HUGH MORGAN FLORA July 24, 1931 - July 30, 2023.
Memorial Oaks Funeral Home & Cemetery
Hugh M. Flora born 24 July 1931 was born to David R. Flora and Mary J. Gard, both were from pioneer families who settled in Indiana as early as 1803. His family later established the town of Flora Indiana.
Hugh attended school in Frankfort Indiana. On Feb 14, 1951 Hugh and six of his friends enlisted in the Air Force as he wanted to continue the tradition of his father’s enlistment to the then Army Air Corp in 1918. Hugh was sent to Texas for training during the Korean War time. While there, he met and married Patricia Ann LeBlanc, a granddaughter of a pioneer family from Beaumont Texas. Upon being discharged from the Air Force in 1955, he attended Lamar State College of Technology graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in History.
Following graduation, he was employed by various firms in management positions. Those included Goodyear Tire and Rubber, Montgomery Ward, Continental Can, Hersey Corporation, Carnation Company, and hired on with Harris County. Hugh retired in 1993 as an administrative aide for Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner’s office.
Hugh was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution; he was a 5th generation grandson of Matthias Roll who served in the 1st New Jersey Line Regiment and fought in the Battle of Yorktown. His daughters are members of the Daughters of the American Revolution. He was a supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, Shriners Hospital for Children, Toys for Tots, and Salvation Army. Hugh was preceded in death by Patricia Ann Flora (LeBlanc), his son David Ralph Flora, and his parents.
Hugh is survived by his sister Patsy Kreuzer, wife Barbara Ann Flora; daughters Suzette Jones and husband Rodney, Michele Flora Vecera and husband Bryon; grandsons Ryan Jones, Kyle Vecera, and Devin Vecera and fiancée MacKenzie Herring.
Memorial Oaks Funeral Home & Cemetery
Hugh M. Flora born 24 July 1931 was born to David R. Flora and Mary J. Gard, both were from pioneer families who settled in Indiana as early as 1803. His family later established the town of Flora Indiana.
Hugh attended school in Frankfort Indiana. On Feb 14, 1951 Hugh and six of his friends enlisted in the Air Force as he wanted to continue the tradition of his father’s enlistment to the then Army Air Corp in 1918. Hugh was sent to Texas for training during the Korean War time. While there, he met and married Patricia Ann LeBlanc, a granddaughter of a pioneer family from Beaumont Texas. Upon being discharged from the Air Force in 1955, he attended Lamar State College of Technology graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in History.
Following graduation, he was employed by various firms in management positions. Those included Goodyear Tire and Rubber, Montgomery Ward, Continental Can, Hersey Corporation, Carnation Company, and hired on with Harris County. Hugh retired in 1993 as an administrative aide for Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner’s office.
Hugh was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution; he was a 5th generation grandson of Matthias Roll who served in the 1st New Jersey Line Regiment and fought in the Battle of Yorktown. His daughters are members of the Daughters of the American Revolution. He was a supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, Shriners Hospital for Children, Toys for Tots, and Salvation Army. Hugh was preceded in death by Patricia Ann Flora (LeBlanc), his son David Ralph Flora, and his parents.
Hugh is survived by his sister Patsy Kreuzer, wife Barbara Ann Flora; daughters Suzette Jones and husband Rodney, Michele Flora Vecera and husband Bryon; grandsons Ryan Jones, Kyle Vecera, and Devin Vecera and fiancée MacKenzie Herring.
EVERETTE "EV" SHAW GARDNER, passed away on Sunday, September 10th surrounded by his wife, Mary Ann, and two daughters and grandchildren.
Dr. Shaw was a member of the SAR and our Chapter for 11 years having joined both on September 12, 2014. He served as the Vice Chairman of the Alexander Hodge Chapter #49 and as the Veteran's Outreach Chairman. He was always faithful to attend both the Chapter's Business Meetings and the General Meetings.
He was not only an active member of Sons of the American Revolution, but also the Vietnam Veterans of America, The Sons of the Confederacy, and The Order of the Southern Cross.
Dr Gardner served 20 years in the Supply Corps of the U.S. Navy from which he retired with the rank of Commander. He was a Vietnam Veteran where he served on the destroyer, USS James C. Owens, as well as, the Aircraft Carrier, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
During his career, he held senior positions in Inventory Mangement and in Operations Research. He held a Masters and a Ph.D in Business Administration.
After retirement from the Navy, he served as a Fellow of the Honors College and Professor of Decision and Information at the University of Houston. He authored more than 50 articles in professional journals and served on the editorial boards of four scientific journals. Upon his retirement from U of H, a scholarship was established in his name for incoming freshmen.
In 2007, he was elected a Fellow of the International Institute of Forecasters. He has served as past President and as a Board member. He is listed in multiple Who's Who Directories.
Visitation will be held at Settegast-Kopf Company at Sugasr Creek from 6:00 to 8:PM on the 22rd of September and will be laid to rest at the Houston National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a donation be made to the Dr. Gardner's University of Houston scholarship.
Dr. Shaw was a member of the SAR and our Chapter for 11 years having joined both on September 12, 2014. He served as the Vice Chairman of the Alexander Hodge Chapter #49 and as the Veteran's Outreach Chairman. He was always faithful to attend both the Chapter's Business Meetings and the General Meetings.
He was not only an active member of Sons of the American Revolution, but also the Vietnam Veterans of America, The Sons of the Confederacy, and The Order of the Southern Cross.
Dr Gardner served 20 years in the Supply Corps of the U.S. Navy from which he retired with the rank of Commander. He was a Vietnam Veteran where he served on the destroyer, USS James C. Owens, as well as, the Aircraft Carrier, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
During his career, he held senior positions in Inventory Mangement and in Operations Research. He held a Masters and a Ph.D in Business Administration.
After retirement from the Navy, he served as a Fellow of the Honors College and Professor of Decision and Information at the University of Houston. He authored more than 50 articles in professional journals and served on the editorial boards of four scientific journals. Upon his retirement from U of H, a scholarship was established in his name for incoming freshmen.
In 2007, he was elected a Fellow of the International Institute of Forecasters. He has served as past President and as a Board member. He is listed in multiple Who's Who Directories.
Visitation will be held at Settegast-Kopf Company at Sugasr Creek from 6:00 to 8:PM on the 22rd of September and will be laid to rest at the Houston National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a donation be made to the Dr. Gardner's University of Houston scholarship.
LEONARD JACKSON "JACK" WILLIAMS, was born in Roanoke, Alabama to Leonard Clarence and Emily Adeline (née Wilder) Williams on May 14, 1933. He passed away at his home in Sugar Land, Texas on June 23, 2023.
Jack was very proud of his Naval service. He joined the Navy in 1954, became a Naval Air Pilot and instructor (ending up in Texas), and his final rank was Commander.
Jack graduated from The University of Texas Dental School in 1964. In later years, he taught pharmacology there at dental school on his off. He became a well-known dentist in the Sharpstown area, where he practiced dentistry for 47 years. He loved his patients and would always take the extra time to visit with them.
Jack is survived by his wife of 49 years, May Belle; his daughters Kim Birtcher (Tim), Kelle Mills (Bruce), and Kyla Crumbly. He is predeceased by his son, Kraig. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Shawn Christopher, Phillip Birtcher, Jackie Mills, Dakota Mills (Kassy), and Misty Whitenton (Joe); his great-grandson, Thomas Arthur Whitenton; his step-sons Jim Boldt (Cheryl) and Dan Boldt (Peggy); plus grandchildren Jenna Charlton (children James and Trenton), Jordan Waldrip (Tommy and their children Brooks and Truett), Blake Boldt (Ashley and their children Lana, Cade, and Ava), and Kara Minarcik (Jeff and their children Brooklyn and Brody), Kari Eschmann (her children Robbie Eschmann and his wife, Sarah, and son, Layton; and Riley Eschmann). He was very close to a special niece, Martha K. Williams and nephew, Graham Johnson.
Jack had a servant’s heart. He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church, where he served in many leadership roles (President of the Adelphi Class, President of the Adult Bible Hour Sunday School, Chairman of the Board). He was also active in the EAA 744, where he served as President and enjoyed helping with the Young Eagles flight days. He was also very active in the Exchange Club of Sugar Land until his illness prevented his participation. He was also very proud of his membership in the Sons of the American Revolution.
Jack and May greatly appreciated the support and care given to them during Jack’s illness. Thank you to all of his Exchange Club friends and neighbors who visited often with goodies and watermelon. Thank you, too, to the hospice and many great caregivers.
Jack’s services will be on Tuesday, July 11: • 9–9:45 AM visitation & 10 –10:30 AM graveside (Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Home & Cemetery, 12800 Westheimer, Houston, 77077) • 11 AM Celebration of Jack’s Life (Chapel at the First United Methodist Church Westchase Campus, 10570 Westpark Drive, Houston 77042).
Pallbearers will be Shawn Christopher, Phillip Birtcher, Dakota Mills, Joe Whitenton, Blake Boldt, and Jeff Minarcik.
Honorary Pallbearers will be the members of the Exchange Club of Sugar Land, Jackie Mills, Tommy Waldrip, Tim Birtcher, Bruce Mills, Jim Boldt, Dan Boldt, Dr. Tom Pearson, Dr. Don Morgan, and Mike Smith.
In lieu of flowers, consider making a donation to the Exchange Club of Sugar Land (https://www.ecsl.org/) or the First United Methodist Church of Houston (https://www.fmhouston.com/give/).
Jack graduated from The University of Texas Dental School in 1964. In later years, he taught pharmacology there at dental school on his off. He became a well-known dentist in the Sharpstown area, where he practiced dentistry for 47 years. He loved his patients and would always take the extra time to visit with them.
Jack is survived by his wife of 49 years, May Belle; his daughters Kim Birtcher (Tim), Kelle Mills (Bruce), and Kyla Crumbly. He is predeceased by his son, Kraig. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Shawn Christopher, Phillip Birtcher, Jackie Mills, Dakota Mills (Kassy), and Misty Whitenton (Joe); his great-grandson, Thomas Arthur Whitenton; his step-sons Jim Boldt (Cheryl) and Dan Boldt (Peggy); plus grandchildren Jenna Charlton (children James and Trenton), Jordan Waldrip (Tommy and their children Brooks and Truett), Blake Boldt (Ashley and their children Lana, Cade, and Ava), and Kara Minarcik (Jeff and their children Brooklyn and Brody), Kari Eschmann (her children Robbie Eschmann and his wife, Sarah, and son, Layton; and Riley Eschmann). He was very close to a special niece, Martha K. Williams and nephew, Graham Johnson.
Jack had a servant’s heart. He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church, where he served in many leadership roles (President of the Adelphi Class, President of the Adult Bible Hour Sunday School, Chairman of the Board). He was also active in the EAA 744, where he served as President and enjoyed helping with the Young Eagles flight days. He was also very active in the Exchange Club of Sugar Land until his illness prevented his participation. He was also very proud of his membership in the Sons of the American Revolution.
Jack and May greatly appreciated the support and care given to them during Jack’s illness. Thank you to all of his Exchange Club friends and neighbors who visited often with goodies and watermelon. Thank you, too, to the hospice and many great caregivers.
Jack’s services will be on Tuesday, July 11: • 9–9:45 AM visitation & 10 –10:30 AM graveside (Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Home & Cemetery, 12800 Westheimer, Houston, 77077) • 11 AM Celebration of Jack’s Life (Chapel at the First United Methodist Church Westchase Campus, 10570 Westpark Drive, Houston 77042).
Pallbearers will be Shawn Christopher, Phillip Birtcher, Dakota Mills, Joe Whitenton, Blake Boldt, and Jeff Minarcik.
Honorary Pallbearers will be the members of the Exchange Club of Sugar Land, Jackie Mills, Tommy Waldrip, Tim Birtcher, Bruce Mills, Jim Boldt, Dan Boldt, Dr. Tom Pearson, Dr. Don Morgan, and Mike Smith.
In lieu of flowers, consider making a donation to the Exchange Club of Sugar Land (https://www.ecsl.org/) or the First United Methodist Church of Houston (https://www.fmhouston.com/give/).
VIRGIL (Pops) POE, 96, of Houston, Texas, passed away Friday, July 1, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.
Virgil was an only child born to Loyd and Elsie Poe in Mansfield, Arkansas on June 28, 1926. He grew up in Aurora, Missouri, and Portsmouth, Iowa, where his father was a banker. Virgil played the trumpet and drums at Harlan High School and was voted "wisest" in his graduating class.
The day after he turned 18 yrs. old, he received his induction papers to report for duty in the U.S. Army. He was sent overseas in the fall of 1944 and served in Belgium, Germany, and France during World War II. He attained the rank of Tech Sergeant. He later was stationed in Ft. Hood and met Dorrace Hill at an evening worship service at the Church of Christ in Temple. They married in 1946 and were married for 73 years.
After their marriage, Virgil and Dorrace moved to Harlan, Iowa, where he bought a DX service station. He later decided to go to college at Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas. He received his bachelor's degree in physics and math with a minor in Bible. While he was in college in Abilene, he was hired by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and began climbing poles and installing telephones.
The family moved to Dallas, Texas, and he began working as an electrical engineer for the telephone company, where he worked for over 40 years. He was transferred back and forth to Houston and St. Louis several times. He worked on his master's degree at Washington University in St. Louis and spoke on behalf of Bell Labs to many organizations throughout the years to show the latest advances in laser and communication technology. When he was in college, he began preaching to Church of Christ congregations who didn't have full-time ministers. He continued this practice for many years.
Virgil was a faithful member of the Memorial Church of Christ, since 1959. He was an elder and taught many Bible classes throughout the years. He enjoyed playing the guitar, traveling all over the world with Dorrace, being with his family, and studying the Bible.
Virgil is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Dorrace, and his parents, Loyd and Elsie Poe. He is survived by his daughter, Jayne Poe Massey, of Jersey Village, Texas; son, former Congressman Ted Poe and wife, Carol; eight grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.
A private family graveside committal service will be in Temple, Texas at Hillcrest Cemetery. A public celebration of his life will be at the Memorial Church of Christ, Houston, Texas, on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. with visitation at 10:00. In Lieu of Flowers, memorial donations can be made in Mr. Poe's name to African Christian College, P.0.B. 80036, Austin, TX 78708.
Virgil was an only child born to Loyd and Elsie Poe in Mansfield, Arkansas on June 28, 1926. He grew up in Aurora, Missouri, and Portsmouth, Iowa, where his father was a banker. Virgil played the trumpet and drums at Harlan High School and was voted "wisest" in his graduating class.
The day after he turned 18 yrs. old, he received his induction papers to report for duty in the U.S. Army. He was sent overseas in the fall of 1944 and served in Belgium, Germany, and France during World War II. He attained the rank of Tech Sergeant. He later was stationed in Ft. Hood and met Dorrace Hill at an evening worship service at the Church of Christ in Temple. They married in 1946 and were married for 73 years.
After their marriage, Virgil and Dorrace moved to Harlan, Iowa, where he bought a DX service station. He later decided to go to college at Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas. He received his bachelor's degree in physics and math with a minor in Bible. While he was in college in Abilene, he was hired by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and began climbing poles and installing telephones.
The family moved to Dallas, Texas, and he began working as an electrical engineer for the telephone company, where he worked for over 40 years. He was transferred back and forth to Houston and St. Louis several times. He worked on his master's degree at Washington University in St. Louis and spoke on behalf of Bell Labs to many organizations throughout the years to show the latest advances in laser and communication technology. When he was in college, he began preaching to Church of Christ congregations who didn't have full-time ministers. He continued this practice for many years.
Virgil was a faithful member of the Memorial Church of Christ, since 1959. He was an elder and taught many Bible classes throughout the years. He enjoyed playing the guitar, traveling all over the world with Dorrace, being with his family, and studying the Bible.
Virgil is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Dorrace, and his parents, Loyd and Elsie Poe. He is survived by his daughter, Jayne Poe Massey, of Jersey Village, Texas; son, former Congressman Ted Poe and wife, Carol; eight grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.
A private family graveside committal service will be in Temple, Texas at Hillcrest Cemetery. A public celebration of his life will be at the Memorial Church of Christ, Houston, Texas, on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. with visitation at 10:00. In Lieu of Flowers, memorial donations can be made in Mr. Poe's name to African Christian College, P.0.B. 80036, Austin, TX 78708.
OLIVER THOMAS COCHRAN SR., 89, a native Houstonian, passed away peacefully in his home to join his Father in Heaven on May 22, 2020.
Oliver was delivered on March 8, 1931 by his Grandfather Dr. J. T. Oliver and was the first baby delivered in his Grandfather's newly owned Parkview Hospital on Harrisburg. Years later Oliver and his Father established Parkview Pharmacy across the street from the hospital, where Oliver worked as the pharmacist, his Mother ran the soda fountain and his Father was the accountant. They went on to run 6 more pharmacies in the greater Houston area.
Oliver attended Park Place Elementary, San Marcos Academy, Deady Junior High School, Stephen F. Austin High School, University of Texas and received the Merck Award for scholarship and his Pharmacy Degree from the University of Houston in 1953. At Stephen F. Austin he was the football team quarterback, track manager, on the swimming team and voted Most Popular Senior. Most important of all is that is where he met his high school sweetheart and future bride, Dorothy Jean Gideon. Published by Houston Chronicle on Jul. 10, 2022.
Oliver attended Park Place Elementary, San Marcos Academy, Deady Junior High School, Stephen F. Austin High School, University of Texas and received the Merck Award for scholarship and his Pharmacy Degree from the University of Houston in 1953. At Stephen F. Austin he was the football team quarterback, track manager, on the swimming team and voted Most Popular Senior. Most important of all is that is where he met his high school sweetheart and future bride, Dorothy Jean Gideon. Published by Houston Chronicle on Jul. 10, 2022.
Dr JOE M MOODY Joe Marshall Moody, M.D. went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 3, 2020. He passed away peacefully at home, in College Station, Brazos County, Texas, with his wife and daughter by his side. He was born at home in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, on August 3, 1924, to Dr. Alexander Harris Moody and Mary "Madie" Madison Tipton Moody. As the youngest child, he grew up with one sister and three brothers and attended local Dyersburg schools. By profession of faith, in the Lord Jesus Christ, he was baptized at the First Baptist Church of Dyersburg at age eleven on May 12, 1935. After graduating high school in 1942, he attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville for pre-med and after 3 years, entered medical school at The University of Tennessee at Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. He married his high school sweetheart, Nan Vaughn, on September 23, 1945. After graduating from medical school in 1947, he was an intern at Wayne County General Hospital in Eloise, Michigan. In July 1949, he practiced general medicine for two years with his brother in Dyersburg, Tennessee.
On September 1, 1951, he joined the US Army Medical Corps as a 1ST Lieutenant. He was stationed at Fort Gordon, Augusta, Georgia, and was sent to Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. Soon after, he was deployed to Korea, where he served as a Medical Officer General during the Korean War. He returned to the United States with an honorable discharge in August 1953. He received the Combat Medical Badge, the Bronze Star Medal, and other military awards.
Upon returning from Korea, he attended a radiology residency at Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He moved to Houston, Texas, in 1955, and completed a residency at MD Anderson Hospital and also became a member of Houston's First Baptist Church. From July 1956-March 1957, he was a radiologist at Citizen's Memorial Hospital in Victoria, Texas. He returned to Houston and formed a partnership of Drs. Jester, Cox and Moody. At that time, they were associated with Memorial Baptist Hospital in downtown Houston. He went to Japan as a missionary in 1963, to help begin a ministry and start a Baptist church. In 1970, he and his partners became known as Memorial Radiology Associates (MRA). In 1971, he lost his first wife Nan Vaughn Moody. Through a dear friend, he met, and later married, Phyllis June Vaughan, on January 28, 1973, who loved and helped raise his three boys. In 1978, his only daughter, Dora Allison Moody, was born.
In December of 1995, he retired from MRA after many years as a diagnostic radiologist and radiation oncologist. He was honored by the Texas Medical Association, in June 2005, for giving 50 years of service to medicine in the state of Texas, and was a Fellow of the American College of Radiologist.
He was a member of Houston's First Baptist Church for 65 years, where he taught Sunday school and Royal Ambassadors to young men. He was a mentor to foreign-born students and active in the church's deaf community. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and Sons of Confederate Veterans. As a member of the Texas Radiological Society, he attended the annual meeting for 60 years. He recently became a member of the Brazos Valley A's Model A Club because of his 1931 Model A. His faith in God, his family, and his friends were his most important treasures. He will always be remembered for his gentleness, integrity, generosity, and the loving-kindness he showed for each patient. With a passion for education, he graciously and generously gave to his family, friends, and those in need, to support their educational goals. His hobbies were playing the piano, making chocolate candy, and researching his family tree, which included traveling the world. He had a sweet tooth for desserts, especially ice cream.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Mary Sue Moody Moore and Alexander Harris Moody, Jr.; siblings, Preston Tipton Moody and John Burton Moody, M.D.; his late wife, Mary Ella "Nan" Vaughn Moody; and several nephews and a niece.
He is survived by his dedicated wife of 47 years, Phyllis June Vaughan Moody; his sons, Joe Marshall "Mark" Moody, Jr., M.D. of San Antonio, Texas, William "Bill" Terry Moody of New York City, New York, and David Tipton Moody, M.D. of Charlottesville, Virginia; daughter, Dora Allison Moody Ball of College Station, Texas; along with their spouses. PawPaw will be missed by his eight grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren; along with nieces and nephews; extended family, many friends, and a dear Japanese exchange student "daughter" Kaori Yamashita Tokuda.
On September 1, 1951, he joined the US Army Medical Corps as a 1ST Lieutenant. He was stationed at Fort Gordon, Augusta, Georgia, and was sent to Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. Soon after, he was deployed to Korea, where he served as a Medical Officer General during the Korean War. He returned to the United States with an honorable discharge in August 1953. He received the Combat Medical Badge, the Bronze Star Medal, and other military awards.
Upon returning from Korea, he attended a radiology residency at Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He moved to Houston, Texas, in 1955, and completed a residency at MD Anderson Hospital and also became a member of Houston's First Baptist Church. From July 1956-March 1957, he was a radiologist at Citizen's Memorial Hospital in Victoria, Texas. He returned to Houston and formed a partnership of Drs. Jester, Cox and Moody. At that time, they were associated with Memorial Baptist Hospital in downtown Houston. He went to Japan as a missionary in 1963, to help begin a ministry and start a Baptist church. In 1970, he and his partners became known as Memorial Radiology Associates (MRA). In 1971, he lost his first wife Nan Vaughn Moody. Through a dear friend, he met, and later married, Phyllis June Vaughan, on January 28, 1973, who loved and helped raise his three boys. In 1978, his only daughter, Dora Allison Moody, was born.
In December of 1995, he retired from MRA after many years as a diagnostic radiologist and radiation oncologist. He was honored by the Texas Medical Association, in June 2005, for giving 50 years of service to medicine in the state of Texas, and was a Fellow of the American College of Radiologist.
He was a member of Houston's First Baptist Church for 65 years, where he taught Sunday school and Royal Ambassadors to young men. He was a mentor to foreign-born students and active in the church's deaf community. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and Sons of Confederate Veterans. As a member of the Texas Radiological Society, he attended the annual meeting for 60 years. He recently became a member of the Brazos Valley A's Model A Club because of his 1931 Model A. His faith in God, his family, and his friends were his most important treasures. He will always be remembered for his gentleness, integrity, generosity, and the loving-kindness he showed for each patient. With a passion for education, he graciously and generously gave to his family, friends, and those in need, to support their educational goals. His hobbies were playing the piano, making chocolate candy, and researching his family tree, which included traveling the world. He had a sweet tooth for desserts, especially ice cream.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Mary Sue Moody Moore and Alexander Harris Moody, Jr.; siblings, Preston Tipton Moody and John Burton Moody, M.D.; his late wife, Mary Ella "Nan" Vaughn Moody; and several nephews and a niece.
He is survived by his dedicated wife of 47 years, Phyllis June Vaughan Moody; his sons, Joe Marshall "Mark" Moody, Jr., M.D. of San Antonio, Texas, William "Bill" Terry Moody of New York City, New York, and David Tipton Moody, M.D. of Charlottesville, Virginia; daughter, Dora Allison Moody Ball of College Station, Texas; along with their spouses. PawPaw will be missed by his eight grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren; along with nieces and nephews; extended family, many friends, and a dear Japanese exchange student "daughter" Kaori Yamashita Tokuda.
LEWIS LAWRENCE MANGUM, JR
Lewis Lawrence Mangum, Jr. died peacefully in his home on February 13, 2020 in Pearland, Texas at the age of 83. Lewis was an only child, born January 4, 1937 to Lewis Mangum, Sr. and Bernadine Crawley Mangum in Oxford, Mississippi and was raised in Kosciusko, Mississippi.He started his college career at Ole Miss and finished his Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Houston. He married LaVerne Michalka in 1958 in Cameron, Texas. They raised 3 children in Sharpstown. Lewis enjoyed being a little league coach and was very active in all his children’s activities. He and LaVerne enjoyed 37 years of marriage until her death in 1995.
Lewis worked 34 years for the Houston Oilers and also for owner K.S. Bud Adams, Jr.’s ADA Oil Company finishing with the title of Director of Business Operations. From 1961-65, Lewis was an Accounting Supervisor for ADA before moving over to the Oilers in 1966. He served as Business Manager for the Oilers until he left in 1983. From 1983-85, Lewis was the Director of Operations for the Houston Gamblers of the USFL. Lewis returned to the Oilers in 1989. When the Oilers moved to Tennessee in 1997, he continued working from his home in Pearland for the team rather than moving to Nashville. During the hectic 1997 season, he coordinated and attended “road trips” for all 16 games that season. Lewis retired in 1998 to spend time with his grandchildren, golfing, and playing dominoes with his friends.
In 2006, Lewis married Norma Jean Homuth and enjoyed 7 wonderful years until her death in 2012. They enjoyed traveling and were very active members in their church at First United Methodist Church in Pearland, Texas. For the last 7 years, Lewis enjoyed a loving relationship with his best friend, Linda Yeager of Pearland, Texas.
Lewis was preceded in death by LaVerne Mangum, Norma Jean Homuth Mangum, and Grigory Raymond Broome. He is survived by his twin daughters Lucy Mangum Dio and Laura Mangum Broome and husband Kelly of San Antonio, Texas and his son Lewis (Larry) Mangum, III and wife Vicki of Friendswood, Texas.
Lewis will be truly missed by his grandchildren: Evelyn and Austin Dio, Zachary and Jared Mangum, and Justin Broome. The celebration of life service will be at the First United Methodist Church Pearland, 2314 N. Grand Blvd., Pearland, Texas 77581 on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. A reception will follow at the church.
BRYAN JAY CANNON The Reverend Doctor Bryan Jay Cannon, aged 90, passed away on July 8, 2019.
B. Jay, as Bryan was known in his adult years, was born April 10, 1929 in Dixon, Illinois where he received his early schooling. He was active in sports from grade school through graduate school, lettering in three sports.
He attended Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, studying engineering his freshman year, and received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa in 1951. B. Jay received his Master of Divinity on May 4, 1954 from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois.
Three days later, he married the love of his life, Phyllis Jean Paul of Chicago, whom he met as a student minister to youth at the United Church of Hyde Park where she was an active member.
They subsequently had four children, Jeffrey, Cathy, Cynthia, and Craig.B. Jay did graduate work on a Master in Clinical Education at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In addition, he studied at Oxford University in Oxford, England. His Presbyterian pastorates were in Waterman and Hillside, Illinois; Bethlehem and Washington, Pennsylvania; and Houston (Clear Lake), Texas. He was recognized as Pastor Emeritus at Clear Lake Presbyterian Church, Houston, Texas after 16 years as Senior Pastor there, then served as Interim Pastor at St. John’s Presbyterian Church and as Parish Associate at Grace Presbyterian Church, all in Houston, Texas. He was active in the Presbytery and Synod and served as commissioner to the Presbyterian General Assembly. He was a popular speaker at spiritual renewal conferences and traveled extensively.
B. Jay was tremendously talented and influential in how he touched lives. He was a poet, an author, an artist, a preacher, a counselor, an advocate, and a friend to so many. He played the harmonica and had a wonderful sense of humor, always delivering jokes with perfection. Anyone who met B. Jay knew within moments that this was a special man, connected to God in a profound way. Through his ministry and his relationships, B. Jay was instrumental in helping others develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Dr. Cannon served widely on organizations of his denomination and communities in which he lived, such as on a citizens’ advisory committee of a county planning commission and the development of the Volunteers of Probation Agency for a local court probation department. He chaired the Washington County, Pennsylvania heart fund and chaired a Rotary Club’s International Relations Committee, instigating a sister city program with a city in Nicaragua. He had also been a member of Kiwanis. The Samaritan Counseling Center of Clear Lake that he helped establish, where he served on the board of directors, named its pastoral counseling program the Bryan J. Cannon Institute of Pastoral Counseling in his honor. B. Jay was on the board of Big Brothers of Fort Bend County, Texas; the Faith at Work board; the St. John’s Hospital Board of Councilors; the Texas Impact board; and was president of the Fort Bend County Genealogical Society. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution with several patriots in his ancestry, the First Families of America, the Winthrop Society, and the Descendants of Colonial Clergy. He was listed in Who’s Who in Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Phyllis, were members of the Heritage Society of the University of Dubuque, supporting a scholarship for a student of a single parent family.
With a deep concern for the environment and a love of nature and animals, B. Jay was a long-time supporter of the Cousteau Society, the Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy, and the World Wildlife Fund.
In retirement, he continued to preach and teach, learned to sail, snow ski, paint ceramics, and make pottery, which, in addition to wire sculpture, were his hobbies. He sold a number of pieces of his art; the art department of San Jacinto College bought one of his pieces of pottery for its permanent collection.
Dr. Cannon was his family’s genealogist for over 20 years, publishing his and Phyllis’s family histories. Writing over his forty-year career, he published multiple books in the genres of spiritual guidance, fiction, and poetry. He also authored children’s books named for his grandchildren. B. Jay was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Phyllis. He is survived by son Jeff and Paige Cannon of Austin, Texas; daughter Cathy Cannon Greenbaum of Clearwater, Florida; daughter Cindy Cannon Albert and Steve Albert of Houston, Texas; son Craig Cannon of San Antonio, Texas; and grandchildren Michael and Sylvia Cannon, Taylor Greenbaum, Virginia and Warren Albert, and Alexander and Elizabeth Cannon.
B. Jay, as Bryan was known in his adult years, was born April 10, 1929 in Dixon, Illinois where he received his early schooling. He was active in sports from grade school through graduate school, lettering in three sports.
He attended Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, studying engineering his freshman year, and received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa in 1951. B. Jay received his Master of Divinity on May 4, 1954 from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois.
Three days later, he married the love of his life, Phyllis Jean Paul of Chicago, whom he met as a student minister to youth at the United Church of Hyde Park where she was an active member.
They subsequently had four children, Jeffrey, Cathy, Cynthia, and Craig.
B. Jay was tremendously talented and influential in how he touched lives. He was a poet, an author, an artist, a preacher, a counselor, an advocate, and a friend to so many. He played the harmonica and had a wonderful sense of humor, always delivering jokes with perfection. Anyone who met B. Jay knew within moments that this was a special man, connected to God in a profound way. Through his ministry and his relationships, B. Jay was instrumental in helping others develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Dr. Cannon served widely on organizations of his denomination and communities in which he lived, such as on a citizens’ advisory committee of a county planning commission and the development of the Volunteers of Probation Agency for a local court probation department. He chaired the Washington County, Pennsylvania heart fund and chaired a Rotary Club’s International Relations Committee, instigating a sister city program with a city in Nicaragua. He had also been a member of Kiwanis. The Samaritan Counseling Center of Clear Lake that he helped establish, where he served on the board of directors, named its pastoral counseling program the Bryan J. Cannon Institute of Pastoral Counseling in his honor. B. Jay was on the board of Big Brothers of Fort Bend County, Texas; the Faith at Work board; the St. John’s Hospital Board of Councilors; the Texas Impact board; and was president of the Fort Bend County Genealogical Society. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution with several patriots in his ancestry, the First Families of America, the Winthrop Society, and the Descendants of Colonial Clergy. He was listed in Who’s Who in Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Phyllis, were members of the Heritage Society of the University of Dubuque, supporting a scholarship for a student of a single parent family.
With a deep concern for the environment and a love of nature and animals, B. Jay was a long-time supporter of the Cousteau Society, the Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy, and the World Wildlife Fund.
In retirement, he continued to preach and teach, learned to sail, snow ski, paint ceramics, and make pottery, which, in addition to wire sculpture, were his hobbies. He sold a number of pieces of his art; the art department of San Jacinto College bought one of his pieces of pottery for its permanent collection.
Dr. Cannon was his family’s genealogist for over 20 years, publishing his and Phyllis’s family histories. Writing over his forty-year career, he published multiple books in the genres of spiritual guidance, fiction, and poetry. He also authored children’s books named for his grandchildren. B. Jay was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Phyllis. He is survived by son Jeff and Paige Cannon of Austin, Texas; daughter Cathy Cannon Greenbaum of Clearwater, Florida; daughter Cindy Cannon Albert and Steve Albert of Houston, Texas; son Craig Cannon of San Antonio, Texas; and grandchildren Michael and Sylvia Cannon, Taylor Greenbaum, Virginia and Warren Albert, and Alexander and Elizabeth Cannon.
GUSTAVE ANTOINE MISTROT, III 88, died on Thursday, November 16, 2017. He was born at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Houston on May 16, 1929, the only child of Gustave Antoine Mistrot, Jr. and Emily Helene Marion Kirlicks Mistrot.
He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Bernice Bell Mistrot; his brother-in-law, Fred Bell and wife Lynne; nieces Alison and Stephanie Bell; his only surviving first cousin, Larry Schofield; and numerous more distant cousins in the Mistrot, Patout, Kirlicks, and Thomas families.
Gus was salutatorian of the St. Thomas High School Class of 1946 and a petroleum engineering graduate of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, Class of 1950, where he lettered in fencing. He had a lifelong devotion to both institutions, and was always grateful for the education and discipline provided by the Basilian Fathers and the Aggie Corps of Cadets
His first job upon graduation was with the Railroad Commission of Texas, followed by several energy companies; he retired from Conoco in 1994. A Legion of Honor Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, he was named a Distinguished Member of that organization in 1987 for his many years of volunteer work on the national petroleum engineering licensing exam.
Always devoted to his Catholic faith, he was a 68-year member of the Knights of Columbus, a charter member of Council 3205 of College Station, Past Grand Knight of both Council 3279 of Sinton and Council 803 of Houston (of which his namesake grandfather was Grand Knight in 1909), and a member of Msgr. George A. Wilhelm Fourth Degree Assembly 1094. He was a member of St. John Vianney parish for 33 years.
After his marriage to Bernice on September 3, 1984, they began researching his family history and became active in Concerned Citizens for Washington Cemetery Care, Inc. and its successor, Washington Cemetery Historic Trust. He served on the boards of CCWCC and WCHT for 31 years, the last 14 years as President of WCHT.
Gus was also a proud member of the Sons of the American Revolution, Robert Rankin and Alexander Hodge chapters; General Society of the War of 1812, Zachary Taylor chapter; Sons of the Republic of Texas, San Jacinto chapter; Sons of Confederate Veterans, Albert Sidney Johnston camp, and the Military Order of the Stars and Bars, Texas chapter. He was recently honored by the Texas Society SAR for his work over the last 15 years to mark the graves of 200 veterans of the War Between the States who are buried in Washington, Glenwood, and Magnolia cemeteries in Houston.
Gus wishes to thank all of the skilled and compassionate doctors, nurses, therapists, and other medical personnel who have aided him over the last several years with a variety of high tech interventions and implants. Special thanks to his cardiologist, Dr. Anil Odhav, who extended his life by nearly 15 years. As Gus often observed, “With apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan, I Am the Very Model of a Modern Medical Miracle.”
He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Bernice Bell Mistrot; his brother-in-law, Fred Bell and wife Lynne; nieces Alison and Stephanie Bell; his only surviving first cousin, Larry Schofield; and numerous more distant cousins in the Mistrot, Patout, Kirlicks, and Thomas families.
Gus was salutatorian of the St. Thomas High School Class of 1946 and a petroleum engineering graduate of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, Class of 1950, where he lettered in fencing. He had a lifelong devotion to both institutions, and was always grateful for the education and discipline provided by the Basilian Fathers and the Aggie Corps of Cadets
His first job upon graduation was with the Railroad Commission of Texas, followed by several energy companies; he retired from Conoco in 1994. A Legion of Honor Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, he was named a Distinguished Member of that organization in 1987 for his many years of volunteer work on the national petroleum engineering licensing exam.
Always devoted to his Catholic faith, he was a 68-year member of the Knights of Columbus, a charter member of Council 3205 of College Station, Past Grand Knight of both Council 3279 of Sinton and Council 803 of Houston (of which his namesake grandfather was Grand Knight in 1909), and a member of Msgr. George A. Wilhelm Fourth Degree Assembly 1094. He was a member of St. John Vianney parish for 33 years.
After his marriage to Bernice on September 3, 1984, they began researching his family history and became active in Concerned Citizens for Washington Cemetery Care, Inc. and its successor, Washington Cemetery Historic Trust. He served on the boards of CCWCC and WCHT for 31 years, the last 14 years as President of WCHT.
Gus was also a proud member of the Sons of the American Revolution, Robert Rankin and Alexander Hodge chapters; General Society of the War of 1812, Zachary Taylor chapter; Sons of the Republic of Texas, San Jacinto chapter; Sons of Confederate Veterans, Albert Sidney Johnston camp, and the Military Order of the Stars and Bars, Texas chapter. He was recently honored by the Texas Society SAR for his work over the last 15 years to mark the graves of 200 veterans of the War Between the States who are buried in Washington, Glenwood, and Magnolia cemeteries in Houston.
Gus wishes to thank all of the skilled and compassionate doctors, nurses, therapists, and other medical personnel who have aided him over the last several years with a variety of high tech interventions and implants. Special thanks to his cardiologist, Dr. Anil Odhav, who extended his life by nearly 15 years. As Gus often observed, “With apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan, I Am the Very Model of a Modern Medical Miracle.”
TAYLOR MARSHALL WHICHARD, JR. of Missouri City, Texas passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Saturday, July 29th, 2017 at the age of 81. Marshall was born June 24, 1936, in Los Angeles, California to Helen Ewing Whichard and Taylor Marshall Whichard, Sr. He was preceded by his parents and a baby brother, Harvey Curtis Whichard. He is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of 61 years, Mary True; his sons Trey and wife Jill, Mark "Buck" and wife Elizabeth and Brad "Bear;" his grandchildren Taylor and wife Justinne, Jessica "JJ," Bradley, Blake and his mother, Kim Whichard. Marshall is also survived by three great grandsons Gaige, Myatt and Rylan. Marshall was a proud Aggie, having been recruited to Texas A&M to play football by Paul "Bear" Bryant. He was a Korean War veteran and was especially proud of his service to his country in the U. S. Marine Corps. After retiring in 1992 from a career in Law Enforcement, serving the communities of Fort Bend, Harris and Montgomery counties, he founded a well-respected Private Investigative business, T. Marshall Consultant, which he continued to operate along with his son until ultimately retiring in 2010. Following his retirement, Marshall remained dedicated to his life-long commitment of public service. Marshall has been a member of the Sugar Land First United Methodist Church since 1994, transferring from First United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas. One of his greatest joys was attending the Thursday morning men's Bible Study Group. As a member of the Sugar Land Masonic Lodge #1141, Marshall was a 32nd degree Mason and a Master Mason for over 50 years. He was also a York Rite Mason, serving with the Royal Arch Masons, Royal and Select Masters and the Commandery Knights Templar in Lufkin, Texas. As a Shriner, Marshall served for many years in various activities of the Shrine. Marshall was member and past president of the Sugar Land Rotary Club and was Assistant Governor for Rotary District 5890. He was twice named Rotarian of the Year and is a member of the Sugar Land Rotary Hall of Fame. He was a member and past Chairman of the Fort Bend Family YMCA's Board and was recognized in 2002 as their Volunteer of the Year. Marshall embraced the responsibility of being a positive role model in the lives of young people. He was president of the Lufkin Chapter of the Boy Scouts of America, president of the Windsor Village Little League, president of the Stafford/Missouri City Youth All-Play Football program, a volunteer and coach for the South Main Mustang youth football and Stafford/Missouri City little league programs. He also volunteered his time as a coach and mentor for St. Matthew's Lutheran School in Houston, Texas. Early in his Law Enforcement Career, Marshall was recognized as the 100 Club Rookie of the Year and later, as a detective with the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, was again honored by the 100 Club as Outstanding Officer of the Year for Fort Bend County. Marshall continued to serve the Law Enforcement community in Fort Bend County as one of the founding members and past president of Behind the Badge Charities, benefitting the families of Fort Bend County's first responders injured or killed in the line of duty. Marshall served on the advisory board for the University of Houston's Law Enforcement Academy, where he was an adjunct professor. Marshall was also a proud patriotic member and past president of the Texas Society of the Son's of the American Revolution.
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JOHN EDWARD HOOVER passed away on April 25th 2017. John was a proud and devoted member of numerous heritage societies and organizations, and had served as an officer in several. Among them, he served as the Commander of the Texas Chapter of the Military Order of the Stars and Bars, and as Chaplain of the Alexander Hodge Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. He was also a member of the Albert Sidney Johnston Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the Descendants of Mexican War Veterans, the General Society of the War of 1812, and the Huguenot Society. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Historical Heritage Corporation, and was the 2009 Chairman of the Southern Heritage Ball.
John was a native Texan, born in Denison, Grayson County, graduating from Denison High School, where he was named a Distinguished Alumnus in 2007. He was a graduate of Texas A & M University, earning a BS degree in Electrical Engineering. After graduation, he worked for several years at the Federal Aviation Agency. In 1964, he was employed by the National Aeronautic and Space Administration in Houston, where he retired in 2001. During his tenure at NASA, he was involved in every program of that era, including Gemini, Apollo, Spacelab, Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station.
As a highlight of his distinguished career, John received The Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded to the Apollo 13 Flight Operations Team, and the Manned Space Center Superior Achievement Award for his outstanding performance as Prime Recovery Coordinator during the flight of Apollo 13. A motion picture was later produced, entitled “Apollo 13,” which told the true story of the flight and the remarkable recovery of the astronauts and the spacecraft. Before his retirement, John was also awarded the Johnson Space Center Certificate of Commendation, the highest honor bestowed by the JSC.
John was also involved in the affairs of his neighborhood and served as president of the community association; and he was also a founding member and served on the Board of Directors of his volunteer fire department.
John Edward Hoover was a remarkable gentleman, devoted to his family, his profession, his church, and his heritage. All who knew him knew a fine and faithful man of great warmth and humor, an unassuming man of quiet dignity and humility.
John was a native Texan, born in Denison, Grayson County, graduating from Denison High School, where he was named a Distinguished Alumnus in 2007. He was a graduate of Texas A & M University, earning a BS degree in Electrical Engineering. After graduation, he worked for several years at the Federal Aviation Agency. In 1964, he was employed by the National Aeronautic and Space Administration in Houston, where he retired in 2001. During his tenure at NASA, he was involved in every program of that era, including Gemini, Apollo, Spacelab, Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station.
As a highlight of his distinguished career, John received The Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded to the Apollo 13 Flight Operations Team, and the Manned Space Center Superior Achievement Award for his outstanding performance as Prime Recovery Coordinator during the flight of Apollo 13. A motion picture was later produced, entitled “Apollo 13,” which told the true story of the flight and the remarkable recovery of the astronauts and the spacecraft. Before his retirement, John was also awarded the Johnson Space Center Certificate of Commendation, the highest honor bestowed by the JSC.
John was also involved in the affairs of his neighborhood and served as president of the community association; and he was also a founding member and served on the Board of Directors of his volunteer fire department.
John Edward Hoover was a remarkable gentleman, devoted to his family, his profession, his church, and his heritage. All who knew him knew a fine and faithful man of great warmth and humor, an unassuming man of quiet dignity and humility.
RICHARD CURTIS OSBORNE, beloved family man and friend, died on February 29, 2016.
A fifth generation Texan and native Houstonian, Curt was born December 9, 1941, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Houston. The oldest son of Richard and Ileeda (Collopy) Osborne, he grew up in Houston where he attended elementary school at Blessed Sacrament and Queen of Peace Catholic schools. He was among the first students in 1956 to attend the new Mount Carmel High School, graduating in 1960. Immediately following graduation, Curt enlisted in the U.S. Army. He spent a majority of his three year service in Germany, where he witnessed the construction of the Berlin Wall. Six months before being discharged, he purchased an engagement ring at the local PX and mailed it home to the love of his life, Peggy. They were married shortly after his return to Houston.
Curt’s natural ease with people, good business sense and personal charm made him a successful salesman in several industries: land sales, wholesale appliances, and eventually the watch industry where he worked for Seiko, Longines and Bulova watch companies. In 1991, he joined The Swatch Group as U.S. Vice President of its private label division, Endura. After his official retirement in 2003, he continued in the industry with his own company, Curt Osborne Enterprises. During his long career he traveled the world, always enjoying the adventure of each experience and gathering friends along the way.
Never a person to be idle, Curt lent his spare time to his parish in Sugar Land, was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 4204, was a volunteer for the Volunteer Services Council of Richmond State Supported Living Center and the USO. He also claimed his proud ancestry as a descendant of the heroes of this country and state, serving on the board of the Sons of the American Revolution, Alexander Hodge Chapter #49; served two consecutive terms as President of the Sons of the Republic of Texas, San Jacinto Chapter #1. He was commissioned by Governor Rick Perry as an Admiral in the Texas Navy, becoming the founding Commander of the Tom Toby Squadron of the Texas Navy. He recently qualified for membership in the General Society of the War of 1812. The sharing of history became his passion, working to recognize and honor the teachers of American and Texas History at local schools in Fort Bend County, his home for the past 34 years, and encouraging his children and grandchildren to own their heritage.
Curt was a strong man of faith and a stellar role model to his entire family and many friends. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Margaret (Peggy) Negrotto Osborne, son Scott Osborne (Tara) of Alpharetta, GA, daughters Karen Carr (Jay) of Sugar Land and Meg Pense (Jeff) of Jenks, OK, and eleven grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother Don Osborne (Carolyn), sister Anne Mueller (Mike), sisters-in-law, Marie (Mitchell) and Beth Negrotto, brother-in-law, Buddy Negrotto, and numerous nieces, nephews and grand nieces and nephews.
A fifth generation Texan and native Houstonian, Curt was born December 9, 1941, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Houston. The oldest son of Richard and Ileeda (Collopy) Osborne, he grew up in Houston where he attended elementary school at Blessed Sacrament and Queen of Peace Catholic schools. He was among the first students in 1956 to attend the new Mount Carmel High School, graduating in 1960. Immediately following graduation, Curt enlisted in the U.S. Army. He spent a majority of his three year service in Germany, where he witnessed the construction of the Berlin Wall. Six months before being discharged, he purchased an engagement ring at the local PX and mailed it home to the love of his life, Peggy. They were married shortly after his return to Houston.
Curt’s natural ease with people, good business sense and personal charm made him a successful salesman in several industries: land sales, wholesale appliances, and eventually the watch industry where he worked for Seiko, Longines and Bulova watch companies. In 1991, he joined The Swatch Group as U.S. Vice President of its private label division, Endura. After his official retirement in 2003, he continued in the industry with his own company, Curt Osborne Enterprises. During his long career he traveled the world, always enjoying the adventure of each experience and gathering friends along the way.
Never a person to be idle, Curt lent his spare time to his parish in Sugar Land, was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 4204, was a volunteer for the Volunteer Services Council of Richmond State Supported Living Center and the USO. He also claimed his proud ancestry as a descendant of the heroes of this country and state, serving on the board of the Sons of the American Revolution, Alexander Hodge Chapter #49; served two consecutive terms as President of the Sons of the Republic of Texas, San Jacinto Chapter #1. He was commissioned by Governor Rick Perry as an Admiral in the Texas Navy, becoming the founding Commander of the Tom Toby Squadron of the Texas Navy. He recently qualified for membership in the General Society of the War of 1812. The sharing of history became his passion, working to recognize and honor the teachers of American and Texas History at local schools in Fort Bend County, his home for the past 34 years, and encouraging his children and grandchildren to own their heritage.
Curt was a strong man of faith and a stellar role model to his entire family and many friends. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Margaret (Peggy) Negrotto Osborne, son Scott Osborne (Tara) of Alpharetta, GA, daughters Karen Carr (Jay) of Sugar Land and Meg Pense (Jeff) of Jenks, OK, and eleven grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother Don Osborne (Carolyn), sister Anne Mueller (Mike), sisters-in-law, Marie (Mitchell) and Beth Negrotto, brother-in-law, Buddy Negrotto, and numerous nieces, nephews and grand nieces and nephews.
JOSEPH FRANCIS BLOOMER born December 31, 1920 in Hackensack, New Jersey, died July 16, 2016 in Round Rock, TX. Joseph F. Bloomer, 95, a long time resident of Round Rock, Texas, joined his wife, Vera, in eternal rest at 5:23 am on the morning of July 16, 2016 at home with his children.
br />Joe was born in Hackensack, NJ on December 31, 1920. He married Vera Ruth Robins on June 14, 1945. Joe and Vera had 4 children.
Joe enjoyed playing golf and cards, especially Pinochle. He was also a life-long dog lover and owned many rescue dogs. Joe served his country for over 30 years, first in the Army and then in the Air Force.
He was a Prisoner of War in WWII, and in jest he often described this as being a guest of the German Government. He also served in Viet Nam. After retiring from the military, Joe worked for the City of Austin. In 1986 Joe and Vera started a service based in their home supplying food and necessities donated from the community churches to those in need.
Known as the Round Rock Area Serving Center, it is now located at 1099 E Main Street. Joe was a founding member of St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Joe became a member of the Knights of Columbus in 1955. While a 4th Degree member of the Knights, he served in various positions including Grand Knight, Faithful Navigator, and District Deputy.
Joe was active in Toastmasters and served as 15th Commander of the Capitol City Chapter of the American Ex-POWs. Joe was preceded in death by his wife, Vera Robins Bloomer on July 22, 2012; his parents; 1 brother and 4 sisters.
Survivors include 4 children: David Bloomer of Missouri City, TX; Diann Ringo of Brazil, IN; Thomas Bloomer of Jarrell, TX; and Frances Bloomer of Round Rock. Several grandchildren: David Ringo, Jena Ringo, Ryan Bloomer and Kayla Gustafsson (Stephen). Great grandchildren: Grace Ringo, Katharine Ringo, Makenzie Bloomer and Mila Gustafsson.
Joe enjoyed playing golf and cards, especially Pinochle. He was also a life-long dog lover and owned many rescue dogs. Joe served his country for over 30 years, first in the Army and then in the Air Force.
He was a Prisoner of War in WWII, and in jest he often described this as being a guest of the German Government. He also served in Viet Nam. After retiring from the military, Joe worked for the City of Austin. In 1986 Joe and Vera started a service based in their home supplying food and necessities donated from the community churches to those in need.
Known as the Round Rock Area Serving Center, it is now located at 1099 E Main Street. Joe was a founding member of St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Joe became a member of the Knights of Columbus in 1955. While a 4th Degree member of the Knights, he served in various positions including Grand Knight, Faithful Navigator, and District Deputy.
Joe was active in Toastmasters and served as 15th Commander of the Capitol City Chapter of the American Ex-POWs. Joe was preceded in death by his wife, Vera Robins Bloomer on July 22, 2012; his parents; 1 brother and 4 sisters.
Survivors include 4 children: David Bloomer of Missouri City, TX; Diann Ringo of Brazil, IN; Thomas Bloomer of Jarrell, TX; and Frances Bloomer of Round Rock. Several grandchildren: David Ringo, Jena Ringo, Ryan Bloomer and Kayla Gustafsson (Stephen). Great grandchildren: Grace Ringo, Katharine Ringo, Makenzie Bloomer and Mila Gustafsson.
NEIL PAUL CAMPBELL 66, born on January 16, 1950 passed away on May 20, 2016.
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He is survived by his wife, Carole, cousins, Elizabeth Blount and Mary Ferrer and their families, and 8 nieces and nephews, Nicholas Eisenhauer, Lynn Riegner, Terry Williams, James Eisenhauer and Dan Eisenhauer, Mark Miller, Ted Miller, Greg Miller and their spouses and families.
Always a Kentuckian at heart, this is where Joe's love for trains and dams, both near his home, and the Cincinnati Reds began. He yearned for education, took history classes and travelled the world. He loved to cook and baked thousands of loaves of bread, enjoyed by his family and friends.
Joe was a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and International Chlorine Institute. He was Treasurer of the Alexander Hodge, Chapter #49, Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church since moving to the Houston area 19 years ago. He served on the Finance Council and Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Team, helping many individuals prepare to enter the Catholic Church.
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ROSENBERY VIRGIL KEM ISAACKS was born on March 21, 1945 in San Angelo, Texas. He passed away on January 2, 2012 in Houston, Texas.
He was born in San Angelo, Texas on March 21, 1945, to Samuel E. Isaacks and Lucill Hargis Isaacks. He was an only child. He attended Water Valley High School where he graduated in a class of 12. He attended Howard Payne College where he received his Bachelor in Chemistry.
He worked as a paint chemist/formulator for various paint companies in the Houston area, working for Monarch Paint the longest. He married Carrie Hodges Dinges on June 26, 1993, at Long Point Baptist Church in Houston, Texas.
He was a member of the SRT (Sons of the Republic of Texas) and the SAR (Sons of the American Revolution). He is survived by his wife, Carrie; and three step-daughters, Michelle and Jared Selensky, Kelly and Ernie Holan and Stephanie Dinges. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at First Colony Bible Chapel in Sugar Land, Texas. Services are under the direction of Garmany and Carden Funeral Directors 1201 Fourth Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471 (281)342-4671.
He was born in San Angelo, Texas on March 21, 1945, to Samuel E. Isaacks and Lucill Hargis Isaacks. He was an only child. He attended Water Valley High School where he graduated in a class of 12. He attended Howard Payne College where he received his Bachelor in Chemistry.
He worked as a paint chemist/formulator for various paint companies in the Houston area, working for Monarch Paint the longest. He married Carrie Hodges Dinges on June 26, 1993, at Long Point Baptist Church in Houston, Texas.
He was a member of the SRT (Sons of the Republic of Texas) and the SAR (Sons of the American Revolution). He is survived by his wife, Carrie; and three step-daughters, Michelle and Jared Selensky, Kelly and Ernie Holan and Stephanie Dinges. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at First Colony Bible Chapel in Sugar Land, Texas. Services are under the direction of Garmany and Carden Funeral Directors 1201 Fourth Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471 (281)342-4671.
WALTER SHEPPARD MCMEANS, age 83, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 23, 2012, in Sugar Land, Texas, where he lived for 47 years. Walter was born May 26, 1929, in Birmingham, Alabama. Later the McMeans family moved to Houston, where he attended Lanier Junior High and Lamar High School, graduating in 1948. He graduated from the University of Houston in 1953.
He served two years in the U.S. Army as a Lieutenant in France and Germany where he met his wife Jane Anna Glauner who was teaching at the Stuttgart American Elementary School. Walter attended the University of Houston Law School at night and graduated in 1960 and passing the bar exam in July 1960. They were married in Springfield, PA that same year.
Walter was a founding member of the Alexander Hodge Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. His patriot was Charles Mynn Thurston who, as Colonel was in command of Thurston's Additional Continental Regiment.
In 1965 the family moved to Sugar Land, where Walter served on the Planning Commission, the City Council, and then as Mayor from 1984-1988. As Mayor, Walter had the lead role in shaping the foundation and current city limits of Sugar Land. He was instrumental in the annexation of the land along Hwy 59 South to Greatwood, preventing annexation by Houston. In 1986, Walter filed to run for the newly created County-Court-at-Law #2. He was elected as Judge of Fort Bend County Court at Law #2, where he served for 24 years, until his retirement in 2010.
Walter was an Eagle Scout. He was a member of the Fort Bend Archeological Society, the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce, the Fort Bend Exchange Club, Sugar Creek Rotary, the 100 Club of Fort Bend County, the VFW, the Optimist Club, Sons of the Confederacy, and was a life member of the Fort Bend County Fair Association. He served as a Director for CASA, and on the Board of Directors for the Gus George Lawn Enforcement Academy and the Fort Bend Museum Association.
Walter was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Luckett McMeans and Louise Sheppard McMeans. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Jane Glauner McMeans; sons, Jeffrey A. McMeans, and Gregory A. McMeans and his wife Marika;daughter, Suzanne Overstreet and her husband John; grandchildren, Mason, Christy, Alex, Trenton, and Bryce; and brother-in-law, George Glauner and his wife Sue.
Walter was a loving husband, devoted father, and caring grandfather, who will be missed greatly. His life was the "Law" and he worked tirelessly to ensure Fort Bend County had a respected, fair, even-handed judiciary. In some way, legal, political, educational, religious, economical, or marital, Walter has touched the lives of almost everyone in Fort Bend County.
HILDRETH S. TAYLOR, a member of the "Greatest Generation," passed away peacefully at home on September 18, 2012. He joined Gulf Atlantic Distribution Services in 1940, at that time a Houston based subsidiary of Anderson, Clayton & Co., where he eventually retired as President after forty years of service. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and also obtained a law degree.
Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife of seventy-one years, Betty Taylor; his two daughters, Diane Anderson and Vicki Taylor; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife of seventy-one years, Betty Taylor; his two daughters, Diane Anderson and Vicki Taylor; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
ROBERT "BOB" BENTON LEWIS, 87, passed away on February 20, 2011. He is preceded in death by his parents, David and Ida Lewis; four brothers and one sister. He was born in 1923 near Camden/Corrigan, Texas. He is survived by his loving wife, Dolores Lewis; sons, Robert Lewis Jr and his wife, Abby, Nate Lewis and his wife, Amy, John Lewis; grandchildren, Carrie, Ginny, Andrew and his wife, Ariel, Robert III, Brett, David, Jared, Natalie, Lindsey, and Aidan; and a host of many other family and friends.
Bobby was a proud World War II Pacific Veteran in the Amphibs 594th EB & SR. He was a 1953 graduate of the University of Houston and helped start the ROTC Band. Bobby thoroughly loved the grocery business in Texas and Ohio. He was extremely active in his personal life taking up hobbies as a runner, golfer, bowler, surfer, motorcyclist, bicyclist, swimmer and dancer. His friends included everyone from retail magnates, to astronauts, to lawyers and doctors, salesmen and every small child and dog he ever met. He was even affectionately known as "Bobby" by his grandchildren. He will be greatly missed by all that knew and loved him.
Bobby was a proud World War II Pacific Veteran in the Amphibs 594th EB & SR. He was a 1953 graduate of the University of Houston and helped start the ROTC Band. Bobby thoroughly loved the grocery business in Texas and Ohio. He was extremely active in his personal life taking up hobbies as a runner, golfer, bowler, surfer, motorcyclist, bicyclist, swimmer and dancer. His friends included everyone from retail magnates, to astronauts, to lawyers and doctors, salesmen and every small child and dog he ever met. He was even affectionately known as "Bobby" by his grandchildren. He will be greatly missed by all that knew and loved him.
COUNTY JUDGE JAMES CLYDE ADOLPHUS Judge James C. Adolphus was born in Birmingham, Alabama on October 10, 1929. He died in Sugarland, TX on July 27, 2003.
He attended the University of Texas, then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at the outbreak of the Korean War. He completed Aviation Cadet Training and was a Lieutenant in the Air Force and served 22 years in the Texas State Guard where he retired in 2002 as a Lt. Colonel. He had a successful career in oil and gas Industry. Judge Adolphus served three terms as a City Councilman in Missouri City, Texas and thirteen years as a Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace in Fort Bend County and retired as County Judge of Ft. Bend County. He decided not to seek re-election because of poor health. He subsequently was diagnosed with lung cancer. Jim was a stalwart member and office holder for the Republican Part of Fort Bend County. He was deputy chief of the Houston Volunteer Mercy Corps for 17 years, a past Commander of the Albert Sidney Johnston Chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a member of the Military Order of the Stars and Bars, Sons of the American Revolution, Sugarland Rotary Club, a 32nd Degree Mason, Richmond Lodge, and an avid fisherman. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Lynda Cooke Adolphus and two sons and three daughters and several grandchildren. An Elementary school, Judge James C Aldolphus located in Richmond in the Lamar Consolidated School District. It opened in August of 2013 and was named in his honor.
He attended the University of Texas, then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at the outbreak of the Korean War. He completed Aviation Cadet Training and was a Lieutenant in the Air Force and served 22 years in the Texas State Guard where he retired in 2002 as a Lt. Colonel. He had a successful career in oil and gas Industry. Judge Adolphus served three terms as a City Councilman in Missouri City, Texas and thirteen years as a Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace in Fort Bend County and retired as County Judge of Ft. Bend County. He decided not to seek re-election because of poor health. He subsequently was diagnosed with lung cancer. Jim was a stalwart member and office holder for the Republican Part of Fort Bend County. He was deputy chief of the Houston Volunteer Mercy Corps for 17 years, a past Commander of the Albert Sidney Johnston Chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a member of the Military Order of the Stars and Bars, Sons of the American Revolution, Sugarland Rotary Club, a 32nd Degree Mason, Richmond Lodge, and an avid fisherman. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Lynda Cooke Adolphus and two sons and three daughters and several grandchildren. An Elementary school, Judge James C Aldolphus located in Richmond in the Lamar Consolidated School District. It opened in August of 2013 and was named in his honor.
SAMUEL "SAM" BARTHOLOMEW, 48, of Sugar Land, passed away April 26, 2003.
He was a past President in 2002 of Alexander Hodge Chapter #49 of the Son of American Revolution. His first Revolutionary Patriot was approved 2001. He went on to document five additional patriots with two in 2002 and three in 2003. His ancestor patriots served in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Virginia.
His Visitation was held on April 29, 2003 at the Settegast-Kopf Co. in Sugar Land. His Funeral Service was held on April 30, 2003 at Christ United Methodist Church of Sugar Land with burial being at Forest Park Westheimer. His Obituary was carried in the Houston Chronicle on April 28th, 2003.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions was requested to be made to Christ United Methodist Church Habitat for Humanity Fund, 3300 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land, Texas 77478.
He received his BBA from the University of Texas in Austin. He was a past president of the Parks Board for the City of Sugar Land as well as a member of the Fort Bend Chamber Leadership Cass. Sam was a devoted member of Christ United Methodist Church where he was very active as a volunteer for the church youth group.
Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Cynthia as well as, a daughter, a sister and a brother and both his parents.
He was a past President in 2002 of Alexander Hodge Chapter #49 of the Son of American Revolution. His first Revolutionary Patriot was approved 2001. He went on to document five additional patriots with two in 2002 and three in 2003. His ancestor patriots served in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Virginia.
His Visitation was held on April 29, 2003 at the Settegast-Kopf Co. in Sugar Land. His Funeral Service was held on April 30, 2003 at Christ United Methodist Church of Sugar Land with burial being at Forest Park Westheimer. His Obituary was carried in the Houston Chronicle on April 28th, 2003.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions was requested to be made to Christ United Methodist Church Habitat for Humanity Fund, 3300 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land, Texas 77478.
He received his BBA from the University of Texas in Austin. He was a past president of the Parks Board for the City of Sugar Land as well as a member of the Fort Bend Chamber Leadership Cass. Sam was a devoted member of Christ United Methodist Church where he was very active as a volunteer for the church youth group.
Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Cynthia as well as, a daughter, a sister and a brother and both his parents.