The Huntsville Item | Obituaries

Jace Anderson

2023 - 2025

Jace was born December 28, 2023 in The Woodlands, TX to John Hollis and Brittany Anderson. He woke up in Heaven and met Jesus on April 19, 2025.

In his perfect sixteen months of life, Jace lit up this world. He shared his love so generously. He had a grin for every person he had the opportunity to see. His...

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Barbara Gibbs Corbin

Barbara Lynn Gibbs Corbin of Huntsville, TX, died peacefully on April 16, 2025. She was 82 years old.
Born in Glendale, to parents Mary Elizabeth Grace Barr Gibbs and Leon Wilfred Gibbs, Barbara, nicknamed "Prissy," spent her first 3 years in California while her Dad fought in the Pacific theater of WW2. They then...

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Norman Ward

1931 - 2025

Norman Ward, 93, a Huntsville business and civic leader and founder of the Huntsville Men's Choir, passed away peacefully on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. Born October 7, 1931 to John Henry Ward and Cassie Ward, Norman grew up in Beaumont, Texas, where he learned baseball, a lifelong passion, pitching batting...

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Billy Ware

1934 - 2025

In the early afternoon hours of April 25, 2025, Warden Billy Ray Ware gained wings leaving this world and into the waiting and loving arms of his beloved wife, Nicee. Born August 25, 1934, in Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas, to mother Ethel Taylor Ware and father James Ware. He was also welcomed by half-brother...

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