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Rudolph "Sonny" W. Cervenka (March 24, 2006)

Rudolph "Sonny" W. Cervenka, 55, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away Friday, March 24, 2006. He was born May 8, 1950 in Fort Worth, Texas to Rudolph Joe and June Liese Cervenka. He was employed at Amigos Equipment Corporation and was a member of the Lions Club. He was very well liked.

He is survived by his parents, Rudy and June Cervenka of Rusk, Texas; brother, Robert Charles (Grace) Cervenka of San Antonio, Texas; three children, Kevin Cervenka, Brent Cervenka and Whitney Cervenka all of Corpus Christi, Texas; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Sunday, March 26, 2006 in Sawyer-George Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Monday, March 27, 2006 in Sawyer-George Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at the Evergreen Cemetery in Odem.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that contributions be made to your favorite charity.

Ashley Exum (May 1998)

Elizabeth Feazell

Russell Hughes (August 30th, 2004)

Russell Hughes, a Dallas Independent School teacher who was known for his generosity and compassion, died of cancer, Monday, August 30, 2004, at Medical City in Dallas. He was 53. Russell was born December 20, 1950, in Corpus Christi to Betty Ann and Warren Edward Hughes. He grew up in Corpus Christi and attended Del Mar College and the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a degree in Education in 1973. It was at UT that he met the former Jo Anne Kopel; they married December 29, 1973. He worked as a school speech teacher in Austin until the couple moved to Dallas in 1977. After four years at the Kopel Company, he worked at Renco Construction Company for 19 years. In 2001, he returned to teaching and found his calling working with at-risk students; he had just begun his fourth year at Marsh Middle School.
Russell was preceded in death by his parents, Betty Ann and Warren Edward Hughes.
He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Jo Anne, the former principal at Walnut Hill Elementary; his daughter, Gillette, a senior at Washington University in St. Louis; and his brother, Dr. Mark Hughes, a principal in CCISD. He is also survived by several aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.
A memorial service was held on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 at North Dallas Funeral Home in Dallas, Texas

Patrick Kostelnik

Jerry Morris (July 30th, 2004)

William McCarty

William Scott "Billy" Oglevee (2003)

Ronald Shindler (July 11th, 1997)

Rosa Benavides Tellez

Sharon Kay Watts Roberts (Oct. 27, 2007)

Sharon Kay Roberts, age 57 of Elgin, Texas passed away October 27, 2007. She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on August 8, 1950 to Winzel and Gladys Watts. She graduated from Mary Carroll High School. She is survived by her husband, Curtiss Lee Roberts; daughters: Jennifer Kay Buckley and husband Dave, Kelly Renee Ragan and husband Johnny, Holly Dawn Rand and husband Charlie, and Heather Renee Gomez and husband Santos; grandchildren: Collin, Regan, Hailey, Kaylee, Jacqueline, Scott, Curtiss Anthony and Dayanera; mother-in-law, Edna Woodson; brothers, Kenneth Watts and wife Roxanne and Donald Watts; numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at the First United Methodist Church in Elgin. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Corpus Christi Woman’s Shelter. Arrangements entrusted to the Jones Family Funeral Home, 209 North Ave C. Elgin, TX 78621. (512)-285-4616

June Winston (October 2007)