Washington Cemetery Burials
 

Mrs. Erma Bankhead

EDNA--Mrs. Erma Bankhead, 50, died Tuesday at 2:20 a. m. in a Houston hospital.

Mrs. Bankhead was born Sept. 18, 1912, in Jackson County, but had lived in Victoria for the past 17 years. She was a member of the Palestine Baptist Church in Victoria.

Services will be held Friday at 2 p. m. from the Shiloh Baptist Church in Edna. Burial will be in the family cemetery in Edna, with the Rev. Z. Broadus of Victoria officiating.

Survivors are her mother, Mrs. Carl Miller; and one daughter, Miss Henrietta Bankhead.

Victoria Advocate, April 19, 1962
 

Clifford Barnes

Clifford Barnes,60, of Victoria, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999.

He was born June 18, 1939, in Edna, to the late Clyde and Christine White Buckner Barnes. He was a retired laborer and was Baptist.

Survivors: sisters, Rosie Brown and Pamela Jefferson, both of Victoria and Valorie A. Simms of Flint, Mich.; and brother, Carlos Buckner of Victoria.

Visitation will be held from noon to 7:30 p. m. today at Barefield Funeral Home chapel.

Services will be 11 a. m. Saturday at Palestine Baptist Church, the Rev. Gregory O. Wyatt officiating.

Burial will be at Washington Cemetery in Edna. Barefield Funeral Home, Victoria, (361) 575-6180.

Victoria Advocate, September 24, 1999
 

Kenneth Brooks

EDNA--Funeral services for Kenneth Brooks, 68, of Edna, who died early Saturday from injuries received a few hours earlier in a four-vehicle accident a short distance north of Edna, will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at Shiloh Baptist Church.

The Rev. F. J. Hobbs will officiate, with burial in Washington Cemetery in Edna under direction of Barefield Funeral Home of Victoria.

Mr. Brooks was born Jan. 29, 1913 in Jackson County, bur formerly resided in Victoria. He had resided in Edna for the past seven years.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. James L. Mike of Victoria; four sons, Robert J. Brooks of Victoria; L. V. Brooks and Kenneth Brooks Jr., both of Edna, and Sgt. Ernest W. Brooks of Omaha, Neb.; two sisters, Mrs. Willie Lee Green of Edna and Mrs. Alonia Brooks of Galveston; a brother, Leonard Brooks of Compton, Calif.; 20 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be George Porter, Marion Hackett, Leonard Watson, Lonnie Jones, Jesse Brown and Arthur Ray Sims.

Honorary pallbearers will be Huey Hines, W. G. Tones, Jesse Robinson, Lincoln Edwards, Will Turner and Romaine Hopes,

Victoria Advocate, March 16, 1981
 

Kenneth Brooks Jr.

EDNA--Kenneth Brooks Jr., 66, of Edna died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005.

He was born Jan. 21 1939, in Edna, to the late Kenneth Sr. and Bernice Prince Brooks. He was a retired worker for the City Water Department and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church.

Survivors: wife, Ellis Brooks of Victoria; daughters, Darlean Brooks and Delores Brooks, both of Austin; Debra Jones, Valerie Hargrove, and Mary Wyatt, all of Victoria, Kendra Dilworth and Evett Brooks, both of Edna, and Rhoda Faye Tillman of Houston; sons, Kenneth Lee Brooks III of Wharton, Erwyn Ross Brooks of Victoria, and Tracie Bernard Brooks and Clifton Leno Brooks, both of Edna; sisters, Celestine Mike of Victoria, Kerwin Jean Barnes of Sacramento, Calif., Creola Barnes of Edna, and Ruthie Sayles of Daly City; Calif.; brothers, Robert Brooks of Victoria, Earnest Brooks of Omaha, Neb., Dimple Lee Sayles of Daly City, Calif., Victor Sayles of Houston, and Dudley Sayles of San Antonio; 31 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by sister, Barbara Chase; and brother, L. V. Brooks.

Visitation will be 1-9 p. m. Friday at Cook Butler Funeral Home chapel.

Services will be 2:30 Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church, the Rev. Claudis Prince officiating.

Burial will be at Washington Cemetery. Cook-Butler Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-3821.

Victoria Advocate, February 23, 2005
 

L. V. Brooks

WHARTON--L. V. Brooks, 63, of Wharton, died Wednesday, June 16, 2004.

He was born Aug. 17, 1940, in Edna, to the late Kenneth and Bernice Prince Sayles Brooks. He was a carpenter and a Baptist.

Survivors: daughter, Regina Brooks of Edna; son, Jonathan Brooks of Austin, Gregory Brooks of Laredo, and Leonard Brooks of Garland; sisters, Celesteen Mike of Victoria, Creola Barnes of Edna, and Karlene Barnes and Ruthie Sayles, both of California; brothers, Kenneth Brooks Jr. of Edna, Robert James Brooks of Victoria, Ernest Brooks of Omaha, Neb., Dimple Lee Sayles of California, Victor Sayles of Houston, and Dudley Sayles of San Antonio; and ten grandchildren.

Visitation will be 1-8 p. m. Sunday at Tracy's M. J. Santellana Funeral Directors chapel.

Services will be Monday at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, the Rev. Gary Roberts and Claude Prince officiating.

Burial will be at Washington Cemetery. Tracy's M. J. Santellana Funeral Directors, Edna, 361-782-9234.

Victoria Advocate, June 19, 2004
 

Regina Laverne Brooks

Regina Laverne Brooks, of Edna, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the age of 54. She was born in Ganado, Texas, on September 20, 1961, to the late LV Brooks and Ruth Delores Barnes Brooks.

Regina is survived by her brothers, Jonathan W. Brooks and wife Estelle M. of Austin, Gregory L. Brooks of Utopia, and Leonard V. Brooks of Wylie. She is also survived by beloved nieces and nephews: Cassandra Lopez of Edna, Taylor Brooks of Houston, Briana Brooks, Alayna Brooks, Mikaela Brooks and Donavon Brooks all of Dallas, and great-nephew Khylon Robinson of Edna; her Aunts and Uncles Alfreeda and Billy Ray Gaskin, and Creola Burns of Edna, Robert Brooks and Celesteen Mike of Victoria, Dimple Lee Sayles, Carolyn Barnes and Ruth Sayles, of California, Victor Sayles of Houston, Dudley Sayles of San Antonio, and Earnest Brooks of Nebraska.

Also to cherish her memory are nieces, nephews and a great-nephew by marriage: Colton and Brittany Walters, Jacqueline Mitchell, Jessica Mitchell, Austin Wright, Jacques Mitchell, and a host of cousins, and friends.

Regina graduated from Edna High School and attended Wharton County Junior College. She worked as a home health provider for many years. Regina was a loving and caring person that had a smile and personality that will be unforgotten. She was a loving sister, aunt, and friend who will be dearly missed. Regina committed her life to the Lord at an early age and was a faithful member of Gideon Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, Regina is preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 14, 2016, in the Oaklawn Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Washington Cemetery. Pastor Walter Gant, Jr. will be officiating.

Pallbearers: Robert Brooks, Douglas Gaskin, Desmond Gaskin, Bryce Gaskin.

Honorary Pallbearers are Billy Ray Gaskin, Cleophaus Brown Jr., Timothy Brown, Byron Bryant, Horace Evans Jr., Douglas Wilson and George Storey.

Oaklawn Funeral Home
 

Earl Alonzo Bryant

EDNA - Earl Alonzo Bryant 57, passed away on December 30, 2013.

He is survived by his mother Willie B. Bryant of Edna Tx., 2 brothers, Wilbert Lynn Bryant from Beaufort South Carolina, and Frank Lee Chris Bryant of Los Angeles California, 2 sisters Earline James Coe of Dale City Virginia and Adeline Edgar Williams of Kingsville Texas. Earl is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

He is preceded in death by his father Wilbert Jack Bryant and his nephew Arthur L. Jones.

Visitation will be January 3, 2014 from 1pm to 8 pm. at Cook-Butler Funeral Home (316 N. Peabody) Edna Tx., Funeral services will be Saturday January 4, 2014 at Shiloh Baptist Church (604 Martin Luther King Drive) at 1 pm and burial will follow at Washington Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements under the care of Cook - Butler Funeral Home, 361-782-3821 or 361-655-0411.

Victoria Advocate, Jan. 3, 2014

Wilbert "Jack" Bryant

EDNA--Wilbert "Jack" Bryant, 69, of Edna died Tuesday in a local hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p. m. Monday in Scruggs United Methodist Church with the Rev. Billy Young officiating.

Burial will be in the Washington Cemetery near Edna under direction of Cook-Butler Funeral home.

Mr. Bryant was born Oct. 10, 1913, in Jackson County. He was a retired restaurant cook.

Surviving are his wife Mrs. Willie B. Bryant of Edna; two daughters, Ms. Adeline Jones of San Diego, Calif. and Mrs. Earline Coe of Edna; three sons, Wilbert Joe Bryant of Buford, S. C., Frank of San Diego, Calif. and Earl of Edna; two sister, Mrs. Dorothy Hine of Edna and Mrs. Mary Katherine Bryant of Denver; and six grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Eugene Gipson Jr., Cornelius Caesar, Clifford Caesar, Billy Joe Barnes, Willie Barnes and Kenneth Brooks.

Victoria Advocate, January 20, 1983
 

George Carmichael

CORPUS CHRISTI--George Carmichael, 91, of Corpus Christi died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 1996.

Survivors: daughter, Marie Carmichael Callis of Edna; one step-daughter; four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.

Visitations will be from 2 to 7 p.m . Tuesday at Unity Chapel Funeral Home.

Services will be held at 1 p. m. Wednesday at Westhaven Baptist Church, the Rev. C. L. Jones officiating. Burial will be at Washington Cemetery in Edna. Unity Chapel Funeral Home, Corpus Christi, 882-6425.

Victoria Advocate, November 3, 1996
 

Thennie Childs
Residence Is Totally Destroyed
Wood Stoves Possible Cause

EDNA--Fires struck two homes in less than three hours here Sunday morning and the first blaze claimed the life of one of Jackson County's oldest residents while completely destroying the small house in which she was bedridden.

Mrs. Thennie Childs, who had been confined to bed for about 18 months, perished as flames engulfed her home on State Highway 111 in the north section of Edna. The fire was reported at 7:45 a. m.

Her body was found on the floor of the house in which two wood stoves had been in operation

Alone at Time

Mrs. Childs, believed to be between the ages of 98 and 104, was alone at the time the blaze broke out. Her daughter, Mrs. Eliza Young, who lives nearby, had been caring for her mother earlier in the morning but had returned to her own residence when the fire occurred.

Local authorities, who reported the house a total loss, said sparks from one of the wood stoves or possibly defective wiring caused the fire.

Relatives of Mrs. Childs had no record of her birth. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a. m. with Jamison Funeral Home of Yoakum in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in Washington Cemetery here.

Survivors

Surviving, besides the daughter, are two sons, Willie Mack Green of Edna and Thornton Green of El Campo; 20 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.

Victoria Advocate, January 28, 1963

ADDITIONAL NOTES

Thennie Suttler married George Green 12 Sep 1886 in Jackson County, Texas; The 1940 census for Jackson County lists her date of birth as 1866 [Her daughter's obituary notes her maiden name as Setttlers.]

1900 Census Jackson County, Texas
Thennie Green, head, B, F, b Apr 1866, age 34, married, 12 yrs, 7 children, 4 living, TX, NC, VA, Farmer, owns farm
Thornton Green, son, B, M, b Apr 1891; age 9, single, TX, TX, TX
Willie M. Green, son, B, M. b Apr 1893; age 7, single, TX, TX, TX
Columbia A. Green,, daughter, B, F, b Apr 1889, age 2, single, TX, TX, TX

1940 Jackson County, Texas
Thennie Childs, head, F, N, age 74, widow, b TX
 

Mrs. Lillian Edwards

Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian Edwards, of 101 S. Mantz, who died Sunday in a local hospital after an illness of three weeks, will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at Shiloh Baptist Church in Edna.

The Rev. B. W. Brooks will officiate, with burial in Washington Cemetery in Edna, under direction of Barefield Funeral Home of Victoria.

The body will lie in state at the church from 11 a. m Wednesday until the time of services.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Garner of Victoria, and Mrs. Vera Howard of Tucson, Ariz.; four stepsons, L. V. Rogers and O. W. Rogers, both of Houston, C. L. Rogers and Luther Rogers, both of Port Lavaca; five sisters, Mrs. Lydia Evans of Rockport, Mrs. Neoma Franklin of Edna, Mrs. Jennie Lee Henderson of San Antonio, Mrs. Elizabeth Brown of Corpus Christi, and Mrs. Donna Merdie, of Crockett; and nine grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Emmett Williams, Leander Hindes, John Garner, Horace Evans, Jessie James Robinson, and Kenneth Brooks. Honorary pallbearers will be deacons of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church.

Victoria Advocate, February 17, 1970
 

Henry C. Ethridge

Henry C. Ethridge, 83, of Edna died Wednesday, July 5, 1995.

He was born March 12, 1912, in Port Lavaca to the late Henry C. Sr. and Norma Dean Ethridge. He was a retired custodian for Calhoun Hospital. Mr. Ethridge was a Methodist.

Survivors; daughter, Norma Zell Robinson of Edna; brothers, Robert Ethridge and Cornelius Ethridge, both of Port Lavaca; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: parents.

Visitation: 2-8 p. m. today, K. C. McDaniels Funeral Home chapel.

Services: 11 a. m. Saturday, Scruggs United Methodist Church in Edna, the Rev. Maurice Washington officiating.

Burial: Washington Cemetery in Edna, K. C. McDaniels Funeral Home, Victoria, 576, 2005.

Victoria Advocate, July 7, 1995
 

Naomi Franklin

EDNA--Naomi Franklin, 85, of Edna, died Saturday, May 14, 2005.

She was born Dec. 8, 1919, in Edna, to the late Antowine nd Donnia Watson Merdia. She was a retired cook and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. She was former president of Jackson County Home Demonstration Club.

Survivors: daughters, Lillian Marie Jones of Rockport, Norman Z. Robinson and Sylvia Franklin Simmons, both of Victoria; son, James Franklin of Tomball; sisters, Elizabeth Brown of Corpus Christi and Donnia Hollingsworth of Crockett; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren.

Visitation will be 12-8 p. m. Tuesday at Cook-Butler Funeral Home chapel.

Services will be 10 a. m. Wednesday at Shiloh Baptist Church, the Rev. Gil Roberts officiating.

Burial will be at Washington Cemetery. Cook-Butler Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-3821.

Victoria Advocate, May 15, 2005
 

Adeline V. Green

Adeline V. Green, 68, of Edna, passed away Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. She was born April 14, 1942 to the late Chester and Adeline Hopes of Edna. She was a Methodist.

She is survived by her daughters, Jocelyn (Renay) Patterson, Brenda Fleming and Debra Wilson all of Edna; sons. Glendy Tolbert and Vernon L. Ramey; sisters, Ruth Barnes, Estella Taylor and Dana Hopes; and brother, Charles Hopes.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands and a granddaughter.

Visitation was held Friday, March 4 from 1 p. m. - 8 p. m. at Tracy's M. J. Santellana Funeral Home. Services were held Saturday, March 5 at 1 p. m. at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Garry L. Roberts officiating.

Interment followed at Washington Cemetery in Edna.

Arrangements were under the direction of Tracy's M. J. Santella Funeral Directors, Edna, 361-782-9234.

Jackson County Herald-Tribune, March 9, 2011
 

Alden Green

EDNA--Alden Green, 88, of Edna, died Monday, June 24, 2002.

He was born May 6, 1914 in Edna, to the late James Green and Rosetta Robinson. He was a retired rancher and member of Shiloh Baptist Church.

Survivors: wife, Willie Lee Green; daughters, Leola Dennis of San Antonio and Gwendolyn Rhodes and Betty Jo Haynes, both of Edna; sons, Alden Green Jr. of Houston and Horace Evans of Edna; brothers, Griffin Callis of California and Lelon Callis of Edna; five grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be 1-8 p. m. Thursday at Cook-Butler Funeral Home chapel.

Services will be at Washington Cemetery in Edna. Cook-Butler Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-3821.

Victoria Advocate, June 26, 2002
 

Henry V. Green

LAKE JACKSON--Funeral services for Henry Vanester Green, 54, of Lake Jackson, will be held at 2 p. m Wednesday at Shiloh Baptist Church in Edna.

The Rev. Maurice Washington will officiate. Burial will follow in Edna under the direction of Cooke-Butler Funeral Home.

Mr. Green was killed Saturday in a one-car rollover accident on State Highway 530 in Lavaca County about 17 1/2 miles south of Hallettsville.

Born Oct. 16, 1929, in Gonzales County, Mr. Green was a 20-year veteran of the U. S. Army and was employed at Alcoa's Point Comfort plant.

Surviving are his wife, Adeline Green of Wharton; stepmother Daisy Green of Corpus Christi; four daughters, Michelle Green, Sheryl Green and Debra Green, all of Washington, D. C. and Maci Caesar of Edna; three stepdaughters, Renee Patterson, Brenda Tolbert and Debra Ramey, all of Edna; and two stepsons, Vernon Ramey of Edna and Glendy Tolbert of Wharton.

Also, six sisters, Delois Callis of Ganado, Eunice Jackson of Edna, Estelle Bland of Houston, Brenda Rucker and Margie Green, both of Corpus Christi, and Barbara Miller of San Antonio; seven brothers, El Ray Green of Clute, Earl Green, both of San Antonio, Dave Green of Houston, and Bennie Green and William Green, both of Corpus Christi.

Pallbearers will be James Robinson, C. J. Barnes, J. B. Butler, Bobby Miller, Douglas Tones and Kenneth Tones.

Honorary pallbearers will be Billy Joe Barnes, Jim Parson, Chester Chase, Willie Caesar, W. G. Tones, and B. F. Henry.

Victoria Advocate, January 22, 1985
 

Willie L. Green

EDNA--Services for Willie Lee Green, 95, of Edna, who died Friday, will be 11 a. m. today at Shiloh Baptist Church, the Rev. G. L. Roberts officiating.

Burial will follow at Washington Cemetery, Cook-Butler Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-3821.

Pallbearers: Kristopher Rhodes, Calvin Rhodes, Darrel Butler, Darin Butler, W. G. Tone, Kenneth Tones, Walker Wilk.

Victoria Advocate, March 28, 2006
 

Benjamin Henry

EDNA--Benjamin "B. F." Henry, 72, of Houston and formerly of Edna, died Monday, Aug. 23, 1999.

He was born Oct. 13, 1926, in Edna, to the late Benjamin F. Henry Sr., and Susie R. Brigham Ehart. He was a U. S. Army veteran. He was a retired certified mechanic of Melton Oldsmobile and was a member of Scruggs Methodist Church.

Survivors: daughters, Estella "Stella" Taylor of Houston, Ruth "Poochie" Barnes of Edna and Adeline "T-Baby" Green; brother, Clifford B. Henry of San Francisco, Calif.; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: wife, Adeline Deloris White.

Visitation will be held from 1 to 8 p. m. today at Tracy's M. J. Santellana Funeral Directors.

Services will be 11 a. m. Saturday at Scruggs United Methodist Church in Edna, with Elder Jesse Wade officiating.

Burial will be at Washington Cemetery in Edna. Tracy's M. J. Sanellana Funeral Directors, Edna, (361) 782-9234.

Victoria Advocate, August 27, 1999
 

Adeline Jackson

EDNA---Adeline Jackson, 56, of Edna died Sunday in an Edna hospital.

Born Oct. 25, 1929, in Edna, she was the owner of the White House Cafe.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p. m. Thursday at Scruggs United Methodist Church with the Rev. Maurice Washington officiating.

Burial will follow in Washington Cemetery under the direction of Cook Butler Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be J. B. Butler, Lincoln Edwards, Walter Johnson, Toney Callis, W. G. Tones and Kenneth Tones.

Surviving are three daughters, Adeline V. Green of Wharton, Ruth Barnes of Edna and Estellia Taylor of Houston; two sisters, Beulah Tucker of Corpus Christi and Christine Buckner of Victoria; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Victoria Advocate, January 28, 1986
 

Rosie Lee Jackson
Mrs. Jackson

EDNA--Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa Lee Jackson, 81, of Edna will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday from the Shiloh Baptist Church with the Rev. R. A. Hicks officiating.

Burial will be in the Washington Cemetery near Edna under direction of the Cook Funeral Home.

Mrs. Jackson was born July 1, 1893, in Jackson County. She died Friday in a local rest home.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Willie L. Green of Edna; a son, Kenneth Brooks of Victoria; three sisters, a brother; 10 grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Victoria Advocate, December 8, 1974
 

Loxie Lee Lott

HOUSTON - Loxie Lee Lott, 91, of Houston, died Sunday April 22, 2007 of natural causes. She was born in Edna to the late Eliza C. Green Lott Young and William E. Lott. She was retired and a Jehovah Witness.

She is survived by her daughter, Dietria LaSaint; and sisters, Dorothy L. White, Narvalene Tarver Young and Lois Henson.

Visitation will be 12 - 1 p. m. Saturday followed by a graveside service at 1 p. m. at Washington Cemetery in Edna.

Richard Mortuary, Houston, 713-523-4992

Victoria Advocate, April 26, 2007
 

Bessie R. Merdia

EDNA--Bessie R. Merdia, 93, of San Antonio died in a San Antonio hospital Wednesday, July 31, 1991, following a lengthy illness.

She was born July 12, 1898, in Lockhart to the late Calvin and Lillie Arnold Allen.

Mrs. Merdia was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, a homemaker and a Baptist.

Survivors: Daughters, Lest Stell Miller and Mavis S. Boston both of San Antonio; brothers, Audra Allen and Clifford Allen, both of Houston; and a grandson.

Services 11 a. m. Tuesday at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, the Rev. S. H. Jackson officiating.

Burial in Washington Cemetery in Edna, Cook-Butler Funeral Home, Edna, 782-3821

Pallbearers: B. T. Allen, Burney Ross, Cordell Allen Jr., Drushell Ross Jr., James D. Harris and James Loyal Robinson.

Honorary pallbearers: Order of the Eastern Star.

Victoria Advocate, August 3, 1991
 

Robert Merdia

EDNA--Funeral services for Robert Merdia, 69, who died Friday in a Victoria hospital, will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at Shiloh Baptist Church, where he had been a member for more than 50 years.

The Rev. S. H. Jackson, pastor, will officiate, with burial in Washington Cemetery under direction of Cook Funeral Home.

Surviving are his wife, Dessie, of Edna; two daughters, Mrs. Lestelle Miller of Edna and Mrs. Mavis Boston of San Antonio; and one sister, Mrs. Lydia Carmichael, of West Point, Tex.

Pallbearers will be Gerald Brooks, Jordan Brooks, Owen Hopes, Owen Jones, James D. Harris and Will Turner. Honorary pallbearers will be veterans of World War I.

Victoria Advocate, November 30, 1964
 

Charlie Miller Jr.

Charlie Miller Jr. was born July 7, 1966 in Ganado, to Charlie Miller Sr. and Lest Stell Merdia Miller. He grew up in the Edna community, attending the local schools and graduated from Edna High School. Upon reaching adulthood, Charlie studied and became a chef. Charlie worked for twenty plus years in the restaurant industry in San Antonio.

Charlie transitioned from this life on October, 24, 2021 in Victoria, TX. He is preceded in death by his adoptive parents Charlie and Lest Stell Miller, birth parents, Georgia Miller and MB Barnes, and brother Howard Rhoder Jr.

He leaves to cherish his memory, a daughter, Zaria Miller; a step-daughter and step-son, Robin and Jory Gonzales; sister, Mary Miller; two brothers, Floyd Rhoder (Agnes) and Terry Miller (Sheila); and a host of many other relatives and friends.

Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, October 30, at Washington Cemetery in Edna, TX.

Jackson County Herald-Tribune, November 3, 2021
 

Charlie Miller Sr.

EDNA--Charlie Miller Sr., 77, of Edna, died Thursday afternoon at home after an extended illness.

Born Sept. 3, 1906, in Jackson County, he was a lifelong resident. He was a retired porter who worked 30 years for the First National Bank of Edna.

He was a member of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p. m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church with the Rev. S. H. Jackson officiating. Burial will follow in Washington Cemetery in Edna under the direction of Cook-Butler Funeral Home.

He is survived by his wife Lest Stell Miller of Edna; a son Charlie Miller Jr. of Edna; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Miller and Mrs. Josie Tyler, both of Edna, and Mrs. Lucy Silverburg of Oakland, Calif.

Pallbearers will be Lincoln Edwards, Earl Edwards, Howard Rhoder Jr., Floyd Rhoder, Terry Miller and James Robinson.

Victoria Advocate, December 17, 1983
 

Lest Still Miller

EDNA--Services for Lest Stell Miller, 76, of San Antonio and formerly of Edna who died Saturday, will be 2 p. m. today at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, the Rev. Pat Griffin officiating.

Burial will be at Washington Cemetery. Cook-Butler Funeral Home, Edna, 782-3821.

Pallbearers: Floyd Rhoder, Terry Miller, Howard Rhoder Jr., Calvin Rhodes, Cordell Allen Jr., and J. D. Jones.

Victoria Advocate, January 31, 1997
 

Pearl Miller

EDNA--Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl Miller, 93, of Edna will be held at 11 a. m. Thursday at the Shiloh Baptist Church with the Rev. R. A. Hicks officiating.

Burial will be in the Washington Cemetery under direction of Cook-Butler Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Lincoln Edwards, Henry Green, Kenneth Brooks, L. V. Brooks, James Robinson and C. J. Barnes.

Mrs. Miller was born in Pierce on Aug. 24, 1885. She died Monday in local rest home.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Christine Rhone of San Antonio; a granddaughter and a great-grandson.

Victoria Advocate, July 3, 1979
 

Joycelyn Renay Patterson

Joycelyn Renay Patterson, 59, of Conroe passed away on Friday, May 12, 2017. Renay was born on Jan. 25, 1958 in Ganado to Adeline (T’Baby) and Vernon Ramey Sr. She graduated from Edna High School, and continued on to attend Victoria College.

Renay married the love of her life Frederick “Ricky” Patterson Jr. on Aug. 12, 1972. They were married for 44 years.

Renay is preceeded in death by her parents, grandmother Mrs. Carrie Ramey, and four brothers.

She leaves behind to cherish her memory her husband, Frederick Ricky Patterson, daughters Trinda Patterson of Phoenix, Ariz., Ricka Gonzalez from Miami, Fla., Je’Nese Moore of Houston, LaToya “Moka” Patterson of Dallas; seven grandchildren; seven sisters and three brothers.

Prior to the service and visitation in Edna a visitation will be held in Houston.

A second visitation will be held on Saturday, May 20 from 1 to 3 p.m., at Shiloh Baptist Church 604 Martin Luther King Dr. in Edna. Immediately following will be a Celebration of Life followed by a graveside service at Washington Cemetery of Edna.
Services have been entrusted to Tracy’s M.J. Santellana Funeral Directors, Edna, 361-782-9234.

Jackson County Herald-Tribune, May 17 & May 24, 2017
 

Gwendolyn Rhodes

RICHMOND - Gwendolyn Rhodes, 75, of Richmond, formerly of Edna, passed away Friday, May 16, 2008. She was born in Edna to the late Willie Lee Brooks Green and Eddie Woods. She was a retired LVN.

She is survived by her husband, Calvin Rhodes of Edna; daughters, Kimmie Yvonne Wilk of Richmond and Monica Rence Rhodes of Edna; sister, Betty J. Haynes of Edna; brother, Horace Orlando Evans I of Edna; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Eddie Mae Woods.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a. m. on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Edna with Fr. Michael Petering officiating. Burial will be at Washington Cemetery in Edna.

Tracy's M. J. Santellana Funeral Directors, 361-782-9234

Victoria Advocate, May 22, 2008
 

Jessie Robinson Sr.

EDNA--Jessie James Robinson Sr., 47, lifelong resident of Edna, died Tuesday in a Victoria hospital.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p. m. Thursday at K. C. McDaniels Funeral Home in Victoria.

A second visitation will be from 6-8 p. m. Friday at Scruggs United Methodist Church in Edna.

Funeral services will be at 11 a. m. Saturday at the Scruggs United Methodist Church in Edna with the Rev. Maurice Washington officiating.

Burial will be in the Washington Cemetery in Edna under the direction of K. C. McDaniels Funeral Home of Victoria.

He was born Aug. 15, 1943, in Jackson County, to George Barnes of Edna and Mamie Lee Jenkins of Augusta, Ga. He was employed by Mercer Consolidation.

In addition to his parents he is survived by his wife, Norma Z. Robinson of Edna; three daughters, Terrilyn Robinson, Clarissa Robinson and Youlonda Allen, all of Edna; two sons, Jesse Robinson Jr. of San Antonio and Larry Allen of Houston; a sister, Betty Jones of Edna; a brother, Raymond Lee Gipson of Houston; and three grandchildren.

Victoria Advocate, November 1, 1990
 

Anfernee Santellana

Anfernee Santellana, 21, passed away in San Antonio, on June 15, 2016.

He was born in San Antonio on May 16, 1995 to Henrietta Shanelle Santellana and William “Van” Ramey.     

He was Catholic.     

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Henry Brown Jr., great-grandmother Adeline V. Green and an aunt.     

He is survived by his parents; step-father Erick Sheppard; siblings, Armani Ramey, Ayanna Ramey, Amya Ramey, and Taylor Watts; special brothers Dennis Johnson, Tyler Santellana, Justin Santellana, and De’Andre Foley; grandmothers Julia Holmes, Brenda Fleming and June White; and a host of other relatives ad friends.     

Visitation was on Friday, June 24 from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, June 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church in Edna.  Funeral services were on Saturday, June 25 at 4 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church. Interment followed at Washington Cemetery in Edna.

Jackson County Herald Tribune, June 30, 2016
 

Eva O. Smith

EDNA--Eva Orange Lott Smith, 83, of Edna, died Sunday, March 2, 2003.

She was born July 16, 1919, in Edna, to the late William E. and Eliza C. Green Lott Young. She was a retired cosmetologist.

Survivors: daughters, Yvonne S. Callis of Edna and Loxie L. Wells of Houston; sisters, Loxie Lee Lott and Narvalene Tarver, both of Houston, Dorothy L. White of Edna and Lois L. Henson of League City; brother, Thurman Lott of Houston; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: parents: and sister, Katherine Brooks.

Visitation will be 1-8 p. m. today at Tracy's M. J. Santellana Funeral Home chapel, 1402 W. Main in Edna.

Services will be 11 a. m. Friday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, 1202 S. East St., with Mr. Tony Williams officiating.

Burial will be at Washington Cemetery in Edna. Tracy's M. J. Santellana Funeral Directors, Edna, 361-782-9234.

Victoria Advocate, March 6, 2003
 

Glendy W. Tolbert

EDNA--Glendy W. Tolbert, 25, died Friday in a Galveston hospital following a short illness.

He was born May 14, 1944 in Fort Bend County and had been a resident of Jackson for the past eight years.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:30 p. m. from the Scruggs United Methodist Church with the Rev. C. J. Polk officiating. Burial will follow in Washington Cemetery under the direction of Cook Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be James Barnes, A. B. Clay Jr., Stacy Ford, Otis Jones, Fletcher Robinson and L. V. Brooks.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Adeline Tolbert, one son, Glendy Jr., both of Edna; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tolbert of Edna; three sister, Mrs. Rita Jones and Misses Albert and Yvonne Tolbert of Edna; five brother, Henry Jr., and Cornell Tolbert, both of Houston, Charlie, Arthur and Otis, all of Edna.

Victoria Advocate, July 13, 1969
 

Beulah Tucker

Beulah Tucker, 77, of Victoria, died Wednesday, Feb.. 18, 1998.

She was born May 7, 1920, in Jackson County to the late Thirkield and Estell White. The retiree was a Baptist.

Survivors: nieces, Adeline "T" Green, Rosie Brown and Pamela Jefferson both of Victoria, Ruth "Poochie" Barnes of Edna, Estellia "Stella" Taylor of Houston and Valorie Simms of Flint, Mich.; and nephews, Carlos Buckner and Clifford Barnes both of Victoria and Douglas White of Houston.

Preceded in death by: parents; husband, Carney Tucker; sisters, Mary Christine Buckner and Adeline "Fat" Jackson; and brother, Thirkield White Jr.

Visitation will be from noon to 7:30 p. m. today at Barefield Funeral Home.

Services will be at 10 a. m. Saturday at St. Peter's Baptist Church, the Rev. J. W. Theus officiating.

Burial will be at Washington Cemetery in Edna. Barefield Funeral Home, Victoria, 575-6180.

Victoria Advocate, February 20, 1998
 

Columbia Young

EDNA--Columbia Eliza Young, 91, of Edna, died Wednesday morning in a local hospital.

She was born April 21, 1898, in Jackson County, to the late George and Thennie Settlers Green.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a. m. Saturday at the Robinson Street Church of Christ with burial to follow in Washington Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Cook-Butler Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be Norval Gene Young, Cedrick Henson, Raymond Callis, Vernon Henson Jr., Earl Callis Jr. and Henry Hopes Jr.

Surviving are five daughters, Loxie Lott and Narvalene Tarver of Houston, Eva Smith and Dorothy White of Edna and Lois Henson of Dickinson; a son, Thurman Lott of Houston; 15 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.

Victoria Advocate, March 15, 1990