Submitted by Vernell Fry Sheets, daughter.
Funeral services were held Friday at 4 p.m. in Campbell's Funeral Chapel for Frank Pollard Baird, 72, a retired employee of the postal department.
Rev. Howard Marcom, pastor of the First United Methodist church, officiated, assisted by Gary Williams minister of the Highway 70 Church of Christ.
Mr. Baird died Thursday in the Kent County Nursing Home, Jayton. He came to Dickens county in 1956 from Ft. Worth. He was a member of the Methodist church. American Legion and a veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Naomi Baird, Ft. Worth; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Sue Grimsley, Ft. Worth and Mrs. Irvin Roffel, El Paso; one grandchild and one great grandchild.
Pallbearers included John Quattlebaum, Bill Caraway, Greeman Clifton, Thedford Fry, Frank Watson, Billy Tom Wyatt.
Interment was in Red Mud Cemetery.
Source: The Texas Spur, September 25, 1969, via Dickens County RootsWeb.
The following memorial service tribute to William Thomas Beall and some of his letters written home during the Civil War may be viewed in the USGenWeb.com/la/winn archives.
Memorial Service for William Thomas Beall (1839-1863). Held December 4, 1960
Almost 98 years after the death of William Thomas Beall, we, his descendants have met to honor him in a brief memorial service. He was 23 years, 3 months and 8 days old when he died and little is known about his short life. This sketch is based on information related by his widow and other relatives and on letters which he and other soldiers wrote home to their families during the Civil War. The letters are now (1960) in the possession of his grandchildren, George Foster and Mary Beall Holmes.
The paternal grandparents of William Thomas Beall were Hezekiah Beall and Daphney Dent of Georgia. His parents were George Columbus Beall and Lucinda McBride, who were married in 1835. William Thomas was born in 1839 in Mississippi. Later the family moved to Louisiana where in 1859 William Thomas married Rebecca Smith, the daughter of Willis Smith and Pinkie Foster. William and Rebecca lived near Rebecca's parents in Winn Parish about 15 miles from Winnfield not far from the Beech Creek Baptist Church.
On May 10, 1862 William and several young men of the community enlisted in the Confederate army at Monroe, Louisiana. William left his wife and young daughter, Mary, in the care of his father in-law, Willis Smith. Among these who enlisted along with William were his wife's brothers, Martin, John and Henry Smith and her sister's husband, Stephen Smith. All of these men remained together almost all of the time they were in the service. William was stationed in north Louisiana for several months. He went home on furlough a short time after he enlisted and once, Rebecca visited him in his camp at Camp Jackson. This was probably the last time they saw each other.
William T. was in poor health when he enlisted and improved very little. There was much sickness among the soldiers. Several of his acquaintances died while in camp during the summer and fall. As winter came on, William's regiment was sent to northeast Louisiana near the Mississippi River to defend the Vicksburg area. Their clothing and bedding were inadequate and rations were frequently short. William's general health continued to decline. Late in the year the regiment moved to Avery Island in south Louisiana and later to Franklin. During this time William heard of the pressing times in the state and frequently expressed with much anxiety his concern of his family's health and well being. Especially his wife, who was expecting the birth of their second child. On January 7, he received the welcome news that his son, William Columbus Beall had been born on December 23.
Fighting was going on between the armies of the north and south when William arrived on the scene and skirmishes and bombardments occurred with increasing frequency. William gave vivid accounts of these engagements in his letters, but if he participated directly in any of them, he did not mention the fact. On January 21, he wrote that he was ill and very weak. On February 6, his brother in-law, Henry Smith wrote to the family that William was in the hospital. On February 16, William wrote he had been in the hospital 16 days and had a good room and plenty of medicine but not enough to eat. In his next letter, written on March 1, William wrote that he had had the measles, but was recuperating. He had been moved from the hospital to a house which offered less protection from the cold. A week later, Henry Smith had the unwelcome duty of writing to Rebecca the news of her husband's death. William's condition grew worse after he was moved from the hospital and in spite of Henry's constant nursing he gradually sank and died at about 6 o'clock on the morning of March 8, 1863. He was dressed in his uniform and buried with a military service in a beautiful grove of live oaks somewhere near Franklin [St. Mary Parish].
William Thomas Beall's letters to his family reveal two outstanding characteristics--his complete trust in God's wisdom and his love and concern for his family. He rarely mentioned his hardships and troubles. Instead, he attempted to allay his family's fears and wrote often of his hopes for a happy future when he could return to his wife, children and friends. Rebecca, his beloved companion, as he called her, remained his widow for 74 years. She faithfully attended her two children, reared them to adulthood and lived to see many of the 147 descendants of this union. The descendants of this couple include: 2 children; 14 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; 73 great-great-grandchildren; 24 great-great-great-grandchildren. Of these descendants, 135 are now (1960) living.
HILLSBORO - Services for Alma Joyce Morin Wooten, 70, of Hillsboro will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Marshall and Marshall Chapel. Burial will be in Mexia Cemetery under the direction of Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors of Hillsboro. She died Friday, Jan. 19, 2001.
She was born Dec. 23, 1930, in Sudan. She graduated from high school in Jayton, where she married Gordon Matthew Morin in 1949. He died in 1982.
She married James Ralph Wooten Jr. on Jan. 30, 1986. She owned and operated a grocery store in Jayton for a time, and was employed with the Mexia State School for 20 years, retiring in 1992. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Sherry Seago of Paducah and Bonnie Davies of Manor; a son, Matt Morin of Corpus Christi; two stepdaughters, Jill and Jeanene; her mother, Marie Brantner of Jayton; a brother Ronnie Brantner of Ruidoso, N.M.; two sisters, Irene Lemley of Houston and Doris Maness of Little Rock, Ark.; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society.
Source: Lubbock Avalanche Journal. Transcribed by Ron Brantner.
Ambrose Lee Brantner was born April 5, 1863 in Montgomery County, Texas. He was the second youngest of George H. and Susannah Lambkin Brantner who emigrated from Maryland via Missouri and Tennessee, arriving in Texas about 1851. They eventually settled in the Petteway Community near Bremond in Robertson County, Texas.
It was in Robertson County that Ambrose (also called Brose and Bid) married Lugenia Emiline "Genie" Smith on October 2, 1890. Lugenia was born December 7, 1869, presumably in Winn Parish, Louisiana. She was the second youngest of eight children born to Pleasant S. and Maranda Amanda Smith (Smith married a Smith).
In 1900 Ambrose and Genie sold their 50-acre farm near Petteway and relocated to the Red Mud (Tap) community of Dickens County. Two of Genie's brothers, Willis Anderson "Toby" and Albert Smith had moved to Red Mud in 1890 and their brother, Columbus Jeff, and their widowed mother "Grandmother Smith" had followed.
The Brantners traveled by train to Abilene and hired a wagon and driver to take them the remaining 100 or so miles to Red Mud. The family of eight arrived at Toby and Martha Ann's dugout with two trunks, several boxes of dishes and tools, a feather bed, and a few other things. Toby and "Mattie" had eight children at the time, which made for a cozy situation. The Brantner family soon moved into a dugout on one of the McArthur boy's farm, then later moved into a roomier half-dugout just north of the Red Mud Cemetery.
Ambrose eventually bought 80 acres of cultivated land and a 50-acre hillside pasture just across the county line in Kent County. The hillside became known as the Brantner Sandhill. He built a half dugout eventually added a frame room to the entrance.
Ambrose and Genie had four boys and four girls. The first six children, born in Robertson County, were Carl Homer, Ray Lillian (Rankin), Reba Irene (Thornton), Ruth Imogene (Fry), Ruby May (Thornton), and Kay Parrak, while Coy Lee and John V. were born at their Red Mud home in Kent County.
Ambrose was a "handyman" as well as a farmer, and loved to graft fruit trees and grow vegetables. In 1906 he hauled lumber from Colorado City to add more rooms to the one room connected to their dugout.
Life went reasonably well for the family until 1914 when Lugenia became ill from gall stones, or possibly appendicitis. She developed complications from surgery and died January 23, 1914. She was 46, and is buried in the Red Mud Cemetery.
Ambrose became very despondent from the loss and traveled back to Robertson County, leaving the eight children, ages 8-20, to manage for themselves. He was away when Coy died in 1917 and Carl in 1918. Ambrose eventually returned to Red Mud but never regained leadership of the family, and the children continued to operate the farm until they were married.
Ambrose lived with son "Johnnie" and Opal Pierce Brantner in Girard, Kent County, Texas most of his remaining years. A majority of his descendants gathered in Girard in 1958 to honor him on his 95th birthday. He died that same year on October 30, having failed to recuperate from a broken hip operation. Following his funeral in the Girard Church of Christ, where he had been a member for 55 years, he was laid to rest in the Red Mud Cemetery alongside his wife and young sons.
By Ron Brantner.
Birthday Celebration ClippingA. L. Brantner of Girard was honored upon the occasion of his 95th birthday Easter Sunday [1958] when all of his children and grandchildren gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Brantner.
Mr. Brantner has been a Kent County resident for 58 years moving here from [Robertson] County in 1900. Besides the host and hostess, guests present for the celebration were Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Williams, Tommy and Ricky of Idalou, Mrs. Nelson Fry and Dwain of Stead, N. M., Mrs. Reba Thornton of Azle, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Thornton and Betty of Fort Worth, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Houk and David Preston who is Mr. Brantner's great, great grandson, of Fort Worth.
Also Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Brantner and Chas. of Jayton, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brantner of Jayton, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Morin, Sherry and Bonnie of Jayton, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Rankin and John Calvin of Spur, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Lemley, Gary and Leta from Lubbock, Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Fry, Arnold Lee and Doylene of Post, and Mrs. Ruth Fry of Clayton, N. M.
Source: The Jayton Chronicle. Transcribed by Ron Brantner.
ObituaryThe death of A. L. Brantner Thursday morning (October 30, 1958) meant life's end for one of Kent County's oldest residents.
A resident for 58 years, Mr. Brantner died yesterday in Spur Memorial Hospital of a heart attack. Two weeks ago he fell and broke his hip. It was set at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock and he was brought to Spur recovering from the operation. Death came suddenly at 10:30 yesterday morning.
A member of the Girard Church of Christ for 55 years, his funeral will be held there at 3 o'clock this afternoon (October 31). C. L. Smith of Abilene will officiate, assisted by Robert A. Bankhead of Spur. Interment will be in the Red Mud Cemetery.
Listed among his survivors were 18 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. Grandsons served as pallbearers.
Source: The Jayton Chronicle, October 31, 1958. Transcribed by Ron Brantner.
Carl Homer Brantner was born October 6, 1891 in Robertson County, Texas. He was the oldest of eight children born to Ambrose and Lugenia Smith Brantner.
In 1900, at age nine, he accompanied the family to the Red Mud community, where they settled on a small farm (in Kent County).
Upon his mother's death in 1914, and his father's subsequent despondency, Carl assumed the family leadership of his seven siblings. Three years later, the brothers and sisters mourned the loss of their youngest member, Coy Lee, age 15, on January 28, 1917.
Almost two years later, Carl died December 13, 1918 as the influenza outbreak spread across the nation. Carl was 27 and had never married. Both sons were laid to rest beside their mother in the Red Mud Cemetery.
By Ron Brantner.
George Brantner, 84, is Buried In Manvel
George William Brantner, 84, died Jan. 29 [1965] at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Neva Ripley. He was born Sept. 10, 1880 in Robertson County and had lived in Manvel before moving to Alvin three months ago.
He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Neva Ripley; three sisters, Mrs. Lena Lee of Houston and Mrs.Sue Comer and Mrs. Minnie Jones of Bremond: three granddaughters, Mrs. Dolores Foster of Fort Worth, Mrs. Barbara Salberg [Solberg] of Mobile, Ala., and Mrs. Carolyn Hayden of Fort Worth; four grandsons, George Ray Baldwin and Louis Baldwin of Fort Worth, Sidney M. Havard of California, and R. J. Havard of Kansas; 17 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson; and a number of nieces and nephews. [A brother, Roy Leslie Brantner also survived.]
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Jan. 31 from the First Baptist Church of Alvin, with the Rev. R. G. Camp officiating. Burial was in Manvel Cemetery under the direction of the Froberg Funeral Home.
Serving as pallbearers were Hubert Brantner, Joe Bill Brantner, Pete Brantner, Jack Brantner, Reese Brantner, Johnny Brantner, Robert Brantner, Charles Brantner, and Wilburn Brantner.
Submitted by George Ray Baldwin, grandson.
Funeral services for John V. Brantner, 71, Kent County rancher, were held at 3 p.m. Sunday [August 28, 1977] in the Girard Church of Christ. Don Dawes, minister, officiated at the service.
Mr. Brantner died August 26 [1977] at the Spur Care Center. He had lived most of his life in Kent County. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Opal Mae Brantner, Girard; two foster children, Mrs. V. O. Murray, Lubbock and Mr. John R. Booth, Fairfield; two sisters, Mrs. Ray Rankin, Spur and Mrs Reba I. Thornton, Ft. Worth. Nephews served as pallbearers.
Nephews served as pallbearers. Burial was in Red Mud Cemetery.
Source: Unidentified newspaper clipping. Transcribed by Ron Brantner.
Kay was born October 20, 1899 in Robertson County, Texas. He was the sixth of eight children born to Ambrose Lee and Lugenia Emiline Smith Brantner. His other siblings, in birth order were Carl Homer, Ray Lillian (Rankin), Reba Irene (Thornton), Ruth Imogene (Fry), Ruby May (Thornton), Coy Lee, and John V.
In 1900, at mid-year, the Brantner family moved from Robertson County to the Red Mud community that straddles the Dickens-Kent County line. Ambrose bought a small farm in Kent County. It was here that Kay's younger brothers, Coy and John were born.
The Alonzo Hoover family moved to Red Mud in 1919. Marie, their oldest, and Kay began dating about 1920 and they were married May 4, 1923. He was 23 and she was 20. They lived on, and farmed the Brantner home place and also rented farm land. Their first children, Alpha Irene, Ralph Lewis, and Doris Marie were born at the home place.
In late 1928, after four successive good crops on the Godfrey farm at Red Mud, they bought a farm in the Beck community, south of Sudan in Lamb County, and moved in 1929. Their last two children, Alma Joyce and Charles Ronald, were born while living in Lamb County.
Kay developed asthma on the dusty Plains and sold the farm in 1944. In 1945, following an interim crop year at Lorenzo, Texas, they bought a grocery story at Jayton, Texas. They would be connected with grocery stores in Jayton, at different locations, until 1970. Also, in 1948 they bought a stock farm east of Jayton, in Stonewall County.
In 1971 Kay and Marie sold the farm and their Jayton home and moved to Spur, Texas to be near kinfolks and long-standing friendships.
Kay died July 3, 1973, following a lengthy bout with cancer. He was interred in Spur Memorial Cemetery.
Marie continued to live in Spur until 1986 when she began residence in nursing homes in the Panhandle of Texas. She later resided at the Kent County Nursing Home in Jayton, Texas from December, 1991 until her death at age 98 on February 23, 2002. She was also interred in Spur Memorial Cemetery.
By Ron Brantner.
ObituaryServices for K. P. Brantner, 73, who died at 11:55 a.m. Tuesday [July 3, 1973] in Crosbyton Hospital following a lengthy illness, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Spur Church of Christ. Officiating will be Jim Chism, assisted by Ben Pectol of New Home. Burial will be in Spur Cemetery under direction of Campbell Funeral Home.
Born Oct. 20, 1899, in Robertson County, he married Marie Hoover May 4, 1923, in Dickens. He was a retired stock farmer and retail grocer. He lived in Kent and Dickens Counties from 1900 until 1970 when he moved to Spur.
Survivors include his wife, Marie of Spur; three daughters, Mrs. Irene Lemley of Houston, Mrs. Doris Maness of Little Rock, Ark., and Mrs. Joyce Morin of Levelland; two sons, Ralph of Stratford and Ronald of Winter Park, Fla., one brother, John, of Girard; three sisters, Mrs. Ray Rankin of Spur, Mrs. Reba Thornton of Fort Worth, and Mrs. Ruth Fry of Texline; 13 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
The Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Wednesday,July 4, 1973. Transcribed by Ron Brantner.
STRATFORD - Ralph Brantner, 72, of Goodwell, Okla., died Nov. 28 near Stratford.
Services were Thursday at the Church of Christ with Fred Riley Jr. officiating, assisted by Jon Heatwole. Graveside services were Friday in Santa Fe, N.M., National Cemetery, directed by Morrison Funeral Directors of Dumas.
Mr. Brantner was born in Redmud (Kent County) and was a longtime resident of the Stratford and Panhandle areas. He lived in the Abilene area for many years and moved to Goodwell in August. He was a cowboy and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Church of Christ in Texhoma, Okla.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Brantner of Goodwell; two daughters, Rebecca Leonard of New Ulm, Minn., and Charylene Smith of Keyes, Okla.; his mother, Marie Brantner of Spur; three sisters, Irene Lemley of Houston, Doris Maness of Conway, Ark., and Joyce Wooten of Mexia; one brother, Ronnie Brantner of Hohenwald, Tenn.; two stepsons, Marty Butler of Westbrook, Va., and Judd Butler of Stratford; two grandchildren and four stepgrandchildren.
Memorials may be made to 4-H; or to OPSU Church of Christ Bible Chair, Goodwell OK 73839.
Birth: Feb 9, 1934, Overton, TX
Death: Aug 24, 1989, Levelland, Hockley Co., TX
Father: Lonnie Dee Briscoe
Mother: Opal Pauline Cunningham
Occupation of Deceased: Owner of W & T Tank Trucks
Services for Robert Earl Briscoe, 55, of Levelland were at 11 a.m. Monday [28 Aug 1989] in Cactus Drive Church of Christ of Levelland with Bob Reynolds, minister of Brownfield Church of Christ, officiating.
J. Don Rogers of British Columbia, Canada, and Steve Williams, minister of Cactus Drive Church of Christ, also officiated.
Graveside services were at 3 p.m. Monday in Spur Memorial Cemetery under direction of Geo. C. Price Funeral Directors of Levelland.
Briscoe died Thursday night [24 Aug 1989] at the scene of a one-car rollover six miles southwest of Levelland on FM 1585.
He was born in Overton and moved to Levelland in 1968 from Brownfield. He owned and operated W & T Tank rucks Inc. of Sundown. He married Robbie Fletcher on June 13, 1964, in Spur. He was a member of Brownfield Masonic Lodge, Lubbock Scottish Rite Bodies and the Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Bobby Briscoe, Gary Fletcher and Jack Fletcher, all of Midland; two daughters, Carolyn McNutt of Sundown and Nancy Cathey of Abilene; his mother, Opal Briscoe of Brownfield; two brothers, Charles of Santa Maria, Calif., and Buddy of Brownfield; a sister, Linda Baker of Oak View, CA; ad 14 grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Jim Parks, Norman Herring, Terry Bryson, Eddie Courtney, Andy Krupper, Alan Eller, Charles Battin and Ricky Clem.
Source: The Texas Spur, August 24, 1989, via Dickens County RootsWeb.
Burial Record
William Eugene Brantner
Birth: Oct. 4, 1928, Bremond, Robertson County, Texas, USA
Death: Jul. 3, 2001, Sweeny, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
Father of Hazel Elaine, Ronald Eugene, Larry Wayne
Husband to 1St Bobbie Yvonne Craddock and 2nd Eva Lawan Porter but rests with 1st wife.
Burial: Brookside Memorial Park - Lauder Rd., Harris County, Texas, USA
Recorded by Sally Pinkos Brantner.
Spur (Special) — Services for Ray Lillian Rankin, 88, of Spur will be at 2 p.m. today at Highway 70 Church of Christ with Bob Brandon, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Red Mud Cemetery under direction Campbell Funeral Home.
She died at 4:15 a.m. Thursday in Crosbyton Hospital after a brief illness.
She was a native of Robinson [Robertson] County and moved to Dickens County at an early age. She came to the Red Mud community in 1903.
She married Melvin Rankin Dec. 25, 1928, in Dickens. He died in 1962. She was a member of Highway 70 Church of Christ.
Survivors include a son, John of Arlington; a sister, Reba Thornton of Fort Worth; and three grandchildren.
Unidentified newspaper. Transcribed by Ron Brantner.
The Texas Spur, April 4, 1985 - Funeral services for Winnie Lee Smith, 87, were held Wednesday morning [April 3] at 11 in the Highway 70 Church of Christ. Vernon Williams, Odessa and a former minister here, officiated, assisted by Richard Trull, current church minister.
Mrs. Smith died April 1 [1985 - Monday] about 2 a.m. in the Crosbyton Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born January 15, 1898 in Taylor county, she married Milton P. Smith on October 20, 1917 in Snyder. Her husband died on April 26, 1981.
A homemaker, she had lived in Dickens County since 1917. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Surviving are three sons, Milton P. Smith, Hurst; Clifford B. Smith, Lamesa and Jimmy E. Smith, Alamogordo, NM; three daughters, Mrs. Ralph (Faye) Hitt, Waco; Mrs. Woodrow (Mary) McArthur, Spur and Mrs. Don (Jo Ann) Hite, Denver, Colo.; one brother, W.H. Burns, Grapevine; three sisters, Nannie Newman and Lillie Marshall, both of Leonard and Beulah Freeman, Canton; 17 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren.
Burial was in Spur Memorial Cemetery with Campbell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Source: The Texas Spur, April 4, 1985, via Dickens County RootsWeb.
Mr. Raymond E. Brantner 67 died Sunday in a local hospital. Houston resident for the past 47 years.
Member Easthaven Baptist Church F.O.E. #65, Veteran of WWII, U S Air Force. Retired from Finger Funiture Company with 30 years of service.
Survivors are Mrs. Hazel Brantner, Houston. Daughter, Grace Smith, Houston. Son, Rodney Brantner, Tulsa, OK. Sisters, Mrs. Vera Farmer, Mrs. Dorothy Johnson, both of Pasadena. Mrs. Mary Lou Grigsby of Houston. Brothers, Roy L. Brantner and Wm. E. Brantner both of Houston. Four grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services at 10:30am, Wednesday, June 1, 1983 Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Chappel with Rev. Mike Collins officiating. Interment at Grandview Memorial Park Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home. 6900 Lawndale Ave. 928-5141.
Source: Houston Post dated 5-31-1983. Submitted by Sally Pinkos Brantner.
OLDHAM-Mrs. Ola Oldham, 50 of Bremond died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Wootan, 1212 East Quitman St. at 7:30pm, Monday [1 Oct 1934].
She is survived by her husband J. F. Oldham of Bremond. Three daughters, Mrs. W.W. Wootan of Houston, Mrs. C.M. Smith of Livingston, Mrs. H. P. Ballard of Lafayette, Louisana. Two sons, Bryan Oldham of Houston, Neil Oldham of Bremond. Parents Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Brantner of Bremond . Five sisters, Mrs. A. E. Jones, Mrs. J. A. Pryor, Mrs. J. T. Comer and Mrs. R. M. White of Bremond and Mrs. Lena Lee of Houston. Four brothers, G. W. Brantner of Friendswood. Lee, Horace and Roy Brantner of Bremond and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be annouced by the Fogle-West Funeral Home.
Source: Houston Chronicle, dated 10-2-1934, Page 12. Submitted by Sally Pinkos Brantner.
BRANTNER
Hazel C. Brantner, 82, of Richmond [Fort Bend County], formerly of Houston, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 1990 at her residence.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond E. Brantner.
Member of the Baptist faith.
Survivors: sister, Stella Schembera, Richmond, step-daughter, Gracye Lou Smith, Houston, step-son, Rodney Brantner. Many nieces and nephews.
Funeral service: 1:33 pm. Saturday, Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Chapel. Interment: Grandview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 pm Friday.
Source: Houston Chronicle, March 2, 1990, page 11C. Submitted by Sally Pinkos Brantner.
WATSON
Margaret Louise Watson age 58, of 6822 Laredo Street, Houston passed away Saturday morning, January 20, 1979.
Survivors: Husband, Earl W Watson; three daughters, Evelyn L Watson, Sylvia Cotnalander, Martha Russom, all of Houston; one son, Leslie W Watson of Rye, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Vera Farmer and Dorothy Johnson, both of Pasadena. Mary Lou Grigsby of Houston; three brothers, Raymond Brantner, William Brantner and Roy L Brantner, Jr., all of Houston; four grandchildren.
Funeral Services 10:00am Monday at the Boulevard Chapel Boulevard Funeral Home, 6929 Harrisburg Blvd. 921-4111.
Source: Houston Chronicle, Sunday January 21, 1979, page 4, section 2. Submitted by Sally Pinkos Brantner.
LEE
Mrs. Lena Lee, 89 of 5729 Newport passed away Thursday [November 23, 1967] in a local hospital.
Native and former resident of Bremond. Houston resident 44 years. Member Riverview Baptist Church.
Survivors, daughters, Mrs. Hazel Cooper, Houston; Mrs. Lona Jane Massey, San Leon; sisters, Mrs. Sue Comer, Mrs. Minnie Jones, brother, Roy Brantner all of Bremond; grandson, Donald E. Alford, San Leon, PFC John M Alford, Bryan; Bobby Cooper, Houston; three great grandchildren, number of other relatives.
Funeral services 9:30am Saturday [November 25], Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Chapel. Rev. Tim A. Sproles officiating, Interment Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery Forest Park Funeral Home 6900 Lawndale, WA8-5141.
Source: Houston Chronicle. Submitted by Sally Pinkos Brantner.
OBITUARY
Mrs. Ruth Fry
TEXLINE (TX) -- Mrs, Ruth Fry, 80, died Monday [Oct. 18] in Dalhart. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow [Oct. 21] in Texline Church of Christ.
A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. tomorrow [Oct. 21] in Spur Church of Christ with Vernon Williams, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Red Mud Cemetery at Spur by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors of Dalhart.
Mrs. Fry was born in Franklin and had lived in Texline 29 years. She was a member of Texline Church of Christ.
Her husband, Gene Fry, died in 1975.
Survivors include five sons, Doyle of Post, Nelson of Texline, Ed of Tulia, Erit of Dumas and Alton of Clayton, N.M.; two daughters, Mrs. Carrol Williams of Smyer and Mrs. Bill Sheets, Texline; one brother, John Brantner, Girard; two sisters, Mrs.Ray Rankin, Spur and Mrs. Reba Thornton of Fort Worth; 22 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Source: Amarillo Globe News, Tuesday, October 19, 1976. Submitted by Gaylon Lavon Fry, grandson.
HERMAN SHAY (BUBBA) BRANTNER , 56, died Friday, May 19, 2000. He was a native Houstonian, raised in the Spring Branch community and attended Spring Branch Schools and Central Baptist Church (former location Bingle and Hammerly).
Veteran U.S. Marine Corps "Survivor of the Viet Nam War." Mr. Brantner was a heavy machine mechanic/repairman but was recently employed with Home Depot until he was stricken with cancer. He was also an avid fisherman and Houston sports fan. "You fought a hard battle since January!"
Thanks to the guys at the Silber Rd. Station Fire Dept. for their assistance during this very difficult month, also to Odyssey organization and many friends who showed support. "We Love You So Much".
He is preceded in death by his father, Paten W. Brantner and survived by his wife, Kathy Brantner ; mother, Christelle Brantner ; children, Jon Price, Payton Brantner , Michael Brantner , Melanie Delayne Mennel and husband Roy; grandchildren, Kimberly, Roy, Emily and Marley; sister, Elmerette (Brantner ) Price and husband Jim; nephews, Johnny Price, Kenneth Price and family; scores of aunts, uncles and cousins and friends throughout Texas and Montana.
Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., Sunday, May 21, 2000, at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 12:30 p.m., Monday, May 22, 2000, in the Houston National Cemetery Chapel, 10410 Veterans Memorial Dr. with Rev. Dan Farley officiating. Interment Services to follow.
Pallbearers will be Kenneth, Johnny and Jon Price, Russel, Payton and Michael Brantner , Randy Spurgeon and Randy Chestnut. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 570127, Houston, TX 77257 or Agent Orange Research in lieu of usual remembrances.
Source: Houston Chronicle, Sunday, May 21, 2000. Submitted by Sally Pinkos Brantner.
JOE BILL BRANTNER 78, passed away June 12, 1993.
Survivors: wife Ethelene Brantner of Houston; daughters and sons-in.law: Linda and Charles Cundiff of Humble, Beth Ann and Dennis Hager of Houston. Sherry and Ramon Lopez of Houston; sons and daughter-in-law Delma Brantner, Benny Brantner, both of Houston. Ray and Mary Brantner of Kosse; brothers and sisters-in-law Hubert and Buena Brantner, Pate and Christelle Brantner, Jack and Juanita Brantner, Reese and Ruth Brantner, W.H. "Dud" and Bonnie Brantner, all of Houston, Johnny and Stella Mae Brantner of Franklin, Charles Brantner of Spring; sisters and brother-in-law; Sue and Jeff Penick, all of Bremond, Geri Smith of Tomball; 18 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers: Carlton Brantner, Kevin Brantner, Tracy Brantner, Kelley Brantner, Russell Brantner, and Corky Brantner.
Funeral services: Brookside Funeral Chapel, Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. June 15, 1993 with Bro. George Brodie, officiating.
Interment: Rosewood Memorial Park [Houston, Harris County, Texas].
Source: Houston Chronicle. Submitted by Sally Pinkos Brantner
MICHAEL SHAY BRANTNER , age 34 of Houston, passed away on October 10, 2003.
He is survived by, mother Ann Brantner; sister, Vivian Mills; brother, Payton Brantner; grandmother, Edna Jones.
A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, October 21st 2003 at 11:30 AM at the Waltrip Funeral Home, 1415 Campbell Rd, Houston, Texas. Memorial contributions may be made to the Giddeon Foundation.
Source: Houston Chronicle, Sunday 10/19/03, Section A, Edition 4. Submitted by Sally Pinkos Brantner.
Emma Sue Penick Oct. 9, 1930 — Jan. 24, 2004
Services for Emma Sue Penick, 73, of Bremond are set for 1 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church in Bremond.
The Rev. Stan Ortner of First Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in the Petteway Cemetery.
Visitation will be from noon to the time of services Sunday at the church.
Arrangements are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan.
Mrs. Penick died Saturday at her home.
She was born in Petteway and was a lifelong resident of Bremond. She attended school in Petteway and graduated from Bremond High School. She was a member of First Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Jeff Penick of Bremond; two sons and daughters-in-law, Joe and Brenda Penick of Mexia and Jim and Cathy Penick of Bremond; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Sue and Terry Rowan of College Station, Robin Penick of Bremond and Marie and Ronald Gray of Franklin; numerous brothers and sisters; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Source: The Bryan-College Station Eagle, Bryan, Texas. Submitted by Sally Pinkos Brantner.
Barbara Baldwin Solberg FORT WORTH - Barbara Baldwin Solberg, 65, a homemaker, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, at a Dallas hospital due to complications stemming from a cerebral aneurysm.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Catholic Church, 6150 Pershing Ave., Fort Worth. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Barbara Baldwin was born to Bessie Brantner and Raymond Louis Baldwin on June 16, 1935, in Fort Worth. She will be best remembered as a loving mother, wife, sister, grandmother and friend.
Over her 65 years, she led an exemplary life and always comported herself with dignity and grace. She graduated from Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth and Fairfax Hall in Fairfax, Va., and in 1957, she earned a bachelor of arts degree in art history from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. After graduation from SMU, she taught at Ridglea Hills Elementary School in Fort Worth.
She was married to Herbert Selden Solberg on April 30, 1960, at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Fort Worth. They moved to Mobile, Ala., and lived there for five years before returning to Fort Worth in 1965. With over 20 years of service in the Junior League, she was an active member in community service. She was committed to the development and growth of Trinity Valley School. She also served as a docent at the Kimbell Art Museum.
Barbara rarely missed her Wednesday and Friday bridge groups where, over the course of the unusually competitive five-hour sessions, $1 was considered a big win and 50 cents a big loss. She was a fine tennis doubles partner and participated in interclub tournaments for River Crest Country Club. She was always fond of sports and never missed any of her sons' games or tournaments.
She enjoyed travel and her numerous adventures included climbing Peru's Machu Picchu and riding rafts down the Amazon, exploring the pyramids of the Ucatan, combing continental Europe and venturing to the Middle East. But, of all of her travels, she most enjoyed touring the gardens of England.
In her later years, Barbara Solberg enjoyed success in business as an executive recruiter and was a founding partner in The Baldwin Group, a company that specialized in placement, in the field of medicine.
She is a descendant of the Robbins family who received land grants from Stephen F. Austin and settled in Montgomery County in 1830. Her great-great-grandfather, George Robbins, fought in the Texas Revolution and her great-grandfather, Wylie Robbins, rode on the first cattle drive along the famed Chisholm Trail.
Barbara Solberg was preceded in death by her son, Christopher; her husband, Herbert; her sister, Dolores Foster; and her mother and father, Bessie and Ray Baldwin.
Survivors: Son, John Kenny and wife, Maeve; grandchildren, Owen, Thomas and Nicholas; sister, Carolyn Hayden; brothers, Louis G. Baldwin and George Baldwin; sisters-in-law, Corliss Baldwin and Kathryn Johnston; brothers-in-law, Douglas Hayden and Robert Foster; and many nieces and nephews.
Greenwood Funeral Home, 3100 White Settlement Road, (817) 336-0584.
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX), February 6, 2001 Obituaries, Author: Star-Telegram, Edition: FINAL, Section: METRO, Page: 9. Submitted by Sally Pinkos Brantner.
Bryan-Funeral services for Harold Brantner, 64, of 1502 E, 28th Street in Bryan were held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February [6, 1985] in Memorial Funeral Chapel with Rev. Jack Shelton and Rev. Wesley Welborn, both of First United Methodist Church in Bryan, officiating. Burial was at 3:00 p.m. in City of Bremond Cemetery.
Harold died in a Bryan hospital Monday morning [February 4, 1985].
Brantner was born in Bremond and had been a Bryan resident 22 years. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors includes three sisters, Inez Brantner of Bryan, Maye Smith and Faye White, both of Conroe; a brother, Seth Brantner of Reagan; a niece, Cathy w. Tripp of Brenham; and two great-nieces.
Source: Unidentified newspaper clipping, undated. Submitted by Gerrie Jones Yates and Sally Pinkos Brantner.
Remembering Harold:
"The youngest child, Harold, was a surviving twin. His twin brother died after birth (don't know that he was named), but Harold was also the twin with cerebral palsy.
"Harold was quite famous around Bremond and Bryan for his horsemanship and carpentry skills. He was never able to put one bite of food in his own mouth, but built furniture and other useful things, learning to use all the tools with his feet.
"He and his sister,Twila Inez, built a special platform at their mother's house in Bremond which allowed him to lower himself down onto his horse, Frisco. He and Frisco were a familiar sight around those parts."
By Cathy White Brunicardi (niece), 10 Jan 2003
Funeral services for Seth Ward Brantner, age 80, were held on March 4, 1988 at 4 p.m. in the Adams Funeral Home Chapel in Marlin. Rev. Clement Gordon and Rev. George Courtney officiated at the services.
Burial was in Waite Cemetery at Reagan. Serving as pallbearers were Basil Abate, Gordon Senechal, Billy John Richardson, Tim W. Shaunfield, Lindy Young Sr. and bob Swinnea.
Mr. Brantner died Wednesday evening, March 2nd, in a Temple Hospital. He was a native of Robertson County, being born July 8, 1907 at Petteway.
On June 3, 1934 he married Mary Wesley Shaunfield in Reagan. The couple had lived and farmed in the Wootan Wells community most of their married life. They were members of the Baptist church.
Mr. Brantner served as a Robertson County Commissioner from 1944 to 1948.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Wesley Brantner of Reagan; two sisters, Mrs. Faye White and Mrs. Mae Smith, both of Conroe; and several nieces and nephews.
Source: Unidentified newpaper clipping. Submitted by Sally Pinkos Brantner.
SETH BRANTNER--(1907-), the son of Mrs. Orie Brantner, was born in Bremond July 8, 1907. He was the oldest son of the family and attended and graduated from the Bremond High School. After graduation he was employed by Federal Reserve Bank of San Antonio, Texas, serving there until 1932, when he returned to Bremond. Between the mid-1930's and the early 1940's he engaged in farming and cattle raising.
In 1944 he was elected commissioner of Precinct 4 of Robertson County and served in that capacity until 1952. He married Mary Wesley Shaunfield, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.W, Shaunfield of Reagan in 1934. Mrs. Brantner, a sister of Jack Shaunfield, was a teacher in the Bremond district for thirty-one years. Mr. Brantner is now engaged in cattle raising on a large scale and he is recognized as expert in ranching.
Published source - Bremond Methodist Church, page 148. Submitted by Sally Pinkos Brantner.
Remembering Seth:"Seth and Mary Wesley spent all of their married life on their farm outside of Bremond. He farmed cotton and had cattle. I began my love affair with horses at their house with a Shetland pony. I got my first Quarter horse, Charlie, from Uncle Seth when I was in 6th grade."
By Cathy White Brunicardi (niece), January 10, 2003.
HURST - Dolores Elizabeth Foster, a homemaker, died Saturday [December 4, 1993] at a Bedford hospital. She was 66.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday [December 7] at St. Paul United Methodist Church of Hurst, where she was a member. Burial will be in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in Colleyville. Lucas Funeral Home in Hurst is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Foster was born in Fort Worth and had lived in the Fort Worth area most of her life. She was a volunteer at Harris Hospital-HEB in Bedford and was a lifetime member of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Parent/Teacher Association. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Haltom City Lodge.
The family suggests that memorials be made to the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society or to St. Paul United Methodist Church of Hurst.
Survivors: Husband, Robert D. Foster of Hurst; two daughters, Elizabeth Foster of Euless and Margaret Foster of Hurst; son, Raymond Foster of Hurst; two sisters, Carolyn Hayden and Barbara Solberg, both of Fort Worth; two brothers, Louis Baldwin of Fort Worth and George Baldwin of California; two grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 6, 1993 [Tuesday], OBITUARIES, Author: Star-Telegram Edition: FINAL AM, Section: METRO, Page: 13. Submitted by Sally Pinkos Brantner.
Nolan Brantner, 33, of 8811 Allwood passed away Friday [February 18, 1966].
Houston resident for 11 years. Employed by Finger Furniture Co.
Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Letha Brantner, Houston; three daughters, Carol Sue, Brenda and Debora Ann Brantner, all of Houston; one son, Nolan Ray Brantner, Houston; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy L Brantner Sr. Bremond, Texas; four sisters, Mrs. Louise Watson, Mrs. Mary Lou Grigsby, both of Houston; Mrs. Vera Farmer, Pearland; Mrs. Dorothy Johnson, Pasadena; brother, Raymond Brantner, Houston.
Services 3 PM Sunday [February 20], with the Rev. B. E. Cain officiating. Graveside services 10 AM Monday [February 21] at the Post Oak Cemetery in Bremond, Texas. Earthman Funerals, 6330 Gulf Freeway, Exit 6, Mission 4-1641.
Source: Unidentified, undated newspaper clipping. Submitted by Gerrie Jones Yates and Sally Pinkos Brantner.
B. F. Brunson Killed By Train At Hempstead
B. F. Brunson was killed by a Southern Pacific freight train Tuesday evening [8 May 1928] at 8 o'clock near Hempstead.
Young Brunson had been in the service of the signal system of the Southern Pacific for the past five years and was at the time of his death maintenance man at Hempstead having lived there for about 4 months.
It is not known how the accident occurred, but it is said that he had been to Waller working on the line and it was on his return to Hempstead that he was killed. He was over due at Hempstead and it is thought that he possibly had motor trouble which caused the delay and in this way didn't notice the approaching train.
B. F. Brunson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brunson of this city and they have made Navasota their home for the past twelve years, having come here from Carlos.
The young man attended school here and was well known by all of the younger people.
Toby, as he was known by his many friends was married on July 10, 1927, to Miss Nina Maude Olan [Ina Elizabeth "Maude" Oldham] of Bremond, Texas.
Besides his wife he is survived by his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Joe Brunsond [sic] and one brother, Bobbie Brunson all of this city.
The remains will be shipped to Navasota tonight at 11:00 over the Southern Pacific and carried to the home of his parents in the Park addition.
Funeral services will take place tomorrow [10 May 1928], Thursday, morning at 10 o'clock with Rev. W. M. Purcell officiating and the Dunavant Undertaking Company will have charge of the burial.
B. F. Brunson Buried Here Today
B. F. Brunson, 23, who was killed by an S. P. freight train Tuesday night near Hempstead, was laid to rest in Oakland cemetery here today. Funeral was held this morning from the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brunson, with services conducted by Rev. W. N. Purcell, Baptist pastor. A large crowd of sorrowing friends and relatives followed the remains to the last resting place. Beautiful flowers attested to the esteem of friends present and absent. Quite a number of out of town relatives were here.
Source: Unidentified Navasota, Texas newspaper, May 9, 1928. Clippings via Hoyt Byron Ballard. Transcribed by Ron Brantner.
[Note: Navasota and Carlos are in Grimes County, Texas. Hempstead and Waller are in adjoining Waller County.]Janice Murray
Memorial services for Janice Murray, 76, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004, at Resthaven's Abbey Chapel with Dale Mannon officiating. Mrs. Murray passed away Monday, Nov. 22, 2004, in Lubbock. Alma Janice Murray was born Feb. 2, 1928 in Spur to John Kenton and Ina Pearl Boothe. Her aunt and uncle, John and Opal Brantner, raised her and her brother, John, after the death of their mother.
She graduated from Spur High School and was married to Virgil O. Murray Aug. 17, 1946. They moved to Lubbock in 1951, where she was a homemaker and later assisted her husband in his home building business. She loved and adored her children and grandchildren. They attended Greenlawn Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her son, David, and husband, Virgil.
She is survived by her brother, John Riley; daughter, Patricia and husband Ronnie Paulger of Lubbock; son, Mark and wife Cindy of Carrollton; seven grandchildren, Brent, Brian, and Michelle Paulger, Stacey, Suzanne, Christen and Steven Murray; and five great-grandchildren. Memorials to be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Source: Lubbock Avalanche Journal, November 24, 2004.
Note: Her birth name was Alma Janiece, but she used Janice "because that is what everyone called me." CRB
Edith Maye Smith - December 11, 1909 - September 19, 2004
Edith Maye Smith, resident of Virginia's Home in Conroe, Texas, died at age 94 on September 19, 2004.
Edith was born in Bremond, Texas, December 11, 1909. She had been a member of St. James Episcopal Church since 1977. Here, she was a member of Daughters of The King and Bible Study Program. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 710 of Conroe. She was a retired Medical Technologist and Registered Nurse.
Edith's husband, Elmer M. Smith and infant daughter, Betty Alice Smith, preceded her in death. She is survived by her sister, Faye White and brother-in-law, George V. White of Panorama Village; niece, Cathy White Brunicardi; two great-nieces, Emily and Tally; and great-nephew, Matthew of Port Aransas, Texas. Additionally, Edith's husband's nephew and his wife, Lem and Donna Smith survive her; and her husband's niece and her husband, Pat and Jack Neel also survive Edith.
A memorial service will be held at St. James Episcopal Church, Conroe, Texas on Thursday, September 23, 2004 at 10 a.m. with Rev. Torey Lightcap officiating. There will be a private burial in Southpark Memorial Cemetery, Pearland, Texas at 2 p.m.
Source: Cashner Funeral Home, Conroe, Texas: http://www.cashnerfunerals.com/obits/
Provided by Sally Pinkos Brantner.
HAZEL C. BRANTNER
Hazel C. Brantner, 82 of Richmond, formerly of Houston, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 1990 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond E. Brantner. Member of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include sister, Stella Schembera, Richmond, stepdaughter, Gracye Lou Smith, Houston, stepson, Rodney Brantner, many nieces and nephews.
Funeral service 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Chapel. Interment Grandview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home 7:00-9:00 p.m. Friday.
Source: Unidentified News article. Transcribed by Jerilyn Jones Yates.
Leota White
Leota Lilla Blaine White, age 82, passed away on February 23, 2005 at the Wellington Place in Temple.
Visitation was from 9am to 2pm on Monday at the Bremond Funeral Home. Burial was in the Heards Prairie Cemetery at Petteway.
She was born October 5, 1922 in Monterrey Park, California. She married Royal Ray White. He preceded her in death in 2000.
Survivors include two sons, James Ray White of Bremond and Steven Lee White of Shore Line, Washington.
Source: The Bremond Press, Friday, March 4, 2005. Transcribed by Jerilyn Jones Yates.
Burial Record
Louie D Brantner
Birth: Dec. 11, 1939
Death: Jul. 21, 1972
Burial:
Houston National Cemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Plot: E, 1602
Record added: Mar 4 2000
Rebecca "Becky" Brantner Leonard
Rebecca "Becky" Brantner Leonard died March 7, 2005 in Missouri, the day of her 58th birthday.
Graveside services will be held at Jayton Cemetery on April 9, 2005 at 10:30 A. M.
She is survived by her mother, Arylene Branch of Walsh, Colorado, her sister, Charylene Smith of Walsh, Colorado, her niece and husband Christy and Toby Lowry, Blacksburg, Virginia, and nephew Cody Smith of Walsh, Colorado, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Her father, Ralph Brantner preceded her in death.
Memorials can be made to the Kent County Library, Jayton, Texas.
Source: The Texas Spur, March 31, 2005, page 4.
Alvis Bilberry
Alvis Bilberry, 91, of Spur died Monday, April 11, 2005, in Crosbyton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, at Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy Smith, the Rev. C.L. Atkinson and the Rev. Kevin Blackburn officiating. Burial will be in the Spur Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home of Spur.
Mr. Bilberry was born Jan. 26, 1914 in Dickens to Elek and Millie Stinnett Bilberry. He graduated from Dickens High School in 1934 and attended Eastern New Mexico University, where he was a member of the first football team. He married Jessie Smith Dec. 14, 1935 at Soldier Mound Baptist Church in Dickens County. He was employed by the Texas A & M Experiment Station in Spur for 40 years before retiring. He was a deacon at Bethel Baptist Church for many years. Alvis loved fishing, cooking, playing dominoes and entertaining his grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife of Spur; a daughter, Jo Ann Biggers and husband Hank of Fort Worth; a son, Jackie Bilberry of Spur; two brothers, E.J. Bilberry of Eckert, Colo. and Raymond Bilberry of Grass Valley, Calif.; a sister, Ava Nell Ponder of Corsicana; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to the Spur Memorial Cemetery, P.O. Box 111, Spur, TX 79370 or to Senior Citizens South Dickens County, 210 Burlington, Spur, TX 79370.
Source: Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Obituaries Online, Wednesday, April 13, 2005.
My Mother's Marriage:
"My mother, Faye married her high school sweetheart, George Vernon White, Jr. in 1935 at the courthouse in Hempstead [Waller] when they were still only 17. They told no one and continued to live in their separate homes. Then, two years later, they pretended to elope. The big secret was finally revealed in 1987 when Maye wanted to honor them for a 50th Wedding Anniversary. They finally came clean and admitted that they had already had their 50th two years before! They celebrated their 52nd at Disney World in keeping with the fantasy I suppose."
A memory by her daughter, Cathy White Brunicardi.
BRANTNER
JAMES RUSSELL BRANTNER, age 47 of Tomball passed away Sunday [July 24, 2005].
He is survived by his wife Sharon Brantner, 2 sons; Jonathon R. Brantner and Jason R. Brantner, brother; Richard L. Brantner, sister, Cynthia Woodson, mother-in-law, Bertha Walkoviak, numerous aunts, uncles, other relatives and a host of friends.
Visitation will be 6-8 PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Funeral services will be 10 AM Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at Klein Funeral Home, Tomball. Interment will follow at 4 PM in Bald Prairie Cemetery, Bald Prairie, [Robertson County] Texas.
Family has asked that memorial contributions be given in his name to the American Heart Association or the Tomball VFW Post #2427.
Ad: KLEIN , Tomball 281-351-7233, Houston's Oldest Family Owned
Source: Houston Chronicle, obituary section, dated July 26, 2005. Courtesy of Irene Brantner Lemley.
Obituary:
James M. Brantner
POLSON - James M. Brantner, 84, of Polson [Montana], passed away Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at his home in Polson. He was born July 12, 1921, in Bremond, Texas, to Horace and Mabrey Petteway Brantner, a family of nine brothers and three sisters.
His parents, four brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Jim is survived by his wife, Shirley of Polson; daughters, Mabrey Lee Henry of Lewiston, Idaho, and Linda LaBonty-Snyder of St. Ignatius; sons, John LaBonty of Glasgow and Dennis LaBonty of Logan, Utah; and five brothers; and one sister. He loved his grandchildren very much.
A military memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Feb. 21, at the Polson Community Church with the Rev. Richard Widerholdt, military chaplain, officiating. Cremation has taken place.
Memorials may be made in James' name to the Lake County Hospice or the Polson Community Church.
Arrangements and cremation under the direction of Grogan Funeral Home and Crematory.
Source: Missoulian.com (news online), Missoula, Montana. February 8, 2006 via Sally Pinkos Brantner.
Program submitted by Gerrie Jones Yates.
Charles Clyde Brantner - June 11, 1945 to March 25, 1983
Funeral services for Charles Clyde Brantner of 3701 Campbell in Houston were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 1983, at the First Baptist Church in Bremond with Rev. Billy Smith officiating. He was buried in the Petteway Cemetery.
Mr. Brantner died on Friday, March 25, 1983, in Denton, Texas at the age of 37 years. He was born on June 11, 1945 and attended Bremond Public school. He was self-employed as a petroleum engineer.
Survivors include his mother, Cleo Mae Brantner of Houston; three sons, Charles Richard Brantner and Christopher John Brantner, both of Houston, and Charles Brent Brantner of Conroe; two daughters, Kimberly Kay and Kelly, both of Conroe; a sister Joyce Kirby of Houston, and a grandmother, Mrs. Nora Brantner of Bremond.
Source: Unidentified newspaper clipping. Transcribed by Gerrie Jones Yates.
Minnie Etta Brantner White Jones - July 17, 1889 to May 30, 1975
Mrs. Minnie Etta Jones, 85, of Bremond died Friday morning in a Marlin hospital. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Petteway Baptist church with Rev. Herman Blair and Rev. Clyde Allen Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Post Oak-Petteway Cemetery.
Mrs. Jones was born July 17, 1889, in the Post Oak-Petteway community. She married Robert Hadley [Hanley] White June 26, 1910. He died in 1929. In May-1937 she married (Rev.) A.E. Jones who died in 1951. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Bremond.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Bernice [Vernese] Jackson of Bremond and Mrs. Maurene Bodiford of San Antonio; four sons, Dean White and Herman White, both of Bremond, Ray White of Victorville, Calif., and Leonard White of Houston; 16 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandson.
Source: Waco Tribune Herald, Saturday, May 31, 1975 via Jeanne Morgan White, Granddaughter-in-law. Transcribed by Gerrie Jones Yates.
DELMA LEE BRANTNER, 70, born September 7, 1935 on [in] Bremond, TX to Joe Bill And Ethelene Johnson Brantner, passed away July 10, 2004.
Delma served in the National Guard of Texas and as a Reserve of the U.S. Army, receiving an Honorable Discharge with the rank of Corporal on October 10, 1954. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War., receiving an Honorable Discharge on August 31, 1961. He retired from the Houston Chronicle after 42 years of service. He began there as Lead Off Operator, later became Pressroom Coordinator and ended his career as Pressroom Supervisor. He was also very active in decertification of the union at the Houston Chronicle.
Preceded in death by his first wife of 32 years, Helen Callender Brantner, Delma is survived by his soulmate and wife, Bessie W. Brantner; children, Debra Lynn Brantner Parker, Tracy Lee Brantner and wife, Sheila and their children, Kelly Wayne Brantner; step-children, Amanda M. Henry and son, Crystal A. Johnston and husband, Frank and their children, John W. Reece and wife, Carla and their children; grandchildren, Leha Raye Parker, Samantha Brantner and Sabrina Brantner; sister, Linda Cundiff and husband, Charlie and their children; brothers, Ray Brantner and wife, Mary and their children, Benny (Bud) Brantner and his children plus numerous uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Family will receive friends from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. Friday at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home. Funeral Service: 2:30 P.M. Saturday, July 15, 2006, Chapel of Angels at Forest Park Lawndale with Rev. Daniel Ferdinand and Rev. L.C. Roots officiating. Interment: Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.
Source: Online, published in the Houston Chronicle on 7/13/2006. Courtesy of Gerrie Jones Yates.
HAZEL ELAINE BRANTNER, 51, died unexpectedly on December 26, 2006 at home.
Elaine was born in Houston TX on November 4, 1955 to William and Bobbie Brantner who preceded her in death. Hazel was a member of Unity Baptist Church.
She is survived by her brothers: Ronald E. Brantner, Sr. and wife Sally, Larry W. Brantner and wife Debra; nephews: Ronald E. Brantner, Jr. and wife Melissa and Jared Brantner; niece, Brittany Brantner and boyfriend Danny; great nephews: Ronald E. Brantner III and Karter Jackson and great niece, Chloe Brantner.
Visitation: Thursday, December 28, 2006 from 5-9 PM at Brookside Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 10 AM on Friday, December 29, 2006 at Brookside Chapel of Chimes. Interment will follow in Brookside Memorial Park.
Source: The Houston Chronicle, December 28, 2006.
Obituary:
Johnny Rostelle Brantner of Franklin passed away Thursday, December 28, 1995 at St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan, following injuries he received in an accident at his home. He was 70.
He was born October 7, 1925, in the Petteway Community to Horace and Mabrey Petteway Brantner. He attended Bremond schools.
He was retired from Merchants Truck Line in Houston, Texas, where he was employed as a truck driver.
Mr. Brantner had spent most of his life in Houston and Spring, Texas.
He served as an Elder and song leader at the Church of Christ in Spring. He was currently a member of the Franklin Church of Christ. He was a member of the Lamplighters Gospel Quartet.
Preceding him in death was his wife, Stella Davis Brantner in 1994, two brothers, Joe Bill Brantner and Pa?te [Paten "Pate"] Brantner and his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Margie Brantner of Franklin; one daughter, Cinthia Woodson of Pearland; two sons, Richard Brantner of Austin and James Russell Brantner of Houston; two stepsons, Donald Morris and Darryl Morris, both of Houston; three sisters, Sue Penick and Mary Tinsley, both of Bremond and Geraldine Smith of Tomball; seven brothers, Hubert Brantner, Carl Brantner, Reese Brantner and Wilbur Brantner of Houston, Robert Brantner of Dew, Texas, and James Brantner of Polson, Montana; five grandsons, Leamon Brantner, Christopher Brantner, Jason Brantner, Jonathan Brantner and Chance Branter [sic]; four step-grandsons, Joshua Morris, Ryan Morris, Jonathan Morris and Justin Nichols and one step-granddaughter, Kendra Morris.
Funeral services were held Saturday, December 30, 1995 at 2:00 p.m. at the Franklin Church of Christ. Minister Jay Tyree, pastor of the church, officiated. Burial was in the Bald Prairie Cemetery.
Blair-Stubbs-McCauley Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Source: Unidentified, undated news clipping provided by Gerrie Jones Yates and transcribed by Ron Brantner.
Note: One of the seven surviving brothers, Charles Melvin, is missing from the list (see family group sheet).
"A Tribute To Johnny Brantner"
A beautiful flower has gone to Heaven on a Beautiful Day last in December, 1995. Just after Santa had come and brought gifts for everyone.
A sad, sad day had come to our lives, for we knew when it happened that the Lord had come for He took with Him to heaven, a beautiful flower of ours, a flower that we all loved so much.
It's not so hard for us to understad why the Lord would want to take this great man to walk in peace for ever and ever and track his footprints in the sand.
A beautiful flower was taken from his home to make a home in heaven and decorate the throne.
Brothers and Sisters, our flower will bloom again. Johnny, he can't come back to us, but we can go to him.
So always walk with Jesus, for soon our boat will sail. Watch our steps alone in life and walk in the narrow trail.
By a Friend, B. J. Meadors
Source: Unidentified, undated news clipping provided by Gerrie Jones Yates and transcribed by Ron Brantner.
Obituary:
Irene Brantner Lemley
Graveside services for Irene Brantner Lemley, 83, of Houston will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 14, 2007, at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock.
Irene was born in Dickens County Dec. 23, 1923, to Marie and Kay Brantner, and died in Houston on May 5, 2007. Irene was married to Norman Wilson Lemley on July 4, 1946, and is survived by her husband, Norman of Houston; her son, Gary Lemley of Katy; and daughter, Leta Lemley of Houston.
Irene is also survived by two grandchildren, Nathan and Allison, both of Katy; a brother, Ron Brantner of Ruidoso, N.M.; and sister, Doris Maness of Little Rock, Ark.
Irene was a previous resident of Lubbock and a member of the Sunset Church of Christ.
Gifts may be placed in Irene's memory to the Children's Home in Lubbock.
Lubbock Avalanche Journal - Online - Sunday, May 13, 2007.
Obituary:
Funeral Services for Inez Brantner, 80, were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 7, 1985 at the First United Methodist Church of Bryan with Rev. Jack Shelton officiating. Graveside services were at 4:00 p.m. at the city Cemetery in Bremond.
Brantner died at her residence Saturday at 1502 E. 28th. Street in Bryan.
Brantner was born in Bremond and lived in Bryan since 1934. She had taught in the Bryan school system up to 1971 and belonged to the Retired Teachers Association.
She was a member of the First United Methodist church of Bryan, where she belonged to the Amiga Sunday School class, the Morning study group and the United Methodist Women.
Survivors include her brother and sister-in-law, Seth Brantner and Mary W. Brantner of Reagan; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Maye B. Smith of Conroe, Faye B. White and George V. White of Conroe; a niece, Cathy W. Tripp of Brenham, and two great nieces, Emily New and Tally Tripp, both of Brenham.
Source: The Franklin News Weekly. Transcribed by Gerrie Jones Yates.
Funeral Program:
Inez Brantner was born on August 4, 1905, in Bremond, Texas. She died in her home in Bryan on Saturday, October 5, 1985.
Inez moved to Bryan in 1934, and taught in the Bryan school system until 1971. She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association, and of First United Methodist Church, where she belonged to the Amiga Sunday School class, the Morning Bible Study group, and the United Methodist Women. She devoted much of her life to caring for her mother and her brother, Harold, who preceded her in death.
Inez is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Seth and Mary W. Brantner of Reagan; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Maye B. Smith of Conroe, and Faye B. and George V. White of Conroe; a niece, Cathy W. Tripp of Brenham, and two great-nieces, Emily New and Tally Tripp, both of Brenham.
Transcribed by Gerrie Jones Yates.
Bremond Methodist Church:
INEZ BRANTNER--(1905--), the daughter of Mrs. Orie Brantner who was one of the most remarkable workers in the Methodist Church, was born in Bremond August 4, 1905. She attended the public school of Bremond and later attended and graduated from college qualifying for teacher certification. She taught in North Carolina and Arkansas and Bryan, Texas, specializing in childrens development.
Miss Brantner joined the Bremond Methodist Church in 1919 and remained a faithful member until she moved to Bryan in 1957. Then she moved her membership to the First Methodist Church there and she is now a member of the official board. She has worked with the childrens division of the Bryan church for longer than twenty years.
Published source - Bremond Methodist Church, page 148. Provided by Sally Pinkos Brantner.
BRANTNER
PATEN Willard Brantner, 77, passed away in his sleep on Friday, September 8, 1995. Mr. Brantner was a long time resident of the Spring Branch Community.
Mr. Brantner was veteran of the U. S. Navy, serving his country during WW. II. He was retired from Cameron Iron Works, he was also a former employee of Red Arrow Freight Lines.
Mr. Brantner was an avid Houston Astros fans going back to the days of the Houston Buffalos. He was also an avid Fisherman, and cooked the best Bar-B-Que in Houston. We will miss you "Pop Pop".
Preceded in death by his brother Joe Bill in 1982. He leaves his wife of 57 years, Christelle; son, Herman Brantner and Kathy Yates; daughter, Hilda Elmerette; and son-in-law, James W. Price; 4 grandsons, Michael and Payton Brantner, Kenneth and Johnny Price; 2 great-grandsons, 1 great-granddaughter. 3 sisters, Sue Penick, Mary Tinsley, of Bremond, Texas, and Geraldine Smith of Tomball, Texas. 8 brothers, Hubert, Jack, James, Reese, Johnny, Robert, Charles and Wilburn.
Friends may call at Waltrip Funeral Directors, 1414 Campbell Rd. after 12:00 noon Sunday where the family will [be] present to receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday, September 11, 1995 in the Chapel of Waltrip Funeral Director. Burial will be in the Petteway Cemetery in Bremond, Texas.
Source: The Houston Chronicle, via Gerrie Jones Yates.
Obituary:
Nolan Ray Brantner -- October 15, 1954 – February 5, 2008
Retired Sgt. 1st Class Nolan Ray Brantner, 53, of Belton, Texas, was tragically taken from his family on February 5, 2008. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, February 23, at McCauley Funeral Home in Franklin, with services following at 11 a.m. Graveside services will follow in Petteway.
Ray, as he was known to family and friends, was born on October 15, 1954, in Bremond. In July 1973, Ray joined the U.S. Army in Houston. He served 20 years as a tactical communications non-commissioned officer (NCO) with assignments to Fort Sill, Okla., Fort Richardson, Alaska, Fort Hood, Texas, and Germany.
Ray is a beloved man who participated in many church activities at 3-C Cowboy Church in Salado, Texas. In his spare time, he enjoyed trail riding and spending time with his loved ones, including his horses. He will be dearly missed by those who knew and love him.
He was preceded in death by his father, Nolan Mathious Brantner of Bremond.
Survivors include his two sons and daughters-in-law, James Nolan and Marie Brantner of San Antonio and Christopher Ray and Kelly Brantner of Franklin; six grandchildren, James Nolan Brantner Jr., Kelsy Celeste Brantner, Kylie Rae Brantner, Kristopher Cole Brantner, all of Franklin, Jaycee Gail Brantner and Jayden Lyn Brantner, both of DeLeon, Texas; mother, Letha Winstead of Ennis; six siblings, Deborah Nelson, Brenda Smith, both of Corsicana, Texas, Edward Alford, Carolyn "Bo" Brantner, both of Ennis, Texas, Jon Alford and wife, Donna, of Maydelle, Texas, and Lisa Ingram and husband, Brian, of Waxahachie, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Star Bank, P.O. Box 937, Franklin, TX 77856.
Source: The Bryan-College Station Eagle (online), February 23, 2008, and via Sally Pinkos Brantner.
News Articles Related To This Tragedy:
February 6, 2008 — A Bell County man died early Wednesday [Feb. 6] after being trapped in his trailer as it burned to the ground.
The 54-year-old man's trailer was located behind a house in the 4100 block of FM 1123, located southeast of Belton.
Bell County Fire Marshal Steve Casey said neighbors from across the street called firefighters after they noticed a glow and saw the fire just before midnight, Tuesday. Bartlett, Holland and Little River Volunteer Fire Departments arrived on the scene to find the travel trailer fully engulfed in flames.
Firefighters said the trailer was quickly consumed by the hot fire; the victim's body was discovered after the fire was under control. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The body was taken to Dallas for an autopsy; officials are withholding the name of the decedent pending notification of next of kin.
Source: Unidentified news article dated February 6, 2008, provided by Sally Pinkos Brantner.
Man Found Dead In Burned-Out Trailer Was Shot To Death
February 7, 2008 — A man whose body firefighters found in a burned-out trailer Wednesday [Feb.6] just outside of Belton had been shot to death, the Bell County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.
The victim was tentatively identified as Nolan Ray Brantner, 53, but investigators said the man’s identity may not be confirmed for some time. They said he was dead before the fire started.
The trailer was behind a house in the 4100 block of FM 1123, just southeast of Belton.
Bell County Fire Marshal Steve Casey said neighbors from across the street called firefighters after they noticed a glow and saw the fire just before midnight, Tuesday. Bartlett, Holland and Little River Volunteer Fire Departments arrived on the scene to find the travel trailer engulfed in flames.
Firefighters said the hot fire quickly consumed the trailer; the victim’s body was discovered after the fire was under control. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Source: KWTX-TV News 10, Waco, Texas, February 7, 2008.
Man Burned in Fire, Dead Prior to Fire
BELL COUNTY - Firefighters discovered the body of a man in the chared debris, but the the man was dead before the fire started.
According to the Bell County Sheriff's Office investigators, the badly burned body found in a burned out travel trailer was dead prior to the fire.
A preliminary autopsy result indicates the man's death was homicide, the victim suffered a gunshot wound and was deceased prior to the fire.
The body has been tentatively identified as 53-year-old Nolan Ray Brantner.
Source: KXXV-TV News Channel 25 for Central Texas. Posted: February 7, 2008. < http://www.kxxv.com/global >
Man found in trailer was shot before fire
A Central Texas man whose body was found in a burned travel trailer was shot before the fire started, according to preliminary autopsy results released Thursday [Feb 7].
The Bell County Sheriff’s Office has opened a homicide investigation into the death of the man whose body firefighters found Wednesday inside a travel trailer bedroom along Farm-to-Market Road 1123 near Belton.
Authorities have tentatively identified the man as Nolan Ray Brantner, 53, according to a sheriff’s office press release.
Source: By Emily Ingram, Waco Tribune-Herald staff writer, Thursday, February 7, 2008.
Funeral services were held Sunday [9 Feb 1947] for John Kenton Boothe, 41, who had been a resident of Dickens County since 1912, and died late Friday [7 Feb 1947] in Lubbock. Services were held at 2:30 in the afternoon at the Church of Christ, with Furman Cauthen, officiating. Chandler Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Boothe was born in Runnels County, December 12, 1905 and was married to Pearl Pierce at Spur who preceded him in death in 1936. To this union two children were born, a son, John Riley, and a daughter, Janice. He had been employed in Lubbock for the past three years but had maintained a home here. Death which had occurred suddenly was from natural causes.
Pallbearers were Delvin Jones, R.E. Jones, Jr., Billy Merrell Randall, David Enger, George Tate and Troy Boothe.
Flower bearers were Mrs. David Enger, Mrs. R.E. Jones, Jr., Mrs. Delvin Jones, Mrs. George Tate, Mrs. Earnest Kearney and Mrs. Louis Pierce.
Surviving are a son, John Riley Boothe, who lives with an aunt at Girard, Mrs. Virgil Murphy [Murray] of Spur; two sisters, Mrs. R.E.Jones of Lubbock and Mrs. Lee Randall of Fort Worth; three brothers, Homer A. Boothe, Preston Boothe and Garvey Boothe, all of Spur.
Interment in the Spur Cemetery.
Source: The Texas Spur, February 13 [Thursday], 1947. Transcribed February 22, 2005 by Dickens County Historical Commission (DCHC) members. Via Dickens County RootsWeb.
Richard Leighton Brantner, infant son of Fallon Helona and Kyle Brantner, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2008. Private Graveside services will be Thursday, August 21, at Oakwood Cemetery with the Rev. David Booker officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8, Wednesday, at Lake Shore Funeral Home, 5201 Steinbeck Bend, Waco.
Survivors include Mom and Dad, brother, Michael Ruiz; sisters, Mikaela Ruiz and Kyler Brantner; grandparents, Laurie Helona and Kevin McGaugh, Mark Helona, Charlotte and Richard Brantner; great-grandparents, Lonnie and Linda Douthit, Raymond and Pat Helona, Betty and Robert Brantner, and Doris Bowen and the late Dan Bowen; great-great grandparents, Connie and Lola Douthit; aunts, Hillary Helona and Shelby Helona; uncle, William A. "Trey" Davidson III; great aunts and uncles, Lisa and Roy Black, Kim and Tommy Girard; and many cousins.
Thoughts and memories may be shared in the online Guest Book at www.LakeShoreFuneralHome.com.
Source: Waco Tribune-Herald (TX) - August 20, 2008 via Jerilyn Jones Yates
Springfield, Colorado
Arylene Branch, 82, died Friday, August 29, 2008 at Southeast Colorado Hospital.
Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 31, 2008 in Jayton Cemetery under the direction of Weathersbee - Ray Funeral Home in Rotan.
Arylene was born on April 12, 1926 at the Branch ranch house in Stonewall County to George and Ruby (Patton) Branch. She graduated from Jayton High School and married Ralph Brantner. They lived at Hobbs, Sweetwater, Sudan, Stratford, and Oklahoma before moving to Jayton. She later moved to Walsh, Colorado. Arylene was an excellent cook who enjoyed playing the piano, crocheting, gardening, sewing, reading and working crossword puzzles, but was especially fond of her grandchildren and her cattle.
She was known to be a spirited lady with an "in-charge" attitude. Arylene was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Jayton.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter (Becky Leonard), sister (Jeane Oliver) and son-in-law (William Ray Smith).
Arylene is survived by: a daughter, Charylene Smith of Walsh, CO; two grandchildren, Christy Lowry and Cody Smith; two great-grandchildren, Mallory Lowry and Morgan Packard; and a sister, Deanie Matthews of Jayton.
Source: Abilene Reporter News, Sunday, August 31, 2008
Deceased Name: JOSEPH W. (JOE) BAILEY
Joseph W. (Joe) Bailey, age 87, of Austin passed away Tuesday, March 18, 1997, after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Bailey is survived by his wife, Lillias Bailey of Austin; his son, B.J. Bailey and wife, Sandy, of Nederland; two granddaughters; one great-granddaughter; and two great-grandsons.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 20, 1997, in the Colonial Chapel of Cook Walden Funeral Home with Dr. Ed Wright of Hillcrest Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in Austin Memorial Park.
Source: Austin American-Statesman, March 20, 1997, page B4 via Gerrie Jones Yates.
(May 12, 1922 - February 9, 2010)
Bobby Frank Baird age 87 passed away after a lengthy illness at UMC in Lubbock on February 9, 2010.
Bob was born on May 12, 1922 in Ft. Worth, Texas. His parents were Pollard and Naomi Baird.
In his youth, Bob spent his summers in Dickens and Kent Counties enjoying ranch life. He attended Paschall High and TCU before joining the Navy and the Army Air Corp., which he served as a Flight Instructor during World War 11. He married Thelma Doris Blackman of Fort Worth, June 30, 1945 in Denver, Colorado. After serving his country, he and Thelma moved to Dickens County and assumed operation of his grandparents ranch the Toby Smith Homestead Ranch in the Red Mud Community. Bob loved his cattle, his pets and was a avid sports fan.
Survivors include Thelma his wife, one daughter Toni and son-in-law David Carwford; grandson Stormy and his wife Gwen Crawford, granddaughter Brandy and her husband Bryan Merrick all of Plainview, Texas. A grandson Cody Crawford of Lubbock, Texas; great granddaughters Candra and Sydney Crawford of Plainview, Texas.
Services will be Saturday February 13, 2010 at the First Baptist Church in Spur, Tx at 2:00 P.M. with Eric Swenson officiating with Rev. Tommy Henderson assisting. Interment will follow at the Red Mud Cemetery under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home.
Source: Campbell Funeral Home online, Spur, Texas, February 12, 2010.
In Memoriam
Sister Emma Luvenia Jones, wife of Rev. A. E. Jones, was born June 17, 1871, 9 miles east of Bremond, Texas, and passed away Jan. 25, 1936. Made profession of faith and united with the Heard's Prairie Missionary Baptist Church at Petteway. Was a faithful member until death came. She was a kind, affectionate child, friend, wife, and mother, being so much devoted to her home and children. She enjoyed being in church service as long as health would permit. Her health gave way some five years ago, bearing her pains in the flesh with patient trusting in God for all things. She leaves behind a father, mother, husband, 4 brothers, 4 sisters, 8 children, 2 step-children, with other relatives and a host of friends to mourn her death. But our loss is Heaven's gain. Weep not dear ones, as for one not having no hope, for she has left behind a bright hope.
We second that this be recorded on our church book, a copy sont (sic) to the Baptist Progress for publication.
Done by order of the Church in regular conference this 23rd day of February 1936.
Signed: Committee, Sister Emma Petteway, Sister Nora Causey, Bro. C. S. Oldham.
Source: The Bremond Press, Bremond, Robertson County, Texas, July 17, 1936, via Gerrie Jones Yates. Transcribed by Ron Brantner.
Bremond - Roy Leslie Brantner, 79 of Bremond died Monday morning [5 Nov 1973] in a Marlin Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Post Oak Baptist Church. Rev. Herman Blair officiating. Burial will be in the Post Oak Cemetery.
Mr. Brantner was born May 25, 1894 in Robertson County. He was a retired farmer and a Baptist. He married the former Miss Florence Hall of Kosse on Aug. 4, 1914. They lived in the Bremond area since then.
Suvivors include his wife, four daughters, Mrs. Louise Watson and Mrs. Mary Lou Grigsby, both of Houston and Mrs. Vera Farmer and Mrs. Dorothy Johnson both of Pasadena, three sons, Raymond E. Brantner, Roy Brantner, Jr. and William Brantner, all of Houston; a sister, Mrs. Minnie Jones of Bremond, 19 grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.
Source: Funeral Home Memorial Obituary (funeral home unknown). From daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Brantner Johnson via Gerrie Jones Yates.
Note: Post Oak Cemetery is also known as Heards Prairie/Petteway Cemetery.
Mrs. Susana Loraine Brantner Comer
Funeral services for:Mrs. Susana Loraine Comer, 93, of Bremond were held Thursday, November 12 [13] at 2 p.m. from the First Baptist Church in Bremond with Rev. David Schafroth officiating. Interment was in Post Oak Cemetery.
Mrs. Comer passed away on Wednesday, November 12, in a Calvert rest home. She was born March 1, 1876 in the Post Oak Community but lived most of her life in Stonewall, Oklahoma.
She was a member of the Mason Baptist Church in Mason, Texas. Her husband, three sons and one daughter preceded her in death.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Jay Swingler of Bremond, a son, Howard Comer of Mason, four grandchildren, four great grandchildren, one brother, Roy Brantner of Bremond, and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Jones of Bremond.
Source: The Bremond Press. Transcribed by: Gerrie Jones Yates.
Note: Post Oak Cemetery is also known as Heards Prairie/Petteway Cemetery.
Neva Rosa Brantner Ripley
Ripley, age 64, of 1100 Mason St., Hurst, Texas passed away Sunday [20 Oct 1974]. Former longtime resident of Alvin.
Survivors: nieces, Mrs. Robert D. Foster, of Hurst, Mrs. Doug Hayden, Mrs. Herb Solberg, both of Ft. Worth; nephews, George Baldwin, Louis Baldwin of Shreveport, La., S. M. Havard, Ca., Bob Havard, Houston; a number of great-nieces and greatnephews; and several greatgreat-nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday from Froberg Funeral Home, Rev. Floyd W. Weston of Manvel Baptist Church officiating.
Interment in Confederate Cemetery, Alvin. Froberg Funeral Home, 117 No. Hill St., Alvin, Texas, 331-3194.
Source: The Houston Chronicle. Transcribed by Gerrie Jones Yates.
Ray Brantner, of Kosse, passed away Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, at his home in Kosse, surrounded by his family and close friends. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, at the First United Methodist Church of Kosse, with the Rev. John Montgomery and Bro. Jimmy Phillips officiating, followed by burial in the Kosse Cemetery.
Ray was born May 10, 1945, in Marlin, Texas, to Joe Bill and Ethelene (Johnson) Brantner. He grew up in Houston and graduated from Sam Houston High School in 1963. He entered the U. S. Air Force in 1965 during the Vietnam War.
Ray was united in marriage with Mary Louise Havard Oct. 1, 1966, at the Assumption Catholic Church in Houston, and they lived on Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico until he was discharged in 1968. He went to work for General Electric at NASA, and obtained an Associate's degree from South Texas Junior College. Ray and Mary moved to Kosse in 1979, and he was employed by Hobbs Bonded Fibers in Groesbeck and later in Waco. He worked in research, development, quality control, and sales until his retirement in January of 2009.
Ray was a good Christian man. He loved family barbeques with all the family and friends gathered together. He was a rancher and loved taking care of his cows and horses, and he loved baling hay. In his spare time, he enjoyed going to pawn shops, and was always looking to "make a deal." And most importantly, he dearly loved his grandchildren.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents, Joe Bill and Ethelene Brantner; brothers, Louie Dean Brantner and Delma Brantner; brothers-in-law, Charles Cundiff and Larry Smith; infant daughter; father-in-law, Grady Havard; and many of his friends.
Ray is survived by his beloved wife of 44 years, Mary Brantner of Kosse; daughters, Sheila Shields and husband, Warren, and Kimberly Freeman and husband, Todd, all of Kosse; grandchildren, Jacob Smith, Cullen Freeman, Carson Freeman, Grady Shields and Wyndie Shields; his twin sister, Linda Cundiff of Humble; brother, Benny Brantner of Mexia; niece, Angela Jenkins of Humble; sister-in-law, Frances Beseda and husband, Robert, of Kosse; brother-in-law, Joe Havard of Tomball; mother-in-law, Sue Havard of Kosse; and various nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and countless friends.
Pallbearers will be Robert Beseda, Chad Smith, Todd Freeman, Warren Shields, Robert L. White, and Jared Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandchildren, Jacob D. Smith, Cullen Freeman, Carson Freeman, Grady Shields, Wyndie Shields, and dear friends, Danny Nativdad, Jimmy Lynn Truett, Terry Corley, J. W. Miller, and employees of Hobbs Bonded Fibers.
Donations may be made to Providence Hospice in Mexia. Visit www.groesbeckfuneralhome.com to leave messages of condolence on the guestbook. Groesbeck Funeral Home, 254-729-2525 May 10, 1945 - December 11, 2010 Sign the Guest Book at www.wacotrib.com.
Published in Waco Tribune-Herald on December 14, 2010. Provided by Gerrie Jones Yates.
Funeral for Bostic Held Here Friday Afternoon
Death from gunshot wounds, chosen perhaps from a year of frequent intervals of suffering, claimed Clifton Wayne Bostic Thursday, August 3, about 9:30 a.m. Brothers of the boy stated that he had been troubled with high blood pressure, often enduring extreme pain, but that dietary plans followed had given hope of his recovery.
Bostic was a native Texan. He was born in Lipan, Hood County, on the 2nd of November, 1911. At the age of 12 years he made confession of his religious faith at Dothan, [Eastland, Co.] Texas, and was united with the Baptist Church. In 1927 he came with his family to Dickens county, and throughout the years made his home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Bostic, farming as a vocation, and making many friends with his affable disposition.
On August 3, 1936, Wayne was married to Miss Ruby Mae Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith, Rev. Clarence Coffman performing the ceremony at his Dry Lake home. From this union are two children.
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Spur Baptist church, Rev. J.V. Bilberry speaking the last rites over the bier to a vast throng of family friends.
Survivors are the widow and two children; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Bostic; three brothers, L.M. Bostic of Mineloa, TX; R.G. and Herman, of Spur; three sisters, Mrs. L.C. Camp, Hobbs, NM; Mrs. Lee Deweese, Stamford, and Miss Wanda, of the family home.
Interment was made in Spur cemetery under direction of Ward Funeral Home staff.
Pallbearers were Olla Miller, Ellis Draper, Charlie McMahan, Loyd Hickman, Joe Kidd. Archer Powell, and L.L. Delisle.
Flower girls were Iva Smith, Mary Helen Draper, Cleo Smith, Betty Jo Miller, Ruth Hindman, and Lily Fern Delisle.
Source: The Texas Spur,August 10, 1939, from the records of Lillian Grace Nay.
Note: Apparently Clifton and some siblings went by "Bostic," while the father has "Bostick" on his marker and in his obituary.
BN&RC RESIDENT TURNS 100
On December 31, 1911 Hubert Brantner was born in Petteway. When he was 16 of 17 years old he began driving a truck with his daddy hauling things in the Bremond area. That was in the late 1920's. After he married he moved to Houston in 1941. He continued to work in the hauling business working for Red Arrow Freight. He had a route for many years inside the city of Houston that allowed him to eat lunch at home everyday with his wife.
He retired in 1974 and started spending some time in Bremond (Petteway) on weekends. In 2000 he moved back to his place in the country where he lived until his legs quit working in his late nineties and he became a resident of Bremond Nursing & Rehab Center. Hubert was the oldest of 13 children and 7 are still alive.
Many of his family members will be in Bremond this Saturday (Jan. 7) to celebrate his 100th birthday at an Open House in the Activity Room at the Bremond Nursing & Rehab Center from 1pm to 4pm. In the picture Hubert talks about his long life during lunch on Wednesday in the cafeteria at the nursing home. He said one of the things that helped him live to be a 100 was that he "always got along with people."
Source: Bremond Press, January 12, 2012, via Gerrie Jones Yates.
Note: Hubert's wife, Bauna Vista (Rae) died in 2004.
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