All Obituaries

      JIM ELDRIDGE MOORE, SR., was born to Jim Moore and Evelyn Amos in Manor, Texas.  He attended public school and accepted Christ at an early age.  Jim served in the Army, and after departure from the Army, he married his childhood sweetheart - Josephine Brown, on March 3, 1955.       Into this union, nine (9) children were born:  LeRoy More; Marilyn Moore (Anthony); Lynda Moore Plummer (Charles); Cynthia Moore (Gary); Phyllis Moore...

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all of the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 Nora Lee Hastings Shaw Powell was born in Seguin, Texas to her parents Pierce and Susie Hastings in 1929. They moved to Corpus TX where she attended the historic Solomon M Coles colored student high school. She was raised in a house of love with six brothers and a sister: Pierce Jr., Rosie Lee, Alfred, Donald, Willie D., Richard Charles, and Daniel. Being the...

“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith”           2 Timothy 4:7        Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; love leaves a memory no one can steal. After a long year of battling breast cancer and other ailments, on Friday, October 1, 2021, surrounded by her five children, husband, and friends, the Master plucked from His garden our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, Beatrice...

     JAMIN EVERETT JONES was born in Austin, Texas to Yvetta Jenkins and Clyde Reed on August 8, 1985, and was raised under the watchful eye of Ora Lee Jones and Cynthia Ricks. He attended Sims Elementary, Lamar Middle School, and graduated from Reagan High School (Northeast Early College High) in 2003. He received Christ at an early age and was an active member of Simpson United Methodist Church. While at Simpson, Jamin was a member of the Children, Youth, Adult Choirs,...

Remembering Janie (aka "Honeybee") 1922-2021 JANIE B. MOORE passed away on Tuesday, Sept 21, 2021 in Austin, Texas.  Janie was born to the late Joe and Marrah Smith.  Janie worked for many years to help support her family, and was loved and respected by her employers.  Janie accepted Christ at an early age and lived by her faith.  She married Ollen Moore and five children were added to this Union. Janie was preceded in death by her husband Ollen Moore, and...

JESSE LEE BRIDGEMAN, SR.    Retired Master Sergeant Jesse L. Bridgeman Sr. made a peaceful transition on September 9, 2021, at the age of 94. Jesse was born April 18, 1927 in Claiborne Parish, Hayneville, Louisiana to Mattie Collier and Jesse Bridgeman.  He served in the U.S. Army, and U.S. Air Force from 1945 - 1966.   In 1955 he married the love of his life, Phyllis (Audrey) Middleton of St. John New Brunswick, Canada. Phyllis and Jesse shared 66 blessed years of...

ZETHAN WAYNE JONES, affectionately known to many as "TANK", was born in Austin, Texas to Yvetta Jenkins and Clyde Laws on the 10th of July in the year of 1986, and was raised under the watchful eye of Johnnie Mae Whitaker, his great-grandmother. He attended Ortega Elementary School, Lamar Middle School, and graduated from L.C. Anderson High School. He received Christ at an early age and was an active member of Simpson United Methodist Church. While at Simpson  UMC, Zethan...