Obituaries

Robert William Krenek, Sr.

Robert William Krenek, Sr.

Jun 10, 2016

Visitation will be held on Sunday evening, June 12, 2016 at Wharton Funeral Home after 5 pm with a Holy Rosary recited at 7 pm. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 13th at 10 am at St John Catholic Church in Hungerford with Rev. Charles Dwomoh officiating. Burial will follow in St John Cemetery in Hungerford.

Paulita "Polly" Villagomez

Paulita "Polly" Villagomez

Jun 7, 2016

Paulita “Polly” Villagomez, 59, of Wharton, passed away on June 7, 2016, in a Sugar Land hospital following a sudden illness. Polly was born on February 26, 1957 in East Bernard, TX to the late Emiterio and Josephine Delgado Sosa. Polly attended schools in Eagle Lake and Sealy and graduated from a Houston area high school. She married Joel G...

Joe "Sonny" W Joines, Jr.

Joe "Sonny" W Joines, Jr.

Jun 7, 2016

Joe W. "Sonny" Joines, Jr., 83, of Boling, passed away on June 7, 2016, in a Wharton Nursing center. Joe was born on December 7, 1932 in Wharton, TX to the late Joe and Viola Barnett Joines. Joe was raised in the Wharton area and went to school in Hungerford and later Wharton High School. He later joined the United...

Luz Maria Lopez

Luz Maria Lopez

Jun 6, 2016

Luz Maria Lopez, 56, of Hungerford, died June 6, 2016, at her home in Hungerford, TX. Luz was born on November 20, 1959, to Juan Antonio Ramos and Maria del Carmen Antimo, in Union de San Antonio, Jalisco, Mexico. Luz was raised in Mexico, attending college there and marrying her late husband, Leandro Lopez, before moving to Hungerford in 1989....

Doris S McKey

Doris S McKey

Jun 4, 2016

Doris S. McKey, 78, of Wharton, Texas, passed away June 4, 2016, at S.P.J.S.T. Senior Living Facility in Needville, TX. Doris was born on April 16, 1938 in Jackson, Alabama, a daughter of the late Garrett and Nancy Josephine Dolbear Stanley. Doris was raised in the Jackson area and graduated from Jackson High School. She married Dalbert Ray McKey in...

Michael Klima

Michael Klima

Jun 3, 2016

Michael Klima, 66, of Wharton, passed away on June 3, 2016, in a Richmond hospital following complications from a car accident. Michael was born on April 10, 1950 in Wharton, TX to parents, Frank C Klima, Sr. and Anna Marie Viktorin Klima. Michael graduated from Forrest Park High School in Beaumont, TX. The family eventually moved back to Wharton. For...

Clay "Buddy" Lee Joines

Clay "Buddy" Lee Joines

Jun 1, 2016

Clay Lee “Buddy” Joines Clay Lee “Buddy” Joines, 38, of Wharton and formerly of Bastrop, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in a Houston hospital. Clay was born on June 26, 1977 in Wharton, TX to parents, William Lee Joines, Jr. and Carolyn York Joines. Raised in Wharton and graduating from Wharton High School, Clay was a spirited young...

Charles Lee Bickwermert

Charles Lee Bickwermert

May 30, 2016

Charles Bickwermert, 68, of Damon, TX, passed away on Memorial Day, May 30, 2016, in a Wharton nursing home following a chronic illness. Charlie B, as he was known, was born on November 12, 1948 in Jasper, Indiana to parents, Alva and Dora Schuler Bickwermert. Charlie B~ You were a man of honor, a soldier, and always will be… One...

Joseph "Jody" Paul Svatek

Joseph "Jody" Paul Svatek

May 30, 2016

Joseph “Jody” Paul Svatek, 72, former resident of Bonus and currently Wharton, TX, passed away on May 30, 2016 following a lengthy illness. Joseph was born on May 10, 1944 in Wharton, Texas to the late John Svatek and Angeline Hajek Svatek. Jody was raised in the Wharton area and attended school in Crescent. Jody married Bernadette Malik on November...

Mamie Sterling Wilson

Mamie Sterling Wilson

May 29, 2016

Mamie Sterling Wilson passed away at the age of 86 on May 29, 2016 at a local nursing home. She was born on April 6, 1930 in Alto, Texas, a daughter of the late Leonard Thomas and Emma Robinson McLeod.   Mamie was raised in the Boling area and graduated from Boling High School. She later attended WCJC. Mamie married E...

Michael Montgomery Grissom

Michael Montgomery Grissom

May 28, 2016

Michael Grissom, age 49, of Wharton passed away Saturday morning, May 28, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 5, 1966 in Houston, Texas, a son of Mary Agnes Dromgoole Grissom and the late Reverend Billy C. Grissom. Michael was raised in Houston and Colorado. He graduated from Greely Central High School and...

Bernice Ella Buenger Malek

Bernice Ella Buenger Malek

May 28, 2016

Bernice Ella Buenger Malek, 92, of Wharton, Texas, died May 28, 2016, in Wharton, Texas. Bernice was born on December 12, 1923, to Bernhard and Nancie Koehl Buenger, in Dillworth, Texas. She met John Malek at Hilljie dance hall. They were married at Holy Family Catholic Church on February 13, 1945. The family lived in Garwood, Houston and two homes...

June Oline Hollingsworth

June Oline Hollingsworth

May 26, 2016

June, age 90, of Wharton passed away Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2016 at an assisted living center in Wharton following a short illness. She was born on August 28, 1925 in Eastgate, Texas a daughter of the late Dozier Cleveland Benton and Dora Olive Deweese Benton. June was raised in the Eastgate area and graduated from Dayton High School. She...

Wanda Wheaton Harrison

Wanda Wheaton Harrison

May 24, 2016

Wanda Harrison, 87, of Richmond, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, in Sugar Land hospital. She was born December 18, 1928 in Fort Myers, Florida to the late Earnest B and Margaret Kennon Wheaton. Wanda was raised in the Ft. Myers area and graduated from Ft. Myers High School in 1946. She married Robert M Harrison on April...

Baldemar Sepulveda, Sr

Baldemar Sepulveda, Sr

May 21, 2016

Baldemar Sepulveda Sr. Baldemar Sepulveda Sr., 75, of Rosenberg, TX, died May 21, 2016, in Sugar Land, TX. Baldemar was born on June 17, 1940, to Julio and Mary Lopez Sepulveda in New Gulf, TX. Baldemar graduated from Boling High School Class of 1958 before attending Wharton County Junior College. He then enlisted in the Army. He made a career...

Adam Martin Grosser

Adam Martin Grosser

May 20, 2016

Adam Martin Grosser Baby Adam Martin Grosser passed away at the age of 3 months and 26 days, following a sudden illness. Adam was born on January 24, 2016, the son of Roy Charles Grosser and Isabel Marie Guevara.   Adam was born in Sugar Land, Texas. Adam was a happy, energetic, child who enjoyed play time with his parents.   He...

Mary Archer Hill

Mary Archer Hill

May 19, 2016

Mary Archer Hill Mary Archer Hill passed away at the age of 89 on May 19, 2016 surrounded by her loving family.   She was the only daughter of Charles Leo Barnes and Rosemary Dunser Barnes of Boling, Texas.   Mary was born in Wichita Falls, Texas on October 10, 1926.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Emilie Lepik Zahradnik

Emilie Lepik Zahradnik

May 14, 2016

Emilie Lepik Zahradnik, age 90, departed this life on May 14, 2016. She was born on October 3, 1925 to Jaromir Lepik and Alzbeta Orsak Lepik in Moravia, Texas. The family moved to a farm outside of Hungerford about 1928. She was the youngest of four children and lost her mother in 1936. She spent the rest of her life...

Betty Jo Zahn

Betty Jo Zahn

May 12, 2016

Betty Jo Zahn, 84, of Wharton, Texas, passed away on Thursday morning surrounded by her loving family in a Wharton nursing center. She was born on June 13, 1931 in Louann, Arkansas a daughter of the late Joseph Lavelle and Dora Drucilla White Simms. Betty Jo was raised in the West Columbia area and graduated from school there. She later...

James William Kresta, Sr.

James William Kresta, Sr.

May 9, 2016

James “Jim” William Kresta, Sr., 76, of East Bernard, TX, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 9, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was born to Edwin and Mary Ann Derrich Kresta on December 28, 1939 in Burr, Texas. James was raised in Wharton County, and attended school in Crescent and Wharton. After serving our country in...