They say separation makes the heart grow fonder so let me start by confirming that theory as fact as it is great to be back writing this column after a couple months off. During that small hiatus, I moved back South from Illinois, just not as west as when I was in Port Lavaca and […]

Our beloved mother and grandmother, Leona Lucille Bennetsen, 81, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2021. Leona was born on October 19, 1939 in Sublime, Tx. to Lester ( Boots ) and Lillie Emily Frieda. Leona attended school at Sheridan and Hallettsville, and was a member of Zion Lutheran church in Sublime in her early […]

Rev. Debora Ann Overton-Ruddick, 74, of Seadrift went home to heaven June 12, 2021.  She was born November 13, 1946 in Austin to James Hubert and Minnie Jane Roberson-Overton.  She was an ordained minister and member of the Assembly of God. She is survived by her loving husband, Everett Owen Ruddick; daughters, Shelly A. Armstrong […]

PORT LAVACA — Katherine Sauer entered into rest on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at the age of 86. She was born October 5, 1934 to the late Louis and Lillian Walleck Schultz in Shiner, Texas. Katherine resided in Calhoun County for over 67 years, and was a member of the Saints Cyril & Methodist Church […]

SEADRIFT — Arnaldo Rodriguez, 21, died Tuesday, May 25, 2021. A chapel service was at Grace Funeral Chapel on Thursday, June 3, 2021 Interment followed at Seadrift Cemetery, Seadrift, TX.