Julia Marie Baldwin
Mar 17, 2024
Julia Marie Baldwin blessed her parents, Ira "Junior" and Aaron Lee Baldwin, with her entrance into the world, on April 11, 1953, in Shiro, Texas. She was known to family and friends "Bones and Judy" At the age of 11 years old her parents gained their wings. Soon after her siblings and herself moved with their grandmother,...
Mary Lee (Farris) Minor
Mar 2, 2024
Mary Lee Minor was born June 6, 1928, in Grimes County, to Veola "Big Daddy" and Julie Wiley Farris. She was the oldest of 6 children.
Mary accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized. She became a member of Hopewell Baptist Church. She later moved her membership to Midway Baptist Church where she...
Verna Mae (Abrom) Cole
Feb 24, 2024
Verna Mae Abrom was born March 4, 1946, in Madisonville Texas to two loving parents, Modine Whaley and Willie Abrom. She had three older siblings and 4 younger.
Verna grew up in the Mt Zion community and attended the Mt Zion Missionary Baptist church where she sang and remained faithful in the choir. Verna was...
Joseph J. Castille
Feb 19, 2024
On August 13, 1948, in Delcambre, LA, Levi and Shirley Castille were blessed with a baby boy named Joseph Jerome Castille. As a devout Catholic, his parents ensured that his walk with Christ began at an early age. He was baptized by the priest as a child and would later serve in the church as an altar...
Thomas Gambrell
Feb 16, 2024
On August 25, 1942, at the age of 21, Thomas joined the U.S. Navy and served until he was honorably discharged on December 20, 1945. Shortly thereafter he met and married the love of his life, Mary Rita Flores. From this union of 75 years, 9 children were born.
Thomas was employed in various roles...
Sonja Yvonne Thornton
Feb 11, 2024
Sonja Yvonne Thornton was born in Conroe, Texas, on April 21, 1974 to Clarence Earl and Mary Lee Thornton.
Sonja accepted Christ at the age of 10 years as her personal Lord and Savior at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, under the leadership of Rev. Nemiah Fifer. In later years she joined Unity of Faith...
Kirsten La'Shay Samuel
Feb 3, 2024
Kirsten La'Shay Samuel was born on December 30, 1988 to Chataqua Samuel Franklin. She was the second child out of three,
Kirsten attended school in the Huntsville Independent School District, and graduated from Huntsville High School, with the Class of 2007.
Kirsten worked as a Special Education Instructional Assistant at Stewart Elementary for...
Eugene Johnson
Jan 24, 2024
Eugene Johnson was born on November 15, 1945, in Huntsville, Texas, to Eli and Esther Mae Johnson. He departed this life on January 24, 2024, at Huntsville Memorial Hospital, in Walker County, at the age of 78.
Eugene resided in Huntsville, Texas all of his life. He attended public schools in the area. He worked...
Blanton Dewindt Moore
Jan 21, 2024
Blanton DeWindt Moore was born in Huntsville, Texas. While his early years were spent in Houston with his mother, Carolyn A. Moore, most of his younger life was spent in Huntsville, where he lived with his grandparents, Felder and Iantha Jones. After graduating from Huntsville High School in 1980, Blanton entered the University of Texas in Austin...
Harold Morning, Jr.
Jan 16, 2024
Harold Morning, Jr. was born on March 29, 1957, to Harold Sr. And Jeweldine Yarbough.
Harold is survived by his sisters: Ruby Murray (Tenola) and Mae Pearl Jones (Frank), and a host of additional family and friends.
Christopher Eric Johnson
Jan 10, 2024
Christopher Eric Johnson was born July 10, 1969, in Huntsville, Texas to the late Cleo and Lue Venia Johnson. He was the third of four children, and he always marched to the beat of his own drum.
Chris gave his life to Christ at an early age under the leadership of Rev. Byrd Lacey at...
Patrick Boyce Mayers
Jan 10, 2024
Patrick Boyce Mayers was born on April 1, 1964, to Jessie and Daisy Mae Mayers. He was raised in Willis, Texas, until he moved to Huntsville, Texas, to live with his uncle and aunt, Valree and Odessa Patrick. Following his move to Huntsville, he started his 9th grade year at Huntsville High School, where participated and excelled...
