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LAWRENCE GILES
Funeral services for Lawrence Giles, 55, of Houston are pending with Dixon Funeral Home of Brazoria.
He died, Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at the Veterans Hospital in Houston.
BRAYDEN DWAYNE WILLIAMS
Funeral services for Brayden Dwayne Williams, 3, of Richwood, are pending at Stroud Funeral Home in Clute, Texas.
He passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2003.
BETTY LOUISE COX GREEN PRESTON
Betty Louise Cox Green Preston, 74 of Greenville, Texas passed away on January 29, 2003 at her residence.
She was born on July 27, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ethel Louise Robinson and Elbert Cox. She was a Histology Technician and a member of Highland Terrace Baptist Church in Greenville. She was also a member of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by her husband, D.G. Preston of Greenville; sons, David Robert Green and wife, Kathleen of Aubrun Hills, Michigan and James Michael Green and wife, Vickie of Folsom, California; daughter, Karen Louise Green Holmes of Greenville; brother, William Allen Cox of Boise, Idaho; sister, Merry Alice Hartsock and husband, Conley of St. George, Utah; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 1, 2003 at Highland Terrace Baptist Church with Larry Jordan, Royce Litchfield and Jimmy Rose officiating.
Pallbearers will be the men of The Sheppard Bible Study Class.
Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Edgewood, Texas at 3:30 p.m.
Visitation will be at the funeral home Friday, January 31, 2003 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Lynch Alternative Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements. (903) 883-4383.
CHARLES (CHUCK) RAY BEARDEN
Funeral services for Charles (Chuck) Ray Bearden, of Hickory will be at 3:00 p.m., Friday, January 31, 2003 at Bass-Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Friday at Bass-Smith Funeral Home. The Rev. Deborah Michaels will be conducting.
Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery.
He was born July 27, 1924 in Hillsboro, Texas and passed away January 29, 2003 at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem.
He retired as a Research & Development Manager for Dow Chemical and was a Veteran in the US Air Force. Mr. Bearden and his wife, Ruby, were formerly of Lake Jackson. They met in Oklahoma City and were married in Austin. They also lived in Medina, Ohio and Midland, Michigan, while Mr. Bearden worked for Dow Chemical Co. Before moving to Hickory in 1997 to be close to family members, Mr. Bearden founded Poly Trac Inc. in recent years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Onie D. & Etta Mae Lafferty Bearden; his wife, Ruby Ricks Bearden and brother, Marion Bearden.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Charles & Ann Bearden of Singapore; daughters and son-in-law, Barbara & Tom Bell and Kelly M. Bearden, all of Hickory; grandsons, Christopher Bearden and Blake Bearden, both of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, Wesley Butterfield and Mitchell Butterfield, both of Newton; granddaughters, Savannah Jane Bell, Taylor Rose Bell and Ashely Marie Collins, all of Hickory; brother, Garland Bearden of Dallas; and sister, Billie Louise Meyer of Wichita, Kansas.
Arrangements by Bass-Smith Funeral Home, Hickory, North Carolina. (828) 322-3015.
MARY STROTHER
Funeral services for Mary Strother, 61, of Brazoria are pending with Dixon Funeral Home of Brazoria.
She died Thursday, January 30, 2003 at her residence.
MARY CRIDER
Mary Crider, 96, a homemaker, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2003 at home.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, February 1, 2003 in Mount Olivet Chapel. Rosary will be at 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 31, 2003 in Mount Olivet Chapel.
Burial will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mary was born on June 2, 1906 in Waterloo, Illinois. She lived in Fort Worth for 35 years, then moved to Lake Jackson for 15 years and for the last three years lived in Lynn, Massachusetts.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Julian Crider in 1982 and a son, Thomas Crider.
She is survived by son, Charles Crider and wife, June, of San Antonio; daughters, Mina and husband, Richard Keese of Fort Worth, Betty Jane and husband, Jim Mitchell of Lynn, Massachusetts and Lucy and husband, Dr. Gary Weeks, of Lake Jackson; daughter-in-law, Darlene Crider of San Diego, California; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Mount Olivet Funeral Home, 2301 N. Sylvania Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76111. (817) 831-0511.
BRAYDEN DWAYNE WILLIAMS
Brayden Dwayne Williams, 3 years old, of Richwood, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2003.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 2003, at Stroud Funeral Home in Clute with Pastor Ronald A. Semro officiating.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 2, 2003, at Stroud Funeral Home.
Brayden is survived by his father, Billy H. Williams, II; mother, Tiffany L. Williams; brother, Bradley D. Williams of Richwood; sister, Ashlynn V. Williams of Clute; grandmothers, Ella Poff of Colorado and Geri Applegate of Lake Jackson; grandfathers, Hoyt Williams of Clute and Tim Applegate of Lake Jackson; great-grandmothers and grandfathers, B.W. and Dimple Williams of Richwood, Sarah Sutherland of Colorado, Felicite and Gene Forrest of Arizona; and many other loving relatives and friends.
Brayden had a stuffed rabbit that he carried around with him. He loved playing with his cars and trucks. He always had a twinkle in his eyes and was a very happy baby. He also loved playing with his brother, Bradley. Brayden and Bradley loved to go to Colorado for the summer to ride their horse, Spud, and stay with their Grandma Ella.
Brayden will be loved and missed by all who loved and knew him.
Pallbearers will be Billy H. Williams, II, Kerry Huntington, Mike Music and Michael (Mac) McAddams.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bradley D. Williams, Lyle A. Simmons, Brad Boyde and Allen Pekar.
Arrangements by Stroud Funeral Home, Clute, Texas, (979) 265-1188.
MARY ANN STROTHER
Funeral services for Mary Ann Strother, 61, of Brazoria will be Sunday, February 2, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. at the First Assembly of God Church, Brazoria with Bro. Dale Frankum, officiating.
Burial will be in Columbia Cemetery in West Columbia, Texas.
She died Thursday, January 30, 2003 at her residence.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Jerry Dwayne Strother; two granddaughters, Kimberly Ann Bailey and Nicole Strother.
She is survived by her husband, Everett Strother of Brazoria; five sons, David Strother, Sr. (Francine) of Richwood, Douglas Strother, Sr. of Lake Jackson, Wayne Strother (Cheryl), Kenneth Strother, Marion Strother, all of Brazoria; one daughter, Cindy Strother of Freeport; one brother, James Cuellar of Sweeny; one sister, Shirley Kirincich (John) of Allendale, New Jersey; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be Steven Bailey, Douglas Strother, Jr., Jerry Strother, Chad Strother, David Strother, Jr. and Taylor Strother.
Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Strother, Logan Strother, Rodney Strother, Leslie Strother, Michelle Bailey, Christy Strother, Jerlynn Davis, Desiree Miller, Alicia Miller and Lacey Strother.
Visitation will be Saturday, February 1, 2003 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Dixon Funeral Home Chapel.
Arrangements are by Dixon Funeral Home of Brazoria.
CHARLINE ELIZABETH WOODDELL
Charline Elizabeth Wooddell of Sweeny, passed away Monday, January 27, 2003 from complications of Leukemia and Alzheimers.
Charline was born on December 5, 1920. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in West Columbia.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carlton Wooddell.
She is survived by her daughter, Nina Lazzeroni and husband, Jim of Tucson; and granddaughter, Erin Boscolo and husband, Giorgio of Las Vegas.
Charline was buried at Sweeny Cemetery in Sweeny on Monday, January 27, 2003.
HELEN COX
Helen Cox, 54, of Rosharon, Texas passed away Thursday, January 30, 2003 in the Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, Webster, Texas.
Helen was born on May 1, 1948 in Houston, Texas. She was a homemaker and a member of the Protestant Faith.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Cox and her father, Martin Eberhart and her son, Thomas Walter.
Survivors include her mother, Lillie Eberhart of Phelps, Texas; daughters, Carolyn Walter of Lake Jackson, Betty Walter of Clear Lake; son, Denzil Walter of Houston; sister, Jackie and brother-in-law, Larry Grable of Rosharon; brothers, Martin and sister-in-law, Mary Francis Eberhart of Houston, brother, Rusty and sister-in-law Rose Eberhart of Phelps, Texas; five grandchildren, two granddogs; numerous other relatives and friends.
Visitation hours will be Saturday February 1 2003, from 10:00 a.m. till service time.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 1, 2003 in the Scott Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ron Smith officiating.
Arrangements under the direction of The Scott Family, 1421 East Hwy. 6, Alvin, Texas, 77511. (281) 585-1000.
LEON YEAGER, SR.
Services for Leon Yeager, Sr., 67, of Angleton are set for 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 1, 2003 at Shiloh Baptist Church in Pankey.
He was born in Angleton on November 7, 1935 and passed away January 28, 2003 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. He worked many years for Dow Chemical in Freeport.
He is survived by his son, Leon Yeager, Jr. of Brazoria; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Roland and Joyce Yeager of Iola and John and Rita Yeager of Waco; seven sisters and four brothers-in-law, Dora Lee Glass of Madisonville, MayDell and Curtis Younts of Belton, Bonnie and Billy Caldwell of Madisonville, Donnie Younts of Madisonville, Ruby and Glen Ledbetter of Madisonville, Yvonne Yeager of Livingston and Helen and Taft Martin of Houston; three grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
EDDIE DEAN FULTON
Funeral services for Eddie Dean Fulton, 29, of Clute, are pending with Dixon Funeral Home of Brazoria.
He died Friday, January 31, 2003 at Brazosport Memorial Hospital in Lake Jackson, Texas.
Hazel Dean Lewis
Hazel Dean Lewis, 81, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 while residing with her daughters in Lake Jackson. She was formerly from Sun, Louisiana. She fought the good fight without complaint and is now safely home, looking upon the face of Jesus. She was born December 12, 1921 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Sarah Francis Haskins Dean. She was married 26 years to the love of her life, Lorenza Deloy Lewis. She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents.
Mrs. Lewis was an only child, but she wanted her children not to be alone in life. She had four daughters, seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was very devoted to her family. Her “girls” and their spouses were her “boys,” as she called them, are Dianne Fontenot and husband, Milton, of Covington, Louisiana; Linda L. Vinas and husband, Ralph, of Lake Jackson; Gail Pitre and husband, Charlie, of Bush, Louisiana; Deborah L. Thevenot, of Sun, Louisiana. She also called her grandson, Shawn, whom she helped raise, her “son.” He sadly will be unable to attend her services as he is presently serving our country overseas.
She has seven grandchildren: R. Scott Vinas, and wife, Carmen of Colorado, Shawn M. Lewis of Louisiana, Nancy Reed of Pennsylvania, Dawn Goss of New Mexico, June Philips and Rollie M. Broadwater, Jr. of Pennsylvania, and Lori S. Vinas of Texas.
She has been additionally blessed with 15 great grandchildren, whom she loved greatly and whom became the joy of her life.
Mrs. Lewis put all of her daughters through school working two jobs and long hours. She loved her family and enjoyed sewing and cooking for them. She will be immensely missed by her children, their families and friends. She was always a quiet, gentle person and everyone that knew her loved her because she was such a sweet lady. She loved to travel, she loved reading her Bible daily, especially the Psalms, as she made a habit of having everyone come into her room for morning devotional time, and she enjoyed having someone come and sing Christian hymns to her.
Mrs. Lewis had many dear friends that gave her much love and joy. They are former son-in-law, Conrad Thevenot, of Liberty, Mississippi (which was her card playing ‘buddy’); Ms. Minnie Nicolet, a dear friend from her church in Richwood, Texas, who volunteered many long hours in assisting Mrs. Lewis and her daughters with her care; and Vanda Mathis, guitarist and Ginger Crowley, singer, who spent many wonderful evenings at her bedside singing her favorite hymns to her. Mrs. Lewis was blessed having so many dear friends and, in return, they were blessed by having known this little “giant” of a lady with her loving spirit and her great, inward strength.
Pallbearers will be: Ralph J. Vinas, R. Scott Vinas, Conrad Thevenot and Robert E. Norris.
Funeral arrangements are by: E. F. Fielding Funeral Home, Inc. Covington, Louisiana. Viewing for friends will be Monday February 3, 2003 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Tuesday, February 4, 2003, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, at noon, in the Chapel of the E. F. Fielding with Dr. Raymond Cox, a friend, from Pearland, Texas, officiating.
Internment will be at Pinecrest Memorial Gardens, Covington, Louisiana.
In lieu of flowers, and because of her great love for the Bible and for children, she requests that donations be made to The Christian’s Children’s Fund or The Gideon’s International.
