Obituaries
Suzi Rinehart
Jan 20, 2021
With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Sandra Suzi Smith Rinehart (68) who died suddenly on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Suzi was born on September 14, 1952 in Hearne, Tx to George and Harriett Smith. She was the youngest of three children. Suzi spent her youth in Hearne, graduating from Hearne HS in 1971. She then went on to...
DeVoy Shaw
Jan 18, 2021
DeVoy Shaw, age 84, of Boling, Texas, who was a believer in the Lord, Jesus Christ, went to be with his Heavenly Father on January 18, 2021. He was born in Bay City, Texas, on August 8, 1936, to Melvin Herbert Shaw and Mary Eleise Hodge Shaw.
DeVoy was raised in Pledger, Texas, and graduated from Boling High School...
Rebecca "Christy" Garza
Jan 18, 2021
Rebecca “Christy” Garza, 49 of Wharton, quietly passed into the arms of the Lord on January 18, 2021. She was born December 21, 1971 in Bay City, Tx to the late Frank Garza and Reynalda Lopez.
Raised in the Wharton area, she attended and graduated from Wharton High School. She later moved to Brenham and managed a wonderful home...
Lillian Doiron
Jan 18, 2021
Lillian Doiron
Lillian Doiron, 95, of New Gulf went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 18, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on July 28, 1925 to the late Monroe Huggins and Cora Neely Huggins in Pledger, TX.
Lillian attended schools in Boling. She married Jack Doiron on July 4,...
Gabriel Winston Segrest
Jan 16, 2021
In Loving Memory
Of
Gabriel Winston Segrest
April 16, 1992 ~ January 16, 2021
Gabriel Segrest passed into the arms of the Lord on January 16, 2021 at his residence in Wharton. He was born April 16, 1992 in Granbury, TX.
Gabriel was a lifelong resident of East Bernard. He graduated from East Bernard High School in 2010. While...
Maria Stella Cuevas de Quintero
Jan 12, 2021
Maria Stella Cuevas de Quintero
January 14, 1949 ~ January 12, 2021
Maria Esthela Cuevas de Quintero passed into the arms of the Lord on January 12, 2021 at Oakbend in Richmond following a brief illness. She was born January 14, 1949 in Linares Nuevo Leon Mexico to the late Macario Cuevas and Esperanza Montes Cuevas.
Maria was...
Thomas Lopez Garcia, Jr.
Jan 11, 2021
In Loving Memory
Of
Thomas Lopez Garcia, Jr.
January 8, 1967 ~ January 11, 2021
Thomas Lopez Garcia, Jr. passed into the arms of the Lord on January 11, 2021 at Oakbend Medical Center, Wharton. He was born January 8, 1967 in East Bernard, TX to Maria Mejorado Garcia and the late Thomas Lopez Garcia, Sr. He was 54...
Shirley J. Macha Zahn
Jan 11, 2021
Shirley J. Macha Zahn, 82 of Wharton, quietly passed into the arms of the Lord on January 11, 2021.
She was born September 28, 1938 to the late Robert and Frances Zaruba Macha of Wharton.
She was raised in Magnet, Texas and graduated from Wharton High School in 1956 and worked as a nurses’ aide at Caney Valley Hospital until...
Harold Shilk
Jan 11, 2021
Harold W. Shilk Jr. 77
Harold Wiley Shilk Jr. entered into eternal peace on Monday, January 11, 2021. Harold was born September 23, 1943 to the late Harold W. Shilk Sr. and Ivory Bradley Shilk in Houston, Texas. He attended Clear Creek High School until his family moved to El Campo where they owned and operated the Jones Motel....
Katherine Emilie Blair
Jan 4, 2021
Katherine Emilie Blair, 94, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 4, 2021 at a Wharton nursing home. She was born in Pierce, Tx on February 11, 1926 to the late Otto Paul Koehler and Annie M. Bennetsen Koehler.
After graduating from high school, Katherine married Billy Kirk Blair on January 15, 1948 and he preceded...
Robert Ray Fulton
Jan 4, 2021
Robert Ray “Bob” Fulton, 94, of Wharton, Texas, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021. He was born January 1, 1927, in Atwood, Oklahoma to parents Thomas W. and Maude E. Caffee Fulton.
Bob was raised in Oklahoma City, OK and attended Foster High School before enlisting in the US Navy at the young age of 17. He...
Patricia Ann Folmar
Jan 2, 2021
Patricia Ann Swain Folmar, 85 of Edna and formerly of Boling passed away at her residence in Edna, Tx on January 2, 2021. She was born on July 28, 1935 in Gallipolis, OH to the late Charles Swain and Elsie Bragg Swain.
Patricia worked as a substitute teacher. She was married to Dan Richard Folmar, Sr. on July 29,...
Nuria Rubio Guerra
Jan 1, 2021
Nuria Rubio Guerra passed quietly on January 1, 2021 at age 87 at S.P.J.S.T. Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation in El Campo. She was born in Santiago de Cuba on May 30, 1933 and is the daughter of late Manual and Maria del Carmen Portilla Rubio.
Nuria enjoyed a wonderful and eventful youth in Cuba surrounded by her three sisters and...
Wilburn Carl Matthews
Dec 31, 2020
Wilburn Matthews
The Greatest Fan, Brother and Uncle
Wilburn Carl Matthews, 84 of East Bernard, passed away on December 31. 2020 at a Eagle Lake Hospital following a short illness. He was born December 5, 1936, in East Bernard to the late Willard and Florine Matthews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his half-brother,...
Lessie B. Kocurek
Dec 30, 2020
In Loving Memory
Of
Lessie B Kocurek
October 18, 1924 ~ December 30, 2020
Lessie B Kocurek passed into the arms of the Lord on December 30, 2020 at Country Assisted Living in Danevang, TX. She was born October 18, 1924 in Weeks, AR to the late Stella & Charlie Sherrill. She was 96 years young.
Lessie along...
Jesusa Montalvo
Dec 30, 2020
Jesusa Montalvo, 74, of Boling ,TX peacefully departed to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 with her family beside her. She was born in Cuero, TX on December 17, 1946 to the late Jesus Valdez and Sara Rico Valdez.
Jesusa was known by many and everyone knew her by Granny. Her faith and love...
Ernest "Spider" Joe Macha
Dec 28, 2020
Ernest Joe Macha was born on December 21, 1945 in Wharton, TX, to Joe and Edna Horecka Macha. He passed away at home on Monday, December 28, 2020.
Ernest Joe attended Holy Family Catholic School in Wharton for 4 years and then finished elementary school in Hungerford. He was a 1964 graduate of East Bernard High School. He then...
Charles Lindon Holman
Dec 28, 2020
Charles L. Holman passed into the arms of the lord on December 28, 2020. He was a longtime resident of East Bernard. Charles proudly served his country in the U.S. Army.
Memorial services for Charles Holman will be held on Saturday January 16, 2021 with visitation starting at 2pm and services at 3 at Wharton Funeral Home Chapel. Military...
Marvin Douglas Yeaman
Dec 24, 2020
Marvin D. ”Shorty” Yeaman, 77, of Needville, passed away on December 24, 2020 at his home in Needville. He was born on November 6, 1943, in Hillsboro, Texas, a son of the late Chester and Etta Mae Kelley Yeaman.
Shorty was raised in the Hillsboro area and graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1962. He married Sharon Dianne Fitzpatrick on...
Roger Sloan Williams
Dec 22, 2020
On December 22, 2020, rodeo and ranching legend Roger “Sloan” Williams passed away in Wharton, Texas. He was 88 years old. Sloan Williams was born on August 28, 1932 in Navasota, Texas to Knox T. Williams, Jr. and Catherine Sloan Williams. Sloan, his older brother Knox Williams III (deceased, 2005) and the Williams family resided in Millican, Texas, where Sloan’s...
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