Obituaries

Janet Ann Karber

Janet Ann Karber

Sep 24, 2022

Janet Ann Karber, 59, of Midway, Texas passed away at her home in Midway, Texas on September 24, 2022. Janet was born on August 18, 1963 to Cyril Ellis McGilvray and Dorothy Ada (Rische) McGilvray in Salt Lake City, Utah. Janet had a heart of kindness, especially for her grandson whom she loved and adored. She enjoyed watching hummingbirds as...

Deborah Sue Atzenhoffer

Deborah Sue Atzenhoffer

Sep 22, 2022

Deborah Atzenhoffer, 71, beloved mother, sister and grandmother, passed away September 22, 2022 at her home in Bedias, Texas. Funeral services honoring her life will take place 10 A.M., Monday, September 26, 2022 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Jody Westra will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Bedias Baptist Cemetery, Bedias, Texas. A time of visitation will be...

Jerry Wilton Fannin

Jerry Wilton Fannin

Sep 18, 2022

Jerry Wilton Fannin was born June 13, 1939, to William Harmon “Buddy” Fannin and Eunice Blanche Cole Fannin at the home of his grandparents, Daniel Webster Cole and Annie Elizabeth Lang Cole in the Mecca Community, Madison County, Texas. He attended Madisonville High School and graduated in 1957. Jerry graduated from Sam Houston University in 1961, with a degree in...

Perry Kenneth Solesbee

Perry Kenneth Solesbee

Sep 17, 2022

A funeral service honoring the life of Perry Kenneth Solesbee, age 93, will be held 2 P.M., Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Living Truth Church, Madisonville, Texas.  Pastor Lon McVey will officiate the service.  Interment will follow in George Cemetery in rural Madison County, Texas.

Final arrangements are under the direction of Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas.

Gordon Roscoe Coneley

Gordon Roscoe Coneley

Sep 7, 2022

Gordon Roscoe Coneley, 72, of Madisonville, Texas passed away on September 7, 2022 at his home. He was born to Carroll Clayton Coneley and Mayme (Griffin) Coneley on October 11, 1949 in Navasota, Texas. He grew up in Grimes County and spent the last twenty-three years in Madison County. Gordon was a rancher, and he was often described as a...

Riley Danielle Young

Riley Danielle Young

Sep 4, 2022

Funeral services for Ms. Riley Danielle Young, 29 days, of Huntsville, Texas will be held 2 P.M., Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas.  Mr. Curtis Klingle will officiate the service.  Riley will be laid to rest in Wealthy Cemetery near Normangee, Texas.  A visitation and gathering of family and friends will take place from 6 PM....

Oscar James Whaley

Oscar James Whaley

Sep 4, 2022

Homegoing services for Oscar James Whaley, 77, will be held 2:30 P.M., Saturday, September 10, 2022 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas.  Interment will follow in West End Cemetery.  A time of visitation will be held Friday, September 9, 2022 from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the funeral home.

Pallbearers:  Adrian McCollough, Arthur Gunniels, Deran Johnson, Joey Douga, Wayne Rogers,...

Shirley Anne Brooker Mckamie

Shirley Anne Brooker Mckamie

Sep 3, 2022

Shirley Anne Brooker McKamie, age 83, departed her earthly home for a heavenly dwelling September 3, 2022 in College Station, Texas surrounded by her loving family.

Shirley was born March 8, 1939 in McKamie, Arkansas to Daniel Jones and Edna A. (Markham) Wood. She had lived fifty-six years in North Zulch, Texas and was Methodist in faith. Shirley loved to spend...

Betty Louise Kimbro

Betty Louise Kimbro

Sep 3, 2022

Betty Louise (Herridge) Kimbro, born February 12, 1933 in Weches, Texas to parents, Edward Lewis Herridge and Lillie Viola (Pyle) Herridge. Betty passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at a Hospice Center in Houston, Texas with family visiting, sitting and sharing life stories and messages of love with her.

Betty was predeceased by her husband, Bill Kimbro; her parents and...

Curlie David Wright, Jr.

Curlie David Wright, Jr.

Aug 28, 2022

Funeral services honoring Curlie Wright will be held at the Madisonville Funeral Home at 10:30am, Saturday, September 10, 2022, 1511 East Main Street (State Highway 21), Madisonville, Texas 77864.  Burial will follow in Madisonville Cemetery.

Curlie David Wright Jr blessed us with his presence from February 1, 1948, to August 28, 2022. The memories shared will be that of a lifetime.

Curlie...

Arthur Lee "Mr. One" Edwards, Sr.

Arthur Lee "Mr. One" Edwards, Sr.

Aug 21, 2022

Arthur Lee Edwards, Sr. was born July 26, 1954 to Melvin Edwards and Ella M. (Jones) Edwards. Arthur accepted Christ at an early age after joining Evangelist Chapel A.M.E. He attended Worthing High School in Houston, Texas and completed a GED program in 1987. On August 2, 2022 at 5:14 P.M., God called Arthur home. He was preceded in death...

Thomas Allen "Tommy" Poe, Jr.

Thomas Allen "Tommy" Poe, Jr.

Aug 6, 2022

Tommy Poe, 78, passed away August 6, 2022 in Bryan, Texas following an extended illness. A memorial service honoring his life will be held 5 P.M., Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Bro. Dennis Ivey will officiate the service. A time of visitation and fellowship will take place prior to the service from 4 P.M. to...

Emma Lee Simmons

Emma Lee Simmons

Aug 3, 2022

Homegoing services for Emma Lee Simmons will be held 11 A.M., Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Interment will follow in West End Cemetery. Sister Emma Lee (Johnson) Simmons was born on February 9, 1931 to Ira Johnson, Sr. & Savannah Brown Davis in Madisonville, Texas. Emma was the second child out of eleven, seven boys...

Donnie Gene "Don" Lasiter

Donnie Gene "Don" Lasiter

Aug 2, 2022

Donnie "Don" Gene Lasiter was 83 when he passed on August 2, 2022, at St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan, Texas after a lengthy illness. He was born November 23, 1938, in Tyler, Texas, to Herman and Alliene Lasiter. His family moved to Longview, Texas, where he spent much of his time on a basketball court or baseball field. Donnie was...

Allen Lang Sanders

Allen Lang Sanders

Jul 31, 2022

Funeral services for Allen Lang Sanders, age 92, of Madisonville, Texas will be held 10 A.M., Thursday, August 4, 2022 at Willowhole Cemetery Chapel near North Zulch, Texas. Minister Jim Graham will officiate the service. Interment will take place in Willowhole Cemetery following the service. Al was born June 26, 1930 in North Zulch, Texas to Frank M. & Susan...

Leola Beatrice Jones

Leola Beatrice Jones

Jul 29, 2022

Leola Jones, 84, passed away July 29, 2022. She was born December 20, 1937 to Milton and Lottie Jackson in Opelousas, LA. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Joe Jackson and Paul Jackson. She retired from Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), May 2009. She was a member of West Main Church of Christ. She is...

Jessica Nicole Westbrook

Jessica Nicole Westbrook

Jul 28, 2022

Funeral services for Jessica Westbrook, age 27, of Madisonville, Texas will be held 10 A.M., Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Bro. Glenn Connor, pastor of Elwood Baptist Church, will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Hill Cemetery near Kennard, Texas. The family will receive friends Tuesday, August 2, 2022 from 5 P.M. to 7...

Stephen Kade Harris

Stephen Kade Harris

Jul 8, 2022

Funeral services for Stephen Harris, 19, of Huntsville will be held 2 P.M., Sunday, July 10, 2022 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Pastor Chuck Davis, of Celebration Church, Buffalo, Texas, will officiate. Interment will be in Rock Prairie Cemetery in rural Madison County, Texas. A visitation will take place Saturday, July 9, 2022 from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M....

Betty Jane Bush

Betty Jane Bush

Jul 5, 2022

Betty Bush, a Normangee native and a retired longtime employee of the VA Hospital in Waco, died July 5, 2022, after a brief illness. She was 83. Betty Jane (Musgrove) was born on August 30,1938, and grew up in Normangee. She graduated from Normangee High School, where she was a standout basketball player and outstanding student. She moved to Waco,...

Virgie Pearl Lucas

Virgie Pearl Lucas

Jul 5, 2022

Funeral services honoring the life of Virgie Pearl Lucas, age 95, will be held 2 P.M., Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Stuart Carter will officiate the service. Virgie will be laid to rest next to her late husband, Otha in Allphin Cemetery, Midway, Texas. A brief visitation will take place prior to the service Saturday...