This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sexton, Parten, Townsend, Van Dyke Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/plB.2ACI/3723 Message Board Post: Eloise Sexton Sept. 13, 1918 - April 14, 2006 Eloise Sexton, age 87 of Sweeny, passed away Friday, April 14, 2006. She was born September 13, 1918 in Silsbee, Texas to the Rev. John W. and Anna Fern Parten. She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Sweeny since 1960 prior to her illness and a Pink Lady at the Sweeny Hospital for over 20 years. Eloise has resided at the Legacy Campus for the past four and a half years. The family wishes to thank all the staff at the Legacy and Matagorda County General Hospital for all their love and support. Eloise is survived by: her son, Kenneth C. Sexton and wife, Kathie of Sweeny; daughter, Addie F. Townsend and husband, Carl of Bay City; grandchildren, Alisa Sexton of Houston, Becky and Marty Van Dyke of Sweeny, Kevin Townsend and wife Terri of Flagstaff, Arizona, Darryl Townsend and wife Beckey of Anchorage, Arkansas; and great grandchildren, Taylor, Hannah and Cameron Townsend of Anchorage, Alaska. The family request that donations be made to the Youth Center Fund at the First Baptist Church of Sweeny or the Pink Ladies Auxiliary of Bay City. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 17, 2006 at the Sweeny Cemetery in Sweeny, Texas with the Rev. Jerl Watkins officiating. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.taylorbros.net. Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX (979) 245-4613. Bay City Tribune Published April 19, 2006 Matagorda County, Texas