Velma Olive Fourt, 94, the second daughter of six children of Ransom Wyatt and Goldie Todd Fourt, was born Aug. 24, 1913, at the Fourt Century Farm west of Houston. The farm was homesteaded by her great-grandfather. She died May 23, 2008, at Houston House Nursing Center, where she had lived for the last four 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...