On Saturday, October 1, 2022, Mottie “Hilton” Wier passed away in Temple, Texas. Hilton was born December 30, 1936, in Madisonville, Texas, to Lucille Christean McCain Wier and William Marshall Wier.

Funeral services for Bo Kelly, age 85, were held 10 A.M., Thursday, October 6, 2022 at Madisonville Funeral Home, Madisonville, Texas. Joel Douget officiated the service. Interment was in Burrows Cemetery near Madisonville, Texas.

Janet Ann Karber, 59, of Midway, Texas passed away at her home in Midway, Texas on September 24, 2022. Janet was born on August 18, 1963 to Cyril Ellis McGilvray and Dorothy Ada (Rische) McGilvray in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Graveside services for Randy Mathis, 67, of Madisonville were held 2 P.M., Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Madisonville Cemetery, Madisonville, Texas. Bro. Dennis Ivey officiated the service. Terry Randall “Randy” Mathis, Sr. was born October 29, 1954, in Huntsville, Texas to James & Evelyn “Jeanelle” (Harris) Mathis. He was raised in Madisonville where he resided his entire life. Randy retired as a prison guard from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He was a Trail Boss & Rodeo Chairman for the Madisonville Sidewalk Cattlemen’s Association and a lifelong member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

Gilberto Jose Arias; 71 years, 8 months, 6 days; of Flynn, TX; passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday; September 22, 2022. Gilberto’s life will be celebrated at a later date by his family and friends. Gilberto was born on January 16, 1951 in Bucaramanga, Colombia to Gilberto Arias Delgado and Lucila (Martinez) Arias and was retired from Champion Ranch in Centerville, TX. He is survived by his children: Daniel, Monica, David and Lukas.

Icebell (Walker) Morgan, 97, of Midway, Texas passed away on September 27, 2022 in Midway, Texas. She was born to Pierce Stokes Walker and Lena Nancy (Morgan) Walker on April 19, 1925 in Sweet Water, Alabama. She was one of seven children; one boy and six girls. She enjoyed quilting, playing with her grandchildren, cooking and riding with her husband to look at the pasture, also known as the “Ponderosa.” Icebell and her husband, James, were very involved in Elwood Baptist Church for many years. She quilted with ladies from the church, cooked meals for the congregation and taught Sunday school for adult women.

Jerry Wilton Fannin was born June 13, 1939, to William Harmon “Buddy” Fannin and Eunice Blanche Cole Fannin at the home of his grandparents, Daniel Webster Cole and Annie Elizabeth Lang Cole in the Mecca Community, Madison County, Texas. He attended Madisonville High School and graduated in 1957. Jerry graduated from Sam Houston University in 1961, with a degree in Business Administration.

Cathy Schutt passed away at the age of 72 at her home near North Zulch, Texas on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 after a long struggle with cancer. Cathy was born in Tucson, Arizona to Charles D.