Obituaries

Aug 18, 2021

James (Jimmy) Thornton, 63, passed away unexpectantly Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at a Houston hospital. Catholic Mass with a Christian burial will be held at the Church of the Visitation in Westphalia on Tuesday, August 24 at 10am. Reception and meal following at Westphalia Parish Hall. Visitation will be held Monday, August 23 from 5-7 pm. Rosary to follow...

Aug 10, 2021

Albert Marmon, 66, of Rosebud, died Tuesday August 10, 2021 at a Temple Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud. Rev. Don Fulton will officiate. Mask are encouraged.

Mr. Marmon was born September 28, 1954 in Fort Worth to William and Annie Tipton Marmon. He lived most of...

Aug 9, 2021

Bryce Anthony Fikes, 15, of Lott, died Monday, August 9, 2021, in Travis. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in the Church of the Visitation in Westphalia. Father Darrell Kostiha will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Westphalia.

Bryce was born April 28, 2006 in The Woodlands to Ryan and Alicia Greger...

Aug 9, 2021

Mrs. Melba L. (Shelton) Jones, 90, of Rogers, passed away Monday, August 9, 2021, at a Temple hospital. Services for Mrs. Jones will be held Thursday, August 12, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., at the Kathryn W. Green Chapel of Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Cameron, with Rev. Randy Holtzclaw officiating. Burial will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Memory Gardens Cemetery...

Aug 8, 2021

Wilma Marie Younts, 92, of Cyclone, died Sunday August 8, 2021, at a Temple Hospital. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Duane McCoy will officiate. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple.

Mrs. Younts was born April 22, 1929 in Cyclone to Joseph Martin and Marie Bordovsky...

Aug 3, 2021

Mrs. Alicia T. Peres, 82, of Richmond, TX, passed away Monday, August 3, 2021, at a Houston hospital. Services for Mrs. Peres will be held Saturday, August 7, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., at the Kathryn W. Green Chapel of Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Cameron, with Rev. Enrique Saldana officiating. Burial will follow in the Liberty Cemetery. Visitation with the...

Aug 1, 2021

Carolyn Jean Mullinax Carroll of Milano, Texas went to be with the Lord on August 1, 2021. Carolyn was born September 13, 1946 to Jewell and Odell Mullinax in Cameron, Texas.  She accepted Christ as her Savior at a young age and was baptized at Batte Town Baptist Church. Her relationship with Lord Jesus was the foundation of her...

Jul 29, 2021

Allie Joe Homola Sr. 92 of Lott, died Thursday July 29, 2021, at his residence. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Don Fulton will officiate. Burial will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud.

Mr. Homola was born June 13, 1929 in Stairtown, Texas to Charles and Gladys...

Jul 29, 2021

Linda Diane Ruckle, 57, of Rosebud, died Thursday, July 29, 2021, in a Temple Hospital. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Don Fulton will officiate. Burial will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud.

Mrs. Ruckle was born July 22, 1964 in Rosebud to Bobby and Shirley Robinson...

Jul 26, 2021

Betty Jo Baca passed away peacefully after a valiant fight with cancer on Monday evening, July 26,2021 at the age of 72. She was born in Rosebud on February 27, 1949 to Willie and Faye Ramey Niesen. Betty graduated from Chilton High School in 1967 where she went to State in Tennis. She is preceded in death by her...

Jul 19, 2021

Mr. Jim Patrick  "Pat" Newbury, 80, of Cameron, passed away Monday, July 19, 2021, at a Temple nursing facility. There are no services planned for Mr. Newbury at this time.

Jim was born November 9, 1940 in Houston, to Leonard and Clara (Crabb) Newbury. He was in the trucking industry.

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Jul 15, 2021

Olga Kasner, 92, of Lorena, died Thursday, July 15, 2021, at a Waco Hospital. Private graveside services will be held at Salem Lutheran Cemetery near Barclay.

Miss Kasner was born September 20, 1928 in Barclay to Paul and Augusta Kaulfus Kasner. She attended Barclay schools. She worked for Lammes Candy Company and Chatleff Controls in Austin. She...

Jun 29, 2021

Annita Tindle, 78, of Lott, passed away on June 29, 2021, at a Temple hospital. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 10, 2021, at Clover Hill Cemetery in Lott. Rev. Stephen James and Robert Stem will officiate. The Lott Police Department will be assisting.

Annita was born August 18, 1942 in Lott, Texas...

Jun 29, 2021

Mr. Louis Howard Wardlaw, 61, of Cameron, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at his residence. Funeral services for Mr. Wardlaw will be held Saturday, July 3, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at the Kathryn W. Green Chapel of Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Cameron, with Judge Robert Stem officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family...

Jun 29, 2021

Mr. William Marcel Walker, 88, of Buckholts, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at his residence. A graveside service at Friendship Cemetery will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, with Mark Porterfield officiating.

Marcel was born January 18, 1933, in Milam County, to Hiram and Velma (Shelton) Walker. He was a graduate of...

Jun 25, 2021

Bernard Donald “Whistle” White, 91, of Cameron, passed away Friday, June 25, 2021, at a Hearne nursing facility. There are no services planned at this time. It was Mr. White’s wishes to be cremated and his ashes scattered at his favorite places.

Mr. White was born November 16, 1929, in Cameron, to Alma and Mattie Lou (Thrasher)...

Jun 24, 2021

Adelene Faye Baca Toler, 91, of Waco, died Thursday, June 24, 2021, in a Waco hospital. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Don Fulton will officiate. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mrs. Toler was born in Rosebud on September 20, 1929 in Rosebud to Edward...

Jun 18, 2021

Roy Gene Schuetze, 78, of Rosebud, died Friday, June 18, 2021, at a Temple hospital. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday in the Christian Fellowship Church in Ben Arnold. Curt Sullenberger will officiate. Burial will follow in Burlington Cemetery.

Mr. Schuetze was born April 25, 1943 in Cameron to Max and Otilda Kuhn Schuetze. He...

Jun 15, 2021

Alfred Nava, 66, of Austin, formerly of Rosebud, died Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in an Austin hospital. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in St. Ann Catholic Church in Rosebud. Rev. John Kelley will officiate. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mr. Nava was born July 25, 1954 in Rosebud to Santos...

Jun 6, 2021

James Randall Stark, 66, of Rockdale, passed away Sunday, June 6, 2021, at his residence. No services are planned for Mr. Stark at this time.

James was born August 29, 1954, in Austin, to Luther Ray and Ruby (Johnson) Stark. He was a plumber in the construction business. He served his country in the United States Navy....