FRANCES ELAINE PEEBLES
Frances Elaine Peebles, 83, of Liberty, passed away Saturday July 6, 2002 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2002 at the First United Methodist Church with Dr. Charles Greene officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2002 at Peebles Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, July 8, 2002 at Allison Funeral Service.
Mrs. Peebles was born in Shelby County, Texas, on December 10, 1918 to parents, Richard H. and Mary Frances "Fanny" Beck Blackstock. She attended Center High School and received her degree from College of Marshall (now East Texas Baptist University). She taught school in Midway, Texas, before starting her family. She moved to Liberty, from Livingston, in 1958.
Mrs. Peebles was a member of the United Methodist Women, lifetime member of the Coterie Club and the Faith Sunday School Class. She enjoyed playing bridge and making ceramics, especially nativity sets. She was also an artist and enjoyed traveling, making trips to Europe, the Holy Land and the Bahamas.
Mrs. Peebles was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, M.A. "Tony" Peebles; son, David A. Peebles; three brothers and three sisters.
She is survived by daughter, Mary Clymer and husband, Mike of Liberty; sons, Rick Peebles and wife, Sharon of Baytown and Pat Peebles and wife, Brenda of Lake Jackson; grandchildren, Rob Peebles and wife, Heather, Amy Mayo and husband, Thomas, Laurie Zuehlke and husband, David, Todd Peebles, Annie Clymer; great-grandchild, Caroline Mayo; numerous other relatives and friends.
The family wishes to express appreciation to the caregivers, Rose Guillory and her family.
Arrangements are under the direction of Allison Funeral Service, 1101 N. Travis, Liberty, Texas (936) 336-6418.
Gertrue Caswell Aden
Gertrue Caswell Aden, 80, of Hemphill, Texas formerly of Brazoria, Texas, crossed into the gates of Graceland on July 4, 2002, to be with her Lord and Savior.
Gertrue was born June 19, 1922, to Benjamin Franklin Caswell and Georgia Pinkie Tipton in Trinity, Texas. As a child, she grew up in Oakhurst, Texas, then lived in the Brazosport area for 50 years before residing in Hemphill, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Benjamin Franklin Caswell & Georgia Pinkie Tipton; sisters, Annlee and Claudie Pearl; brothers, Willard and newborn baby; children: daughter, Lou Nell Gresham and son, B.F. Aden Caswell.
She is survived by brothers, Ben Frank, George Jr., S.V.; sisters, Louisa and Ruthie; five children: sons, William Norman and Yvonne Aden of Lake Jackson, Richard Dean and Vergie Aden of Atlanta, Texas, Jimmy Wayne and Dollie Aden of Bronson, Texas, Robert Charles and Darlene Aden of Jones Creek, Texas; daughter, Charla Kay Aden and Monte Chance of Brazoria, Texas; grandchildren, Stephanie, Yvette, Willima Norman, Jr., Hunter Aden, Richard Dean Aden, Jr., and Deane Mae Mathews, Glenda and Brenda Gresham, Linda Haley, Teresa Davis, David Paul Aden, Sherry Zimmerle, Terinka McIntyre, Jennifer Coulter, and Jessica Aden, Robert Orren, Jr., Kevin Aden, Monica Lee and Monte Leon Chance, Jr.; and many great- and great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Visitation for family and friends was held at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, Texas, on July 5, 2002, then a graveside service followed at Mount Capers Cemetery at Oakhurst, Texas. Music of Elvis Presley's Gospel Amazing Grace. The officiating Pastor was Frances Wall of Brazoria, Texas.
The family would like to express special thanks to the First Baptist Church and First Assembly of God Church in Brazoria, for all the outpouring of love and prayers during Gertrue's lengthy illness. Also, to Hemphill/Care staff and Dr. Winslow, Dr. Neal, and a special thank you to the Hemphell E.R. staff, especially Dr. Forrest, for their loving and giving care for her.
We appreciate all the kind deeds of family and friends for those that traveled long distances to be at our side and your prayers.
In lieu of flowers, the family requested donations be made to the cancer, diabetics or charity of their choice.
Gertrue loved her family. They were her special gift from God. Her family loves her and will miss her presence but to know she is at rest in peace with the Lord makes all well to know her new home is Heaven. Psalm: 23.
Dewey Edward Allen
On July 7, 2002, Dewey Edward Allen, 76, of Angleton, Texas, went to be with The Lord. He passed away at Country Village Care Center in Angleton, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 11, 2002, at Palms Funeral Home in Angleton, Texas, with the Rev. Floyd Scott officiating.
Burial will follow in the Angleton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at Palms Funeral Home.
He was born on July 26, 1926, to Schley and Anna Abigail Allen in Wilson, Oklahoma. He was a resident of Angleton, for more than 50 years. As a young man, he served his country in the United States Navy on board the USS St. Lo (CVE-63) (formerly USS Midway). Later, receiving an honorable discharge, he was awarded numerous medals, including the World War II Victory Medal and The Presidential Unit Citation.
Mr. Allen was a retired pipefitter and a past member of Pipefitter Local Union No. 211.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Cook Allen; and his parents.
Survivors include his daughters, Linda F. Furch and husband, Robert of Angleton, Janet L. Wise and husband, James of Sweeny and Terri G. Arceneaux and husband, Terry of Lake Jackson; sister, Mildred Aycock of Lake Village, Arkansas; grandchildren, Kimberly Furch, Bryan Arceneaux, Michael and Tara Wise, Mark and Linda Wise and Jerry and Jennifer Wise; and great-grandson, Aubrey Gavin Wise.
Pallbearers will be Robert Furch, James Wise, Terry Arceneaux, Michael Wise, Jerry Wise and Bryan Arceneaux.
Honorary pallbearers will be Kimberly Furch, Mark Wise, Tom Aycock and Chris Garrett.
Contributions may be made to American Diabetes Foundation.
Arrangements by Palms Funeral Home in Angleton, Texas.
God grant me the serenity
To accept the things
I cannot change
Courage to Change
The things I can,
And wisdom
To know the difference
Lonnie Bates, Jr.
Funeral services for Lonnie Bates, Jr., 58, will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in McBeth Community, with the Rev. Ben Harper officiating.
Burial will follow in Peaceful Rest Cemetery in Brazoria.
He passed away Saturday, July 6, 2002, at Angleton Danbury Medical Center in Angleton.
There will be awake service from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at Bethel Baptist Church in Freeport, Texas.
Active pallbearers will be Rocking A T Riding Club.
Honorary pallbearers will be Roger Woolridge, Marcus Cravey, Billy R. Pierce, Frank Bates, Jr., Jason Thomas, Ronnie Hooper, Sr., Edwin Hill and L.W. Palmer.
He leaves to cherish his memory six children: Clayton Bates (Denise), Pamlar Clark (Roy), David Bates (Mona), Nancy Bates-Atkins (Ronnie), Marva Coney (Jamie), and Kenneth Bates (Monica) all of Houston; one step-daughter: Michelle Beck of Houston; mother: Elouise Bates of Angleton; two brothers: Robert J. Jackson (Margaret) and Howard G. Jackson, Sr. (Betty) all of Freeport; two sisters: Michelle J. Gardner (Roy) of Angleton and Delia Roberts (Mervyn) of Freeport; 15 grandchildren; a special friend: Julia M. Hall of Angleton; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Arrangements entrusted to Gardner Funeral Home in Angleton, Texas.
Josephine Loveless Gilbert
Funeral services for Josephine Loveless Gilbert, age 92, of Rosenberg, are scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at the Garmany & Carden Funeral Chapel in Rosenberg, with the Rev. Harold Sellers officiating.
Mrs. Gilbert died Saturday, July 6, 2002, in Richmond. She was born May 30, 1910 in San Ginesio, Italy to parents Alfred Loveless and Josephine Penciani Loveless. She came to the United States on July 18, 1913, at the age of three.
She was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. She was a registered nurse and she started the first licensed nursing home in Texas.
A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, she is survived by her husband of 55 years, William Drew Gilbert of Rosenberg; son and daughter-in-law, Steven John Gilbert & wife, Jeannie of Richmond; grandchildren: Steven Drew Gilbert of Galveston; Emily Gilbert of Austin; Katie Gilbert and Lauren Gilbert both of Nacogdoches; step-granddaughter, Nicole Bowles of Richmond; brother, Fred Loveless of Vartow, Florida; sister, Jean Loveless Cerulo of Natick, Massachusetts.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Peter Loveless; sisters: Louise Loveless Gallagher, Rose Loveless Mancini, and Mary Loveless Hammond.
Memorials may be made to Vitas Healthcare Corp., 4828 Loop Central, Houston, TX 77081.
Funeral services are under the direction of Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors, Inc., 1201 Fourth St., Rosenberg, TX (281) 342-4671.
Floyd Langford
Floyd Byron Langford, 90, passed away July 5, 2002, at Brazosport Memorial Hospital.
He is survived by his loving wife, Rosie.
He is also survived by his five children, Everette Langford, Donna Schoals and husband, Stan, Sandra Langford, Lloyd Langford and his wife, Janie and Floyd Langford and his wife, Linda. He has nine grandchildren, Veronica Folks, Bobby Folks, Everette Langford, II, Windy Perkins, Ray Langford and wife, Yvette, Michael Langford, Brandy Langford, Alisha Thomas and husband Zachary; and one step-granddaughter, Crystal Davis. His great-grandchildren are Olivia, Alexis and T.J. Langford, Angelise Folks, Jenna Langford, Shyanne Thomas, Taryn Renee Leger and Imagen Kinard.
He was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by all of us.
Clarence E. "Chris" Murray
Chris Murray, 57, of Lake Jackson, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2002, at Herman Hospital in Houston.
He is survived by his daughter, Taya Murray, of Austin; sisters, Midge Copeland and Kathy Murray Bingham of Houston.
Chris was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Kay Murray and brothers, Bob and John Murray.
Chris was the former owner of Jack Reid Appliances and had been a member of Lake Jackson Business Association and the Brazosport Rotary Club.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at 12:00 p.m., at the Houston VA National Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cradle of Texas Emmaus Community, P.O. Box 563, Lake Jackson, TX. 77566.
G.L. "Bubba" Rouse
George Leonard "Bubba" Rouse, 73, of Angleton, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2002 at the Angleton-Danbury Medical Center in Angleton, Texas.
He was born in Moss Point, Mississippi, on February 22, 1929 to Alberta Ricker Rouse and Patrick Rouse. Bubba, as friends knew him, grew up in Moss Point, graduated high school in 1947, and attended Perkingston Junior College in Mississippi, on a football scholarship. He moved to Texas, in 1950 and married Ann Curry, and they lived in Angleton. Bubba and Ann had three children, John Kimberly Rouse, Dana Roxanne Rouse, and Suzanne Rayne Rouse.
In 1985, he married Marcelene Rhoden of Cleveland, Texas.
Bubba was a jack-of-all-trades before entering the public service arena. He began his career path in Moss Point, at the age of 14. When the men went off to war, he and his buddies went to work, and wound up running the show at the local paper mill. After moving to Texas, he worked from Beaumont to Angleton, laying pipelines and doing drainage work. He worked in the pipeline division at Dow Chemical Company. He started his own pest control business, Killum Pest Control, in the mid-1960s, and he read water meters for the city and wound up as the City Water Superintendent.
He spent 28 years in politics and public service. Those years include 10 years on the Angleton City Council, (8 years as Mayor Pro tem during that time), 6 years on the Brazos River Harbor Navigation District (2 years as chairman), 12 years as Brazoria County Commissioner for Precinct 2.
The common thread in all of his endeavors was people. He loved people, and loved doing things for others. He would sooner walk straight through a room full of dignitaries to shake a working man's hand than to spend time with anyone self-important. To him, status was nothing - a good heart was everything. He taught us all how to move forward, but in moving forward to always look behind you to see who you could lend a hand to.
Bubba was raised in the Kreole Methodist Church in Moss Point, was a deacon and an elder for the First Presbyterian Church of Angleton, then joined the First United Methodist Church in Angleton. He was an active member of the First United Methodist, heading up committees and organizing activities for the benefit of others. He loved the church, and supporting their youth activities.
Bubba coached Little League baseball in Angleton, during the '60s and '70s, was a volunteer fireman in Angleton for many years, was an Angleton Chamber of Commerce member, member of the National Democratic Party - though he always supported the best person for the office regardless of party affiliation. He was an active member in the American Quarter Horse Association, and enjoyed a natural knack in picking horses that led to a successful racing career.
His parents and second wife, Marcelene Rhoden Rouse, preceded him in death.
He is survived by his son Kim Rouse of Angleton; daughters, Roxanne Rouse of Austin and Suzanne Rouse Saxon and husband Mike, and stepdaughter Erika of Dallas; stepchildren Marcella McClain and husband Jeff of Cleveland, Texas, Susan Bergman and husband Louis of Cleveland, Doug Rhoden and wife Denna of Shephard, and Jennifer Rhoden of Conroe, and eight step-grandchildren, and many cousins and relatives.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, July 9, 2002 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Palms Funeral Home in Angleton.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at 10 a.m. at The First United Methodist Church in Angleton.
He will be transported to Moss Point, Mississippi, for family services later in the week.
Active pallbearers will be Ed Taylor, Pat Sebesta, Lawrence Sohr, Terry Novak, Joey Singleton and Robert Margoliner.
Honorary pallbearers will be Cecil Wingo, Lewis Gardner, John Gayle, Eddie Forbes, Waverly Jefferson, Leonard "Boo" Sebesta, Charlie Richards, Mary Emma Stasney, Joey Jones, L.O. "Junior" White, George Kramig, all past and present members of the Angleton Volunteer Fire Department and Employees of Brazoria County Precinct 2.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church for benefit of the children's program, His Kids.
Arrangements by Palms Funeral Home in Angleton, Texas.
Velma Louise Sefcik
Funeral services for Velma Louise Sefcik, 74 of Lyons, Texas, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at Strickland Funeral Home Chapel in Caldwell, Texas, with the Rev. Reggie Nelson of Friendship Baptist Church in Caldwell, Texas, officiating.
She was born March 26, 1928, in Conroe, Texas, and passed away July 5, 2002, in Caldwell, Texas.
Burial will follow at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at Bryan City Cemetery in Bryan, Texas.
Mrs. Sefcik was a homemaker and a member of Friendship Baptist Church and Angleton Home Extension Club. She loved to quilt for her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, one brother and two infant children.
She is survived by her husband, Henry "Bill" Sefcik, of Lyons, Texas; sons, Arnold Sefcik and wife, Sharon of Stockbridge, Ga., and Jimmy Roy Sefcik and wife, Joan of Angleton, Texas; daughters, Shirley Shaddock and husband, Donny of Lake Jackson, Texas, Linda McAda and husband, Woodrow of Lake Jackson, Texas, and Doris Duccer and husband, Lynn of Fayetteville, Tenn.; brothers, William Winslow and wife, Virginia of Bryan, Texas; brother-in-law, Johnny Zavada and wife, Becky of West Liberty, Ohio; sister, Dorothy Evans and husband, Bryce of Bryan, Texas; 12 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Strickland Funeral Home Chapel of Caldwell, Texas.
Mattie Huff
Funeral services for Mattie Huff, 86, of West Columbia, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 13, 2002, at Harwood Baptist Church with the Rev. Todd Craven officiating.
Burial will be at Harwood Community Cemetery.
She was born December 6, 1915, in Harwood, Texas, and passed away July 2, 2002, in Monument Hill La Grange.
Friends may call at Harwood Baptist Church from 9 a.m. until service time Saturday, July 13, 2002.
She was married October 6, 1933, to Lewis C. Huff in Luling, Texas. She was the former owner of Huff's Hobbies and Handicraft in West Columbia. Her parents were Alfred Carley and JoAnn Edwards. She was a member of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by her son, Lloyd C. Huff and wife Valerie J. of Silver Springs, Md.; daughter, E. Gail Huff of Huntsville, Texas; granddaughters, Lesley A. Huff of Philadelphia, and Amanda M. Huff of Reston, Va.; sister, Susie Pick of Harwood.
She was preceded in death by her husband and eight brothers and sisters.
Memorial contributions may be made to Harwood Community Center, Box 80, Harwood, TX 78632.
Arrangements by Sergeant Memorial Funeral Home of La Grange, Texas.
