, Clarence, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1999 and then suffered several strokes. Barbara then took over his care and was able to keep him at home until just before his death in 2006. She had a wonderful caregiver in Grace Martinez that helped her care for him. She also said that she bargained with God not to take any of her fingers on her left hand. When she was in the hospitals she wondered if she would ever be able to play the piano or organ again and would imagine trying to play “Amazing Grace”. When she came home and was able, she started practicing on the piano and found that she could indeed play. In October of 1998 Mary Carlson (our regular organist) was going to be out of town and asked her if she would like to try to play that Sunday and she said she didn’t know if she could or not but Mary said “Oh you will because I taped my middle fingers together and was able to and you will be also) so she did play and did okay. Then in March 1999 Mary had an asthma attack and died so Barbara became the organist at Good Shepherd. She rarely missed a Sunday in the years since then. Someone asked her one time how she could play the organ if she could not play the bass pedals and she told them that she never played them before so why start now. She continued as organist until she was hospitalized in May of 2007 for emergency colon surgery. She was in and out of rehab all summer but never fully recovered from this surgery. She suffered a stoke on Sept. 8 and this along with other medical complications led to her untimely death.
She is survived by her daughters Carole (Roger) Gaskamp of Kenedy; Janice (John) Dulaney of Killeen; and Jennifer Johnson of Huntsville; grandsons Lane Gaskamp, Dean Gaskamp, Justin Dulaney and Jake Dulaney. Also survived by her brothers Gerald (Sigrid) Krause of Sugar Land, TX; Henry (Mary) Krause of Seguin, TX; Kenneth (Janice) Krause of Three Rivers, TX. Also by her loving care giver, Grace Martinez, and many nieces and nephews, great nieces and great nephews, and by several cousins and many, many friends.
She was preceded in death by his husband of 42 years, Clarence A. Johnson, her parents Alfred and Viola Krause, her maternal grandparents Henry and Josephine Sliva, her paternal grandparents Fred and Martha Krause.
Services will be held Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 2:00 PM at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Kenedy, TX with Rev. Wally Schievelbein officiating with burial at Elim Lutheran Cemetery. Prayer service and visitation will be at Eckols Funeral Home on Monday, Sept. 24, from 5:30-7:00 PM with a prayer service at 7:00 PM.
Pall bearers are Bob Ihrig, Ervin Johnson, Kody Kanak, Ed Monson, Gaylon Oehlke, Derral Russell. Honorary pall bearers are all her nephews and the members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Building Improvement Fund or to donor’s choice.
Mrs. DeLaCruz
Juanita Baldillez DeLaCruz, 64, of Beeville died on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007.
She was born on March 18, 1943, in Goliad County to Viviana (Mata) and Locario Baldillez. She was a Catholic and a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Anastacio DeLaCruz, in 1989; her parents; four brothers; one sister; and two grandchildren.
Survivors include three sons, Anastacio (Rita) DeLaCruz and Anthony DeLaCruz, both of Beeville, and Adam DeLaCruz of Austin; three daughters, Angelica Daneshmand of North Carolina, Belma (Joe) Contreras of San Antonio and Marivel Vidrio of Austin; 17 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Delia Walters of Pettus and Jesusa Caballero of Universal City.
Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Angelus Funeral Home with a rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held there at 10 a.m. Friday with Father Luke officiating. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Victory Cemetery #2.
Angelus Funeral Home
Mrs. Martinez
Otilia C. Martinez, 89, of Beeville died on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007, at Woodridge Nursing Home.
She was born in Tuleta on Oct. 25, 1918, to Aurelia Vela and Juan Carrizales. She was a Catholic and a housekeeper.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Eliseo Martinez; her parents; five sisters, Refugia Carrizales, Margarita Martinez, Victoria Jasso, Olivia Martinez and Virginia Perez; and two brothers, Carlos and Dionisio Carrizales.
Survivors include two daughters, Victoria M. (Conrado) Garcia of Beeville and Margarita M. (Joe) Mendoza of Houston; three sons, Pedro (Rachel) Martinez of Houston, Eliseo Martinez Jr. of Beeville and Daniel (Janie) Martinez of Pasadena; two sisters, Janie Abrantez of New Jersey and Eugenia Salinas of Austin; three brothers, Juan (Alcaria) Carrizales and Ascencion (Mary) Carrizales, both of Beeville, and Domingo (Paz) Carrizales of Midland; 27 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
A rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Treviño Funeral Home. Funeral Mass was celebrated at 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday) at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church with Father Luke officiating. Interment followed at Our Lady of Victory Cemetery #2.
Pallbearers were Eddie Mendoza, Arturo Martinez Jr., Conrad Garcia III, Gabriel Martinez, Danny Martinez and Leo Cantu Jr.
Trevino FH
Mr. Rector
Mark Anthony Rector, 51, of Houston died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Friday, Nov. 2, 2007.
He was born March 14, 1956, in Chattanooga, Tenn., and graduated from East Ridge High School in 1974. He also attended Chattanooga State Community College. He was employed by Friedkin Company for 18 years as a systems administrator of the parts distribution center.
He was preceded in death by his father, Oscar Rector.
He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Monna Malone Rector; and three sons, Mark Anthony Rector Jr., Andrew Malone Rector and Thomas Cameron Rector of Buffalo, N.Y. Other survivors include his mother, Layler Shippey Rector of Dothan, Ala.; two brothers, Steve (Nancy) Rector of Beverly, Mass., and Richard Rector of Chattanooga, Tenn.; one sister, Susan (John) Dunn of Dothan, Ala.; two sisters-in-law, Day Abel of Beeville and Patti (George) Turner of Sugar Land; his mother-in-law, Marilyn Malone of Beeville; and several nieces and nephews.
The family received friends on Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Levy Funeral Home in Houston. Services were held Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Philips United Methodist Church in Houston. Graveside services followed at Glenwood Cemetery at 4 p.m. in Beeville.
Memorial donations may be made to the St. Philips United Methodist Church Youth Mission Fund, 5501 Beechnut, Houston, TX 77096.
Arrangements were entrusted to Levy Funeral Home in Houston.
Mrs. Garcia
Juanita Jimenez Garcia, 84, of Robstown, died on Monday, July 14, 2008.
She was born on Jan. 9, 1924, in Beeville to Nicanor and Sabas Desiga Jimenez.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Refugio Garcia; a granddaughter, Julie Maldonado; two brothers, Epifanio Robles and Manuel Robles; her sister, Concepcion Perez; and son-in-law, Victor Gonzalez.
Survivors are her children, Rosa Gonzalez, Cecilio J. (Marcy) Rodriguez, Gloria (Ramiro) Tellez, and Esther Cardona, all of Corpus Christi, Mary Lou (Franklin) Hansley of Freeport, Lupe (Fred) Fioranza of Riverside, Calif., and Estella (Juan) Lopez of Denver, Colo.; her brother, Cecilio Robles of Odessa; one sister-in-law, Natalia Robles of Porterville, Calif.; 20 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. this evening (Wednesday) at Ramon Funeral Home Chapel in Robstown. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Robstown followed by interment at Robstown Memorial Park Cemetery.
Arrangements were entrusted to Ramon Funeral Home in Robstown.
Mrs. Hinojosa
Maria Hinojosa, 75, of Beeville, died on Sunday, July 13, 2008.
She was born in Laredo to Maria Refugia and Erasmo De Los Santos on Aug. 30, 1932. She was a retired home health provider.
She was preceded in death by one son, Hector D. Hinojosa.
She is survived by five sons, Baldemar D. (Janie) Hinojosa Jr. of Pearsall, Ruben D. (Toni) Hinojosa of Sinton, Reynaldo D. (Delia) Hinojosa of Victoria, Amador D. (Jennifer) Hinojosa of Portland, and Ramiro D. Hinojosa of Uvalde; one daughter, Mary Jane Hinojosa of Beeville; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial Mass was celebrated at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Father Patrick Donohoe officiating.
Angelus Funeral Home
Mr. May
H.W. “Woody” May, 87, of Beeville, died on Monday, July 14, 2008.
He was born to Esther A. Maker and William C. May on Jan. 9, 1921. He married Fanna Copley in Suffolk, Va., on July 20, 1948. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was retired from the Navy and the civil service. He was self-employed in the refrigeration and air conditioning business and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He was also a member of the Beeville Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star and Al Amin Shriners.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Fanna Copley May, on Aug. 1, 2006; one brother, William J. May; and one sister, Iva May.
Survivors include one daughter, Meg E. (Robert C.) Ford of Beeville; three grandchildren, Dustin L. Ford, Dean W. Ford and Darci Westmoreland; and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 o’clock tonight (Wednesday) at Galloway & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Bill Duke and Rev. Vivian Woods officiating. Interment will be held at Magnolia Cemetery in Onalaska on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
Galloway & Sons Inc., Funeral Directors
Mr. Perez
Mr. Martin G. Perez, 63, of Beeville, died on Monday, July 14, 2008.
He was born on April 23, 1945, in Beeville, to Demesio and Barbarita Perez. He was retired from the Bee County Road & Bridge Department after 20 years of employment.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Dora Contreras; and two brothers, Nicholas Perez and Demesio Perez Jr.
He is survived by his wife, Estella Perez of Beeville; four sons, Martin (Sandra) Perez Jr. of Refugio, Rudy Perez, Arthur (Norma) Perez and David Perez, all of Beeville; two daughters, Melissa (Roman) Tovar and Emily (Jaime) Espinoza, both of Beeville; two brothers, Santos Perez and Luis Perez, both of Beeville; one sister, Balentina Gomez; 19 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Prayer services will be held at 7 o’clock this evening (Wednesday) at Treviño Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held there at 10 a.m. Thursday, followed by burial at Our Lady of Victory Cemetery #2.
Pallbearers will be Artie Perez, Isaac Perez, Jaime Espinoza, Marcus Perez, Roman Tovar and Tony Gomez Jr.
Treviño Funeral Home
Mr. West
John Eldridge West, 73, of Brenham, TX, died July 11, 2008 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
He was born April 3, 1935 in Pettus, TX, son of the late Jake Samuel West and Alberta Selena (Hutchison) West. He graduated from Texas A&M University in the class of 1957, received his Master of Education in 1971 and played the trombone in the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band. He typed football and basketball play-by-plays in the Kyle Field press box and G. Rollie White Coliseum for 41 years. West wrote and edited sports at The Eagle newspaper in Bryan, TX from 1960 to 1965. He was also a 1st Lt. in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1958 to1966. West was employed at Texas A&M University for 30 years as special events editor in the University News Service and was the Photographic and Visual Aids Laboratory manager. On May 12, 1994, he married Susan Hawkins at Ft. Davis, TX. An amateur astronomer, West retired to Gay Hill, TX and enjoyed viewing the night skies with a variety of telescopes. His was a 62-year-long avocation, from age 11 in the oil patch of Northwest Goliad, TX.
Survivors include: wife, Susan West; sister, Frances Dunn of Kenedy, TX; two daughters, Alicia Reilly and husband Tom of Vienna, VA and Amy Sisco of Bryan, TX; two stepdaughters, Erin Hawkins of College Station, TX and Kelly Hawkins of Cherry Point, NC; two grandchildren, Paden and Hayley Sisco of Bryan, TX.
Visitation will be Wednesday, July 16, 2008 from 6-8 p.m. in Brenham Memorial Chapel.
Funeral service will be Thursday, July 17 at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Gay Hill. Burial will follow in the church cemetery .
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, The Aggie Band Association or True Blue Animal Rescue of Brenham.
Brenham Memorial Chapel, 2300 Stringer St., Brenham, TX 77833
