Obituaries
Norman Risinger
March 10, 2021
Norman Risinger, a lifelong resident of Madisonville, passed away peacefully the evening of March 10, 2021 at the age of eighty years. Norman was born May 19, 1940 in Madisonville, Texas to parents, Carl & Era (Colwell) Risinger. He owned and operated Madisonville Printing Company for many years and had previously worked for the Madisonville Meteor. Norman was a long-time...
Dorothy Ann Yaws
March 9, 2021
Funeral services for Dorothy Yaws, 83, will be held 10 A.M., Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Rev. Alvin Quick will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Hopewell Cemetery, Normangee, Texas. A brief visitation will take place prior to the service at the funeral home from 9 A.M. until service time Tuesday. Dorothy Ann Yaws...
Lewis Harold Akers
March 6, 2021
Lewis Harold Akers was born on July 19, 1945 in Artesia, New Mexico to Leonard and Helen Akers. He graduated from Floyd High School in Floyd, New Mexico, in 1963, and then Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. After serving two years in the Marines, he was honorably discharged when it was decided Lewis was too tall for...
Betty Gene Ford
March 5, 2021
Betty Gene Ford was born September 15, 1952 in Brenham, Texas. Her parents were Herbert Figgs and Emma Lewis Figgs. She accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of Pool Chapel Baptist Church in Madisonville, Texas. Betty had been a resident of Madisonville since 1972, coming from Houston, Texas and was an employee of Walmart for thirty-seven...
Norma Earl Russell
March 2, 2021
Services for Mrs. Norma Earl Russell will be held at 10 A.M., Friday, March 5, 2021 at Madisonville Funeral Home in Madisonville, Texas. Pastor Munroe Rice of Cross Baptist Church will officiate. A brief visitation will take place prior to the service from 9 A.M. to 10 A.M. at the funeral home. Norma Earl Russell, 84, of Iola, Texas passed...
Anna Louise Koenning
March 1, 2021
Graveside services for Andy Koenning, 98, will be held 10 A.M.. Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Williamson Cemetery on the family property near North Zulch. Bro. Glenn Connor will officiate the service. A brief visitation will take place prior to the service at the cemetery from 9 A.M. to 10 A.M. Andy Koenning was born April 15, 1922 in Ogden,...
Dorothy Lanell Willis
February 21, 2021
Dorothy “Nell” Pickens-Willis was born on May 25, 1956 in Dallas, Texas to parents, Dorothy M. Dickey and Raymond Pickens. Dorothy accepted Christ at an early age under the leadership of Pastor Hampton at Johnson Memorial. She later served under the leadership of Elder Leroy Johnson. Dorothy married her husband, Larry D. Willis, April 12, 1998 and she loved him...
Amanda Faye Shadle
February 11, 2021
Amanda Faye Shadle, 37, entered into eternal rest February 11, 2021. She fought a difficult battle for several weeks that eventually lead her home into the arms of her Heavenly Father. Amanda was born January 18, 1984 in Webster, Texas to Bob Shadle and LaJuana (Lucas) Shadle. She grew up in Dickinson, Texas and was a 2002 graduate of Dickinson...
Bettie Jo Faust
February 6, 2021
Bettie Jo Faust, age 82, passed to be with her Lord and savior on February 6, 2021. She was born December 21, 1938 in Madison County, Texas. Bettie was preceded in death by her father, Burt Oliver Darter and mother, Velma Louise (McWhorter) Darter; first husband, Medford Darrell Stroud; sister, Tommie Dee Gafford and late husband, Eddie W. Faust. Bettie...
Cathy Ann Patrick
February 1, 2021
Cathy Ann Patrick passed away February 1, 2021 in Madisonville, Texas at the age of fifty-six years. She was born June 27, 1964 in Baytown, Texas to parents, Willie, Jr. & Miriam E. (West) Patrick. Cathy worked as a long haul truck driver most of her life and loved dogs. She was a resident of Madisonville for many years and...
Sandra Kay Mixon
February 1, 2021
Sandra Kay Mixon, 72, passed away on February 1, 2021 at St. Joseph Health in Bryan, Texas, while surrounded by her loving family. Her passing was due to complications caused by COPD. Sandra is survived by her step mother Faynell Moore; husband, Richard Mixon; brothers, Charlie and Steve Moore; and her children Cynthia Petty, Teresa Packer, Terry Harvey, and Ricky...
Owen Craig Mcdonald
January 30, 2021
Owen Craig McDonald was born March 21, 1938 in Hallettsville, Texas. His parents were Charles W. McDonald and Mary (Clayton) McDonald. When Craig graduated from high school, he went into military service with the United States Army and served the next twenty-three years. He was stationed for a time at Ft. Bragg in North Carolina and served two tours in...
Raymond Douglas Byrd
January 29, 2021
Raymond Douglas Byrd, 75, passed away on January 29, 2021 while surrounded by his loving family. His passing was due to complications caused by COVID pneumonia. A celebration of Raymond’s life will be held on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 11 A.M. at Madisonville Funeral Home in Madisonville, Texas, followed by his burial at Allphin Cemetery in Midway, Texas. Raymond...
Morris Derral Richards
January 13, 2021
Morris Derral Richards was born July 16, 1940 in Bryan, Texas to parents, Elbert Oscar & Lillie Irene (Horton) Richards. He was raised in Freeport, Texas. Soon after graduating high school, Morris enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed in New Jersey and Georgia. He had later worked for Dow Chemical Company for a period of time and also...
Billie Jean Stringer
January 13, 2021
Billie Stringer, age 76, passed away January 13, 2021 in Bryan, Texas. A celebration of her life will be held 11 A.M., Monday, January 18, 2021 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in North Zulch. Pastor Randall Smith will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery. The Stringer family will receive friends prior to the service from 10 A.M....
Richard Jerome Lybolt
January 12, 2021
Richard Jerome Lybolt was born in Goshen, New York on October 17, 1945. In 1964 he joined the U.S. Army and served for six years. He worked in pest control. Richard passed away in Bryan, Texas on January 12, 2021. His family said that he was a wonderful man. He tried to be a friend to everyone. He loved his...
Sylvia Swinner
January 12, 2021
Sylvia Marie Swinner, age 87, of Madisonville, Texas passed peacefully into the welcoming arms of her Lord and Savior the evening of January 12, 2021. She was born August 14, 1933 in Galveston, Texas to father, Valentino Dushman and mother, Margaret (Pinachio) Dushman. Sylvia was a devoted homemaker and housewife her entire life. She loved teaching her children and once...
Winnie "Pauline" Gilhaus
January 12, 2021
Winnie Pauline Gilhaus was born December 25, 1929 in Madison County, Texas to William Paul McWhorter and Lillian Anna Peters. She died January 12, 2021 at age 91. She followed several of her sisters to Houston where she worked as a bookkeeper for Bland Willis Cadillac. After meeting and marrying the love of her life, James B. Gilhaus, the two...
Billie Hugh Culp
January 5, 2021
Billie Culp, 89, of Madisonville, Texas, passed away January 5, 2021 at his home in Madisonville. Funeral services will be held 4 P.M., Sunday, January 10, 2021 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas with Jon Stevens officiating. Interment with military funeral honors provided by the U.S. Army will follow in High Prairie Cemetery. A public visitation will take place Saturday,...
Eloise King
December 31, 2020
Eloise King passed away on December 31, 2020 at the age of eighty-eight after a years long battle with dementia and is now reunited with her husband of forty-two years, Bobby Jack King. Born to Pierce and Lena Walker in Madisonville, Texas on May 2, 1932, Eloise later spent most of her adult life in Houston, Texas. Eloise was an...
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