Obituaries

Emilea Johnson

Emilea Johnson

Jan 21, 2020

Emilea Elayna Johnson was born August 7th, 1996 in Richwood,Texas. She passed from this world on January 21st, 2020. She was a 2015 graduate of Columbia High School. Emilea joined the Navy shortly after graduation. She was posthumously awarded the rank of E5. She was an aviation machinist mate third class. She was stationed on the...

Dan Hutson

Dan Hutson

Jan 19, 2020

Dan Moody Hutson, 93, formally of Brazoria, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at his home in Delphos, Kansas. He was born on October 10, 1926 to Emory Lee and Sally Juanita (Weatherly) Hutson. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Brazoria First United Methodist Church with Pastor Don Brown...

Betty Dorsey

Betty Dorsey

Jan 18, 2020

Betty Jo Dorsey, 88, of Lake Jackson, Texas, passed away on January 18, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Betty was born in Pasadena, Texas on March 25, 1931 to Aubrey R. and Emma Cruse. She graduated from Pasadena High School where she made lifelong friends and found her love for twirling. She loved to tell...

Conception Jaggard

Conception Jaggard

Jan 14, 2020

Conception "Connie" Havana Jaggard, 66, of West Columbia, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 in Galveston, Texas. She was born on December 8, 1953 to Castaneda and Adelaida (Ranche) Havana. Funeral services will be held 10:30 am Monday, January 20, 2020 at Baker Funeral Home in West Columbia. Burial will follow at Columbia Cemetery. The...

Helen Hipp

Helen Hipp

Jan 14, 2020

Helen Macik Hipp, 82, of West Columbia, passed from this life on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 in Lake Jackson, Texas. She was born on July 9, 1937 in Damon, Texas to Frank and Frances (Volek) Macik. Helen was a beloved daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a nurse who had a gift for helping...

Phyllis Sebesta

Phyllis Sebesta

Jan 13, 2020

Phyllis Gwyn Sebesta, 67, of Guy, passed from this life on Monday, January 13, 2020 in Sugar Land, Texas. She was born on January 20, 1952 in Bay City, Texas to Roy and Elsie (Batchelor) Zwahr. Phyllis was rural mail carrier for the United States Postal Service for over 30 years. She was loved by many...

Norman Frankum

Norman Frankum

Jan 7, 2020

Norman Kay Frankum, 83, born in El Campo, Texas, October 29, 1936, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2020 at his home in Sweeny, Texas. He faithfully attended His Grace Assembly of God in Sweeny for 55 years and served as a deacon, Sunday school teacher, Royal Ranger leader and mentor. He began every morning with...

Rev. Dickens

Rev. Dickens

Jan 5, 2020

Rev. Doctor Bobby Lynn Dickens, aged 92, passed from this life peacefully at his home in Brazoria, on Saturday, January 4, 2020. He was born on June 5, 1928 in East Texas to Sudie Cindy Fowler and Forest Brian Dickens. On January 21, 1949, Bobby married the love of his life, Myrlene Lewis. Over the next...

Charlotte Farquhar

Charlotte Farquhar

Jan 4, 2020

Charlotte Sue Farquhar, 63, of West Columbia, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020 in Galveston, Texas. She was born on October 2, 1956 in Houston, Texas to Fred and Dorothy (Hough) Farquhar. A memorial service will be held 2:00 pm Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Baker Funeral Home in West Columbia with Thomas Lester officiating....

Alvin Smerek

Alvin Smerek

Jan 4, 2020

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward." Colossians 3:23 Heaven has gained another hard working angel. Alvin Johnnie (Bubba) Smerek was born April 19, 1942 to Stephen and Stazie...

Manning Massey Jr.

Manning Massey Jr.

Dec 31, 2019

Manning Keith Massey, 87, of Guy, passed from this life on Dec. 31, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. Keith was born in Lakeland, Florida. After moving to south Texas, he graduated from Needville High School, the University of Corpus Christi (Now Texas A & M) and Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He pastored and/or...

Clifford Crist, Sr.

Clifford Crist, Sr.

Dec 30, 2019

Clifford Thieme (Tim) Crist Sr., age 82, passed away Monday, December 30th, 2019 at OakBend Medical Center in Richmond, Texas. Tim was born March, 16th, 1937 in Fairfax, Oklahoma to his father James Clifford (Tuck) Bennett (1913-1984) and his mother Billie Madelyn Thieme (1915-2013). Along with his mother and father, Tim was preceded in death by...

Mary Clausen

Mary Clausen

Dec 29, 2019

Mary "Babe" Clausen, 76, of Brazoria passed away peacefully with her sister by her side in Katy,Texas on December 29, 2019. She was born on October 27, 1943 in Marble Falls, Texas to A J and Geneva Pilgrim. She was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother, with a kind heart, a warm gentle soul...

Robert Brooks Jr.

Robert Brooks Jr.

Dec 24, 2019

Robert "Bubba" Lynn Brooks, Jr., 46, of West Columbia,Texas, passed from this life on December 24, 2019 in Galveston, Texas, to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Sweeny, Texas on September 21, 1973. Bubba lived in West Columbia until he graduated from Columbia High School...

Alvin Meador

Alvin Meador

Dec 23, 2019

Alvin Carroll Meador, 81, of Angleton, passed from this life on Dec. 23, 2019 in Houston, Texas to be with his Lord and Savior. He was born in Sweeny on Jan. 9, 1938, the 7th of 10 children to Troy & Mary Meador. Alvin served in the U S Army for 12 years in the Korean...

Patricia Bruce

Patricia Bruce

Dec 20, 2019

Patricia Bruce, 91, of Sweeny, passed from this life on Friday, December 20, 2019 in Houston, Texas. She was born on March 17, 1928 in Tullos, Louisiana to Alexander and Isabelle Richey. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Baker Funeral Home in West Columbia with Dr. Ryan Lintelman officiating. Burial...

Frank Mccullough

Frank Mccullough

Dec 14, 2019

Frank Allen McCullough, 54, of Sweeny passed from this life at home on Dec. 14, 2019. He was born in Wharton on June 17, 1965 to Homer Frank & Patricia Ann McCullough. Memorial services will be held on Jan. 4, 2020 at 2:00 pm at Baker Funeral Home in West Columbia. The family will receive friends...

Steven Welch

Steven Welch

Dec 13, 2019

Steven Russell Welch, 61, of Sweeny passed from this life on Dec. 13, 2019 at his sisters home. He was born in Hearne on March 24, 1958 to L.B. & Mary E. Welch. Graveside services will be held on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019 at 3:00 pm at Fort Parker Cemetery in Groesbeck. Left to cherish his...

Anna Hall

Anna Hall

Dec 9, 2019

Anna Hall, 80, of Sweeny, Texas, passed away on December 9, 2019. Anna was born on February 26, 1939 in Mannheim, Germany. She is preceded in death by her husband, George and daughter, Georgina. Anna is survived by her sons, George and Robert; daughter, Donna; sister, Renate; and grandchildren, Jordan, Dana, Brandon, Samuel, Gabriel, Malakia, and...

Jimmy D.

Jimmy D.

Dec 5, 2019

Jimmy Burns entered this life July 16, 1935 in Brownwood, Texas. He was the eldest son of Clay and Ollie Belle Burns. He departed this life on December 5, 2019 at the age of 84. During his childhood he lived in Brownwood and during his senior year in High School, his father's work for the Santa...