Obituaries

Mar 12, 2022

McKinley (MC)  Washington Jr. 65, of Rosebud, died Saturday, March 12, 2022, in a Temple Hospital. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. ,  Saturday, April 2, 2022, in the D Brown Library in Rosebud. Rev Michael Smith will officiate.

Mr. Washington was born October 5, 1956 in Marlin to McKinley and Magnolia Rose Washington. He...

Mar 10, 2022

Dolores Skwirut Gunther Pitarra, 90, of Rosebud, died Thursday, March 10, 2022, at a Temple Hospital. Private services will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Pitarra was born August 31, 1931 in Baltimore, Maryland. She moved to Rosebud in 2010 to be near her daughter and family. She married Jerome Gunther on August 10, 1952 and...

Mar 7, 2022

Alton Wayne Hamilton Sr. 83, of Lott, died Monday, March 7, 2022, at his residence. Masonic Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Carolina Cemetery near Durango.

Mr. Hamilton was born July 13, 1938 in Durango to Homer and Stella Cochran Hamilton. He attended Lott Public Schools. He married Peggy Henson on May 31,...

Mar 7, 2022

Mrs. Sandra Davila, 67, of Bartlett, passed away Monday, March 7, 2022, in a Round Rock Hospital. Services for Mrs. Davila will be held Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., at the Davilla Assembly of God, with Rev. Randy Holtzclaw officiating. Burial will follow in the Davilla Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held Tuesday, from 10-11...

Feb 26, 2022

Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Levonius, 64, of Houston, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022 at her residence. Graveside services will be held Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Little River Cemetery, with Mark Smith officiating.

Mrs. Levonius was born July 27, 1957. She was a school administrator in the education field.

Survivors include:

Husband: Robert...

Feb 21, 2022

Ricky D. Thomas, 58 of Rosebud, died Monday, February 21, 2022, in a Cameron  Nursing Home. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Charles Evans will officiate. Burial will follow in Willing Workers Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mr. Thomas was born August 20, 1963 to the late Betty J. Thomas....

Feb 21, 2022

James Barnett Kirkpatrick Jr., 59, of Euless, died Monday, February 21, 2022, in a Bedford Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 5, 2022 at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud.

Mr. Kirkpatrick was born July 8, 1962 in Rosebud to James Barnett and Betty Ruth Burns Kirkpatrick Sr. He graduated from Trinity High...

Feb 19, 2022

Johnny C. Kelsey Sr., 75, of Temple, died Saturday, February 19, 2022, at his residence. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Don Fulton will officiate. Burial will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud.

Mr. Kelsey was born July 1, 1946 in Troy to Elmore and Minnie Davis...

Feb 17, 2022

George J. Bell, 91, of Rosebud, died Thursday, February 17, 2022, in a Temple Hospital. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud.  Rev. Don Fulton will officiate. Burial will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud.

Mr. Bell was born April 30, 1930 in Rosebud to Tom and Erma Brown...

Feb 13, 2022

Dr. Marilyn Faye (Marek) Schroer, 66, of Newberry, South Carolina, departed from this life and joined the angels in Heaven on Sunday, February 13, 2022.  Marilyn was born on February 1, 1956 in Garland, TX at Garland Clinic and Hospital to Joe and Faye Marek.  She was the oldest of four daughters.  Marilyn and her sisters were known as...

Feb 13, 2022

Irma Lugo Jimenez, 68, of Temple, died Sunday, February 13, 2022, in Temple. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Randy Salazar will officiate. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mrs.  Jimenez was born November 30, 1953 in Lockney to Venancio and Sarah Velasquez Lugo. She married...

Feb 12, 2022

Sean Allen, 49, of Rosebud, died Saturday, February 12, 2022, in a Temple hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Allen was cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date.

Sean was born March 19, 1972 in Fort Worth and was adopted by Bill and Beth Allen. He attended Rosebud-Lott Primary, Intermediate, Junior High...

Feb 8, 2022

Johnnie Douglas Thornton Sr., 89, went to be with Jesus on February 8, 2022 after a short illness. Mass of Christian burial will be held at the Church of the Visitation (Parish Hall) in Westphalia on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 3 p.m. Reception and meal following at The Old Store, Westphalia. Visitation will be held Friday, February 11...

Feb 8, 2022

Mr. Billy Wayne Glass,  82, of Cameron, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2022, at his residence.  No services are planned for Mr. Glass.

Mr. Glass was born February 20, 1939, in Jayton, TX, to William Franklin and Clara Mae (Jaggers) Glass. He was a truck driver, by trade.  He was a Baptist.

Survivors include companion,...

Feb 6, 2022

Mary Lou Renfro, 84, of Lott, died Sunday, February 6, 2022, in a Waco Hospital. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday in the First Baptist Church in Lott. Rev. Stephen James and Rev. Bill Perdue will officiate. Burial will follow at Clover Hill Cemetery in Lott.

Mary Lou was born in Rosebud on August 30,...

Feb 3, 2022

Larry Meacham, 75 years old, passed away February 3,2022 in Rosebud, Texas. He was born in Oenaville, Texas to R.D. and Dorothy Meacham on March 20, 1946. Larry married Becky Harris in Rosebud, Texas on August 31, 1968.

Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Don Fulton will officiate....

Jan 31, 2022

Lester Walker Sr. 90, of Rosebud, died Monday, January 31, 2022 at a Temple Hospital. Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturday at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud.

Mr. Walker was born March 25, 1931 in Westphalia to Willie and Laverne Dillworth Walker. He lived most of his life in the Rosebud area. He...

Jan 30, 2022

Jimmy G. Thornton, 87, of Durango, died Sunday January 30, 2022, at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Carolina Cemetery at Durango.

Mr. Thornton was born January 23, 1935 to James M. and Ada Ross Thornton in Franklin Parish, Louisiana. He served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years. He married...

Jan 28, 2022

Roy D. Miller, 89, of Lott, died Friday, January 28, 2022, in a Temple Hospital. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Faith Mennonite Fellowship in Travis. Paul A. Miller will officiate. Burial will follow in Clover Hill Cemetery in Lott.

Mr. Miller was born May 23, 1932 in Berlin, Ohio to David and Mahala...

Jan 28, 2022

On Friday, January 28, 2022, Sue Ann Grace Boland, 87, succumbed from challenges as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident on April 25, 2009 and Covid-19. Born to Ross and Jewel Elms Grace on October 27, 1934, in Haskell, Texas, Sue attended schools in Beattie, DeLeon, Scranton and Breckenridge, graduating in May 1956​. On June 17,...