Local Obituaries
Gabriel Sanchez
Oct 17, 2013
Gabriel "Gibby" Sanchez, May 9th, 2013, Buda, Texas Gabriel was born December 20, 1967 in San Antonio, Texas the youngest of 8 children. He went by several different nicknames (Gibby, Weebo & Birongo). Gabriel was a loving and caring man with a great sense of humor, a joker, making unforgettable memories with his family. He was a free spirited...
Carlota Contreras
Oct 17, 2013
Carlota Elva De Contreras, 70, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013. A visiation with the family will from 9:00 AM until 11:00AM on Friday, November 1, 2013 at All Faiths Funeral Services- North Chapel, at 11:00 AM Funeral Services will begin. A precession to Assumption Cemetery will follow.
Jimmie Sadberry
Oct 15, 2013
Jimmie Lee Sadberry, 86, passed away October 15, 2013 in San Marcos, TX. Jimmie was born on July 14, 1927 in Hearne, Tx to the parents of Earlie Idlebird and Elijah Sadberry. A visitation with the family will be held from 1:00pm until 5:00pm on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at All Faiths Funeral Services - North Chapel. Funeral Services...
Dawin Brown
Oct 15, 2013
Dawin Lamont Brown, 26, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013. Dawin was born May 9, 1987, in Austin, Texas to the parents of Derrick Nobles and Emilee Brown. Services were held on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Rock Quarry Missionary Baptist Church, Austin, Texas.
Paul Rayburn
Oct 15, 2013
Paul Rayburn was born in Munday, TX on March 20, 1931, to Erma Patrick and Thomas William Rayburn. Paul was about six years old when he went to live at the Methodist Children's Home in Waco, Texas. He went through school in Waco, graduated from Waco High School, and attended Baylor University for a year. During the Korean War...
Juan Hernandez
Oct 12, 2013
Dear Family and Friends, As you've probably learned by now, our dear Juan Jose Hernandez passed away on October 12, 2013. Your support, kindness and condolences have meant so much to us. We will celebrate Juan's life, and all that he meant to each of us, at 10 AM on October 19, 2013 at All Faiths Funeral Services located...
Dwain Brown
Oct 12, 2013
His last days were filled with joy and laughter. Throughout his life, he quickly made friends and held a special place in the hearts of all who have had the pleasure of meeting him. Rudy had a gentle soul. He was a beloved man, with kind and generous disposition, easy to laugh, friend to all, salt of the earth....
Jae An
Oct 11, 2013
Jae Hoon An, 22, passed away October 11, 2013. Jae was born May 5, 1991 in South Korea to the parents of Young (Jung) and Heon An. A visitation with the family will be held from 3:00 pm until 7:00 pm at All Faiths Funeral Services - North Chapel.
James Gearing
Oct 10, 2013
James L. Gearing, Jr., 59, called Jim by his family, died peacefully in Austin on October 10, 2013 from complications of multiple sclerosis.! A graduate of Killeen High School and long-time Killeen resident, Jim was born on October 14, 1953 in Bad Kreusnacht, Germany, while his father, James L. Gearing, Sr., was stationed in Germany with the U.S. Army....
Kathryn Bowens
Oct 5, 2013
Kathryn Arnold Bowens, 79, passed away on Saturday, October 05, 2013. Kathryn was born in Elgin, Texas to the parents of Geneva (Penson) and Monroe King. A visitation with the family will be held from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Friday, October 11, 2013 at All Faiths North Chapel. Funeral Services will begin at 11:00 AM, Saturday, October...
Gloria Escobar
Oct 3, 2013
Heaven received another angel last Thursday. Gloria Jean Escobar passed away on October 3, 2013, at 10:25 am in Austin, TX. Gloria was born in Wichita, KS, on April 29, 1955, to Jacob H. Gaede, Sr. and Wanda Anderson. The trials of losing a brother and her father at an early age shaped her deeply, giving Gloria a great...
Virginia Preshaw
Oct 3, 2013
Virginia Preshaw, 90, passed away October 3, 2013. Born in Austin, Texas July 25, 1923, the daughter of James A. Nelson and Ruby Ruthenberg Nelson. She graduated in 1941 from Austin High School. Virginia married Sergeant William A. Preshaw on May 27, 1945, at the First Baptist Church, son of Mr. and Mrs Thomas F. Preshaw of Ogden, Utah....
Debra Burt
Sep 28, 2013
Debra Diane Burt- devoted daughter, wife, loving mother, grandmother, departed this life on Saturday, September 28th, 2013, at the age of 59. Debra was born August 23rd, 1954, in Little Rock, AR to Marian R. Nowden of Little Rock, AR and the late Roger W. Nowden. In 1986 Debra relocated to Austin, TX with her husband and family. She...
Robert Wood
Sep 27, 2013
Robert Antoine Wood, 31, passed away September 27, 2013 in Austin, TX. Robert was born in Austin, TX to the parents of Robert Mize and Gloria Wood on October 8, 1981. A visitation with the family will be held from 5:00pm until 8:00pm on Thursday, October 3, 2013. Funeral Services will begin at 11:00 a.m. at Zion Hill Baptist...
Kathryn Arellano
Sep 24, 2013
Kathryn Frances Arellano, 58, passed away in Lago Vista, Texas, on September 24, 2013, after a short and courageous battle with cancer. Kathy was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and left her childhood home to attend the University of Texas at Austin. She spent 32 years working at AT&T (formerly Southwestern Bell) and the last eight years working at Health...
Minnie Scales
Sep 17, 2013
Minnie B. Veal Scales was the only child born to Mrs. Myrtle Odessa Kellough and Mr. Ace Veal on August 31, 1939 in Bastrop, Texas, Bastrop County. She was preceded in death by both parents. She professed an interest in Christ and was joined with the Antioch Baptist Church in Bastrop, Texas at an early age. As a teenager...
Henry Baker
Sep 15, 2013
Henry Lee Baker Sr. was born October 2, 1934 to parents Ada and Augie Baker Sr. in the Alum Creek Community of Cedar Creek, Texas. Henry was the fifth of twelve children. He was called by many Uncle Punch and Puncho. He attended the Alum Creek community school. He left school early in order to go to work to...

Theresa White
Sep 13, 2013
Theresa Questy White, 82, former resident of Austin, passed away Friday, September 13, 2013. Theresa was born October 6, 1930 in New Orleans, LA to the parents of Viola (Brown) and John Questy. Funeral Services will begin at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 21, 2013 at All Faiths Funeral Services - North Chapel. Burial will follow at Austin Memorial Park,...
Richard Leinen
Sep 10, 2013
Richard (Ric) Alvin Leinen, 61, passed from this earth on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, with his family by his side in Austin, TX. Ric was born to Doris (Baldis) and Alvin Leinen in Taylorville, Illinois. He had two stepfathers, Earl Vangeison came into his life in 1969 and Granvel Nation in 2009. He is survived by his mother and...
Andrea Flores
Sep 6, 2013
Andrea R Flores passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 6, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband Miguel Flores Jr., and her parents Sara and Inocencio Rodriguez. She is survived by her daughters Irma Flores-Manges and Gloria Casiano. She is survived by her grandchildren Kristina, Aisha, and Joshua Manges, Sandra Chavera, Robert Michael Castillo, Jose,...
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