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Mary Sue "Susie" Wilson
Mary Sue "Susie" Wilson was born March 21, 1938 in Dierks, Arkansas to Sam and Thora Reese.
Susie was a dedicated member of the Katy Church of Christ and the National Cutting Horse Association.
She enjoyed spending her time with family and friends.
Susie passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2009, at the age of 71. She was preceded in death by her parents Sam and Thora Reese. Susie is survived by her loving husband of 43 years, Sam Wilson; daughter Ginger Hall and granddaughter Rilee Hall; stepson Dan Wilson and his wife Cornelia and stepson Tim Wilson; grandchildren Sarah and Daniel Shalley, Hannah Wilson, Rebekah Wilson, Aaron Wilson, Samuel Wilson and Stephen Wilson; sisters Ann Johnson, Bobbie Horton, Maizie Hester and Margaret Parks and her husband Sunny; brother Douglas Reese and his wife Pat. She is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews. Susie will be missed beyond words by all who loved her.
Arrangements have made by Schmidt Funeral Home in Brookshire, Texas. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, September 3, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Funeral services will be held at Katy Church of Christ in Katy, Texas, at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 4.
Interment will follow the service at Pattison Methodist cemetery. Pallbearers are Stuart Featherston, Kyle Featherston, Mike Hall, Mark Mills, Daniel Shalley, Wayne Spurlock, and Dan Wilson. E.R. Brousard, L.B. Denning, Sunny Parks and Sonny Reese will serve as honorary pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the American Cancer Society. The family urges everyone to support Donate Life Texas.
CAROLE JANE (BRANDT) PFEFFER
Carole Jane (Brandt) Pfeffer was born the daughter of Arno and Lillie (Krueger) Brandt at the Brandt family farm outside of Bellville on January 13, 1932. Carole grew up in Bellville, attended the Cochran School, and received her Certificate of Confirmation from St. John Lutheran Church in Bellville on April 14, 1946. In 1949, during a district meeting in Brenham, Carole was voted Queen of the Ninth District Farm Bureau and attended the sixteenth annual state competition at the Baker Hotel in Dallas with her mother. Carole graduated from Bellville High School in 1950, and a year later, on June 24, 1951, married
Milton Lee Pfeffer at the St. John Lutheran Church. Together, they remained in Bellville until Milton was inducted into the United States Army in 1953. After Milton completed basic training, the two moved to Fort Bliss, El Paso.
There, Carole worked for the Mountain States Telephone Company as a telephone operator and as typical of the work ethic she carried through her life, was awarded for never missing a day of work.
After Milton's service in the Army, the couple returned to Bellville to build their permanent home and begin a family of their own. Upon returning to Bellville, Carole and Milton lived with her sister, Gloria, and his brother, Wilford, for a short time until construction on their home was completed. Carole began work at Southwestern Bell, was later employed by Willrodt's Gift Shop, and retired as a receptionist at Schmidt Funeral Home in Bellville. Carole enjoyed flowers and gardening, but was always known as the quintessential homemaker and drew her passion for cooking, baking, sewing, and cleaning from her love of family. Those closest to Carole found it impossible to stop by for an unexpected visit and stumble on her home in any condition but pristine.
An exceptional seamstress, Carole sewed everything from her daughters' clothes as they grew older to her grandchildren’s Halloween costumes and the occasional torn blue jean hem. She even, with the help of her mother and mother-in-law, sewed her daughter's wedding dress.
Carole loved the church where she was baptized, confirmed, married
, an active member of the Ruth Circle, and was sure to be found every Sunday morning before her health rendered her unable.
Carole is survived by her HUSBAND OF 58 YEARS: Milton Pfeffer; DAUGHTERS: Donna Schmidt Fricke and husband, Wayne, of Brookshire and Jan Barnett and husband, Jack, of La Porte; GRANDSONS: Steven Schmidt, Jr. and wife, Dawn, of Brookshire and Captain Ryan Schmidt, currently in Afghanistan, and his wife, Captain Jessica Schmidt of Colorado Springs, Colorado: GREAT GRANDSONS: Tyler Schmidt of Brookshire and Blake Schmidt of Colorado Springs, Colorado; SISTERS: Gloria Pfeffer and husband, Wilford, and Jewel Fay Fontenot; BROTHER: Glenn Brandt; all of Bellville, and many other relatives and dear friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her father-in-law, Wesley Pfeffer, mother-in-law, Eline Pfeffer, son-in-law, Steve Schmidt, and sister-in-law, Linda Brandt.
Visitation was held from 5:00-8:00 P.M. on Friday, September 11, 2009 at Schmidt Funeral Home in Bellville, Texas. Funeral service was at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 12, 2009 in the Schmidt Funeral Home Chapel, Pastor David Henske and Pastor Jennie Jones, officiating. Interment
followed at Pilgrims Rest cemetery, Bellville, Texas.
Pallbearers were Steven M. Schmidt, Jr., Kenneth Wayne Fricke, Dr. Jack Barnett, Dale Sommerlatte, Stanley Jackson, Burney Boecker, and Matt Waak.
Honorary Pallbearers were Captain Ryan A. Schmidt, Tyler M. Schmidt, and Blake A. Schmidt.
Friends who wish may make memorial gifts to St. John Lutheran Church, 520 North Holland, Bellville, TX 77418, Hospice Brazos Valley, 302 East Blue Bell Road, Brenham, TX 77833, or to the National Parkinson Foundation, Inc., 1501 NW 9th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Schmidt Funeral Home, 12029 Hwy. 36 South, Bellville, Texas 77423, (979) 865-2424.
ELLEN MAE (LUTE) DUMESNIL
Ellen Mae (Lute) Dumesnil was born June 15, 1917, in Houston, Texas to parents Robert E. Lute and Kittie Williams Lute. Mae, as she was affectionately known by her friends and family, left this life to be with her Savior on Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at her home in Pattison.
Mae grew up in Houston and attended Jeff Davis High School. On December 9, 1939, she married
C.E. “Buddy” Dumesnil, Sr. in Houston. Together, the two made their home in Houston before moving to Bolivar in 1963. In 1984, they returned to Houston, and then settled in Pattison in 1996.
Mae enjoyed sewing, making yo-yos, and shopping.
But, her true joy in life came from the time she spent with her grandchildren. Mae was also a member of the Brookshire Chapter #652, Order of the Eastern Star.
Surviving Mae is her DAUGHTER: Frances Hale and her husband, Gaylon, of Pattison; SON: C. E. “Bud” Dumesnil and his wife, Sandi, of Hempstead; GRANDDAUGHTERS: Gaylynn Brewer and her husband, Brooks, of Pattison, Andrea Wilcox and her husband, Eric, of Friendswood, and Leigh Ann Haley; GRANDSONS: Dallas Kirkpatrick and his wife, Stephanie, of Shenandoah, C.E. Dumesnil, III and his wife, Keri, of Houston, and Michael Haley; 12 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND 5 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. Mae was preceded in death by her parents.
Visitation was from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Friday, October 9, 2009 at Pattison United Methodist Church, Pattison, Texas. Funeral Service was at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, October 10, 2009 at Pattison United Methodist Church, Pattison. Interment
followed in Carrington cemetery, Pattison, Texas.
Pallbearers were Brooks Brewer, Travis Brewer, Bobby Bruy Neel, C.E. Dumesnil III, Dallas Kirkpatrick, and Viron Hackney.
In lieu of usual remembrances, friends who wish may make memorial gifts to: Pattison U.M.C. Building Fund, P.O. Box 67, Pattison, TX 77466.
Arrangements were made under the direction of Schmidt Funeral Home, 819 Waller Avenue, Brookshire, TX 77423.
Jim Tom House
Jim Tom House, 82, of Brenham passed away on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at Trinity Care Center.
He was born Feb. 27, 1927, in Center City, Texas, to Thomas Henry and Frances Wilcox House. He graduated from Goldthwaite High School in 1944 and enlisted in the Army.
He served in the 48th Infantry Scout Dog Platoon. After being discharged from the Army, he enrolled at John Tarleton Agricultural College where he was the editor of the Grassburr, the Tarleton yearbook. After receiving a two-year degree from Tarleton, he attended Texas A&M. While at Texas A&M, he was the editor of the Agriculturalist Magazine, secretary of Alpha Zeta, and company commander of Company 11, transfer fish. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1951 with a bachelors degree in Agricultural Education. Following his undergraduate degree, he began teaching at Pattison High School and started the first agriculture department there. It was there that he met his wife, Lydia Estelle Kitzman, whom he married
on June 10, 1954. After teaching in Pattison for three years, he moved to College Station to teach agriculture at A&M Consolidated High School and pursue his Master’s Degree at Texas A&M which he received in 1960.
In 1961, he moved his family to Brenham to realize a long time dream of living on a farm in Washington County and owning Aleshire Collie Kennels. He was hired by Brenham Independent School District first as a teacher of math, science, chemistry and English; then an assistant principal in 1969; and finally as a vocational administrator in 1971, all at Brenham High School. In 1977, he was chairman of the Area 5 Administrators’ Association. He was also drama director and co-sponsor of the Brenadiers. He was employed by BISD for 29 years, retiring from fulltime education in 1986.
During his teaching years, he directed 24 plays for Brenham High School, Brenham Community Theater and the Methodist Youth Fellowship.
He was the press box announcer for Brenham High School football for 35 years. He also served as Youth Director for the Washington County Youth Club and the Methodist Youth Fellowship. After retiring from the school district, he was appointed to and later elected to the position of Justice of the Peace of Precinct 3, a position he held for seven years. He was an original member of the Laymen’s Prayer Breakfast; a long time member of the Brenham Noon Lions Club, where he served a term as president; a member of the American Legion, serving a term as commander in 1976; a member of the Washington County Association of Former Students; a member of the Louise Giddings Retired Teachers’ Association, and chairman of the Washington County Child Welfare Board in 1976. He was a Washington County Fair Supporter and served on the sheep committee. In 1967, he was chairman of the Talent Contest at the Washington County Fair.
He became a professional sheep shearer in 1968, employing his family as assistants. He was named Honorary Chapter Farmer in 1971. In addition, he was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Sons of the Republic of Texas, and the Sons of the Confederate Veterans. He was named Washington County Man of the Year in 1973 and Blue Blazer of the year in 1983.
He joined First United Methodist Church in Brenham in 1961 and continued to be a faithful member throughout his life. He was a member of the United Methodist Men and was a former president of that group. He taught Sunday School classes for many years and served as chairman of the administrative council. He was also instrumental in restoring Phillipsburg Methodist cemetery. For many years the church lawn was graced with a live nativity scene in December put on by the church youth and animals from Jim Tom’s Bar-V-Bar Farm.
Jim Tom was well known for his sense of humor; he knew and enjoyed every Aggie joke ever told. He was a great story teller and enjoyed the company of many people. As a teacher, he touched many lives.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Frances House; brothers, Roydston House and wife Veona, John L. House and wife Helen; sisters, Alpha Harris and husband Jim, Nora B. Solomon and husband D.A.; brothers-in-law, James Humphreys and Ellis Kitzman and wife Mary; sisters-in-law, LaVerne Landig, Gleister Biddy, and Norma Jean Kitzman.
He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Lydia Estelle Kitzman House; children, Martha Frances House McLemore of Brenham, Thomas Henry House and wife Jessica of Robstown, Lydia Ann House Jurden and husband Dan of Brenham; grandchildren, Philip McLemore of Lubbock and fianc/ Jennifer Regalado of San Antonio, Rachel Markham and husband Cole of College Station, Emily McLemore of Brenham, Pam House of College Station, Terry House and Laura House of San Marcos, LeeAnn Jurden, Lane Jurden, Kara Beth Jurden, and Kelly Jurden all of Brenham; great grandchildren, Jackson Markham and Wesley Markham of College Station; sisters, Ann Stachowiak and husband Richard of Brownsville and Billie Jo Humphreys of Austin; brothers-in-law Bill Kitzman and wife Mary Grace of Pattison, Oliver Kitzman of Brookshire, Norman Kitzman and wife Carolyn of Pattison, and Henry Kitzman Jr. and wife Beverly of Bronte; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family appreciates the loving attention provided by the staff at Trinity Care Center during the past year.
Visitation with the family will be from 6-8 p.m. today at Memorial Oaks Chapel.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, at First United Methodist Church of Brenham with Rev. Sam Duree and Rev. Terry Doughtery officiating.
Burial will follow in the Phillipsburg Methodist cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers are Philip McLemore, Cole Markham, Gary House, Charlie Humphreys, Billy Jim Stachowiak, Ronnie Solomon, Charley Kitzman and Danny Kitzman.
Honorary pallbearers are all of his nephews.
Memorials may be given to First United Methodist Church of Brenham or to the charity of choice.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 W. Main, Brenham. (979) 836-4564.
Lois Hope Buy
Lois Hope Buy passed away November 20, 2009, at the age of 77. She was born July 17, 1932, in Elizabeth, New Jersey to Charles Zimmerman and Hope Cashman. Burton Pierson Buy took her as his wife on May 20, 1951. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. Those who knew her will always remember her smile and the joy she brought to others.
Lois was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pattison, Texas and an officer of the Catholic Daughters of The Divine Mercy Court. Over the years she has spent numerous hours volunteering for her church, the Girl Scouts, the Boy Scouts, the Red Cross, Parent Teacher Organizations, various women’s organizations, and most recently the Texas Agricultural Master Wellness Program. Her favorite activities were those that she participated in with her children and grandchildren.
Lois is survived by her children: Richard Buy of Del Ray Beach, Florida, Catherine Buy of Brookshire, Texas and Andrew Buy of Pattison, Texas; daughtersin-law: Janice Buy and Nancy Buy; grandchildren: Steven Buy and wife, Christina, Julie Buy, Andrew P. Buy, and Ryan Buy; great grandchild: Evelyn Mae Buy
There will be a Memorial Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on FM 359 North in Pattison, Texas, Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at 6:30 P.M. The Rosary will be recited before Mass.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, P.O. Box 300, Pattison, Texas 77466, or to the Brookshire EMS, 911 Gresham, Brookshire, Texas 77423.
FRANCELLA JONES REESE
FRANCELLA JONES REESE was born January 31, 1954, in Halley, Arkansas to Clarence and Floretta Bridgmen Jones. Francella gave her life to Christ at an early age. She grew up in Halley and attended the Dermott Public Schools.
After graduating from high school, she attended the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Francella was united in marriage with Charles Reese on February 27, 1975, in Lake Village, Arkansas. They made their home in Dermott, Arkansas until 1994 when they moved to Brookshire, Texas. Francella has been a member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church.
Francella was employed as a certified nurse assistant for over ten years at the Brookshire Nursing Center.
She was an excellent cook, and enjoyed dancing. She passed away Saturday, November 28, 2009, in a Katy hospital at the age of 55. She is survived by her CHILDREN: Tyree Jones and his wife, Shaneka, of Little Rock, Arkansas, Talton Reese, Sr. and Lakeisha Jones, Trevar Reese, Maretta Jones and Brandon Burr, all of Brookshire; and Grandchildren: Aaliyah Fisher, Trejyon Jones, Samaria Jones, Cedric Strauss, Jr., Talton Reese, Jr., Jaden Burr, Jada Burr and Prettee Reese. Francella is also survived by her Brothers: Clarence Jones, Jr. and wife Ann, Thomas Jones and wife Ella, Bobby Jones and wife Brenda, Marvin Jones and wife Gloria and Steven Jones; Sisters: Maxine Jones and husband Kenith, Sharon Wallace and husband Kenzie and Annette Nalls and husband Gary; and many other dear friends and relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her grandparents.
Services took place at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, December 5, 2009 atSt. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Brookshire, Texas with Reverend Lee Jones, Officiating.
Interment took place at Clemons cemetery.
Pallbearers were Tyree Jones, Thomas Jones, Talton Reese, Marvin Jones, Bobby Jones and Kenith Jones.
Honorary Pallbearers were Chris Benefield, Brandon Burr, Steffon Clark, Clarence Jones, Steven Jones, Gary Nalls, Herman Parker Anthony Parker and Kenzie Wallace.
Friends who wish may make memorial gifts to: St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1332, Brookshire, TX 77423
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Schmidt Funeral Home 819 Waller Avenue, P.O. Box 248 Brookshire, TX 77423.
ROBERT JOHN DONLEY
ROBERT JOHN DONLEY passed away on Friday, December 4, 2009, at the age of 66 in a Katy hospital.
Robert was born on March 31, 1943, to Paul Peter and Mary Louise Bero Donley in Hooversville, Pennsylvania.
He is survived by his wife, Carole Bornkamp Donley of Sealy, TX; brothers, Daniel Donley of Woodbridge, Virginia, David Donley and Barbara of Cleveland, Ohio; sister, Patricia Donley Miller and Wayne of Cairnbrook, Pennsylvania.
