Obituaries 2012
Mary DiIorio King, 95, of Hempstead, Texas passed
away Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at her home. She
was born April 2, 1916 in Hempstead, Texas to
Nicolas DiIorio and Clara Mezzano DiIorio. Mary is
preceded in death by her parents Nicolas and
Clara DiIorio, husband Arlee King, grandchild
Wendy Foster, son-inlaw Arrell Foster, and
brothers Jay, John, and Billy DiIorio.  She is
survived by her daughters Lillian Miller and
husband Ray and Marilyn Foster, sisters Annie
Lecamu and Elizabeth “Belle” Yarbrough,
grandchildren Daniel R. Wier, Scott Morgan Wier,
Jennifer Scarbrough, and Andy Foster, step-
grandchildren Donna Enciu and Kenneth Ray
Miller, Jr.,  13 great-grandchildren, and caregivers
Eva Sue Smith, Sylvia Cerda, Fannin Vasquez, and
Carla Kirk.

Visitation: Friday, January 20, 2012 at McWilliams
Funeral Home from 5:00 until 7:00 pm.

Funeral Services: Saturday, January 21, 2012 at
11:00 am at First Baptist Church of Hempstead with
Pastor Danny Wendt officiating.

A private family burial will be following the service
at Hempstead Cemetery under the direction of
McWilliams Funeral Home, Hempstead.

Pallbearers: Michael DiIorio, David DiIorio, Lloyd
Cook, Odis Styers, Ricky Pearce, and Rick
Scarbrough

Honorary Pallbearers: Travis Winfree, Tony
Newcomb, Roy Shields, Andy Foster, L.J. Lecamu,
and Gary Lecamu.
King
Nelson Leroy Mackenroth, 70, of
Hempsead, Texas passed away
Monday, January 16, 2012. He was
born July 7, 1941 in Rosebud, Texas
to Clinton Mackenroth and Florence
Haas Mackenroth. He is survived by
his brother Charles F. Mackenroth,
sister Joyce Draper, nephew Derek A.
Draper, nieces Tammy Draper and
Kimberly Nase, and great-nephew
Hayden A. Draper. Visitation:
Thursday, January 19, 2012 from 5:00
until 8:00 pm at McWilliams Funeral
Home, Hempstead. Funeral Services:
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 10:00 am
at McWilliams Funeral Home with
Reverend Don Kidd officiating. Burial
following at 2:30 pm at Memorial Oaks
Cemetery, Houston.
Mackenroth
Larry Anthony Parker, 60, of
Hempstead, Texas passed away
Saturday, January 14, 2012. He was
born October 24, 1951 in Laurel,
Mississippi to Oree Parker, Sr. and
Mary Lewis Parker. He is survived by
his wife Susan, mother Mary Louise
Parker, son Larry Anthony Parker,
stepdaughter Jennifer Parker, brother
Oree Parker, Jr. sisters Mary Francis
Nix and Donna Verland, and 2
grandchildren.  Arrangements were
entrusted to McWilliams Funeral Home,
Hempstead.
Parker
Ortiz
Armando Benjamin Ortiz, 60, of
Bellville, Texas passed away Sunday,
January 22, 2012 at his home. He was
born October 27, 1951 in Zaragoza,
Coahuila, Mexico to Juan Pedro Ortiz
and Eluvina Fuentes. He is survived by
his wife Concepcion Alcaraz Ortiz, son
Jose Ortiz and wife Maria, daughters
Brenda Rios and husband David,
Concepcion Ortiz, Rita Ulloa and
husband Joey, and Annette Ortiz,
sisters Rosa Zamora and husband
Heriberto and Guadalupe Alvarez and
husband Hector, and 10
grandchildren. Rosary: Thursday,
January 26, 2012 at 7:00 pm at
McWilliams Funeral Home, Hempstead.
Funeral Service: Friday, January 27,
2012 at 10:00 am at St. Katharine
Drexel Church. Burial to follow at St.
Mary’s Cemetery, Hempstead.
Arrangements were coordinated under
the direction of McWilliams Funeral
Home, Hempstead.