Neva Buchholz (89) of Bardwell, TX, formerly of Mason

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Published on January 15 2017 8:49 am

Neva Buchholz, age 89, of Bardwell, TX, formerly of Mason, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017 in Ennis, TX.

Funeral services will be 10 AM Wednesday, January 18 at Johnson Funeral Home, 1110 N. Fourth St. Effingham. Burial will be in Arborcrest Memorial Park in Effingham. Visitation will be 5 to 7 PM Tuesday. Donations can be made to Avalon ISD, Attention Alice or Patty, The Maurice and Neva Buchholz Memorial Scholarship, P. O. Box 455, Avalon, TX 76623.

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She was born August 6, 1927 in Jackson Township, Illinois to Ernest Elzy and Oma Katherine (White) Croft. She graduated from Effingham High School. She was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church in Bardwell. Neva was a good cook and bridge player. She was a great mother and was a very supportive grandmother to her grandchildren and was involved in their ball games, stock shows and different events.

Survivors include two sons, Gary Buchholz and wife Kathy of Waxahachie and Chuck Buchholz and wife Jana of Bardwell; grandchildren, Kristin Nicholson and husband Zane, Stephanie Buchholz and Garrett Buchholz; one great grandson, Wyatt Nicholson and numerous nieces and nephews in Illinois.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Maurice Buchholz and one sister, Clara Curry.