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SERVICES PENDING FOR JACOB M ESPINOZA

Deane Walter Johnson was born on February 14, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He died at the age of 74 in his home state of Texas, in the town of Cypress. As an ambitious teen, Deane set his eyes on a career in the United States Navy.  He enlisted following his high school graduation and served his country faithfully for nearly 27 years.  He rose to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer, W-4 as an Engineer, and retired from military service in 1992.  His naval career...

Frank Joseph Battaglia  April 20, 1951 – March 27, 2020  Frank Joseph Battaglia, MD, FACOG, JD, of Houston, Texas, left this world on March 27, 2020, at the age of 68. He was the proud son of Anthony Joseph Battaglia and Agnes Louise Ottaviani.  Known as Dr. B, he was often said to be larger than life because he did everything in a big way. An accomplished jazz musician, Dr. B played every woodwind instrument, excelling...

On Tuesday, March 24, 2020, James “Jim” Robert Shelton Sr. devoted husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and uncle, passed away at the age of 58. He was born in Wichita Falls, Texas on April 24, 1961 to Jeannine (Scott) Shelton and Joseph Shelton. Jim graduated from S. H. Rider High School in 1979. Early in his career, Jim was a commercial landscape superintendent. He enjoyed working outside and gained a lot of knowledge about plants, especially native Texas plants. He...

Karyn Genoice Simmons, age 73, went home to be with the Lord on March 24, 2020. She was born in Alice, Texas on September 10, 1946 to Jacob and Golia Awalt. She was married to Ron Simmons, her lifetime husband, best friend and confidant, for 52 years.  After meeting in college in Victoria, Texas, Ron and Karyn set off on a lifetime of adventures together. They started by owning a grocery business on the small island of Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands and then finally...

Vickie Leigh Milner spread her wings and joined our heavenly father March 22, 2020 –She was a loving mother, remembered by her three children: Travis Milner, Emily Tolksdorf, and LaScena Simmons – she was also a proud Nana of five beautiful grandchildren Travis, Zachary, Brynlee, Grayson, and Emmy – She was a lifelong companion to Ramiro Nino- she will never be forgotten by those she held as her friends. Her family was her everything – her joy and her purpose -we...

(ENGLISH) Liam Diego Penne was born on Friday March 13th, 2020 at 2:26PM to parents Yury and Vincent Penne at Texas Children’s Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces and was 18.5 inches long. Liam’s family enjoyed him for 8 days, before he passed away in his parents’ arms on Saturday evening on March 21st, 2020. Liam fought a rare congenital cancer while mommy and daddy held, hugged and kissed him and told him how much they and the rest of the family loved him. Liam is...

Doris María nació en Rio Caribe, Venezuela el 25 de diciembre de 1948. La mayor de sus hermanos era de carácter afable y gentil. Compartió casi 50 años junto a su esposo José Ramon. Formo y educo a sus cinco hijos con esmero y dedicación. Inspiro nobleza y tenacidad entre sus amigos y allegados, quienes la recordaran con estima y cariño.

Mary Kay Hendricks, passed away on March 13, 2020.  She was a real estate agent for several years.  Mary Kay enjoyed playing cards, playing bingo and enjoyed going to Las Vegas where she would play Black Jack.  She had a great love of Great Danes as well as elephants.  Left to cherish her memories are her husband, Mark Hendricks; her daughter, Adrian Sralla and husband Justin; her grandson, Nicholas Offerle.  Due to the current health circumstances, the family has...

Irma (Mimi) Valverde Roggan, 77, returned to our Heavenly Father on March 13, 2020.She passed on peacefully with her children by her side, due to several major health and underlying conditions, at the HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress.  She was preceded in Death by her parents, Jose and Maria Valverde; siblings Jose Valverde Jr, Gloria Hoots, Lydia Guerra, Dora Thompson, Hilda Vickery, Juanita Villafranca, Carlos Valverde, nephews; Carlos Jamie Valverde, Jose Valverde, and...