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The Baptown Sun 3A
Sunday, August 4, 2019
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Ross S. Sterling High School
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Gay Hix
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Hix and Joyce Antonini
Hix on September 1,1952
in Baytown, Texas. She
Harry Dean
Pyron
setts. The statement was
issued by Brian Wright
O’Connor, a spokesman
for fonner congressman
Joseph P. Kennedy II. Hill
was the daughter of Rob-
ert and Ethel Kennedy’s
fifth child, Courtney, and
Paul Michael Hill.
Harry Dean Pyron, 74,
passed away peacefully at
Rolling Brook Rehabilita-
tion and Healthcare Cen-
ter on July 30, 2019 fol-
lowing a three year battle
with dementia.
His parents, Cletus and
Marcille Pyron, preceded
Santiago Omar Rivero,
M.D., 92, was bom De-
cember 6, 1926 in Cuba
and passed away July
30, 2019, in League City,
Texas.
Dr. Rivero graduated
from the University of
Havana Medical School
in 1952; and he practiced
as a general surgeon for
44 years. He left Cuba in
March of 1963, eventu-
ally settling in Bay town,
Texas where he practiced
Baytown Sun photo by Carol Skewes
From left: Terry Sain, Dave Smith, Laura Smith, Sandra Bell, Rusty Senac, Suzanne Hein-
rich, Sheila Crawford, Susan Milner, Campbell Perry, Sandy Delmonico, Brooke Miller, Dr.
Charles Priewe, Erika Foster, Paige Woolery, Nick Woolery, Avery Heffernan, Lauren Hef-
fernan, Evan Heffernan, John Keeler, Patricia Pena and Brian Walenta. Not pictured, but
also volunteering with Shots for Tots: Pam Medellin, Cherie Melendez, Dana Taylor, Don
Coffey and Steve Danielle.
Baytown Sun photo by Alan Dale
Sometimes getting vaccinated isn’t that much fun as Brando Rendon, center, waits for
his mother Samantha Pena to fill out the required paperwork at Sterling High School on
Saturday as his brother Byren Rendon waits with the family.
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Robert F. Kennedy.
The Kennedy family
confirmed the death in a
statement after police re-
sponded to a call Thurs-
day afternoon about a
possible drug overdose at
the Kennedy compound in
Hyannis Port, Massachu-
Support for the foun-
dation can come in many
ways. The Foundation is
accepting items for its live
and silent auction as well
as individual ticket sales.
Sponsorships are still
available, but some levels
are close to selling out. The
sponsorship and ticket pur-
chase deadline is Sept. 2.
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Newell Williams, who is
president of the Brite Di-
vinity School will attend
the 100th-anniversary ser-
vice as well as Dr. Terry
Ewing, the school’s direc-
tor of advancement of the
churches.
“They’ll be participat-
ing in the worship,” Moore
said. “There will be a
regular celebration in the
sanctuary and then a din-
ner following, in which we
are expecting several peo-
ple that have moved off to
come back to visit.”
Moore said Williams is
giving a brief history of
the Disciples Movement in
Texas.
The church started in
1919 when the Texas
Christian Missionary Soci-
ety responded to a request
from the community and
sent Rev. Albert Fitts to
organize church services.
Fitts held the first revival
for the church in a tent on
the comer of Texas Ave-
nue and Commerce Street.
Then, services, as well as
Sunday school classes,
moved over to the Oiler
Theater, the YMCA and
the Odd Fellows Hall.
Then-Governor Ross
S. Sterling, who was a
member of the Christian
Church, heard about the
new, struggling church and
sent his friend, Mr. A. E.
Kerr, to look for a place
for a permanent structure.
With a cash gift of $1,000
donated by Gov. Sterling
along with four lots on the
comer of Texas Avenue
and Whiting Street, near
the old oak tree, a small
gray-white building with
a Spanish bell tower was
built in 1921.
Jackson said the church’s
denomination is the Disci-
ples of Christ, one of the
oldest in the United States.
According to the denomi-
nation’s mission statement,
they believe in welcom-
est gratitude to Rolling-
brook Nursing and Rehab
Center.
Friends will be received
for visitation at Navarre
Funeral Home on Mon-
day, August 5, 2019 be-
tween the hours of 5 p.m.
and 7 p.m.
Funeral Services will
take place on Tuesday,
August 6, 2019 at 10 a.m.
in the chapel of Navarre
Funeral Home.
A private interment will
take place in Grand View
Memorial Park, Pasadena,
Texas.
Online memorial trib-
utes may be shared with
the family at www.
navarrefuneralhome. com
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Leona (Lee) Mae Carter,
84, born on April 4, 1935
in New Market, Indiana
of Baytown passed away
on August 1,2019 at Roll-
ingbrook Nursing Home.
Lee worked at Bay
Lanes Bowling, then
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Price (Lori) of Baytown,
step-daughter Angie Dun-
gan Burch (Sonny) of
Baytown; grandchildren
Braden and Brynn How-
ell, Sean Murray, Patrick
Price, Courtney Price,
Kelton Price and Walker
Wheeland; brothers-in-
law S.H. Price and Don
Price (Anna); her Golden
Girls Janna Summer sill
and Danna Lambert both
of Highlands; and nu-
merous nieces, nephews,
cousins, Red Hat Girls,
and friends.
A memorial service
will be held from 4 p.m.
to 8 p.m. on Wednesday,
August 7, 2019 at Earth-
man Funeral Home, 3919
Garth Road, Baytown,
Texas 77521.
for 26 years.
Dr. Rivero was pas-
sionate about his profes-
sion. He enjoyed water
sports, traveling, hunting,
and snow skiing, which
he took up at the age of
69. He was a pilot and
loved aviation. He loved
his family and enjoyed
spending as much time
with them as possible.
In 2014, Dr. Rivero was
preceded in death by his
wife of 28 years Wilda
Rivero. He was also pre-
ceded in death by his par-
ents Santiago Rivero and
Ana Busot Rivero, and
granddaughter Samantha
Rivero.
He is survived by his
children and their spous-
es, Dr. Maria Rivero and
her husband Don Crosier
from Friendswood, Texas;
Omar Rivero and his wife
Lori of San Antonio, Tex-
as; Ana Rivero and her
husband Dean Crawford
of Houston, Texas; grand-
children Ryan Rivero of
Kansas City, Missouri;
Michael Crosier of Col-
lege Station, Texas; Casey
To be a part of Goose
Creek’s legendary event,
contact Foster at erika.
foster@gccisd.net or visit
the Foundation’s website
to see the sponsorship and
ticket sale infonnation.
Sponsors for the event
include Community Re-
source Credit Union,
Hotchkiss Disposal Ser-
vice, Covestro, Chevron
Phillips, BDI Resources,
Community Toyota/Hon-
da/KIA, H-E-B, Hous-
moved to Hurricane
Bowling until she retired.
She is preceded in death
by her parents, Irene &
Slim Bartley; husband,
Kenneth Carter; brother,
Jim Ray; sister, Francis
Mouton; daughter-in-law,
Sheila Moom-Hammers;
and her granddaughter,
Heather Ann Hammers.
She is survived by two
sons, Adam Hammers and
Robbie Hammers; two
daughters, Tina Ortman
and her husband Tom and
Kellie McDonald and her
husband Rick; 12 grand-
children; 21 great grand-
children; one great-great
grandchild; sister-in-law,
Lois Ray; and numerous
nieces, nephews and a
host of friends.
The family would like
to express their deep- .
passed away peacefully
in her home after her third
battle with cancer on July
31,2019.
She grew up in High-
lands and Baytown and
graduated from Robert E.
Lee High School in 1970.
She is preceded in death
by her sister Sue Hix
Jones; brother Tony Hix;
step-son Tony Price; sis-
ters-in-law Wanda Ham-
man and Shirley Price;
and her Golden Girl Gail
Cornell.
She is survived by her
husband of 37 years,
Athol Price; son Vince
Howell (Danielle) of
Baytown, daughter Kaei
Murray of Houston,
step-sons Larry Price
of Baytown and Kelly
Rivero of Fayettevelle,
Arkansas; Zachary Rivero
of Fort Worth, Texas; Isa-
bel Rivero of Fort Worth,
Texas; Delanie Del Moral
of San Antonio, Texas;
also by nephews, Dr. Ra-
fael Pardo and his wife
Debbie of Baytown, Tex-
as; and Dr. Ricardo Pardo
and his wife Lynn also of
Bay town, Texas.
The family will receive
friends from 11 a.m. to
12 p.m. for visitation on
Monday, August 5, 2019,
at Navarre Funeral Home
Chapel.
Funeral services to be-
gin at 12 p.m. Intennent
will follow in San Jacinto
Memorial Park, Houston,
Texas.
In lieu of flowers, dona-
tions can be made to The
Alzheimer’s Association.
Words of comfort
may be shared with the
family at www.navarre
funeralhome, com.
the ultimate sports fan
always ready to provide
armchair expertise about
his Astros and Texans.
His colorful commentary
will surely be missed.
The family would like
to extend a special thank
you to the nurses and staff
at Rolling Brook Reha-
bilitation and Traditions
Hospice.
A celebration of Harry’s
life will take place August
8, 2019 at Navarre Funer-
al Home, 2444 Rolling-
brook Dr., Baytown, Tex-
as, 77521.
Visitation will take
place from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Words of comfort
may be shared with the
family at www.navarrefuneralhome.com
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Awards and Engraving,
Gulf Coast Educators Fed-
eral Credit Union, Aes-
thetic Family Dentistry,
Terry Foster and Kimberly
Scott, Lee College, Pres-
lie Cox Photography, JCL
Creative, RD and Ginger
Bumside and Art and Can-
dy Ochoa.
ing everyone at the Lord’s
Table and use a chalice as
their logo since they cel-
ebrate communion every
Sunday.
“We accept anybody
who believes in Jesus
Christ,” Jacksons said.
The church had gone
through its share of good
times and some bad. The
second building, which
was constructed thanks to
Humble Oil purchasing the
original property as well
as the Sunday school an-
nex building, burned to the
ground in March 1951.
The church was rebuilt
using a design by Houston
architect Edward Bodet
and workers from Brown
Construction. Today, the
church has a 300-person
sanctuary, along with a
3 5-voice choir seating
capacity. The education
building was torn down
in 1997, and a modern
one-story facility was ded-
icated in March 1998. The
Schulmerich Carillon in-
stalled the church’s steeple
in 2001.
Pastor Jackson was
asked why he felt the
church had lasted so long.
“The grace of God,” he
said. “And I am hoping
we’ll be here for another
100 years.”
Jerri Jackson, 94, has
been going to First Chris-
tian Church for close to 60
years. She reflected on the
church’s history and why
she has kept her member-
ship there for so long.
“It has always been a
family-type church, where
everyone cared,” Jerri
Jackson said. “The church-
es membership has fallen
off, but it is still going.”
Jackson said she watched
many of her offspring grow
up in the church.
“I have a lot of fami-
ly members that go to the
church,” she said. "When
we first placed our mem-
bership, Earl Bissex was
the minister. He was not
only a minister but also a
friend. His wife, Martha,
was wonderful. We got the
two of them for the price of
one.”
Jerri Jackson said many
of Baytown’s leaders at-
tended the church back
then.
“We had a good share
of them (come to the
church),” Jerri Jackson
said. “They were all con-
sidered good friends, and
we enjoyed their company.
They were very supportive
of the church.”
Of the many pastors that
have led the church over
the years, Jackson said
they all were good minis-
ters.
“Even the interim minis-
ters were very good,” she
said. “Back then, we had
women’s fellowship, and
the youth and men’s groups
were all active. We didn’t
have basketball courts and
such and still don’t, but the
fellowship hall was open
every weekend. The young
people fellowshipped there
and enjoyed each other.
That is what impressed me.
They were not all sitting
and texting each other, but
instead were participating
with each other and learn-
ing about the person them-
selves.”
Jerri Jackson said in
those days, just about ev-
eryone attended church.
“Our pews were pretty
full nearly every Sunday,”
she said. “That was just a
good era. We are a friendly
church even though we are
small.”
Jackson said if anyone
is thinking about going to
a new church, they might
want to consider First
Christian Church.
“If they want a laid back,
very welcoming church
that would supply their
biblical needs and provide
fellowship, they wouldn’t
be lost if they came here,”
she said.
For more infonnation on
the church or its 100th-an-
niversary celebrations,
call 281-427-4363 or visit
www.fccbtx.org.
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him in death.
He is survived by his
loving wife of 55 years
Marcy Pyron, sons Gary
Pyron and Greg Pyron,
daughter in-law Alicia
Pyron, grandchildren
Zach Pyron and Reese
Pyron.
Harry was bom April
26 th in Bay town and was
a proud graduate of Rob-
ert E. Lee High School.
His adult life was spent
working in the petro-
chemical industry first
with Lubrizol and finish-
ing his career with Car-
penter Chemical.
Harry loved to coach
baseball and fish while al-
ways finding time to men-
tor his boys.
After retirement, Har-
ry transitioned into (Pop)
which produced plenty of
memories for Zach and
Reese. He also became
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON — Authori-
ties said Friday they are
looking to toxicology re-
ports for clues to the death
of Saoirse Kennedy Hill,
the 22-year-old grand-
daughter of assassinated
presidential candidate
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