Ella Mae Taylor
Funeral services for Ella Mae Taylor, 67, of Richwood, are pending at Dixon Funeral Home in Brazoria.
She passed away Tuesday, September 14, 1999, at her residence.
Jesse Eugene Casper
Jesse Eugene Casper, 40, of Clute, passed away Sunday, September 12, 1999, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 15, 1999, at Palms Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, in the Ryan Cemetery near Cleveland, Texas.
Jesse was born August 29, 1959 in Houston, to Lamar and Gladys Simmons Casper. He had been a resident of Clute, for 14 years.
He was preceded in death by his father, Lamar Casper in 1960.
Survivors include his mother, Gladys Casper of Clute; uncles and aunts, Clayton Simmons of Clute, Winfred and Cathrine Simmons and Lloyd and Dorothy Simmons, all of Cleveland; cousins, Mary Miller, Charlotte Shelton, Elaine Bowling, C. W. Simmons, Joyce Hobbs, Linda Payne, Clayton Simmons, Jr., Charles Wayne Simmons, Lamar Lanham and Debbie Nerren.
Arrangements by Palms Funeral Home in Angleton, Texas.
Rose Reynolds
Rose Reynolds, of Columbus, Indiana, and formerly of this area, passed away Sunday, September 12, 1999, at her residence.
She was a homemaker and a member of United Church of God in Indianapolis.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 15, 1999, at Barkes, Inlow and Weaver Funeral Home on Washington Street, with Darris McNeeley officiating.
Burial will follow in Garland Brook Cemetery
Visitation will be 12:30 p.m. to service time.
Born in Nottingham, England, June 17, 1938, Mrs. Reynolds was the daughter of Mary Hemmings Wilson of Nottingham, and the late Horace Wilson. She married Sam Reynolds June 23, 1962.
Survivors include her husband, Sam Reynolds; son, Scott C. Reynolds of North Carolina; daughters, Laura Reynolds and Kimberley Anderson, both of Columbus; grandchildren, Andrew and Ashley Anderson and Jessica and Amber Reynolds; brothers, Roy and John Wilson, both of Nottingham; and sisters, Irene Smith and Mary Wilson, both of Nottingham and Rita Wilson of Dublin, Ireland.
She was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother.
Arrangements by Barkes, Inlow and Weaver Funeral Home in Columbus, Indiana.
Gloria Gamboa
Funeral services for Gloria Gamboa, 55, of Brazoria, will be held at 12:00 noon, Saturday, October 2, 1999, at First Baptist Church of Brazoria with Bro. Jose DeLeon, Jr. officiating.
Burial will follow in the Brazoria Cemetery.
Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday, October 1, 1999 with a wake service from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Dixon Funeral Home Chapel.
Mrs. Gamboa was a member of Primera Iglesia Bautista in Brazoria.
Survivors include her husband, Adan B. Gamboa, Sr. of Brazoria; six sons, Rogelio R. Gamboa and wife, Maria Victoria, Antonio R. Gamboa and wife, Maria, Pedro R. Gamboa and wife, Rita, all of Brazoria, Ricardo R. Gamboa and wife, Maria Anita of West Columbia, Ruben R. Gamboa and wife, Maria Anjelica of Freeport and Adan B. Gamboa and wife, Rita of Jones Creek; two daughters, Eva R. Gamboa of Brazoria and Arminda Gamboa of Angleton; three brothers, Jesus Ramos and wife, Frances of Odessa, Louis Ramos and wife, Estella of Pasadena and Miguel Ramos and wife, Delma of Jal, New Mexico; four sisters, Lucy R. Aguilar of San Antonio, Irma Guerra and husband, Hector of Kermit, Mary Hernandez and husband, Robert of Dallas and Lilly R. Luna of Odessa; 24 grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Active pallbearers will be Rogelio R. Gamboa, Antonio R. Gamboa, Pedro R. Gamboa, Ricardo R. Gamboa, Ruben R. Gamboa and Adan B. Gamboa.
Honorary pallbearers will be Wayne French, Fernando Cantu, Robert Solis, Noel Therrien, Joe Salazar, Sr. and Michael Martinez Bills.
Arrangements by Dixon Funeral Home in Brazoria, Texas.
James "Jim" Russell Gundy
Funeral services for James Russell Gundy, 37, of West Columbia, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 2, 1999, at St. John's Catholic Church in West Columbia with Father Lee Flores officiating.
Burial will follow in the Columbia Cemetery in West Columbia, Texas.
He passed away Wednesday, September 29, 1999, in Fort Worth.
Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 1, 1999, at Baker Funeral Home Chapel in West Columbia.
Jim was born June 7, 1962 in Bay City, and was a member of St. John's Catholic Church. He attended the University of Texas, was an Eagle Scout and worked for Texas New Mexico Power Company. Jim had a strong commitment to his family and was greatly loved by them.
Survivors include his parents, Louis and Dolores Gundy of West Columbia; daughters, Jennifer and Brittney Ochoa; brothers and sister-in-law, Phil and Beth Gundy of Houston and Louis Gundy, III and Martina Carerra of Houston; sisters and brothers-in-law, Kathryn Henkel of Dallas, Kelly and Dave Herberger of Houston, and Barbara and Rick Sloan of Belmont, North Carolina; special friends, Alex and Mollie Seabourne of West Columbia; and nieces and nephews, Jean and Austin Herberger, Stephanie and Carolyn Henkel, Lillian and Travis Sloan and Griffin Gundy.
Pallbearers will be Glen Bell, Stewart Crouch, Tommy Jenn, Gary Patterson, Danny Pelt, Scott Summers and Chris Walthall.
Memorial contributions may be made to CEMS.
Arrangements by Baker Funeral Home in West Columbia, Texas.
Mary Ann Jensen
Memorial services for Mary Ann Jensen, 55, of Lake Jackson, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 2, 1999, at the First Christian Church in Lake Jackson, with Reverend John Canyus officiating.
She passed away in an automobile accident at the intersection of This Way and FM 2004 Tuesday, September 28, 1999.
Mary Ann Jensen was born and raised in Bilaspur, India, the daughter of missionaries. In her travels as a teacher, Mary Ann spent time in Bangkok, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Hawaii, and Kuwait. She made her home here in Lake Jackson, for 21 years. She was employed by BISD in the early 1980's and has worked for the Brazoria County Retrieve Prison Unit since 1989, where she continued to serve as a teacher.
Mary Ann has been an active member of the First Christian Church in Lake Jackson, and was on the Education and Outreach Committee for many years.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Ruth Ratzlaff; daughter, Sharon Ruth Jensen; and brother, Harold Eugene Ratzlaff.
Survivors include her father, Harold Ratzlaff of Kansas; her husband, Gary Jensen of Lake Jackson; son Fredrick, Jensen of Oakland, California; daughter, Laura Jensen of Huntsville; and many other relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to an education fund for the surviving children at Texas Gulf Bank, Account Number 2008009260 in their names. Fredrick Jensen is attending the University of California at Berkeley and Laura Jensen is attending the State University of Sam Houston in Huntsville.
Mary Viola Brown
Funeral services for Mary Viola Brown, 82, of Brazoria, are pending at Baker Funeral Home in Brazoria.
She passed away Thursday, September 30, 1999, at Sweeny Community Hospital.
Kimberly Celeste Stephens Dougherty
Funeral services for Kimberly Celeste Stephens Dougherty, 4, of Lake Jackson, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 2, 1999, at St. Michael's Catholic Church with Father Leo Wleczyk and Bro. Royal Jacobs officiating.
Interment will follow in Colonial Cemetery.
She passed away Tuesday, September 28, 1999, at Hermann Hospital in Houston.
Visitation will be 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 1, at Stroud Funeral Home. A children's wake will be held at 5:00 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home.
Kimberly touched so many of our lives with her joy and happiness. We will all miss her terribly but she has gone to be with Jesus in Heaven where she is doing all those things she couldn't do in her short life here. We thank God for allowing our angel to be among us and allow us a glimpse of heaven. She has become our guardian angel.
Survivors include her mother, Amanda Stephens of Denver, Colorado; father, Joseph Dougherty of Lake Jackson; grandparents, Jim and Nancy Stephens and Mike and Donna Dougherty, all of Lake Jackson; great-grandparents, Jean Vincent of Mentor, Ohio, Jackson Reimer of Lake Jackson and Marleen and Luther Britt of Refugio; uncles, Mickey Dougherty, Randal Manthei and Joseph Stephens and wife, Mercedes; aunts, Carolyn Foerster and husband, Kyle, Brianne Glichowski, Bobbi Krihwan and Cathryn O'Toole; god-parents, Thomas and Evelyn Reimer, Mickey Dougherty and Kathy Moore; and many other loving relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to the The Kimberly Dougherty Pavilion, c/o Colonial Cemetery, P.O. Box 2068, Brazoria, Texas 77422 and UMDF, P.O. Box 1151, Monroeville, Pennsylvania 15146-1151.
Arrangements by Stroud Funeral Home in Clute, Texas 409-254-1188.
"OUR ANGEL HAS GOTTEN HER WINGS"
Roy Winston Lovelace
Graveside services for Roy Winston Lovelace, 51, of Angleton, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 2, 1999, in the Angleton Cemetery with Rev. Dan Danheim officiating.
He passed away Thursday, September 30, 1999, in Lake Jackson.
Roy Winston Lovelace was born June 10, 1948 in San Angelo to John Lowell and Flora Lena Eaton Lovelace. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, a member of Clowns International of America and was a Dow Chemical employee.
Survivors include his wife, Carole Lovelace of Angleton; daughters, Holly Lee Lovelace Odom and husband, Shawn Phillip Odom of Nacogdoches and Karen Lynn Lovelace of San Marcos; brother, John Lowell Lovelace, Jr. and wife, Bennie of Houston; mother-in-law, Penny Cashion of Pasadena; brother-in-law, John C. Cashion and sister-in-law, Donna Cashion, both of Fayetteville, Texas; four nephews; and three nieces.
in lieu of usual remembrances, donations may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements by Palms Funeral Home in Angleton, Texas.
William E. (Billy) Patterson, III
Funeral services for Billy Patterson, 57, of Angleton, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 2, 1999, at Palms Funeral Home with Rev. Kent Pate officiating.
Burial will follow in the Angleton Cemetery.
Mr. Patterson passed away Tuesday, September 28, 1999.
Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday, with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Billy was born October 14, 1941 in Galveston, to William and Bessie Pacheck Patterson, Jr. He was a 1960 graduate of Danbury High School, was an active member of Northway Baptist Church and was past president of "Council on Substance Abuse" board, where he had served for six years.
He had been a member of Fightin' Aggie Band, had coached and served on the Danbury Little League Board and PTO, and he had also been the announcer for Danbury home football games. Billy was a member of Brazoria County Fair Association, where he volunteered for Senior Citizen Day and Little Mr. and Mrs. Fair Contest, served on the Bar-b-que Cookoff Committee and the Communications Committee. He was a member of Angleton Masonic Lodge #829 AF&AM.
He and his wife, Kay, were owners and operators of "Especially For You" in Angleton. His work career included Brazoria County Sheriff's Department, U. S. Contractors and retirement from Dow Chemical. He was presently working for Performance Contractors.
He was preceded in death by his father, Willy Patterson in 1978; and father-in-law, Denmon Griggs in 1989.
Survivors include his wife, Kay Patterson; mother, Bessie Patterson Orsak; children, Cheryl Fowler and her husband, Robert (Bubba), James (Bo) Patterson and Billy Ed Patterson and his wife, Shari; sister, Mary Ruth Patterson; mother-in-law, Mary Lou Griggs; grandchildren, Amber Sprague, Ashley and Eric Fowler and Sara Patterson; and aunts, Toddy Clements, Opal Turner and Janett Burris.
Pallbearers will be Don Amico, Ronnie Trahan, August Parra, J. L. Obenhaus, Ronnie Harper, Gary Niblett, Ray Hodges, Jimmy Wootton and Leo Brock.
Honorary pallbearers will be Louis Smith, Robert "Nuck" Peltier, Ben Hudson, Don Hockett, A. C. Wright, Jimmy Walters and employees of Performance Contractors.
In lieu of usual remembrances, donations may be made to the Council on Substance Abuse, 744 Henderson, Road, Angleton, Texas 77515 or Northway "United We Build Fund", 1421 Buchta Road, Angleton, Texas 77515.
Arrangements by Palms Funeral Home in Angleton, Texas.
