Obituaries
Hulan Shotwell, Jr
Dec 2, 2014
Hulan Shotwell, Jr., age 73 of Wharton died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 in a Wharton nursing home after losing his battle with cancer. He was born on March 5, 1941 in Houston, a son of the late Hulan Shotwell, Sr. and Mary Geraldine Prell Shotwell. Hulan was a raised in Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School in 1959, and...
Floyd Charles Wind
Nov 27, 2014
Floyd Charles Wind Floyd Charles “Meatball” Wind, age 82 of Wharton died Thursday morning, November 27, 2014 in a Richmond hospital following a brief illness. He was born on April 10, 1932 in Danevang, a son of the late E.L. “Bryan” Wind and Elizabeth Ingvardsen Wind. Floyd was a raised in the Danevang area and graduated from El Campo High...
Robert Kenneth Barnett, Sr
Nov 26, 2014
Robert Kenneth Barnett, Sr., age 69 of Wharton died Wednesday evening, November 26, 2014 in a Houston hospital following a brief illness. He was born on September 8, 1945 in El Campo, a son of the late Guy and Ruby Davis Barnett. Ken was a raised in Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School, and later attended WCJC. Ken married...
Linda Jo Hammons
Nov 26, 2014
Linda Jo Hammons, 66 of Wharton passed away on November 26, 2014 at a nursing home in Wharton, Tx. Linda was preceded in death by her husband Oscar Rogers. Following cremation, Linda will be laid to rest with her husband at U S Houston National Cemetery.
Milton Rod
Nov 25, 2014
Milton Rod, age 77 of Wharton, passed away Tuesday evening, November 25, 2014, at a Wharton nursing faculity following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 12, 1936, in Pierce, a son of the late William and Angelina Baklik Rod. Milton was raised in Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School in 1955. He later attended technical school in...
Naoma Sue King
Nov 24, 2014
Naoma Sue King, age 63 of Wharton died Monday, November 24, 2014 in a Houston hospital following a sudden illness. She was born on August 1, 1951 in El Campo, a daughter of the late Buel Joe Harris and Leaner Deliah Jacobs Harris. Naoma was a raised in the El Campo area and graduated from El Campo High School. She...
Daniel "Danny" Pless
Nov 19, 2014
Danny Pless, 45, of Wharton, Texas, passed away Wednesday morning, November 19, 2014 at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. Danny was born September 15, 1969, in Eagle Lake, Texas to parents, Daniel and Patricia Pless Sr. He is proceeded in death by brother-in-law, Shawn Hubenak, Grandparents, Waco and Mary Pless, and Harvey Stelzel Sr., Uncles, Wilbert Pless,...
Esther Kramr Mathews
Nov 19, 2014
Esther Kramr Mathews, age 89, of Glen Flora, died November 19, 2014, at Accell at Willowbend Nursing Home in Plano, Tx. She was born on January 25, 1925 in Wharton, Texas, the daughter of the late Louis Kramer and Julia Schnieder Kramr. Esther attended public schools in Boling and was a graduate of Boling High School. She married Harold V....
Mary Lisa Castillo
Nov 16, 2014
Mary Lisa Castillo Mary Lisa Castillo, 61, of Wharton, Texas, passed away Sunday evening, November 16, 2014 in a Wharton hospital. Mary was born April 30,1953, in Newgulf, Texas to the late Pete Gusman and Aniseta Esparza Gusman. Mary was raised in the Newgulf/ Boling area and attended Boling schools. She enjoyed the shopping, being a homebody and her grandchildren...
Robert Caldwell
Nov 10, 2014
Robert Caldwell, age 74 of Wharton passed away Monday, November 10, 2014 in Wharton. He was born on November 7, 1940 in Wharton, the son of the late J.F. “Mutt” Caldwell and Ruth Hayhurst Caldwell. Robert was raised in Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School. Robert worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company retiring after 20 years and recently worked...
Marshall "Mack" Hill
Nov 9, 2014
Marshall S. Hill (Mack) born February 20th, 1931, passed away in his home on November 9, 2014 at age 83. He graduated from Boling High School, served in the United States Navy, and worked and retired with Texas Gulf Sulphur. He was married to Delores Zgabay Hill for 58 years. He is survived by his wife, Delores and three daughters...
JoAnn Hofferek
Nov 4, 2014
JoAnn Hofferek JoAnn Hofferek, 83, of Wharton, Texas, passed away on Tuesday November 4, 2014 in a Victoria hospital following a brief illness. She was born January 14, 1931 in Smithville, Texas, a daughter of the late Lonnie Elmer Yancey, Sr. and Lola Myrtle Jackson Yancey. JoAnn was raised in the Smithville area and graduated from Smithville High School before...
Dorothy Winkles
Nov 3, 2014
Dorothy Reimer Winkles, age 68, resident of Knoxville Tennessee, passed away at her home on Monday November 3, 2014. She was born in Austin, Texas on February 2, 1946. She graduated with her Ph. D from the University of Tennessee, and then spent her career of over 30 years as a Spanish teacher in the Maryville City School System. Dorothy...
Eric Waddell Cruz
Nov 2, 2014
Eric Waddell Cruz Infant Eric Waddell Cruz, born November 2, 2014 to parents, Eric Waddell and Khrystine Cruz. Graveside services were held on Friday, November 7 at 11 am at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in Wharton with Rev. Ty Bazar officiating. Funeral services are under the direction of Wharton Funeral Home. Condolences can be left at www.whartonfuneralhome.com
Justin Kyle Joyce
Nov 1, 2014
Justin Kyle Joyce Justin Joyce, 16, of Wharton, Texas, passed away on Saturday November 1, 2014 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born July 4, 1998 in Wharton, Texas, the son of Kevin and Susan Korenek Joyce. Justin was raised in the Iago area and was a junior at Boling High School. He was very active in...
Adeline Josephine Macek
Oct 29, 2014
Adeline Macek Adeline Macek, age 74 of Wharton, passed away Wednesday morning, October 29, 2014, at her residence following a sudden illness. She was born on December 9, 1939, in El Campo, the daughter of the late Emil Poncik and Christina Zaskoda Poncik. Adeline was raised in the El Campo area and attended school there. Adeline worked as an Avon...
Augustine Espinosa, Jr.
Oct 27, 2014
Augustine Espinosa, Sr., 68, of Glen Flora, Texas, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Monday, October 27, 2014, at a Houston hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born July 13, 1946, in Bryan, Texas to parents Pete and Eloisa Guerrero Espinosa. Augustine was raised in the Glen Flora area and attended school there. He married...
Karl Maximillian Doetsch
Oct 26, 2014
Karl Maximillian Doetsch was born in Vienna, Austria on June 2,1941 to Ernestine Lehr Doetsch Hammock and Karl Heinrich Doetsch and passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014 at his home following a lengthy illness. His parents preceded him in death. At age 7 he and his mother came to the US settling in Virginia in 1948. Karl was a Life...
Stella Rivas Rodriguez
Oct 24, 2014
Mrs. Stella Rivas Rodriguez, of Wharton, Texas, died at 3:11pm on Friday, October 24, 2014, of cardiac arrest. She was a young 70 years old. Stella Rivas Rodriguez was born on July 22, 1944, in Wharton Texas and was the eldest daughter of Guadalupe Perez Rivas and Benito Rivas, Sr. Stella Rivas Rodriguez had been a widow of 9 months,...
Elizabeth Anne Richardson
Oct 18, 2014
Elizabeth Anne Richardson Elizabeth Richardson, 57, of Boling, Texas, passed away after a long, valiant battle against cancer on Saturday, October 18, 2014, at a Sugar Land hospital surrounded by her family. She was born June 13, 1957, in Wharton, Texas to parents James Robert and Barbara Anne Vandegrift Somers. Liz was raised in Boling and graduated from Boling High...
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