Obituaries

Jerry Loyd Bland, 86 years, 5 months, 5 days; from Bedias, TX, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023 at his home with his family by his side. The Masonic funeral were conducted at graveside at 2 p.m Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023 at Bedias Baptist Cemetery in Bedias, TX.

Herbert Lynn “Herbie” Hutchins, 68 years and 27 days of Madisonville, passed away on Friday; Oct. 20, 2023, in Houston. Herbert’s life will be celebrated 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at Day Funeral Home Chapel in Madisonville with the burial to follow at Falba Cemetery in Huntsville. Visitation is scheduled to begin 2 p.m. prior to the service. Herbert’s nephew, Weston Savell, will officiate.

Jerry Floyd Marhofer was born in 1939 in Houston, Texas during World War II. As a young boy, he would go to Kansas to spend summers with his grandparents.

Jimmy Dillon Anderson, 85, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on Oct. 17, 2023 in Madisonville, Texas after a brief battle with cancer. Jimmy was born on Feb. 12, 1938 in Sealy, Texas to Virginia and Jimmy Earl Anderson.

Enrique Fernando Enriquez, 41 years of Madisonville, passed away Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, in Madisonville. The funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m.

Louis Matthew “Matt” Miller, 42 years and 4 months from Montgomery, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 in Houston. Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m.

Brenda Sue (Leach) Robinson, 76 years, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2023, in Centerville, TX. Brenda’s life will be celebrated at 12 p.m. Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at Day Funeral Home Chapel in Madisonville with the burial to follow at Rock Prairie Cemetery in Madisonville. Bro. Dean Ferguson will officiate. The visitation is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. prior to the service.

Maria Victoria “Vicky” (Garza) Hilburn, 53 years, 8 months, 28 days of New Caney, TX, passed away at her home on Monday, October 2, 2023 with her family by her side. The funeral mass is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, October 9, 2023, at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Madisonville, TX with the burial to follow at Madisonville Cemetery in Madisonville. The visitation is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Sunday, October 8, 2023, at Day Funeral Home Chapel in Madisonville with the rosary beginning at 7 p.m. Father Guillermo Gabriel-Maisonet will officiate the funeral mass.

James Ellis Jarvis of Spring, TX, 76 years, 9 months, 28 days, passed away in The Woodlands, TX on Sunday, October 1, 2023. A celebration of James’ life is scheduled for 12 p.m. Saturday, October 7, 2023, at Willowhole Chapel in North Zulch, TX with the burial to follow at Willowhole Cemetery, 12912 FM 1372 Road, in North Zulch, TX. Bro. Glenn Connor will officiate. The visitation is scheduled for Saturday beginning at 11 a.m.

On December 6, 1938, Peggy Ann Smith, a tiny baby girl, was born to Clarence E. Smith and Marie (Hutto) Smith in Humble, Texas on Willow Street. A week after her birth, her mother, Marie (Hutto) Smith, died and was buried in Rosewood Cemetery in Humble. Left to mourn Marie Smith’s death was husband, Clarence E. Smith and daughters, Peggy and Alma Gwendolyn “Gwen” Smith.