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George Jessie Gragert
29 Aug 1940 – 14 Jan 2025
| Birth | 29 Aug 1940 |
| Death | 14 Jan 2025 |
| Added by | Carolyn Brinkmeyer on 09 Mar 2025 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/280628303 |
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Fort Bend Herald, March 11, 2025: George Jessie Gragert, 84, passed away early in the morning on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, in Sugar Land, Texas. He was born August 29, 1940 to Fritz and Annie Gragert in Booth, Texas. George grew up on his family's farm, "The Goat Ranch", alongside his father and mother and two older brothers, Walter and Wilbur Gragert. They raised sheep, cows, pigs, goats, and chickens. They grew and harvested cotton and corn. In his younger years, he enjoyed playing football and graduated from Lamar High School in 1959. He attended college at Wharton County Junior College. As an adult, George worked as a carpet salesman before joining Fort Bend County Road and Bridge where he oversaw the Herbicide Program and the Sign Department. As an adult, George lived in Rosenberg, Texas where his love of gardening continued. He was a devoted father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He cherished playing ball with his great-granddaughters. A fan of old westerns, his favorite was The Lone Ranger. He also loved to cook, his specialty being barbecue and his homemade barbecue sauce. George was preceded in death by his father, Fritz Gragert; his mother, Annie Gragert; and his two older brothers, Walter and Wilbur Gragert. He is survived by his ex-wife, Mary Jacobson; his daughter, Cheryl Gragert; his granddaughter, Autumn Norsworthy, and her husband Jacob Norsworthy; and his great-granddaughters, Amelia and Adeline Norsworthy; along with many other family members and friends. George was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by all those he leaves behind. A celebration of life memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Colony Church of Christ, 2140 First Colony Blvd., Sugar Land, Texas 77479.
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