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| 2751 | Obituary: Funeral services for Dawn Eileen Clement, 17 years old, of 503 Camp Road in Highlands, Texas will be held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday at Earthman Baytown Chapel with Donald Walker officiating. She died Monday in a car accident with Stephen Eldon ?Stevie? Labit, Sr. She was a senior at Ross S. Sterling, a National Honor Society member, German Club member and was a student at Lee College. She was employed by Savell Construction Co. Survivors include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Clement of Highlands, Texas; a sister Audra Camille Clement, a brother Neil Ashley Clement, both of Highlands, Texas; grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peters of Bellville, Texas and Mrs. Ellen Phillips of Sealy, Texas; a great grandmother, Mrs. Elsie Mueller of Bellville, Texas. Burial will be in White Cemetery with Earthman Funeral Home directing. Pallbearers will be Lester Grunden, Greg Wotipka, Gary Savell, Mike Chatham, Charles Webb, and Phillip Woods. | Clement, Dawn Eileen (I2584)
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| 2752 | Obituary: Gretchen LaJuan (Dymke) Farrell, 94, of Brookshire, Texas, passed away on Friday, September 30, 2022, in Fairfield, Texas. LaJuan was born September 12, 1928, in Dallas, Texas, to Homer T. and Clara Mae (Rice) Dymke. She grew up in Rockdale, Texas, graduating from Rockdale High School. In 1966, LaJuan was united in marriage with James Edward Farrell at Chapelwood Methodist Church in Houston, Texas. A homemaker, LaJuan was a caring wife, mother, stepmother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She treasured every moment she spent with her special grandchildren. LaJuan was a member of St. John Episcopal Church in Sealy, Texas. She also enjoyed volunteering at Selman Elementary School. In her spare time, LaJuan loved gardening and her feline friends. She is survived by her daughters: Francine Haynes and husband, Matt, of Fairfield, Melissa La Juan Ford and husband, Charles, of Bellville, sons: Mark Wood of Austin, and Michael Wood and wife, Robin, of Round Rock; stepchildren, Reid, John, and Bob Farrell, all of Houston; grandchildren, Jason Wood and wife, Jennifer, Wendy Tully and husband Brandon, Charlie Ford, and Christopher Ford and wife, Beth, Hunter Haynes and wife Eryn, and Tyler Haynes; great-grandchildren, Adelynn, Gatlin, Remington, Colt, and Etta; and several nieces, nephews, and many friends. Gretchen was preceded in death by her husband: James Edward Farrell; parents, Homer T. and Clara Mae Dymke, and brother, Bud Dymke and wife Betty. Friends who wish may make memorial gifts to: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation 13770 Noel Road, Suite 801889 Dallas, TX 75380 www.komen.org (Published by Schmidt Funeral Home of Brookshire, TX) | Dymke, Gretchen LaJuan (I13607)
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| 2753 | Obituary: Joseph LeBleu, 73, a life-long resident of Lake Charles, died today at 4:05 a.m. in a local hospital. He was a construction worker and resided at 2218 Theriot street. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Hubert's Catholic church with the Rev. Van Boxel, pastor, officiating. Burial will be held in LeBleu cemetery. Rosary will be recited at 8:30 p.m. today at Hixon funeral home chapel. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mitchell Arville, Lake Charles; three brothers, John S., Clem and Lee LeBleu, all of Lake Charles; two sisters, Mrs. Fulton Daigle and Mrs. P. Mary Daigle, both of Lake Charles, and five grandchildren. (Published in The Lake Charles-American Press on February 2, 1962) | LeBleu, Joseph Earl (I12199)
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| 2754 | Obituary: Richard L. Rummel, age 90, passed peacefully on May 6, 2019 in Athens, Texas. He was born on April 6, 1929 to parents Gertrude Goldfus and Elmer Rummel. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother Robert Rummel; his first wife Gwen Rummel; and his second wife, Patricia Rummel. Mr. Rummel, a true gentleman who is remembered for his love of Jesus, family, friends, and how he showed kindness and respect to all he encountered. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, and served his community throughout the years by volunteering his time and other resources for great causes. Among his hobbies, Mr. Rummel was an avid wood worker, and thought the perfect day would include an airplane, fishing pole or his golf clubs. Survivors include his son, Bruce Rummel and wife Sandie of Lewisville, TX, daughters Sheila Campos of Commerce, TX and Kimberly Wilson of Richardson, TX. His grandchildren are Jake Wilson, Luke Wilson, Stephanie Rummel, Katie Rummel, and Carissa Campos. The family invites you to a visitation on Friday, May 10, 2019 from 5:00-6:00 PM with recitation of the Rosary beginning at 6:30 PM at Autry's Carroll- Lehr Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be held at Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Church on Saturday, May 11, 2019 beginning at 10:00 AM. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. (Published in The Dallas Morning News on May 10, 2019) | Rummel, Richard Lefever (I6780)
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| 2755 | Obituary: YORKTOWN - Jeffrey Ray Saunders Sr., 38, of Yorktown, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002. He was born Oct. 9, 1964, in Dilley, to David and Mary Lee Lucas Saunders of Yorktown. He was a parts counterman for Weber Motors Company in Cuero and a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Survivors: wife, Christie Hoefling Saunders ; daughters, Amber Saunders of Goliad and Kali Saunders of Yorktown; sons, Jeffrey Saunders Jr. of Goliad, Gerald Saunders and Mitchell Saunders , both of Yorktown; brothers, Ronnie Saunders and Michael Saunders , both of Yorktown; and grandmother, Pauline Waits of Yorktown. Preceded in death by: brother, Gerald Saunders . Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. tonight at Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home chapel. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, the Rev. Patti Byrne officiating. Burial will be at Westside Cemetery. Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home, Yorktown, 361-564-2277. Memorials: St. Paul Lutheran Church or Yorktown EMS. (Published in The Victoria Advocate on December 30, 2002) | Saunders, Jeffrey Ray Sr. (I3449)
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| 2756 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | LeBlanc, J.B. (I119)
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| 2757 | Peter Paul Drgac (pronounced "Der-gatch") was born on July 21,1883 in New Tabor, a small farming community in Central Texas near the town of Caldwell. New Tabor had been settled by his parents and other immigrants from Czechoslovakia in the mid 1800's. Pete Drgac attended school through the seventh grade. As was common in rural families, Pete left school to work on the family farm. New Tabor was a tight knit ethnic community. Czech was spoken in the home and traditions of religion, music and food were strong and vibrant. The young Drgac grew up with strong ties to his family's past. But it appears that Pete Drgac was also influenced by the entrepreneurial spirit of the new country to which he had been born. After marrying Francis Mrnustik in 1905, he left the family farm to open a small grocery store and bakery near New Tabor, eventually leaving his hometown in 1922 to relocate his family and business to the larger town of Rosenberg. There, he and his wife lived a life of hard work, typical of small town Texas. The long hours of operating a successful small family run business, which included the grocery store and bakery, was natural for the industrious farm raised Pete. It is said that he even sewed his wife's clothes. The couple, though, had no children. Of course, the Drgacs were well known in Rosenberg. He was an affable and social man with a good sense of humor and business. He was a favorite among the community's children, loved by his own many nieces and nephews and known to all as "Uncle Pete". He was also known for speaking Czech and keeping many Czech traditions alive in his store. The business was a prosperous one and the couple was able to retire in 1955 and return to Caldwell. Ever industrious, the now retired Drgac became renown as an exceptional gardener. Going back to his farming heritage, he was especially known for his fruit trees, vegetables and flowers. Stories are told of seven pound turnips and a grafted fruit tree that produced both pears and apples. Francis Drgac died in 1962. Married for over fifty years, but without children, Pete found himself without his one true partner. He was almost eighty years old and the experience of his wife's death was difficult. However, after a few years of bereavement, the energetic and creative aspects of Pete Drgac's spirit were revived, not in the form of gardening, but of painting. The oft told story of the genesis of Drgac's late life painting career begins with his having built a flower box. After adding some decorative painted flowers, he was not satisfied with the results. He then set out with his usual determination to become a better painter. He was quoted as saying, "Now some folks might laugh at this, but I felt assurance that if I would practice, I would be able to draw those flowers and anything else I wanted." Having stayed deeply connected to his Czech heritage seems to have provided a stylistic basis for his painting. The use of bright primary colors and strong graphic images have much in common with earlier decorative Czech art forms found in paintings, ceramics and textiles, as seen below Drgac's own floral image at the left. Drgac's painting also has cultural references and influences found in the beautifully ornamented Czech painted churches of Central Texas. Though he would deny awareness of any higher motivations or purposes in his art, it clearly served to connect his deeply cherished Czech traditions of language and craft with the present. His almost abstract stylistic and graphic representation of his subjects is what pushes the boundaries of these traditions. The painting featured at the lead of this article is quintessential Drgac. Painted with enamel on poster board over a white wash, Drgac's particular style was to present a seeming visual inventory of the essential elements of the scene he was painting. The barnyard animals and garden roses are separated from their natural landscape, which is replaced with a small abstracted green band to suggest the ground, and the composition is completed with decorative polka dots. Pete Drgac continued to paint prolifically for the rest of his life. He was featured in the local Caldwell paper which led to a degree of local and regional noteriety, but Pete was steadfastly modest about his painting. He gave many away to family and friends, selling others to visitors for only the price of the materials he estimated was involved in their production. After his death in 1976 at the age of 93, his work was subsequently exhibited in 1995 in "Tree of Life", the inaugural exhibition of The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, and in the 1997 exhibition "Spirited Journeys" which featured self taught artists of Texas. | Drgac, Peter Paul (I1729)
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| 2758 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Family F1
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| 2759 | William Monroe Martin (1822-1861) fought and died in the First Battle of Manassas, also known as the First Battle of Bull Run, during the American Civil War on July 21, 1861 in Prince William County, Virginia, USA. | Martin, William Monroe (I6057)
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