Obituaries

R.H. “Mike” Scarborough
Ray H. “Mike” Scarborough went home to be the Lord on May 14, 2008, at Sweeny Community Hospital. He was born in Montgomery on April 28, 1926, to T.M. and Pearl Scarborough. Mike proudly served in the U.S. Army during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He also was a founding member of Faith Baptist Church in Sweeny.
May 16, 2008

Duane Eugene Pirtle
Funeral services for Duane Eugene Pirtle, 57, of Lake Jackson are pending at Stroud Funeral Home in Clute. He passed away Monday, May 12, 2008.
May 16, 2008

Charles “Charlie” Elliott Harvey
Charles “Charlie” Elliott Harvey went to be with the Lord on May 13, 2008, in West Columbia.
May 16, 2008

Bobby Allen McAfee
Bobby Allen McAfee, “Grandpa,” 78, peacefully passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Angleton, Texas. He was born November 27, 1929, in Corsicana, Texas, to Leroy and Johnnie McAfee.
May 16, 2008

Emmet Lee “Jack” Bass
Emmet Lee “Jack” Bass, 85, of Jones Creek went to be with his Lord Thursday, May 15, 2008, at his residence with his family at his bedside. He was born December 1, 1922, in Saratoga, Texas, to Charles and Ida Pauline Patterson Bass.
May 16, 2008

Alfonso DeAlba
Alfonso DeAlba passed away May 10, 2008. He was born to Franscisco and Mercedes DeAlba on February 29, 1929.
May 16, 2008

Ollie Mae Taylor
Appropriately, Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11, 2008, we mourned the loss of — yet celebrated the life of — Ollie Mae “Granny” Taylor and her love of life, family and her cherished stories that will live on.
May 15, 2008

Ronnie Lyn McBeth
After a brief but valiant battle with leukemia, Ronnie Lyn McBeth, 50, succumbed to his illness on May 7, 2008. He was surrounded by loved ones as he departed this world.
May 15, 2008

Willie Puryear
Funeral services for Willie Puryear, 59, of Freeport are pending with Dixon Funeral Home of Brazoria.
May 15, 2008

Linda Mazac
Linda Mazac 58, of West Columbia passed away, Friday, May 9, 2008, at Sweeny Community Hospital. Linda was born October 7, 1949, in Virginia to Gloria and Alfred “Pop” Adams.
May 15, 2008

Ethel Maye Gill Craig
Ethel Maye Gill Craig, 100, of Angleton, Lake Jackson, Sweeny and Houston, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in Angleton, Texas.
May 15, 2008

Laura Jayne Bundick Coffee
Laura Jayne Bundick Coffee, 43, of Lake Jackson passed away Monday, May 12, 2008, in a Houston hospital.
May 15, 2008

Charles E. Harvey
Funeral services for Charles E. Harvey, 62, of West Columbia are pending with Baker Funeral Home of West Columbia.
May 15, 2008

Ethel Maye Gill Craig
Ethel Maye Gill Craig, 100, of Angleton, Lake Jackson, Sweeny and Houston, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in Angleton, Texas.
May 14, 2008

Timothy “Tim” Fields Jr.
Funeral services for Timothy “Tim” Fields Jr., 60, of Brazoria will be Friday, May 16, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. at New Mount Zion Baptist Church in Clute, Texas, with the Rev. M.L. Fields officiating.
May 14, 2008

Ronnie Lyn McBeth
After a brief but valiant battle with leukemia, Ronnie Lyn McBeth, 50, succumbed to his illness on May 7, 2008. He was surrounded by loved ones as he departed this world.
May 14, 2008

Irene A. Kumm
Irene A. Kumm, 53, of Danbury passed away Monday, May 12, 2008. Irene was born September 6, 1954, in San Antonio, Texas, to Randolph and Mildred Stewart Alexander, whom preceded her in death.
May 14, 2008

Bruce David Allegar
The Lord looked down and saw the tired, frail frame of Bruce David Allegar and called him for a glorious homecoming in Heaven. Flanked by angels, Bruce was welcomed in Heaven by his parents.
May 14, 2008

Raleigh (R.L.) Woodard
Raleigh (R.L.) Woodard passed away on May 8, 2008, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 25, 1926, in Brazoria, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII.
May 14, 2008

Laura J. Coffee
Laura J. Coffee, 43, of Lake Jackson passed away Monday, May 12, 2008.
May 14, 2008