SUE KNESEK
Martha Sue Houser Knesek, 79, of Columbus, Texas went to be with God on Saturday, June 3, 2023. She was born on July 10, 1943, in Lufkin, Texas to William Guy and Sadie Jordan Houser. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Garwood, Texas. Sue graduated from Garwood High School in 1961, where she was a majorette.
Sue married John Knesek on March 19, 1971, and resided in Missouri City, Texas for thirty-one years before retiring to Columbus, Texas in 2002.
Sue was a member of First Baptist Church, Columbus, Texas where she volunteered for several years with the church’s clothes closet ministry, Women’s Missionary Union and AWANAS. She was also a member of the Columbus Garden Club and enjoyed working in her flower beds at home.
Sue enjoyed camping, tubing down the Frio River and was involved in Cowboy Action Shooting with the Texas Historical Shooting Society alongside her husband under their cowboy aliases, Billy and Olive Dixon. Sue was known to be a better shot than her husband, John, but he jokingly said that she could be slow to aim at times. Sue was very proud to have won the 2nd place trophy in 1996 for Best Working Woman Costume at Trail Head.
Sue is survived by her loving husband, John Knesek, children, Blake (Phyllis), Sheri (Shannon), Chad (Scott), and John (Dana), as well as her grandchildren, Chris Polak and Benji Polak, great-grandchildren, Riley Polak, Randon Polak, and Sydney Polak, and numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom she loved very much!
Sue was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings, Stella Lorraine Houser, James T. Houser, Margaret Ann Golla, Harold Jean Houser and her identical twin sister, Sandra Kay Houser Berry.
Services will be held on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at 11 a.m. with visitation with the family beginning at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 1700 Milam St., Columbus, Texas under the prayerful direction of Pastor Victor Morrison. Graveside services will follow at Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, 1518 Montezuma St. in Columbus with a reception in the Fellowship Hall at First Baptist church immediately following.
Pallbearers will be Chris Polak, Benji Polak, Don Houser, Keith Houser, Tommy Foster and Taylor Zdunkewicz. Honorary Pallbearers are Douglas Berry, Steve Jordan, Ann Miller, Sydney Polak and Shirley Klein. Music for the service will be provided by Jimmy Foster. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Henneke Funeral Home of Columbus.
The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to Dr. Bart Klaus, Dr. Thomas Mueller, Cynthia Rios, Maria Lopez, Dora Rios, Kelly Randermann, and the staff and nurses at TruCare Living Center and Columbus Community Hospital for their care for Sue over the years.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 367, Columbus, Texas 78934 or South Texas Children’s Home, STCH Ministries, P.O. Box 1210, Beeville, Texas 78104-1210.
Online condolences may be given at www.hennekefuneralhome.com.