This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brandstetter, Steffen. Moses Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9640 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 19 Oct 1995 Funeral services for Larry Lee Brandstetter, Sr., 62, will be held Thursday, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Liberty Cemetery near Milano. Mr. Brandstetter died Saturday, Oct. 14 at the VA Hospital in Temple. He had lived in Milano since 1981. He was born Jan. 23 1933 in Brenham to Grover and Alma (Steffen) Brandstetter. He worked as an air conditioner repairman and worked for B&W Armature Works in Houston for over 15 years. He married Joyce (Moses) Brandstetter Oct. 4, 1955 in Brenham. He is preceded in death by his parents, Grover and Alma Brandstetter; two brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Brandstetter of Milano; a son, Larry Lee Brandstetter, Jr. of Milano; two daughters, Gloria Lunsford of Houston and Lola Jean Brandstetter of Milano; a sister, Era Buckner of Center Point; two step-grandchildren and two step great-grandchildren. Pall bearers were Eddie Diver, James Lunsford, Jerry Louter and Scotty Smith. Mr. Brandstetter enjoyed watching sports, taking his children fishing and camping and taking them to the zoo when they were growing up. He served in the U. S. Army.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bounds Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9639 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 23 Mar 1995 Austin - John David Bounds, 28, of Austin, died Sunday, March 19, 1995. He was employed with Lykes Cartage Co., and enjoyed fishing, his greatest pastime, softball and many other sports. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, in the Colonial Chapel of Cook-Walden Funeral Home, with Pastor Minton White of the Church of Glad Tidings officiating. Burial was scheduled for 3:00 p.m. in Mesquite Cemetery near Lexington. Survivors include his parents, David and Lyne Bounds of Austin; sister and brother-in-law Melanie Jeanne Bounds Bjugan and her husband, Rodney of Cedar Park; nephews, Colby and Dillon and niece, Alexandrea; grandmother, Lois Tyler Bounds of Austin; grandfather and step-grandmother, R. O. and Jane Bounds of Lexington; also numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hkB.2ACE/568.1 Message Board Post: I was wondering if you had any more info on Virginia Harwood? I am trying to find one who was married to John foster.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Curry Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9638 Message Board Post: I am a volunteer researcher for the Texas Peace Officers Memorial.Dallas Morning News (14 Oct 1894) reports: "Convict Guard's Funeral. Rockdale, Milam Co., Tex. Oct 11 - The funeral of Mr. W.M. CURRY occurred yesterday afternoon at the city cemetery. Mr. CURRY was a young man and at the time of his death was a convict guard, and on Tuesday was killed by an accidental discharge of a shotgun loaded with buckshot near Burlington." I need some family information on CURRY, was the accident on or off duty, etc.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9637.1 Message Board Post: The Milam County Courthouse burned on April 9, 1874. There are no surviving public records, i.e., wills, estates, probates, deeds, marriage records, etc.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Edwards/Slavin/Slaven Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hkB.2ACE/9637 Message Board Post: Seeking info on Elizabeth SLAVEN/SLAVIN b. circa 1835 in AR married Andrew Jackson EDWARDS on 2-23-1851 in Milam County. Looking for her parents. a Lucinda SLAVIN?SLAVEN b. circa 1829 in ARmarried Andrew's brother, Thomas Jefferson EDWARDS on 12-28-1855 in McLennan County. Trying to see if Lucinda and Elizabeth are related. Also in 1860 P.O. Clifton, Bosque County census a Rollin SLAVIn is living in a household with Elizabeth, her husband and other families. Could he possibly also be related? Thank you

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wills, Shackelford, Connell, Anderson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9636.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for your reply. I actually had already seen the directions to the cemetery but wondered if there was any documentation that the J.B. Wills I was looking for was buried there. He died in 1875 and on the 1880 Milam Co. census was married to an Elizabeth (Brooks). His previous wife was Amy (Shackelford), she died after 1860. According to researchers he had sold land to his son-in-law Wm. Connell, and I thought maybe the cemetery might of been on Wm.'s farm.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wills Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9636.1 Message Board Post: Pursuant to the book, "170 Years of Cemetery Records in Milam County, Texas" Vol. 1, p. 174-175 Wills, J. B. Dates:1856-1935 ?? husband of Wills, Annie G. Dates: ?-1885 Connell Cemetery - This cemetery is located in the SW quadrant of Milam Co. To get to this inactive cemetery from Thorndale, take FM 486 south about 4-miles. Pass the Conoley Cemetery and continue for 200-yards and turn right onto a dirt road (CR 454 – is not shown on the latest maps). Go bout one-half mile and there will be an old wire gap or gate on the north side of the road. At this point, you will travel on foot. Continue north along the fence line about 330-yards and then turn east about 100-yards. In 1987, there was a cyclone fence around the cemetery. In 1999, the brush was very dense and large trees had grown up among the gravemarkers. There are markers inside and outside the fence.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wills, Connell, Anderson, Cross, Shackelford Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9636 Message Board Post: Seeking info on the Connell Cem. that is supposed to be in Milam Co. Have James B. Wills who died in 1875, one of his son-in-laws was William Connell. Maybe The Connell cemetery is located on what used to be William Connells' land and maybe James B. Wills is buried there?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kainer, Demel, Blaschke Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9635 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 8 June 2006 HIGH HILL - Funeral services for Leona V. Kainer, 88, of Brownwood were held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in High Hill at 1 p.m. Friday, May 26, 2006. Interment was in the church cemetery. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home. Mrs. Kainer died Wednesday, May 24, in Brownwood Regional Hospital. She was born Feb. 8, 1918, in High Hill to the late Emil and Emilie (Blaschke) Demel. She married Alfons Kainer on Nov. 16, 1943, in Schulenburg. Mrs. Kainer worked for BB Foods in Schulenburg for many years and later worked as a nurse’s aide for the nursing home in Schulenburg. She was a Catholic and a resident of Brownwood since 1995. Mrs. Kainer was preceded in death by her husband, Alfons Kainer, on Nov. 23, 2005; her parents, her stepmother, a brother, a sister and a great-grandson. Survivors include four daughters, Clementine Lampe and husband John of Fort Worth, Pat Barcak and husband Willie of Rockdale, Valeria Davis and husband Harold of Early, Barbara Sager and husband Donald of League City; a son, Alfons Kainer Jr. of Houston; also, three sisters, a brother, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Riley, Clark Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9634 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 8 June 2006 CAMERON - Carl William Riley, 64, of Cameron, died Monday, June 5, 2006 at his home. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron with Rev. Wayne Shuffield officiating. Burial was held at 2:30 p.m. in the Peach Creek Cemetery. Mr. Riley, a Bricklayer, was born Oct. 5, 1941 in Grimes County to Charlie Mac and Ruby Clark Riley. He was a Marine Corps veteran. He is preceded in death by a brother Bobby Joe Riley. Survivors include son, Jeremy Riley of Bryan; daughter, Amy Riley of Hearne; five brothers, James Riley of Cameron, Andy Riley of Navasota, Ronald Riley of Navasota, Donald Riley of Missouri and Jeff Riley of Bryan; two sisters, Shirley Moehlman of Independence and Sandra Riley of Brenham; eight grandchildren.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Butler, Tabler, Wilhelm Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9633 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 8 June 2006 CAMERON - Helen Virginia Butler, 98, of Cameron died Friday, June 2, 2006 in a Cameron nursing facility. Graveside funeral services will held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 10, at Rice Cemetery near Cameron with Rev. Tim Cheatham officiating. Mrs. Butler, a homemaker, was born July 10, 1907 in Cameron to Lawrence and Bessie G. Wilhelm Tabler. Survivors include two sisters, Ruth Wildgrube of Oklahoma and Marie Mitcham of Cameron.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sorenson, McWilliams, Scales Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9632 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 8 June 2006 Funeral services for Ophia Sorenson, 91, of Taylor were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Rev. Larry Griffith of First Baptist Church in Thorndale officiating. Burial was in Mesquite Cemetery near Lexington. Mrs. Sorenson died Thursday morning, June 1, in John’s Community Hospital in Taylor. A Taylor resident for the past 10 years, she was formerly a longtime resident of Thorndale. She was born Nov. 7, 1914, in Milam County to Ada Genora (Scales) McWilliams and Edward Hamilton McWilliams. Mrs. Sorenson was a school teacher at Liberty School and a homemaker. She attended Texas State University in San Marcos for two years. She married Harvis R. Sorenson on Aug. 2, 1934, in John Yount’s home in the Watson Branch community. Mrs. Sorenson was a member of Watson Branch Baptist church near Thorndale. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvis Sorenson, on Dec. 14, 1998; her parents; a brother, Eudale McWilliams; and a great-granddaughter, Rachael Survant. Survivors are a son, Gene C. Sorenson and wife Debbie of El Campo; three daughters; Wynell Survant and husband Jimmie of Thorndale, Genora Twitty and husband Terry of Taylor, Harvene Dickerson and husband Gordon of Thorndale; 11 grandchildren, Corla Jean Parker and husband Phil of Round Rock, Wynette Murray of Bryan, Jim Survant and wife Laura of Bryan, Jeffrey Williams and wife Vicki of Taft, Jason Williams of Taylor, John Williams and wife Trissa of Taylor, Traci Dickerson Grimm and husband John of Thorndale, Bradley Dickerson and wife Jenny of Taylor, Dana Cunningham of Huntsville, Will Sorenson of Grapevine, Russ Sorenson of Huntsville; 14 great-grandchildren, Jeannie Johnson and husband Nathan, Christy Taylor and husband Chris, Monica Greer, Misti Lewis, Rebekah Lowrence, Megan Murray, Jennifer Hutto, Alex Survant, Kenna Williams, Devin Dickerson, Abigail Dickerson, Bryce Dickerson, Chloe Grimm, Kyla Cunningham; and five great-great-grandchildren, McKenna and Kenylee Jo! hnson, Collin, Meagan and Timothy Taylor. Memorials may be sent to First Baptist Church of Thorndale, Building Fund, P.O. Box 217, Thorndale, TX 76577.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sowders, Taylor Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9631 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 8 June 2006 MILANO - A graveside service for Robert M. Sowders, 69, of Milano was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, 2006, at San Saba City Cemetery in San Saba with Pastor Wayne Kirk of Marlow Baptist Church officiating. Mr. Sowders died Sunday, June 4, at Central Texas Hospital in Cameron. He was born June 4, 1937, in San Saba to Edward and Frances Louise (Taylor) Sowders. At the age of 8, he moved from San Saba to Corpus Christi, then to Milano in 1969, where he resided for the past 37 years. Mr. Sowders was preceded in death by his parents; a nephew, Ricky Lynn Sowders, in 1968; a great-nephew, Edward Wayne Sowders, in 1991; and a sister-in-law, Shirley Sowders, in 2000. Survivors are two brothers, Gerald Sowders of Milano, Don Sowders and wife Jeannette of Bowman, Georgia; also, 10 nieces and nephews, a number of great-nieces and nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews, and other relatives and friends.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wilcox, Owens, Miller Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9630 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 8 June 2006 Lifelong Rockdale resident, Donald Ray Wilcox, 63, died May 30, 2006 at the Central Texas Hospital in Cameron. Graveside service was held 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 3 at the Salter Chapel Cemetery in Minerva with Rev. Willie Phillips and Emem Umem officiating. Mr. Wilcox was born Nov. 30, 1942 in Minerva to Robert Wilcox and Marzella Owens Wilcox. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Louis Vernon Miller; two sisters, Elenor Ruth Barnes and Vernell Pankey. Survivors include brother, Robert Junior Wilcox of Cameron; sister, Billie Jean Faggett of Longview; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Clark, Alcorn, Benford Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9629 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 8 Juen 2006 Cecil “Tiny” Christene Clark, 64, died Thursday, June 1, 2006 at Scott and White Hospital in Temple. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 8 at Springfield Baptist Church in Rockdale with Rev. Samuel Ross officiating. Burial will follow in the New Oak Lawn Cemetery in Rockdale. Mrs. Clark, a steamstress for 10 years and also a homemaker. She was born Sept. 28, 1941 in Lee County to Jeff Alcorn and Earlene Benford. She married Jewel Clark, Jr. in 1961 in Cameron. She was a member of Springfield Baptist Church in Rockdale. She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Quincy Clark; two sisters, Johnnie Ruth Alcorn and Ann McDade Jones. Survivors include her husband, Jewel Clark Jr. of Rockdale; four sons, Michael Earl Clark, Timothy Wayne Clark and Denny Wayne Clark, all of Rockdale and Christopher Lee Clark of Quarryville, PA; three daughters, Cecilia Darlene Clark of Rockdale, Dana Ann Clark of Fayetteville, NC and Nicki Christene Clark of Rockdale; brother, D. Lee Alcorn of Grand Prairie; 15 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rowland, Blackwell, Blomquist, Muegge Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9628 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 8 June 2006 Ruth Rowland Blackwell, 48, died Sunday, June 8, 2006 at her home in Type. Graveside services were held 11 a.m. Wednesday in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Rockdale with Rev. Martha Bessac of 10th Street Methodist Church in Taylor. Mrs. Blackwell, homemaker, was born July 27, 1957 in Taylor to Harold and Esther (Blomquist) Rowland. She married Terry Blackwell on May 25, 1996 in Taylor. She grew up in Taylor and graduated from Taylor High School. She was a resident of Type the past 11 years and formerly of Dallas. Survivors include Terry Blackwell of Type; parents, Harold E. and Esther Rowland of Taylor; son, Mathias Muegge and wife Jessica of Grapeland; daughter, Kristine Sankey and husband Clayton of Round Rock; step-son, Randy Blackwell and girlfriend Jessie Ashford of Corsicana; step-daughter, Tami Blackwell of Type; two brothers, James Rowland and wife Marilyn of Taylor and Paul Rowland and wife Vickie of Shiloh; mother-in-law, Jo Schroeder of Type; grandson, Tyler Henry of Type. Pallbearers included Nathan Rowland, Justin Rowland, John McDonald, David Blomquist, Ronnie Breckenridge and Glen Powers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hayman, Morgan, Haddox Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9627 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 8 June 2006 Funeral services for Joseph Clarence Hayman, 76, of Milano were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 3, 2006, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Rev. Roy Dillard of Milano United Methodist Church in Milano officiating. Burial was in Milano Cemetery in Milano. A Milano resident for most of his life, he was born Jan. 10, 1930, in Houston to Joseph Lawrence and Edna J. (Morgan) Hayman. He married Lanelle Haddox on July 8, 1956, at Milano United Methodist Church in Milano. Mr. Hayman was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and was a member of Milano United Methodist Church, Milano School Board for many years and Milano Masonic Lodge No. 605. He enjoyed working in his garden and working with cattle on the old home place that has been in his family for over 100 years. Mr. Hayman was a retired manager of Milano Water Supply and had been owner and operator of Hayman Service Station & Cafe in Milano and a professional beekeeper. He was preceded in death by a son, Joe Hayman, on Jan. 12, 1985, and his father, Lawrence Hayman. Survivors are his wife, Lanelle Hayman of Milano; his mother, Edna Hayman of Milano; a sister, Evelyn Simmons of Milano; also, two nephews, three nieces, a host of great-nieces and nephews, and other family and friends, including Gary Morgan and family of Milano. Pallbearers were Steve Simmons, Stephen Walker, James Walker, Buddy Thurman, Daniel Morgan, David Westbrook, David Davidson and John Brooks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Heine, McDaniel Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9626 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 8 June 2006 Funeral services for Zanie Heine, 84, of the San Gabriel community were 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20, 2006, at Condra Funeral Home in Taylor with Rev. Randy Osborn officiating. Burial followed in Locklin Cemetery. Mrs. Heine died Thursday, May 18, in Rockdale. She was born May 19, 1921. She married Richard Heine, Jr. on May 28, 1939. Mrs. Heine was a member of San Gabriel Baptist Church and she lived most of her life in San Gabriel. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Heine, Jr., on April 18, 1990; two sisters and four brothers. Survivors are a son, Donny Heine and wife Virginia of San Gabriel; grandchildren Darren Heine and fiancé Dayna Ruemke of Brenham, Dawn Dorsett and husband Paul of Franklin; five great-grandchildren, Zach, Elise, Chase, Jacob and Jessica; and a brother, Pat McDaniel of San Gabriel. Pallbearers were J.C. Payne, Neal Brand, Johnnie Ray Limmer, Keith McDaniel, Paul Dorsett and Zach Heine. Memorials may be sent to San Gabriel Baptist Church.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gest, Kall, Milligan Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/9625 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 8 June 2006 Funeral services for Jennifer Gest, 35, of Rockdale, formerly of Houston and New York, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Rev. Jan Campbell of Peace Lutheran Church officiating. Cremation followed the services. Mrs. Gest died Sunday, June 4, at Richards Memorial Hospital in Rockdale. She was born Oct. 1, 1970, in Long Island, New York, to James and Carolee Lillian (Milligan) Kall. Mrs. Gest was a graduate of Alief Elsik High School in Houston and Wharton Junior College. She married Bradley Eugene Gest on Oct. 2, 1993, at Cozumel, Mexico. Mrs. Gest was owner of Gatti’s and Texas Burger in Rockdale. She was preceded in death by her mother, Carolee Lillian Kall. Survivors are her husband, Bradley Gest of Rockdale; a daughter, Kaimee Leigh Gest of Rockdale; her father, James Kall of Quintana; two brothers, James Kall, II of Sugar Land and Christopher Kall of Quintana; and her mother and father-in-law, Billy and Marie Gest of Rockdale. Pallbearers included Lee Jenkins, Paul Skubal, Tom Fisher, Dusty Loewe, Todd Leake and Bart Price. Honorary pallbearers were Wayne Fisher, Richard Rennison, Jay Kall, Justin Loewe, Lance Loewe, Derek Caffey, Scott Elliott and Allen Sanders. = = = = = Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 8 June 2006 "Restaurateur dies Sunday in cycle crash" "Driver suffers vertebrae injuries but is stable; deer collision possible" Rockdale lost a friendly and welcoming face on Sunday night when a local restaurateur was killed in a motorcycle accident north of Rockdale. Jennifer Gest, 35, half of the husband-wife tandem of Texas Burger, Subway and Gatti’s restaurant owners, died when a 1990 Honda motorcycle driven by Wayne Fisher, 40, ran off of FM 908 approximately 8 miles northwest of Rockdale, at 10:45 p.m., as they and other friends returned from a trip to Granger Lake. “There were no witnesses—just people driving up afterward,” DPS Trooper Ernest Del Bosque said Monday. “For some reason, they just ran off the road. I don’t know why.” Investigators are looking into the possibility of a deer causing the accident after a fresh carcass was found by a first-responder less than 100 feet from the accident scene. Del Bosque said Fisher lost control of his motorcycle and both he and Gest were thrown. Fisher had no memory of what happened, Del Bosque said. He said that neither was wearing a helmet and that alcohol could possibly have been a factor. Fisher, a manager with Bland Construction, was in stable condition Tuesday at Scott & White Hospital. He suffered several fractured vertebrae. Del Bosque said he arrived after ambulances were on the scene. He said Gest and Fisher were being loaded into AMR ambulances upon his arrival. The trooper said some of the friends had attempted CPR on Gest. She was pronounced dead of internal injuries at Richards Memorial Hospital in Rockdale by Justice of the Peace Wanda Hobbs. Fisher was transported to Scott & White Hospital in Temple by Medivac Helicopter. Del Bosque said DPS Trooper Michael Nix, a specialist in accident reconstruction, will study the scene to try and gauge the speed and other factors at the time of the accident. Granger Lake trip After spending time at Granger Lake, the group of friends stopped for supper at a restaurant in Hare. Gest had been riding on the back of a motorcycle of another friend but switched to Fisher’s bike at the FM 486 and 908 intersection, friends said. Gest’s husband Brad did not make the trip to the lake, and stayed behind to work on a freezer at one of the restaurants. RISD questions The accident also throws a kink into Rockdale ISD. Brad Gest is a member of the board of trustees and Fisher had just been elected in the May 8 contests. Fisher is also project superintendent for the RISD’s summer construction projects. A facilities committee meeting set for Tuesday was cancelled. Family Brad and Jennifer Gest met while in college. A graduate of Alief Elsik High School in Houston, she was the younger sister of a friend of Gest’s. After their wedding in Cozumel, Mexico, the two worked for the Pappas Corporation in Houston, managing restaurants and learning the ins and outs of the food business. In 2000, the couple returned to Rockdale to purchase the Texas Burger and Subway franchises from Bobby Elliott. After spending time working between Houston and Dallas for Pappas Corp. and Saltgrass restaurants, the Gests moved to Rockdale for a slower pace, to own their own business and to start a family. Jennifer Gest joked about her “commute.” “I was used to at least a 30-minute drive to my work in Houston,” she said. “Our first morning here, I loaded up with a big mug of coffee for my ride to work and had barely taken a sip about two minutes later when we arrived.” Almost one year ago, the couple purchased the local Gatti’s pizza franchise from Mike and Ann Glenn. She was also a member of Alpha Tau Delta, the sorority that steered the recent improvements at Veterans Memorial Park. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home with Pastor Jan Campbell officiating. Mrs. Gest leaves behind her husband and a two-year-old daughter, Kaimee Leigh; her father, James Kall of Quintana; two brothers, James Kall II of Sugar Land and Christopher Kall of Quintana; and her in-laws, Billy and Marie Gest of Rockdale.