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Edna – Georgia Mae Tucker Lambert, 86, of Edna, died Monday, March 11, 2002. She was born Feb. 22, 1916, in Kosse, to the late Bunyon and Bertha Case Brown. She was a member of Edna Chapter 692 Order of Eastern Star. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors: husband, James Lambert; daughter, Margie Rackley of Edna; sons, Jerry Tucker of Fort Worth, Danny Tucker and Charlie Tucker, both of Dallas, and Jackie Turner of Austin; sisters, Ima Green and Billie Goodwin; brother, Charles Brown; 18 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: first husband, Marion W. Tucker; sons, Marion Tucker Jr. and Milton Tucker; parents; and sisters, Margaret Doyle and Frances Green. Services will be 1 p. m. today at Slavik Funeral Home chapel, the Rev. Sue Huntsmen officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery of Edna. Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-2152. Pallbearers: Otto Sanford, Frank Walters, William Todd, Ronald Flake, Jeff Rytter, Matthew Todd, Jeffery Todd and Andrew Rackley.
Victoria Advocate, March 14, 2002 |
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Edna – Funeral services for Alton Leslie Land, 61, of Edna will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday from the First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Wesley Schulze and the Rev. I. E. Walker officiating. Burial will be in Edna Cemetery under direction of Slavik Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be John Henry Long, John Sample, Charlie Sample, Johnny Dugger, Warren Volkmer and W. T. Roehe. Honorary pallbearers will be A. F. Henderson, Louis Pagel, Robert Thomas and all Jackson County law enforcement officers. Mr. Land, a native of Alief, Tex., died from a heart attack Friday while hunting with friends near Cordele. He was a former radio dispatcher in the city police and sheriff offices in Edna.
Victoria Advocate, November 29, 1970 |
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Edna – Stephanie Koop-Lambert, 31, of Edna, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2008. She was born April 30, 1976, in Ganado, to Wayne and Linda Koop of Edna. She is survived by her husband, Lance Lambert; son, Colt Lambert; daughters, Caroline “Cricket’ Lambert and Demi Lambert; parents; sister, Jamie Kinsfather and husband, Chad; grandparents, Ewald and Dorothy Koop and Charlene and Cecil Davidson; and niece, Gwyneth Kinsfather. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Walter Dodson Jr. and special friend, Jamie Sorensen. Visitation will be held from 6 – 8 p. m., today at Rosewood Funeral Chapels in Victoria. Funeral services will be at 10 a. m., Saturday, March 29, at Baptist Temple in Edna, Bro. Danny Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens of Edna. The family asks that those in attendance wear bright colors in honor of Stephanie. Pallbearers are Mike and Dustin Smith, Ryan and Clayton Koop, Cory Jacobs, Justin and Jon Lambert, and Shane Burkhead. Honorary pallbearers are Becky Wade, Linda Etheridge, Pat Roeh, Terry Hernandez, Dr. Paulo Anderlini, Dr. Gautham Borthakur, Pam Matejicek, Patty Zinsmeyer, Whitney Humphrey, Bobbie Daniels, Mel Johnson, Ann Simons Walton, Angie Wilson Caraway, Monica Kohleffel Jones, and Kamey Karl. Memorials may be made to The Lambert Children Scholarship Fund – Wells Fargo Bank, c/o Jan Taylor, 700 N. Wells, Edna, TX 77957. Rosewood Funeral Chapels in charge of arrangements, 361-573-4546. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.mem.com.
Victoria Advocate, March 28, 2008 |
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Edna – Floyd Edward Larkin, 70, of Cordele died Wednesday in an Edna hospital following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at Slavik Funeral Home chapel in Edna with the Rev. Joe Webb, pastor of First Baptist Church of Edna, officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens of Edna. Pallbearers will be Charles Davenport, Alvin Dittrich, Clyde Gerald, Robbie Budd, Lamar Padon and Lester Billings. Mr. Larkin was born Aug. 9, 1914, in Cordele. He was a retired farmer and member of First Baptist Church of Edna. Surviving are his wife, Carlee of Cordele; a daughter, Kathy Billings of Three Rivers; two sons, Samuel D. Larkin of Alief and Thomas W. Larkin of Cordele; two sisters, Eloise Hail of Houston and Clementine Hoffer of Edna; and seven grandchildren. In lieu of usual remembrances, the family requests donations be made to the donor’s charity of choice.
Victoria Advocate, May 24, 1985 |
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Thursday, November 16th, at his home in the Cordele section, Mr. John W. Larkin, a well known and highly esteemed Jackson County resident, passed away following several years of illness. He had been confined to his bed for the past year or two, and his passing came as no surprise to his loved ones and friends. Funeral services were held at the Edna Baptist Church Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, and was conducted by Rev. C. M. Nyquist, pastor of the Cordele Methodist Church, and Rev. Carl Schlomach, pastor of the Edna Baptist Church. The remains were laid to rest in the Edna Cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. Frank Goldman, John Dittrich, Granville Johnson, Hamp Hardy, Rolar Watson and Fred Goppert. Mr. John W. Larkin was born in Dyer County, Tenn., December 31, 1865, hence was nearly 85 years of age. He came to Texas in 1887, and to Jackson County and the Cordele community in 1897. In 1902 he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Smith. To this union were born three daughters and one son They are Miss Emma Larkin of Houston, Mrs. F. A. Hoffer of Harlingen, and Mrs. E. L. Haile of Houston, and Mr. Floyd E. Larkin of Cordele. These, with the widow and four grandchildren are left to mourn the passing of this good husband and father. Mr. Larkin was a man who was held in high esteem by his neighbors for he always stood for those things which were clean and wholesome; for those things that were honest and honorable; and in the community in which he resided for so many years he will be missed in every activity of life. The Herald joins the other friends of the family in extending sympathy in their time of sorrow.
Edna Weekly Herald, November 23, 1950 |
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Edna – Mrs. Sarah Smith Larkin, 100, of Edna, died Wednesday in an Edna nursing home. Born Feb. 1, 1881 in Wrightsboro, she resided in Jackson County since 1897. She lived in Cordele until moving to the nursing home in Edna. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Edna. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3 p. m. at the Slavik Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. J. A. Munson officiating. Burial will follow in the Memory Gardens of Edna. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Clementine Hofer of Edna and Mrs. Eloise Haile of Houston; a son, Floyd E. of Edna; a brother, P. D. Smith of Devine; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Thomas W. Larkin, Samuel D. Larkin, Wayne E. Billings, Robert A. Hoffer, Arnold Holloway and Lamar Padom.
Victoria Advocate, June 25, 1981 |
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Kerrville – Eula Mae Lassen, 71, of Kerrville, formerly of Edna, died Tuesday following a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held at 4 p. m. Thursday at the Grimes Funeral Home chapel in Kerrville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Edna with the Rev. Floyd Conner officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens of Edna under direction of Jackson County Funeral Service. Mrs. Lassen was born Oct. 2, 1914, in Edna. He was a retired cashier, previously employed by Jackson County State Bank of Edna, and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Kerrville. She is survived by her husband, Warren Lassen of Kerrville. They married in Charlottesville, Va., July 7, 1946. In lieu of the usual remembrances, the family requests donation to The Heart of the Hills Hospice at P. O. Box 942, Kerrville 78028 or to the American Cancer Society.
Victoria Advocate, May 28, 1986 |
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Kerrville – Warren Adolph Lassen, 73, of Kerrville, formerly of Edna, died Saturday following a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p. m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Floyd Conner of Kerrville officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens of Edna under direction of Jackson County Funeral Service. Pallbearers will be Lee Mauto, Earl Bray Jr., Billy Smith, Johnny Pizzo, David Lassen and Douglas Barcelo. Mr. Lasen was born Feb. 2, 1914, in St. Louis, Mo. He was retired, a member of the Baptist Church and a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eula Mae Lassen on May 27, 1986. Surviving are his mother, Gertrude Lassen of Houston; five sisters, Ruth Russo, Ellen Passante, Marion Mauto, Frances Bray and Phillis Smith, all of Houston; two brothers, Rudy Lassen Jr. and David Lassen, both of Houston; a stepsister, Betty Plattner of St. Louis, Mo.; and stepfather, George Schaeler of St. Louis, Mo.
Victoria Advocate, September 29, 1987 |
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Tomball – Hubert E. Lassiter, 83, of Tomball and formerly of Victoria, died Friday, July 31, 1998. He was a member of Tomball Church of Christ and retired from Mobil Oil Company. Survivors: wife, Katie Lassiter, step-daughter, Lynda Smith; son, John Lassiter; step-sons, Ralph West Jr. and Bobbie Hyde; six grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: daughter, Mary Ellen Lassiter Partridge. Visitation will be 4 to 5:30 p. m. today at Klein Funeral Home chapel. Graveside services and burial will be at 2 p. m. Monday at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Edna, with Charlie Middlebrook officiating. Klein Funeral Home, Tomball, (281) 351-7233. Memorials: Mission Dept. of Tomball Church of Christ.
Victoria Advocate, August 2, 1998 |
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Last rites were held Wednesday at 3 o’clock at First Baptist Church for Mrs. Mary Elma [Delma] Lassiter, 49, wife of Hubert E. Lassiter, who died in a hospital at Victoria Tuesday. She resided at 203 Central Dr. Rev. James Franklin, pastor, officiated and burial was in Edna Memory Gardens under the direction of Slavik Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Otto Vann, Herbert Davis, Floyd Underwood, J. W. Murphy, Jas. Carson and John Telge. Mrs. Lassiter was born at Corsicana October 18, 1913, a daughter of J. H. and Maggie Weaver Ross. She came to Edna 18 years ago. Surviving are her husband, a daughter, Mary Ellen Partridge of Nederland; a son, John Rudy Lassiter of Mississippi; four sisters, Mrs. Allen Keith, Mrs. Floyd Stone and Mrs. John B. Butler of Corsicana and Mrs. T. J. Bell of Sulphur, La.; two brothers, W. H. Ross of Corsicana and Dick Ross of Gilmer, and five grandchildren.
Edna Herald, February 14, 1963 |
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Edna – Mrs. Barbara Katherine Laughter, 42, of Edna died Tuesday in a Ganado hospital. Funeral services will be held at 4 p. m. Wednesday from Slavik Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. George Crofoot Jr. and the Rev. Joe Webb officiating. Burial will be in Edna Cemetery. Mrs. Laughter was born March 1, 1925 in Jackson County and lived most of her life in Edna. She was a member of the Edna Presbyterian Church, and the Eastern Star chapter in Ganado. Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Kitty Marshall of Edna; a daughter, Miss Kay Laughter of Austin; and her grandfather, I. Woodall of Edna.
Victoria Advocate, November 22, 1967 |
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Funeral services were held Monday morning at Slavik Chapel for Earl Laughter, 50, native of Jackson County. Rev. B. J. Janacek officiated, with interment in the Edna Cemetery. Mr. Laughter, well-known construction worker, was born in Morales on Jan.31, 1912. More recently he has resided with his family in Corpus Christi. He passed away May 5 in the Veterans Hospital in Houston, where he had been since he was seriously injured in an automobile accident about a year ago. He was a member of the Catholic Church and a veteran of World War II. He is survived by his widow, Janie Laughter of Corpus Christi; a son and daughter, Melvin and Doris Neal, both of Corpus Christi; two sisters, Mrs. Bill Gloor and Mrs. R. O. Gandy, both of Edna; and one brother, Ralph Laughter, of Corpus Christi.
Edna Herald, May 10, 1962 |
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Edna – Alton Leslie Land Jr., 51, of Livingston died Tuesday in a Houston hospital. Services will be held at 9:30 a. m. Thursday at the Cochran Funeral Home chapel in Livingston. Masonic graveside services will be held at 3:30 p. m. Thursday in Memory Gardens of Edna. Mr. Land was born Nov. 22, 1931, at Eagle Lake. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 767 AF & AM. He is survived by his wife, Mona Ray Land of Livingston, his mother, Mildred Land of Pasadena; three sons, Swayne Ray Land, Dwight Leslie Land and Walley Dee Land, all of Livingston; two sisters, Annell Smith of Houston and Jeanne McIntosh of Friendswood, and a granddaughter.
Victoria
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January 26, 1983 |
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Edna – Annie Louise Laughter, 63, of Edna died Sunday at a local hospital. She was born in Lavaca County July 3, 1919. Services will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at Slavik Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. William H. Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Edna. Mrs. Laughter is survived by her husband, Ralph P. Laughter of Houston: a son, Donald Ralph Laughter of Houston; a sister, Gennieve Smothers of Houston; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Roland Gandy, Harvey Gandy, Melvin Laughter, Howard Gloor, Jimmy Hopkins and Russell Terry.
Victoria
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November 29, 1982 |
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R. G. “Gid” Laughter, 92, of Houston, a former Jackson County resident, died Monday in a Houston rest home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday at the Heights Funeral Home in Houston. Graveside services then will be held in the Edna Cemetery at 2 p. m. Wednesday under direction of the Slavik Funeral Home. Mr. Laughter, a retired carpenter, was born Aug. 30, 1885 at Morales, and lived in the county until 1939. He was a member of the Baptist Church, and was a former deacon and Sunday school teacher. Surviving are three daughters, Nina Mae Farrow, Laverne Hayes and Corita Frederick; and two sons, Raymond and Douglas Laughter.
Victoria
Advocate,
June 6, 1978 |
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Graveside services and interment were held Sunday afternoon in the Edna Cemetery for Mrs. Willie Maurine Powell Laughter of Corpus Christi. Mrs. Laughter was born January 15, 1872 and passed away in Corpus Christi on Sept. 3. She lived in Edna for a short period at one time, and had many friends here. She is survived by one son and one daughter.
Edna
Herald,
September 10, 1959 |
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He sure loved the simple things in life, but his impact on this earth was profound. Paul Koop Littlefield, 71, of Edna, Texas, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2026. Born on October 1, 1954, in Victoria, Texas, he was a devoted husband for 49 years to his best friend, Debbie, and a loving father to his three daughters who adored him. He was an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Edna, Texas, served in many roles over the years, and loved his church family. Paul considered himself a common man living a common life, but those who knew him understood the exceptional nature of his presence, his love, and his faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. He built a beautiful life and family, and lived out his faith in the Lord Jesus through humility, hard work, loyalty, and service to others. He volunteered on numerous boards in an effort to serve others in Jackson County. Planting 27 crops over the years, he worked the land and spent his time with farmers and friends in our area. He was a lifelong Industrial Cobra. After graduating high school in 1973, he could always be found sporting his Cobra ball cap as he supported teams year after year, served on the district school board, and cheered on his precious grandchildren. Paul and Debbie met in the fall of 1974 at Southwest Texas State University. Paul knew the night they met that he had met his forever, as they sat in the Jack in the Box parking lot and talked until 6 in the morning. While in San Marcos, he earned a B.S. in Education, cherished his time with Lambda Chi Alpha, and kept in touch with his chapter brothers. Paul knew how to enjoy life. He could ride a wheelie on a dirtbike like no other, create the highest roostertail on a water ski, show off his skills in the snow on a ski slope, hang out with his brothers and friends playing dominoes, maneuver a tractor like a pro, and use a shovel in the most steady and determined way. His love of work was shared with his children and grandchildren. He would always say that his girls were the best buggy drivers, and he left the most beautiful mark on his grandchildren as he taught them to drive, trusted them to work the equipment, guided them as they repaired and maintained the engines, and loved them deeply. He is preceded in death by his father, Roe Littlefield, his mother, Enid Koop Littlefield, and his brother, John Littlefield. He is survived by his brothers Frank Littlefield (Nancy) and Jack Littlefield (Jo), his wife, Debbie Moseley Littlefield, his daughters, Becky Moss (Brian), Lisa Bullock (Cody), and Mary Beth Fuller (Layne), his 11 grandchildren (in order by age), Elise Bullock, Micah Moss, Cort Bullock, Sarah Moss, Isaiah Moss, Eli Fuller, Callista Bullock, Everett Fuller, Hadassah Moss, Joella Fuller, and Jude Fuller. When his grandchildren came along, he always said he had finished his work in this life and was ready to go to the Lord when it was time. Although his absence feels overwhelming, he lives on through the lessons he taught, the love he shared, and the memories we will cherish forever. As he always said, it’s not goodbye–it’s see you later. When his grandsons would leave the house, he would tell them, “You’re a good man.” We all feel the same in saying, “You’re a good man, Paul Littlefield. You’re a good man.” Pallbearers are Clifford Born, David Crockett, Jimmie Hooks, Kirby Edwards, Stephen Henry, John Miller, Sam Matlock, and David Webel. Honorary pallbearers are his Lambda Chi brothers, domino buddies, and all the elders and members of St. Paul who kept the church going since 1912. Visitation will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church Parish Hall in Edna, Texas, on Friday, March 6, 2026, from 5:30 - 7:00 pm. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 10:00 am at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 108 E. Gayle Street in Edna, with Reverend Paul Kaiser officiating. A burial will follow at Red Bluff Cemetery in Lolita, Texas. We would like to thank all of his caregivers, along with the wonderful outpouring of love, prayers, and support from family and friends.
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