Huge Marriages Search Engine!
Chika Sakakibara Ingles
June 16, 1927 — Jan. 25, 2003
A sutra will be recited at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Hillier Funeral Home for Chika Sakakibara Ingles, 75, of College Station.
She died Saturday at her home.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Hillier Funeral Home.
She was born in Manchuria and was a retired administrative assistant for the U.S. Army and Air Force. She retired in 1987 from Texas Instruments. She was a member of Soka Gakai International.
Survivors include her husband, James F. Ingles of College Station; a brother, Seibun Sakakibara of Japan; and two sisters, Hisayo Sakakibara and Mikiko Sakakibar, both of Japan.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Soka University, attention: Carol Manley, 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo, Calif. 92656.
Jeff ‘Junior’ Crockett
June 1, 1937 — Jan. 27, 2003
ROCKDALE — Graveside services for Jeff “Junior” Crockett, 65, of Rockdale are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Seaside Memorial Cemetery in Corpus Christi.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale.
The Rev. Ed Benick will officiate.
Mr. Crockett died Monday at the Bay Area Hospital in Corpus Christi.
He was born in Fredericksburg and lived in Rockdale the past seven years. Most of his life was spent in Corpus Christi and he was raised in Gause. He was a self-employed contractor and owned a painting company and construction company in Corpus Christi. He also owned Quality Dry Wall. He was raised in the Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Geneva Christine Crockett.
Survivors include his wife, Lynda Crockett of Rockdale; two stepsons and a daughter-in-law, William Ray “Billy” and Casey Herridge of San Antonio and J. Phillip Herridge of Austin; two daughters and a son-in-law, Debra Christine Martinez of Corpus Christi and Tina Marie and Alex Moreno of Corpus Christi; three sisters and two brothers-in-laws, Jeri and Emory Crump of Rockdale, Arlene and Larry Mooney of Oklahoma and Marie Marcillac of Rockdale; and four grandchildren.
Frances Curlene Collins
June 11, 1930 — Jan. 24, 2003
Services for Frances Curlene Collins, 72, of Bryan are set for 11 a.m. Thursday at Lee Chapel United Methodist Church.
The Rev. Floyd Polk Sr. will officiate. Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Jones-Washington Mortuary in Bryan.
Mrs. Collins died Friday.
She was born in Dallas and was a lifelong resident of Bryan. She retired as a licensed vocational nurse. A member of the United Methodist Women, she sang in the church choir and was a member of the Pastor Parish Committee and the trustee board. She also was a P.T.O. room mom and belonged to the Kemp Band Booster Club and the LVN Association. Mrs. Collins was a member of the Lee Chapel United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jodie Collins.
Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Ronald Collins of San Francisco, and John and Joyce Collins of Denver; seven daughters and five sons-in-law, Carolyn Collins Burrell and Robert Burrell Sr. of Liberty Hill, Evelyn Collins and Willie Golden of Bryan, Sandra Collins Lansana and Joseph Lansana of Denver, Jody Collins Davis and the Rev. W.C. Davis of Dallas, Debra Collins Bassett of Denver, Kimberly Collins of Los Angeles, and Marsha Collins Hall and Edward Hall Sr. of Bryan; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Donald Ray and Mildred Carroll of Bryan, Leslie and Dollie Carroll of Dallas and Charles Blackshear of Bryan; four sisters and a brother-in-law, Andrew Sue Carroll Ellis, Jeanette Carroll and Johnny Lister Sr., Earnestine Carroll and Rhonda Carroll Nelson, all of Bryan; 29 grandchildren; and 41 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Lee Chapel United Methodist Church.
Orvil K. ‘Ken’ Freeman
Nov. 27, 1939 — Jan. 28, 2003
Services for Orvil K. “Ken” Freeman, 63, of Bryan are set for 11 a.m. Friday at Hillier Funeral Home.
Mr. Mike Driskell will officiate.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Mr. Freeman died Tuesday in Marlin.
He was born in Piedmont, Ala., and lived in Bryan since 1997. He was a retired funeral director and embalmer in Florida and Georgia. He also owned Ken’s Auto Trim and Upholstery.
Mr. Freeman was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 289 of Douglasville, Ga., and the Shrine Arabia Temple of Atlanta. He was a 32nd degree Mason.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Freeman of Bryan; three sons and two daughters-in-law, R. Stephen Freeman of Austell, Ga., James K. and Amanda G. Freeman of Newnan, Ga., and L. Gordon and Kim Widdison of Bryan; four daughters and sons-in-law, Melinda K. and Freddy Jones of Powder Springs, Ga., Tamara L. and Garland Crabb, Mary Jo and Oscar Chappell and Susan M. and David Hartzog, all of Bryan; a brother and sister-in-law, Robert Jr. and Cynthia Lyon of Irmo, S.C.; a sister and brother-in-law, Mary Francis and Burt Wolf of Mount Pleasant, S.C.; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Arabia Temple Shrine, P.O. Box 20625, Houston, Texas 77225.
Alton Dean
June 22, 1926 — Jan, 27, 2003
Services for Alton Dean, 76, of Bryan are set for 1 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan.
Mr. Bob Wolfert of Central Church of Christ in Bryan will officiate. Burial will be in the Rest-Ever Memorial Park with full military honors.
Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. to the time of services Thursday at the funeral home.
Mr. Dean died Monday at St. Joseph Regional Health Center.
He was born in Camp Wood, and was retired from the U.S. Army and Buchanan Soil Mechanics in Bryan. He served 27 years in the military service, leaving as sergeant first-class. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the Cuban crisis.
Survivors include his wife, Rosemary Dean of Bryan; three sons and daughters-in-law, Arthur and Debbie Dean and Charles and Becky Dean, all of Bryan, and Alton Roy and Dougie Dean of Snook; three daughters and a son-in-law, Barbara and Billy Kucera, Deborah Junek and Sandra Dean Bailey, all of Bryan; a brother, R.A. (Jack) Bell of Midway; four sisters, Pauline Taylor of Ada, Mich., Patsy Baker of College Station, Dora Henry of Bryan and Sarah Hyvl of Madisonville; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Chika Sakakibara Ingles
Jun. 16, 1927 - Jan. 25, 2003
Visitation hours only for Chika Ingles, 74, of College Station, TX. are set for 4 pm to 8 pm Saturday at Hillier Funeral Home. The Buddhist Community will recite a Sutra at 3:30 pm.
Chika died January 25 in College Station after a bout with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Manchuria of Japanese parents. In 1947, all people with Japanese origin were exiled from Manchuria to Japan to start a new life. During the occupation and the following years, she was employed by various agencies of the U.S. Army and Air Force working in the Administrative field. married to her husband, a member of the USAF, Chika came to TX inn 1970. She continued her work in the administration, specializing in the data processing field. She retired from Texas Instruments in 1987.
She was a member of Soka Gakai International, a world wide Buddhist Organization with over one million members. Her main goal was to spread the theme of Buddhism by recruiting new members.
Survivors include her husband, James Ingles of College Station, two sisters: Hisayo Sakakibara and Mikiko Sakakibara and a brother, Seibun Sakakibara, all residing in Japan.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Soko University, One University Dr., Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, Attn: Carol Manley, 979-400-4072.
Doris Evelyn Teague
December 14, 1936 — January 27, 2003
Doris Evelyn Teague, long-time resident of Baytown, Texas and retired teacher at Pumphrey Elementary School completed her final lesson plan January 27, 2003.
Born in Conroe, Texas December 14, 1936, she spent her early years in West Columbia, Texas until relocating to Baytown March 1, 1950. She was a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School and a member of the school band. Following her graduation from high school, she attended Sam Houston State University where she received both Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees. She began her 33 years as an elementary teacher at Parks Elementary in Pasadena, Texas. She also taught at Ludwigsburg Elementary in Germany and Fischer Elementary in Pasadena.
Her final teaching position was at Pumphrey Elementary from which she retired after 23 years. She was a shining example of a master teacher and after retirement took great pleasure in seeing her former students on her many shopping trips, proving her dedication to a lifetime of learning and inspiring young people. Much of her own inspiration came from visiting arts and craft shows as well as travel to other countries. In her life-time, she was blessed with the opportunity to travel to Japan, Hong Kong, the Phillipines, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Switzerland, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Spain, Portugal, Egypt, Argentina, Peru and Moscow, Russia. Her one unfulfilled wish was to see the Great Wall of China.
Following her retirement, she was a member of the Baytown Retired Teachers Association and the Texas Retired Teachers Association and a former member of the Texas State Teachers Association, National Education Association, Baytown Classroom Teachers Association and the Texas Classroom Teachers Association.
Preceded in death by father, Henry Walter Teague, mother, Nancy Evelyn Cannon Teague, brothers, Walter Eugene Teague and Judge Marvin O’Dell Teague.
She is survived by her brother Henry Gale Teague of Hearne, TX; Nephew, Colin Mark Teague and wife Rosemary of Katy, TX; nieces, Michelle Denise Ispas and husband, Kenneth of Murrieta, CA, Kathleen Renee Dixon and husband Richard of Houston, TX and Stephanie Lynn Nicholson of Ruffin, NC. She is also survived by great-nieces and nephews Dovey Nicole Johnson and Trevor John Ispas of Murrieta, California, and Christina Lynn and Jerry Wayne Lewis of Ruffin, NC.
The family extends special thanks to the doctors, nurses and staff of both St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Stehlin Clinic for their compassionate care.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:00 pm Thursday, January 30, 2003 at Earthman Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, January 31, 2003 at Earthman Funeral Home, 3919 Garth Rd., Baytown, Texas. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 8624 Garth Rd.
Honorary Pallbearers are Ann and Douglas Hall, Bobbi and Glenn Edwards, Corinne and Don Higbee, Lynda and Jack Stout.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Pumphrey Elementary Library Fund, P.O. Box 30, Baytown, TX 77522.
“To teach is to touch a life forever”.
Arrangements are under the direction of Earthman Funeral Directors, 3919 Garth Rd., in Baytown, Texas.
To view obituary and to post a tribute for the family go to: www.earthmanfunerals.com
Dr. Ruth Connor Schaffer
Grave side services for Dr. Ruth C. Schaffer, 77, of College Station, will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, January 31, 2003, at College Station Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Hillier Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, January 30, 2003. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date.
Dr. Schaffer was born in Providence, Rhode Island on April 7, 1925, to parents John and Mathilde Gossett Connor. Dr. Schaffer was an outstanding educator, serving as dean of admissions at the University of Alabama School of Social Work from 1963 to 1971, and as a professor of sociology at Texas A&M University from 1971 until 1994. Thereafter, Dr. Schaffer continued to serve as a member of the Faculty Senate’s Minority Affairs Committee, where she worked tirelessly to improve diversity representation at Texas A&M until her resignation from the committee in December of 2002.
Among her many activities, Dr. Schaffer was an avid fan of the Texas Aggie Baseball team, and an active member of the League of Women Voters. Ruth is loved and will be missed by her husband, Dr. Albert Schaffer, by her daughters, Edie Schaffer and Pamela Wade, and by her many wonderful friends. The family requests that memorials be withheld until further notice.
Clusters of red berries are ablaze on bush and bramble.
The wind-blown pines have shed yellow needles to reflect the lush green of December.
The Red-tailed hawks and our winter feathered visitors have arrived, trumpets of the season.
Herds of deer, buck, and doe mark the grounds with hoof prints left as they harvest creep and corn, acorns, and wild pecans.
It is the season that, more than any other, reflects our dependency on each other.
A season reflecting our faith in continuity and our need to share with others the bounties and blessings of our hopes and prayers for all God’s creatures.
