HOUSTON, Texas — Verna Pearl Baugus, former resident of Blackwell, died Monday, June 7, 2010, in Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center in Houston, Texas. She was 72.
Verna Pearl Baugus was born on Feb. 8, 1938, in Austin, Texas, to Jacob and Josie C. Drake Burney. She grew up in Houston, Texas, attending Houston public schools. Following her education she married James Okert and they settled in Houston. They moved to various communities where he was stationed in the military. Following his discharge they moved to Spokane, Wash., before returning to Houston. While in Houston she worked as a sales clerk for the Cashaway Lumber Company and Safeway Grocery Store.
She later married Wilbur Wayne Baugus on Jan. 30, 1976, in Houston and they settled there before moving to Blackwell in 1986, where she worked as a sales clerk for Walmart. Her husband preceded her in death on Jan. 6, 2002. Following his death she returned to Houston in 2003 to be near family. She was a member of the Pentecostal Church in Blackwell.
She is survived by two sons, Michael Okert of Houston, Texas and Danny Okert of Goodlettsville, Tenn.; two sisters, Lucille Tadfield of Houston, Texas and Juanita Rhoades of Minnesota; a brother, Herman Burney of Lano, Texas; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, Walter Burney and an infant brother.
Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, June 11, in Blackwell Cemetery with Rev. Robert Johnson of The Tabernacle Church in Blackwell officiating. Burial will follow in Blackwell Cemetery.
Verna Pearl Baugus was born on Feb. 8, 1938, in Austin, Texas, to Jacob and Josie C. Drake Burney. She grew up in Houston, Texas, attending Houston public schools. Following her education she married James Okert and they settled in Houston. They moved to various communities where he was stationed in the military. Following his discharge they moved to Spokane, Wash., before returning to Houston. While in Houston she worked as a sales clerk for the Cashaway Lumber Company and Safeway Grocery Store.
She later married Wilbur Wayne Baugus on Jan. 30, 1976, in Houston and they settled there before moving to Blackwell in 1986, where she worked as a sales clerk for Walmart. Her husband preceded her in death on Jan. 6, 2002. Following his death she returned to Houston in 2003 to be near family. She was a member of the Pentecostal Church in Blackwell.
She is survived by two sons, Michael Okert of Houston, Texas and Danny Okert of Goodlettsville, Tenn.; two sisters, Lucille Tadfield of Houston, Texas and Juanita Rhoades of Minnesota; a brother, Herman Burney of Lano, Texas; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, Walter Burney and an infant brother.
Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, June 11, in Blackwell Cemetery with Rev. Robert Johnson of The Tabernacle Church in Blackwell officiating. Burial will follow in Blackwell Cemetery.
HOUSTON, Texas — Verna Pearl Baugus, former resident of Blackwell, died Monday, June 7, 2010, in Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center in Houston, Texas. She was 72.
Verna Pearl Baugus was born on Feb. 8, 1938, in Austin, Texas, to Jacob and Josie C. Drake Burney. She grew up in Houston, Texas, attending Houston public schools. Following her education she married James Okert and they settled in Houston. They moved to various communities where he was stationed in the military. Following his discharge they moved to Spokane, Wash., before returning to Houston. While in Houston she worked as a sales clerk for the Cashaway Lumber Company and Safeway Grocery Store.
She later married Wilbur Wayne Baugus on Jan. 30, 1976, in Houston and they settled there before moving to Blackwell in 1986, where she worked as a sales clerk for Walmart. Her husband preceded her in death on Jan. 6, 2002. Following his death she returned to Houston in 2003 to be near family. She was a member of the Pentecostal Church in Blackwell.
She is survived by two sons, Michael Okert of Houston, Texas and Danny Okert of Goodlettsville, Tenn.; two sisters, Lucille Tadfield of Houston, Texas and Juanita Rhoades of Minnesota; a brother, Herman Burney of Lano, Texas; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, Walter Burney and an infant brother.
Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, June 11, in Blackwell Cemetery with Rev. Robert Johnson of The Tabernacle Church in Blackwell officiating. Burial will follow in Blackwell Cemetery.
Verna Pearl Baugus was born on Feb. 8, 1938, in Austin, Texas, to Jacob and Josie C. Drake Burney. She grew up in Houston, Texas, attending Houston public schools. Following her education she married James Okert and they settled in Houston. They moved to various communities where he was stationed in the military. Following his discharge they moved to Spokane, Wash., before returning to Houston. While in Houston she worked as a sales clerk for the Cashaway Lumber Company and Safeway Grocery Store.
She later married Wilbur Wayne Baugus on Jan. 30, 1976, in Houston and they settled there before moving to Blackwell in 1986, where she worked as a sales clerk for Walmart. Her husband preceded her in death on Jan. 6, 2002. Following his death she returned to Houston in 2003 to be near family. She was a member of the Pentecostal Church in Blackwell.
She is survived by two sons, Michael Okert of Houston, Texas and Danny Okert of Goodlettsville, Tenn.; two sisters, Lucille Tadfield of Houston, Texas and Juanita Rhoades of Minnesota; a brother, Herman Burney of Lano, Texas; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, Walter Burney and an infant brother.
Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, June 11, in Blackwell Cemetery with Rev. Robert Johnson of The Tabernacle Church in Blackwell officiating. Burial will follow in Blackwell Cemetery.
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