OBITUARIES

Dec 20, 2019

Dec 19, 2019

George Pastran Jr. was charismatic, inventive, creative and full of big ideas. He was a speed enthusiast and spent his free time working on classic cars and building race cars from scratch. His tenacity and work ethic helped fuel his goals. He was able to see potential in, and always unconditionally supported, those he loved. George Jr's infectious laugh and...

Dec 12, 2019

Johnny's greatest love in life was his daughter Zoey; The Houston Texans came in at a close second. He was a self-made man of simple pleasures; a cold beer, a hot meal, and good company. Johnny had a reputation for being a jokester, a good dancer, and having a big heart. He was always one to give what he could...

Dec 8, 2019

Mary A Bolds (Crouse), widow of Peter A Bolds, Sr. (the World's Greatest Fisherman), passed on Dec 8, 2019 in peace and at home. She was born in Morganfield, KY (1923) but lived in the Heights from 1948 to present. Mary is survived by her children: Elizabeth Carey (Ken), Peter Jr (Nancy MacNaughton), John Michael (Maxine), Mary Marthe Estry, 3...

Dec 4, 2019

James was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and was a practicing attorney in Houston for almost three decades focusing on appellate, admiralty, and maritime law. He felt honored to have been a past Commodore of the Houston Yacht Club, the current President of the Galveston Bay Power Squadron, the current Historian of the Sussex Motor Yacht Club, and a member...

Dec 2, 2019

Houston, TX - Ward Leon Dozier, Jr., 73, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2019 at Houston Hospice. Ward is survived by his sisters Caroleene Bashara and Lanelle Bogue. He leaves behind his daughter, Allison Vinson, and her husband, Pinky Vinson; his daughter, Melinda Ledman, and her husband, Robert Ledman; his four grandchildren, Amber, Noelle, Jordan and Jett Ledman; his...

Dec 1, 2019

Alejandro Varela Canal, age 54, passed away on Sunday, Dec 1st, 2019 in Houston, Texas. He is survived by his two children, Juanita Varela and Lucas Varela Chavez, his two sisters Liliana Varela and Pilar Grau and his father Gerardo Varela Renteria. He was preceded in death by his Mother Alicia Canal Irwin and Brother Carlos Gerardo Varela. Alejandro was...

Dec 1, 2019

On Sunday December 1st. 2019, Sheila Theresa Sanders departed from this earth to be with her Lord and Savior. Devoted Mother of three children, Brian (Masae) Sanders, Ericka Sanders-Reed (Percy) and Lisa Grammer (Daniel). Our dear Mother loved and cherished her seven grandchildren, Monique Sanders, Melissa Sanders, James (Jackie) Sanders, Angela Sanders, Colin Sanders, Joshua Sanders and Jacob Sanders. Six...

Nov 28, 2019

Nov 26, 2019

Helen Dorothy Lengel passed away at her residence in Houston, TX on November 26, 2019, at the age of 92. Helen was born in Detroit, MI on March 10, 1927, the only child of Venyimin "Nick" Lengel and Flora Albu Lengel. Helen's parents, grandmother, aunts and uncles all immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s from Romania. They...

Nov 24, 2019

Nov 22, 2019

Jerry Boriack (J.W. known by many), beloved husband, father, and friend passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, the 22nd of November 2019. Jerry was 87 years old following his 20-plus year battle with cancer. Jerry was born on March 2nd, 1932 in Porterville, CA. Jerry moved to Texas as a child and later attended the...

Nov 22, 2019

Nov 19, 2019

Robert (Bob) Wesley Holmes III, at 75 years left his earthly presence on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas. Bob was born at home in Elizabethtown, North Carolina to Clara Belle Cain Holmes and Robert Holmes II. A successful Clinton Iowa High School athlete he excelled as a runner and swimmer, and...

Nov 19, 2019

Gregory Lynn Cox was born on June 6, 1952 in St. Louis, Missouri, the firstborn of Robert Leonard and Mary Jane (Lukachik) Cox. His mother says he was "always such a good boy, doing the right thing and never causing us a moment of trouble." He grew up in Bridgeton, Missouri, graduating from Pattonville High School in 1970, the University...

Nov 16, 2019

Carolyn Joan Belk (née Wilson), age 80, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at her Houston home surrounded by loved ones. She was born May 15, 1939 in Liberty, TX to Henry Carroll and Ruth Wilson and was raised in Dayton, TX. She was a graduate of Dayton High School and Sam Houston State Teachers College. Carolyn met...

Nov 16, 2019

Larry Allen Guajardo, 59, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 in Houston, Texas. He was born August 12, 1960 in Houston, Texas to Gilbert and Joyce Guajardo. . Service Details. Visitation November 23, 2019 | 3:00pm - 6:00pm Integrity Funeral Care 3915 Dacoma Suite E Houston, Texas

Nov 14, 2019

The life of Vivien Watkins Hobart was a full and blessed journey. She was born and raised in the small farming town of Carlisle, Arkansas in 1924. As a child, she began school at a small teaching prep school on the campus of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, until her mother and aunt decided to move to Houston Tx...

Nov 13, 2019

Byrna Claire (Watson) Kimberlin, 67, of Spring, Texas, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at Woodlands Methodist Hospital in Woodlands, Texas. A memorial service will be held on December 6, 2019, at 11:00 A.M. at Klein United Methodist Church in Spring, Texas. Byrna was born in Sheldon, Iowa, on December 21, 1951, the daughter of Herbert and Byrna...

Nov 9, 2019

Pamela Smith Steward June 29, 1948 - November 9, 2019 Pamela Smith Steward, daughter of Paul James Smith and Mary Katherine Van Dyke Smith, passed from this life on Saturday, November 9, 2019 after a brief illness. A life-long Houston resident, Pam is survived by husband of 43 years, Billy J. Steward; sister Paula Morris and family of Houston, TX;...