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Mr. Bedwell
William Michael Bedwell, 53, of Gladewater, died on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007.
He was born on Nov. 13, 1953, in Beeville. He was a former purchasing agent for Gregg and Parker counties and before that was a reporter and cartoonist for the Beeville Bee-Picayune.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnny D. and Georgia Ivy Bedwell.
He is survived by his wife, Carol Ann Bedwell of Gladewater; daughter Roxanne Warren and husband Jon of Gilmer; son, John Michael Bedwell and wife Yu Kyoung of Gladewater; two grandchildren, Savannah Warren and Rebecca Bedwell; one brother, Johnny Dean Bedwell of Calliham; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation was held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Funeral services will be held there at 3 p.m. today (Saturday) with Pastor Teddy Sorrells officiating. Interment will be in Gladewater Memorial Park.
Arrangements were entrusted to Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater.
Mrs. Brown
Larice M. Brown, 79, of Victoria died on Monday, Nov. 5, 2007.
She was born Oct. 24, 1928, in Farmersville, La., to the late James Dean and Virgie Sawyer Miller. She was a longtime resident of Pettus and was known as “Mama B.”
Survivors include her daughters, Clydell Yuhnke and husband Jim of Houston and Linda Bagwell and husband John of Victoria; her sons, Paul W. Brown and wife Sheila of Ganado and Wayne R. Brown and wife Cheryl of Victoria; grandchildren, Chad Yuhnke, Wesley Yuhnke, Amy Mundy, Amber Bagwell, April Wenske, Douglas Bagwell, Michael Coby Brown, Christi Brown, Michael Appling, Jennifer Brown and Nicholas Brown; and three great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Levi Brown, in 1985; and her sister, Darice Miller, in 1936.
Visitation was held from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Rosewood Funeral Chapels in Victoria. Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Kenedy City Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Paul W. Brown, Wayne R. Brown, Wesley Yuhnke, Douglas Bagwell, Coby Brown and Arron Mundy. Honorary pallbearers were Chad Yuhnke, Michael Appling, Nicholas Brown and John Lee.
A memorial service followed at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Victoria with Rev. Marilyn Roeder officiating.
Donations may be made to Devereaux Foundation of Victoria.
Arrangements were under the direction of Rosewood Funeral Chapels in Victoria.
Mr. Childress
Doyal “Buddy” Childress Jr., 54, died on Oct. 29, 2007, in Wichita Falls, after battling colon cancer since 2005.
He was born in Harlingen on June 9, 1953, to Doyal Reneau Childress, Sr. and Hazel Case. He spent his high school years in Beeville. He moved to Wichita Falls and worked for Burlington-Northern Railroad. Later, he went back to college and received his bachelor’s degree and teaching certificate from Midwestern State University.
He is survived by his parents, Doyal and Hazel Childress of Beeville; his son, Tad Childress and his wife Jodi and their children, Payton, Blake and Meagan, of McKinney; and his son, Jay Childress of Wichita Falls; two sisters, Joy Sloan and husband John and children Robert and Jennifer, and Barbara Puckett and her daughter Sheri.
A memorial service will be held on Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. at Friendship Haven in Friendswood.
Memorials may be made to Tad Childress at 3212 New York Ave., McKinney, TX 75070.
Mr. Longoria
Sabas Longoria Jr., 38, of Beeville died on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, at his residence.
He was born in Beeville on May 10, 1969, to Ortensia and Sabas Longoria Sr. He was employed in the oilfields as a derrick man. He was a Catholic.
Survivors from Beeville include his father, Sabas Longoria Sr.; his mother and stepfather, Ortensia C. and Leo Carabajal; one daughter, Alma Blanca Longoria; three sons, Moses, Mathew John and Daniel Sabas Longoria; one sister, Micaela Longoria; and his maternal grandmother, Lupe Castillo. He is also survived by his sister, Norma (Jesse Sr.) Frausto of San Antonio.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday at Treviño Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Rev. Eddie Garcia officiating. Interment will follow at Beeville Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Moses, Mathew and Daniel Longoria, Jesse Frausto Jr., Joe Anthony Frausto and Marcos Villagomez.
Trevino Funeral Home
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