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Ralph Steven Grisham

Ralph Steven Grisham

Mar 6, 2023

Ralph Steven Grisham, 69, of Plantersville, Texas passed away surrounded by his wife and children on March 6, 2023.

Ralph was born on May 24, 1953 to Ervin and Jackie Grisham in Houston, Texas. He grew up in North Zulch, Texas with his brother and four sisters, and always maintained a close family relationship.

In 1973, Ralph met Annette Norman at a...

Jewel Dean Carson

Jewel Dean Carson

Mar 5, 2023

A homegoing celebration service for Jewel Dean Carson will be held at 12 P.M., Friday, March 10, 2023 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Bro. Mack Bailey will officiate the service. A brief visitation will take place from 11 A.M. until time of service. Interment will follow at Southside Cemetery, Midway, Texas.

On March 11, 1934, a baby girl, Jewel Dean...

Falessa Renett Dickey

Falessa Renett Dickey

Feb 28, 2023

Homegoing services for Falessa Renett Dickey will be held 1 P.M., Friday, March 10, 2023 at New Life Missionary Church, Madisonville, Texas. Rev. Lloyd Jones will officiate the service. Interment will follow at West End Cemetery, Madisonville, Texas.

Falessa was preceded in death by her father, James Ed Dickey, Sr.; sister, Jacqueline "Jackie" Dickey; and grandmother, Ruby Ollie Nugent. She is...

Nelda "Ruth" Murphy

Nelda "Ruth" Murphy

Feb 24, 2023

Nelda Ruth Murphy, mostly known as Ruth, died peacefully after a brief illness at her home with her only surviving son by her side February 24, 2023. She will be greatly missed but she's no longer in pain and she's celebrating her new life with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-three...

Robbie "Ray" Spivey

Robbie "Ray" Spivey

Feb 21, 2023

Funeral services for Ray Spivey, age 87, of Elwood, will be held 11 A.M., Saturday, February 25, 2023 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Bro. Andrew Parry will officiate the service. Mr. Spivey will be laid to rest in Allphin Cemetery. A time of visitation will take place Friday, February 24, 2023 from 5 P.M. to 7 P.M. at Madisonville...

Ross Gordon Schmitt

Ross Gordon Schmitt

Feb 19, 2023

Ross Gordon Schmitt, 72, of Madisonville, Texas passed away on February 19, 2023 in Madisonville, Texas. He was born to Gordon Schmitt and Marion Elsie (Joceyn) in Kitchener Ontario, Canada. Ross was a truck driver who loved having the opportunity to travel across and view all of the beautiful and vast landscapes the United States has to offer. He was...

Martha Nell Dean

Martha Nell Dean

Feb 17, 2023

Funeral services honoring the life of Martha Dean, age 91, of Madisonville, will be held 10 A.M., Monday, February 20, 2023 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Rev. Jim Jackson, pastor of First United Methodist Church Madisonville, will officiate the service. Interment will follow in High Prairie Cemetery in rural Madison County. A time of visitation will take place Sunday,...

Peggy Ann (Waller) Clute

Peggy Ann (Waller) Clute

Feb 17, 2023

Peggy Ann (Waller) Clute was born in Madison County, Texas on August 6, 1945, to James Robert Waller and Burney Mae (Richards) Waller. She grew up on a dairy in North Zulch, Texas and was honored as Dairy Day Queen and 4-H Sweetheart in her youth.

Peggy strongly advocated for higher education. She established The Robert Waller Family Scholarship to recognize...

Virginia Blakley Boyett

Virginia Blakley Boyett

Feb 16, 2023

Virginia Blakley Boyett, age 81, of Madisonville, Texas passed away February 16, 2023 in Bryan, Texas. She was born January 30, 1942 in Lott, Texas to Lammie & Cordia (Downes) Blakley. The oil patch kept Johnny and Virginia moving around until they finally decided to settle their family in Madison County in 1969. Virginia retired from Region VI Service Center...

Ronald Charles "Ronnie" Waneck, Sr.

Ronald Charles "Ronnie" Waneck, Sr.

Feb 3, 2023

Ronald Charles "Ronnie" Waneck, Sr., 82, of Crockett, Texas, passed away on February 3, 2023 in Conroe, Texas. He was born on August 31, 1940 to Charles Harry Waneck and Evelyn Elizabeth (Rawls) Waneck. Ronnie was a very simple man who loved to deer hunt and be in the woods. He was very proud of his corvette car.

Ronnie was preceded...

Nolan Edward Emert

Nolan Edward Emert

Feb 2, 2023

Nolan Emert returned Home to the Lord peacefully in the early hours of February 2, 2023 while in his sleep. Mr. Emert was born to S.D. and Bessie Brown Emert on December 13, 1924 in Blessing, Texas.

At age three, the family moved to Madison County where he attended Elwood School through grade nine. At age sixteen, Mr. Emert then hitch-hiked...

Cecil Phillip "Phil" Fleming

Cecil Phillip "Phil" Fleming

Jan 28, 2023

Cecil Phillip "Phil" Fleming passed away peacefully at his hunting ranch in Junction, Texas on January 28, 2023. Born on October 3, 1942, in Andalusia, Alabama at his grandmother's home, he was the eldest son of the late Cecil B. and Irby Opal (Raley) Fleming.

Phil was a 1961 graduate of Del Rio High School. "Who didn't have a crush on...

Brady A Hand, Sr.

Brady A Hand, Sr.

Jan 26, 2023

Brady A. Hand, Sr., age 93, passed away on January 26, 2023 at his Iola, Texas home. Funeral services will be held 2 P.M., Thursday, February 2, 2023 with a visitation from 1 P.M. to service time at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Chaplain Rick Bell will officiate the service. A private interment will follow at a later time.

Brady was...

Shana Renee (Shirley) Ogden

Shana Renee (Shirley) Ogden

Jan 26, 2023

Shana Renee Shirley Ogden, 52, of Bryan, Texas passed away January 26, 2023 peacefully surrounded by family and friends. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 P.M., Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Reliance Cemetery.

Shana was born in Bryan, Texas on January 16, 1971 to Gregory and Linda Shirley. Shana lived in Bryan within the Reliance Community for most of...

Harvey Carrol Johnston, Jr.

Harvey Carrol Johnston, Jr.

Jan 24, 2023

Harvey Carrol Johnston, Jr. died at home on January 24, 2023, at the age of 83. He was born in Houston, Texas on September 23, 1939 He graduated from Aldine High School in 1958 and served four years in the Air Force. After leaving the Air Force he went to work for Armco. In December 1983, after twenty-one and a...

Jacqueline Dickey

Jacqueline Dickey

Jan 24, 2023

Homegoing services for Jacqueline Dickey, age 60, will be held 1 P.M., Saturday, February 4, 2023 at New Life Missionary Baptist Church, Madisonville, Texas. Interment will follow in West End Cemetery. A public visitation and wake will take place from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M., Friday, February 3, 2023 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas.

Arrangements are entrusted to Madisonville Funeral...

Donna Lee Cheek

Donna Lee Cheek

Jan 18, 2023

Donna Lee (Peters) Cheek, 83, of Hilltop Lakes, Texas passed away January 18 2023. She was born February 21, 1939 in Smithville, Missouri to Benton G. and Laura L. (Gabbert) Peters.

Donna was preceded in death by both of her parents and son, Randy Cheek. She is survived by her husband, Carroll B. Cheek of Hilltop Lakes, Texas; son, Steven K....

Jacquelyn Jones

Jacquelyn Jones

Jan 13, 2023

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Grabert Jones, also known as "Bunny" to her family and friends, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2023. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 23, 1938 to Jesse and Obie Jane Grabert. The oldest of three, Jackie grew up with her sisters, Gwendolyn Mancuso (Louisiana) and Donna Maddux (Alabama). Raised in a devoutly religious household,...

Luther Wesley Messina

Luther Wesley Messina

Jan 12, 2023

Luther Messina died at the age of eighty-four years. He passed away January 12, 2023 in Madisonville, Texas. Luther was born May 25, 1939 in Jefferson County, Alabama.  Luther had served his country in the United States Air Force for a brief time.  He had lived in Midway, Texas since 1979 and was employed by Monterrey Mushrooms as a truck...

Mary Carolyn Vineyard

Mary Carolyn Vineyard

Jan 11, 2023

Mary Carolyn Vineyard passed away on January 11th, 2023 at seventy-six years of age. She was born in Colgate, Oklahoma to Walter Lonzo Vineyard and Susie Steele-Vineyard on November 30th, 1946.

She was preceded in death by siblings, Dale Vineyard, Buck Vineyard and Fern Dempsey, and both of her parents.

Mary is survived by siblings, Betty Nelson and Shirley Pickens of Davis,...

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