Cecil Emil Eicke

1935 - 2010  (75 years)

• Name	Cecil Emil Eicke  [1]
  Birth	10 Feb 1935	Bronson, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Mar 2010	Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Cecil Emil Eicke passed from his earthly home to be with his Heavenly father Thursday, March 4, 2010 following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 7, at River Pointe Church, 5000 Ransom Road in Richmond. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Rosenberg. Pastor Patrick Kelley will officiate the services. Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Chapel in Rosenberg. Cecil was born Feb. 10, 1935 in Bronson, to Will and Lura Mae Eicke. He graduated from Bronson High School and subsequently went to work on a seismic crew in Wyoming. Upon his return to Texas, Cecil started college at the age of 27. He earned a bachelor of business administration from the University of Houston at the age of 35 while working and raising a family. After several years of working in the oil field business, Cecil established his own oil field service company, United Surveys, Inc. in Rosenberg. He worked very hard at building a successful business and enjoyed "going to the office". His favorite hobbies included working, cooking, reading, and taking long drives. He was a member of River Pointe Church in Richmond, and the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Cecil is preceded in death by his parents, Will and Lura Eicke; daughter, Claudia Joan Eicke; brother, Col. George Eicke; and son-in-law, Gary Karm. Survivors left to cherish his memories included his wife of 33 years, Marjorie Harkrider Eicke; daughter, Bobbie Sue Karm; son, Scott Eicke and wife, Sheila; grandchildren, Hannah, Rebekah and Jackson Eicke; stepdaughters, Laura and Val Jones, and Susan and Cristo Kitras and their children, King and Meredith Jones, and Carolina, Christos, and Stefanos Kitras; two sisters, Emily and husband, Herman McClinton, and Louise and husband, Henry Childs; two brothers, William "Bud" Bradford Eicke Jr., and Paul David Eicke; seven nephews; three nieces; and his loyal personal friends, Domingo and Lucy Rodriguez, and their children, Marisol and Eric. For those wishing, memorial donations in Cecil's name may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Houston and Southeast Chapter, 2242 West Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas 77030-2008. Words of condolence may be left for the Eicke family at ?u?www.davisgreenlawnfh.com ?/u?. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Home, 3900 B.F. Terry Blvd., Rosenberg, Texas 77471. phone: 281-341-8800. Published: Saturday, March 6, 2010 10:41 AM CST Fort Bend Herald Published Sabine County Reporter March 10, 2010, Page 16
  Person ID	I27157	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Willie Bradford Eicke,   b. 27 Nov 1905, Texas d. 25 Sep 1984, Sabine County, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Lura Mae Strickland,   b. 26 Oct 1910, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 11 Jul 2005, Tomball, Harris County, Texas (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	30 May 1931  [3]
  Family ID	F8920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Feb 1935 - Bronson, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), March 10, 2010, Page 16 (Reliability: 3). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.).