The TGWA Board of Directors and staff would like to offer our heartfelt condolences to the Felder family as they mourn the passing of their beloved patriarch Raymond Felder. Raymond Dean Felder, 82, of Angleton, Texas passed away peacefully in Houston, Texas, on February 13, 2024, with loved ones by his side. He was born on January 29, 1942, to Daniel Clarence and Alice Cornelia (Van Brook) Felder in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Angleton High School in 1960 and went on to study at Southwest Business College in Houston. He married Vera Elizabeth Reagan in 1961, and they made their home and raised their three children in Angleton for 31 years. Raymond was employed at Pfeiffer Electric and Dow Chemical and eventually obtained his master electrician license (IBEW 716) while drilling and servicing water wells on the weekends with his father. He obtained his master water well driller and pump installer’s license and took over the reins of the water well business around 1973. Over the years, Raymond was involved with and served on various boards and was a past president of the Texas Groundwater Association. He served on the board as chairman of the Angleton Drainage District for over 10 years. He also served on the board of the Brazoria County Groundwater Conservation District for many years. Beyond the water well industry, Raymond was a lifetime member of Masonic Lodge #829. He also enjoyed dabbling in real estate. He was one of the original developers of the Heritage Oaks neighborhood in Angleton and engaged in various other real estate projects. He always enjoyed spending time at his in-laws' cattle ranch, working with his father-in-law, brother-in-law, and family. Raymond was always a big presence wherever he went, but he mostly enjoyed spending time with family and friends and engaging in one of the many projects he always had in the works. Many family trips were taken to the Comal River to spend time with his lifelong dear friends, George and Charlotte Drury. Many more memories were made camping along the Frio River, Big Bend, New Mexico, Arkansas, and Surfside Beach, along with a midlife love for snow skiing with family and friends. Raymond married Glenda Kilpatrick on May 18, 2002, and together they traveled to Colorado and Montana and eventually built a second home along the Kootenai River near Libby, Montana. They spent their summers making many new friends and enjoyed experiencing a whole new way of life away from the Texas heat. RD is preceded in death by his cherished wife Glenda, his father and stepmother, Daniel Clarence and Ida Belle Felder, his mother, Alice, sister Mary Leatha Felder, and stepbrothers, Leonard (Bud) David and Richard (Pete) David. RD is survived by his beloved companion Nell Wagner, sons Dale (Julie) Felder and Tim (Sherrie) Felder and daughter Jonell (Randall) Wilcox, sister Rhydonia (Doug) Stowers, grandchildren, Lauren (Carlos) Sonka, Kristin Felder, Kyle (Lauryn) Felder, Hayley Wilcox, Sarah Felder (Caylob Adams), Travis Felder, Ryan Wilcox, Sarah (Stephen) Ricks, great-grandchildren, Gianna and Iris Sonka, Grace Adams, Brooke, Chase, Colton, Faith, and Clayton Ricks, stepsisters Peggy Bonneau, Pat (Melvin) Hines, Diane Card, and stepbrother Joe David, treasured friends John Willy and Arnold Korenek, and numerous nephews and nieces. Funeral Service: 11:00 AM Monday, February 19, 2024 Palms Funeral Home Angleton, Texas Visitation will precede at 10:00 AM In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Texas Groundwater Association Scholarship Foundation 4401 West Gate Blvd., Suite 320 Austin, Texas 78745 Comments are closed.
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