Obituaries

Jan 22, 2021

Niley Judson Smith, Jr., 74, of Austin, formerly of Cameron, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021, in Austin.  A memorial service is planned for Saturday, February 6, 2021, at the Kathryn W. Green Chapel of Green-Patterson Funeral Home, Cameron, at 2:00 p.m., with Geoff Lightsey officiating. Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m., immediately prior to the service, at...

Jan 21, 2021

Mrs. Merle Deane Barnes, 87, of Whitney, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021. A celebration of life service for Mrs. Barnes will be held Saturday, April 17, 2021, at 2:00 p.m., at White Bluff Chapel, Whitney, TX.

Merle was born March 5, 1933, at the bottom of Lake Belton. Actually, she entered the world on the family...

Jan 20, 2021

LaVerne Hoelscher, 94, of Westphalia, died Wednesday, January 20, 2021 in a Rosebud Nursing Home. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in the Church of the Visitation in Westphalia. Rev. Darrell Kostiha will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Westphalia.

Mrs. Hoelscher was born April 1, 1926 in Burlington to Andrew and...

Jan 20, 2021

Jerry Tate Brown, 80, of Gause, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 23, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., at the Kathryn W. Green Chapel of Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Cameron, with Miguel Colon officiating. A military graveside service will follow in the Liberty Cemetery, conducted...

Jan 18, 2021

James L. Ellison, 84, of Mexia, died Monday, January 18, 2021 in a Mexia Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud. Mark Ellison will officiate.

Mr. Ellison was born September 29, 1936 in Cameron to Carlton Wright and Jacque Jean Jackson Ellison. He lived in Mexia most of...

Jan 12, 2021

Joyce Marie Greger, 91, of Westphalia died Tuesday, January 12, 2021, in a Temple hospital. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2021, at the Church of the Visitation in Westphalia.  Monsignor Elmer Holtman and Father Darrell Kostiha will officiate.  Burial will follow in Saint Mary’s Cemetery in Westphalia.

Mrs. Greger was born...

Jan 5, 2021

Charlene Tindle Hudgens of Lott, Texas, passed away on January 5, 2021, at the age of 85. Charlene was born in Westphalia, Texas, and graduated High School in Lott, Texas. Charlene married her high-school sweetheart, Albert L "Cotton" Hudgens, in July of 1953. They lived in Seguin, Texas for many years' where...

Jan 5, 2021

Mrs. Jean Cunningham Weekley, 91, of Cameron, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2021, in a Cameron nursing facility. No services are planned at this time.

Mrs. Weekley was born February 18, 1929, in El Paso, to Eugene and Mary (Emilstein) Cunningham.  She was a homemaker.

She is survived by her daughters, Rhonda Butterfield of Round...

Jan 4, 2021

Nelda Henson Jones, age 86  from Rosebud, Texas went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 4, 2021 in Temple,Texas. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 9, 2021 at the First Baptist Church of Rosebud. Jimmy Jones (son of Nelda) and Rev. Jody Hickman will be officiating. Burial will follow in...

Jan 3, 2021

Gladys Kostiha, 96, of Westphalia, died Sunday, January 3, 2021, at her residence. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday in the Church of the Visitation in Westphalia. Bishop Joe Vasquez will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Westphalia.

Mrs. Kostiha was born October 26, 1924 in Westphalia to Phillip and Clara Holtman...

Dec 31, 2020

Irene Emily Anne Sitz, 97, of Zabcikville peacefully passed away with her loving daughters at her side Thursday, December 31 in the Cornerstone Gardens nursing home in Temple Texas.  Viewing will be Monday, January 4, 4-7pm at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud.  Family will be available for visitation at 10am prior to 11am funeral service on Tuesday, January 5...

Dec 30, 2020

Mrs. Betty Sue Gresak, 89, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at a Temple nursing facility.  Graveside services for Mrs. Gresak will be held Monday, January 4, 2021, at 1:00 p.m.,at Hope Lutheran Cemetery in Buckholts, with Pastor Johnny Kueker officiating. Visitation will be held immediately preceding the service, from 12 to 1.

Mrs. Gresak was born...

Dec 28, 2020

Mary Lee Reinders, 93, of Ben Arnold, died Monday December 28, 2020 at a Cameron Nursing Home. Graveside will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Michael’s Cemetery in Burlington. Rev. John Kelley will officiate.

Mrs. Reinders was born August 23, 1927 in Airville to Theodore and Mary Goeke Meier. She lived most of her life...

Dec 26, 2020

Catherine (Evelyn Beach) Green

Evelyn Green, 94, of Cyclone, died Saturday, December 26, 2020. Visitation and rosary will be held at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud on Wednesday, December 30 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held privately on Thursday, December 31. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held later in 2021....

Dec 22, 2020

Jesus R. Puente Sr., 58, of Rosebud, died Tuesday December 22, 2020 at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Rosebud. Rev. John Kelley will officiate.

Mr. Puente was born February 27, 1962 in Rosebud to John and Mary Ramirez Puente. He married Linda Martinez on April 20,...

Dec 18, 2020

Mrs. Doyce Neal Larson, 92, of Gause, passed away in a Rockdale nursing facility on Friday, December 18, 2020. A memorial service for Mrs. Larson will be held Sunday, 1:00 PM, February 21, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 799 W. 3rd St. Clifton, Texas lead by Pastor Don Wright.  Graveside services will follow immediately after.

Regular church...

Dec 17, 2020

Naomi Green, 97, of Barclay, died Thursday, December 17, 2020, at her residence. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Cyclone. Rev. Ranjan Cletus and Deacon Charlie Wright will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.

Mrs. Green was born November 1, 1923 in Burlington to William and Regina...

Dec 13, 2020

Kenneth Watkins, 67, of Rosebud, died Sunday, December 13, 2020, in a Katy Nursing Home. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in Woodland Cemetery in Rosebud. Rev. Don Fulton will officiate.

Mr. Watkins was born November 12, 1953 in Rosebud to Charlie O. and Pauline Stoneham Watkins. He grew up in Hempstead and received...

Dec 12, 2020

David Lawrence Thompson, 67, of Albany, formerly of Snyder, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020, in a Lubbock hospital. There will be a memorial service planned for David at a later date.

David was born November 4, 1953, in Snyder, to David Gene and Norma Sue (Adams) Thompson. Much of his early years were fun filled days...

Nov 24, 2020

Ann McBee Lewis, 81, of Rosebud, died Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at a Rosebud Nursing Home. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 4, 2020 at New Salem Baptist Church. Rev. Don Fulton will officiate.

Mrs. Lewis was born March 20, 1939 in Reagan to Robert Lacey and Ella Mae Williams McBee. She married...