All Obituaries

Carol Hood, 74, of Brazoria, Tx., passed away Friday, January 21, 2022, at her residence. She was born October 30, 1947, in Raceland, Louisiana to Julia Elizabeth (Echols) and Charles Percy Carter, Jr. Carol attended Sweeny High School. Also, enjoyed spending time with her family and grandkids, going to the beach with her girlfriends, and looking at wildflowers. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Walter (Danny) Daniel Hood, whom she married on July 29, 1972, daughter Tammie...

Juan David Balderas, Sr. 69, of Sweeny, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at his residence. Juan was born in Edinburg, Texas on April 9, 1952 to the late Severiana (Corona) and Lazaro Balderas. Juan is survived by his daughter Jessica Balderas; sons Juan David Balderas, Jr. and Jimmy Balderas and wife Erika Janette and their children Maremi Balderas, Ariana Balderas, Santiago Balderas, and Ximena Balderas. The family will welcome friends and loved ones from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday,...

William James Ferrell was born on November 24,1936 in Denton, Texas to Morris and Pauline Clement Ferrell Although Jim was an only child, he shared many wonderful memories of growing up in Krum, Texas with his parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents.   Krum is a rural area and Jim attributed the farm work of his youth as the motivation to obtain a college degree.  Jim was valedictorian of his class and following his high school graduation in 1955, in Krum, Texas...

Richard Boulis, 85, of Brazoria passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022, at his residence. He was born March 19, 1936, in Findlay, Ohio to the late Ruth Naomi (Sands) and Don Wilson Boulis. After high school in Sandusky, Ohio, he attended General Motors Institute in Defiance, Ohio.  Richard served six years in the United States Army. His career after the Army was design and production engineer for the industries producing retail advertising displays in Sandusky, then Kettering,...

Richard Dale Chafin, 85, of Sweeny passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022, in Houston, Texas. Richard was born on August 4, 1936 in Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas to J. B. (Bert) Chafin and Merle (Putman) Chafin. Richard graduated from West Columbia High School in 1954. He attended Wharton and Alvin Junior Colleges. Richard served in the U. S. Army stationed in the United States and Germany. He was an enormously proud veteran and patriot. Richard was a board member for the Sweeny-Old Ocean...

Roger Holcomb, 77, of Sweeny, passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 13, 2022, peacefully at his home. Roger was born March 26, 1944, in Clay County, West Virginia to the late Charles and Lucille Holcomb. Roger attended school in Fola and then joined the Unites States Army. He married his wife of 52 years, Wanda, in 1969 and they moved to Sweeny in 1970. Roger never met a stranger and loved to talk. He loved to hunt and fish and later in life, he enjoyed watching his...

Jesse Eugene Findley, age 96, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at his home in Sugar Valley surrounded by his family. Jesse was born December 12, 1925, to John and Mary Findley.   At 17 Jesse enlisted in the United States Navy and served during World War II as a Seaman First Class. After his service he returned to Matagorda County and worked for the Texas Highway Department for 28 years. During this time, he met the love of his life, Gladys Faye Joice, and married her on January...

Johanna Lynn Mansfield, 54, of Sweeny, Texas went to be with The Lord on Saturday, January 8, 2022. Johanna was born in Akron, Ohio on October 9, 1967 to mother, Marianne Hill and father, Clayton Samels. Johanna attended Sweeny High School, graduating in the class of 1986. She then married her husband, Ben, on October 25th of that year. In 1987, Johanna and Ben moved to Fort Carson, Colorado, where she attended Pikes Peak Community College and studied computer programming. Johanna held many...

Weldon W. "Skipper" Foreman Jr., 76, of West Columbia, Texas was called home by the Lord on Friday, January 7, 2022, in West Columbia, Texas.  Skipper was born to Weldon and Lucile Foreman in West Columbia on September 2, 1945. He graduated from Columbia High School where he excelled in academics as well as football. He then attended Brazosport College to become an electrician.  He was employed many years at Gulf States before retiring as an electrician from...

William “Bill” Henderson, 88, of Brazoria, Texas went to meet his Father on January 5, 2022.   Bill is survived by his children, son Dennis Henderson (Elizabeth) of Brazoria; daughter Kendal Denise Rylander (Charles) of Lake Jackson, sister Ann, brothers; Jackie and Lanny, step-sons Gary Hayes (Toni) of Sugarland; and Richard Hayes of Freeport.  Grandchildren include Courtney Townsend of Freeport, Meagan McDaniel of Fort Worth, Kristin McDaniel of Lake...