Obituaries

Dec 31, 2024

Lucille Hanusch Roark, 90 of Travis, died Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at her residence. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in Salem Lutheran Church near Barclay. Rev. Terry Atkins will officiate. Burial will follow in Barclay Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud.

Lucille was born on November 7,...

Dec 26, 2024

Jill Ayers, a cherished wife, devoted mother, and loving grandmother, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2024, in Cameron, Texas. Born on September 10, 1952, in Baytown, Texas, Jill touched the lives of many with her kindness, warmth, and unwavering commitment to her family.

Throughout her life, Jill embraced her role as a wife with a dedication of marriage for 49...

Dec 18, 2024

Debbie ascended from her earthly home to her heavenly home on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 as the last grain of sand in her hourglass slipped through the vacuum of time dispersing among the thousands of other grains that represented her time here on earth.

I first met Debbie on Halloween night in 1971 and at last my love had come along....

Dec 1, 2024

William “Billy” Jones, 68 of Rosebud, died Sunday, December 1, 2024 at his residence. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday in St. Ann Catholic Church in Rosebud. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mr. Jones was born on August 24, 1956 in Tennessee. He graduated from Rosebud-Lott High School in 1974. He married Angelita Portillo on...

Nov 16, 2024

Rudolph Frank “Rudy” Marek Jr., 92, of Rosebud, died Saturday November 16, 2024 in a Cameron Nursing Home. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in First United Methodist Church in Rosebud. Rev. Phil Shuler will officiate. Burial will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud.

Mr. Marek was born April 5, 1932 in the Pleasant Grove community to Rudolph...

Nov 10, 2024

It is with great sadness that the family of Keith Lee Rasmussen announce his passing on November 10, 2024, at the age of 76. He was born in Osceola, Nebraska on March 31, 1948, to Earl and Sue Rasmussen and had two brothers, Gary and Donald. He lived in Nebraska, Kansas and Texas and was most recently a resident of...

Nov 7, 2024

Lenora Ann Krueger, 81, of Van Vleck, Texas, passed away November 7, 2024. She was born February 20, 1943, in Cameron, Texas, to Louie Wesley and Nellie Grey (Hildebrandt) Malone. She spent her childhood on the family farm helping pick peas and tomatoes which her father sold at markets. Her mother worked as a tailor for local residents. 

Lenora graduated from...

Oct 26, 2024

Robert Charles Stimmel, 69 of Rosebud, died Saturday, October 26, 2024 in a Temple Hospital. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Don Fulton will officiate. Burial will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud.

Mr. Stimmel was born July 25, 1955 in Rosebud to Willie and Evelyn Crow...

Oct 11, 2024

Graveside services for Mr. Ted Oswald White, 77, of Cameron will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at 11:00 AM at Old Hardin Cemetery in Kountze, Texas with Rev. Robert Hargrave officiating.  Mr. White died on October 11, 2024, in a Temple hospital.

He was born on March 25, 1947, in Silsbee, Texas to Ollie Leonard...

Sep 29, 2024

Paula Denise Jones, 61 of Rosebud, passed away Sunday September 29, 2024 in Scott & White Hospital, Temple, Texas. Paula was born February 28, 1963, in Fort Worth, Texas. She graduated from Rosebud-Lott High School and attended Howard Paine University in Brownwood, Texas. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Rosebud where she loved to volunteer when...

Sep 28, 2024

Manuel Portillo, 50 of Rosebud, died Saturday, September 28, 2024 at a Temple Hospital. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m.  Thursday in St. Ann Catholic Church in Rosebud. Rev. Rito Davila will officiate. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mr. Portillo was born November 28, 1973 in Rosebud to Jose and Luz Bravo...

Sep 21, 2024

Martha Young Seaton, 87, of Wilburton, Oklahoma, passed away September 21, 2024, at McAlester Regional Health Center. A visitation will be held on Thursday, September 26, 2024, from 11am to 1pm followed by funeral service beginning at 1pm at Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Cameron, with burial in Oak Hill cemetery.

Martha was born in Bronte, TX July...

Sep 13, 2024

Beverly Jo Engel, 72 of Garland, died Friday September 13, 2024 in a Frisco Nursing Center.  Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in Phillips Cemetery in Travis.

Miss Engel was born March 15, 1952 in Rosebud to Johnnie and Violet Morris Engel. She graduated from Rosebud High School and was the valedictorian of the...

Sep 7, 2024

Thomas Odie Armer Sr., 71 of Rosebud, died Saturday September 7, 2024 at his residence. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday at The Church in Lott, 216 Gassaway, Lott, TX.

Mr. Armer was born  on November 27, 1952 in Waco to Charlie and Katie Beevers Armer. He graduated from King City High School in...

Aug 29, 2024

Kenneth Earl Morris, 94, of Lott, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2024. Friends and family will gather at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home, 111 S. 2nd St., Rosebud, Saturday, September 7 from 4 to 6 p.m. to visit and celebrate Kenneth’s life. Graveside services for family and friends will be Sunday, September 8, at 2 p.m., at Clover Hill Cemetery in...

Aug 29, 2024

A celebration of life/remembrance for William Neal (Bill) Baine, of Harker Heights, Texas will be held at 10am, Saturday September 7, 2024 at the First Baptist Church, Rosebud, Texas. Family burial will be held at a later date in Prospect Cemetery, Chickasaw County, Mississippi. Bill passed away peacefully on August 29, 2024 in Temple, Texas after a brief battle...

Aug 29, 2024

Mildred Mary ‘Mickey’ Calhoun, age 106, of Cameron died Friday, August 29, 2024 at her residence following a short illness.

Mickey was preceded in death by 2 husbands: Henry Patillo and W. O. ‘Cal’ Calhoun, her parents Julia (Terry) and Lunsford James Wheeless, her 3 siblings, Lucille Ann Knowles, Helen Ruth Wheeless, James Terry Wheeless, as well...

Aug 26, 2024

Phillip Pina, 57 of Rosebud died Monday, August 26, 2024 at a Temple Hospital. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in St. Ann Catholic Church in Rosebud. Rev. Rito Davila will officiate. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mr. Pina was born in Rosebud on September 25, 1966 to Santiago and Paula...

Aug 19, 2024

Luz “Lucy” Portillo, 90, of Rosebud, died Monday August 19, 2024 at her residence. Services will be held  at 10:00 a.m.  Monday in St. Ann Catholic Church in Rosebud. Rev. Rito Davila will  officiate. Burial will follow in  Sacred Heart  Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mrs. Portillo was born near Rosebud on December 1, 1933 to Pedro and Baudelia...

Aug 17, 2024

Margie Nell Wolff Kraemer, 93 of Rosebud, died Saturday, August 17, 2024 in a Cameron Nursing Home. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Terry Atkins will officiate. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery in Rosebud.

Margie was born on January 12, 1931 near Zabcikville to Ben H. and...