Obituaries

A long time nurse in the Victoria area, Ms. Irvy passed away on Sept. 11, 2016. All services Saturday, Sept. 17, at Shiloh MBC, 604 MLK in Edna with visitation 10-11 a.m., funeral at 11. Burial will be in Sayles Cemetery in Edna.     Tracy's MJ Santellana Funeral Directors is in charge of services, (361) 782-9234.

    Juanita "Janie" Sanchez Lopez beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away on Sunday, Sept.11, 2016.     Left to carry on her legacy and her beautiful spirit are her husband of 46 years, Jesse G. Lopez, Jr., their children: Walter B. Lopez, Charles G (Janie) Lopez, Jackie (Adrian Flores, Yolanda (Adrian) Flores, and Yolanda (Paul) Garcia; their grandchildren were the love of her life: Jessica (Jesse) Gomez, P.J. (Eliza) Garcia, J.T. Flores, Jimmy Lopez, Jr., Charles (Janie) Lopez, A.J. (Rosemary) Flores, Pete (Alexis) Garcia, Angel (Karen) Lopez, Patric Garcia, Jesse J. Lopez. Also her great-grandchildren: McKayla, Jesse, Robby, Alexis, Jayden, Julie, Drew, Brooklyn, Amberlee, and Baby J;  siblings: Lupe (Neri) Flores, Romana (Ysidoro Casarez, Arthur (Diana) Sanchez, Jr. Theresa (Cruz) Zungia, Sally (Joe) Mojica, Connie Peralez, Viola (Paul) Tristan, Shelia (Daniel) Zarate, Martin (Cindy) Sanchez; and brother-In-Law Jimmy G. (Lupe) Lopez and Ruben Lopez.

    Wayne Neal has exited his rickety old body, having lived twice as long as he expected and way longer then he deserved. He passed on Sept. 11, 2016, at 74 years old. He often wished in his later years that he had not treated his body like a tavern.     Wayne never met a man he didn’t want to Indian leg wrestle, or play Mercy with. Mainly because he was an ornery ole bastard.     He was a modest man who very seldom bragged about all of his treasures on Facebook. By the way, who the hell taught him about Facebook?     He was considered the best concrete contractor in all of Texas, and if you ever doubted him, you could ask anyone that endured the hours of “one more and we will call it a night” at Wayne’s Hurricane Bar.     He is proceeded in death by his wife Carolyn (mainly because she had enough of his shenanigans), son Christopher Wayne Neal, mother Irene, father Harold, brother Jim, and sister Candy.

    Carolyn Joyce Land Neal left this earth on Aug. 12, 2016. She was born Nov. 16, 1943, in Strasburg, Mo. to Donald and Della Land. She had one baby sister, Dawn.     Caroline (as her husband Wayne liked calling her just to be a pain the butt) was the glue of our family. She was greatly loved, and loved greatly. She always took care of us with untold cookie jars full of her famous chocolate chip cookies.     She was so tender hearted. A fond lover of cats, more cats, and too many darn cats. She actually mentioned in her will that we’d better take care of her cats!     She was proceeded in death by her mother Della Land, her father Donald Land, baby sister Dawn Akins, and son Christopher Neal.     She is survived by her son Eric, her many grandchildren, and even more great-grandchildren. She was survived by her husband Wayne, but he has since passed.     I know this obituary is a little late, but she didn’t want us to make a big fuss.

    Wilburn Ray Lambert, 76, of Edna went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, with his loving family by his side. He was born on June 2, 1940, in Hubbard, Texas, to the late Edward Eugene Lambert and Irene Motley Lambert.     Wilburn served in the U.S. Army.  After he left the Army he worked at multiple chemical plants, was self employed for several years, and worked for Edna ISD before retiring. Wilburn loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed playing and watching sports, especially football and golf. He was also a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend who will be truly missed.

    Joe M. Walleck of Edna passed away on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 at the age of 81. He was born in Ganado on Aug. 9, 1935 to Joe E. Walleck and Helen Scheel Walleck.       Joe served his country by joining the United States Army from 1953 to 1955. Joe was a long time Little League Coach and was active in 4-H for many years. He retired from Houston Pipeline Company in 1993 with 37 years of service.     Joe is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Shirley Husak Walleck; his sons, Lynn and his wife Karen Walleck of Rosenberg and Ronnie and his wife Elisabeth Walleck of Thrall; his grandchildren, Brandon Walleck, Brooke and her husband Cody Vyoral, Austen Walleck and Ashley Walleck, and one great-grandson, Lane Vyoral.     Joe is preceded in death by his parents, and his sister Katherine Waitchies.     Visitation was Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Ganado Funeral Home Chapel from 5 to 7 p.m. The funeral service will be Wednesday, Sept.14 at 10 a.m.

Everett "Ebb" Lee Carroll, 77, passed away on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. Ebb was born on Sunday, Aug. 20, 1939 to Elmer Lee Carroll and Rhoda Utz Carroll.     He is survived by his sons; Jimmie (Debbie) Carroll, Jeffery (Sharon) Carroll and Jon Carroll, as well as their five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.       He is preceded in death by parents, and his wife, Betty Baker Carroll.     Visitation was Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 from 5 to 7 p.m at Slavik Funeral Home Chapel. There will be a private burial at a later date.     Services have been entrusted to Russell Todish of Slavik Funeral Home, 361-782-2152.

    Our “Mama” Freddie Mascheck went to be with our Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, at the age of 74, surrounded by those who loved her dearly. She was born on Feb. 15, 1942, to Joseph Allen Teague and Lorene Kirby Teague in Kermit, Texas.       On March 14, 1960, Freddie married the love of her life, Travis Mascheck and shortly moved to Edna. Upon arriving in Edna she had several employment opportunies working in the county for the Ford Motor Company, the County Tax Office, Jackson Electric Coop., and also a full time partner in business with her husband Travis. It wasn’t until later in life that she was able to fulfill her calling as an activity director in doing what she loved best, “helping others”.     From an early age mama developed a love of music and oh, how she could sing! She played by ear and could pick up just about any instrument and go to town on it, but her love had to be the accordion!

    On Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, the Lord called Mary Louise Mata Smith to His Kingdom after a year long battle with pancreatic cancer.     Mary was born on Aug. 15, 1944 and raised in Edna and she graduated in 1962, go Cowboys!     Mary is preceded in death by her husband, Jesse C. Smith and her parents, Catarino Gallardo Mata Sr. and Rafaela Santellana Mata.     She is survived by her brother, C.G. Mata Jr. and his wife, Nina; her son, Randy Barr and her daughter, Londa Barr. Mary loved her grandchildren: Bryce Barr Rowley, Kyle and Kedric Barr.     The funeral will be on Monday, Sept. 19 at noon at Earthman's Funeral Home in Bellaire with the burial after at Houston National Cemetery.     Arrangements under the direction of Earthman’s Funeral Home, 713-667-6505.

Avery Duke Walker Jr., born Aug. 22, 1927 in Edna, died Sept. 5, 2016 in Beeville Spohn Hospital, surrounded by his loved ones.     A.D. Grew up in Edna, graduated from Edna High School, then volunteered for service in the U.S. Army during WWII.  After his military service, he attended Texas A&I University at Kingsville. A.D. graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education. On Dec. 26, 1951, he married the love of his life, Patricia Dale Barlow. They had 64 years of a bountiful and wonderful life.     Before his retirement, A.D. was the County Executive Director for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service in Beeville.  From his early years of helping his dad, he loved cattle, and enjoyed a small ranching operation. A.D. also enjoyed woodwork, carving wood and poetry. He is preceded in death by his parents, Avry Duke and Ivy (Yearwood) Walker and sister, Vivian Marie Rowlins.