Obituaries

Mary F. Tignor was united with Jesus on May 1, 2023. She was born in Texas to Minnie Lee and Curtis Lee Cook. An Ennis, Texas girl through and through, she lived in and loved her home in Rice. Mary continued her education earning a Business Degree. She blessed so many lives just by being who she is. A loving wife and warm, caring mother, Mary leaves a legacy of open arms and acceptance that lives on through all that knew her.

Stanley Dubec was a week shy of celebrating his 80th birthday when his Savior called him Home. Growing up on a cotton farm in Needville, Texas, his strong Catholic upbringing provided great faith. After a brief stint with the Army National Guard, Stanley developed a passion for construction. His work ethics and skills not only served him well as an equipment operator and craftsman, but also provided his sons with life examples and traits. A hardworking, honest, but stubborn man, his need to get the job done right was very important to him, whether it was on his tractor, in his yard, or building things for his grandkids. An excellent wood worker, he poured his heart into building shelves, toy boxes, tables, and playhouses.

Geraldine Joan Flynt, 82, passed away peacefully in her sleep in Ennis, Texas, on Sunday, April 23, 2023. Joan was born in Austin, Texas on March 17, 1941, to Cecil Pierce and Lora Lee Purcell Culpepper. Geraldine Joan and her twin brother, Gerald Gene “Johnny” come from a long line of twins. Their mother, Lora Lee had an identical twin sister, Laura Mae. Lora and Laura had a set of twin brothers, Wilbert Levi “Will” and Charles Albion Purcell, and their father, James Albert Purcell had a twin brother, also named Charles Albion Purcell. Joan was also the mother of twin boys, Robbie Wayne and Robert Layne and she had twin nephews, Kevin Dwain and Erik Shane Culpepper.

Caroline Ann Rejcek, age 76, was born on April 15, 1946, in Ennis, Texas, to Dorothy and Willie “Bill” Zaidle. She peacefully passed in the comfort of her home into the arms of her Lord and Savior on April 11, 2023. She grew up as a young girl in Ennis, Texas. She tells stories about having to “hide from the revenuers” in a secret compartment in the floor when she was about four or five years old at her uncle’s moonshine still site. As she grew her family later moved to Lancaster, Texas where she helped her grandparents with their grocery store. She told us that she remembers slicing lunchmeats and handing out candy to children behind that counter. She graduated from Lancaster High School in 1964.