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Martha Strack Smith went to be with her Lord on November 24, 2022, and is now at joyful peace.           Martha was born on Groundhog Day, February 2, 1942 in Beaumont, Texas where she spent her first 18 years under the loving guidance of her parents.  During those years, she was known by her nickname “Suzie”.  In Beaumont she used her beautiful soprano voice in choral groups, cultivated many lifelong friendships and was...

Houston's own Emilie "Mimi" Kilgore died peacefully on Thanksgiving morning.  She was born Emilie deMun Smith (November 13th, 1935 – November 24th, 2022) in Houston Texas to Lucy Thompson Smith and Charless Cabanne Smith both of St Louis, Missouri.  Mimi grew up in Houston, where she attended River Oaks Elementary School and graduated from The Kinkaid School.  During WWll, she lived at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio with her mother Lucy, older sister...

  Isabel Martinez Jimenez, 84, passed away peacefully early Saturday morning, November 19, 2022, surrounded by her loving family after a brief yet fierce battle with cancer. She was thankful in her final days to spend time with her loved ones. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and a dog mom to her Shih Tzu rescue pup, Pacquito. She was born on May 13, 1938, on a ranch in the small south Texas town of Encinal to Hilario and Maria Martinez. The third born of...

     Walter Merrill Glasgow was born December 30, 1928 and died on November 18, 2022, age 93, after a long, lucky, happy, and incredibly wonderful life.       On July 2, 1955, Merrill married Betsy Parker Fauntleroy. Their love affair lasted for over 67 years. Merrill is survived by Betsy, their seven children, and their spouses (Gaylord Glasgow Lummis & Bradley; Walter Merrill Glasgow, Jr. & Amy; William Parker Glasgow & Kelly; Elizabeth...