Naomi Shults Albrecht

Naomi Shults Albrecht, 95, of Port O’Connor, passed away March 10, 2019. She was born April 22, 1923 in Coryell County to Sam and Bessie Brown Shults. Naomi was born in what is now Fort Hood in Coryell County and graduated from Tama school and Gatesville High School. She also earned Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State) and began her teaching career in Port O’Connor in 1947 and married Clarence Albrecht on April 12, 1950. She was a teacher and then principal for Port O’Connor from 1947-1979. She was a charter member of Calhoun County Delta Kappa Gamma, officer of PTA locally and at state level, served on the Calhoun County school board where she also served as President, was a member of the Art Guild, humane society and gardening club.

She is survived by her daughter, Janice Albrecht Stalder of Copperas Cove; nephew, George Albrecht and wife, Debbie; nieces, Janet Kutchka and husband, Ray; Carol Curry and husband, Robert, Alberta Thomas and husband, Gary, and Mary Gibbs; cousins, Tommilee Haferkamp, Tommy Shults, Jerry Shults, and Audrey Shults.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Louis Albrecht; parents; cousins, J.W. Shults and Oneta Shults Bates; niece, Claire Barnes and nephews, Bobby and Johnny Shults.

Visitation will be held Friday, March 15, 2019 from 6-8 p.m. at Richardson-Colonial Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 10 a.m. at the Port O’Connor Community Center with Nancy Pomykal officiating.

Pallbearers are Patrick Barnes, Jerry Shults, David Randolph, Mike Clifton, Calvin Ragusin, and Adolph Covarrubias. Honorary Pallbearers are George Albrecht, James Gilbs, Ray Kutchka, Scott Fretwell-Shults and Gary Thomas.

Memorial donations may be made to the Calhoun County Humane Society, PO Box 1505, Port Lavaca, TX 77979.

Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.richardsoncolonial.com.