Local Obituaries

Juanita Deloach

Aug 2, 2013

It was a good run. When Daddy came in from a railroad trip, Mama would ask, "Was it a good trip?" and he would always reply, "It was a good run." Carl C. "Rusty" DeLoach, age 86, made his last good run from this life to be with his Lord in Heaven on August 1, 2013 after a brief...

Carl Deloach

Aug 1, 2013

It was a good run. When Daddy came in from a railroad trip, Mama would ask, "Was it a good trip?" and he would always reply, "It was a good run." Carl C. "Rusty" DeLoach, age 86, made his last good run from this life to be with his Lord in Heaven on August 1, 2013 after a brief...

Ervin Herber

Jul 31, 2013

Colonel Ervin Charles "E.C." Herber, 90, retired USAF, passed away on July 31 in Round Rock. He was born in Austin on December 30, 1922 to Herman & Bertha Herber. He grew up in the El Roy area and moved into the Hyde Park neighborhood in 1938. He graduated from Austin High School in 1941 and attended the University...

Rayborn Waits

Jul 30, 2013

"R.A." was an AUSTINITE. He passed away at the most caring "Austin Hospice Christopher House" on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. R.A. was born on December 27, 1934 to Homer Lee and Flossie Mae Waits in Carthage Texas. R.A. attended Austin High School. It was there he met his Sweetheart and wife of 62 years. "Joyce Woods Waits" At the...

Rhonda Flanders

Jul 28, 2013

Rhonda Carol Flanders passed away at her home in San Marcos TX on Saturday July 27, 2013. She was 53 years old. Rhonda was born to Tommy Jack Flanders and Mary Jo Flanders on July 26, 1960, in Tyler, TX. She graduated from San Marcos High School in San Marcos TX in 1978 and from Southwest Texas State University...

Ynez Rosalez

Jul 23, 2013

Ynez M. Rosalez, 88, of Austin, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013. He survived by his nephew Robert Martinez and great niece Lourdes Bara-Cardoza. Visitation will be 12:00 Noon until 2:00 p.m Friday at All Faiths South chapel. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday at All Faiths South chapel. Interment will be in Assumption Cemetery.

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Samuel Reed

Jul 22, 2013

Samuel C. Reed was born in Muskogee, OK, December 4, 1932. Raised on a wheat farm in Galesburg, Kansas, "Sammy" learned quickly to work hard on a tractor and to bring in the family's wheat harvest. In high school, Sam excelled as a basketball player, making the varsity team as a freshman. People came from counties away to watch...

Ronald Shumate

Jul 20, 2013

Ronald Dean Shumate went to be with the Lord at 9:09 a.m., Saturday, July 20, 2013, from his earthly home in Austin, TX, after succumbing to the medical issues in recent months. Ron was born April 23, 1951, in Beckley, West Virginia, to Vince and Imogene Acord Shumate, the youngest of three boys. He attended Beckley schools and, after...

Ida Tena

Jul 19, 2013

Ida Mae Tena, 71, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2013. Ida was born on July 29, 1941, in Guadalupe, Texas to the parents of Ethel Mae (Priestley) and Melvin Williams. A Memorial Services will take place at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at All Faiths Funeral Services - North Chapel.

Vickie Johnson

Jul 16, 2013

Vickie Johnson, 58, passed away Tuesday morning, July 16, 2013. Vickie was born in Grandfield, OK on November 9, 1954 to the parents of Marie Henderson and Roosevelt Winfield. Vickie is survived by her loving husband, Elbert Johnson; sons, Elbert Jr., Isaiah, Joshua, and Kenneth Kindred; daughters, Antoinette and Shabreca; brother, Eric Williams; sister, Susan Lewis; and many close...

Thomas Torres

Jul 16, 2013

Thomas Nathaniel Torres, 56, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Thomas "Tommy", the youngest of 7, was born in Houston, Texas on May 16, 1957, to the proud parents of Carmen Mendez and Robert Torres. Tommy is survived by his brother, Paul Torres and sisters, Eloise Mancha, Sylvia Fletcher, and Gloria Longoria. A Graveside Services will be held...

Vernon Davis

Jul 15, 2013

Vernon Troy Davis was born in Smithville on November 24, 1968 to Augusta Oliver Davis and John T. Powell Jr. He accepted Chris at an early age. He attended Smithville Public Schools. He received his GED and went to attend Continental Truck Driving School in De Soto, Texas. He received his CDL license and drove trucks for the Big...

Kenneth Bechtel

Jul 14, 2013

Kenneth C. Bechtel passed away in his home in Pflugerville, TX on July 14, 2013. Born in New York City, November 26, 1938. Ken servied in the U.S. Navy before marrying his wife, Patricia. Ken and his family made their home in McAllen in 1973, where they raised two sons, William and Kenneth. Ken and Pat were active in...

Hazel Daniel

Jul 13, 2013

Jeanette Pointer Daniel, of Lockhart, Texas, passed away peacefully on her 74th birthday, Saturday, July 13, 2013, surrounded by her loving family in Austin, Texas. Jeanette was born to Clovis and Rose Lee Potts in Draketown, Georgia, the second of five children. In 1952, her family moved to Texas. Meeting her first love in 1950, she married Junior Pointer...

Ira Foster

Jul 7, 2013

Ira Junior (Jim) Foster of Smithville, Texas, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 7, 2013. Visitation will be on Friday 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at All Faiths of the Pines Funeral Home, Smithville, Texas. A funeral service will be held at the First Baptist Church, Smithville, Texas, Saturday, July 13, at 1:00 p.m....

Roger Koehler

Jul 7, 2013

Roger L. Koehler, age 74, went to be with the Lord on July 7, 2013 after a valiant battle with cancer. Roger was born in Peoria, Illinois on May 22, 1939. He graduated from Woodruff High School and attended University of Illinois at Champaign. He and his wife Carol are resent residence of Smithville, TX. Roger married the love...

Jennifer Sosa

Jul 6, 2013

Jennifer Lynn Coleman-Sosa, Born on December 12,1948, Died on July 06,2013. Born in Evansville, Indiana 1948 to Charles & Gladys Coleman. She was the 10th and the baby of her family. Jennifer graduated from Franklin Joseph Rietz High School in 1966. She was a huge Beatles fan where after high school she planned to move to England and marry...

Librado Rivera

Jul 6, 2013

Our beloved Librado Rivera, age 83 of Austin passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013. Mr. Rivera was a Veteran of the U. S. Army serving in the Korean War. Mr. Rivera is survived by his loving Children; Daughter, Ruth Garza, 2 Sons; Lee Rivera, Roy Rivera, 1 Brother; Margarito Rivera and 9 Grandchildren. Mr. Rivera will Lie in...

Ralph Osborn

Jul 6, 2013

Ralph Osborn Godly Gentleman, Devoted Husband & Father, Skilled Musician, Lover of Poetry and Literature, Runner, Eternal Optimist Ralph Herbert Osborn passed away July 6, 2013, at the age of 100 years, 3 months and 12 days. He was born March 24, 1913, in Jackson, MI, to Herbert L. & Ethel M. Osborn. A pictorial history of Ralph's life...

Marcia Henderson

Jul 5, 2013

Marcia Hathaway Henderson died July 5, 2013 in Austin, Texas. She had been a resident of Denton, Texas since 1957, and had recently moved to Austin. Marcia was the only child of Edward Sturtevant Hathaway and Emma Gahagan Hathaway of New Orleans. She was born July 1, 1925 in Madison, Wisconsin, where her father was finishing graduate studies. She...