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Robert Leslie Barton peacefully passed away on August 22, 2024, at the age of 92, in his home surrounded by family. Bob was born in Wichita, Kansas on January 21, 1932, to Fred Thomas and Ethel Alexander Barton. Bob attended schools in Wichita, Dallas and Houston. He graduated from Lamar High School in Houston in 1950 and received a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Houston in 1954. He was employed in 1954 by Humble Oil and Refining Company, which later became Exxon, and later still, ExxonMobil. He worked on a drilling rig and then as an engineer in Bay City, Ganado, Odessa, and Midland, Texas, in Hobbs, New Mexico, Houston, and New Orleans. He moved into Exxon's Human Resources Department in New Orleans and retired in Houston in 1992 as Division HR Manager. While working in Bay City he met a lovely young lady from nearby Edna, Maudie Eleanor Billups. They married in 1956 and enjoyed 68 years together, raising five children. Bob enjoyed researching family genealogy and was an avid golfer with two verified holes-in-one. Bob was preceded in death by his brother, James Wesley Barton, and his son, James (Jimmy) Michael Barton. He is lovingly remembered by: his wife, Maudie; his sons Robert Andrew and wife Dawn, and Randall Edward; his daughters Leslie Guzman and husband Robert, and Susan Gates and husband Thomas; grandchildren: Dan Barton and wife Caroline, Kyle Barton and wife Caitlin, Simone Sandlin and husband John, Amy Arguedas and husband Jorge, Robert Guzman, Randy Guzman and wife Lauren, Nicole Dool, Haley Dool, and Chad Dool; great grandchildren: Edison and Benson Barton, Jude Barton, Acacia, Abigail and Andrew Sandlin, Kaydence, Makinley, and Beckett Arguedas, Daniel and Hazel Guzman, Maddox, Kason, and Hudson Guzman. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, August 27 at 11:00 AM in the Memory Gardens Cemetery, Edna Texas.
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Billy Gene Bassham, 81, of Ganado, Texas passed from his earthly life into the arms of our Lord on September 7, 2024. He was born April 14, 1943, in Corpus Christi, Texas to J.D. and Thelma Bassham. The family moved to Ganado when he was a freshman in high school. He was a proud member of the Ganado High School graduating class of 1962. Immediately following graduation, he joined Pipeliners Union 798 of Tulsa, Oklahoma and began his career in pipeline construction on the Colonial Pipeline in Mississippi. He traveled to almost every state in the United States while welding on major pipelines including the Trans-Alaska Pipeline in 1975. He served the union as a Welder Helper, Welder, Welding Foreman, Union Steward and Inside Guard at union meetings. After retiring from the union, he worked as a Welding Inspector on many major pipelines including the Kern River Project. He inspected the construction of this pipeline from Utah to California. Locally, he owned Ganado Welding Service. He welded for various oil field companies and did general welding in the area. Billy was a member of Pipeliners Local Union 798 for 62 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ganado, Texas, and Campers on Mission of Texas. He married his high school sweetheart, Gladys Preuss, in 1962. They were blessed with two daughters, Bobbi Ann and Vicki Lynn, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Billy is preceded in death by his parents and brothers: Ray (Marieta), Harold and Jerry Bassham. He is survived by his devoted wife, Gladys; daughters, Bobbi Ann Bassham Wigginton (Jay), Vicki Lynn Bassham Schneider (Patrick); grandchildren: Jason Sulak (Shanna), Lauren Wigginton Bryant (Lawrence), Chelsea Schneider, Allison Schneider, and Nolan Schneider; great-grandchildren: Evan Graham Sulak, Lawrence Jay Bryant, Conrad Bassham Bryant, and Elliot Ann Bryant. He is survived by numerous nephews, nieces and sister-in-law, Faye Bassham. He is also survived by cousins Karen Christie (Ronny), Linda Rhoton (Craig) and Finis (Sonny) Bassham. Billy's family was the greatest joy of his life, and he will be remembered for his love and commitment to them. Billy was a man of deep Christian faith, grounded in a strong belief in the Lord. His trust in God was a source of comfort and strength. He held a special love for his family, but his other passions included fishing, his antique cars, traveling, camping, playing the guitar, snow skiing, water skiing, and watching TV. Pallbearers are Jay Paul Wigginton, Patrick Schneider, Nolan Schneider, Lawrence (Bucky) Bryant, Don Bassham, and Randy Vaughn. Honorary pallbearers are The Class of 1962, C.A. Preuss, and Floyd Sims. Service date and time is still pending. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Ganado, PO Box 385, Ganado, Texas 77962 Services are entrusted to the Todish family of Ganado Funeral Home.
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While hundreds of infuriated Edna men searched the country side beat on lunching the murderers of Byron Belschner, 28, popular Edna filling station employee, Sheriff Hugh White of Jackson County arrested two negroes in Corpus Christi charged with the crime and left them in jail because of the high feeling in Edna. The negroes are Oscar and Bookie Brown of Edna, about 25 years old. One was arrested at the home of his sister in Corpus Christi and the other was taken into custody at another negro’s home. Belschner’s 1929 model Ford coach was found in their possession. Sheriff White passed through Victoria Saturday afternoon on his return to Edna. He had worked on the case without any sleep since Belschner’s disappearance was reported. Belschner was called from his home near Edna about 9 o’clock Thursday night by the negroes, who asked him to repair their truck down the road. Belschner said he did not have time as he had to go to work at the filling station but he let the negroes ride with him back to their truck on his way to the station. When Belschner did not return to work, inquiry was made at his home and it was learned from his family that he drove away with the negroes. Sheriff White trailed a truck with a flat tire to the negroes’ home, but found no trace of them. He then followed the trail of Belschner’s car to the Texana bridge over the Navidad River, about fifteen miles from Edna. Blood, that an attempt had been made to wash up with gasoline, was found on the bridge and Friday Belschner’s body, tied with wire to an iron weight, was found in the river near the bridge. He had been shot twice in the back and once in the head. He is survived by his parents, his wife and two children. Victoria Advocate, July 14, 1935 Clothes Are Found In Texas Slaying Corpus Christi—July 15—Sheriff William Shely Sunday found blood-stained clothes at a spot near Refugio in connection with his investigation into the slaying of Byron Belschner of Edna. Officers said one of two negroes charged with the killing, Oscar and Coupie Brown of Edna, accompanied Shely to the place where, authorities believe, a suspect changed clothing before coming to Corpus Christi. The body of Belschner, filling station employee, was found in the Navidad River Friday, shot three times and weighted with an automobile cylinder head. Sheriff Hugh White of Edna, who arrested the negroes here, was expected to return here Monday to question the suspects. The Edna sheriff recovered Belschner’s Ford coach from the negroes, who had defaced the motor number and were scraping the paint off the car for the purpose of repainting it. Victoria Advocate, July 15, 1935 Judge Pool Sends Two Murder Cases To Refugio County District Judge J. P. Pool has transferred on his own motion the cases of Oscar and Coupie Brown, negro brothers charged with murder, from Jackson County to Refugio County for trail on October 21. The negroes, both residents of Edna, are charged with the murder of Byron Belschner, Edna service station employee, who was lured from his home and shot to death on July 12 last. His body was recovered from the Navidad River the following day. The Browns were arrested in Corpus Christi a short time later. They were found in possession of Belschner’s automobile, the paint on which had been removed by an application of lye. They are blaming the crime on each other, according to District Attorney Howard P. Green. Threats of mob violence followed the discovery of the victim’s body. Victoria Advocate, September 27, 1935
Lays Blame On Brother For
Murder Refugio, Tex., Oct. 25—The jury was completed late Thursday night for the trail in the District Court here of Oscar Brown, negro, charged with the murder of Byron Belschner, filling station employed of Edna. Brown’s brother, Coupie Brown, was convicted in a companion case Wednesday and given the death penalty. The cases were transferred here from Jackson County. (Edna Herald) Coupie Brown was given the death penalty by a Refugio County jury Wednesday afternoon. The negro took the witness stand and laid the whole blame of the killing of Byron Belschner on his brother, Oscar Brown. His testimony followed his confession in many instances. He said Oscar made him help dispose of the body when it was thrown into the Navidad River at the Texana bridge. In fact, his whole connection with the affair was done because he was afraid to disobey his brother, was the plea of Coupie. Oscar is younger and smaller than Coupie. Oscar’s trial was started at Refugio Wednesday afternoon. A large delegation of Jackson County citizens is in Refugio this week attending the trail of Coupie and Oscar Brown, colored, charged with the murder of Byron Belschner. There are several cases against these negroes, but the murder case will be tried first. The negroes, in addition to the murder charge, each have a robbery by firearms indictment and a joint murder and robbery charge against them. Byron Belschner’s auto and watch were found at a house in Corpus Christi where Coupie Brown was arrested. The majority of the fifty or sixty Jackson County citizens in Refugio this week are witnesses. It is expected that the trial will last three or four days, but not longer. The case against Coupie was called first. This is the separate murder indictment. Hall & Vance, Refugio attorneys, were appointed by Judge Pool to defend Coupie. Attorney Vance is a son of the former county judge of Refugio County. County Attorney Cullen Vance of Edna is assisting District Attorney Howard Green in the prosecution. The jury was completed at 2 p. m. Monday and testimony in the case began immediately. The case is based on circumstantial evidence, but it is a very strong case. In fact it is reported to be one of the strongest circumstantial cases ever tried in Refugio County. A star witness of the state was Mary Elizabeth Eldridge, negro girl and niece of Coupie. She was one of the occupants of the Belschner auto who accompanied Coupie and Oscar from Edna to Corpus Christi the night of the killing. She told of the blood on the car; how they attempted to wash the paint off the car with lye water, and many other incidents that tied the defendant to the crime. Mr. Belschner, father of the murdered young man, identified Coupie as the negro who left the Belschner home with Byron, his son, the night of the murder. Every state witness helped to build up the case against the negroes. In possession of the state were the confessions made by the negroes. These confessions were made in the Corpus Christi jail in the presence of Sheriff White of Edna and the Nueces County sheriff. The attorneys representing Coupie asked for a sanity hearing. This was given and several physicians examined him and pronounced him sane. Dr. R. W. Wells of Edna was among the physicians making the examination. Victoria Advocate, October 25, 1935 Oscar Brown To Go To Chair With His Brother For Murder A jury in the District Court at Refugio late Friday found Oscar Brown, negro, guilty of the murder of Byron Belschner, Edna service station employee, and assessed his punishment at death. Brown’s brother, Coupie Brown, was found guilty in a companion case at Refugio Wednesday and also was sentenced to the electric chair. The brothers blamed the crime on each other. Belschner was lured from his home and murdered for his car, which was recovered the following day with the arrest of the negroes in Corpus Christi by Sheriff Hugh White of Jackson County. The victim’s body was found in the Lavaca River. The cases were transferred to Refugio by Judge J. P. Pool on his own motion owing to the high feeling at Edna. District Attorney Howard P. Green ably prosecuted both cases. Victoria Advocate, October 27, 1935 Death Verdicts Affirmed by Higher Court Coupie and Oscar Brown, negroes, must pay with their lives for brutally murdering Byron Belschner, a well-known young white man of Edna on July 11th last year. The Court of Criminal Appeals handed down a decision yesterday affirming the death sentence given these negroes by juries in district court at Refugio where the cases were tried on a charge of venue from Jackson County. Unless a rehearing is granted, which is very unlikely, Judge J. P. Pool will set a date for the execution of the negroes. Then executive clemency, which is also very unlikely, is the only thing that can save these murderers from the electric chair. Edna Weekly Herald, May 14, 1936
Edna Herald Tells Of
Brutal Murder In Jackson County Coupie and Oscar Brown, the negroes who brutally murdered Byron Belschner, white, July 11 last year and who were convicted in Refugio County and sentenced to be electrocuted, were taken through Edna early Sunday morning to Huntsville where they will pay the penalty for their crime in the electric chair July 10—a year almost to the day from the time the murder was committed. So far as we can ascertain there will be no appeal for executive clemency from any source. The crime of which they were convicted was so vicious and so void of provocation that sentiment among both white and colored people in Jackson County is against the negroes in every way. Byron Belschner, a son of Frank Belschner, a citizen of Jackson County for many years, was a popular young man who had employment at the Girndt Filling Station on the night shift. He resided six or eight miles above Edna at the Frank Belschner home. Coupie Brown learned when Byron usually left home for work and appeared at the Belschner home a night or two before, but Byron had already left. The next night he came on the pretext that his car had broken down a short distance down the road and he wanted Byron, who was an auto mechanic, to fix it. Byron was leaving home to report for work. Coupie got in Byron’s car and they started down the road toward Edna. That was the last seen of Byron alive. It was later learned that Oscar Brown, Coupie’s brother, was awaiting for them down the road. They both got into Byron’s car and drove toward Edna. About four miles above Edna they made Byron get out of his car and shot him. Byron ran into the Chas. Marthiljohni field and was pursued by Coupie, who shot him again. The Brown negroes then took his body to the Texana bridge where they tied an auto block to it and threw it into the Navidad River from the bridge. At this point the water is from 10 to 12 feet deep. After word came that Byron was missing it seemed that every citizen interested himself to the extent that a sharp lookout was kept for clues. As Milam Simons and Carl Tatum were crossing the Texana bridge they discovered a few drops of blood and an investigation disclosed where the body was deposited. Oscar and Clupie were arrested in Corpus Christi by Sheriff Hugh White. The car in which Byron Belschner had left home was found at the house where Coupie was staying in Corpus, and Byron’s watch and leather jacket were found in Coupie’s possession. Each of the negroes made a confession as to having a part in the murder, but each put the actual murder on the other. The motive which prompted the murder was the negroes wanted a car in which to go to Corpus Christi. Victoria Advocate, June 14, 1936
Oscar Brown Writes Letter
About Murder Below the Herald reproduces a letter from Oscar Brown, colored, convicted with his brother, Mack Coupie for murdering Byron Belschner, to Sheriff Hugh White in which he makes a vague reference to a Mexican in Victoria in connection with the murder. We also reproduce a letter from the Board of Pardons and Paroles to District Attorney Howard P. Green and Mr. Green’s vigorous reply. Coupie and Oscar are scheduled to die July 10th in the electric chair at Huntsville. Sheriff White has received a letter from Coupie which in substance about like the one Oscar wrote and which is given below. The reference in Oscar’s letter to the Victoria Mexican is believed to be 100 per cent groundless so far as the Mexican knowing anthing about the murder. The truth is Oscar does not even know any Mexican section employee. The reference is made to make Mr. White nd others believe the murder is still unsolved. The first story told by Oscar was one no one believed for a minute. The first time he talked after being arrested he said Byron Belschner owned Coupie Brown a gambling debt of $40 and the attempt to make the collection led to Byron’s death. This was a fabrication made out of the whole cloth and was not even presented as evidence at the trial. * * * *
Huntsville, Texas, June 9, 1936 Dear Mr. White: I wish you would go get Mr. Belschndr soon and carry him to Victoria to see a Mexican man staying at section house. He will let him talk to his son. He will tell who did the killing and what it was all about and you will see I have been telling the truth all the time. I am doing fine; being treated goo. Tell Mrs. White I thank her for the Bible. I am studying hard. I wish you would investigate this for me. It ight help me. Did you stopby and tell sister Minnie about getting that lawyer for me? Thanking you again for all favors and wishing you and yours the best of everything, I am Oscar Brown * * * * Board of Pardons and Paroles State of Texas Austin, June 15, 1936
Hon. H. P.
Green, Dear Sirs; Two negroes, Oscar and Mack Copie Brown, are now in the death cell at Huntsville, awaiting execution July 10, 1936. The Board of Pardons and Paroles is writing you to know what crime or crimes these men committed, who was killed, and for the facts and circumstances in each of these cases. Were either of these cases appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals? Also give the Board your recommendation for or against clemency in these cases. Please let us hear from you as this is important.
Most
respectfully, * * * * Cuero, Texas, June 16, 1936
Board of
Pardons and Paroles, Gentlemen: Answering your letter of yesterday with reference to these two negroes convicted in Refugio County of murder and sentenced to di3e, I shall attempt to give you a brief resume of the facts in order that you might the more readily be in a position to render your decision and recommendation. To start with, however, I will truthfully and conscientiously say that not in my six years and more of being district attorney have I heard or experienced a case of murder more vicious, unnecessary, or brutal than was this, and certainly these negroes should be electrocuted at the earliest possible moment. The killing occurred in Jackson County near Edna on the night of July 10, 1935. Deceased, Byron Belschner, was a farmer, white, about 30 years of age, married and the father of four small children. He lived with his parents and family in the country about 7 miles from Edna. He worked at nights in a filling station in Edna, leaving for work generally about 9:15 P. M. On this night, Mack Coupie Brown and his brother left Edna in Oscar’s old truck and went to within a quarter of a mile from Belschner’s where Oscar waited in the truck while Coupie went to the house. There he talked to old man Belschner and asked for some one to help him with his car which had broken down. Byron Belschner came out of the house and talked with Coupe, and as he left the house in his car Coupie left with him. Byron Belschner was never seen alive again. There is no doubt that Oscar Brown got in the car with them as they got to the truck, and that further down the road toward town, the two negroes shot and killed young Belschner in a cotton patch. Then they went to town, got an old motor weighing 60 pounds, and went on about 7 miles on the other side of town and, tying the motor to the body with barbed wire, threw it in the Navidad River where it was about 10 feet deep. It was found there by a posse the next afternoon. They went back to Edna in Belschner’s car, got Coupie’s wife and little niece, and went on to Corpus Christi in the car, stopping in Refugio to buy some lye with which they attempted to disguise the car. In Corpus they were arrested the next night by Mr. Hugh L. White, sheriff of Jackson County, and the Nueces County sheriff. The car was found at th house where Coupie was arrested, as was also a watch positively identified by Belschner’s wife and father as being Byron’s watch. Each made a written statement admitting knowledge of the murder, but as might be expected from negroes, each tried to put the blame on the other. There can be no possible doubt in the minds of reasonable men but that these two negroes are each equally guilty of the most brutal murder happening in this district that I know of. Public sentiment was so stirred in Jackson County that they were kept in jail at Corpus Christi until court met in Edna, and then the judge, on his own motion, moved the venue to Refugio at a special early morning session, having the negroes in court for only a few moments while the order was entered so that the local citizens would not know of their presence. They were tried in Refugio last October, being tried separately. They were well represented, but their guilt was so firmly established that no one listening to the evidence had the slightest doubt of what the verdict must be. Their cases were appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals, and the judgment in each case was promptly affirmed. You might refer to the statement of facts on file there for a full consideration of the evidence introduced. I enclose a clipping from the Edna Herald of last week which shows accurately the sentiment of the people of the entire district with reference to these two cases. Our people know that these negroes should be electrocuted promptly and would be terribly disappointed in any further delay. Speaking for the citizens of Jackson County, where the murder was committed, and for the citizens of Refugio, where justice was meted out by the verdicts of the two juries, and for myself as the prosecuting attorney in both cases, I strongly and emphatically request that the execution of these two negroes be had on the date set by the trial court, to–wit, July 10th, 1936. To postpone their execution any further would be only to weaken the confidence of these people in the courts. Edna Weekly Herald, June 25, 1936
Four Men Due To Go To
Chair Friday Morn Austin, July 6.—Adverse reports on three out of four men sentenced to die Friday morning had been filed with the governor today by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Reports recommending no clemency were filed in the cases of Glenn Warren and two negroes, Mac Coupie and Oscar Brown. The two Negroes were convicted of the murder of Byron Belschner in Jackson County near Edna. The record shows that after Belschner was killed, his body was weighted and thrown in a river. Each negro tried to blame the other for the killing. In reporting adversely, the board said the murder “ranks among the foulest.” Victoria Advocate, July 6, 1936
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A verdict of “death due to gunshot wound apparently accidentally self-inflicted” was returned Saturday by Justice of the Peace Alfred C. Baass in the fatal wounding Friday night of Marvin Wayne Blaylock, 23, of 3107 Wildwood St. Blaylock bled to death on the operating table of a local hospital after a bullet from a .22 caliber automatic rifle split the main blood vessel of the left groin. Police said the bullet entered his stomach about half of an inch to the right of the naval and ranged downward at a 45-degree angle. Baass said he based his ruling on the downward angle of the shot and the position of a head-high level gun rack in the bedroom of the victim’s home. He said the weapon apparently discharged accidentally when Blaylock removed it from the gun rack. Powder burns found on his shirt indicated that the muzzle of the weapon was against his body when it fired, police said. Police said Blaylock telephoned his sister, Mrs. Helen Venglar of 3001 E. Meadowlane St., and told her that he had accidentally shot himself and wanted some help. Mrs. Venglar’s husband answered the call for aid and found Blaylock lying on his right side in his bedroom. He took the victim to the hospital where death came 2 ½ hours later. Blaylock was an employee of Texas Sanitation Co. and was born on July 18, 1942, in Edna where funeral services will be held at 3 p. m. Sunday at Slavik Funeral Home. The Rev. Harold Pearson, pastor of First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Victoria, will officiate with burial in Edna Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Charlene Blaylock, a six-month old daughter, Shelia; an eighteen-month-old son, Kenneth, all of Victoria; his father, Archie Blaylock and his mother, Mrs. Anna Hadley Blaylock of Edna; a sister, Mrs. Helen Venglar of Victoria and a brother, Joe Blaylock of Louise. Pallbearers will be Leon Sowell, O’Banion Quinn, Troy Quinn, A. C. Egg Jr., Karl Reckaway and Sheriff Lewis Watson, all of Edna.
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Ina Loudermilk Botard of Edna passed away Monday, February 20, 2006. She was born October 13, 1921 in Goliad, Texas to Louis McDowell and Emma Willms Loudermilk. The family moved to Edna, Texas from Goliad in 1936. Ina married Frank Joseph Muschalek, son of John and Victoria Muschalek at Saint Agnes Church on June 19, 1939. They lived in Edna all of their married life. They adopted two children, Joseph Gerard Muschalek and Linda Muschalek Duron. Frank was a well-known carpenter-contractor and served eight years as a Jackson County constable after he retired. He preceded her in death on Sept. 30, 1987. Ina was a member of Saint Agnes Church. She attended Edna schools, Victoria College, Southwest Texas, and received a Masters from University of Houston, Victoria in 1975. Ina retired from teaching after 22 years with the Edna I. S. D. She taught religion classes at Saint Agnes Church, was a Brownie Leader and a Den mother for a group of cub scouts, also taught cooking to a group of 4-H girls. During her years as a homemaker she belonged to the Friendship Circle Home Demonstration club. For a number of years she worked with the Jackson County Fair association. Working with the art department and the flower department. For six years she worked for the City Chevrolet Company as a bookkeeper. Ina was a member of Catholic Daughters, a lifetime member of Texas Retired Teachers, a member of Texana Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a member of The Daughters of the American Revolution Guadalupe chapter in Victoria. Belonged to the Jackson County Historical Commission. A member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Hallettsville. Ina was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Frank Muschalek, her son, Joseph Muschalek, her sisters, Alta Courtney and Virginia Parks and brother, Louis Creighton Loudermilk. Survivors are her second husband Guy Botard who she married in December 1993, Her Lovely daughter, Linda Duron, and two precious grandchildren, Sherri Dell Muschalek and Jason Duran. And her brother James Russell Loudermilk of San Antonio. And a number of nieces and nephews including God-children. A Rosary and visitation will be held Friday, Feb. 24, 2006, at 7 p. m. at Slavik Chapel. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006, at 11 a. m. at Saint Agnes Church. Interment will follow at Edna Memory Gardens. Pallbearers are Nephews and Godson: John Susil of Friendswood, Charles Tylich of Snyder, Mike Susil of LaGrange, Philip Susil of Bethany, Okla., Darrell Muschalek and Patrick Loudermilk, both of Edna. Honorary Pallbearers: All sister and brother-in-laws, all nieces and nephews. Includes God-daughters, Barbara Patterson of Iuka, MS, and Vicky Powell of Demorest, Ga., all of the Botard Children and Grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Cancer Research Association, Bluebonnet Youth Ranch or Donor’s choice.
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Edna—Tom Henry Braddock, 81, of Edna died Monday, Jan. 20, 1997. He was born March 17, 1915, in Muldoon to the late Fritz and Addie Holstein Braddock. He was a retired carpenter and a member of First Assembly of God Church. Survivors: wife, Ada Brothers Braddock; daughters, Barbara Blanchard of Lake Jackson and Joyce Storz of Edna; son, Larry Braddock of Leander; sister, Anna Bell Gregory of Edna; brother, Sam Braddock of Edna; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services will be 10 a. m. Wednesday at First Assembly of God Church in Edna. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 782-2152. Pallbearers: Wayne Bouquet, Walter L. Braddock, Leslie Morris, Ray Carroll, Robert Gerjes and L. E. McIntyre.
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Edna—Walter Lewis Braddock, 60, died at 1 a. m. Friday at his home here, apparently from a heart attack. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Saturday from Slavik Chapel with Jack Gilland of the Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Edna Cemetery under direction of Slavik Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be John Sample, James Robinson, Roe Littlefield, Tommy Short, Herman Moore and Dale Heltzel. Mr. Braddock was born Dec. 3, 1910 in Fayette County, and had lived in Jackson County 50 years. Before retiring he had worked with the Texas Highway Department and later with a construction firm. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Church of Christ. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lola Mae Braddock and a son, Walter Jr., both of Edna; three sisters, Mrs. Jennie Mae Sappington and Mrs. Anne Bell Gregory of Edna, and Mrs. Mary Beard of Victoria; and six brothers, Marshall and Tom Henry of Edna, Arthur of Victoria, Pete and Sam of Houston, and W. W. Braddock of Fort Worth.
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Edna—Betty Bradley, 69, of Edna, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004. She was born July 16, 1934, in Palacios, to the late Claude Murray and Vera Beatrice Plant. She was a homemaker and a member of Baptist Temple. Survivors: husband, Kenneth Bradley; daughter, Susan Stephens of Edna; son, Michael Bradley of Victoria; sisters, Maureen Wilmore of Pasadena, Juanita Nance of Cold Spring and Helen Scott of Lake Charles, La.; brother, George Goss of Monroe, La.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: brother, Joe Plant and Robert Plant. The family will receive visitors 6:30-8 p. m. tonight at Oaklawn Funeral Home chapel. Services will be 10 a. m. Tuesday at Baptist Temple, the Revs. Danny Wilson and J. A. Munson officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens of Edna. Oaklawn Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-2221.
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Edna—Funeral services for Tommie Robert Bradley, 67, of Edna, formerly of Bay City, will be held at 10 a. m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Markham with the Rev. Joe Ramsey and the Rev. J. A. Munson officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens of Edna under direction of the Slavik Funeral Home. Mr. Bradley was born Sept. 6, 1913, in Podo, Okla., and formerly lived in Bay City for 18 years before coming to Edna. He was retired from LCRA. Surviving are his wife Ruby, of Edna, whom he married in 1934; three daughters, Mrs. Fred (Marian) Psencik and Mrs. Ruth Grona, both of Edna and Mrs. Joe (Linda) Junek of Blessing; four sons, Kenneth Roy of Edna, Harvey Gene of Arcadia, David Lynn of Markham and Thomas J. of Mission; four sisters, Mrs. Ethel Lloyd of Holiday, Mrs. Verna Boyd and Mrs. Gladys Christopher of Vernon, and Mrs. Willie Johnson of Grapevine; two brothers, Roy of Liverpool and James of Arcadia; 22 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Michael and Kelly Bradley, Preston and Darryl Atkinson and Randy Allums. Honorary pallbearers will be Ed Bradley, Wesley Atkinson and Joe Junek Jr.
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Edna, Tex., Sept. 3—Funeral services for C. Branch, 75, were held Saturday, Rev. C. I. Kelly, officiating. He is survived by his widow and a son; two sisters, Mrs. A. Bonnot of La Ward and Mrs. O. J. La Bauve of Edna; three brothers, Eugene Branch of Port Lavaca and Calvin and Milton Branch of Kerrville. At one time Branch’s cattle holdings ran into thousands of head and his ranches thousands of acres. He was widely known in this section.
Victoria Advocate, September 3, 1935 |
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Edna—Mrs. Emma Branch, 92, of Edna, widow of the late Calvin Branch, long time Jackson County resident, died Monday in a Ganado hospital after a three-month illness. Mrs. Branch was born June 23, 1874, in Mooresville, N. C. Funeral services will be held at 3 p. m. Tuesday at Edna Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Crofoot Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Edna Cemetery under direction of Jackson County Funeral Service. Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Brownson Malsch, Thad Rose, Hans Wittenburg, Carver Good, Hugh Ottley and S. A. Strane.
Victoria Advocate, February 28, 1967 |
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Edna—Mabel A. Branham, 88, of Edna died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 1997. She was born Dec. 17, 1908, in Jackson County to the late Frank and Maggie Fitzgerald Belschner. She was a homemaker and was a member of First Baptist Church W. M. U., Timothy Sunday School Class, Wednesday Canasta Group, Eastern Star and Home Demonstration Club. Survivors: daughter, Patricia Hancock of Dallas; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Services will be 3 p. m. today at First Baptist Church of Edna, the Rev. Jim Gilbert officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens. Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 782-2152. Pallbearers: B. J. Taylor, Mike Milby, Weldon Bonnot, James Knudsen, Troy Quinn and Frank Volkmer. Memorials: First Baptist Church Van Fund or donor’s choice.
Victoria Advocate, February 12, 1997 |
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Edna—Billie Lou Brigham, 80, of Edna, died Saturday, March 9, 2002. She was born Nov. 7, 1921, in Oklahoma City, Okla., to the late E. E. and Goldie Mooneyham McCallon. She was a retired cosmetologist and a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors: daughter, Betty Lou Brigham of Edna; and sisters, Margaret Utz of Edna and Dorothy Lowrince of Virginia. Preceded in death by husband, Willie Mark Brigham; and parents. A memorial service will be 10 a. m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Edna. Oaklawn Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-2221. Victoria Advocate, March 10, 2002
Willie Mark Brigham Edna—An Edna grocery store owner was found dead from a gunshot wound in his neck Thursday morning after he failed to show up for the funeral of his brother-in-law where he was scheduled to be a pallbearer. The body of Willie R. “Bill” Brigham, 57, of 305 Progress St., was found shortly after 11 a. m. in the storeroom of A & B Grocery, 200 S. Wells St. Investigators said a 12 gauge automatic shotgun was found lying on a box where Brigham had always stored it. The top of the box is chest level high. The businessman’s body was slumped onto one side over several empty soda water cartons. Justice of the Peace Bill Gloor ordered an autopsy, the results of which were incomplete Thursday night. Gloor and chief Deputy Sheriff Andy Anderson said further investigation is awaiting the results of the autopsy and further tests. Gloor, who made the on-the-scene investigation along with Anderson, Deputy Sheriff Harvey Reynolds and City Police Officer John Henry Long, said there was nothing to indicate foul play. The building was locked when a nephew, Donnie Fenner, went to the store to learn why Brigham had not appeared at First Methodist Church for 10 a. m. services for Harry Mauritz, former Edna mayor. Fenner broke into the store. Anderson said the death apparently occurred sometime after 8:30 a. m. Brigham was a bird hunter and his hunting dog was reportedly seen barking at a door of the building at about 9 a. m. The store had not been opened Thursday morning due to this funeral and officers theorized that Brigham had gone to the store to make a security check. He was dressed in street clothes, leading officers to believe that he had planned to return home to dress for the funeral. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a. m. Friday at the Jackson County Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. J. W. Griffin, pastor of First Methodist Church, officiating. He will be assisted by the Rev. James B. Franklin of Kingsville, former pastor of First Baptist Church. Edna Masonic Lodge will be in charge of graveside services in Edna Cemetery. Brigham was a member of First Methodist Church, Edna Masonic Lodge and the American Legion. He was born July 13, 1909, in Jonah, in Williamson County. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Billie Lou Brigham and a daughter, Betty Lou Brigham, both of Edna; five sisters, Mrs. Harry Mauritz, Mrs. O. B. Fenner and Mrs. John Mack Hutcheson of Edna, Mrs. Rolar Watson of Cordele and Mrs. E. A. Perrin of Cameron and a brother, Clarence Perrin of Pleasanton. Pallbearers will be Donnie Fenner, O. B. Fenner Jr., Bruce Strane, Buddy Brock, Frank Perrin and Wayne Perrin. Victoria Advocate, December 9, 1966 Tests Awaited in Death Probe Edna—Sheriff Lewis Watson said Tuesday that the results of tests being run at Department of Public Safety headquarters in Austin are being awaited in the investigation of last Thursday morning’s shooting death of Willie R. “Bill” Brigham, 57. Brigham was found dead from a gunshot wound in his neck after a nephew went to the A&B Grocery Store, 200 S. Wells St., to learn why he had not appeared at his brother-in-law’s funeral. The body was found in the store room by the nephew who had to break into the store. Justice of the Peace Bill Gloor is holding up the verdict until the sheriff’s department investigation is completed. Victoria Advocate, December 14, 1966 Test Verdict Awaited in Dec. 8 Death Edna—Justice of the Peace W. R. Gloor said Wednesday night that he is awaiting another report on tests run by the Department of Public Safety in Austin before returning a verdict in the Dec. 8 shooting death of Bill Brigham, 57-year-old grocery store owner. Gloor said a letter received from the DPS Tuesday indicated that more information is forthcoming. A partial report on the tests was given in the letter. Brigham’s body was found in the storeroom of A&B Grocery, 200 S. Wells St., after he failed to show up for the funeral of his brother-in-law, Harry Mauritz, former Edna mayor. Brigham was scheduled to be a pallbearer at the funeral. Brigham died from a gunshot wound in the neck. Officers said a 12-gauge shotgun was found lying on a box where Brigham had always stored it. Victoria Advocate, January 19, 1967 Death Ruled Accident in Edna Case Edna—The Dec. 8 shooting of an Edna grocery store owner, Bill Brigham, 57, has been ruled as an accident by a six-man coroner’s jury. The decision was made at a hearing Thursday morning in the district courtroom with Justice of the Peace Bill Gloor presiding. The verdict of accidental death was given by the jury which included Pete Layden, J. H. Arnold, S. B. Allen, Gene Shannon, M. D. Rowell and Harry Hafernick. The body of Brigham was found in the storeroom of A&B Grocery, 200 S. Wells St., after he had failed to show up at First Methodist Church for the funeral of his brother-in-law, former Edna Mayor Harry Mauritz, where he was scheduled to be a pallbearer. Investigators said a 12-gauge automatic shotgun was found lying on a box in the storeroom where Brigham, a bird hunter, had always stored it. The top of the box is chest level high. Brigham died from a gunshot wound in the neck. His body was slumped onto one side over several empty soda water cartons. A nephew, Dennis Fenner, went to the store to find out why Brigham had not appeared at the church. Finding the building was locked, Fenner broke in and found the body. Gloor ordered an autopsy but its results and the findings of other tests were not received until the past week.
Victoria Advocate,
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Conroe—Mildred Traylor Brogan, 82, of Conroe, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998. She was born March 13, 1916, in Edna, to the late Champion E. and Stella C. Power Traylor. She was a retired loan officer with Exxon Credit Union and a Methodist. Survivors: sisters, Edith Williams of Alvin, Lucille Andrews of Temple and Margaret Traylor of Edna; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: daughter, Susan B. Bell; son, William E. Brogan III. Graveside services and burial will be 11 a. m Monday at Memory Gardens of Edna, the Rev. Russell Minton officiating. Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 782-2152. A memorial service will be held 11 a. m. Tuesday at Conroe Funeral Directors chapel. Conroe Funeral Directors, Conroe, (409) 756-2210.
Victoria Advocate, January 3, 1999 |
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Edna—J. D. Browning, 52, of Agua Dulce, former longtime resident of Jackson County, died Monday in a Corpus Christi hospital. Mr. Browning was born Oct. 5, 1915 in New Albany, Miss., and came to Texas as a child. An employee of United Gas Co., he was a member of First Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 3 p. m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, in Edna, with the Rev. Joe Webb officiating. Burial will be in Edna Cemetery under direction of Slavik Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Mildred, of Agua Dulce; a daughter, Mrs. Susie Stacek, of Ganado; six sons, Fred B., Jimmy C., J. D. Jr., all of Agua Dulce, Ervin L. of Edna, Douglas of Brownsville, and Aubrey B., in the service; a sister, Mrs. Estelle Rose of Francitas; two brothers, C. W. and Robert B. of Edna; and seven grandchildren.
Victoria Advocate, September 25, 1968 |
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Funeral services for James Harvey (Slim) Browning, 50, Edna truck driver, were held at 3:15 p. m. Tuesday from the First Baptist Church here. Rev. Frank Holland of Victoria officiated, and interment was in the Edna Cemetery. Pallbearers were Louis Capak, Jimmy Young, Arthur Stanford, George Miska, Gilbert Sattler, Waymond Browning. Honorary pallbearers were Clyde Wade, George Tompkins, Davis Hoffman, Ira Gregory, Johnny Emerson and Clyde Wilkerson. Mr. Browning was born Feb. 14, 1908 in New Albany, Miss. He had lived in Jackson County since 1917, and was a well-known truck driver here. He had been in ill health since April and passed away about 11:20 p. m. Nov. 16. He is survived by his wife, Zenora Inez Browning, of 413 E. Division; a son, James Martin Browning of Edna; a daughter, Mrs. Wanda LaVelle Coleman of Sweeny; three brothers, C. W. and Robert of Edna, J. D. of Longview and one sister, Mrs. H. L. Rose of Francitas.
Edna Herald, November 20, 1958 |
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Edna—Juanita Koop Browning, 78, of Edna, died Wednesday, June 28, 2006. She was born in Jackson County, to the late George and Caroline Kliem Koop. She was a homemaker and a Lutheran. Survivors: daughters, Susan Young and Betty Ivory, both of Edna; sons, Pat Browning and Jerry Browning, both of Edna; sisters, Elnora Schubert of El Paso, Natalie Crawford of Kingsland, Norris Fitzpatrick of Edna, and Pearl Symmahk of Giddings; brothers, Virgil Koop of Waco, Ewald Koop, George Koop, and James Koop, all of Edna; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: sister, Alice Roberson; and brother, Walter Koop. Services will be 10 a. m. Friday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, the Rev. Andrew Schorer officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens of Edna. Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-2152. Memorials: Redeemer Lutheran Church or donor’s choice.
Victoria Advocate, June 29, 2006 |
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Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the First Baptist Church for Lee Roy (Shorty) Browning, 41, who died at his home Sunday at 10:45 p. m. after a lingering illness. He was an employee of United Gas for the past 18 years. Rev. Carl Schlomach officiated and burial was in the Edna Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Frenzel, R. J. James, Bill Gregory, E. H. Shott, J. L. Emerson and E. M. McDowell. The Slavik Funeral Home had charge of arrangements. The funeral was one of the largest seen here in years, observers said. There were many lovely floral offerings. Mr. Browning was born in Union County, Miss., on Jan. 6, 1911, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Browning. He moved to Jackson County with his parents while a small boy. He was married to Miss Wilsie Matal on Dec. 11, 1936. Surviving are his wife; five children, Annie Pearl, William Virgil, Nick Charles, Alvin Roy and Dione Janel; four brothers, Charles, Harvey, J. D. and Robert Bane Browning, all of Edna, and a sister, Mrs. Estelle Rose of Francitas.
Edna Herald, May 8, 1952 |
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Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the First Baptist Church for Mrs. Lugilla McCormick Browning, 68, beloved resident of Jackson County, who died in Houston hospital at 11 p. m. July 10, after a lingering illness. Rev. Carl J. Schlomach officiated and burial was in the Edna Cemetery with the Slavik Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Browning is the wife of B. Browning, who operates a nursery north of Edna on the Navidad highway. They were married Aug. 25, 1912, in Oklahoma prior to coming to Texas and Jackson County. She was born at Mountain Home, Ark., July 23, 1993, a daughter of Carroll and Mary McCormick, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Browning taught school at Vanderbilt when they first came to this county and he served as superintendent there for several years. Surviving are her husband; two sons, Kenton Browning of Washington, D. C., and Iben Browning of Houston; a twin brother, Simpson McCormick, two sisters, Mrs. Ada Davis and Mrs. Auda Long, all of Los Angeles, Calif., and two grandchildren.
Edna Herald, July 17, 1952 |
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Rockport—Mildred C. Browning, 64, of Rockport, died at her home Monday following a sudden illness. Born Nov. 26, 1917, she lived in Jackson County for 53 years before moving to Rockport. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Edna. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p. m. at the Slavik Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Joe Webb officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Edna. Surviving are a daughter, Sue Bacak of Ganado; six sons, Ervin Browning of Edna, Fred and Douglas Browning of Agua Dulce, Aubrey and Jimmy Browning of Orange Grove, and Jay Dee Browning of Alice; a brother, Aubrey Sanders of Rockport; a half sister, Nellie Zacek of Bay City; a half brother, Travis Sanders of Edna; 18 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Victoria Advocate, June 17, 1982 |
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Funeral services for Miss La Verne Browning, 18, killed in an automobile accident Wednesday night of last week were held at the Edna Baptist church last Friday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, with Rev. Frank Hoban, pastor of the Red Bluff Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in the Edna Cemetery. Pallbearers were members of the 1949 graduating class of the Edna High School of which she was a member. They were Bob Stovall, Howard Gloor, Vernon Bane Thompson, Jerry Ray Jordan, Whitfield Cosper and Max Templin. Miss Browning, who was born and reared in this county, is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Browning, and a brother and sister, James and Wanda, and many other relatives and host of friends. Edna Weekly Herald, June 23, 1949 Car Wreck On Highway 59 West Of Edna Last Night Took Two Lives Jackson County’s first fatal wreck on 1949 took the lives of two young people last night about 12:00 o’clock when a 1949 Mercury Sedan and a 1941 Buick couple crashed on the Edna-Victoria Highway, a mile and a half west of El Toro. Miss LaVerne Browning, aged 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Browning of Edna, was instantly killed, and Johnnie Kokes, age 25 of LaSalle, was injured fatally and died shortly after being taken to a Victoria hospital. Injure were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Priest of Victoria. Mrs. Priest, age 26, was severely injured, but hopes are entertained for her recovery. Her husband, age 36, sustained painful bruises and cuts, but was not seriously injured. They were riding in the Buick and were going toward Victoria. Highway Patrolman F. H. Byrne informed the Herald this morning that from statements taken from Mr. Priest and others, it seems the car driven by Kokes had attempted to pass another car, and seeing the Priest car approaching from the opposite direction, pulled in behind a car traveling in the same direction, and his car wheel got off the highway, and in attempting to get back on the highway, he pulled the wheel too hard and his car went across the road and was struck about the center by the front of the Buick. The car in which the young people were riding was completely demolished. The Priest car was badly damaged. Kokes was thrown out of the car by the impact, but Miss Browning was wedged in the car, and it was necessary to call a wrecker to pull the door open so that her body could be removed. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gerjes of Edna took Mr. and Mrs. Priest to a Victoria hospital, but Kokes was so badly injured that the Slavik Funeral Home ambulance was called to convey him to the hospital. Mr. Slavik informed us that Kokes never regained consciousness and died about twenty minutes after reaching the hospital. Funeral services for Miss Browning will be held at 2:00 p. m. tomorrow at the Slavik Funeral Home Chapel and interment will be in the Edna Cemetery. The young lady was born and reared in Jackson County, and was a popular member of this year’s graduating class of the Edna High School. She is survived by her parents; a brother and sister, James and Wanda, and many other relatives. Young Kokes is survived by his parents and several brothers and sisters. No arrangements have been made for his funeral pending arrival of relatives. A traffic jam was caused by the wreck and Sheriff Lewis Watson, Deputy Ben Crabb, Night watchman Elmer Carroll and Patrolmen Byrne and C. K. Jauer were busy for some time straightening it out. Last night’s wreck was the first in which anyone was killed in this county this year. Last year there were 15 traffic deaths in Jackson County. Much credit for the reduction in deaths on our highways must go to Patrolmen Byrne and Jauer who have been stationed here since March, and the assistance given them by the sheriff’s department.
Edna Weekly Herald, June 16, 1949 |
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Edna—Funeral services for Orville Browning, 60, of Edna, who died Saturday, will be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Edna at 2 p. m. Monday. The Rev. Philip Schwerin, pastor of Redeemer Lutheran, will officiate. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens of Edna under direction of Slavik Funeral Home. The Rev. Carl Leyrer of Corpus Christi will conduct committal services. Pallbearers will be Clinton Shutt, Jerry and Pat Browning, David and Jon Alan Sappington, and Garland Meador. Honorary pallbearers will include Arnold Koop, all of Orville’s nephews, the Koop-Spree-Browning cousins and employees of the Mobil Gas Plant. Mr. Browning was born in Jackson County Jan. 11, 1924. He was a Mobil process operator, a U. S. Army First Lieutenant during World War II, and an Elder of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Edna. He married Corrine Knoernschild Sept. 18, 1943 in Bozeman, Montana. Survivors, in addition to his wife, are two daughters, Elizabeth Allen of Clute and Brenda Judd of Portland; two sons, Robert of Lolita and Carl of Edna; five sisters, Ruth Crisp, Wilma Storz and Mary Shutt, all of Edna, Laurabelle Wallace of Bryan and Carrie Ann Anderson of Port Lavaca; three brothers, Seidel, Carroll and Alvin, all of Edna; and nine grandchildren.
Victoria Advocate, December 17, 1984 |
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Edna—Robert Bane Browning, 67, of Route 1, Edna, died Saturday at his home following a long illness. Mr. Browning was a retired oil field construction worker and had lived in Jackson County all of his life. Born Jan. 11, 1920, in Edna, he was the son of the late Martin and Fanny Ray Browning. He married the former Wilsie Matak on March 13, 1953, in Edna. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Monday at Baptist Temple Church in Edna, with the Rev. Howard Boyd officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Edna. Slavik Funeral Home of Edna will be in charge of arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Wilsie Browning of Edna; three daughters, Annie Pearl Leigh of Beaumont, Dione Futral of Montgomery and Robbie Sieko of Edna; four sons, Donald Browning of Dallas, Virgil and Alvin Browning of Edna, Nick Browning of Grandbury; a sister, Estelle Rose Montgomery of Francitas; and 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Victoria Advocate, April 26, 1987 |
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Edna—Services for Seidel Clinton Browning, 81, of Edna, who died Thursday, will be 3 p. m. today at Baptist Temple Church, Edna, the Rev. Scott Weatherford officiating. Burial: Memory Gardens of Edna, Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 782-2152. Pallbearers: David Storz, Carl Browning, Robert Browning, Pat Browning, Glenn Crisp and Clint Shutt. Honorary pallbearers will be all grandchildren. Survivors: wife, Ester Janie Adams, who he married April 14, 1931; daughter, Joyce Bennett of Edna; sons, Richard Browning of Edna, Paul Browning of Victoria, James R. Browning of Cat Springs, Donald E. Browning of Lolita, and John Browning of Lumberton; sisters, Wilma Storz of Edna, Mary Shutt of Vanderbilt, Laura Beth Appling of College Station and Carrie Ann Amsbaugh of Lolita; brother, Carroll Browning of Edna; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Victoria Advocate, June 19, 1993 |
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El Campo—Shane Lee Browning, 28, of El Campo, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 1997. He was born June 13, 1969, in Aransas Pass, to Coleman L. and Jane Hammack Browning of Edna. He was an oil field technician and was a Baptist. Survivors: daughter, Kristen Browning Buzzell of Victoria; parents; sister, Hope Browning Sebek of Austin; and grandparents, Loretta Hammack and Elizabeth Matula. Graveside services will be at 10 a. m. Wednesday at Memory Gardens of Edna Cemetery, the Rev. Jim Gilbert officiating. Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 782-2152.
Victoria Advocate, November 25, 1997 |
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Edna—Sylvia “Lajuana” Seale Browning, 41, of Edna, died Saturday, March 14, 1992, in Victoria following a sudden illness. She was born Sept. 28, 1950, in Temple, to Charles Douglas Seale and Mary Griffith, both of Pleasanton, and married Thomas Jerry Browning on June 1, 1968, in Pleasanton. She was a bookkeeper, employed by Hett Enterprises and a homemaker. She was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church and the Ladies Guild of the Lutheran Church. Survivors: parents, husband; daughter, Stacy Ann Browning of Edna; son Thomas Wayne Browning of Edna; and sister, Linda Seale Shutt of San Marcos. Services 2 p. m. Monday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, the Rev. Fred Schleg, pastor, officiating. Burial in Memory Gardens of Edna, Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 782-2152. Memorials: Redeemer Lutheran Church, Kidney Foundation or Diabetes Association. Pallbearers: Bobby, Leslie and Weslie Koop, Ray Martin, John Arnold Shutt, and Dee Fitzpatrick.
Victoria Advocate, March 15, 1992 |
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Edna—Wayman Windham Browning, 64, of Edna died Wednesday, May 5, 1993. He was born Nov. 25, 1928, in New Albany, Miss., to the late George Linard and Annie Bell Richardson Browning. Survivors: son, Raymond Troy Browning of Deer Park and Wendall Roy Browning of League City; sisters, Mrs. R. E. Springer of Pasadena and Mrs. Q. T. Singletary of Houston; and six grandchildren. Preceded in death by: sister, Mrs. L. V. Tate and Mrs. O. D. Davis; and brother, Raymond Browning. Services: 1:30 p. m. Friday at Slavik Funeral home chapel, the Rev. Joe Webb officiating. Burial: Memory Gardens of Edna Cemetery, Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 782-2152.
Victoria Advocate, May 6, 1993 |
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William Richard Browning Sr., 82, a retired farmer, was buried in the Edna Cemetery Tuesday afternoon following funeral services at the First Methodist Church here. Rev. Clifford Zirkel Jr. and Rev. Oral Speed officiated. Mr. Browning passed away Mar. 14 at his home in Edna, at 210 W. Pecan St. He was born Oct. 13, 1876 in Nashville, Tenn., and came to Jackson County 50 years ago. He had been an active Methodist since an early age. He is survived by his widow, Floria Eva Browning of Edna; three sons, William Jr., Louis Preston Roden, both of Edna, and Charles Hubert Roden of Houston; and eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Edna Herald, March 17, 1960 |
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Edna—William Raymond Browning, 49, of El Paso, native of Jackson County, died Sunday in El Paso after an illness of two months. Mr. Browning, a freight agent for Southern Pacific, had been an employee of the railroad for 33 years. He was a member of Ceilo Vista Baptist Church in El Paso. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p. m. Monday at the El Paso church, with the Rev. John Morgan officiating, after which the body will be flown to Houston and brought to Edna, where it will lie in state at the Slavik Funeral Home from 8 a. m. Tuesday. Additional services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the chapel, with the Rev. Henry Powell officiating. Burial will be in Edna Cemetery. Survivors include hs wife, Mrs. Robbie Lee Browning of E. Paso; a daughter, Mrs. Averial Roe Freeman of Baton Rouge, La., his father, George L. Browning of Edna; three sisters, Mrs. Q. T. Singletary of Houston, Mrs. O. D. Davidson of Houston and Mrs. L. V. Tate of Edna; a brother, Raymond W. Browning of Houston; and two grandchildren.
Victoria Advocate, November 25, 1968 |
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Edna—Wilsie Julie Matak Browning passed away on February 5, 2015 at the age of 94. She was born March 4, 1920 in Needville to Annie Christine Gadjosik and Pete Martin Matak. At the age of 5 years Wilsie moved with her family to LaSalle, Texas where she grew up on the farm. She worked hard at home taking care of her family. She gardened, canned, cooked, loved to dance and loved her Czech heritage polkas. She is survived by her sisters, Annie Lee Mizell, Lavonne Cooper (Dean); brothers, Alvin Matak (Margie) and Pete Matak (BJ); daughters, Annie Pearl Leigh of Beaumont, Dione Janell Futral (Dan) of Montgomery and Robbie Lanell Siecko (Melvin) of Edna; sons, William Virgil Browning (Diane) of Edna, Nick Charles Browning (Virginia) of Granbury, Alvin Roy Browning (Kathie) of Edna and stepson Donald Browning (Martha) of Midlothian. Wilsie is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren. She was lovingly known to all as Nana. She is preceded in death by her parents Pete Martin Matak and Annie Christine Gadjosik; husbands, Leroy Browning and Robert Bane Browning; sisters Lottie Elles, Liddie James; brothers, Wilbert Matak and Willie Matak. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 6 from 5:30-7:30 at Slavik’s Funeral Home Chapel in Edna. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 7 at 2:00 p. m. at Baptist Temple Church in Edna. Burial interment at Memory Gardens in Edna. Pallbearers are grandsons, Scott Browning, Charlie Browning, Dayne Futral, Deaven Futral, Shane Sieko and Brandon Morales. Honorary pallbearers are caregivers Susie Hadley, Debbie Smith, Sally Jensen, Yolanda Quintana and Dana Jerkins. Service under the direction of Slavik Funeral Home, 209 N. Allen, Edna, 361-782-2152.
Victoria Advocate, February 6, 2015 |
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Edna—Zenora “Zee” Browning, 93, of Edna, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 in Edna. She was born in Lavaca County, to the late James F. and Della Thomas Harral. She was a housekeeper at Jackson County Hospital and a Baptist. Survivors: daughter, Wanda Finke of Seadrift; son, James Browning of Ganado; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: husband, James Harvey Browning, one daughter; and one sister. Visitation will be 3-5 p. m. today at Slavik Funeral Home Chapel, Edna, 361-782-2152. Services will be 4 p. m. at the chapel. Burial will be at Memory Gardens of Edna Cemetery. Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-2152. Pallbearers: Vince Whitley, Johnny Coleman, Charles Coleman, Al Miska, Bryan Miska, James Brown. Honorary Pallbearers: Killette Whitley, Jaiden Whitley, Collin Coleman, Elene Coleman, James Coleman, Erno Sattler. Memorials: donor’s choice.
Victoria Advocate, August 21, 2006 |
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George E. Brubaker, 75, of Victoria died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1993. He was born May 27, 1918, in Ellwood City, Pa., to the late Cloyce and Clara Hatch Brubaker. He was a mechanical engineer for Alcoa. Mr. Brubaker was a member of World Wide Church of God. Survivors: wife, Bessie Brubaker; daughter, Sybil Francis of Brunswick, Ga.; brothers, Robert David Brubaker of Irving; one grandchild and one great-grandchild. Services: 2 p. m. Friday, Colonial Funeral Home chapel on Red River, the Rev. Bob Peoples officiating. Burial: Memory Gardens in Edna, Colonial Funeral Home, Victoria, 578-3535. Memorials: American Heart Association. Victoria Advocate, December 30, 1993
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Edna—Funeral services for Mrs. Addye Brugh of Baytown, a native of Jackson County, will be held at 3 p. m. Wednesday from the Jackson County Funeral Chapel. The Rev. William Treude will officiate, assisted by the Rev. I. E. Walker. The body will lie in state at the funeral chapel from 9 a. m. to time of the services. Burial will be in the Edna Cemetery under direction of the Jackson County Funeral Service. Mrs. Brugh was born in this county April 21, 1897, and lived most of her life here. She died Tuesday in Baytown where he had resided about two years. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Elbert Black of Baytown; a sister, Mrs. Kelly Smothers of Houston, and several nephews and nieces.
Victoria Advocate, January 31, 1973 |
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Edna—George F. Brugh, 75, of Houston, a native of Jackson County, was killed Friday morning in a tractor accident between Houston and Alvin in Brazoria County. Justice of the Peace G. E. Webb Jr. of Brazoria said the tractor ran over Brugh’s body, crushing his pelvis. He had been thrown to the ground after accidently stepping on the clutch on emerging from the machines. Brugh, a retired oil field worker, was born Jan. 5, 1895 in Texana. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Masonic Lodge. Funeral services will be held at 4 p. m. Saturday at Jackson County Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Wesley Schulze and the Rev. I. E. Walker of First United Methodist Church of Edna officiating. Burial will be in Edna Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Armour Dryden, Jack Blacker, Harvey Reynolds, Charlie Davenport and P. K. Miller Jr. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Addye Mae Brugh of Houston, and a daughter, Mrs. Elbert M. Black and two grandchildren, Guy Robert Black II and Gary Brugh Black all of Baytown.
Victoria Advocate, April 25, 1970 |
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Edna—Funeral services for Joe Brunette, 56, who died Wednesday evening in a Victoria hospital, will be held at 10 a. m. Friday at Slavik Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Joe Webb, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Edna Cemetery. Mr. Brunette, a retired groceryman, was born July 23, 1909 in Jackson County. He had been a life-long member of First Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Jean; his mother, Mrs. J. B. Brunette, both of Edna; and a sister, Mrs. Lois Kohutek, of Bruni, Texas. Pallbearers will be Dos Lawrence, Philip White, James Garner, Henry Milby, Searcy German and Herbert Boening. Honorary pallbearers are James Blanchard, Jess Stacy, Ollie Holloway, Vernon Harlow, Ernest Beasley, Milton Cobb, Curtis Williams, Walter Konzen and George Hutchens.
Victoria Advocate, June 10, 1966 |
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George D. Brush, 65, of 2605 Nightingale, died Wednesday at 6 a. m. in Beeville following a long illness. A resided of Victoria since 1953, he was born June 15, 1918 in Hallettsville to the late Frank and Sophie Chitivany Brosh. He was a self employed salesman and a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. He was a veteran of World War II. Funeral services will be at 10 a. m. Friday at Colonial Funeral Home. The Rev. David Colella will officiate. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens of Edna. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p. m. Thursday at Colonial Funeral Home on Red River. Surviving are two daughters, Mary Ruth Brush and Betty Brush, both of Austin; four sisters, Cora Waters of Houston, Louise Feray of Austin, Bessie Emerson of Washington and Lillie Simpson of Blacksbrug, Va.; and a brother, Jerry B. Brosh of Victoria. Pallbearers will be James Broz, David Waters, Robert Schramek, Herbert Schoener, Albert Ranly and Raymond Brosh.
Victoria Advocate, August 4, 1983 |
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Ruth Irene Ferry Brush, 67, of Victoria, died at 11:20 a. m. Friday at her home. A resident of Victoria for 40 years, she was a native of Purcell, Okla. Mrs. Brush was a retired registered nurse, having worked throughout her career for Victoria hospitals. She retired from Citizens Medical center as a night supervisor after completing 24 years of service. During World War II she served as an Air Force nurse for two years, and was discharged with the rank of first lieutenant. Mrs. Purcell was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. She was born Aug. 1, 1922, and was the daughter of the late Francis John and Mary Aloysisus Price Ferry. She was survived by two daughters, Betty Brush Emami and Mary Brush of Houston; a sister, Helen Proctor of Tulsa, Okla.; and a brother, Jerry Brosh of Victoria. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Brush, who died in 1983. Persons who wish to do so may make memorial donations to the American Lung Association.
Victoria Advocate, January 21, 1990 |
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Edna—Doris Ann Bryant, 64, of Edna died Saturday, Feb. 18, 1995. She was born July 19, 1930, in Dierks, Ark., to the late Dan and Bessie Littlefield Young. She married Johnny A. Bryant in Houston on June 12, 1954. She was a retired secretary and a Baptist. Survivors: husband; daughter, Carolyn Bryant of Edna; sons, Dan Bryant of Edna, Scot Bryant of San Antonio, Keith Bryant of Dallas, and Johnny “Butch” Bryant of Lake Jackson; sisters, Rose Greene of San Antonio and Merle Smith of Richmond, Calif.; brother, R. J. Young of San Antonio; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p. m. today, First Baptist Church, the Rev. Joe McClanahan officiating. Burial: Memory Gardens, Slavik Funeral Home, 782-2152. Pallbearers: Nathan Hlavaty, Mike Hlavaty, Joe Castillo, Lance Lambert, David Yendrey, Leonard Yendrey, and Mike Gabrysch. Honorary pallbearers: second floor nursing staff of Victoria Regional Medical Center, Dr. Gulshan Minocha, Dr. Juan G. Posada, and Dr. Andrew Clemmons.
Victoria Advocate, February 20, 1995 |
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Edna—James Kermit Bryant, 85, of Edna died Monday, Jan. 15, 1996. He was born Jan. 18, 1910, in North Zulch to the late William Hardy and Lucy Carroll Bryant. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II. He married the former Dathene Cochran on Feb. 9, 1946, in Houston. Mr. Bryant was a retired Western Auto Dealer. He was former member and president of Edna Rotary Club. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors: wife; daughters, Shirley Kresta of Ganado; son, David Bryant of Austin; sisters, Mildred Jordan, Lena Oakes and Artie Young, all of Houston, and Mable Sue Longer of Jewett; brothers, Wiley Bryant of Pasadena and Johnny A. Bryant of Edna and one grandchild. Services will be held at 11 a. m. Wednesday at First Baptist church in Edna, the Rev. Jim Gilbert officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Edna, Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 782-2152. Memorials: First Baptist Church in Edna.
Victoria Advocate, January 16, 1996 |
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Edna—Johnny A. Bryant, 93, of Edna passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015. Johnny was born in North Zulch, Texas to the late William and Lucy Bryant. He married Doris A. Young in Houston, TX on June 12, 1954. Johnny and Doris were owner/operators of the Western Auto of Edna for 30 plus years. Johnny and Doris were also members of the Baptist Church. Johnny is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Doris, his daughter Carolyn Bryant, as well as eleven brothers and sisters. Johnny is survived by his sons: Johnny E. Bryant of Lake Jackson, Texas, Dan Bryant of Edna, Texas, Keith Bryant of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Scot Bryant of New Braunfels Texas. Also Seven Grandchildren and Nine Great Grandchildren. Visitation will be Friday, May 22, 2015 from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm, followed by a 2:00 pm funeral service in the Chapel of Slavik Funeral Home, with Brothers Jack Hutson of Vanderbilt Baptist Church officiating. The Pallbearers will be his Grandchildren. The Services have been entrusted to Slavik Funeral Home, 209 N. Allen St., Edna, TX 77957, 361-782-2152.
Victoria Advocate, May 21, 2015 |
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Edna—James Kline “J. K.” Budd, 79, of Edna, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008. He was born on July 11, 1928, in Ganado, to the late James Roy and Jewel Anderson Budd. James is survived by his daughter, Vicky Budd Black of Perryton; sons, Ricky Clyde Budd of Victoria, Randy Ray Budd of Magnolia, and Robby Miner Budd of Edna; brother, Roy Douglas Budd of Edna; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. James was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Eyvonne Budd Smith. The family will be receiving visitors from 2 – 3 pm, Sunday, May 4, in the Oaklawn Funeral Home Chapel. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Operation Christmas Child, c/o Samaritan’s Purse, P. O. Box 3000, Boone, N. C. 28607. Arrangements are under the direction of Oaklawn Funeral Home in Edna, 361-782-2221.
Victoria Advocate, May 3, 2008 |
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Edna—James Roy Budd, 89, of Edna died Tuesday in a Victoria rest home following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at Slavik Funeral Home chapel in Edna with the Rev William Johnson of Victoria, pastor of Inez Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens of Edna. Mr. Budd was born Jan. 12, 1900, in Morales. He was a member of the Methodist church and a retired ranch foreman. He was preceded in death by his wife Jewell Anderson Budd, Dec. 28, 1964. Surviving are a daughter, Eyvonne Smith of Bellville; two sons, James K. Budd of Houston and Roy Douglas Budd of Morales; three sisters, Ruby Goldman and Wilma Hobson, both of Edna, and Clara Lee Padon of Cordele; a brothers, Floyd Budd of Cordele; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Victoria Advocate, February 9, 1989 |
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Edna—Susan Amanda Budd, 19, of Edna died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1999. She was born Dec. 7, 1979, in Victoria, to Douglas and Ruth Ann Kramer Budd of Edna. She was an officer in Alpha Phi Omega at the University of Texas, Valedictorian of Edna High, a drum major and a member of First United Methodist Church. She was a student and a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors: parents; grandmother, Josephine Kutchka of Inez; step-grandfather, Robert kutschka; grandparents, Roy and Jewell Budd; sister, Kimberly Ann Budd of Edna; brother, James Arthur Budd of Edna. Preceded in death by: grandfather, Arthur Kramer. Services will be 2 p. m. Saturday, at the First United Methodist Church, the Rev. Russell Minton officiated. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Edna. Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, (361) 782-2152. Pallbearers were: Andy Rackley, Wes Woodring, Gabriel Reyes, Glen Barnhill, Russ Cotton, Tim Francis, Kenny Raymond and Benjamin Rodriguez. Honorary pallbearers: Edna graduating class of 1998 and the members of Alpha Phi Omega. Memorials: Edna First United Methodist Church.
Victoria Advocate, November 25 & 28, 1999 |
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Funeral services were held at Edna Monday afternoon for George Buhler, brother of the late Theodore Buhler, for many years cashier of the First National Bank here, who died at his home in Edna Sunday following an illness of several months. Will Buhler, who resides on his ranch in Jackson County, and the late Frank Buhler, cashier of the Victoria National Bank, which was the former First National Bank, are nephews of George Buhler. Mr. Buhler retired recently after having conducted a saddle and harness business in Edna for over fifty years. Surviving are one son and one granddaughter.
Victoria Advocate,
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Edna—George Theodore Buhler, 86, of Edna, died Monday in a local hospital following a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at Slavik Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Russell Moon, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Edna, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. A native of Edna, Mr. Buhler was born Dec. 31, 1902, to the late George and Sally Menefee Buhler. He married Lucille Billups on Sept. 10, 1933, in Edna. A graduate of Rice University and Texas A & M University, he was a pharmacist and former owner of Faires Drug Co. of Edna. He was also a former member of the Lions Club and a member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas and First United Methodist Church of Edna. He is survived by his wife, of Edna; and a daughter, Patricia Marie Buhler of Refugio.
Victoria Advocate, June 13, 1989 |
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Edna—Lucille Elizabeth Buhler, 80, of Edna died Saturday, April 10, 1993. She was born July 28, 1912 in Edna to the late John E. and Laura Schmidt Billups. The homemaker was a member of a pioneer Jackson County family who settled in Texana, and moved to Edna in 1882. She worked for Faires Drug Company as a bookkeeper. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She married George Buhler Sept. 10, 1933, in Edna. Survivors: daughter, Patricia M. Buhler of Refugio; sisters, Frances Sample of Houston, Mary Louise Murray of Bozier City, La., Maudie Barton of Houston; brothers, Ed Billups of Seguin, Landry Billups of Bellaire, and Travis Billups of Texas City. She was preceded in death by her husband on June 12, 1989. Services: 2 p. m. today, Slavik Funeral Home, the Rev. Richard Jackson and Stan Adams officiating. Burial: Memory Gardens of Edna Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 782-2152. Pallbearers; B. J. Taylor, Bill Taylor, Dennis Simons, Steele Simons, Wayne White and Steve Minch.
Victoria Advocate, April 12, 1993 |
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Mrs. Sarah T. Buhler, 87, beloved Edna resident, died Tuesday at 10 p. m. at the hospital at Ganado, never fully recovering from an attack she suffered at her home at 501 Hanover Sunday. She is the mother of George Buhler, local druggist and president of the school board. Last rites were held at 10 o’clock this morning from the First Methodist Church, Rev. I. E. Walker officiating. Burial was in the Edna Cemetery under the direction of the Slavik Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Dr. W. M. Jones, Steele Simons, Jack, Andrew and Ed Billups and Boone LaBauve. Mrs. Buhler was born in Fayette County March 22, 1866, daughter of Quinn M. Menefee and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Penn Menefee, decreased. She came to Edna from Flatonia 55 years ago. In addition to her son, she is survived by a brother, Tom Menefee of Port Arthur; two sisters, Hettie Menefee of Edna and Mrs. Susie McAnally of Port Arthur, and one granddaughter, Patricia Buhler.
Edna Herald, May 28, 1953 |
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Edna—Allan Lee Burditt, 77, of Edna, former longtime manager of the Jackson County Electric Cooperative Inc. died Saturday in a Houston hospital. Burditt had been instrumental in the organizing of the cooperative and served as its first president of the board of directors in 1937. He became its first manager in 1939, and held the position until he retired in 1964. In 1947 he served as a director of the Texas Electric Cooperatives, and in 1949 was elected president of that organization. He was a member of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, was a former member of the Rotary Club, was a past patron of Edna Chapter No. 692, Order of Eastern Star; was a member of Edna Masonic Lodge No. 767, and a member of Arabia Shrine Temple of Houston. He helped organize the chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons in Edna, and served as its first president. He also had served as a director of the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority. He was born March 24, 1899 in the Beulah community of Jackson County, and early in his career had been a lumber yard manager, had owned and operated LaWard Mercantile Co., and was a former postmaster of LaWard, as well as a farmer and rancher. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Edna with the Rev. Russell Moon officiating, assisted by the Rev. Floyd Conner of Donna, who is formerly of Edna, and the Rev. Dennis Vyvial of La Ward. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Edna, with graveside rites by Edna Masonic Lodge. Grandsons will be pallbearers. Jackson County Funeral Service Inc. is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mackie L. Burditt; a son, Allan Newton Burditt of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; a daughter, Mrs. Charles Daniels of Refugio; a sister, Mrs. Mattie Hayes of Ganado; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Victoria Advocate, December 27, 1976 |
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Edna—Mrs. Ollie Elaine Burditt, 67, of Edna, former postmaster at LaWard, died at 1:45 p. m. Sunday in a Victoria hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Burditt was born Oct. 18, 1900 I Moulton, and was a member of First Methodist Church of Edna. She was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Eleanor Brackenridge Club, and of Circle 2 of the Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Church. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p. m. Monday at First Methodist Church, with the Rev. J. W. Griffin, pastor, and the Rev. I. E. Walker, associate pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Edna, under direction of Jackson County Funeral Service. Survivors include her husband, Allen L. Burditt of Edna; a daughter Mrs. Charles B. Daniels of Refugio; a son Allen N. Burditt of Baytown; three sisters Mrs. H. L. Cumby of Three Rivers, Mrs. Norman Garden and Mrs. Fred Hyman, both of San Antonio; a brother, Edward Fuller of Albuquerque, N. M.; and six grandchildren.
Victoria Advocate, November 6, 1967 |
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Renee’ went to be with her Lord on August 27, 2024 after a long
battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born on September 17,
1961, the second identical twin to Millard and Lucille Callaway
Brisbois. There will be a visitation on Saturday September 7, 2024, from 9:00am-10:30am at the First Methodist Church in Ganado, Texas. A celebration of life service will begin at 10:30am. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens of Edna Cemetery at 2:00pm. Donations may be made to The First Methodist Church in Ganado-200 Twin Oaks Blvd. Ganado, TX 77962 or The Start Center-4383 Medical Dr. San Antonio, TX, 78229. Services entrusted to the Todish Family of Ganado Funeral Home.
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Funeral services were held at the Slavik Funeral Home Chapel in this city Wednesday morning at 8:30 o’clock, for Mrs. Irma Burger, who passed away at her home in San Antonio Monday, July 4th. The service was conducted by _____ after which the remains were laid to rest in the Edna Cemetery. Mrs. Burger was born in Shumway, Ill., September 2, 1900, and came to Jackson County in 1936. She resided here until 1946, when she moved to San Antonio to make her home. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. E. M. Bohn, and one brother, Joe, of Edna; two sisters, Mrs. Elsie Simms of Alice, and Mrs. Ben Berghans, Plains, Kans.
Edna Weekly Herald, July 7, 1949 |
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Edna—Ralph W. Burgess, 67, of Edna died Sunday, Jan. 26, 1997. He was born Jan. 25, 1930, in Hempstead to the late Vernon O. and Irma V. McConnell Burgess. He was as 1952 graduate of Texas A&M University, received his degree in agricultural education and served with the U. S. Army Transportation Division and Korean War. He served as assistant county agent in Brazos County, manager of Wharton County Chamber of Commerce, City of Edna Planning Commission and Recreation Committee, President of Youth Builders, vice-president of J. C. Industrial Foundation, selected Man of the Year in 1971, was Economic Development Coordinator and served as manager of Jackson County Industrial Foundation. He was a retired sales representative for Kaiser Cement Company and sales manager of Wells-Wright Inc., Ready Mix Co., member and former president of the Rotary Club, selected Rotarian of the Year for 1991-92 and was a member of First Baptist Church in Edna. Survivors: wife, Joan Burgess; daughters, Lorrie Sampson of Spring and Lisa Wyer of Pflugerville; sister, Betty Jo Stewart of Bellaire; and four grandchildren. Visitation will be 7 p. m. today at Slavik Funeral Home chapel. Services wil be a 4 p. m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Edna, with Rev. Jim Gilbert officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens of Edna, Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 782-2152. Memorials: First Baptist church, P. O. Box 471, Rotary Club Scholarship Fund, P. O. Box 583, both of Edna 77957.
Victoria Advocate, January 28, 1997 |
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Edna—Funeral services for Mildred E. Burnett, 71, of Edna, who died Friday, will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday at the Slavik Funeral home chapel in Edna. The Rev. Joe Webb, pastor of First Baptist Church of Edna, will officiate. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens of Edna. Mrs. Burnett was born in Edna April 24, 1913, and was a member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, A. J. Burnett who died, Jan. 20, 1971. Survivors include three sisters, Melvie Koop, Dell Callaway and Dollie White, all of Edna. Pallbearers will be Mike Koop, John Koop Jr., Montie Callaway, Royce Lee, James Knudsen and Tommy Knudsen.
Victoria Advocate, August 12, 1984 |
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Edna—Pearl Byrd, 77, of Edna, died Saturday, Aug. 10, 2002. She was born Oct. 30, 1924, to the late Andre and Mary York Magninat. She was a retired restaurant owner. Survivors: husband, Owen Dale of Edna; and brother, Andrew Magninat of Edna. Services will be 2 p. m. Tuesday at Slavik Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be at Memory Gardens of Edna. Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-2152.
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