Carrie Maass

Carrie May Matthies Maass, 74, of Burton, died Oct. 3, 2012, in North Cypress Medical Center in Cypress. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 at St. John''s United Church of Christ in Burton with Rev. Glen Schoeneberg and Rev. Judy Sherman officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. The family will receive visitors from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Mrs. Maass was born May 8, 1938 in Burton, Texas, to Almuth E. "Pop" and Lesta A. Sommerfield Matthies and was baptized in St. John''s United Church of Christ in Burton. She was a graduate of Burton High School. On June 2, 1956, she was married to Mervin Maass at St. John''s United Church of Christ in Burton, where she was faithfully active as a member of the women''s Circle I and taught Sunday school when her daughters were young. Mrs. Maass was an avid sports fan, especially interested in tennis. She served on the Washington County Fair VIP committee and was a Girl Scout leader for a number of years. Mrs. Maass loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and enjoyed attending their events. She also liked to cook and did a lot of canning. Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Mervin Maass of Burton; daughter, Cheryl Tiemann and husband Jimmy of Brenham; son-in-law, Jay Oldham of Magnolia; grandchildren, Valerie Harrison and husband Titus and Jared Tiemann and fiancée Codylyn Stepanek; great-grandchildren, Keagan Harrison and Hunter Duffy; and sisters, Marjorie Ann Thaler of Houston and Evelyn Fay Maass and husband Dennis of Giddings. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Pamela Oldham; grandchild, Madeliene Lynette Tiemann; brother-in-law, Eugene Thaler; and her parents. Pallbearers will be Jared Tiemann, Titus Harrison, Ken Cox, Michael Thaler, Rickie Thaler, Mark Griffis, Rick Kloss and Charles Rau. Memorial contributions may be directed to St. John''s United Church of Christ in Burton. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 W. Main St., Brenham. 979-836-4564. To post a tribute to the family, visit: www.memorialoakschapel.com.