Obituaries
Hughes "Raymond" Fisher
Dec 30, 2015
Hughes “Raymond” Fisher, 70, of Wharton, TX, died December 30, 2015, in Houston, TX. Ray was born on September 14, 1945, in Shreveport, LA, to Hughes Butler and Huldah “Tillie” Trautman Fisher. During his early years, Raymond lived in Tampa and Orlando, Florida; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Ludowici, Georgia; Misawa and Nagoya, Japan during his father’s career in the Air Force....
Elfrida Whitaker
Dec 27, 2015
Elfrida (Flagg) Whitaker Elfrida (Flagg) Whitaker, 89, of Deming, NM, died December 27, 2015, in Las Cruses, NM. Frida was born on June 11, 1926, in Wharton, TX. She attended school in Burr, TX, and Wharton, TX. She married Martin Flagg, Jr. and remained his faithful wife until his passing on April 19, 1978. She married Murrell Whitaker on July...
Edward Cleo Lechler
Dec 25, 2015
Edward Cleo Lechler, age 87, of Wharton died Friday, December 25, 2015, at a Sugarland hospital. He was born on November 26, 1928 in McGregor, Texas, a son of the late Joseph and Clara Ruth Marshall Lechler. Edward was raised in the McGregor area and graduated from McGregor High School. He obtained his Bachelors degree from Mississippi State University. He...
Juanita Garcia
Dec 22, 2015
Juanita Garcia Juanita Garcia, age 64, of Wharton, died December 22, 2015, in a Houston hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born in Santa Rosa, Texas on December 5, 1951 to the late Dario Garza and Carmen Gonzalez Mendez. She was raised by Alberto and Carmen Gonzalez Mendez. Juanita was raised in Santa Rosa and attended school there. She...
Franklin Sommer
Dec 12, 2015
Franklin George (Bubba) Sommer passed away on December 12, 2015, in Houston, Texas. Franklin was born in Washington, Texas, the son of Burford and Hildegard Sommer. He was a 1950 graduate of Burton High School and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from the University of Texas at Austin. Franklin married Beverly Jean Flannery, of Davenport, Iowa, on...
Patsy Gilliam Norton
Dec 11, 2015
Patsy Gilliam Norton Patsy Gilliam Norton, 77, of Missouri City, TX, died December 11, 2015, in Missouri City, TX. Patsy was born on November 21, 1938, in Edinburg, TX, to Richard and Pearl Hollis Gilliam. She graduated from Edinburgh High School in 1957 before going on to earn her Bachelor’s degree in Education from Pan American University, and later her...
Winnie Julia "Judy" Warner
Dec 10, 2015
Winnie Julia “Judy” Warner, 87, of Wharton, died December 10, 2015, in Sugarland, Texas. Judy was born on October 13, 1928, in Burleson County, Texas, to Willie and Vinces Prazak. She was raised in the Crescent area, graduating from Crescent High School. Before her marriage she worked as a nurse, a field she dearly loved. She married the love of...
Rosalinda Navarro Moreno
Dec 9, 2015
Rosalinda Navarro Moreno, 60, of Wharton, died December 9, 2015, in Richmond, Texas. Rosalinda was born on December 29, 1954, in McAllen, Texas, to Jesus and Petronila Navarro. Through her working life, she worked such places as the El Campo Aluminum Plant, Palais Royal and in the Wal-Mart pharmacy. She was survived by her daughter Melanie Martinez and her husband...
Joseph Daniel Orsak
Dec 9, 2015
Joseph (Joe) D. Orsak, 86, of Hungerford, Texas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, following a lengthy illness. He was born August 8, 1929 in Frydek, Texas to parents Frank and Julia Vesely Orsak. Joe was raised in Hungerford and attended Hungerford School. He married Annie Kutach on April 12, 1950 in Palacios, Texas. He began working as...
Lupe Mata
Dec 6, 2015
Mrs. Lupe Mata, age 89, of Wharton, died Sunday, December 6, 2015 in a Richmond hospital following a chronic illness. She was born on March 18, 1926, in Cuero, TX, a daughter of the late Rev. George Valdez and San Juana Tamez Valdez. Lupe was raised in the Wharton area. She later graduated from Wharton County Junior College with a...
Marcos Anthony Perez
Dec 6, 2015
Marcos Anthony Perez, age 29, of Wharton passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015, at a Houston hospital following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on March 28, 1986 in Bartow, Florida to Maria Luisa Bernal Perez. Marco was born in Florida and later moved to Wharton. He attended Wharton High School. He was employed as a welder...
Gary Lynn Smith
Dec 5, 2015
On December 5, 2015 at 12:16am, Gary Lynn Smith, 63, or as friends referred to him Tweet or Smitty, received his angel’s wings. Gary was born in Wharton, Texas on October 22, 1952 to the late Fred Maynard “Boots” Smith and Neva Faye Teat Smith. Gary grew up in the Newgulf area and graduated from Boling High School in 1971....
Larry Ciupak
Dec 5, 2015
On December 5, 2015, Larry L Ciupak, 73, passed away quietly in his home surrounded by family and friends. Larry was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 20, 1942 to the late John Ciupak and Genevieve Kucharski Ciupak. Larry grew up in the Detroit area and later moved to Georgetown, Texas. He worked as a CPA doing taxes for people....
Lori Ann Pate
Dec 5, 2015
Lori Ann Pate, age 41 of Wharton, went to be with our Lord December 5, 2015 while on the road with her husband, Ronald in the Chicago, Ill area. Lori was born in Naples, Italy on July 6, 1974. She was the daughter of Simon and Elizabeth Rodriguez of Wharton. Lori and her family moved to Wharton in 1981, when...
Brandie Ann Chapa Vargas
Dec 5, 2015
Brandie Ann Chapa Vargas, 32, of Wharton, died December 5, 2015, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Wharton, TX. Brandi was born on July 16, 1983, in Galveston, TX, to Cesar and Brenda Ramirez Chapa. Brandie was always young at heart. She always loved the outdoors, be it deer hunting with her dad, fishing, riding 4 wheelers,...
David Brian Babin
Dec 2, 2015
Memorial Services will be held Saturday, December 5th,2015 at 10 a.m. at Wharton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Meredith Wende officiating.
Kelley Rainbolt
Dec 2, 2015
Kelley Rainbolt, 70, of Wharton, died December 2, 2015, in Houston, TX. Kelley was born on March 1, 1945, in La Mesa, TX, to Alvin and Mary Honea Scheel. Kelley graduated from La Masa High School before earning multiple graduate degrees at Texas Tech University. Kelley lived in Wharton, and taught primarily in El Campo. She will always be remembered...
Emma Buentello
Dec 1, 2015
Emma Buentello, 70, of Boling, died December 1, 2015, in Houston, TX. Emma was born on June 9, 1945, in Newgulf, TX, to Antonio and Maria Buentello. Visitation will be on Thursday, December 3, 2015, from 5-9 at Wharton Funeral Home, with a Rosary at 7. Funeral Mass will be Friday, December 5th, 2015 at 10:00 am at Our Lady...
Willie Carl Ford, Sr.
Dec 1, 2015
Willie Carl Ford, Sr., 81, of Wharton, died December 1, 2015, in Sugar Land, TX. Willie was born on August 31, 1934 in Jonesville, LA, to Jessie and Lois Coleman Ford. He married Claudia J Cottingim on March 13, 1959. Willie graduated high school in Jonesville, LA, before enlisting in the Navy. He worked for many years as a truck...
Bessie Bernadette Novosad
Nov 23, 2015
Bessie Bernadette Novosad, age 90 of Wharton passed away Monday morning, November 23, 2015 at a Victoria facility following a chronic illness. She was born on July 28, 1925 in Flatonia, Texas, daughter of the late Frank Tupa and Anna Novak Tupa. Bessie was a raised in the Flatonia area and attended schools there. She married Lad Novosad on June...
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