Recent Obituaries

Alice Grawunder

Feb 13, 2018

Alice Lavernia Bockhorn Grawunder died Feb. 13, 2018 in Austin.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Monday, February 19, 2018 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, with Pastor Brianna Merkle officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery.

Visitation will be from noon until service time at 2 p.m. Monday at St....

Kenneth Williamson

Feb 13, 2018

Kenneth Franklin Williamson, 91, died Feb. 13, 2018 in Round Rock.

The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, February 19, 2018 at Memorial Oaks Chapel in Brenham. The memorial service will be conducted by Mr. Williamson’s nephew, James Paul Worley. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery.

Visitation will be...

William Stein

Feb 10, 2018

William Odell Stein, 77, of Brenham, known to his friends and relatives, as ”Odell”, died February 10, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Regional Health Center in Bryan, TX. He was the widower of Marilyn (Grebe) Stein.

The funeral service for Odell Stein will be on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Evangelical...

Rita Diamond

Feb 9, 2018

Rita Mae Becker Diamond, 64, of Somerville, passed away on February 9, 2018 at Vitas Healthcare, Shenandoah, Texas.

The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church with Pastor Matthew Jacobs officiating. Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. in the Snook Cemetery. Visitation with friends and...

Patricia Schultz

Feb 7, 2018

Patricia Denise (McLaughlin) Schultz made her grand exit from this world on February 7th, 2018 at Methodist Hospital in Houston Texas after filling all of our lives with joy for 71 years. A celebration of life will be held at Memorial Oaks Chapel on Saturday February 17th at 2:00pm.

Patti was born in Miami, Florida...

Betty Brisbin

Feb 7, 2018

Betty Jean Brisbin went to be with her Lord, February 7, 2018. She was born in Houston, Texas on October 26, 1941 to Ruby and Rudy Zorn. They preceded her in death.

She is survived by her husband Clifford Brisbin (Brenham), two sons Brian Brisbin (Houston) and wife Casandra with their children Catori and Delsyn,...

Henry Hughes Iii

Feb 5, 2018

Henry Walter Hughes, III, passed away peacefully at the age of 78, on the morning of February 5, 2018.

Henry Hughes was born Oct. 1, 1939 in Brenham, to Henry Waters and Maude Bess Hughes. He was christened and confirmed at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, and graduated from Brenham High School in 1958. He obtained...

Carroll Kowis

Feb 4, 2018

Carroll Hamm Kowis, 71, died February 4, 2018 in Brenham.

A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Prairie Lea Cemetery, with Deacon Al Prescott officiating. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with a Rosary scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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June Davis

Feb 3, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of June Davis announces her passing on Saturday, February 3, 2018, at the age of 96 years. June was preceded in death by her husband, Harry (1972), her daughter, Susan Green, her parents, Howard A. and Fanny Sanderson Tenney, and her brother, Howard A. Tenney, Jr. June will be...

Steven Haley

Feb 2, 2018

Steven Calens Haley – an accomplished attorney, avid Texas historian, and beloved actor – died unexpectedly on Friday, February 2. He was 62. Steve was known for his commanding personality, insatiable curiosity, and love for his family. He lived to explore life through his work, his art, and his passion for long journeys throughout Texas and the...

Ramah Winter

Feb 2, 2018

Ramah Lee Johns Winter, beloved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great grandmother, friend passed away on Friday Feb 2, 2018, at the age of 81.

Ramah was born on April 8, 1936 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where she spent her childhood.

Ramah married her high school sweetheart and love of her life, Marion Allen Winter...

Joe Moore

Jan 30, 2018

Joe L. Moore, 94, husband of Lonnie Moore, left his earthly home and entered his heavenly home on January 30, 2018.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Independence Baptist Church, with Dr. Tim Owens and Rev. John Free officiating. Burial will follow in the Independence Cemetery.

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Eugene Thielemann

Jan 29, 2018

Eugene Thielemann, 87, of Brenham, died Jan. 29, 2018, in Brenham.

Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1 at Memorial Oaks Chapel.

The funeral for Eugene Thielemann will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2 in St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Gay Hill, with Pastor Skip Stutts officiating. Burial will be...

Wilford O'Brien

Jan 29, 2018

Wilford L. O’Brien, 90, passed away January 29, 2018 in Bryan.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 5, 2018 at First Baptist Church of Brenham, with Rev. Troy Sikes and Rev. Ross Shelton officiating.

Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Oaks Chapel.

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Beulah Fordham

Jan 29, 2018

Beulah Mae (Collins) Fordham, 93, died January 29, 2018 in Brenham.

A Memorial Service is scheduled for 11 a.m., Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church, with Pastor Ken Weiss officiating. A graveside service will be held at Evergreen Memorial Park in Wharton, Texas at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2018.

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Glenn Jaster

Jan 29, 2018

Glenn Allen Jaster, 74, died January 29, 2018 in Brenham.

Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Sunday, February 4, 2018 in the historic Independence Baptist Church, with Dr. Phil Hassell officiating. Burial will follow in the Independence Cemetery.

Visitation will take place prior to the service at the church, beginning at 2:00...

Dorothy Arlitt

Jan 29, 2018

Dorothy (Dot) Arlitt age 88, died peacefully on January 29, 2018 at the long-term care unit of Kruse Village in Brenham, Texas. Dot was born on October 29, 1929 in Hamilton, Texas.

She worked in several banks in Hamilton and Brenham before joining the Texas Department of Agriculture in Brenham. She later volunteered in a...

Regenta Jenkins

Jan 19, 2018

Regenta Bass Jenkins, mother of James O. Jenkins, Jr., and his wife Gail, died on January 19, 2018, in Brenham, Texas, at the age of 100.

She was born October 11, 1917, in Hopeville, Calhoun County, Arkansas, the first child of Egbert Garland Bass and Eula Ramsay Bass. Her paternal great...

M. Winter, Jr.

Jan 16, 2018

Marion Allen Winter Jr, also know as “Snookie”, by his family, passed away peacefully January 16, 2018, at his ranch In Brenham, Texas. Allen was born on April 10, 1936 in Texarkana, Arkansas. He came from a large family with 3 brothers and a sister. Mary Katherine, Jerry, Michael, and Bill. Allen served his country in the...

William Mcneill, Jr.

Jan 13, 2018

William Paul McNeill, Jr. known as “Uncle Paul”, passed away January 13, 2018 in Brenham.

The funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, January 18, 2018, at the Lillian Wilder Chapel at Brenham State Supported Living Center in Brenham, TX. Graveside services are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Meridian...