Martha Sue Pruitt
Dec 31, 2016
Martha Sue Pruitt was born to Allyn and Ruth Burnsides in Dayton, Ohio on March 16, 1937. She grew up in the Belmont neighborhood of Dayton. She spent many summers with her maternal relatives in Dickson, Tennessee. She took vocal lessons and piano lessons throughout her childhood, therefore music has always been a big part of her life. She graduated...
Johnny Parks Burke
Dec 31, 2016
Johnny Parks Burke, 81, died peacefully Saturday, December 31, 2016 in The Woodlands, TX, after a long, courageous battle with cancer.
He leaves behind his sister Billie Sue Smith. His son, Steve and wife Amy Burke along with his daughters Cynthia Burke, Rebecca Burke and Melanie Burke. Johnny also is survived by his grandchildren Jeremy...
Kathleen "Kay" Fenwick
Dec 30, 2016
Kathleen "Kay" Fenwick, 79, of Houston, died peacefully on December 30. She is survived by her daughters, Ellen and Amy, their husbands and three grandchildren, as well as her sisters Anna Kavanagh and Sr. Patricia McGowan.
Kay received her undergraduate degree from St. John's University in New York and...
William Rutherford, Jr.
Dec 30, 2016
William Rutherford was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland on May 16, 1943. His family moved to Southern California when he was 5 years old, and that is when he became an airplane fanatic. His life has been aviation; he served in the United States Air Force, he was employed as an aircraft mechanic, flight engineer and as a pilot. He...
Janet Carolyn Robinson
Dec 29, 2016
Janet Carolyn Eberhart Robinson was born in Great Bend, Kansas, on October 29, 1934, to Homer and Laura Eberhart.
She grew up in Ellinwood, Kansas, a small central Kansas town where she attended Ellinwood Public Schools and graduated from Ellinwood High School in 1952. She met and dated her...
Doug Reynolds
Dec 29, 2016
Doug was born on Tuesday, December 17th, 1957 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. At the age of 14 he and his family moved to Houston. Doug graduated from Aldine High School in 1976. After graduation he went to work for the Southern Pacific Railroad (now Union Pacific) as a high line electrician. During his career he became certified as a Master...
Ronald Cronen
Dec 29, 2016
Ronald Lee Cronen husband, father, son, brother, friend, family man, and so much more embarked upon his greatest journey on Thursday the 29th of December, 2016. He is survived by his adoring wife, Vanessa, his five sons: Matthew, Patrick, Luke, Jacob, and Joseph, one daughter: Madelynn, five brothers: Jerry, Michael, Robert, John and...
Mary Concepcion Saldivar
Dec 28, 2016
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Maria Concepción Saldivar ("Mary") was born in Longbeach, California on November 2, 1930 to Jose Celestino Castillo and Maria Luisa Vigil. Her parents and eight siblings preceded her in death. Mary quietly passed away the morning of December 28, 2016. She...
Rebecca Smelley
Dec 28, 2016
Rebecca Shane Smelley passed away December 28, 2016 in Houston, TX at the age of 35. Born on July 7, 1981, she was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Hiram and Margaret Smelley, and maternal grandparents, Wayne and Irlene Lahman. Rebecca is survived by her parents, Ronald and Diane Smelley, three beautiful daughters, Madison (age 14), Victoria (age 6)...
Mattie Lynn Clark
Dec 27, 2016
Mattie Lynn Condra Clark, 89, of Cypress, Texas, passed away Tuesday, December 27th. She was born November 3, 1927, in Austin, Texas to the late Leonard William Condra and Willie Mae Rucker Condra. She is survived by her daughter, Julie A Howard and husband Rich; son, Jeffrey W. Clark and wife Dawn; and grandchildren, Samantha E. Rodriguez, Madison E....
Walter J. Simpson, Sr.
Dec 26, 2016
Walter J. Simpson Sr. passed away at the age of 88 in Tomball Texas after a long illness. He was surrounded by family and loved ones.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Rosemarie, his son Michael, son in law James Cramer and granddaughter Brittany...
Margaret Louise Stansel
Dec 26, 2016
Margaret L. Stansel passed away December 26, 2016 in Tomball, Texas at the age of 94. She was born January 28, 1922 in Hutchinson, Kansas to George C. and Ina Mae Cornwell. She was married to Robert Stansel on September 19, 1943 in Coeur d'alene, Idaho. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband Robert,...
Francis "Buddy" Harrison
Dec 26, 2016
Francis Leon "Buddy" Harrison Jr. was born January 23, 1941, in Little Rock, Arkansas to Francis & Bobbye Harrison. He passed away peacefully December 26, 2016, in Hockley, Texas at the age of 75 in the...
Lessie Lee Upchurch
Dec 25, 2016
Lessie Leona Lee Upchurch went to be with her Lord on December 25, 2016 at the age of 91. Born on December 7, 1925 in Shiro, Texas to Linnie Welch and George Washington Lee. Graduated from Madisonville High School in 1942 as a top volleyball player and married Mack Pershing Upchurch on December 12, 1942. She was preceded in death...
Barbara Tarver Brown
Dec 25, 2016
BARBARA TARVER BROWN, a loving mother, grandmother and devoted member of North Oaks Baptist church passed away Christmas Day December 25, 2016. Barbara was born September 27, 1937 to John and Pearl Tarver. Some of Barbara's greatest days were while attending Regan High School where she met the love of her life, husband Arthur Brown (deceased 2000)...
Michael Wayne Turner
Dec 24, 2016
Michael Wayne Turner, 74, of Tomball, Texas passed away and entered the Heavenly Kingdom on December 24, 2016. Visitation will be from 6-8pm on Thursday, December 29th at Klein Funeral Home-Champions. Funeral services will be at 10:30am on December 30th at John Wesley United Methodist church with Rev. Todd Cooper officiating. Burial will...
Bart Anthony Wittmer
Dec 24, 2016
Bart Anthony Wittmer, 51, devoted husband and father, passed away at home on Christmas Eve surrounded by his loving family. Bart was born on July 13, 1965 in Evansville, IN to Gary and Judy (Zeller) Wittmer. He graduated from Tecumseh High School and Purdue University, and went on to work for Mobil Oil. He met his wife, Maureen A. (Dyer)...
John Karpiuk
Dec 24, 2016
?John Karpiuk, 60, passed away with family and loved ones by his side on December 24, 2016, near his home at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston, TX. He was a devoted husband to Canan Karpiuk and father to his three sons, John (34), Alex (31), and Nicholas (27) Karpiuk. Canan and John shared 36 years of a loving marriage together....
