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Herman Bradshaw
Funeral services for Herman Bradshaw Sr., 81, of Glen Flora will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Camp Zion Rising Star United Baptist Church with Rev. C. Owens Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Camp Zion Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-9 p.m. Friday. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Friday.
Mr. Bradshaw died Feb. 1, 2003, at his residence. He was born March 3, 1921, in Glen Flora to Ed and Martha Hatton Bradshaw.
Survivors include sons, Herman Bradshaw Jr. of Houston, Carl Bradshaw of Angleton, Glen Bradshaw of Glen Flora, Anthony Bradshaw of Houston and Stan Bradshaw of Missouri City; daughters, Martha Bradshaw, Ruby B. Rasus, Sharon H. Davis and Debra Bradshaw, all of Houston, and Hazel Bradshaw of Glen Flora; brothers, C.D. Bradshaw of Wharton and Clement Bradshaw of Spanish Camp; sisters, Cora Lee Langston and Zelma Harvey, both of Wharton; 23 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
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Columbus Coleman
The funeral services for deacon Columbus E. Coleman Jr. will be held today, Wednesday, at 11 a.m. at Camp Zion Rising Star United Baptist Church. The funeral will be officiated by Rev. Clarence Owens Jr. The eulogy will be offered by Rev. A.J. Hatfield and Dr. Carol Coleman-Gray will give the family tribute.
Deacon Coleman died Jan. 31, 2003, at Gulf Coast Medical Center. He was 98 years old and was the third of 14 children born to Alex and Cora Coleman Sr. in Wharton County.
He was preceded in death by two children who predated his marriage, an older son, Cornelius Heard, and a daughter, Eddie Mae Graves. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Gladys; five children; and a host of grandchildren, relatives and friends.
The Coleman family wishes to acknowledge and express its appreciation and thanks to gestures of love. They offer special thanks to the staff of Avalon Place and at Gulf Coast Medical Center.
In lieu of flowers, the family has established a landscape fund in memory of deacon Coleman for the benefit of his church. If desiring, make a donation to: Landscape Fund/Deacon C.E. Coleman, Camp Zion Rising Star United Baptist Church, Rt. 1, Box 237, Wharton, Texas 77488, Attention: Deacon Gary Barrett.
Services entrusted to: Gooden-Hatton Funeral Home, Inc., 110 N. East Ave., Wharton, Texas 77488, (979) 532-3602.
Christine Hensley
Funeral services for Christine Hensley, 95, of Baytown and former longtime resident of Boling, were held Tuesday at Wharton Funeral Home with Gerald Donaldson and Bill Edwards officiating. Burial followed in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Hensley died April 12, 2003, in Baytown after an extended illness. She was born Oct. 20, 1907, in Mt. Vernon, Ind., the daughter of the late Jacob Keitel and Rosa Wehr Keitel.
She had been a resident of Baytown since 1993 and was a former resident of Boling from 1927 until 1993. Mrs. Hensley was a member of the Abell Street Church of Christ. She married Elvin “Cotton” Hensley on July 10, 1925, in Houston, and he preceded her in death on April 25, 1972. Mrs. Hensley was also preceded in death by three sisters. She was active in church and many civic groups and youth programs. Mrs. Hensley was also active in the PTA, Home Demonstration, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, FFA, Rodeo Club and C-CAP. She was an associate member of the Veterans of Viet Nam War. Mrs. Hensley was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and had held numerous stations.
Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Dorothy and Seth Roberson of Baytown; Son and daughter-in-law, Milton M. and June Hensley of Temple; sister, Jeanette DeHart of Spring; brother, Philip Keitel of Brazoria; four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren along with many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of usual remembrances, the family requests memorials to the Abell Street Church of Christ, 501 Abell Street, Wharton, Texas 77488.
Melissa Peterson
Funeral services for Melissa Peterson, 79, of Louisville, Ky., were held Monday at G.C. Williams Funeral Home in Louisville, Ky., with Rev. Houston officiating. Burial followed in Shiloh Cemetery.
Mrs. Peterson was born Oct. 17, 1923, in Wharton County to Willis and Sevilla Peterson.
She was a food service worker and Baptist by faith.
Survivors include her sons, Booker T. Peterson and Robert E. Peterson; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Charlesten Bunch
Graveside services for Charlesten Bunch, one month old, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Bowden Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9-11 a.m. Friday at Gooden-Hatton Funeral Home.
Charlesten died June 15, 2003, in Bellville. He was born May 12, 2003, in Wharton to Christopher Bunch and Crishun Howard.
Survivors include parents, Christopher Bunch and Crishun Howard of Wharton; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Bunch and Dorothy Howard, all of Wharton; and sister, Crescencia Howard of Wharton.
Jessie Greenwood
Funeral services for Jessie Greenwood, 81, of Wharton, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. E.G. Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Jerusalem Cemetery in Spanish Camp. Visitation will be held from 1-7 p.m. at Matthews Funeral Home.
Mr. Greenwood died June 15, 2003, at Garden Villa Nursing Home after an extended illness. He was born Nov. 6, 1922, in Van Vleck to John Greenwood and Joerina Madris.
He married Rebecca Duncan on Nov. 6, 1964. Mr. Greenwood had been a resident of Wharton for the past 50 years. He was a laborer and Baptist by faith. Mr. Greenwood was a veteran of World War II.
Survivors include wife, Rebecca Greenwood; son, Aaron Duncan; sister, Roberta Johnson; and three grandchildren.
Barbara Johnson
Memorial services for Barbara June Johnson, 54, will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at the Matt Johnson residence, 12124 Rychlik Road (CR 170 off of FM 442) in Boling.
Mrs. Johnson died June 11, 2003. She was born Oct. 26, 1948.
Survivors include husband, Don Johnson of Amarillo; sons and daughter-in-law, Mike Forseth of Rosenberg, Patrick and Melanie Forseth and Eric Forseth, all of California; daughters and son-in-law, Melissa and Pete Vega of Damon and Dawnette Johnson of Damon; grandchildren, Jessica Forseth of Amarillo, Cameron Forseth of Colorado, Kalob and Zachary Forseth and Jackson Forseth, all of California and Kylie and Kyndal Vega of Damon; sisters, Rosie Hunter and Carla Hernandez, both of California.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew and Freda Fitzwater; sister, Frances Brumeman; and brother, Bud Fitzwater. All were formerly of California.
Robert Barnes
Memorial services for Robert Barnes, 64, of Wharton, are pending at Matthews Funeral Home.
Mr. Barnes died Aug. 11, 2003, at The Legacy. He was born Feb. 10, 1939, in Homer, La., to the late Thomas Barnes and Lena Clements.
He married Nancy Smith. Mr. Barnes was a shrimper and had lived in Wharton County for the past 25 years.
Survivors include wife, Nancy Smith; daughter and son-in-law, Cristi and Rudy Herrera; brother, Thomas Barnes; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Josie Goodall
Funeral services for Josie Marie Goodall, 60, of Wharton, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. E.L. Dawson Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Pin Oak Community Cemetery.
Mrs. Goodall died Aug. 9, 2003, at her residence after a sudden illness. She was born May 27, 1943, in Wharton County to Allison Farrow and Julia Goode.
She had been a lifelong resident of Wharton County. Mrs. Goodall was a homemaker and Baptist by faith. She was a member of the Heroines of Jericho.
Survivors include daughters, Julia Farrow, Martha Williams, Shirley Bullock and Wanda Goodall; sons, Gerald Farrow, Cedric Farrow, Rodney Goodall, Issac Goodall Jr. and Larry Goodall; sisters, Pinkie Shelton, Willie B. Williams and Earline Fisher; brothers, Clarence Ellis and Alton Ellis; 14 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
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Connie Guess
Memorial services for Connie S. Prye Guess, 58, of Odessa, were held July 15 at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at Wharton City Cemetery with Rev. Paul Thomasson officiating.
Mrs. Guess died July 12, 2003. She was born July 17, 1944, in Eureka, Kan., the daughter of Homer and Neola Culbertson Prye. Her father preceded her in death.
She married Donald A. Guess in Odessa on Aug. 14, 1984, and she worked in shipping and receiving for Varco International.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Guess of Odessa; sons and daughter-in-law, Jerry Lee Riley of Panama Beach, Fla., and Kirk Allen and Lynn Riley of Austin; mother, Neola Jones of Eureka, Kan.; sister and brother-in-law, Sharon and Charlie Dehlinger of Eureka, Kan.; brother, Jim Prye Downey of Colorado; and 12 grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to a charity of personal choice.
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Jesse Hughes
Jesse Hughes went home to be with the Lord Aug. 9, 2003. When people met Mr. Hughes, they first noticed his hands. They were huge with knuckles stiffened by time and palms that felt like well-worn leather. You knew the measure of the man with one look at his hands.
Those hands plowed cotton fields, hammered railroad ties, and delivered ice throughout Wharton county. They were the hands of a man who worked tirelessly to provide for his children, and he was determined that his four babies have the opportunities denied him.
Jesse Hughes was born Nov. 13, 1906, in Boling, where his parents, Mamie and Cornelius Edwards, lovingly raised him, his brother, Louis Hughes, and sister, Alberta Hughes.
He could only complete the eighth grade because the school for African-American children in Boling went no further. Completing his education would have meant walking 11 miles to Wharton.
And so it was that Jesse Hughes would be destined to rely on the strength of his hands and the force of his character to assure his family would always have food to eat, clothing to wear, and a place to call home. “Use what you got,” was his motto. And he did just that.
By the time he sent his four children to college, his hands were calloused and hardened, but his eyes always softened with pride when he spoke of the fact that his children had realized his dream deferred.
Jesse Hughes loved the Lord. And he expressed that love through his work at Shiloh Baptist Church in Boling. He served as church secretary for 45 years, Sunday School superintendent for more than 50 years, and a deacon for more than 60 years.
It was there that with hands clasped in prayer he showed all who knew him that his hand was guided by the hand of God.
He married Elizabeth Ann Franklin on Jan. 24, 1932, and together they had four children: Alberta Hughes of Iago, Jesse Hughes Jr. of Houston, Clarence Hughes, who is deceased, and Mamie Dewberry of Lubbock. Two daughters-in-law, a son-in-law, 10 grandchildren, seven greatgrandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren will also cherish his memory.
Funeral service for Jesse Hughes will be held Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003, at 11 a.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church in Boling. And on this day we, as a family, celebrate because the hands that guided us for decades now hold that of his wife who preceded him in death. Heaven is made richer by their presence. And for that we give thanks to a good and gracious God.
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Clarence Hughes
Funeral services for Clarence Hughes, 60, of Wharton will be held 1 p.m. Friday at New Hope Baptist Church with Rev. R. Glover officiating. Burial will follow in Bowden Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 6-9 p.m. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Thursday.
Mr. Hughes died Jan. 10, 2003. He was born March 27, 1942, in Wharton to Ulyess Edward and Lula Jackson.
He was owner of Soul Sisters Bar-B-Que.
Survivors include sons, Everett Hughes of West Columbia and Ulyess Hughes of Wharton; daughter, Krisharyn McPherson of Wharton; 44 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
Walter Owens
Funeral service for Walter George Owens Sr., 74, of Wharton, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Martin Luther King Church of Christ with Bro. Eddie Brinkley officiating. Burial will follow in Jerusalem Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 6-9 p.m. Friends may can after 1 p.m. Friday.
Mr. Owens died Jan. 13, 2003, at Avalon Place. He was born Feb. 18, 1928, in Wharton to George and Mariah Sanders Owens.
Survivors include sons, Walter George Owens Jr. of Houston, Winston Roy Owens of Wharton and Terry Wayne Owens of Magnolia; daughters, Carol O. Pyles of Houston, Lula Marie Jones of Silver Springs, Md., Patricia O. McIntyre of Houston, Loretta Baker of Crowley, La., Connie Barrett of Wharton, Janice O. Holmes of Rosenberg, Jackie Collins of Missouri City and Essie Talley of Stafford; brother, Roy Owens Sr. of Houston; sisters, Marjorie Bratcher and Gennie Allen, both of Wharton, and Margeret McClendon of Richmond; 29 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives.
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