Obituaries
Rufus Dean Johnson, Sr.
Dec 8, 2020
Homegoing services for Rufus Dean Johnson, Sr., age 76, will be held 11 A.M., Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Interment will follow in West End Cemetery. Mr. Johnson was born June 4, 1944 in Madisonville, Texas to parents, Ira Johnson and Savannah (Brown) Johnson. He worked as a corrections officer for T.D.C.J. and enjoyed fishing...
Hayden Quinn Martinez
Dec 6, 2020
Hayden Quinn Martinez was born December 25, 1995 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Throughout his father’s career as a high school football coach, Hayden lived in numerous cities and attended numerous schools but the ones dear to his heart were Warren, Brenham, Somerville, and Iola. Hayden completed his high school education at Iola ISD in Iola, Texas in 2015. Throughout his...
Ronald Alan Pontius
Dec 6, 2020
Ronald Pontius, 74, of Madisonville, Texas passed away December 6, 2020 in Madisonville. He was born December 20, 1945 in Algonac, Michigan to parents, Elmer & Aileen Grace (Endleman) Pontius. He grew up in Mission, Texas where he also graduated from high school. Ronald attended the University of Texas at Pan American where he received both his Bachelors and Master’s...
Mattie Bell Hoehne
Dec 2, 2020
Mattie Bell Hoehne, age 84, passed away peacefully at her home in La Vernia, Texas on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Mattie was born September 19, 1936 in Madisonville, Texas to Thomas Rob and Lucille (Lowry) Waldrip. Mattie was a caring and compassionate woman and a wonderful loving wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend. Mattie was a lifetime member of the...
Doris Nell Tyler Moore
Nov 29, 2020
Doris Nell Tyler Moore was born in Madisonville, Texas on August 8,1952 to the late Ell Tyler III and Dorothy Lee Tyler. She accepted Christ at an early age, was baptized at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Madisonville, Texas. She attended Marion Anderson High School in Madisonville but graduated from Madisonville High School. She was employed by Texas Department of...
Lavonne Hicks Burk
Nov 27, 2020
LaVonne Hicks Burk, 85, was a member of the Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church and a long-time resident of Madisonville, Texas. She was born to William Perrington “Perry” Hicks and Thelma Mae (Wilson) Hicks on August 30, 1935, in Bryan, Texas, as Pansy Lavon. She was at Life Care Hospice, in Wooster, Ohio, when her heavenly Father called her home on...
Sasha Nikole Lacombe
Nov 25, 2020
Sasha Nikole LaCombe, 28, of North Zulch, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. She was born on March 17, 1992 in Hillsboro, Texas. Sasha was the oldest of five siblings, although she considered them her babies and loved taking care of them. Sasha is survived by her fiancé, Tony Nielson of North Zulch; children, Logan and Raizley Nielson...
John Craig Swift
Nov 17, 2020
On Tuesday November 17, 2020, John “Craig” Swift Sr., loving husband and father, spent his last night surrounded by the family he loved before taking his final breath at the age of seventy-nine with his son, Johnny, at his side. Craig was born on Saturday December 28, 1940, in Queens, New York to Leslie J. Swift and Dorothy Francis Marie...
William Gordon Bishop
Nov 12, 2020
William Gordon Bishop, 89, was lifted into the Lord’s arms November 12, 2020. He was born June 15, 1931 in Montgomery, Alabama to Gordon Fortune Bishop and Margaret Elizabeth Connolly. William joined the service at age nineteen. He served in the U.S. Navy from October 1950 through December 1954 as a 2nd Class Radio Technician. He earned the distinguished decorations...
Frances Lee (Landers) Isbell
Nov 5, 2020
“...As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” —Joshua 24:15 This was the favorite bible verse of Frances’ parents, and later became hers. The central themes of Frances’ life revolved around her faith in God. She even was able to title her memoir, written in her nineties, My Wonderful Life of Faith, Family and Friends. Through the...
Marilyn Simpson Connor
Nov 3, 2020
Marilyn Simpson Connor, 75, passed away in Bryan, Texas, on November 3, 2020. Marilyn was born to Murl and Odell Simpson on April 24, 1945, and was raised in Dickinson, Texas. She married the love of her life, Glenn, on August 28, 1965, and together they shared a happy marriage for 55 years. Marilyn was a loving wife, mother, and...
Martha Loreta "Rita" Akers
Nov 1, 2020
Graveside services for Mrs. Rita Akers, age 82, will be held 2 P.M., Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Leona Cemetery in Leona, Texas. Garry Dictson will officiate the service. A brief visitation will take place prior to the service Wednesday from 10 A.M. to 12 Noon at Madisonville Funeral Home in Madisonville, Texas. Martha Loreta “Rita” Akers was born July...
Jonathan Guy Barrett
Oct 31, 2020
Funeral services for Jonathan Guy Barrett , age 50, of Spring, Texas will be held 11 A.M., Monday, November 9, 2020 at McAdams Chapel in Walker County, Texas. Mike Johnston will officiate the service. Interment will follow in McAdams Cemetery, adjacent to the chapel. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Jonathan Guy Barrett was...
Margaret Louise (Mccollum) Woycheshin
Oct 30, 2020
Margaret Louise Woycheshin, nicknamed Pug, was born in Houston, Texas August 15, 1937 and went home to be with our Lord, Friday, October 30, 2020 at age 83. She is preceded in death by her parents Aubrie McCollum and Eva Radney McCollum; sisters, Dorothy Whearley and Eva Jean McCollum; brother Ernest McCollum; brother in laws, Reginald Whearley and Doug Wooderson;...
Francisco De La Rosa
Oct 27, 2020
A funeral mass for Francisco De La Rosa, age 87, will be held 10 A.M., Saturday, October 31, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Madisonville, Texas. Fr. Guillermo Gabriel-Maisonet will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Bedias Baptist Cemetery in Bedias, Texas. A rosary will be held at Madisonville Funeral Home 6 P.M., Friday, October 30th...
Joe Neal Spikes
Oct 26, 2020
Joe Spikes of Normangee, Texas, was born to Roger Ollie Spikes and Pearl Colasty Hawkins in Normangee, Texas, on August 23, 1935. Joe was one of eight children. He passed away in Normangee, Texas, on October 26, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents; six siblings, Irene Williamson, Violet Watson, Pearl Lambert, Marie Holliday, Nelda Hodges, and Hazel...
Leona Katherine Theiss
Oct 26, 2020
Leona Theiss, 88, our beloved mother, grandmother and sister, passed away on October 26, 2020. Born in Lompoc, California August 30, 1932, Leona was one of three children of Amos Sorenson and Addy Bentley. She was preceded in death by both parents; husband, Edwin William Theiss and siblings, Boyson Sorson and Audrey Foster. Leona was a loving mother to three...
Leonard Wright Albert
Oct 25, 2020
Leonard Wright Albert was born on July 29, 1942. He was first born in Rosebud, Texas, in Falls County. He was called home to be with our Lord on October 25, 2020. Leonard was preceded in death by both parents, Harry and Mary Albert and two brothers, Charles M. Albert and James H. Albert. Left to cherish his memory is...
Patricia "Pat" Weinert
Oct 22, 2020
Patricia Weinert, 81, beloved mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother, was called to her eternal resting place on October 22, 2020. She entered this world on July 9, 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska, born to Charles and Anna (Adams) Kelly. Patricia was preceded in death by her loving husband, James Joseph Weinert; both of her parents, and brothers, Frank & Robert Kelly....
Odis "Tink" Johnson, Jr.
Oct 17, 2020
Odis "Tink" Johnson, Jr. was born December 27, 1944 in Madison County to the late Odis and Margaret Johnson. He received his education at Marion Anderson High School in Madisonville, Texas. He accepted Christ at an early age at Wilson Chapel C.O.G.I.C in Leon County, Texas. Odis "Tink" Johnson, Jr. passed away October 17, 2020 in Bryan, Texas. He was...
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