Obituaries
Waymond Henry Altenburg, Jr.
Jul 21, 2014
Waymond Henry Altenburg Jr., age 85, of Clifton, formerly of Wharton, died July 21, 2014, at Clifton Lutheran Sunset Nursing Home. He was born on January 26, 1929 in Old Gulf, Texas, the son of the late Waymond Henry Altenburg and Ada Whitaker Altenburg. Waymond attended public schools in New Gulf and was a 1947 graduate of Boling High School....
Raymond Paul Munoz
Jul 21, 2014
Raymond Paul Munoz, age 55, of Wharton died Monday, July 21st, 2014 at a Bay City Hospital following a sudden illness. He was born on April 18, 1959 in East Bernard, TX a son of Pascual B Munoz Sr and Irene Fiqirova. Mr. Munoz was a life-long resident of Wharton. Raymond worked for years for Pantone-Industrial. He attended school in...
Jarred Ross Hohensee
Jul 21, 2014
Jarred Ross Hohensee Jarred Ross Hohensee, 30, of Wharton, Texas, passed away Monday, July 21st, 2014, in Wharton. Jarred was born August 24,1983, in Wharton, Texas to parents Ronald Hohensee and Sherri Tuttle Hohensee. Jarred was raised in the Wharton area and graduated from Wharton High School in 2001. He enjoyed the outdoors, loved 4 Wheelers, traveling with Papa and...
Joyce Marie Barnhill
Jul 4, 2014
Joyce Marie Barnhill Joyce Marie Barnhill, age 93, of Wharton passed away on Friday, July 4, 2014 at Elmcroft Assisted care facility. She was born on February 15, 1921 in Eagle Lake, Texas to parents, Willis and R.J. Key Blackwell. Residing in the Eagle Lake area, Joyce attended school there. She married Lawrence Everet Barnhill on December 20, 1941 in...
Donald Phillip Vonderau, Jr
Jul 4, 2014
Donald Philip Vonderau Jr. Donald Philip “Phil” Vonderau Jr., age 68, passed away at his residence in Pierce, Texas on Friday, July 4, 2014, following a struggle with cancer. Phil was born on March 23, 1946 in Velasco, Texas to Donald Philip Vonderau Sr. and Bertha Rose Jurek Vonderau. Phil and his two brothers were raised in Wharton County. He...
Steve Roland Sanchez
Jun 29, 2014
Steve Roland Sanchez After fighting a lengthy illness Steve Sanchez left this world to join the angels in Heaven on June 29, 2014. Steve died in La Crosse Wisconsin while traveling with his wife to Minnesota to attend his father in law’s funeral. Steve was born September 1, 1957 in El Campo, Texas to Steve and Virginia (Redwine) Sanchez. He...
Joel Kenney Bilbo
Jun 21, 2014
Following cremation, private family services for Joel Bilbo, 78 of Montgomery, Texas will be held at a later date. Mr. Bilbo worked for several school districts as a history and government teacher. He is survived by his son, John David Bilbo, sister, Elizabeth Deshazo and brother Brian Bilbo. His grandchildren, Zane Bilbo and Mikayla Bilbo also are survive him.
Esther Arias Anzaldua
Jun 19, 2014
Esther Arias Anzaldua, 70, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 19, 2014, at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born May 13, 1944, in Bay City, Texas to parents Bruno Arias and Esther Zepeda Lopez. Esther was raised in the Bay City area. She married Manuel Anzaldua Jr. on December 23, 1961 in Bay...
Geraldine Louise Dettling
Jun 19, 2014
Geraldine Dettling passed away Thursday June 19, 2014, in a Bay City, Texas, hospital at the age of 91. Geraldine Louise Wendel was born December 17, 1922, in Mentz, Texas, to Edmund Joseph Wendel and Clara Frances Braden Wendel. The family moved to the Jones Creek area near Taiton, and later, to Crescent, where she graduated from high school in...
Bobby Joe Garcia, Jr.
Jun 18, 2014
Bobby Joe “BJ” Garcia Jr., age 23 of Kendleton and formerly of Wharton passed away Wednesday, June 18th, 2014 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Ft. Bend County. He was born on August 15, 1990 in Wharton, TX, to parents Bobby Joe Garcia Sr. and Marcy Villarreal. Bobby Joe was a raised in Wharton and later moved...
Carolyn Lee Vaughan
Jun 15, 2014
Carolyn Lee Vaughan Carolyn Lee Vaughan, age 64 of Dallas, lost her battle with liver disease on Sunday, June 15, 2014 at Cambridge Skilled Nursing Center in Richmond, Texas with her son James by her side. She was born on May 13, 1950 in Rosyce City, Texas. A daughter of the late D.W. Swarner and Lila Louise Vaughan. Ms. Vaughan...
Doris Clifton
Jun 13, 2014
Doris Pugh Clifton Doris Pugh Clifton, 74, of Wharton, Texas, passed away Friday, June 13, 2014, in a Wharton hospital. She was born February 19, 1940, in Iowa Louisiana to parents Ben Lewis Pugh Sr. and Elsie Wait Pugh. Doris was raised in Louisiana and moved to the Wharton area in 1980. She married Robert “Bob” Decell in 1961 and...
Joseph Frank Hlavinka
Jun 10, 2014
Joseph Frank Hlavinka, age 82 of Hungerford passed away Tuesday morning, June 10, 2014 at a Wharton hospital following a brief illness. He was born on September 22, 1931 in East Bernard, Texas, a son of the late Joe M and Rosie Mills Hlavinka. Joe was a raised in the Hungerford area and attended school there. He served our country...
Gordon "Sonny" Elliott
Jun 8, 2014
Gordon “Sonny” C Elliott, age 84, of Needville, Texas, passed away this week. He was born in April 1931 in Glen Flora, Texas to parents, Charles Coleman and Delisse Peters Elliott. Sonny was raised in the Glen Flora area and attended Crescent school where he lettered in football, baseball, and track. He proudly served our country during the Korean conflict...
Ella Ann West
Jun 6, 2014
Ella Ann West Ella Ann West, 84, of Wharton, Texas, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 6, 2014, at her residence. She was born June 28, 1929, in Vicksburg, Michigan to parents Carl Henry Teadt and Sarah Marie Pollock. Ella was raised in the Vicksburg area and attended school there. She married Howard Inverson West on January 12, 1950 in...
Leslie Walter Hudgins
May 29, 2014
Leslie Walter “Bubba” Hudgins, age 74 of Hungerford passed away Thursday morning, May 29, 2014 at his residence with his family at his side, following a brief illness. He was born on April 28, 1940 in Wharton, a son of the late Edgar Hinkle and Allene Lord Hudgins. Bubba was raised in Hungerford and attended both Hungerford and Wharton schools....
Joe Charles Ramirez
May 28, 2014
Joseph Charles Ramirez, III, 69, of Wharton, Texas, passed away May 28, 2014, at his residence. Joe was born January 30, 1945 in Beeville, Texas to parents Joseph Charles and Charlene Coy Ramirez. Joe was raised in the Beeville area and attended Oklahoma University. Joe worked in car sales all his life. He married Paula Anders on June 21, 1970....
Ethel Roper Roberts
May 24, 2014
Ethel Roper Roberts, 84, passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Houston, TX. This loving Christian wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and community servant was born in Wharton, TX, on December 7, 1929, to parents Ralph W. Roper and Ollie Felder Roper. Ethel married her true love and best friend, Charles B. Roberts, of Houston,...
Gene Johnston
May 20, 2014
Gene Johnston, 86, was called to heaven Tuesday, May 20, 2014 after a brave battle with cancer. He was born December 16, 1927 in Bay City, Texas to Earl & Johnny Benge Johnston. He is survived by a loving wife, Sammie Johnston; daughters Linda Johnston of Tulsa, and Luann Williams and husband Jim; two grandchildren: Rachel Cutrer and husband Brandon,...
Byron Wayne Gordon
May 3, 2014
Byron Gordon, age 80 of Wharton died Saturday morning, May 3, 2014 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on October 6, 1933 in Sparta, Illinois, a son of the late Francis E. and Geraldine Lively Gordon. Byron was a raised in Illinois and Missouri and graduated from Rolla School of Mines in Missouri with a bachelor’s...
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