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Mrs. Linnie Cockrell Simmons
Mrs. Linnie Cockrell Simmons was given God’s ultimate healing on Feb. 1, 2005. She died on Feb. 1, 2005 at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurrel, Miss.
Funeral services were at 2:00 pm. Friday at Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel, Miss. Burial will be in Lake Park Cemetery in Laurel, Miss. Dr. Randall Turner and Dr. James Waites will officiate.
She was born on Aug. 12, 1910 to Clarence and Ollie Cockrell of Louin. After high school she married Colby D. Simmons in 1928 and moved to Laurel where she lived out her life.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, her parents, and her five siblings, brothers: Glover, Coyt, Ausbon and Alfred Cockrell and sister Zether Cockrell Hyde.
She is survived by her children and their spouses, Charles Simmons and wife Lillian of Jackson, Miss., Ralph Simmons of Laurel and Doris Simmons Whitcomb and husband Glenn of Baytown. She is also survived by five grandchildren and their spouses, Patrick Simmons of Biloxi, Miss., Laurel Simmons Hill and husband Bruce of Tylertown, Ms. Kay Lynn Whitcomb Eberhardt and Nancy Whitcomb Hall and husband Mark of Baytown and Elizabeth (Betsi) Whitcomb Johnson and husband Heath of Dripping Springs; also six great-grandchildren, Rachael Hill of Tylertown, Miss., Whitney Hall, Hunter Whitcomb Hall and Garrett Simmons Hall of Baytown and Colt Johnson and Case Whitcomb Johnson of Dripping Springs.
Linnie was a charter member of Highland Baptist Church where she was active in Sunday school and worship. She taught adult Sunday school and was often involved in preparing food needed at the church or for members.
She was a homemaker for her first 15 years of marriage and continued to be while working at J.C. Penney Co. until 1953.
She was a member of the wives auxilliary of the Letter Carriers Association serving as an officer on both the local and state levels.
Linnie enjoyed activities at the “Y” and in later years learned to play bridge, enjoying a “foursome” they formed there.
She enjoyed gardening and was known to have a very “Green” thumb. She readily shared her flowers and often won ribbons at the County Fair.
She learned to cook at an early age, helping to feed her farming family of eight. This was an ability she shared with family, friends, neighbors and many of Ralph’s friends.
Linnie will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her.
The family wants to acknowledge and lovingly thank Ralph for the constant and loving care he gave our mother and grandmother. We also thank “Special Caregivers” Rena McCann and Katrina Hare and the staff at Laurelwood Community Center.
Rememberances may be made to the First Baptist Church Television Ministry or to The Linnie Cockrell Simmons Scholarship at the University of Southern Mississippi Foundation.
Pallbearers were Charles Lightsey, Dr. Randy Moore, Dr. David Rice, Bob Gholson, Dr. Peeler Lacey and David Sullivan. Honorary Pallbearers were Mable Beard, Dr. and Mrs. Mark Deloach, Dr. and Mrs. Jack Evans, Mr.and Mrs. John D. Hassell, Meg Moore, Cindy Rice, Stan Burton, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shows, Dr. and Mrs. Eric Lindstrom, Dr. and Mrs. John F.Hassell, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Witty, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Scooper, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Fagan, Mr. and Mrs. William Wells, Mike Chancellor, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Don Schwartz, Mr.and Mrs. Don Swanberg, Dr.and Mrs. George Bush, Paula Watkins, The Willing Workers Sunday School Class of Highland Baptist Church, employees of Laurelwood Living Center.
Visitation began at 1 p.m. Friday at Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel, which was in charge of the arrangements. 601-428-5235.
Loris Marie Bunge
Loris Marie Bunge, 87, of Garwood, Texas passed away at 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 2, 2005 at St. James House Nursing Home, Baytown, Texas and under Odyssey Hospice Care.
Loris Bunge will be buried alongside her deceased husband James Louis, Sr. on Feb. 7, 2005.
Loris Bunge is survived by her daughter, Betty Ruth Bunge Meadows and husband Dean of Baytown, Texas; son, James Louis Bunge, Jr. and wife Jo Ann of Garwood; grandchildren, Jay Bunge and wife Tanya of Garwood, Judy Bunge of San Antonio, Linda Loris Pratt and husband Michael Dion Pratt of Baytown; great-grandchildren, Briana, Bethany and Blair Bunge and Kagen and Louis Pratt; other relatives and their family members, Margaret Bunge of Garwood, Carol Halla of Weimer, Oscar Bunge and wife Barbara of Wharton, Lester Bunge and wife Karol Kalina of Garwood and Geneva Bunge of Schulenburg.
Loris Bunge was preceded in death by her husband, James Louis Bunge, Sr.; parents, Ruth and F. Everal Wines; and granddaughter, Dana Marie McMillon.
Pallbearers will be Michael Dion Pratt, Jay Bunge, Jerry Zbranek, Lawrence Berger, M.G. Lanier and Frank Kasmiersky.
The family will receive friends from noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2005, at Dulany Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, at Dulany Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend David King officiating.
Interment will be at Lakeside Cemetery in Eagle Lake, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Dulany Funeral Home, 607 N. McCarty, Eagle Lake, Texas 77434, 979-234-2011.
Mary Ruth Vaught
Mary Ruth Vaught passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at the age of 84.
Mary Ruth was born in Fort Bend County on March 16, 1920 to George and Mary Huntington, both of whom predeceased her. Mary Ruth attended the University of Texas, graduating in 1941. Upon graduating, she was selected as an outstanding student, both in journalism and on the campus. In October 1941, she married Lt. Gordon Edward Vaught. After World War II, she and Edward lived in Baytown, Texas until she relocated several years ago to Austin. Mary Ruth was a homemaker and was very involved in the local Methodist church in Baytown and in church activities as well as a life long interest in genealogy.
Mary Ruth is preceded in death by her husband and her daughter, Susan Shirley.
Mary Ruth is survived by her sister, Dorothy McCormick, her brother, George Huntington, and his wife, Evelyn Huntington. She is also survived by her son, George Mason Vaught, daughter-in-law Liliane Vaught and their children, Jeannette Vaught and Steven Bercik; her son, Jimmy Vaught, daughter-in-law Tracy Vaught and their daughters, Katie Vaught and Libby Vaught; her son-in-law, Steve Shirley and her grandchildren, Amber Shirley and Craig Shirley; and her son, Gordon Edward Vaught, Jr. Mary Ruth is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
The family will receive visitors at the home of Jimmy and Tracy Vaught, 4707 Chiappero Trail, Austin, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Friday evening, February 4, 2005.
Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 5, 2005 at Northwest Hills United Methodist Church, 7050 Village Center Drive, Austin. Internment will follow at 3:00 p.m. at the Davis-Greenlawn Cemetery in Rosenberg, Texas. A reception for family and friends will follow the internment at the home of Mary Claire Huntington in Rosenberg, Texas.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the building fund at Northwest Hills United Methodist Church, Austin, Texas or to the memorial fund at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 7915 Bayway Drive, Baytown, Texas.
Arrangements by Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 3125 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, Texas 78705 (512) 452-8811. Memorials and guestbook online at wcfish.com
Anna “Ann” Lillian Young Davis
On January 7, 1921 on the family farm in Stockdale, Texas a light came into this world. That light went out on February 3, 2005 in Baytown, Texas when Anna “Ann” Lillian Young Davis left this world for her heavenly home. Ann was the 7th of eight children born to Frederick Orlando and Lillian Ollie Steele Young.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 55 years, Andrew Jackson Davis in 1993; son Michael Andrew “Little Andy” Davis in 1959; her parents; five brothers and two sisters; and special friend, Cecil Penny.
Left to remember her with love are her daughter, Joan Griffin of Baytown, three grandsons: Allen Griffin of Mont Belvieu; Bill Griffin of Carson City, Nevada; Greg Griffin of Fairfield, CA; one granddaughter, Rebecca Ann Davis of Pasadena, CA; two great-granddaughters: Kristin Marie Griffin and Melissa Ann Griffin of Mont Belvieu; her son, Bob Davis of Baytown; two sisters-in-law, Mildred Young of Oklahoma and Geneva Davis of San Antonio; numerous nieces, nephews and many friends.
Ann had a love of music and as a teenager, she played the guitar and sang in the family band, when they performed for dances at many schools in the Stockdale area. Having met Andrew at the “ripe old age” of 11 when he and his family leased the farm across the highway, and after marrying him in 1938, they lived in several south Texas towns where Andrew’s work on MoPac Railroad took them until their final move with MoPAC to Baytown in 1957. Ann began working for Strait Refrigeration in 1960 and continued there until her retirement in 1986. Ann loved to travel and had visited every state in the US, including Hawaii and Alaska, except Maine and North Dakota; and had also traveled to Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy. She had a “green thumb” and loved working in her yard and greenhouse, surrounding her home in floral beauty. In 1947, Ann gave her heart and life to Jesus Christ, following His teachings the rest of her life. She was very active in her church wherever she lived, and had been a member of Cedar Bayou Baptist Church since 1957. She was very much a part of her beloved Sunday School Class, the Joy Class, where she was Devotional Chairman for many years, spending many hours preparing her devotions until she was no longer able to attend.
A special thanks to Dr. Louis Hughes and the Family Practice Group of San Jacinto Hospital; to the staff of Baytown Nursing Home, especially, Jerry, Erin, Jane, Shirley, Debra, Phyllis and all the aides; to her roommate, Mary Stinton and dear friend, Marian Thrasher for their loving concern and care during the past two years. Also, a special thanks to Odyssey Hospice for their tender care.
Visitation will be from 6-8 PM on Friday, February 4, 2005 at Earthman Funeral Home on Garth Road in Baytown.
Funeral services will be held in Earthman’s chapel on Saturday, February 5, 2005 at 2:00 PM with Reverend Mark Broussard and Ann’s special nephew, Roy B. Young of Apache, Oklahoma officiating.
Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be her three grandsons, Allen, Bill & Greg Griffin & Mike Ford, Gene Bennett and Sid Valmain.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or to the building fund of Cedar Bayou Baptist Church, 3116 N. Alexander Dr., Baytown, TX 77520
Arrangements are under the direction of Earthman Funeral Home, 3919 Garth Rd., in Baytown.
Connie Favaron Cope
Connie Favaron Cope passed away peacefully at her home in Baytown, Texas early Friday morning, February 4, 2005. She was born in Baton Rouge, LA in 1949, and spent most of her life in that area. She will be remembered for her strength and tenacity while confronting the physical and emotional challenges of a four year struggle with cancer.
Preceded in death by her father, Alcee J. Favaron, she is survived by her husband, Gerald; mother, Bessie Favaron; daughter, Tonja Martin Smith, and other family members and many friends.
Visitation will be held at L.A. Crespo Funeral Directors from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, February 5, 2005, with a service of remembrance immediately following at 4 p.m. Graveside services will be held in Denham Springs, LA on Monday, February 7, 2005.
Arrangements have been entrusted to L.A. Crespo Funeral Directors, 6123 Garth Rd., Baytown, TX 77521, 281.839.0700, www.lacrespofunerals.com..
James Clifford Tompkins
James Clifford Tompkins went to be with the Lord on February 3, 2005 in the Tyler County Hospital.
Born July 17, 1920 in Gary, Texas to Elmer and Arie Arrie Atkerson Tompkins. He lived in Houston before moving to Woodville over 20 years ago. He was a member of Fairview Baptist Church and a retired meat cutter for Food City Inc. in Houston. He was a veteran having served in the U.S.Naval Service from 1942 to 1945 being Honorable Discharged on December 7, 1945.
He is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Deewilma Tompkins of Woodville, brother, Albert Tompkins and wife Helen of Carthage; First Cousin, Morene Smith and husband, James of Porter; Nephews, David Tompkins and wife, Cathy, Donnie Tompkins and wife, Pat and Ron Tompkins and wife, Bonnie; niece, Susan Ramos and husband, Sergio of Woodville and a host of other nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral service will be held Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at the Riley Funeral Home Chapel in Woodville. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Baytown, Texas. Visitation was held Friday from 5 pm until 8 p.m. at the Funeral home.
Arrangements are under the direction of Riley Funeral Home in Woodville, Texas. (409) 283-8131.
