Obituaries

Obituary for Colonel John B. Airola, USMC (Retired)
Colonel John Battista Airola, USMC (Ret.), age 91, of Huntsville, Texas, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2025 surrounded by his family.
John was born on July 29, 1934, on his parents' dairy farm in Houston, Texas, to Battista and Teresa Airola. He grew up...

Martha Alice Evans Balusek, a woman of sharp intellect, warm heart, and an infectious smile that always began in her eyes, passed away peacefully on May 18, 2025, in Huntsville, Texas. She was 89.
Born in Houston on November 20, 1935, Martha was the daughter of George P. Evans Sr., an English professor at Sam...

John E. Bock, M.D., 79, a neurologist by training and a reluctant romantic of the pasture at heart, died at his home in Willis, Texas, surrounded by his family. The cause was complications from a stroke.

A physician who spent more than three decades diagnosing neurological conditions and caring for patients, Dr....

Vickie Brewer passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family June 26, 2025.

Born in Odem Texas, she was the second of eight siblings whose strong bond remained a cornerstone of her life.

Vickie shared a beautiful life with her husband of 64 years, Loren Brewer whose military service took them all...

Pauline Patterson Brumley was born on January 10, 1928 to Paul and Claudia Patterson in Montgomery County, Texas. She is predeceased by her husband Elton Ray Brumley, sons Tony Brumley, and Randy Brumley, granddaughter Theresa Newsom, and brother AG Patterson. Pauline is survived by her sons Ray Brumley and wife...

Lila Mae Caraway, age 76 of Huntsville, Texas, passed away on December 14, 2024. Lila was born in Gadsden, Alabama, on November 24, 1948, one of seven children born to AL and Mildred Birdwell.
Lila attended school in Gadsden, Alabama, while attending Etawah High School she was introduced to Ervin "Buddy" Caraway...

Bruce Chabot was born November 9, 1962 in Pomona, California. He grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, where graduated from Incarnate Word Academy. He graduated from seminary at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. Bruce joined the service and served as a Naval Chaplain. In 1994, he moved to College...

Patricia Hart Elkins Cooley passed away peacefully at her home in Huntsville on December 19, 2024, her 94th birthday.
In addition to being a wonderful wife, mother and friend, she earned both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Sam Houston State University. A long-time member of the First Baptist Church of...

Patty Sue Sanders Davis died surrounded by family on December 29, 2024, just after her 89th birthday. She joins in heaven her loving husband Thomas Franklin Davis, Jr. and her sister Glenda Sanders Cammack. She is survived by her daughters Karen (Rand) Schleusener of Rapid City, SD and Ginny Davis of Centennial, CO....

Ronald George Dickenson, passed away surrounded by family February 28th, 2025 at 12:18 pm. He succumbed to injuries sustained over a lifetime of surviving being shot at, dodging being blown to smithereens and working extremely hard for his family. He was universally loved and respected by everyone he met from high...

Jerry Shan Driessner
Dr. Jerry S. Driessner, 77, was born to eternal life on January 17th, 2025, at his home in Temple, Texas.

Jerry was born on March 19th, 1947, in Stamford, Texas to the Rev. Herbert E. and Dorothea Mueller Driessner. He attended Dumas High in Dumas, Texas before receiving a bachelor's degree in...

William Lynn Durham, 89, known affectionately as Bill or "Bull", went to be with the Lord on December 15, 2024 while recovering from a broken hip. Born in San Antonio on June 22, 1935, to Lynn and Dee Durham, his family moved to Houston during WW2, eventually settling in Lufkin where he graduated from Lufkin High...