Obituaries

Aug 5, 2020

Reginald Dwayne Delacerda was born September 25, 1959 in Pasadena, Texas to John Reginald Delacerda & Dollie (Tucker) Williams. He passed away August 5, 2020 in Madisonville, Texas at the age of 60. Reginald enjoyed fishing and hunting with his nephews, cousins and brothers. He also loved drawing and horseshoe art. He was always available to lend a helping hand...

Aug 5, 2020

Linda Marie Baskin of Bedias, Texas passed away August 5, 2020 at the age of 73. She was born November 6, 1946 in Houston, Texas to the late Kenneth Howard and the late Marie Wilson. She was a graduate of CyFair High School and attended Rice Academy of Cosmetology. She married her best friend and love of her life, Mike...

Aug 1, 2020

Carletha “C. C.” Hawthorne was born August 22, 1977 in Madisonville, Texas to parents, Savannah A. Spencer and James E. Dickey. Carletha accepted Christ at an early age under the leadership of Pastor C.D. Evans C.O.G.I.C. Later in life she joined Free Pentecostal C.O.G.I.C. under the leadership of Pastor James Davis. Carletha graduated from Madisonville High School in 1995 and...

Aug 1, 2020

On August 1st, 2020, John Weldon Reed, Jr. of Madisonville, Texas went to be with the Lord at the age of 90 years. He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Gilda (Peal) Reed. He is lovingly remembered by his seven children: twins, Mary and Carol, John III, Jimmy, Jeffery, Joe and Lynn Ann. He is also remembered...

Jul 28, 2020

Funeral services for Jeremy Powell, age 31, will be held 2 P.M., Saturday, August 1, 2020 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Rev. Joshua Crutchfield, pastor of First Baptist Church Madisonville, will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Mt. Tabor Cemetery. Pallbearers: Chad Harvey, Travis Kelly, Jr., John Harrell, Bobby Powell, Bill Lynch, Jason Ziese, James Harrison Richard “Jeremy”...

Jul 27, 2020

Eric Trivonte Johnson (Hagans) was born on October 27, 1982 in Huntsville, Tx to Leslie Johnson and Edmond Hagans. At an early age he was baptized at Friendship Baptist Church. He attended Huntsville school district where he graduated in 2001. After high school he furthered his education at Sam Houston State University, where he obtained a bachelors degree in Criminal...

Jul 24, 2020

Dorothy Ann "Dot" (Hines) Wells, age 63, of Normangee, Texas passed away in her sleep Friday, July 24, 2020. She was born on December 4, 1956 to Roger C. and Doris Goodrum Hines in Bryan, Texas. She graduated from Bryan High School in 1975. She married Bruce Wells of Madisonville in 1980 and they welcomed their only child Kendra in...

Jul 23, 2020

Aggie Maphet, age 26, passed away July 23, 2020 at her home in North Zulch, Texas. A graveside service will be held 5 P.M., Saturday, July 25, 2020 at Plainview Cemetery in Madison County, Texas officiated by Pastor Jonathan Poe. A brief visitation will take place before the service from 3 P.M. to 5 P.M. at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville,...

Jul 22, 2020

Novis “Jean” Turpin was born July 15, 1928 in Madison County, Texas to parents, Jim Davis & Ira Idel (Phillips) Stewart. She married Forrest L. Turpin July 17, 1948. Jean worked as an insurance administrator for a community hospital in Freeport, Texas for fifteen years. She had lived in Madison County since 1988 and was a member of First Baptist...

Jul 20, 2020

Funeral services for Ashley Blagrave, 97, of Iola, will be held 2 P.M., Thursday, July 23, 2020 at First United Methodist Church in Madisonville, Texas. Rev. Jim Jackson will officiate the service and interment will follow in Willowhole Cemetery near North Zulch. A brief visitation will take place before the service from 1 P.M. to 2 P.M. at the church....

Jul 13, 2020

Funeral services for Larry Dickey, age 62, will be held 10 A.M., Friday, July 17, 2020 at Madisonville Funeral Home in Madisonville, Texas. Interment will follow in the Allphin Cemetery in rural Madison County. Larry Neal Dickey was born December 10, 1957 in Houston, Texas to Ewell W. & LaDon (McVey) Dickey. He had worked for Houston Power and Light...

Jul 7, 2020

Betty Kelly was born on May 13, 1939 in Madison County, Texas She was the daughter of Thurman Taylor and Cora Vesta (Evans) Colquitt. She was a lifelong resident of Madison County and a member of the Church of Christ. She was a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. For several years, she was a hostess at the Corral Café...

Jul 5, 2020

Don Charles McDaniel, age 88, of North Zulch, Texas and formerly of Odessa, Texas passed away on July 5, 2020 in Bryan, Texas A private graveside service will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa, Texas Don was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to Johnny and Pearl McDaniel on April 14, 1932. He attended school in Konawa, Oklahoma. He was...

Jul 3, 2020

Jul 1, 2020

Mrs. LaNell Marie (Caudill) Thompson, 64, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Madison County on July 1, 2020. She was born in Houston, Texas on November 29, 1955 to Billy and Lottie Marie (Brzowski) Caudill. She was a teacher’s aide for Pasadena Independent School District for 10 years, where she worked with autistic and down syndrome children. She enjoyed...

Jun 30, 2020

Ira Frances Cox McNatt passed away peacefully on June 30, 2020 in Madisonville, Texas. She was weeks away from celebrating her 93rd birthday. Frances was born on July 29, 1927 in Avery, Texas. As a young woman, she moved to Dallas where she met her lifelong sweetheart, Dr. James Kenneth McNatt, Sr. They married in 1957 and moved to Houston,...

Jun 29, 2020

A public visitation will be held for Mary Jane “Janie” Swift on Friday, July 3, 2020 from 10 a.m. until 12 noon at the Madisonville Funeral Home in Madisonville. A graveside service is set for 2 p.m. on the same day at Bedias Baptist Cemetery in Bedias. Burial will follow the service. Mary Jane was born on October 24, 1940...

Jun 28, 2020

Captain John Presley Shelton was born May 6, 1922 in Wills Point, Texas to John Milton Shelton & Leatha Sledge Shelton. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur, Texas in 1940. He then attended Rice University to study Chemical Engineering. After the attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941, he joined the Army Air Corps as...

Jun 28, 2020

Billie Wells, 88, of Madisonville, Texas passed away June 28, 2020. She was born January 19, 1932 in Singleton, Texas to parents, Earnest & Vera (Buckholtz) Peteete. Billie was a homemaker and lived in Singleton most of her life. She was an excellent cook and loved her family dearly. Billie was a member of the Church at Singleton and will...

Jun 26, 2020

Joyce Ann Booty (Folsom), 75, passed away on Friday, June 26, 2020 after a hard fought battle with COVID-19. She was born on December 12, 1944 in North Zulch, Texas to Pete and Martha Folsom. She grew up in North Zulch. She worked in banking in Houston for many years. She started from the bottom and made her way to...