Obituaries

Dec 13, 2019

Mrs. Birdie Hazle Hodge, 101, of Cameron, passed away Friday, December 13, 2019, at her residence.  Graveside services will be held in Caddo Cemetery in Caddo, OK, on Saturday, December 21, 2019, at 12:00 noon.

Mrs Hodge was born September 29, 1918, in Oklahoma, to Luther Eugene and Lillian (Tharp) Simons. She graduated from Cedar Bayou High...

Dec 9, 2019

Mary Pauline Gaeke, 85, of Lott, died Monday, December 9, 2019, in a Temple Nursing Center. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday in First Baptist Church in Lott with Rev. Stephen James officiating. Burial will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud.

Mrs. Gaeke was born February 1, 1934 in Waco to Clay Kyle and...

Dec 2, 2019

Fannie Rodriguez, 86, of Rosebud, died Monday, December 2, 2019, in a Temple Hospital. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday in St.  Ann Catholic Church in Rosebud. Rev.  John Kelley officiating. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mrs. Rodriguez was born November 13, 1933 in Rosebud to Refugio and San Juana Mendoza...

Nov 26, 2019

Ruthie Lee Tidwell, 90, of Temple, died Tuesday, November 26, 2019, in a Temple Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m.  Friday in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud. Rev. Don Fulton will officiate.

Mrs.  Tidwell was born August 3, 1929 near Rosebud to Thomas A. and Edna Mae Polk. She grew up in the Cedar...

Nov 23, 2019

Thomas Humphus, 94, of Temple, died Saturday, November 23, 2019, in Temple. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Sid Blackman will officiate. Burial will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud.

Mr. Humphus was born August 30, 1925 in Lott to G.R. and Minnie McBride Humphus. He grew up...

Nov 18, 2019

Pauline Watkins, 98, of Rosebud, died Monday, November 18, 2019, in a Temple Nursing Home. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Jody Hickman officiating. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mrs. Watkins was born April 8, 1921 in the Briary community to Charles and Ola Taylor...

Nov 15, 2019

Carolyn Slovacek, 69, of Rosebud, died Friday, November 15, 2019, in a Marlin Nursing Home. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Jody Hickman and Rev. Lee Scott officiating. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mrs. Slovacek was born March 5, 1950 in Rogers to Embry and...

Nov 8, 2019

Alice Emma Gerngross, 95, of Temple, died Friday, November 8, 2019, in a Belton Nursing Home. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Cyclone. Rev. Ranjan Cletus officiating. Burial will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Cyclone.

Mrs. Gerngross was born January 24, 1924 in Clarkson to Elo and Cora...

Nov 6, 2019

Mrs. Mary Emma Gunn, 88, of Cameron, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019 in a Cameron nursing facility. Funeral services for Mrs. Gunn will be held Sunday, November 10, at 2:00 p.m. at the Kathryn W. Green Chapel of Green-Patterson Funeral Home, with Rev. Geoff Lightsey officiating.  Burial will follow in Pebble Grove Cemetery. Visitation for the family will...

Nov 5, 2019

Bobby “Beavis” Ray Pruett, Sr.  of El Campo passed away November 5, 2019 in El Campo at the age of 85. He was born December 21, 1933 in Rosebud, Texas to the late Dewey Grant and Jessie Ann Wells Pruett.

He is survived by his children, Bobby Pruett, Jr., Jimmy Pruett, Michael Pruett, Anthony Zaruba, Timmy Zaruba,...

Nov 4, 2019

Rebecca Jane Hall, 67, of Belton, died Monday, November 4, 2019, in a Waco Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, November 14, 2019, in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud.

Mrs. Hall was born February 13, 1952 in Cameron to Joseph and Martha Mikula Tomek. She grew up in the Burlington area and graduated...

Nov 2, 2019

Lisa Ann Holubec, 47, of Lott, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019, after a lengthy illness.  Funeral services for Lisa will be held Friday, November 8, at 11:00 a.m. at Hope Lutheran church in Buckholts, with Pastor Johnny Kueker officiating. Burial will follow in the Hope Lutheran Memorial Park. Visitation for the family will be held Thursday, November 7,...

Oct 24, 2019

Doug Matous, 54, of Rosebud, died Thursday, October 24, 2019. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud with Lee Wright officiating.

Mr. Matous was born February 9, 1965 in Temple to Wilbur and Peggy Smith Matous. He grew up in the Temple and Rogers area and graduated from Rosebud-Lott...

Oct 10, 2019

Roy Lynn Casey was born at home on the family farm in Falls County, TX on May 28 th 1930. He was the son of Lee & Mimmie Casey of Rosebud, TX. He passed away peacefully and went to be with Jesus on October 10 th , 2019 at the age of 89.

Roy graduated from Rosebud...

Oct 5, 2019

Funeral services for Peggy Joe Pelzel will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Rosebud. Burial will follow at Clover Hill Cemetery in Lott. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud.

Peggy was born in Barclay, Texas on August 22, 1933 to...

Oct 4, 2019

Bonifacio “Barney” Ceballos Sr., 72, of Burlington, died Friday, October 4, 2019, in a Temple Hospital. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday in St. Ann Catholic Church in Rosebud. Rev. Jim Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in Sacred  Heart  Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mr. Ceballos was born April 16, 1947 in Edroy, Texas to Enrique and...

Oct 2, 2019

Edward Mock, 97, of Rosebud, died Wednesday, October 2, 2019, in a Temple  Hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Salem Lutheran Church near Rosebud. Rev. Terry Atkins officiating. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mr. Mock was born March 26, 1922 in Rosebud to Elbert and Bertha Segler Mock. He lived...

Sep 28, 2019

Minnie Sanders, 82, of Robinson, died Saturday September 28, 2019 in a Waco Hospital. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud.  Rev. Billy Joe Lambert officiating. Burial will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud.

Mrs. Sanders was born October 1, 1936 in Kerens to Charles and Katie  Weaver Toms....

Sep 12, 2019

Terry Pomykal 62, of Burlington, died Thursday, September 12, 2019, in a Temple  Hospital. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday in St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Burlington. Rev. John Kelley officiating. Burial will follow in Pomykal Cemetery.

Mr. Pomykal was born June 20, 1957 in Cameron to Amos and Pat Rodgers Pomykal. He lived in...

Sep 2, 2019

Mr. Gary Bruce "Little Cotton"  Lawson, Sr., 61, of Bartlett, Texas, passed away Monday September 2, 2019, at a Temple hospital. Services for Mr. Lawson will be held Thursday, September 5, at 11:00 a.m. at the Davilla Assembly of God, Davilla, Texas, with Rev. Randy Holtzclaw officiating. Burial will follow in Val Verde Cemetery. Visitation will be held one...