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Edna—Adella Bankhead, 93, of Edna died Saturday in a local hospital following a long illness. She was born June 23, 1895, in Edna, daughter of the late Will Lane Sr. and Mariah Diggs Lane. She was a member of Heroines of Jericho and Shiloh Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 1 p. m. Tuesday at Shiloh Baptist Church with the Rev. G. L. Roberts officiating. Burial will follow in Sayles Cemetery under the direction of Cook-Butler Funeral Home of Edna. Surviving is a sister, Ida Jones of Kingsville. Pallbearers will be Roger Lane, Hubert Fisher, Freddie Edwards, James Robinson, Earl Bryant and Floyd Allen.
Victoria Advocate, Sunday, April 30,
1969 |
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EDNA—Thelma Barclay, 76, of Edna died Wednesday, June 30, 1993. She was born Feb. 4, 1917, in Jasper. She was a retired housekeeper. Survivors: brothers, Lindberg Mitchell of Crockett and Pleas Gray of Vinton, La.; and nephew, Cree Harris of Edna. Preceded in death by: mother, Violet Odoms. Visitation: Noon – 8 p. m. today at Cook-Butler Funeral Home, the Rev. Lawrence Washington officiating. Services: 1 p. m. Saturday at Cook-Butler Funeral Home, the Rev. Lawrence Washington officiating. Burial: Sayles Cemetery, Cook-Butler Funeral Home, Edna, 782-3821. Memorials: Sayles Cemetery, Rt. 1, Box 169, Edna, Texas 77957
Victoria Advocate, Friday, July 2,
1993 |
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Edna—Beverly Barnes, 45, of Victoria died Friday, Sept. 29, 1995. She was born Aug. 5, 1950, in Edna to the late Alvin and Lizzie B. McCullough Turner. She was a homemaker and a member of Church of God in Christ. Survivors: husband, Freeman Farrows; daughters, Melissa Bryant, Shanell Renee Hardaway and LaShandra Freeman Turner; sons, Milton Donnell Turner of Edna; sisters, Vaurice Rue Turner, Patricia Ann Turner, Wanda B. Norman, Janice Turner, all of Edna, Jacqueline Turner of Victoria and Terrilyn Turner of Marlin; brothers, Maurice Turner, Carswell Turner, both of Houston, and Andrew Turner and Rodney Keith Turner, both of Edna; and 14 grandchildren. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p. m. Monday at Cook-Butler Funeral Home. Services will be held 1 p. m. Tuesday at Church of God in Christ, the Rev. Andrew Jordan officiating. Burial will be held at Sayles Cemetery, Cook-Butler Funeral Home, 782-3821.
Victoria
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Edna—Festus Dalton Barnes, 42, of Corpus Christi died Friday at his home following a long illness. He was born Sept. 7, 1946, son of M. B. Barnes of Victoria and Ora Mae Hayes Butler of Corpus Christi. He was a truck driver for an oil field equipment company. Funeral services will be at 10 a. m. Monday at Scruggs United Methodist Church of Edna. Burial will follow in the Sayles Cemetery under the direction of Cook-Butler Funeral Home of Edna. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are his step-father, Henry Butler of Corpus Christi; two sons, Festus Barnes II and Marc Barnes, both of Corpus Christi; two brother; five sisters; and maternal grandmother, Ora Mae Ware of Edna. Pallbearers will be Haley Williams, O’Neal Stovall, Lavernon Edwards, Wayne Callis, Claude Prince, Lawrence Prince, Leo Jefferson and Billy Joe Barnes.
Victoria Advocate, Sunday, July 2,
1989 |
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Edna—Maxine Barnes, 58, of Edna died Wednesday evening in a Houston hospital. She was born March 18, 1930, in Midway, daughter of the late George and Rosetta Randle Turner. Funeral services will be at 11 a. m. Monday at True Light Baptist Church in Edna with the Rev. Leola Davidson officiating. Burial will follow in the Sayles Cemetery in Edna under the direction of Cook-Butler Funeral Home. Surviving are a brother, Elbert Hansford of Beaumont; and a sister, Lucille Hebert of San Diego, Calif. Pallbearers will be Larry Hebert, George Hebert, Ray Randle, Claude Price, Ricky Brown and David Randle.
Victoria Advocate, Sunday, April 24,
1988 |
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Edna--Ora Barnes, 84, of Edna died Saturday, March 20, 1983. She was born June 9, 1908, in Edna to the late Tom and Hattie Ingram Gipson. She was a housekeeper and a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church. Survivors: daughters, Marie Callis, Freddie Callis and Corrine Robinson, all of Edna; stepdaughter, Marie Barnes of San Antonio; son, L. E. Robinson of Edna; foster son, Eric Gardner of Bay City; stepson, Willie Lewis Barnes Jr. of San Antonio; 21 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and 18 great-gret-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: husband, Willie Lewis Barnes on May 25, 1974; and brothers, Willie Gipson, Fred Gipson and Lonnie Gipson. Services: pending at Cook-Butler Funeral Home, Edna, 782-3821. Pallbeaers: great-grandsons. Honorary pallbearers: grandsons.
Victoria Advocate, Sunday, March 21, 1993 |
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Edna—Thelma Barnes, 91, of San Antonio, formerly of Edna, died at 12:30 p. m. Monday, Dec. 17, 1990, in a San Antonio hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Thursday at the Shiloh Baptist Church in Edna with the Rev. G. L. Roberts officiating. Burial will be in Sayles Cemetery under the direction of Cook-Butler Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 2, 1899, in Jackson County. She was a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church of Edna and the Order of the Eastern Star. She was retired. Surviving are a son, Louis Robinson Jr. of San Antonio; a sister, Ella Douglas of San Antonio; a grandchild and five great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be James L. Robinson, Ralph Robinson, Lincoln and Hillery Edwards, Alvin Stovall and Thomas Stovall.
Victoria Advocate, Wednesday, December
19, 1990 |
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Adriana Selene Bermea, of Edna, was prematurely called to be with our Lord at the short age of 31, on the afternoon of July 8, 2018, after an arduous year and a half battling cancer. Adriana finally found relief and peacefully took her last breath surrounded by those she loved the most. Adriana will be remembered by those closest to her as an indisputable example of strength and perseverance. Always a loving mother, wife, sister, daughter, and aunt she leaves behind a legacy of unconditional love and family values. Adriana is survived by her loving husband; of 5 years, Derrick Bermea; parents, Ruben and Lucrecia Sanchez; daughter, Mia Bermea; son, Braden Martinez; sisters, Gaby Guillen, Maria Tejeda, and Alex Tejeda; father-in-law, Johnny Hernandez; mother-in-law, Stephanie Hernandez; numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Friday, July 13, from 5-6:30 p. m, with a Rosary to begin at 6:30 p. m., in the Oaklawn Funeral Home Chapel. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 14, in the St. Agnes Catholic Church of Edna. Burial will follow in Edna Latin American Cemetery. Reverend Michael Petering will be officiating. Pallbearers will be Cain Guillen, Jose Tapia, Jose Guillen, Camilo Balderas, Pete Sertuche, Rico Hernandez, Mingo Hernandez, and EJ Hernandez. Memorials may be made to Hospice of South Texas, 605 E. Locust, Victoria, Texas 77901. Arrangements are under the direction of Oaklawn Funeral Home in Edna. 361-782-2221.
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Port Lavaca—Doris Mae Booth, 78, of Port Lavaca, died Friday, May 20, 2005. She was born July 24, 1926, in Houston, to the late John Williams and Alma Hamilton. She was a retired nursing aide. Preceded in death by: son, King Allen Lott; and brother, Cornelius Hamilton. Services will be 11 a. m. Tuesday at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, the Rev. Charles Stewart officiating. Burial will be at Sayles Cemetery in Edna. Cook-Butler Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-2181.
Victoria
Advocate, Monday, May 23,
2005 |
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El Campo—E. J. Boston, 78, of Edna, died Monday. A native of Edna, he was born July 29, 1910 to the late Charlie and Kate Brooks Boston. A World War II veteran, Mr. Boston was retired from the Southern Pacific Railroad. Funeral services will be held at 1 p. m. Saturday at the Shiloh Baptist Church with the Rev. R. A. Hicks officiating. Burial will follow in Sayles Cemetery under the direction of Cook-Butler Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Lawrence, Claude and Curtis Prince, Johnny and Leroy Sidney and Willie Roy Reathy. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Esther Boston of Edna; a daughter, Gertie C. Edwards of Freeport; two sons, Johnny and Leroy Sidney of Bay City; a sister, Evie Ewers of Corpus Christi; 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Victoria Advocate, Wednesday,
September 28, 1988 |
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Edna—Funeral services for Ida Belle Boston, 20, of San Antonio, formerly of Ganado, will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday from the Shiloh Baptist Church of Edna, with the Rev. E. Cunningham of San Antonio officiating. Burial will be in Sayles Cemetery near Edna under direction of the Cook Funeral Home. Miss Boston was born June 1, 1951 in Jackson County, and moved to San Antonio about two years ago. She died Sunday in a hospital there after a lingering illness. Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Lillie May Boston of San Antonio; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roshell Boston of Ganado; and three sister, Ella Mae, Mary Jo and Sharon Lynn Boston, all of San Antonio.
Victoria Advocate, Tuesday, June 15,
1971 |
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Ganado—Loyd Boston, 61, of Ganado, died unexpectedly Sunday while working near Ganado. A farm employee, he was born Sept. 25, 1932 in Jackson County, son of the late Roshell Boston and Mary Sodia Boston. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at Shiloh Baptist Church in Edna with the Rev. Pat Griffin officiating. Burial will be in Sayles Cemetery in Edna. Cook-Butler Funeral Home of Edna is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Alfreda Boston and his mother Mary Boston, both of Ganado; two daughters, Debra Darlene and Brenda Joyce, both of Ganado; a brother, R. L. Boston of Dickerson, Texas, and three grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Claud L. Bishop, Arthur Callis, Levi Callis, Marvin Bishop, Leroy Randle and James B. Edwards.
Victoria Advocate, Tuesday, June 12,
1984 |
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Ganado—Mary Sodia Boston, 87, of Ganado died Sunday, March 3, 1996. She was born Dec. 8, 1908, in Edna to the late A. B. and Mary Ellen Watson Sodia. She was a homemaker. Survivors: son, T. L. Boston of Dickinson; sister, Leo Bishop of Ganado; six grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: husband, Rochelle Boston; sons, N. J. Boston, Leonard Boston and Lloyd Boston; sister, Roxie Boston; and brothers, Matthew Sodia, Orlinea Sodia and Chester Sodia. Visitations will be held from 2 – 4 p. m. today at K. C. McDaniels Funeral Home chapel and 5 – 7:30 p. m. today at Prosperity Baptist Church in Ganado. Services will be 1 p. m. Saturday at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Edna, the Rev. P. H. Griffin officiating. Burial will be at Sayles Cemetery in Edna, K. C. McDaniels Funeral Home, 576-2005.
Victoria
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Ganado—Funeral services for Rochell Boston, 75, of Ganado will be held at 1 p. m. Saturday at the Shiloh Baptist Church with the Rev. Pat Griffin officiating. Burial will be in Sayles Cemetery under direction of Cook-Butler Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Author, Levi, Benny and Elder Lee Callis, Claudell Bishop and Lawrence Hall. Mr. Boston was born Jan. 13, 1907, in Morales and was a ranch employee before his retirement. He died Wednesday in a Victoria hospital. He is survived by his wife, Mary Boston of Ganado; two sons, R. L. and Lloyd of Dickinson and Ganado, respectively; a sister, Lela Callis of Bay City; a brother, Sterling of Victoria; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Victoria
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Edna—Hubert Bradley, 77, of Edna, died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001. He was born Feb. 6, 1924, in Nacogdoches. He was a retired technician for the University of Texas Medical Branch and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. Survivors: wife, Donna Bradley; step-son, James Dimes of LaMarque; and one grandchild. Visitation will be 1 - 8 p. m. today at Cook-Butler Funeral Home chapel. Services will be 11 a. m. Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church, the Rev. G. L. Roberts officiating. Burial will be at Sayles Cemetery. Cook-Butler Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-3821.
Victoria Advocate, Friday, August 17,
2001 |
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Edna—The Rev. Blackwell Brooks, 79, of Edna, died Saturday at a local nursing home after a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 8, 1902, in Jackson County to the late Samuel and Charlotte Blackwell Brooks, he was a retired Baptist minister. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 p. m. at Shiloh Baptist Church with the Rev. F. H. Jackson officiating. Burial will follow in Sayles Cemetery under the direction of Cook-Butler Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eugenia Brooks of Edna; three sisters, Mrs. Hattie Lee Bankhead and Mrs. Lottie Hughes, both of Victoria, and Mrs. Matilda Hines of Edna; and a brother, Fred R. Brooks of Rosenberg. Pallbearers will be members of the Evening Sun Lodge No. 530. Honorary pallbearers will be ministers of the Mount Zion District Association. Victoria Advocate, Sunday, March 29, 1981 Photo courtesy of Mary Beth Newland Ross
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Edna—Eugenia H. Brooks, 94, of Edna died Monday, Dec. 19, 1994. Mrs. Brooks was born Aug. 16, 1900, in Yoakum to the late John White and Martha Elizabeth Kirkendall. She was a retired school teacher and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. She was a member of Heroines of Jericho after retiring from the public school system. She established the Brooks Kindergarten for children. Survivors: brother, Levester White of San Antonio. Preceeded in death by her husband, the Rev. Blackwell Brooks, on March 18, 1981. Visitation: 1 – 9 p. m. today, Cook-Butler Funeral Home. Services: 1 p. m. Thursday, Shiloh Baptist Church, the Rev. G. L. Roberts officiating. Burial: Sayles Cemetery, Cook-Butler Funeral Home, Edna, 782-3821. Pallbearers: Jordan Brooks, Kenneth Brooks Jr., Robert Brooks, Matthew Gaskin, Billy Ray Gaskin, Lawrence Prince and Freddie Edwards.
Victoria
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Edna—Gerald Lee Brooks, 63, of Edna, died Sunday at a Houston hospital after a lengthy illness. Born March 15, 1918 in Edna, he was a veteran of World War II. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 1 p. m. at Shiloh Baptist Church in Edna with the Rev. P. H. Griffin officiating. Burial will be at Sayles Cemetery in Edna under the direction of Cook-Butler Funeral Home in Edna. Surviving are his wife, Othello Brooks of Edna; a daughter, Mrs. Lillian Marie Williams of Rockport; two sons, Gerald Brooks Jr. of Texarkana, and Brooks James Holcomb of Victoria; a sister, Mrs. Inda Brazil of San Antonio; seven grandchildren; and a great grandchild. Pallbearers will be George Anderson, Vernon Drinkerd, Lawrence Gaskin, William Hill, Donald King and Joe Mathis. Honorary pallbearers will be Milton Bennett Jr., E. J. Austin, Gerald Mullin, Harold Sorrell, Alvin Stovall, Walter Young and members of the Evening Son Lodge No. 530.
Victoria Advocate, Tuesday, June 30,
1981 |
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Edna—Funeral services for Mille Davis Brooks, 86 of Edna will be held at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday at the Shiloh Baptist Church with the Rev. S. H. Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Sayles Cemetery under direction of the Cook-Butler Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Norvel Butler, Cecil Gibson, W. G. Brooks, John O. Grant, Calvin Reed and Lincoln Edwards. Mrs. Brooks was born Feb. 25, 1990 in Jackson County. She died Sunday in a local rest home. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Mary M. Grant of Edna; two step-daughters, Carrie Joe Williams and Roberta Parker of Corpus Christi, a son, Alvin Stovall of Edna; and two step-sons, Jordan Brooks of Edna and W. B. Brooks of Corpus Christi. Victoria Advocate, Monday, January 5, 1976 Photo courtesy of Mary Beth Newland Ross
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EDNA—Vera Lee Brooks, 93, of Edna died Sunday, Sept. 3, 1995. She was born July 31, 1902, in Edna to the late Balton and Mary Magdelene Griffin housekeeper. Mrs. Brooks was a member of Order of the Eastern Star and Shiloh Baptist Church. Preceded in death by: husband, Hiram Brooks, Visitation: 9 a. m. – 8 p. m. Wednesday, Cook-Butler Funeral Home chapel. Services: 1 p. m. Thursday, Shiloh Baptist Church, the Rev. G. L. Roberts officiating. Burial: Sayles Cemetery, Cook-Butler Funeral Home, Edna, 782-3821.
Victoria
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Edna—Edna Brown, 93, of Edna died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1996. She was born April 13, 1903, in Greenville. She was a homemaker and was a member of Eastern Star, Bluebonnet Club, West Texas Annual Conference of the Methodist Church and Scruggs Methodist Church. Survivors: sister, Gertha Lee Story of Terrell; one grandchild; 12 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: husband, Louis Brown in 1991; son, Louis Brown Jr.; father, John Brigham; and brothers, Will Brigham, Richard Brigham and John Brigham. Visitation will be at 1 p. m. Saturday at Scruggs Methodist Church. Services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Lawrence Washington officiating. Burial will be at Sayles Cemetery. Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 782-2152.
Victoria Advocate, Thursday, October
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Houston--Services for Harold Brown, 48, of Houston, who died Friday, will be 11 a. m. today at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Edna, the Rev. G. L. Roberts officiating. Burial will be at Sayles Cemetery in Edna. Tracy's M. J. Santellana Funeral Directors, Edna, 361-782-9234.
Victoria Advocate, Saturday, May 4,
2002 |
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Edna—Mrs. Leonia Brown, well-known retired school teacher, died about 1 a. m. Saturday in a local hospital from burns suffered at 12:30 p. m. Friday when her clothing caught fire at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Monday from Shiloh Baptist Church, with the Rev. R. A. Hick officiating. Burial will be in the Sayles Cemetery under direction of Cook Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Louis Barnes, Gerald Brooks, Ralph Robinson, Alton Robinson, Frederick Patterson and Robert Reed, all former students of Mrs. Brown. She was a native of Jackson County, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dean, and attended what is now called Prairie View College and then took her degree from Paul Quinn College. She taught school some 40 years, mostly at the old Carver School in Edna, but also several years both at Viduari and at Refugio before her retirement. Investigators said she suffered second and third degree burns over most of her body Friday when her clothing caught fire as she was burning grass along the fence at her home using an inflammable liquid. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Ernest (Lois) Dixon of Topeka, Kan., four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. In lieu of flowers the family requests those how desire may make a memorial contribution to Shiloh Baptist Church.
Victoria Advocate, Sunday, July 1,
1973 |
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Edna—Louis Brown, 90, of Edna died in a Victoria Hospital Saturday, Sept. 28, 1991, following a lengthy illness. He was born Nov. 4, 1900, in Victoria County to the late Sam and Millie Jones Brown. He retired as a construction worker and was a member of the Evening Son Masonic Lodge N. 530. Survivors: Wife, Edna Brown; son, Goldman Brown of Denver, Colo.; sisters, Mollie Smith of Galveston and Odessa Broadnex of Detroit, Mich.; and five grandchildren. Services: 1 p. m. Wednesday at Cook-Butler Funeral Home chapel, the Rev. Lawrence Washington officiating. Burial in Sayles Cemetery, Cook-Butler Funeral Home, Edna, 782-2821. Pallbearers: Albert, Cecil and M. C. Brigham, Joshua Woods, James D. Harris and Lincoln Edwards.
Victoria Advocate, Tuesday, October 1,
1991 |
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Wanda B. Bryant,
53 of Edna Texas passed away Jan. 11, 2014 at her home. She was
born Nov. 5, 1960 to the late Lizzie B. Turner and Rudolph
Littlejohn. Wanda was raised by the late Superintendent Andrew
Jordan Sr., and Mrs. Johnnie Jordan.
Jackson County
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Edna—Funeral services for Mrs. Addie Lee Butler, 55, owner of Butler Beauty Shop of Edna, will be held at 10 a. m. Saturday from the Shiloh Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Sayles Cemetery under direction of the Cook Funeral Home. Mrs. Butler was born Nov. 4, 1918 in Jackson County, and was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hill. She was secretary of Mission Two of the Shiloh Baptist Church and a member of American Woodman Camp 126. Pallbearers will be Ralph Robinson, Rom and Jeff Sayles, Drushel Ross Sr., Jordan Brooks, Gerald Brooks, L. V. Brooks and B. T. Allen. She died at her home in Edna Thursday. Surviving are her husband, Taylor Brooks of Edna; three step-daughters, Mrs. Leoma Arkadie, Mrs. Lucelia Jones and Mrs. Doris Ellis, all of Houston; and a step-son, Leo Butler of Edna.
Victoria Advocate,
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Houston—Erma Lee Butler, 74, of Houston, died Wednesday in a Houston hospital. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at BeBee Tabernacle CME Church in Houston with the Rev. James A. Covington officiating. Burial will follow in Sayles Cemetery in Edna under the direction of Cook-Butler Funeral Home of Edna. Born Sept. 2, 1910, at West Columbia, she had been a longtime resident of Houston. She was a housewife. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ervin Butler. Surviving are a son, Lorenzo Butler of Houston; a sister, Rosa Nelson of Houston; and a grandson. Stewards of BeBee Tabernacle Church will serve as pallbearers. Nephews will serve as honorary pallbearers along with members of the Ever Ready Order of Eastern Star No. 280 who will also serve as flower bearers.
Victoria Advocate, Friday, March 29,
1985 |
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Edna—Funeral services for Ervin Butler, 75, of Houston, formerly of Edna, will be held at 11 a. m. Saturday in the BeBee Tabernacle, CME Church, 822 West Dallas in Houston. The Rev. James A. Covington will officiate. Burial will be in Sayles Cemetery near Edna under direction of Cook-Butler Funeral Home of Edna. Mr. Butler was born April 4, 1907, in Edna. He owned a taxi cab company in Houston before his retirement. Surviving are his wife, Erma Lee Butler of Houston; a son, Lorenzo P. Butler of Houston; two sisters, Ms. Alma Robinson and Mrs. Ruth Thompson, both of San Antonio, two brothers, Taylor Butler of Edna and Morris Gary of San Diego, Calif., one grandchild and one great-grandchild. Pallbearers will be Stewards of the BeBee Tabernacle and honorary pallbearers will be his nephews.
Victoria
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EDNA—Taylor Butler, 89, of Edna died Tuesday, July 6, 1993. He was born July 13, 1903, in Edna to the late John and Maidonia Edwards Butler. He was a member of True Holiness Church in Garwood. Survivors: wife, Annie Butler; daughters, Leoma Butler, Lucelia Jones and Doris Butler, all of Houston; son, Leo C. Butler of Edna; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation: noon today until service time Friday at Cook-Butler Funeral Home. Services: 1 p. m. Friday at Shiloh Baptist Church, the Rev. C. W. Whettstone officiating. Burial: Sayles Cemetery, Cook-Butler Funeral Home, Edna, 283-3821. Pallbearers: Sterling Jones, James Hampton, Michael Nalls, Malcolm C. Patche, Kingsley Adauaka and David Wehttstone. Memorials: Sayles Cemetery, Rt. 1, Box 169, Edna 77957.
Victoria Advocate, Wednesday, July 7,
1993 |
