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Martha Lawrence
Martha Fay Woodfin Lawrence, 81, passed away on October 19, 2006. Martha was born in Lubbock, Texas, on October 4, 1925, and grew up in Wayland, Stephens County and Breckenridge, Texas, where she finished high school at age 16.
The daughter of Charles and Anna Cash Woodfin, Martha was especially devoted to her grandparents, rancher Bogan B. Cash and Anna Bidleman Cash of Wayland community.
Martha completed her Bachelor’s degree at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, and later earned two Master’s degrees at the University of Texas in Austin. Beginning at age 20, Martha taught school for 51 years. She taught in El Paso, Austin, Germany, England, France and Kuwait.
Her last 20 years were spent in Huntsville, teaching nine years in the Trinity Independent School District; eight years with Sam Houston State University, and finally, five years for the Windham School District.
Martha is survived by her son and his wife, Barney and Janis Lawrence of Huntsville; her daughter and her husband, Catherine and John Cash of Independence, Missouri; sisters Ruth Bryant of Huntsville and Dorothy Ledbetter of San Diego, California. Also surviving are eight grandchildren, Bogan and Brett Lawrence; and Joel, Noah, Chloe, Quimby, Molly and Jude Cash. Cousins Kathleen Bruton and JoAnn Jenkins of Fort Worth and Dr. P.W. Cash of Wentzille, Missouri, also survive.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, October 21, 2006, at the Huntsville Home Chapel with Rev. Carrol Williams and Dr. Douglas Krienke officiating. Interment will follow at later date at Wayland Cemetery in Stephens County.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Rita B. Huff Humane Society, 418 Bearkat Blvd., Huntsville, Texas, 77340. Memorial condolences may be made to the family at www.mem.com. Services are under the direction of Huntsville Funeral Home.
Jack Morris Buckner Sr.
Jack Morris Buckner Sr. of Trinity died Saturday, October 21, 2006. Funeral services are set for 3:00 PM Monday at Day Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Madisonville City Cemetery.
Mr. Buckner was born December 12, 1926 to Robert and Mattie (Poss) Buckner. He served in the Navy and was a Baptist and a Mason. Mr. Buckner retired from TDCJ in 1985 as a food service manager. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margie Buckner and brothers, Herman and Olen Buckner.
Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Burnice Rodgers of Angleton and Carol and Bob Dawkins of Houston; son, Jack Buckner, Jr., of Washington; step-son and daughter-in-law, Stanley and Cathy Armstrong of San Antonio; brother, JD Buckner of Kennedale; sister and brother-in-law, Doris and HY Terry of Livingston; 10 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren as well as other relatives and friends.
Dorothy Holstead
Dorothy Holstead, 90, passed away Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006 in Huntsville.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George B. Holstead, Sr. and her son, George B. Holstead, Jr.
Survivors include her daughter, Johnye R. Park and her husband, Paul; daughter-in-law, Ann Howard; seven grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home after 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 23, 2006, followed by a graveside service at 2 p.m. at San Jacinto Memorial Park with Mr. Bob Payne officiating.
Ann Vlasek Buckner
Funeral services for Ann Vlasek Buckner, age 87, of Madisonville, formerly of Conroe, were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 23, 2006, at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Father Mike Barone officiated and burial was held in Elmina Cemetery in New Waverly.
Visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday with a wake service at 7 p.m.
Ann Buckner was born in Shiner, Texas on May 20, 1919, the daughter of Albert Sr. and Barbara Dolezal Vlasek, natives of Czechoslovakia. A housewife, she was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Conroe and attended St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Madisonville for the past 2 years. She spent most of her life in New Waverly, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis A. Buckner, her parents, eight brothers and her daughter-in-law Alice Buckner.
She is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, Patrick and Nancy Buckner of Marrietta, Ga., David Buckner of Houston, and daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Kenneth Richter of Madisonville. Also surviving are her sister-in-law and husband, Angeline and Emil Bilek of El Campo and her brother-in-law Johnny Wasik of Bryan; grandchildren, Gretchen, Karl and Jonathan Richter, Matthew and Andrew Buckner, Ronald, Chris, and Ed Buckner, and Charlotte Willis; great grandchildren, Daniel, Clair, David, Michael, Morgan, and Brooke Buckner. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
Pallbearers will be Ronald Buckner, Chris Buckner, Matthew Buckner, Andrew Buckner, Karl Richter, and Jonathan Richter. The family would like to thank the nursing staff at the Madisonville Assisted Living Facility, Dr. Grover Hubley and the staff at Madison St. Joseph Health Center. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Building Fund, 100 Tammye Lane, Madisonville, TX 77864.
Arleigh B. Templeton
Dr. Arleigh B. Templeton entered into rest October 28, 2006, in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 90. He was born April 18, 1916, in New Waverly, Texas, to Claude E. and Jennie B. Templeton. He was a graduate of Sam Houston State Teachers College, 1936, and later earned his masters and doctorate from the University of Houston.
Templeton’s career as a bold and imaginative educational leader spanned more than three decades: League City Public School (Supt.); Clear Creek Independent School District (Supt.); El Campo Public School (Supt.); Alvin Public School (Supt..); Alvin Junior College (President); and three university presidencies (SHSU, UTSA and UTEP).
He changed Sam Houston State University from a Teachers College to a State College and to a University in six years. He left a great university of which he was proud.
As president of UTSA, he directed the planning as well as helped to raise the money to build the university. The university was built and paid for without student fees or permanent university funds.
At UTEP, he completely reworked the university, building 50 million dollars worth of new buildings, brought in graduate programs including its first Doctor’s Degree. El Paso and UTEP were places of great endearment to him, along with the David L. Carrasco Job Corps Center.
When he was superintendent of League City Schools, he consolidated the League City, Webster, Seabrook and Kemah Schools into the Clear Creek ISD. As superintendent of Alvin Public Schools and president of Alvin Junior College, he built a totally new junior college from the ground up, and it gained much notoriety.
Templeton served many posts of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and was elected to the presidency in 1967. He was only the second Texan to become president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the accrediting agency for all schools in the 11 southern states.
Templeton’s crown jewel of service as executive director of Governor John B. Connally’s Committee on Education Beyond the High School (1963-64), has served as the State Coordinating Committee for all education beyond the high school for 30 years.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Maxie; son, Earl Wayne; daughter-in-law, Judy Templeton; two grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 6 p.m., Tuesday, October 31, 2006, at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Services will be 7 p.m., Tuesday, October 31, 2006, Sunset Funeral Home Chapel. There will be a graveside service at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, November 2, 2006, at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, Texas. Visit our Web site at www.mem.com to leave the family a written tribute.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Arleigh B. Templeton Scholarship Fund at the University of Texas at San Antonio, The University of Texas at El Paso, or Sam Houston State University.
Charlie A. Neal
Charlie Arthur Neal, 84 of Huntsville, passed away Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006 in Memorial Hermann Hospital, The Woodlands. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006 at Brooke Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Richard Rogers officiating. Burial will follow at Brooke Cemetery, 672 FM 980, Huntsville. The family will receive visitors Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Brooke Funeral Home.
Mr. Neal was born on Sept. 6, 1922 in Kirtley, Texas to Charlie Columbus and Alma Mahaley Neal. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie Ruth Neal on June 27, 2003.
He is survived by his daughter, Shirley Smith of Huntsville; 3 sons, David Neal of College Station, Charlie Neal of Houston, Gene Neal of Kingwood; 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
The pallbearers will be Charlie (Buddy) Neal, gene Neal, David Neal, Jake Neal, Richard Smith, Rick Smith.
Marvin Cleborne ‘M.C.’ Jones
Mr. M. C. Jones, 93 of Huntsville, formally of Coldspring, died at 1:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, 2006, at the Huntsville Memorial Hospital. Mr. Jones was born Feb. 9, 1913, at Hawthorne, Walker County, Texas. He was the son of Robert Franklin and Mary Etta Dean Jones. He and Stella Carmen Powell were married May 25, 1935, in Tomball, Texas.
Mr. Jones was a graduate of Willis High School in Willis, Texas and Sam Houston State University in Huntsville where he received his Bachelors Degree in History and Masters Degree in Business Administration. His career as an educator spans more than forty years. He began his teaching career at Old Waverly, Texas and retired in 1973 after more than thirty years with the Coldspring/Oakhurst Independent School District. During his years with Coldpsring/Oakhurst I. S. D., he was a teacher, principal, superintendent, counselor, and director of curriculum. As superintendent, from 1948 to 1970, Mr. Jones administrated the Coldspring school district through consolidations with Evergreen, Old Waverly, and Oakhurst/Point Blank schools, four major bond elections and building projects on two campuses. When he assumed the duties of Superintendent in 1948, Coldspring I.S.D. was a segregated school system. This meant that he was in charge of administrating the education of two separate school districts, Coldspring and Lincoln. In the fall of 1967 he saw his dream of equal education for every student come true when Coldspring and Lincoln school were totally integrated. Due to this wisdom and leadership during difficult integration process, Coldspring/Oakhurst I.S.D. became a model for other school districts in the nation. Mr. Jones and members of his transition team traveled across the nation helping other school solve their integration problems.
M.C. was a veteran of World War II serving in Italy. He was a member and Past-Master of Mt. Mariah Lodge #37, AF & AM in Coldspring, Past President of Coldspring Lions Club, a former Charter Director of The Bank of San Jacinto County, member and Past-President of The Texas Small Schools Association, member of The Texas Retired Teachers Association, former member and one of the original organizers of Coldspring Pioneer Days, a Deacon of First Baptist Church of Coldspring and a member of that church for over 65 years. He was also an active member and former director of the Coldspring Senior Citizens and former director of the Coldspring Water Board.
He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Stella, of Huntsville; one son and daughter-in-law Jimmy and Mary Cathy Jones of Huntsville; one sister, Lottie Price of San Antonio, and grandchildren, Ross Jones of San Antonio, Laura Jones of College Station, Michael Clark of Coldspring, Tye Clark of Honolulu, Hawaii and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters, E. A. “Jim” Jones, Alton Jones, John D. Jones, Clara Rudd , and Panola Johnson.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006, at 10 a.m. from the chapel of Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home in Huntsville with the Rev. Gene Gardner and the Rev. Dr. Don M. Shannon officiating. Burial will follow in the East Sandy Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church of Coldspring, the Bethel Baptist Church of New Waverly, or the charity of the donor’s choice. Pallbearers will be Billy Jones, Pete Jones, Phillip Johnson, John Powell, Tom Hollis, Bud Hollis, David Roberts, and Dalton Currie. Honorary Pallbearers are Deacons of First Baptist Church of Coldspring and the Brotherhood of Bethel Baptist Church.
The family wishes to express their “Thanks” to Dr. David Toronjo, the Staff of Huntsville Memorial Hospital, the Staff at Carriage Inn and Pat Oliphant.
Clara Eveline Tutter
Clara Eveline Tutter, 80 of Franklin and formerly of Huntsville, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006, in Franklin. She was born on March 21, 1926, in Wascum, Texas to Joseph Charles Vaco and Ruthie Viola Smith Vaco. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Nazarene. She had been a resident of Franklin for the past 8 years previously living in Huntsville. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, H.J. Tutter, Sr.; daughter, Juanita Tutter; son, Harvey James Tutter, Jr.; and her brother, Dewitt Vaco.
She is survived by husband, Joe Wade Ross of Huntsville; 3 daughters, Dorothy Elizabeth Byrd of Livingston, Lavita Marie Solis of Wichita Falls, Mary Alice Ethridge of Quinlan, Edna Mae Standly of Franklin; 2 sons, Charles Allen Tutter of Conroe, Bryant Oliver Tutter of Tennessee Colony; 4 sisters, Lilly Setliff, Mary Reagan, Dorothy Scroggins, and Polly Vaco; 5 brothers, Clearance Vaco, Gerald Vaco, Floyd Vaco, Bobby Vaco, and Owen Vaco, numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren
Services will be held on Friday, Nov. 24, 2006, at 1p.m. at the McCauley Funeral Home Chapel in Franklin. Glenn Campbell will officiate. Graveside services will be held Friday afternoon at 4p.m. at the Ebenezer Cemetery in Richards, Texas.
Ona Reba Walton McGaughey
Ona Reba Walton McGaughey, 95, of Weimar, Texas, and formerly of Huntsville, Texas, died Nov. 22, 2006, in the Columbus Community Hospital. She was born Oct. 25, 1911, in Madisonville, Texas, the daughter of Henry Walter Walton and Lou Ella Darter Walton.
Ona McGaughey was a member of the First Baptist Church of Rosharon, Texas and a 54-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She served as worthy matron of Angleton Chapter No. 54 and Huntsville Chapter No. 240.
Mrs. McGaughey is survived by her daughter, Louise McGaughey Morrison of Freeport, Texas; her son, Max G. McGaughey of Weimar; 5 grandchildren, Carl Morrison and wife Evelyn, and Linda Morrison DuBois and husband Jon of Freeport, Matthew McGaughey of Austin, Andrew McGaughey of Weimar and Kerri McGaughey Raissian and husband Tony of New York. She is also survived by her nephew, Frank Walton and wife Fran of Huntsville, and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Eska L. McGaughey, parents, one brother, Truitt Walton and son-in-law David Morrison.
Visitation will be in Columbus under the direction of the Henneke Funeral Home on Friday, Nov. 24, 2006 from 5 to 7 p.m. Graveside services will be held at the Park Cemetery in Madisonville, Texas, on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006, at 1p.m. with the Reverend Robert Nichols officiating.
Joe Wesolick
Joe Wesolick was born April 25, 1917, in Richards, Texas to Joe and Olphia (Kroll) Wesolick and he passed away Nov. 21, 2006, at his home in New Waverly. Joe loved raising his cattle, fishing and hunting and his dogs and coon hunting. He also enjoyed tending his garden and his fruit trees as long as his health allowed him to get out and work. He worked at the National Biscuit Company in Houston until he and his wife Sophie moved to New Waverly.
The St. Joseph Catholic Church was a very important part of their lives as they were both long time members. They helped to restore the historical St. Joseph Catholic Church and contributed the funds to build the new Chapel which will be dedicated in their honor this Sunday.
A Wake will be conducted by Deacon Klauss Friday, Nov. 24, 2006, starting at 7 p.m. and a Rosary will follow to be lead by James and Margaret Mature. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday Nov. 25, 2006, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Boakim Nguyen officiating.
Interment will follow at Elmina Cemetery under the direction of Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home. Serving as pallbearers are Joshua Slott, Jacob Slott, Billy Busa, Raymond Belinowski, Darrell Novark and Jason Tafelski.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Sophie, of 48 years, his parents and 12 brothers and sisters. Mr. Wesolick is survived by many nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
Joyce Elaine Tipton
Joyce Elaine Tipton, 58, of Huntsville, Texas, formerly of Dayton and Bellbrook, Ohio passed away Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006, following a brief and aggressive illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, and two nephews. She is survived by her two sisters, Bonny Fischbach, and husband Bill, Amy Haston and husband Jeff; two brothers, Ellis Tipton and wife Keri, Jonathan Tipton and wife Dorey; seven nieces and nephews; nine great nieces and nephews; her dear and supportive friend and caregiver, Barb Rice, and her treasured furry kids Bubba, Razzee, Chelsea, Feather and Snuggles. Joyce was a former AKC registered breeder of prize winning English Springer Spaniels. Her passion was showing her beautiful dogs, before a debilitating accident forced her retirement from the circuit. She then dedicated the rest of her life to reducing the pain and suffering of others as a Certified Wellness Home Consultant for Nikken products. Her family and friends would like to thank the wonderful staff of Odyssey House in Conroe, Texas. The compassionate hospice care they provided helped to ease Joyce's passing. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Odyssey Health Care, 100 I-45 North, Suite 300, Conroe, Texas, 77301, in memory of Joyce Tipton.
