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W. J. Estelle Jr.

1931 - 2025

Ward James Estelle, Jr was born March 31, 1931 to Ward James Estelle and Maxine Brenneman Estelle in Henry Co., Indiana. His parents moved Jim and his sister D'Anne to Whittier, CA in 1933. Twin brothers Walter and Wayne were born there. Ward Sr. transferred with CDC to San Quentin Prison where Jim attended a...

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Rudy Owen Jr.

1941 - 2025

Rudy L. Owen, Jr. passed away on February 14, 2025, after a yearlong battle with cancer and major heart surgery. He leaves behind his wife of 51 years, Kathy Kenesson Owen, children: Terry (Ann) Owen; Dawne McKinley; Scott (Traci) McKinley; and Dara Owen; as well as eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren....

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Bonnie Patrick

1945 - 2025

Bonnie Jo (Darby) Patrick left this earth on February 23, 2025. Born in Great Falls, MT in 1945 as the second child of Joe and Vivian Darby. She spent her childhood years attending Emerson Elementary, Paris Gibson Jr. High, and Great Falls High School. While in high school, the family moved to Havre, MT where she...

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Shana Cross

1960 - 2025

Shana Cross, born January 29, 1960 in Huntsville, Texas and passed away peacefully in The Woodlands, Texas on February 25, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Obituary available at heritageoakfh.com.

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Don Halk

1949 - 2025

Donald Harry "Don" Halk, age 75, of Woodway, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, February 20, 2025 in Round Rock, Texas.

Celebration of Life Memorial Service: 2PM Friday, February 28, 2025 at Lake Shore Funeral Home Chapel, 5201 Steinbeck Bend Drive in Waco. A reception will follow the...

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Larry Fitzgerald

1946 - 2025

Visitation is at 12:00pm and services begin at 2:00pm at Riverside Baptist Church. Larry will be laid to rest at Riverside Pioneer Cemetery.

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Gwendylee Smith

1922 - 2025

A memorial celebration will be held at Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home on Mon. Feb. 24, 2025 at 1:00pm. Graveside services will follow at Brooke Cemetery. Full obituary at www.shmfh.com.

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Jeremy Standefer

1976 - 2025

Jeremy Heath Standefer, age 48, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and close friends on February 15, 2025. He was born in Huntsville, TX on September 11, 1976 to parents James Standefer, Sr. and Pamela Marzahn Standefer.
Jeremy grew up in Huntsville and graduated from Huntsville High School, Class of...

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Thomas Stewart

1982 - 2025

Visitation for Mr. Stewart will be Friday, February 21, 2025 at First Baptist Church Huntsville beginning at 10:00am with a Celebration of Life beginning at 11:00am. Full obituary can be found at heritageoakfh.com

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Thomas Nitschmann

1954 - 2025

Public visitation is at 9:30 AM and services begin at 10:30 AM at Family Faith Church on Sat. Feb. 22, 2025. Burial to follow at Brooke Cemetery. Full obituary available at www.shmfh.com.

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Margaret Tinsley

Margaret Diane (Suther) (Fite) Tinsley; 80 years of Madisonville, TX; passed away on Sunday; February 16, 2025 in Madisonville. A family graveside service is scheduled for 11AM on Thursday; February 20, 2025 at High Prairie Cemetery with Dr. Jerry House officiating. The visitation is scheduled from 5-7PM on...

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Guy Hogue

1934 - 2025

Guy W. Hogue, age 90, passed on peacefully to his home in Heaven on February 1st past. He was a man of faith, a chemist, businessman, author, and artist - a Renaissance man. Born in 1934 on a farm near Lone Wolf, OK. His father was a black smith.

He earned a BSC, with majors in physics and organic chemistry, from...

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Ms Jo Ann Fisher

1938 - 2025

Jo Ann Jeffcoat graduated from Huntsville High School in 1958.
She married HS classmate John Hopper, and had Dean Hopper and Kelley Hopper. She married Steven Schultz and had her last child Duane Schultz. Later in life she married Carl Fisher and kept the last name.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr &...

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Charles Battles

1959 - 2025

Visitation will be held Sunday, February 16th from 1:00pm-3:00pm at Heritage Oak Funeral Home. Memorial Services will be Monday, February 17th at 10:00am at Heritage Oak Funeral Home. Full obituary can be found at heritageoakfh.com

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James Mature

1935 - 2025

Visitation and rosary are Wed. Feb. 12, 2025 at Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home in Huntsville from 5-7pm. Services are Thurs. Feb. 13 at 11:00am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in New Waverly. Burial to follow with honors at Shepard Hill Cemetery.

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Roger Lawrence

1947 - 2025

Roger Dale Lawrence, 78, of Navasota, passed away on Friday, January 31, at CHI St Joseph College Station Medical Center surrounded by his family and close friends.

A visitation will take place Thursday, February 6, 2025, at Christ Our Light Catholic Church from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. with a vigil service starting at...

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Jacqueline Bickel

1942 - 2025

Jacqueline Anne Bickel, 82, passed away in Huntsville, Texas on February 3, 2025. Jacque was born in Holland, Michigan in 1942 to Albert Vander Sluis and Dorothy (Hubbard). Jacque was retired from the Windham School System at TDCJ; prior to that she worked as a civilian in administrative roles within the U.S. Army....

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Fr. Dr. Bruce Chabot MA, PhD

1962 - 2025

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...

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Jimmye Gowling

1925

Jimmye was born on June 24, 1929, in Opelousas, Louisiana, to James Henry and Ollie Ruth Guillotte Conley.

She married the love of her life, Parkin Allen (Pat) Gowling, and they enjoyed 47 years of marriage and raised their son, John Allen Gowling, in Beaumont. In her later years, Jimmye moved to Huntsville,...

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Jeffrey Enochs

1985 - 2025

Jeffrey Enochs passed away January 23rd in Huntsville, Texas. Services for Mr. Enochs will be Saturday, February 8th at Heritage Oak Funeral Home beginning at 2:00pm Obituary can be found at heritageoakfh.com

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Pitser Daniels

1940 - 2025

Visitation is Fri. Jan. 31 from 5-7pm and services are Sat. Feb. 1 at 2:00pm, all at Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Riverside Pioneer Cemetery.

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Sue Smith

1939 - 2025

Lottie Sue (Bush) Smith, a lifetime resident of New Waverly, passed away peacefully at her home on January 27, 2025. She was born October 28, 1939, in Huntsville, Texas, to Alice Mabry and James Elma Bush. On August 19, 1960, Sue married her high school sweetheart W L "Dub" Smith at First Baptist Church in New...

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Wahlers Gastauer

1945 - 2025

Visitation for Mr. Gastauer will be Friday, January 31st at Heritage Oak Funeral Home at 11:00am with funeral service following at 1:00pm. Full obituary and service information can be found at heritageoakfh.com.

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Wahlers Gastlauer, Jr.

1945 - 2025

Visitation for Mr. Gastauer will be Friday, January 31st at Heritage Oak Funeral Home at 11:00am with the funeral service to follow at 1:00pm. Full obituary and service information can be found at heritageoakfh.com.

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Victor Wenglikowski

1952 - 2025

A memorial mass will be held at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church on Fri. Jan. 31 2025 at 10:30am. Full obituary and service details at www.shmfh.com.

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