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Everett ‘Buddy’ McGee
Everett “Buddy” McGee, 84 of Willowsprings, Texas, was born in Goose Creek, Texas, on Dec. 8, 1923, to proud parents, Ben and Anna (Hillhouse) McGee. Buddy quit the walks of his life on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. at Hermann Hospital in the Woodlands, after an extended illness and numerous medical complications.
Great Pa Pa embarked on that great journey into eternity Wednesday evening that each one of us will take one day. When death approached, it didn’t matter his wealth or his poverty, it didn’t matter his good works or accomplishments in this earthly walk, it didn’t even matter how much his family loved, and respected him. All that mattered was his relationship with his God.
As friends can’t help him now, and accolades can’t help him, only his relationship to God becomes important when the “curtain of life” has fallen. His family is comforted knowing that Buddy McGee has been a faithful Christian to the very end of this life, a member of the Fish Hatchery Road Church of Christ. He “did run well” (Gal. 5:7). This good and compassionate man prepared his spirit for this inevitable journey. He passed from this life with hope, and a promise, and that is real comfort to survivors at times like these. Buddy McGee has flown the fetters of time, and is enjoying boundless liberty, though he is dead, he yet lives. We would not bring him back if we could.
Starting at the age of 19, Sergeant Buddy McGee honorably served his country in the United States Army in the Philippine Asiatic Pacific Theater of operations in World War II as a welder in the 307th Bombardment Group from Dec. 8, 1942 to Dec. 10, 1945. He graduated from Kilgore High School and was a graduate of the University of Oklahoma where he received his Bachelor of Science degree. Buddy retired from Haliburton Company after three decades of service.
Buddy is survived by his wife, Viola McGee of Willowsprings; sisters, Mary Luise (McGee) Blakney and husband Sam of Baytown, Kathryn (McGee) Haffelfinger and husband Cecil of Wimberly; son, James Ray McGee and wife Judy of Willowsprings; daughter, Lena Rae (McGee) Irvin and husband Wallace of Danbury; 10 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held at Brooke Funeral Home, 672 FM 980, Huntsville from 6-8 p.m. today. Services will be held at the Church of Christ on Fish Hatchery Road at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, with Mr. Bruce Stulting officiating. Interment will follow at Raven Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and other family members.
Edward B. Mayes
Funeral services for Mr. Edward B. Mayes, Jr., 79 years old, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, at St. Luke United Methodist Church, located at 407 Martin Luther King Drive. Burial will immediately follow in the Northside Cemetery. The Rev. William Jones, Jr. will preside over the services. Public viewing will begin Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, at the Cox Funeral Home Chapel at 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Mr. Mayes, is survived by two daughters, Linda Broussard (Nathaniel), of Houston, Texas and Johnnie M. Byrd, of Huntsville, Texas; two sons, Dimitri Mayes, of Huntsville, Texas and Rev. Joseph Mayes (Mary), of Houston, Texas; one brother, Robert Bart Mayes, of Conroe, Texas, a host of other relatives and friends.
Kay Frances Green
Mrs. Kay Frances Green, 68, of Houston passed away Sept. 3, 2007, in Harris County. She was born Dec. 1, 1938, in Houston County. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007, at 11 a.m. at Jasper Missionary Baptist Church in New Waverly with the Rev. Lonnie Hurd officiating. Burial will follow in the Jasper Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers are Darrell Bogney, Bobby Bogney, Theodis Bogney, Elmer Williams, Raymond Williams, Benjamin Lewis, Jared Lewis and Jerry Lewis, Jr. Mrs. Green was employed with Sears and was a member of Graceland Baptist Church in Houston.
She is survived by her husband Floyd Green of Houston; one son, Willis O'Neal (Annette) of New Waverly; a step-daughter, Yolanda Brooks of Baton Rouge, La.; eight brothers, Stanley Barnes, S.T. Lewis and Jesse Lewis all of Houston, Jerry Lewis, Joe Nathan Lewis, Rondell Lewis and Jonah Lewis all of New Waverly, James Lewis, Jr. of Abilene; three sisters, Ella Williams and Annie Marshall both of Houston, Alma Wynne of New Waverly; 4 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
Geraldine ‘Jerry’ Vandement
Geraldine “Jerry” Vandement was born Feb. 7, 1930, and passed away Sept. 2, 2007.
Graveside services will be held Sept. 8, 2007, at 1 p.m. at Bath Cemetery.
Jessie Mae Granville
Funeral services for Ms. Jessie Mae Granville will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007, at noon at the Riverside Baptist Church, in Riverside, Texas.
Burial will immediately follow in the St. Olive Cemetery, in Riverside, Texas.
Rev. Timothy Moon will preside over the services.
Public viewing will be on Friday, Sept. 14, 2007, from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Cox Funeral Home Chapel.
Ms. Granville, 72 years old, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, at the Conroe Regional Hospital in Conroe, Texas.
She is survived by five children, R.J. Granville, Stoney Granville, Selester Cunningham (Billy), Norris Chisolm and Shirley Granville, all of Huntsville; one sister, Helen Carter, of Dallas; two brother-in-laws, Scott Craft of Huntsville and N.H. Carter of Dallas; one sister-in-law, Ruby Jewell Kizzee, of Huntsville; twenty grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren, three godchildren; Larry Walker, of Houston, Harry Walker and Margaret Birdwell of Huntsville, a host of other relatives and friends.
Charles W. “Chuck” Gentry
Charles W. “Chuck” Gentry of Magnolia, Texas went to be with the Lord on Friday, Sept. 15, 2006.
Charles was born in Houston County, Texas on June 30, 1924 to Charlie Preston Gentry and Bessie Lea Allen Gentry.
Charles served in the United States Army Air Corp, during WWII, as a B-29 radio man.
He was a 50 year member of the Garden Oaks Lodge as a 32nd Degree Mason.
He is survived by his loving wife, Elizabeth; daughter, Cathie and her partner Deserae; and grandson, Thomas Charles Bass.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother H.D. Gentry.
Visitation is set for Monday, Sept. 18, 2006 between the hours of 6 and 9 p.m. at Earthman-Resthaven Funeral Home.
A chapel service will be on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006 at noon in the Chapel of Earthman-Resthaven Funeral Home 13102 North Freeway Houston, Texas 77060.
Burial will follow at Earthman-Resthaven Cemetery.
Carl Thomas Allbright
Carl Thomas Allbright, age 61, passed away on Oct. 31, 2006, in Conroe, Texas. Carl was born in Houston, Texas on Nov. 4, 1944 to Raleigh and Agnes Jones Allbright. Carl was a member of the Church of Nazarene of Huntsville.
He worked as an auto body repair man for many years.
Carl is preceded in death by brothers, R.J. and Ronnie Allbright; sister, Doris Harrell; stepbrother, Errol Flynn Bell; stepmother, Exier Allbright and nephew, Daniel Allbright.
He is survived by wife of 28 years, Lisa Allbright; children, Sara, Andrew and David Allbright; grandchildren, Triston and Ashton Norman; brother and sisters, Gladys Allbright, Irene Rogers, Doyle Allbright and wife Sonja, Flora Redden and husband Melvin, Jonny Allbright and wife Joan, Sue Barron and husband Larry, Gaye Schanfish and husband Mike, Shelby Allbright, Rose Schanfish and husband Dean and sister-in-law Susan Bell.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial to First National Bank, P.O. Box 654, Huntsville, Texas 77340.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Church of Nazarene of Huntsville with the Rev. Ron Nelson officiating.
Graveside services will be at New Zion Cemetery at 2 p.m. Waller Thornton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Virginia Bennett Boyce
Mary Virginia Bennett Boyce of Oakhurst, San Jacinto County, Texas passed away on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, in Oakhurst, Texas.
Virginia was born Sept. 18, 1920, in the Raven Hill Community of San Jacinto County, Texas.
She was the daughter of James Robert and Lilla Manning Bennett and was the baby of the family with ten older siblings.
She was married to Charles Ward Boyce, Jr. in Houston, Texas in 1944. To this union two sons were born.
Virginia retired from Coldspring-Oakhurst I. S. D. as elementary school secretary in 1986 after 20 years of service.
All of her life and even into her early retirement years she was an avid deer hunter, fisher-woman, four-wheel rider and guitar player. After the age of eighty she resorted to more sedate activities on her computer: e-mailing, and "googling".
She was a great cook and dearly loved her immediate and extended family.
She is survived by her sons James Bennett (Ynette) Boyce and John Charles (Lunette) Boyce both of Oakhurst. "Memaw Ginger" is survived by her grandchildren, Charles A. (Terri) Boyce of Oakhurst, Becky L. Boyce (Joe) Flarity of Buckley, Wash., William "Bill" M. (Jenn) Boyce of Oakhurst. "MiMi" is survived by her great-grandchildren, (twins) William "Will" Legro Boyce, Virginia "Ginny" Ann Boyce and Katie Lynn Boyce all of Oakhurst. She is survived by a host of nieces and nephews, cousins by the dozen and countless friends.
She was descended from Mark Manning, Sr. who was an American Revolutionary War Veteran that settled in Walker County in 1849. Preceding her in death are her parents and her husband, Charles. Also, preceding her in death are her Bennett siblings: Robert Marion, Benjamin Manning, Steven Legro, Joe Guinn, Lilla (Andrews), Effie Mae (Webb), Billy Bob, Charlie Powers, James Allen, and Zenas Howard.
Funeral services for Mrs. Boyce will be conducted at 10 a. m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006, at Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Huntsville, Texas.
Interment will follow at Raven Hill Cemetery in Oakhurst.
Serving as pallbearers will be Mrs. Boyce's nephews and great nephews: Tommy Glenn Bennett, Brian Bennett, John Anthony Traweek, Kenneth E. Bennett, Jim Bennett, Zane S. Bennett.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Raven Hill Cemetery Association, 2891 US Hwy 190, Oakhurst, Texas 77359.
Faye Garrison
Faye Garrison, 92, of Texas City and formerly of Madisonville, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2007, in Texas City.
There are no services scheduled at this time.
Mary Vern Cauthen
Mary Vern Cauthen was born May 17, 1922, and passed away Nov. 11, 2007. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, at Bath Cemetery.
The family will receive friends before the services, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the graveside.
