Obituaries

Mr. Don Max Howard, 80, of Plano, formerly of Cameron, passed away Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, at a Plano nursing center. Services for Mr. Howard are pending with Green-Patterson Funeral Home and will be announced at a later date.

Mr. Howard was born July 20, 1938, in Rosebud, to John Max and Bettie (Burkes) Howard. Mr. Howard graduated from C. H. Yoe High School in 1956 and a graduate of Baylor University in 1961. He married Sharon Orr on November 28, 1998. He was a retired dispatcher for Dallas Auto Auction as well as former owner of Howard Chevrolet in Cameron. Mr. Howard was a member of the Baptist church.

Survivors include: wife, Sharon Howard of Plano; and daughter, Tamara Ann Gribble and husband Kyle of Dallas. Also surviving are grandchildren Anna and Ellie Gribble both of Dallas.

Tina Christine (Posival) Beckhusen, 59, of Granger and formerly of Cameron, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, at her home. 

Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Tina was born July 11, 1959, in Cameron to Marvin Lee and Rose Lee (Sebesta) Posival. She had worked as a nurse/insurance specialist. She married Douglas (Doug) Ray Beckhusen. 

She is survived by: husband, Doug Beckhusen of Granger; daughters, Amanda Nicole Melton of Belton and JeriLyn Melton of Cameron; brothers, John Edward Posival of Scottsdale, Ariz., Michael James Posival of Pendleton, and Joseph Gerard Posival of Houston; sisters, Cecilia Rose McAtee of Cameron and Patricia Marie Posival of Round Rock.

Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home of Cameron is in charge of arrangements.

Frances Ella Vogelsang, 104, of Cameron died Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, at a Cameron nursing facility.  Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron with Rev. Doug Budd officiating.  Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Monday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Vogelsang was born Jan. 27, 1914, in Milam County to John and Mary Adamek Svetlik. She was a 1932 graduate of Yoe High School and she married Frederick William Vogelsang on June 14, 1934.  She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Cameron.

Charles Jackson “Jack” Terhune, 86, of Cameron died Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, at his home. 

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 1 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Mr. Terhune, owner and operator of Deluxe Cleaners, was born Jan. 26, 1932, in Greene County, Mo., to Charlie Jackson and Mildred (Snyder) Terhune. He served in the U. S. Air Force.  He married Joyce Brown on Oct. 15, 1953, and she preceded him in death in 2016.  He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Cameron where he was involved with the church choir and a founding member of the Milam Community Theatre. 

Funeral services for Dennis Dewayne Pelzel, 62, of Burlington, will be held Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, at 11 a.m. at the Kathryn W. Green Chapel of Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Cameron, with Rev. Robert Glenn officiating. Mr. Pelzel passed away Saturday, Dec. 29, at his residence. Burial will follow in the Ben Arnold Cemetery.

Dennis was born Aug. 28, 1956, in Cameron to Ervin and Dixie (Lewis) Pelzel. He graduated from Yoe High School in 1975, where he achieved the Lone Star Degree in FFA, which is the highest degree possible in FFA. He worked for TxDOT and was also a farmer.

Survivors include: son, Jason Pelzel of Missouri; daughter, Denise Pelzel of San Diego, Calif.; and sister, Karen Zabcik and husband Larry of Austin. He is also survived by one daughter, Hannah Pelzel, who he raised, of Cameron.

Dennis was preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation for the family will be held Wednesday, Jan. 2, from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Verna Mae Henderson, 95, of Bryan and formerly of Ben Arnold, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, in a Bryan nursing facility. 

Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30, at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron with Gary Tatum officiating. Burial will be at a later time at the Ben Arnold Cemetery in Ben Arnold.

Mrs. Henderson was born on Sept. 25, 1923, in Ben Arnold to Ed and Tonie (Trojan) Dahse. She retired as Postmistress of the Ben Arnold Post Office.  She married Reese Henderson on April 1, 1989, and he preceded her in death on November 15, 1996. 

She is survived by a cousin.

Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home of Cameron is in charge of arrangements.

Martha Rhea Patterson, 74, of Cameron died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, at her home.  Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at Cameron Grove Baptist Church with Pastor Leslie Dunn officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation and viewing will be Friday from 6-8 p.m. at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home.

Mrs. Patterson, a homemaker, was born March 28, 1944, in Cameron to Shirley Spells and Annie Lee Young Spells. She graduated from O. J. Thomas High School. She married Jerry Patterson Sr. on Sept. 18, 1963. She had worked for many years in the Cameron ISD. 

She is survived by: her husband of 55 years, Jerry Patterson of Cameron; daughters, Dinah Anderson of Katy, Regina Waters of Houston, and Sharon Patterson of Houston; son, Jerry Patterson Jr. of Cameron; brothers, Solomon Douglas Spells of Fort Worth, Aaron Spells of Cameron, and Thomas Edward Spells of Cameron; and six grandchildren.

Elmo “Candy” Petty, 82, of Temple, died Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, in a Temple rehab center. 

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, at Lights Chapel Baptist Church in Cameron.  Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery.

Candy, a retired school bus driver, was born March 17, 1936, in Jones Prairie to Luthell and Delores (Petty) Dunn. 

He was preceded in death by a son, Curtis Taylor; a granddaughter, Keandra Russell; and two brothers, Ray Dunn and Dwight Dunn. 

He is survived by: three daughters, Linda Cooke of Rosebud, Lynette Russell of Rockdale, and LaHoma Russell of Rockdale; brother, Rev. Leslie Dunn of Cameron; sisters, Lenora Bell of Cameron, Glinda Dunn of Longview, Dorothy Edward of Stephenville, Ernestine Bailey of Florida, and Cynthia Wilson of Cameron; step-brothers, Delawrence Wilson of Cameron and Willie Ray Spells of Cameron; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Ricarda Moreno Salazar, 79, of Cameron died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, in a Temple hospital. 

Funeral services were held Sunday, Dec. 16, at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron with Pastor Basilio Montez officiating. Burial followed in the Hernandez Cemetery. A prayer service was held Saturday, Dec. 17, at the funeral home.

Ms. Salazar was born April 13, 1939, in Fredricksburg to Antonio Moreno and Rafael Aleman.

She was preceded in death by two sons, Michael Salazar and Dennis Salazar. 

Virginia “G.G.” Halpain, 59, of Woodville, Texas, formerly of Cameron and Rockdale, passed away Monday, Dec. 10, at her residence.

Funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 14, at 11 a.m. in the Kathryn W. Green Chapel of Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Cameron, with Pastor Gene VanNoord officiating. Burial followed in the Liberty Cemetery.

Ms. Halpain was born May 26, 1959, in Texas City, to Harvey Edward and Virginia Lucille (Galloway) Shafer. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ.

Survivors include: her sons, Robert Dechaume and wife Carrie, and Terry Dechaume, all of Woodville; brothers, Harvey Leroy Shafer and wife Sandra of Milano, Richard Allen Shafer of Ft. Stockton, and Ronald Dale Shafer of Cameron; sisters, Janice Mills of Milano, Sally Jo Guthrie of Lampasas, and Rebecca Kay Taylor and husband Larry of Temple; and grandchildren, Autumn and Matthew Dechaume, both of Woodville. Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews.