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Friday, July 15, 2016
The Bavtown Sun
OBITUARIES
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No Injuries In Standoff
Marian
Williams
Marian Elizabeth Hol-
leman Williams was sur-
rounded by her devoted
family when she went
home to her Lord and
Savior on July 12, 2016.
She is survived by her
loving husband of 72
years, James Maurice and
children, James Michael
(Mike) Williams and wife
Lynda, Joel Robert (Joe
Bob) Williams and wife
Marla, and Vicki Lynn
Hodge. Also surviving
are grandchildren Jean-
na Lyn Barnard, Clayton
Jay Williams, Scott Ma-
son Williams, Kristen
Anne Williams and Sara
Lyn Hodge and ll great
grandchildren.
She is precededin death
by her parents, William J.
Holleman and. Margaret
E. Holleman of Burnet,
Texas. She is also pre-
ceded in death by her sib-
lings, Robert Holleman,
Clint Holleman, Virginia
Holleman and Billie Hol-
leman O’Brien and by her
grandson, Barry Barnard.
She was bom in Pel-
ly, Texas, on December
29, 1921, and was a resi-
dent of Highlands, Texas,
where she and her hus-
band raised their family
until 1977 when her hus-
band retired from Exx-
on. During those years in
Highlands, she was the
President of the High-
lands Elementary PTA,
member of the Order of
the Eastern Star and a
member of First Baptist
Church, Highlands.
Upon her husband’s
retirement, she relocated
to her husband’s former
hometown of Hemphill,
Texas, where they lived
until 2010., While in
Hemphill, she was a
member of First Baptist
Church Hemphill and the
Hemphill Garden Club.
In 2010, she and her
husband relocated to St.
James House in Baytown,
Texas, where she was an
active member of Memo-
rial Baptist Church.
She was known by all
as an excellent cook and
baker. Her recipes and
cooking secrets were fre-
quently sought by neigh-
bors and friends. She and
her husband travelled
to Colorado and Alaska
many times .where they
enjoyed fishing and hunt-
ing. She loved flowerbeds
and kept a beautiful yard.
She was always impecca-
bly dressed.
The family wishes to
thank members of the
staff at St. James House
for their loving care
during this difficult time.
A visitation and me-
morial service will be
held locally on Friday,
July 15th from 10:00 am
- 12:00 noon at Memorial
Baptist Church chapel in
Baytown, Texas, with the
Rev. Alan Beck officiat-
ing.
Also, the family will
welcome friends in
Hemphill on Saturday,
July 16th from 10:00 am
-11:00 am at Starr Funeral
Home in Hemphill, Texas.
She will be buried with a
private family service in
her family’s cemetery in
■ Sabine County. Starr Fu-
neral Home, Hemphill,
Texas, is caring for her
during this time.
In lieu of flowers, the
family asks that you make
a donation to The St.
James House, 5800 West
Baker Road, Baytown,
TX 77520 in memory of
Marian Williams.
Dimmitt
Merrill
Dimmitt “D.H.” Hutchins
Merrill. 91, went to be with
the Lord on June 20, 2016
in Houston, Texas. ,
Dimmitt was bom in
Buffalo, Texas on October
11,1924.
Dimmitt was a long
time resident of Crosby,
Texas since 1979 and also
was a member of the First
Baptist Church of Crosby.
He was a recent resident
of the Mountbatten House
in Highlands, Texas. He
proudly served his coun-
try in the United States
,Army in the 4th Aircraft
Repair Unit. After serv-
ing his country, he later
worked for and retired
from Armco Steel and
Missouri Pacific Railroad.
Dimmitt was prede-
ceased by his parents,
Arthur and Mattie Smith
Merrill, brother Edward,
his loving wife and high
'school sweetheart, Char-
line Phillips Merrill, his
son, David Merrill, and
daughter, Diane Merrill
Petrash.
He is survived by his
daughters Denise Dyer,'
husband Sam, Debra Par-
son, husband Michael,
son-in-law, Daniel Pet-
rash, Darla Merrill and
Sue McClellan, and nu-
merous grandchildren and
great grandchildren. D.H.
enjoyed his retirement
and spent his free time
outdoors, working on his
land, gardening, working
in his shop on tractors,
lawn mowers, and other
projects, picking up pe-
cans from the numerous
pecan trees that he plant-
ed, playing dominoes and
cards, and spending time
with family and friends.
He was also a member
and former commander of
the American Legion Post
658 of Crosby, Texas.
Dimmitt will be greatly
missed by all who knew
him.
A celebration of Dim-
mitt’s life was held on
June 24th at Second Bap-
tist Church in Highlands/
A graveside service will
take place in Buffalo,
Texas at the Buffalo cem-
etery on July 18, 2016 at
11:00 am.
Special thanks to all
of Dimmitt’s doctors,
nurses, the Mountbatten
House staff, and also the
Houston Hospice staff for
all of their compassion
and care.
The family requests that
in lieu of flowers, dona-
tions be made to Houston
Hospice, a non-profit hos-
pice hospital that provides
loving comfort and sup-
port to patients and fami-
lies.
To donate please visit
www.houstonhospice.org.
Rocky
Conner Sr.
Rocky Conner Sr., 57,
passed away on Saturday,
July 2nd, 2016. He was
bom in Lufkin, Texas on
January 23, 1959 to Wil-
lard Allen Conner and
Ethel Louise Caroway
Conner. He was a family
man who kept his promis-
es and sealed deals on an
honor system with a hand-
shake.
Rocky had a giving
heart, never met a strang-
er, and treated all his
friends like family.
He is preceded in death
by his parents and son,
Stefan Helms. Rocky is
survived by his loving
wife Suemantha Helms
Conner; sons, Rocky Con-
ner Jr., David Conner and
John Conner; daughter,
Cynthia Helms, grand-
daughters; Lilith Conner,
Jacqueline Conner and
Phoenix Wright; grand-
sons, Dewayne Wright
and Memphis Wright
and a host of family and
friends.
Rocky will be greatly
missed by all who knew
and loved him.
A Celebration of Life
is being held at Rocky
and Suemantha’s house
on Friday, July 15, 2016
from 2pm until 6pm.
Arrangements have
been entrusted to Ster-
ling-White Funeral Home
11011 Crosby-Lynchburg
Rd. Highlands, Texas
77562.
Please visit www.ster-
lingwhite.com to offer
condolences to the family.
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Prize-winning
historian dies
NEW YORK (AP) —
William H. McNeill, the
prize-winning scholar who
wove the stories of civili-
zations worldwide into the
landmark “The Rise of the
West” and helped pioneer
the history of disease and
epidemics in “Plagues and
People,” has died at age 98.
McNeill died at his home
in Torrington, Connecticut.
McNeill wrote more
than a dozen books, no-
tably “The Rise of the
West,” published in 1963
and greeted by The New
York Times as “the most
i stimulating and fascinat-
j ing” work of world history
j ever released. It won the
National Book Awards sold
1 well despite exceeding 800
pages and later was ranked
No. 71 by the Modem
Library among the 20th
century’s best English-lan-
guage nonfiction books.
The title of McNeill’s
book was a direct challenge
to Oswald Spengler’s “The
Decline of the West.” But
“The Rise of the West,” its
narrative extending from
the Paleolithic Age to the
present, was also bom out
of a Freudian struggle with
McNeill’s hero and father
figure Arnold Toynbee,
then the reigning scholar
of world history. Toyn-
bee believed that civiliza-
tions of the East and West
had essentially developed
independently and their
stories were separate. Mc-
Neill countered that they
were very much part of
one story, one of “contacts
and “exchanges” and the
triumph of Western inno-
vation over the stagnation
of Muslim and Chinese
culture.
Baytown Sun photo by Lana Donath
A 25-year-old man surrendered to police after a pursuit and standoff Thursday. The man
was hospitalized for observation and treatment and no charges were filed immediately.
Police spokesman Robert Parker said officers were called to Target in the 4500 block of
Garth Road about 2:30 p.m. with a report of a man harrassing employees. Police located
him in his car in the 5000 block of North Main, where the man stopped in the middle of the
roadway and pointed a gun at his own head.
He then continued to the 6200 block of North Main in the Second Baptist Church parking
lot. Police surrounded and tried to communicate with him. At one point he fired several
shots into the ground before barricading himself in his car.
A police negotiator was able to persuade him to surrender without incident.
Church staff sheltered in place during the incident.
V
Barrett Station homecoming festivities to continue
BY UNA DONATH
|pna.donath@baytownsun.com
The Barrett Station Civic League will
continue their celebration of the founding
of their city with two more days worth of
events.
Today there will be a banquet featuring
Dennis Brown, president of Lee College,
at 7 p.m. at Barrett Community Center,
808'/2 Magnolia Dr., Barrett, Texas 77532.
Tonight and tomorrow, Barrett 411 Club
Rider’s will host a camp out beginning
at 9 p.m. at Riley Chambers Park Arena,
808‘/2 Magnolia Drive, Barrett.
Tomorrow there will also be a BSCl.
parade at 10 a.hi., at which will proceed
down Barrett Road to the Riley Chambers
Park.
For more information visit www.bar-
rettstationcivicleague.org.
POLICE BEAT
Assault
A 34-year-old Baytown man was ar-
rested after reportedly assaulting two
women in the parking lot of the urgent
care center in the 2800 block of Garth
Road about 8.a.m. Wednesday.
He was charged with misdemeanor as-
sault.
Burglaries
• About $300 was reported stolen from
a vending machine at the Super 8 hotel
in the 1900 block of Interstate 10 about
noon Wednesday.
• A building was reportedly broken in
to in the 2000 block of West Texas Ave-
nue during the day Wednesday.
• A man reported his car was broken in
to in the hospital parking lot in the 4400
block of Garth Road.
’ Nothing was reported missing.
Thefts
• A man reported a utility trailer sto-
len from the mall parking lot in the 6900
block of Garth Road Tuesday night.
• A bicycle was reported stolen at the li-
brary on Mary' Wilbanks Avenue Wednes-
day afternoon.
• A man reported items stolen from his
car in the 600 block of South Road Tues-
day.
Police Bee'll is compiled from Baytown
Police Department reports and officer in-
terviews Those reports are available on
the city website at www.baytown.org.
Baytown .V Crime Stoppers pays cash re-
wards for information that leads to the ar-
rest and charging of anyone who commits
a felony. Callers remain anonymous. Call
Bavtown Crime Stoppers at 2SI-427-1IPS
or send information via text message by
texting "Baytown " plus the information to
CRIMES (274637). ??'
Benzene spill briefly closes part of Ship Channel
HOUSTON (AP) .....The U.S. Coast
Guard says it is investigating a chemical
spill on a tankerThat closed part of the
Houston Ship Channel for a couple of
hours.
Officials say about 500 gallons of ben-
zene was released on the deck of the tank-
er “Maritime Jingan” while moored at a
terminal on the ship channel Thursday
afternoon. ‘
Officials say the leak has been secured
but a small portion of the spilled benzene
entered the water.
T he Coast Guard and the Harris County
Hazardous Material Response Team re-
sponded to the spill.
Due to the spill, the Houston Ship Chan-
nel between the Lynchburg Ferry Cross-
ing and Carpenters Bayou was closed
from 12:23 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. on Thursday.
The cause of the spill is under investi-
gation.
Johnalhon
Gonzales
Johnathon Mi-
chael Gonzales, 25, of
Baytown, Texas passed
away on July 13, 2016
in Baytown, TX. Service
are pending at Navarre
Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services, 2444 Roll-
ingbrook Dr., Baytown,
TX 77521, (281) 422-
8111.
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