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ROBERT "BOB" LUNFORD
Funeral services for Bob Lunford, 91, of Clute, Texas, will be held at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, May 22, 2004, at Evergreen Baptist Church in Clute, Texas, with the Rev. Carlyle Roberson officiating.
Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Viola and Sons Funeral Home in West Columbia, Texas.
Bob was born December 12, 1912, to the late Henry and Phyllis Lunford. He attended public schools in the Lake Jackson area. Bob joined Evergreen Baptist Church in Clute, Texas, and was baptized under the leadership of the Rev. Carlyle Roberson.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, two brothers, seven sisters and his parents, Henry and Phyllis Lunford.
He leaves to cherish his memory one grandson; a devoted nephew, Aaron (Lillie) Lunford; two caring nieces, Emily (Frank) Fuller and Hortense Austin; sister-in-law, Florida Lunford; and a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends.
Arrangements by E. Viola & Son Funeral Home, 205 N. Broad, West Columbia. (979) 345-3433.
LLOYD LEON DORTON
Lloyd Dorton, 92, of Angleton, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 19, 2004.
Services will be held Friday, May 21, 2004, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of West Columbia with the Rev. Dave Barclay officiating.
Visitation will be at the church from noon until 2:00 p.m. preceding the service.
Graveside services will be held at Restwood Memorial Park in Lake Jackson immediately following the services.
Lloyd was born on May 20, 1912, in Glen Flora, Texas, to Harvey and Ethel Duke Dorton.
He came to the Brazosport area in 1913. He graduated from Freeport High School. He worked as a maintenance foreman at Dow Chemical until his retirement. He was also a member of First Baptist Church of West Columbia.
He was preceded in death by both his parents, and his wife, Marjorie Carruth Dorton.
He is survived by and will be greatly missed by his daughter, Sandra Lloyd Dorton Powell and her husband, Kenneth Powell, of West Columbia; granddaughter, Jana Cuba Rushing of Lake Jackson; grandsons, Jim Cuba of Lake Jackson, Terry Powell and wife, Pat, of Austin, Tim Powell and wife, Liz, of Colleyville, and Jason Powell and wife, Kim, of California. He also had eight great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church Memorial Fund, West Columbia.
Arrangements by Baker Funeral Home, West Columbia. (979) 345-3232.
JOE ALAN WESTBROOK
Joe Alan Westbrook, 49, passed away Monday, May 17, 2004, as a result of an automobile accident. He was a lifelong resident of Angleton, Texas, and a 1973 graduate of Angleton High School.
He was avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing and hutning. His passion was his love of his animals and helping less fortunate people in need.
His father, Joe E. Westbrook, precedes him in death.
Survivors include his mother, Alene Westbrook Guillot; stepfather, G.L. Guillot; his brother, Tony Westbrook and wife, Pam; his sister, Debbie Chambers and husband, Vernon; his stepbrother, Billie Mitchell and wife, Stephanie; his stepsisters, Vicki Hiatt and husband, Richard, and Neta Hunderson and husband, Mark; nephew, John Westbrook; nieces, Susan Westbrook, Randis Peltier and husband, Jeff, and Brandy Chambers; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and stepnieces and stepnephews.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 20, 2004, at the Palm Funeral Chapel in Angleton, Texas, with Pastor Roy McClung officiating.
Interment will follow at the Angleton Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Tony Westbrook, Terry Westbrook, Gary Westbrook, Johnny Plunk, Vernon Chambers and Brian Cates.
Arrangements by Palms Funeral Home, 2300
E. Mulberry, Angleton, Texas. (979) 849-4343.
FREDDIE LEE WOODS
Funeral services for Freddie Lee Woods, 53, of Weatherford, Texas, formerly of Angleton, Texas, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 22, 2004, at First Missionary Baptist Church in Angleton, Texas, with the Rev. Aaron Holden officiating.
Burial will follow in Providence Cemetery in Chenango Community.
He passed away Friday, May 14, 2004, at his residence in Weatherford, Texas.
Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and a wake service from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday, May 21, 2004, at the Gardner Funeral Chapel in Angleton, Texas.
He leaves to cherish his memories a devoted mother, Charles Etta Merchant of Angleton; one daughter, Tanisha Purdue; two grandchildren, Jamielle Gonzalez and Ja Roire Purdue of Lake Jackson; four sisters, Marilynn Williams (Rodger), Alice Postell (Johnnie), Gloria Robinson and Mary Anna Neal, all of Houston; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Active pallbearers will be Nelson Brown, Leeland Hall, Jeffery Haywood, Lawrence Johnson, Sammy Woods and Larry Perry.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ray Brown, William Brown, Leon Hall III, Samuel Nelson, Johnnie Postell and Rodger Williams.
Arrangements by Gardner’s Funeral Home in Angleton, Texas. (979) 849-6379.
LARRY NEAL
Funeral services for Larry Neal, 63, of Angleton, Texas, are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 22, 2004, at E. Viola & Son Funeral Home Chapel, 205 N. Broad, West Columbia, Texas, with Pastor Winston Rossow officiating.
Burial will follow at West Columbia Paradise Cemetery in West Columbia, Texas.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, May 21, 2004, at E. Viola & Son Funeral Home in West Columbia, Texas.
He was born August 5, 1940, and died Thursday, May 13, 2004, at Woodlake Nursing Home in Clute, Texas.
Survivors include his parents, Gregiro and Jane Neal; spouse, Rachel Neal; two sons, Larry Neal Jr. and David Neal; four daughters, Beatrice Neal, Jane April Neal, Margaret Neal and Alicia Neal; four brothers, Claudio Martelly, Jose Martelly, Earl Neal and Leonardo Neal; and two sisters, Lilly Martelly McDougal and Ruby Martelly Rossow.
Pallbearers will be Jeremy Smith, Rey Gonzales, Xavior Martelly, Reggie Rossow, Sam Grice and David Luera.
Honorary pallbearers will be David Neal, Jose Martelly, Rey Gonzales, Jeremy Smith, Reggie Rossow and Joe Ramirez.
Final arrangements entrusted to E. Viola & Son Funeral Home, West Columbia, Texas. (979) 345-3433.
FLORIDA MAE GREEN
Funeral services for Florida Mae Green, 53, of Freeport, are pending with Dixon Funeral Home of Brazoria. She died Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at Brazosport Memorial Hospital in Lake Jackson, Texas.
LESLIE P. LEGRAND
Dr. Leslie Paris LeGrand, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and servant of the Lord Jesus Christ, was gathered into the arms of his Heavenly Father on Thursday, May 20, 2004.
Leslie’s last days were spent surrounded by his loving family, which includes his wife of almost 66 years, Mary Margaret; his daughter, Lynn Guggolz and husband, Bill, of Houston; his son, Leslie P. LeGrand Jr. and his wife, Wanda, of Kingwood; and his daughter, Mary Sue Bruno and husband, Nick, of Jacksonville, Texas. His grandchildren are Elaine Roch Young, Carolyn Roch Henneman, Ellen Perlioni, Michelle Hartmann, Leslie LeGrand III, Angela Fletcher, Dominick Bruno, Jennifer LeGrand and Bruce LeGrand Jr. His great-grandchildren are Rodney Young, Holden and McKenize Hartmann, Kate and Joseph Perlioni and Lacey, Lane and Mary Elizabeth Fletcher. He is also survived by his special cousins, Margaret Bybee, Tom Gready and Howard Gready. His parents and his son, Bruce G. LeGrand, predeceased him.
Leslie was born on May 16, 1913, in Palestine, Texas. He graduated from Rice Institute (now Rice University) in 1934 and the University of Texas School of Law in 1937. While at UT, he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He practiced law in Palestine for three years before being called to the ministry in 1940. Leslie, with Mary Margaret at his side, embarked on a 55-year ministry with the United Methodist Church. He served on the Palestine and Colfax circuits and was assigned to wonderful churches throughout the Texas Conference. He was District Superintendent of the Houston Northwest District. As a retiree, he spent many exceptional years on the staff of Kingwood United Methodist Church. His ministry was based on love, joy and kindness, and lots of hugs for the ladies.
The family wishes to thank the caring doctors and nurses at the Houston Hospice and Donald C. Young, M.D., for their loving care of Leslie and his family.
Pallbearers will be his grandson, great-grandson and grandsons-in-law, Leslie LeGrand III, Dominick Bruno, Bruce LeGrand Jr., Rodney Young, Donald C. Young, Matthew B. Henneman, Mark Perlioni and Craig Fletcher.
Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 21, 2004, at Kingwood Funeral Home, 22800 Highway 59 North, Kingwood, Texas 77339.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 22, 2004, at Kingwood United Methodist Church, 1799 Woodland Hills Drive, Kingwood, Texas 77339.
Burial will follow at 3:30 p.m. in the East Hill Section of the City Cemetery in Palestine, Texas.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent to Kingwood United Methodist Church, the Houston Hospice, 1905 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas 77030-4123, or the charity of your choice.
KOREN KEEVER CARIKER
1922 - 2004
Koren Keever Cariker was born at home on May 23, 1922, in Kemp, Texas, and departed this life on May 19, 2004, at her home in West Columbia, Texas, at the age of 81.
The family will be present for visitation at Baker Funeral Home, West Columbia, Texas, on Friday, May 21, 2004, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Columbia United Methodist Church, 315 S. 16th Street, West Columbia, Texas, on Saturday, May 22, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. with the Reverend Greg Rogers and the Reverend Rex Carlton officiating, with burial following at Cedar Lawn.
Koren was the youngest of five children born to her parents, the Reverend George Leroy Keever and Lochie Byrd Keever. Her parents had come to Texas from North Carolina before she was born. During the early years in Texas, they lived in a number of rural Texas towns as her father, a Methodist minister, served the different churches. Koren and her siblings were moved around frequently during their childhoods. Upon graduating from high school, Koren attended Texas State College for Women in Denton and then transferred to Duke University, where she earned an associate degree in medical technology. She worked as a medical technologist in Dallas during WWII. After the war ended, her mother encouraged her to come home to Austin to return to college and complete her bachelor’s degree at the University of Texas. She followed that advice, and while attending the university, met and fell in love with the man she was to marry. Joe Cariker had returned to Austin upon his discharge from the Navy following WWII and, utilizing the GI bill, was pursuing his education at the university as well. Following their graduations from the university, Joe left to take employment in Denver, Colorado. Koren followed him to Colorado, and a short time later he proposed. They were married in Childress, Texas, on October 29, 1949, with Koren’s father officiating. Over the next few years, while living in Colorado, they had three children: Deborah, Bill and Leigh.
In 1962, Joe and Koren accepted a job with the Texas Parks and Wildlife that would bring them to West Columbia. They were hired to oversee the operations of Varner-Hogg State Park just outside West Columbia. Koren served as a clerk/curator of the museum artifacts and remained in that position while her husband served as the park superintendent for 25 years. They both retired in 1987. Over the years, they had developed a love of antiques, and Koren was instrumental in assisting the local historical society in the acquisition of antiques for the Laura Underwood home, and assisting the Brazoria County Historical Museum with displays, as well. Koren’s community involvement also included serving as president of the First Capitol Study Club. She has been a member of the Columbia United Methodist Church since coming to West Columbia. Koren attended the Sojourner’s class there and has missed more than anything, being in her Sunday school class on Sunday mornings. She was the driving force behind the Methodist Flame Stitchers needlepoint group. With her guidance, the sanctuary has both Crismons and chancel rail kneelers done in needlepoint.
She leaves behind, her husband of 54 years, Joe W. Cariker of West Columbia; a daughter, Deborah C. Burns and son-in-law, Jim Burns, of West Columbia; a son, William (Bill) B. Cariker and daughter-in-law, Lynne Boggs Cariker, of Austin; a son, Leigh C. Cariker, and daughter-in-law, Judy Cariker; and granddaughters, Kaitlyn Abigail (Abby) Cariker and Gwendolyn Kathleen (Gwen) Cariker, all of Ft. Worth. Other family members mourning her death include her brother-in-law, Fred H. Cariker Jr. and wife, Shirley, of Amarillo; two nieces; and one nephew.
Her parents; as well as three sisters, Mary, Ruth and Kathryn; and one brother, George, preceded her in death.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Columbia United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, Central EMS, the Christian Senior Citizens Center or the charity of your choice.
Our special thanks go to the Monday Morning Methodists and the Rev. Greg Rogers and the members of the Columbia United Methodist Church for their constant prayer support. Thanks also to the members of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church for their caring and support. The family greatfully acknowledges the assistance of AMED Hospice for care during Koren’s final days. Last but not least, our family could not have cared for Koren all these months without the assistance of caregivers and staff at Help Inc. and her special caregivers, Cynthia, Nina and Nathalie.
Funeral arrangements by Baker Funeral Home in West Columbia, Texas. (979) 345-3232.
ERNEST CLAIR REA
Funeral services for Ernest Clair Rea, 91, of Lake Jackson, Texas, are pending with Lakewood Funeral Chapel in Lake Jackson, Texas.
He died Thursday, May 20, 2004, at his residence.
ERNEST CLAIR REA JR.
Ernest Clair Rea Jr., age 91, died Thursday, May 20, 2004. He was born Oct. 13, 1912, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Ernest Clair Rea and Nelle Marlatt Rea.
In 1928, at the age of 15, he moved with his family to St. Louis, Missouri, where he graduated from Soldan High School in January 1930. He attended the University of Missouri and graduated in 1936 with a bachelor of journalism degree. He was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega national fraternity and served as president of the University of Missouri chapter.
During his college years, he organized a male quartet, and with them took one year out of school to travel with a Major Bowes Unit, which was featured in most of the large theaters in the country.
Ernie married Mickey Tubb of Sweetwater, Texas, in 1939, and they moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where he worked as writer and producer of radio programs for Radio Station WHAS, one of the premier stations of the CBS radio network. He was also a reader at the American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville, recording many booksand the monthly Readers Digest, all of which were distributed through the Library of Congress.
He was sent by Radio Station WHAS in 1941 to Louisiana to report the Army maneuvers of that year and pioneered direct reporting from the field by radio.
In 1942, he volunteered for duty in the United States Navy and in early 1943 was commissioned as a lieutenant junior grade. He was sent to Harvard University for indoctrination and training as a naval communicator. After further duty at the sub-chaser training center at Miami Beach, he was assigned to the Destroyer Escort No. 795, where he served in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans until the end of the war in the Pacific, and was discharged as a lieutenant commander.
Ernie and family came to Texas in 1947 and bought a Ben Franklin Store, which he operated in Lake Jackson for 15 years. In 1952, he was elected chairman of the Charter Commission of the city of Lake Jackson, and for two years served in that capacity while a charter was prepared for the city. It was approved by a vote of the citizens of Lake Jackson in 1954, and Ernie was elected in that year mayor of the city, a position he held for two terms. He was appointed by subsequent councils a number of times to serve as chairman of charter review commissions.
In 1959, he was appointed to the Velasco Drainage District. He served 10 years as a drainage district commissioner.
In 1960, he became a partner and stockholder in the firms of Monical and Rea and Monical and Powell Inc. Monical and Powell, an industrial construction company, was followed in 1972 by U.S. Contractors Inc. and its associated companies.
Ernie served as vice president and member of the board of the Brazosport Chamber of Commerce and was selected in 1965 as the outstanding citizen of Brazosport. He served two terms as president of the Lake Jackson Business Association. He was active in the Presbyterian Church, serving as deacon and treasurer and, for a year or two, as choir director.
He served on the board of directors of the Lake Jackson Bank for 15 years. He was a director and officer for several years on the Brazosport Fine Arts Council and was a member of the board of trustees of the council. He participated in a good many productions of the Little Theatre of Brazosport.
He served on the board of the United Way and conducted two successful money-
raising campaigns for that organization.
Ernie was a long-time member of the Riverside Country Club, serving on its board and as vice president and greens committee chairman. He was always active in the use of its facilities for tennis and golf.
He married Eleanor Nabors on September 18, 1999.
Ernest is survived by his wife, Eleanor Rea; two children, Judith Rea MacLean, of St. Louis, Missouri, and John David Rea, of Washington, D.C.; five grandchildren, Kent MacLean, of St. Louis, Missouri, Brian MacLean, of St. Louis, Missouri, Jennifer Rea Verheggen, of Utrecht, The Netherlands, Anne Rea Reynaert, Manhattan Beach, California, and John David Rea, San Diego, California; a great-grandson, Ryan Reynaert of Manhattan Beach, California; four sisters, Betty Proctor, of Columbia, Missouri, Frances Grant, of Lake George, New York, Patricia Maguire, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Joan Henson of Vancouver, Washington, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation will be from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, May 23, at Lakewood Funeral Chapel, 98 N. Dixie Drive. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 24, at First Presbyterian Church of Lake Jackson, 102 Yaupon Drive.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Care Team, the Presbyterian Church of Lake Jackson, Brazosport College, the Lake Jackson Emergency Medical Service or the charity of the donor’s choice.
