Glossie Mae Roehrick

Glossie Mae Roehrick was born to Willie and Opal Boyette on Dec. 24, 1931, in Scottsdale, Ariz. She was delivered by a country doctor who, due to the holiday, never recorded her birth. Her sister and aunt later had to provide notarized documents to verify her birth date. She passed away at Texas County Memorial Hospital on Feb. 10, 2011, at the age of 79 years.

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Isaiah Buse has served as the publisher of the Houston Herald since 2023. He started with the organization in 2019, and achieved a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2023. He serves on the...