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Mark Servent
Mark William Servent died peacefully at home on Saturday the 10th of March, 2007, at the age of 55 after a short but valiant struggle with brain cancer with his family at his side. Mr. Servent was born on the 18th of May 1951 in Rhinelander, Wis., to parents Billy Ray Servent and Marilyn Stefonic Servent.
Mr. Servent attended North Dakota State University on a football scholarship and graduated from the University of Madison-Wisconsin in 1974 with a bachelor of science degree in physical education. He was happiest surrounded by his grandchildren, family and friends.
Mr. Servent loved to listen to AM talk radio and one of his favorite things was to discuss politics and try to sway people to his philosophies. He spent his whole life devoted to the care and education of individuals with developmental disabilities. He loved his job at Texana MHMR, first as a vocational coordinator and then as transportation coordinator. He could and would boast that he knew every client and staff by name in all four counties we served. Mr. Servent would greet and share a special moment with every one of them anytime he saw them. Everyone knew and loved him.
Mr. Servent is preceded in death by his mother; sister, Tere; infant son, William John; beloved grandmother, G.G. Adele and Uncle Johnny.
Survivors include his wife and soul mate Kathy Korth Servent; and five devoted children, Tere Elizabeth Masirchin and husband Eric, Taylor William Servent and wife Bobby, Heather Adele Servent, Tara Kaye Krushall and husband Larry, and Tyler Spencer Tushoski and wife Marcie; his grandchildren, Dominic, Ethan, Cole, T.J., Tre, Peighton, Brooklyn, Jada and soon to be born, Tess. He also leaves behind his father, Billy Ray Servent; brother, Jeff Servent and wife Lisa; and sisters, Kim and Jodi Servent; numerous nieces, nephews, with fond memories of his nephew Benny, and lots of cousins, aunts and uncles.
He had nothing but praise for the many wonderful people he worked with at Texana and all the vendors whom kept Texana vehicles up and running; his favorite phrase to them was “These are your tax dollars at work so do it fair and do it right!”
The family expresses extreme gratitude to its many friends and family for their support and love at this time, especially Dorothy Griffin and Carl Webber, whose support and love was invaluable.
Friends and family are invited to a memorial service at the Chapel of Wharton Funeral Home, Thursday, March 15, at 3 pm. Mr. Servent wished to be cremated and his ashes interned at the gravesite of his beloved mother and sister in Sugarcamp, Wis. A second memorial service will be held then.
Once again thank you to everyone and special thanks to Houston-El Campo Hospice, Methodist Hospital, and especially Dr. Cech, his neurosurgeon, whom had bonded with each other in a special way.
For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Mark W. Servent Fund at First Bank of Wharton, Wharton, TX 77488; or to a charity of personal choice.
Harbert Moses
Funeral services for Harbert Moses Sr. 88, of Egypt, will be held at noon Thursday at Mount Gilead Baptist Church with Rev. H. Davis III officiating.
Burial will follow in Camp Zion Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today, Wednesday. Friends may call after 1 p.m. today.
Mr. Moses died April 16, 2007, at Cornerstone Hospital in Houston. He was born July 4, 1918, in Wharton to Nathan and Roberta Aldridge Moses.
Survivors include wife, Nellie Davis Moses of Egypt; sons, Otis Moses of Reseda, Calif., and Harbert Moses Jr. of Egypt; daughters, Gloria Moses Deleamdre of Hitchcock, Nellie Moses Abbott of Van Vleck and Roberta Moses Calhoun of Walnut, Calif.; sister, Erma Moses Johnican of Wharton; 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Contact Gooden-Hatton Funeral Home.
Juan Reyes
Funeral services for Juan M. Reyes Jr., 37, of Morris, Ill., will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. John Catholic Church in Hungerford. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 5 to 9 p.m. at Wharton Funeral Home with a rosary to be recited at 7 p.m.
Mr. Reyes died April 23, 2007 at Morris Hospital in Morris, Ill. He was born on Feb. 20, 1970, in Wharton, the son of Juan Reyes Sr. and Florence Treveno Reyes.
Gary Chumchal
Funeral services for Gary Wayne Chumchal Sr., 50, of East Bernard, were held on Tuesday at Holy Cross Catholic Church in East Bernard with Rev. Ty Bazaar officiating. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery in East Bernard.
Mr. Chumchal died July 14, 2002, in Richmond. He was born in Wharton to Joe R. Chumchal and Bertha Cervenka Chumchal.
He was reared in the East Bernard area and attended East Bernard schools. On Nov. 17, 1973, he married Rosie Grigar in Wallis. Gary was a farmer and mechanic all his life and enjoyed playing music with several bands and friends. He also enjoyed watching football.
Survivors include wife, Rosie Chumchal of East Bernard; son, Gary Chumchal Jr. of East Bernard; daughter, Shayne Chumchal of East Bernard; parents, Joe and Bertha Chumchal; brothers and sister-in-law, Earl and Janice Chumchal of Victoria and Bob Chumchal of East Bernard; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his brother Jodie Chumchal.
Mary Dehnel
Funeral services for Mary Vanzura Dehnel, 94, of East Bernard, will be held at 9:30 a.m. today, Saturday, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in East Bernard. Burial will follow in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery.
Ms. Dehnel died July 17, 2002, in Wharton.
Contact Wharton Funeral Home.
Guadalupe Perez
Funeral services for Guadalupe Perez, 53, of Richmond, will be held at I a.m. today, Saturday, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Rosenberg. A funeral procession will leave from Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Chapel in Rosenberg at 9:20 a.m. enroute to the church. Father Jim Blocher will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Perez died July 18, 2002, in Richmond. He was born Feb. 24, 1499 in Goliad to Epifanio Perez and Estefana Gutierrez Perez.
He worked for Kinder Morgan in Houston for 29 years. Mr. Perez is preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Delia Marie Martinez Perez; daughters, Angela Perez and Jennifer Lynn Perez, both of Richmond; sisters, Gloria Garcia of Garwood, Alice Figirova of Edna, Margaret Garza of El Campo, Mary Jane Galvan of Blessing and Rosa Garza of Cuero; and brothers, Albert Perez of El Campo, Pablo Perez of Bay City and Augustine Perez of Blessing.
Contact Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Chapel in Rosenberg.
Zenora Spradley
Funeral services for Zenora Ray Spradley, 67, of Los Angeles, Calif., formerly of Spanish Camp, will be held at 11 a.m. today, Saturday, at Camp Zion Rising Star Baptist Church with Rev. William Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Camp Zion Cemetery.
Mrs. Spradley died July 12, 2002, in Los Angeles, Calif. She was born Oct. 21, 1934, in Wharton to Zennie and Lillie Mae Johnson Ray.
Survivors include mother, Lillie Mae Ray of Brenham; son, Roy Spradley Jr. of Boling; daughter, Mackie Spradley of Arlington; brothers, Roscoe Ray of Houston, Roy James Ray of Sacramento, Calif., and Raymond Ray of Brenham; and one grandchild.
Contact Gooden-Hatton Funeral Home.
Mildred Sulak
Mildred Frances Sulak, age 72, of Wharton, died Tuesday July 14, 2002 in Wharton. She was born on March 9, 1930, in Gonzales, the daughter of the late Jim Janota and Albina Kozlovsky Janota.
Mrs. Sulak was reared in Pledger on her 87-acre family farm. As a teenager she was a member of the 4-H and developed a love of horses. She was proud to have been a former rodeo queen in her youth. She served as a Wharton County adult 4-M leader for many years. She married Willie Dennis Sulak in 1948 in Wharton and was preceded in death by him on Dec. 8, 1978. Mrs. Sulak was a 53-year resident of Wharton and a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. She was employed as the circulation manager for the Wharton Journal-Spectator for 23 years until her retirement in 2000.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today, Saturday, July 20, at Wharton Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Thomasson officiating. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Memorial Park Cemetery in El Campo.
Survivors include daughters and son-in-law, Barbara Ann Sulak of Bay City and Carolyn and Mike Major of Baytown; son and daughter-in-law, Billy Wayne and Carol Sulak of Chauvin, La.; grandchildren, Errin Carole Major, Travis M. Major and wife Deanna, Billy Wayne Sulak Jr. and wife Tanya, Sonnie Sulak, Brandi Fitch and husband, Brad; six great-grandchildren also survive. She was preceded in death by her brother, Joe D. Janota, and by a grandson, Bobby Sulak.
Pallbearers are Mike Major, Travis M. Major, Billy Wayne Sulak Jr., Larry Jackson, Roy Moffett and Dale Dancer.
If desiring, memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 2406 Augusta Drive, Suite 252, Houston, Texas 77057.
Dave Tiller
Dave G. Tiller Jr., age 76, of Wharton, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2002, in Houston following an extended illness. He was born July 24, 1925, in Luling, the son of Dave Guy and Pearl Jerry Tiller Sr.
He graduated from Luling High School in 1942 and was a member of the Texas A&M Class of 1946, where he obtained a bachelor of science and master’s degree in agriculture. Mr. Tiller served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater. He married Jean Multer on Aug. 8, 1950, in Luling. She preceded him in death on April 14, 1993. Mr. Tiller worked for 32 years as a Texas Agricultural Extension agent for Jackson, Burleson, Liberty and Wharton counties until he retired in 1984. He was a former resident of Liberty and a resident of Wharton since 1976. He was a former member and past president of the Liberty Rotary Club, a former member of Wharton Country Club and was Protestant by faith.
Graveside funeral services will be held today, Saturday, July 20, 2002, at 11 a.m. at the Luling Cemetery in Luling.
Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Gail and Mike Talbott of Houston; son and daughter-in-law, Guy and Judy Tiller of Ganado; sister, Miley Lorenz of Stockdale; grandchildren, Jeff Tiller and wife, Crystal, and Julie Tiller.
Honorary pallbearers are Archie Pittman, E.P. Guffey, W.D. McMillan, Bobby Knox and Marvin Henry.
If desiring, memorials may be made to the Texas A&M Association of Former Students, P.O. Box 7368, College Station, Texas 77844.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Wharton Funeral Home.
Mary Ware
Funeral services for Mary Lou Ware, 52, of Hungerford, will he held today, Saturday, at 2 p.m. at Seven Star Baptist Church with Rev. M. Gray officiating. Burial will follow in Bowden Cemetery.
Ms. Ware died July 17, 2002, at Gulf Coast Medical Center. She was horn June 2, 1950, in Wharton to R.B. and Senoria Whitehead Bradley.
Survivors include daughters, Chrisandra Ware and Latasha Ware, both of Hungerford; brother, Andrew Bradley of Houston; sisters, Barbara Bradley, Alma McMillian, both of Hungerford, Doris Gray of Wharton and Vera Randle of Houston.
Contact Gooden-Hatton Funeral Home.
Felder Harris
Funeral services for Felder Harris Sr., 78, of Kendleton, will be held at 2:30 p.m. today, Saturday, at New Zion Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. A.J. Hatfield officiating. Burial will be at Powell Point Cemetery in Kendleton.
Mr. Harris died Oct. 1, 2002, at Gulf Coast Medical Center. He was born May 6, 1924, in Rosenberg to Mashack and Ethel Irvin Harris.
He had been a resident of Kendleton for 60 years and married Augusta Hardison on March 24, 1951. Mr. Harris was a farmer and was Baptist by faith.
Survivors include wife, Augusta Harris of Kendleton; daughter, Lois LaDay of Terrell; sons, Felder Harris Jr. and Ronald Harris, both of Kendleton; sisters, Amy Cornealious and Mildred Henderson, both of Rosenberg, and Ethel May of Sylmar, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Contact Pierce Boone Funeral Home.
Mary Harriss
Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Harriss, 81, of Wharton, were held Friday at Wharton Funeral Home with Rev. Sealy Smith officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Clear Creek Cemetery near Bangs.
Mrs. Harriss died Oct. 2, 2020, in Wharton. She was born Aug. 28, 1921, in Early, the daughter of Caleb Ambrose Browning and Maude Mae Busby Browning.
She was a homemaker and a former resident of Lake Jackson. Mrs. Harriss married Charles Henry Harriss on Sept. 2, 1939. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Brazoria and a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Henry Harriss of Wharton; daughter and sister-in-law, Charlene and Larry Dale Eggleston of Sweeny; sons and daughters-in-law, Philip Ambrose and Lynda Harriss of Sweeny, James and Carolyn Harriss of Scotts Hill, Tenn., and Melvin and Patricia Harriss of Brazoria; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three sisters and one brother.
Pallbearers are her grandsons and great-grandsons.
Inez Powders
Inez L. Powders, 100 years and 28 days, and resident of Henryetta, passed away Sept. 24, 2002. She was born Aug. 26, 1902, in Salt Plains to Rose and William Sharkey.
She was married to Oscar Powders at Harper County in 1919. She was a homemaker and had resided at Fountain View Manor Nursing Home for the past year and one half. Mrs. Powders had resided in Henryetta for the past several years. She enjoyed doing quilting and crafts. Inez enjoyed also working in her flowers in her yard and spending time with her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar Powders, and a son Archie Erivin Powders.
Mrs. Powders’ grandsons will be her pallbearers.
Inez is survived by three sons, Cleo Powders of Henryetta; Max Powders of Buffalo, Mo.; Johnny Powders of Henryetta; three daughters, Leota Reed of Henryetta., Faye Fox of Pryor and Bonnie Wishert of Wharton; 23 grandchildren; 46 great grandchildren and 39 great-great-grandchildren, one great-great-great-grandson as well as a host of friends and other relatives.
Services were held Sept. 26, 2002, at the Nazarene Church officiated by Rev. Lowell Churchill. Burial was at Westlawn cemetery .
Bill Shiflett
Bill B. Shiflett, 76, died peacefully in his home in Wharton on Nov. 18, 2002. He was born on Sept. 20, 1926, in Dallas, the second son of Corine and Mason Shiflett. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946. He attended the University of Texas, receiving a bachelor of science degree in naval science and tactics. Following World War II, he attended McCormick Seminary in Chicago, Ill., receiving his bachelor of divinity degree in 1950.
He married Laura Trull of Palacios on Aug. 30, 1947, and was ordained a minister in the Presbyterian church in 1950.
They had three children, Robert Carl, James Trull and Debra Elaine.
Rev. Shiflett and Laura were missionaries to Venezuela from 1950-1952. They pastored the Presbyterian church in Cleburne from 1952-1956. In 1956 they moved to Washington, D.C., to be a part of The Church of The Savior. He served as director of children’s ministry and assistant director of the Arts and Crafts Workshop.
He became one of the owners of a new radio station in Herndon, Va. In later years, Rev. Shiflett was part owner of a TV and radio station in Woodstock, Va.
Rev. Shiflett founded and pastored the Wharton Christian Fellowship in Wharton. It began as a Bible class and grew into a church body. He encouraged the people in the life of the Holy Spirit, in the Word of God and in prayer. He was deeply loved and respected by the fellowship.
His passion was serving the Lord Jesus Christ, and his primary interest was in the church, promoting, advising, stimulating the Body of Christ in any way he could.
He enjoyed studying the Word of God and stimulating others to do the same.
Survivors include: his mother, Corine Shiflett; his wife, Laura; their son, Jim Shiflett and his wife, Annette of Anacortes, Wa.; his daughter, Debbi Beaty and her husband, L.J. of Salem, Va.; and grandchildren, Serra and Erin of Anacortes, Wa., and Crystal, Keisha, Joshua and Nicholas of Salem, Va. He is also survived by two brothers, Dr. R. Mason Shiflett and his wife, Marge, of Cleburne and Rev. James Shiflett and his wife, Jean, of Downers Grove, lll.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Grace Community Fellowship, 201 North Houston Street, Wharton, Texas 77488.
Graveside services and burial were held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002, at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in Wharton with Myles Sweeney officiating. Memorial services followed at 3 p.m. at The Nations on Houston Street. Funeral services were under the direction of Wharton Funeral Home, 513 Boling Highway, Wharton, Texas 77488 (979) 532-3410.
