Mary Dean Hicks Kubenka, 87, passed from this earth, to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at Memorial Hermann Hospital, Sugarland, TX. She was surrounded by her children and was peacefully welcomed into her heavenly home. She will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend. She will be missed by all that knew and loved her.

Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Friday, December 20th, 2019, at the First Baptist Church of Needville, 14022 Highway 36/Needville, TX 77461 . Burial will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park immediately following the funeral service.

Mary Dean was born in Kilgore, Texas on March 24, 1932. She was a graduate of Lamar Consolidated High School, class of 1950. She was married to the love of her life, Bill Kubenka, on November 25, 1965. They shared many wonderful years together until his passing in 2007. Together they raised a family, built a family business and enjoyed the time they spend together. Mary Dean spent most of her adult life as a resident of Rosenberg, Texas. She was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church of Rosenberg, a longtime member of the Rosenberg Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, and recently an active member of the First Baptist Church of Needville. Her interests always revolved around her family and friends.

Mary Dean is survived by her children, daughter and son-in-law, Carol & Steve Smith of Austin, Texas, and son and daughter-in-law, Grady and Lori Kubenka of Needville, Texas; her four loving grandchildren, Matthew & Emily Smith and Garrett & Rachel Kubenka; and aunt, Eloise Wheeler, of Arlington, Texas. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews that adored their "Aunt D", her church family, her Eastern Star family, her Bunco and Canasta friends, and her beloved Bella..

Mary Dean is preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Bill Kubenka, and her parents G.E. and Emma Hicks.

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