Funeral services for Marjorie DeShazo Engelhardt, 85, longtime resident of Rosenberg, TX, are set for 2:00 PM Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at First Baptist Church, 1117 First Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471 , with burial following in Davis Greenlawn Cemetery, 3900 B F Terry Boulevard, Rosenberg, TX 77471 .

Visitation will be 5 - 7:00 PM Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at First Baptist Church, Rosenberg, TX.

Serving as Pallbearers will be Scott Bittner, Konnor Bittner, Kaiden Bittner, Brock Bartosh, Tommy Tucker, Everette Evans, and Wayne Alvarado. Honorary Pallbearers will be Kenneth Kettler, Charles Brandt, Duwayne Engelhardt, and Bill Benton.

Marjorie was born October 27, 1935, in Rosenberg, TX, to Sterling Page DeShazo and Beatrice Stavinoha DeShazo. She died September 17, 2021, in Rosenberg, TX. She met Lloyd Engelhardt, her lifelong love, when she was only 16, and ten months later on August 25, 1953, they were married at the Shepherd Drive Methodist Church in Houston, TX. Over the years, Marjorie was a stay-at-home mom, a substitute teacher, and had welcomed community newcomers through the Good News Greeting Service. She worked in the advertising department of the Herald Coaster, worked as a teacher's aide at Jackson Elementary/Middle School for 5 years, and then got her real estate license, working as an agent during the early 1980s. She started selling Avon products as a hobby, and continued with that endeavor for many years.

She and Lloyd have been active members at First Baptist Church, Rosenberg, for many years. They belong to the JOY Club, enjoying short trips with the group. They also belonged to a domino club. Traveling and hiking were pleasures they both enjoyed. Marjorie was an avid photography buff and she loved baking. She volunteered with HOSTS (Help One Child To Succeed) for several years at Bowie Elementary, was a docent for Fort Bend Museum, helped with ESL (English as a second language) at her church, and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, through her late stepfather, Anton Muzny.

Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband of 68 years, Lloyd Engelhardt of Rosenberg, TX; children, Garrett L. Engelhardt and wife Diana, Laurie Adler and husband, Richard, and Kevin C. Engelhardt and friend, Aimee Barcak, all of Rosenberg, TX; grandchildren, Brock Bartosh, Jill Alvarado, Wendy Bittner, Lindsey Evans, and Amanda Bryant; great grandchildren, Kaiden Bittner, Konnor Bittner, Kinsly Bittner, Kaylee Bittner, Annabelle Bryant, Benjamin Bryant, and Haley Alvarado; sister, Nancy J. DeShazo; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be given in her memory to First Baptist Church, 1117 First Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471 .

Condolence messages may be written for the Engelhardt family at www.garmanycarden.com

Services are under the direction of Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors, 1201 Fourth Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471 (281)342-4671.