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Peggy Jean Hadley
February 03, 1941 - July 19, 2014

Peggy Jean Hadley, of Edna, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the age of 73. She was born in Yorktown, Texas, on February 3, 1941, to the late Willie Robert Dolgner and Freida Olga Dolgner. 

Peggy worked at Tex Tan Saddle Company for many years before she retired, she was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend. She will be missed dearly. 

Peggy is survived by her husband of 45 years Kenneth Paul Hadley, Sr.; daughter, Kim Rozner (Jason) of Midfield; sons, Kervin Robinson (Cherie) of Ganado and Kenneth Paul, Jr. (Melissa) of Edna; sister, Shirley Liggett; brothers, Darvin Dolgner and Larry Dolgner; grandchildren, Lucas, Rachel, Ashely, Jarrod, Blake, Brianna, Brandon, Lane and Heather; nine great-grandchildren. 
Peggy is preceded in death by her parents and first husband, Billy Jack Robinson. 

Visitation will be Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 10-11 a.m., at Oaklawn Funeral Home, with a Funeral services to follow at 11:00 a.m., in the Oaklawn Funeral Home chapel in Edna. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Reverend Carl Schneider will be officiating. 

Pallbearers will be Blake Rozner, Brianna Rozner, Brandon Rozner, Jason Rozner, Lane Hadley, Lucas Robinson, Sterling Hadley and Timmy Hadley. Honorary pallbearers are Crown Hospice and the Southbrooke Staff.

Oaklawn Funeral Home, Edna, Texas
 

John Leldon Hamilton

Seguin—John Leldon Hamilton went home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Jan. 31, 2007 at his home in Seguin. He was born March 9, 1923 in the Red Bluff Community of Jackson County.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Edna Jeanette Hamilton; sons, Donald R. “Don” Hamilton and wife Joyce, William L. “Bill” Hamilton and wife Jackie, and Joseph D. “Joe” Hamilton and wife Dawn. John also leaves 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, all who love him dearly.

He is preceded in death by parents, John Hassin and Laura Lucille Hamilton; brothers, Henry Harvey Judson Hamilton, Rufus Hadden Hamilton; and son, John Phillip Hamilton.

John served honorably in the U. S. Navy during World War II, and was assigned to the U. S. S. Belleauwood (CLV-24) which was part of the flotilla of Navy ships present for the signing of the terms of surrender by Japan on Sept. 2, 1945.

After WWII, John worked in the oil industry and later for Union Carbide Corporation as a machinist, from which he retired in 1988. He was a member of Forest Hills Baptist Church, Seguin, where he served as Head of Deacons for a number of years.

The family received visitors 6 – 8 p. m. Thursday, February 1, 2007 at Goetz Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held 2 p. m. today, Feb. 2, 2007 at Forest Hills Baptist Church with Rev. Mitch Kolenovsky and Rev. Joe Howard officiating.

An inurnment service will be held at a later date at Red Bluff Community Cemetery in Jackson County.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Goetz Funeral Home, 713 North Austin, Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-379-2313.

Memorial contributions can be made to Forest Hills Baptist Church Building Fund or Guadalupe Regional Hospice.

Memorial tributes may be made online at www. mem .com.

Victoria Advocate, Friday, February 2, 20007
 

Thomas Hamilton

Lolita—Funeral services for Thomas Lee Hamilton, 85, of Lolita will be held at 3 p. m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church. The Rev. Jimmy Smith will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Frank Hollan and William Farquhar.

Burial will be in the Red Bluff Cemetery under direction of the Jackson County Funeral Service of Edna. Pallbearers will be William Farquhar, Larry Green, Dennis Karl, Larry Karl, Jack Nuccum and John Henderson. Honorary pallbearers will be Vernon Thedford, William Thedford, R. S. Thedford, John Fitzpatrick, T. N. Grover and A. C. “Sonny” Egg.

Mr. Hamilton was born Oct. 19, 1896 in Wise County, and came to Jackson County in 1908. He was a prominent rancher and a member of the First Baptist Church of Lolita. He died Friday in a Ganado hospital.

He is survived by a sister, Miss Belle Hamilton of Lolita and a brother, Roger M. Hamilton of Bonham.

Victoria Advocate, Sunday, April 26, 1981
 

Linda Ann Hamons
March 21, 1948 - January 27, 2017

Linda Ann Hamons, of Ganado, Texas, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 27, 2017 at the age of 68. She was born in El Campo, Texas on March 21, 1948, to the late Lee D. Hamons, Sr. and Laura A. Wied.

Linda was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend who will be missed dearly. Linda was El Campo’s very first polio victim of 1949. She was a patient at the Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation on and off throughout her childhood where she underwent many surgeries. She had a lovely voice and was chosen to sing at numerous events including the annual Christmas party at the Arabia Temple Crippled Children’s clinic in Houston as well as many other benefits and charity balls in Wharton County. On June 4, 1966, she married her sweetheart Wayne and moved to Bay City. Against medical advice, she had two children, and was a stay at home wife and mother. Linda was an exceptional baker and her specialty was homemade bread. She loved life and had a strong determination to live it to the best of her ability. She loved the color red, country and western music, pickles, and socializing with family, friends, and neighbors. Her strong faith in God made it possible to overcome all of the many obstacles she faced in her life. Linda continued to be a medical miracle for the rest of her life. Doctors were always amazed at the way she bounced back from illness. Her gradual decline in health was just too much to sustain any longer and she succumbed to the final ravages of post-polio syndrome.

She is survived by her daughter; Deanne Renee Barrie and her husband Christopher of Bay City; son, Russell Todd Melton of Bay City; sisters, Sandra Green (Howard) and Gail Hamons (Archie); brother, Lee Hamons, Jr. (Barbara); grandchildren, Chelsea Barrie, Russell Melton, Jr., Blaine Melton; great-grandchild, Ariella Melton; stepmother, Virginia Hamons; former husband, Wayne Louis Melton; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Linda is preceded in death by her parents; and nephew Michael Hamons.

Memorial service will be held on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. in the St. James Lutheran Church of Ganado. Reverend Chris Heinold will be officiating.

Special thanks to the doctors and staff at Detar Hospital in Victoria as well as the staff at Ganado Nursing home for taking care of Linda until the end. Also a special thanks to those who visited her throughout the years because it was greatly appreciated.

Oaklawn Funeral Home, Edna, Texas
 

Ida Hargo

Edna—Ida Hargo, 94, of Edna died Monday, June 20, 1996.

She was born Feb. 19, 1902, in Edna to the late Jim and Julia Callis Griffin. She was a retired nurse and was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church of El Campo.

Survivor: sister, Esdell Allen of Edna.

Preceded in death by: husband, Willie Hargo; and son, Vernon Ehart.

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

Services will be held at 11 a. m. Saturday at Scruggs United Methodist church, the Rev. Larry Washington officiating.

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

Victoria Advocate, Tuesday, June 11, 1996
 

Vera Mae Harrah-White

December 26, 1920 - January 18, 2017

Vera Mae Prejean Harrah-White, 96, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2017.  She was born on December 26, 1920 in Rayne, Louisiana to the late John Prejean and Alma Wagoner Prejean. 

As a young woman, Vera Mae served her country during World War II by working in an aircraft manufacturing plant as one of the famed “Rosie the Riveters.”  After the war, she decided to pursue a career outside the home at a time when this was not a typical choice for a woman.  Her career continued for many years with many accolades and recognitions for her outstanding contributions. 

Vera Mae had a long and distinguished career in the newspaper business. She began her career as a reporter at the Rayne Tribune in Rayne, Louisiana, and she continued working at newspapers in Louisiana, California, and Texas, gaining responsibility until attaining the position of Editor-in-Chief of The Edna Herald and The Ganado Tribune.

 In 1965, she and her husband, John Harrah, chose Edna, TX as their new home and they purchased the Edna Herald, and then, later, The Ganado Tribune.  Together, they advocated for Edna and Jackson County and Vera Mae continued this after John passed in 1972.  Among these efforts was helping lead the drive to designate Edna as The Flag City of Texas, building of the Edna Hospital, and bringing the Palmetto Bend Dam to Jackson County.

Vera Mae was involved in her community and her church for many years.  She enjoyed dancing, playing bridge, and spending time with her friends, family and beloved pets.  She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and friend, and she will be greatly missed.

Vera Mae is survived by her husband, Henry White of Edna; a daughter, Bonnie Rowe and husband, Harry, of Streetman, TX; two sons, Harry Comeaux and wife, Bobbi, of Houston, TX, and Max Harrah and wife, Vanessa, of Edna, TX; a daughter-in-law, Paula Comeaux; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren both by blood and by spirit.  She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, Harry Joseph Comeaux and John Robert Harrah, two sisters, Mary Lou Guillaume and Iva Lee Comeaux, and a son, Edgar “Mac” Comeaux.

Visitation will begin in the First United Methodist Church of Edna, on Saturday, January 21, 2017, from 9:30-10:45 A.M., followed by funeral services at 11:00 A.M. Private family burial will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may made to the First United Methodist Church - Air Conditioner Fund, 216 W. Main, Edna, Texas 77957.
 

Oaklawn Funeral Home, Edna, Texas
 

Delvin F. Harvey

Edna—Delvin Fall Harvey, 78, of Edna died Sunday, Feb. 2, 1997.

He was born Aug. 9, 1918, in St. Augustine County to the late Jasper and Elvenia Quinn Harvey. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II and attended Sam Houston State University in Huntsville for two years. He was a retired bus driver for Vanderbilt Independent School District and was a Protestant.

Survivors: daughter, Vonnie Dunn of Palacios; son, Gregory Harvey of Edna; sister, Mattie Snider of Markham; brother, Jessie Harvey of Vanderbilt; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: wife, Florine Rogers Harvey.

Services will be 3 p. m. today at Slavik Funeral Home chapel, the Rev. Jack Hutson officiating.

Burial will be at Red Bluff Cemetery near Lolita. Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 782-2152.

Victoria Advocate, Wednesday, February 5, 1997

One Killed in Train-Auto Accident

Lolita—An Edna man was killed when his 1985 Dodge van collided with a Union Pacific freight train Sunday afternoon.

Authorities said that Delvin Fall Harvey, 78, was traveling north on Farm-to-Market Road 1593. The train was eastbound on the railroad tracks. The collision occurred at a Lolita railroad crossing.

Harvey was declared dead at the scene at 4:35 p. m. by Jackson County Justice of the Peace Lamoine Orsak.

Victoria Advocate, Monday, February 3, 1997
 

Mary Louise Hasdorff
October 06, 1931 - February 22, 2017

Mary Louise Hasdorff, of Edna, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at the age of 85. She was born in Edna, Texas on October 6, 1931, to Alfred Gabrysch and Lena Barbara DeVille Gabrysch.

Mary was a lifelong member of the St. Agnes Catholic Church and a faithful member of the Catholic Daughters of America. She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend who will be missed dearly.

Mary is survived by her daughter, Mary “Beth” Elizabeth Smiley and her husband Jeff; sons, Frederick “Rick” Leon Hasdorff and his wife Peggy, Charles “Chuck” Michael Hasdorff and his wife Brenda; sisters, Geraldine Etlinger, Judy Babbitt, and Patsy Juroska; brothers, Wayne Gabrysch, Phil Gabrysch; eight grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces & nephews.

In addition to her parents, Mary is preceded in death by her husband, Frederick Leon Hasdorff; and sister, Rose Fondon.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2017, from 9-10 A.M. Rosary to be recited at 10:00 A.M. Funeral Mass to begin at 10:30 A.M. in the St. Agnes Catholic Church of Edna. Burial will be held at a later date. Reverend Michael Petering will be officiating.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Jason, Lee, Zachary, and Rodney Hasdorff, and nephews, David Woodring, Jeff Woodring, and Glen Gabrysch. Honorary Pallbearers are granddaughters: Melissa Copenhaver, Ashley Ferguson, Laura Hill, Sarah Weik, nephew; Gary Woodring.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Catholic Diocese of Victoria, 1505 E. Mesquite Ln, Victoria, Texas 77901, Or Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090.

Oaklawn Funeral Home, Edna, Texas
 

Clara Mae Heaton

Edna—Clara Mae Blasingame Heaton died Oct. 25, 2007, at the age of 88 years and nine months. She was born in Van Zandt County on Jan. 20, 1919, and married John “Bunn” Heaton on Nov. 17, 1938.

Her family was one of the last families to cross the state of Texas in a covered wagon.

Along with her husband and his family, she was one of the charter members of the Vanderbilt Baptist Church.

Clara Mae enjoyed playing her guitar with various bands that were put together mostly by retired individuals. These bands played at various nursing homes in Jackson and Victoria Counties. She played and sang until 1999 at the age of 80 until she could no longer walk. In 2007, she decided to buy her another guitar because she had worn out the ones she had used in the bands.

She had been home bound until Sept. 25, 2007 when she was moved to Southbrooke Nursing and Rehabilitation facility in Edna because of failing health. She took each day confined to her bedroom like the song she was known for singing, “One Day at a Tim.”

Preceded in death by: husband, John “Bunn” Heaton, two sons, Winston Eugene and Kenneth Leon Heaton; sister, Ruby Inez Boyd; brothers, Charles Alvin Blasingame and Solon Jackson Blasingame.

Survived by: sister, Ruth Aurelia Andres of Anderson; son, Donald (Jean) Heaton of Santa Fe; daughter, Billie Joyce (Richard) James of Edna; ten grandchildren; several great and great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be from 6 – 8 p. m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007, at Slavik Funeral Home.

Services will be at 2 p. m on Sunday Oct. 28, 2007, at the Vanderbilt Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jack Hutson officiating.

Pallbearers: Mark James, Jerry Haviland, Lewis Hoffman, Bill Johnson, Charles Heaton, Martin Haviland, Chris Maraggia.

In lieu of flowers, Clara Mae would request that donations be made to the Vanderbilt Baptist Church in Vanderbilt.

Victoria Advocate, Saturday, October 27, 2007
 

John Heaton

Edna—John Bunn Heaton, 66, of Route 1, Edna died Tuesday in a local hospital.

Services are pending at Slavik Funeral Home.

Mr. Heaton, a farmer, was born Jan. 13, 1912.

Surviving are his wife, Clara Mae; three sons, Kenneth of Edna, Winston and Donald of Houston; a daughter, Billie Joyce James of Houston; a sister, Jenelle Cobb of Edna; two brothers, Berle of Hot Springs, Ark. and Vernon of Odessa; and seven grandchildren.

Victoria Advocate, Wednesday, November 29, 1979

John Heaton

Edna—Funeral services for John Bunn Heaton, 66, of Route 1 Edna will be held at 3 p. m. Thursday at the Vanderbilt Baptist Church, with the Rev. John R. Johnson and the Rev. Hoyt Hunnicutt officiating.

Burial will be in the Red Bluff Cemetery under direction of the Slavik Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Willie Novak, Wesley Koop, Leslie Koop, John Koop Jr., Herman Anders and Gus Anders.

Mr. Heaton was born Jan. 13, 1912 at Cryer Creek, and died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was a veteran of World War II, and was a farmer.

Victoria Advocate, Thursday, November 30, 1978
 

Mrs. Neva Heaton

Edna—Funeral services for Mrs. Neva Mae Heaton, 88, of Edna, will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday at Slavik Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Joe Webb of First Baptist Church officiating.

Burial will be in the Red Bluff Cemetery. Pallbearers will be George Frazier, Don Lawrence, Cleo Milstead, Francis Koop, Marvin Wiede and Freddy Schneider.

Mrs. Heaton was born April 24, 1882 in Tennessee and came to Texas in 1894 and to Jackson County in 1914. She died at 4:30 a. m. Saturday in a Ganado hospital.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. M. L. Cobb of Edna; three sons, Bunn Heaton of Edna, Berle Heaton of Hot Springs, Ark. and Vernon Heaton of Odessa; two brothers, Paul Lloyd of Houston and Henry Lloyd of California; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Victoria Advocate, Sunday, December 27, 1970
 

Mary Hebert

Edna—Mary Geneive Hebert, 76, of Center Point, La., died Saturday, Feb. 5, 1994.

She was born Oct. 7, 1917, in Brusly, La., to Alzina Beard Broussard of Edna and the late Calvin Hebert. She was a member of the Catholic church.

Survivors: mother; brother, John Broussard of Edna; sister, Frances Gaines of Corpus Christi.

Preceded in death by sister Mildred Tarver.

Graveside services: 2 p. m. Monday, Knopp Cemetery, the Rev. James Nischan officiating.

Victoria Advocate, Sunday, February 6, 1994
 

Carlene Hendry

Edna—Carlene Hendry, 44, of Edna, formerly of Lolita, died Friday, May 13, 2005.

She was born Jan. 22, 1961, in Sinton, to Harry and Betty Conn Hendry of Edna. She played blue grass music with her father and she was a Catholic.

Survivors: brother, Wesley Hendry of Lolita.

Visitation will be 6 – 8 p. m. tonight at Slavik Funeral Home chapel.

Graveside services will be 2 p. m. Monday at Red Bluff Cemetery in Lolita, the Rev. Mitch Thrower officiating. Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-2152.

Memorials: Hospice of South Texas.

Victoria Advocate, Sunday, May 15, 2005
 

John Wesley Hendry
The Final Call
Lolita Firefighters Lay One of Their Own to Rest in Jackson County

The final call for Unit 561 was answered with only silence.

Lolita volunteer firefighter John Wesley Hendry was laid to rest Tuesday afternoon at Red Bluff Cemetery in rural Jackson County after succumbing to cancer Jan. 6.

More than 100 people came to pay their respects.

On an afternoon unseasonably pleasant for January, a crowd of friends, family and fellow emergency personnel gathered in the quiet cemetery near the shores of Lake Texana. At the burial, the gentle sounds of cows mooing in adjacent fields, wind rustling the tops of live oaks and song birds chirping were broken by the shrill tones of an emergency call from Jackson County dispatch.

Static was followed by the radio’s squawk and then a voice.

“This is the last call for Unit 561, Wesley Hendry,” said the voice of Renee Stancik, Jackson County dispatcher, over the radio.

After the call, many in attendance began to openly show their grief as a bagpipe played “Amazing Grace.”

The radio call was the final ceremonial goodbye in an afternoon abundant with meaning.

“It’s overwhelming,” said Betty Hendry, the firefighter’s mother.

Hendry said she did not know how she would manager her grief.

“I have a hole in my heart I don’t think I’ll ever replace,” she said.

Preceded in death by his sister Carlene Hendry, Wesley Henry was his mother’s last surviving child, she said.

But he was loved by many others.

At Oaklawn Funeral Home in Edna, dozens of uniformed firefighters and emergency personnel attended the service.

They wore badges and insignia showing their loyalties; departments from Victoria, Edna, Lolita, Corpus Christi and elsewhere in the Crossroads.

Two of the color guards carried fire axes with gleaming golden heads. Another of the guards dressed in red kilt and blue uniform, played somber tunes on his bagpipe.

Many of those without uniforms wore blue T-shirts emblazoned with “Wesley’s Warriors,” a community benefit that had raised funds for Hendry’s cancer treatment.

After discovering the cancer about two years ago the family’s community surrounded her son with support, buying about 1,500 of the shirts in a show of support, she said.

The T-shirts’ message echoed her son’s undying courage, Hendry said.

“He was a warrior,” she said. “He was a fighter. He never gave up.”

Although the cancer had finally beaten him, those who wore the T-shirts were carrying on the fight for the deceased firefighter.

“We wanted everybody to be a warrior for him today,” Hendry said.

After a funeral service filled with prayers, hymns and stories, Wesley Hendry’s casket was carried past saluting firefighters and into the back of a Lolita fire engine and to the cemetery.

“He was my everything…,” Betty Hendry said. “He was someone special—not only to me, not only to his mother but the whole community.”

She remembered her son as someone who would always help—no matter the cost—a characteristic of his personality demonstrated in the outpouring of support Tuesday.

“This is a small county, but they are so supportive with everybody,” Hendry said. “If somebody needs help, the community comes together. It’s a community and a family within itself.”

Wesley Hendry
Died Jan. 6 at age 46
Born in Port Lavaca on Dec. 10, 1969, to Harry and Betty Hendry
Worked at Formosa Plastics for about 18 years as a firefighter/EMT
Served as a volunteer firefighter in Lolita
Survived by his wife, Cinde; parents, Harry and Betty Conn Hendry; daughters, Brianna Hendry and Denae Castellano; son, Colby Hendry; and a future grandson.

Victoria Advocate, Wednesday, January 13, 2016
 

Dionicio Hernandez

Lolita—Dionicio “Nick” Hernandez, 73, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004.

He was born Oct. 9, 1931, in Port Lavaca, to the late Aurelio and Petra Rangel Hernandez. He was a retired farm laborer, and a Catholic.

Survivors: wife, Maria Barrientes Hernandez; daughters, Patricia Santillan and Theresa Sifuentes, all of Lolita; sons, David Hernandez of Victoria, and Dennis Hernandez of McAllen; sister, Ascencion R. Hernandez of Nordheim; 14 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Preceded in death by: sister, Antonia Hernandez.

Visitation will be 6 p. m. tonight at Oaklawn Funeral Home chapel.

A rosary will be recited at 7 p. m. tonight at the funeral home.

Services will be 10 a. m. Tuesday at St. John Bosco Catholic Church in Vanderbilt.

Burial will be at Red Bluff Cemetery in Lolita. Oaklawn Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-2221.

Pallbearers: Joseph Santillan, Mykeal Santillan, Dennis Richard Kief, Oscar Hernandez, Richard Hernandez, Joe Hernandez.

Victoria Advocate, Monday, November 1, 2004
 

Mrs. Gladys Hicks

Edna—Mrs. Gladys Hicks, 52, died at 6 p. m. Saturday in a Houston hospital following a long illness.

Mrs. Hicks was a native of Jackson County and was born March 20, 1917.

Services will be held Wednesday at 1 p. m. at the Scruggs United Methodist Church with the Rev. C. C. Jammer officiating. Burial will follow in Kerr Cemetery under the direction of Cook Funeral Home.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Farrilla Green of Houston; her father, Andrew Butler; and one sister, Mrs. Jewel Ramey, both of Edna.

Victoria Advocate, Tuesday, June 17, 1969
 

Theresa Marie Liberda Hicks

Theresa Marie Liberda Hicks, 85 of Ganado, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 19, 2019. Theresa was born in Ganado, Texas on November 28, 1933 to Fred Liberda and Justina D. Liberda. On August 13, 1951 Theresa married the love of her life B W Hicks, and together they raised their ten children.

Theresa is survived by all ten of her children, twenty-seven grandchildren, and thirty-eight great grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband BW; and brother LeRoy Liberia.

There was a visitation on Monday, January 21, 2019 from 5-7 pm with a Rosary being recited at 6:30 pm at Assumption Catholic Church. A funeral mass was Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Assumption Catholic Church with the Rev. Father Kirby Hlavaty officiating.

Interment followed at Assumption Catholic Cemetery.  

Services under the guidance of Russell Todish of Ganado Funeral Home, 361-771-2120.

Jackson County Herald-Tribune, Wednesday, January 16, 2019
 

William “Dugan” Hill

William “Dugan” Slatin Hill passed away at the age of 87 on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at his home in Missouri  City, Texas.

Dugan was born in Ganado, to Lura and William “Bill” Hill on September 16, 1931. He attended school at Ganado High School and went on to graduate from The University

of Houston in 1952.

Dugan is preceded in death by his father, William Lee Hill, his mother, Lura Hudson Hill, stepmother, Clemice McDonald Hill, his sister, Adele Hill Strane, and son, Bruce White Hill.

Dugan is survived by his wife, Dixie, daughter and son-in-law, Lee Ann and Tim Stubenrouch of Sugar Land, and four grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Dec. 20 at First United Methodist Church of Missouri City with the Rev. Marty Vershel officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to www.fumcmc.org.

Jackson County Herald-Tribune, Wednesday, January 16, 2019
 

Fred Holcombe Jr.

Edna—Fred Holcombe Jr., 87, of Edna, passed away Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. He was born Dec. 13, 1921, in Edna to the late Fred Holcombe Sr. and Ella Brown Holcombe. He was a retired farmer and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church.

He is survived by his sisters, Othello Brooks of Edna, Geraldine Sorrell of Victoria, and Ida Mae Holcombe of Edna.

Visitation was held from noon to 8 p. m. Tuesday at Cook-Butler Funeral Home in Edna.

The funeral service will be held at 11 a. m. today at Shiloh Baptist Church, the Rev. G. L. Roberts officiating. Interment will follow at Kerr Cemetery.

Cook-Butler Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-3821.

Victoria Advocate, Wednesday, September 23, 2009
 

Elsie Rae Westfahl Hollis

Lolita - There will be a Funeral Service at 10 am on Monday, June 12, 2017 with Jack Hutson officiating at Slavik Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow at Red Bluff Cemetery. Services have been entrusted to Russell Todish of Slavik Funeral Home, 361-782-2152.

Victoria Advocate, June 12, 2017
 

Delores Jean Holloway

Delores Jean Holloway, 80, of Edna, passed away, on January 31, 2019. She was born on March 15, 1938, in New Braunfels, Texas, to the late Arthur Kinsfather and Opal Revel Kinsfather.     Delores was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend. She will be truly missed by all who knew her.      Delores is survived by her daughters, Marsha (Joe) Bland and Anna (Michael) Damborsky; son, Darwin (Janet) Dincans; brother, Delano (Sharon) Kinsfather; grandchildren, Jeremy Dincans, Tara Bland, Blake Damborsky and Whitney (Chris) Miller; seven great-grandchildren; nephews, Chadwick (Jamie) Kinsfather and Colton Kinsfather.     In addition to her parents, Delores is preceded in death by her husband; Joseph Lee Holloway; and her niece, Kristyn Delane Kinsfather.

Visitation will be held on Monday, February 4, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Oaklawn Funeral Home Chapel in Edna. Memorial service will be held Tuesday, February 5, at 11 a.m. in the Oaklawn Funeral Home Chapel in Edna. Mr. Delano Kinsfather will be officiating.

Pallbearers are Jeremy Dincans, Blake Damborsky, Chad Kinsfather, Colton Kinsfather, Chris Miller, and Lee Jones. Honorary pallbearers are Whitney Miller and Tara Bland.

The family would like to express very special thanks to her Vitality Court family for their love and care.  In addition, special thanks to Dr. Terry Whitehouse and the Hospice of South Texas staff for their compassion and devotion to making the family so comfortable.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of South Texas, 605 Locust Ave., Victoria, Texas 77901, Adopt a Pet, 8215 Houston Hwy, Victoria, Texas 77904, or Dorothy O’Connor Pet Adoption Center, 135 Progress Dr., Victoria, Texas 77904.

Arrangements are under the direction of Oaklawn Funeral Home in Edna 361-782-2221.

Jackson County Herald-Tribune, February 6, 2019
 

Alice L. Holmes

Austin—Alice Lillian Holmes, 91, of Austin, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006, in Austin.

She was born Aug. 25, 1915, in Seguin, to the late Rineholt and Anna Rux. She was a homemaker and a Methodist.

Survivors: daughter, Paula Burke of Buda; son, Richard Holmes of Denton; and four grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: husband, Paul Holmes; and daughter, Melody Morgenroth.

Graveside services will be 3 p. m. Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006 at Red Bluff Cemetery near Lolita.

Burial will follow at the cemetery. Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-2152.

Victoria Advocate, Tuesday, September 5, 2006
 

Cleveland Holmes

Edna—Funeral services for Cleveland Holmes, 56, of Edna will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday from the Cook Chapel, with the Rev. Joe Carter officiating.

Burial will be in the Kerr Cemetery under direction of Cook Funeral Home.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Doris Brown of Bay City; three sisters, Mrs. Rena Hines and Mrs. Omega Arkadie of Edna and Mrs. Olean Boston of Ganado; and two brothers, Joshua Holmes and George and Billy Barnes, all of Edna.

Victoria Advocate, Tuesday, March 12, 1974
 

Ethel Holmes

San Antonio—Ethel Holmes, 48, of San Antonio, and formerly of Edna, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998.

She was born June 30, 1949, in Edna, to the late Joshua and Wardie Prince Holmes. She was a store clerk for Goodwill Industries.

Survivors: son, Forest Holmes of San Antonio; stepsons, Frederick Corothers and Andre Corothers, both of San Antonio; brothers, O. B. Holmes of Edna and Filmore Holmes of San Antonio; and two grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. today at Cook-Butler Funeral Home chapel.

Services will be 1 p. m. Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church, the Rev. A. L. Prince officiating.

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

Pallbearers: Lawrence Prince Jr., B. J. Holmes, Larry Holmes, Roy Lee Santellana, Nathan Corothers and Don Prince.

Victoria Advocate, Friday, January 16, 1996
 

Paul F. Holmes

Lolita—Paul F. Holmes, 87, of Lolita, died Monday, April 14, 2003.

He was born Oct. 2, 1915, in Rotan, to the late Earnest and Reba Walker Holmes. He was a retired plant engineer for Mobil Oil.

Survivors: wife, Alice Rux Holmes; daughter, Paula Burke of Buda; son, Richard Holmes of Denton; and four grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: daughter, Melody Morgenroth; parents, and sister Jackie Cochran.

Graveside services will be 2 p. m. Friday at Red Bluff Cemetery. Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-2152.

Victoria Advocate, Wednesday, April 16, 2003
 

Cassidy Jean Hooker

Victoria—Cassidy Jean Hooker, infant, of Victoria, died on Friday, Dec. 8, 2006.

She is preceded in death by her grandfather, M. C. Hooker.

She is survived by: her parents, Richard and Melissa Hooker of Victoria; her sister, Haley Nicole Hooker of Victoria; and her grandparents, Marcie and Steve Hagler of Victoria, Linda Hooker of Victoria, and Lynn and Kelly Alexander of Denver, Colo.

A private graveside service will be held at Red Bluff Cemetery in Jackson County, the Rev. Brick Wall officiating.

Rosewood Funeral Chapel, 361-573-5657.

Victoria Advocate, Tuesday, December 12, 2006
 

A. T. Hopes Sr.

Edna—Funeral services for A. T. Hopes Sr., 62, of Edna will be held at 1 p. m. Saturday from the Scruggs United Methodist Church, with Rev. Joe H. Carter officiating.

Burial will be in Kerr Cemetery under the direction of Cook Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Lincoln Edwards, James and Dan Robinson, Calvin Haynes, Douglas Tones and Clifton McGrew.

Mr. Hopes was born Dec. 6, 1921, in Jackson County and formerly worked for a rice mill. He was a veteran of World War II. He died here Tuesday.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Erma Jean Hopes of Edna; four daughters, Nancy Hopes of San Jose, Calif., Elizabeth Hopes of Corpus Christi, Clara Hopes of Prairie View and Mrs. Sheila Brooks of San Antonio; three sons, Michael of Edna, Lee Andrew of Houston and A. T. Jr. of Boston, Mass.; two brothers, Romane and Albert, both of Edna; and three grandchildren.

Victoria Advocate, Friday, April 19, 1974
 

Erma J. Hopes

Edna—Erma Jean Hopes, 71, of Edna died Thursday, July 27, 1995.

She was born June 9, 1924, in Columbus, Ga., to the late Leroy and Bicie Hudson. She was a retired dietician. Mrs. Hopes was a member of Scruggs United Methodist Church.

Survivors: daughters, Nancy Hopes of San Jose, Calif., Elizabeth Clark of Corpus Christi, Shelia Brooks of San Antonio and Clara King of Angleton; sons, A. T. Hopes Jr. and Lee Andrew Hopes, both of Houston and Michael Wayne Hopes of Victoria; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: husband, A. T. Hopes Sr.

Visitation: 9 a. m. Monday, Cook-Butler Funeral Home chapel.

Services: 11 a. m. Tuesday, Scruggs United Methodist, the Rev. Lawrence Washington officiating.

Burial: Kerr Cemetery, Cook-Butler Funeral Home, Edna, 782-3821.

Victoria Advocate, Saturday, July 29, 1995
 

Albert G. Howard

Edna—Albert G. “Jack” Howard, 81, of Edna, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005.

He was born Sept. 11, 1924, in Yorktown, to the late Earl and Ellen Dubose Howard. He was a retired tool pusher for Howell Drilling Co., a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, and a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church and Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 4116.

Survivors: daughters, Theresa Zetka Payne of El Campo, Rose Harvey and Linda Fowler, both of Edna; son, Richard Zack of Edna; sisters, Earlene “Tuggie” Jennings of Victoria and Joyce Brannan of Fortran; brother, Billy Howard of Edna; 14 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: wife, Dorothy Marie Howard; sisters, Loraine Guenther and Emily Moore; and brother, Roy Howard and James Wallace Howard.

A rosary will be recited 6 p. m. tonight with visitation until 8 p. m. at Slavik Funeral Chapel.

Services will be 10 a. m. Saturday at Slavik Funeral Home chapel, Msgr. Michael O’Shaughnessy officiating.

Burial will full military rites will be at Red Bluff Cemetery near Lolita. Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-2152.

Pallbearers: Jonathan Fowler, Joe Zetka Jr., Dennis Harvey, Timothy Harvey, Albert Harvey, Robert Harvey, Ricky Zack.

Honorary pallbearers: friends.

Memorials: Hospice of South Texas or donor’s choice.

Victoria Advocate, Friday, December 2, 2005
 

William W. Hunt Sr.

Edna—William Wallace Hunt Sr., 81, of Edna, died Friday, Feb. 21, 2003.

He was born Oct. 31, 1921, to the late Jesse J. and Christine Campbell Hunt. He was owner of WW Hunt Contractors and a member of La Ward Baptist Church. He served in the U. S. Air Force during World War II.

Survivors: daughter, Sharon Hunt Kinsfather of Lolita; sons, Bill Hunt of Ganado, Dennis Hunt of Lolita, and Jesse Hunt and James Hunt, both of Edna; 10 grandchldren and two great grandchildren.

Preceded in death by : wife, Evelyn Leeper Hunt, parents; sister, Anna Marie Hunt, brothers, Tillman M. Hunt Sr. and Darrell Hunt, and grandchild, Kristen D. Kinsfather.

Visitation will be 6 – 8 p. m. tonight at Oaklawn Funeral Home chapel.

Services will be 2 p. m. Sunday at the funeral home chapel.

Burial will be at Red Bluff Cemetery. Oaklawn Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-2221.

Pallbearers: Tony Hunt, Chad Kinsfather, Brian Hunt, Russ Hunt, Colton Kinsfather and Joel Hunt.

Memorials: La Ward Baptist Church.

Victoria Advocate, Saturday, February 22, 2003