Obituaries

Maria Martinez

Feb 25, 2022

Maria Solis Martinez, daughter of Arnulfo Solis and Agrepina Martinez, passed away February 25, 2022.

Maria was a kindhearted, humble, hard-working, an independent woman, loving mother and grandmother. She was a strong and selfless woman always putting herself last. Maria loved her family and her garden, gardening was her passion. A week before she passed, she said to me “When I...

Diane Sellards

Feb 16, 2022

Diane Sellards passed away February 16, 2022 at the age of 71. She was born in 1950 to Pat and Arthur Howlett.

She will be late to rest with her husband H.R. Sellards.

Ted Osborn

Feb 14, 2022

Ted Lyle Osborn passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on February 14, 2022, with his wife Linda by his side.

Born on August 4, 1959, in Bastrop, TX to Elvira Norment and Curtis Osborn. Ted attended Bastrop High School. His love of livestock started at a young age, beginning from raising show steers with FFA. Ted...

James Caughron Jr.

Feb 9, 2022

James M. Caughron, Jr. passed away on February 9, 2022 at St. David's South Hospital in Austin, TX. at the age of 89.

James was born August 12, 1932, in the City of Eastland, Eastland County, Texas to James Melvin Caughron, Sr. (1896 - 1994) and Anett "Netta,'' Geneva Harville (1901 -1996), James had no other siblings....

Charles Joseph Stanek, Jr.

Feb 8, 2022

Charles Joseph Stanek, Jr. passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday evening, February 8, 2022, at the age of 80 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on December 15, 1941, in Everson, Pennsylvania to Julia Ann (Sikon) Stanek and Charles Joseph Stanek. He attended Scottdale High School where he met and married the...

Charlotte Mcmahon

Feb 5, 2022

On February 5, 2022, Charlotte Elta McMahon (Ms. McMahon} passed peacefully in her sleep from this life to the next. She was 82 years old.

Charlotte was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Wayne McMahon; and her parents, Wade Lamar Wallace, Sr. and Mabel M. Robertson Wallace.

She is survived by her two sons, Russell...

Diane Long

Feb 2, 2022

Diane Kathe (Moehle) Long of Bastrop, Texas passed away on February 2, 2022, in Austin, Texas at the age of 78.

Diane was born on January 14, 1944 in La Grange, Texas to the late Ernest A. Moehle and Esther Roitsch Moehle. Diane grew up in Bastrop, attended Bastrop public schools and graduated from Bastrop High School...

Joziah Alexzandrew Jaimes De Paz

Jan 28, 2022

Joziah Alexzandrew Jaimes De Paz entered the arms of the Lord on January 28, 2022. He was born October 23, 2020.

Visitation will be from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Marr Jones Newby Funeral Home.  The funeral home is located at 505 Old Austin Highway in Bastrop, Texas.

The funeral service will...

Willie Schlickeisen Jr.

Jan 24, 2022

Willie L. Schlickeisen, 83, of Bastrop, Texas, died Monday, January 24, 2022, at his home.

Willie was born on March 13, 1938, in Taylor, Texas and was the only son of Willie F. Schlickeisen and Menilla (Nell) Kaatz Schlickeisen. He married Patricia (Patsy) Winkler on May 24, 1969, and had spent 51 years as her loving husband...

Stephanie Johnson

Jan 21, 2022

Stephanie Ann (Aaron) Johnson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2022, at the age of 64 with family by her side after a short battle with cancer.

Stephanie, known by Steve, was born on February 27, 1957, to her mother Sarah Margaret (Klingensmith) Aaron and her father Robert Earl Aaron in New Kensington,...

Rachel Owens

Jan 21, 2022

Rachel Kauffman Owens, age 97, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, on Friday morning, January 21, 2022, at her home in Bastrop, Texas.  She was born October 22, 1924, in Liberty Hill, Texas, to David Foman Kauffman and Bessie Viola Roberts Kauffman.  In 1929, her family moved to Hills Prairie, a farming and ranching community near...

Maria Mata

Jan 20, 2022

Maria Del Carmen Mata, 67, passed away January 20, 2022.

Maria Del Carmen Mata was born in Candela, Coahuila, Mexico on May 28, 1954, to Gregorio Flores Cantu and Adelfa Ramirez. Maria married Jose Luis Mata. Maria went on to have two children, Carmen Michelle Mata and Jose Guadalupe Mata. Maria was fun and funny. She loved...

Maria Juarez-Herrera

Jan 15, 2022

Maria Leonor Juarez-Herrera, 81, of Smithville, Texas, passed away on January 15, 2022.

Maria was born on April 19, 1940, in Jose Maria Morelos Pinos, Zacatecas, to Nestor Juarez and Maria Isabel Herrera. Maria has four brothers, Manuel Juarez, Francisco Juarez, Benjamin Juarez, and Ernesto Juarez Crecio and one sister, Odilia Juarez in the community of Jose Maria Morelos. She was...

Timothy Pat Pugh

Jan 14, 2022

Timothy Pat Pugh of Bastrop TX, a Vietnam War veteran, beloved husband, and friend to many, passed away January 14, 2022 after a lengthy period of health challenges leaving behind an admirable legacy of service to his country, the public, and his family and friends.

Born on June 3, 1948, Pat was second of two sons born to...

Ben Douglas Snead, Jr.

Jan 13, 2022

Ben Douglas Snead, Jr. passed away January 13, 2022 at the age of 89.

Ben will be laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery in Bastrop, Texas.

A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.

Ben Dealing

Jan 4, 2022

Ben Dealing, 84,  went to be with the Lord on January 4, 2022.

Ben Dealing was born on March 3, 1937, in Watertown, N.Y., to Foster M. and Irene G. Dealing.  At age 9, the family moved to Mannsville, NY, and he later served as the manager for the high school basket ball team. During high school and slightly...

Angie Abbey

Jan 1, 2022

Carol Evangeline "Angie" Abbey, 53, of Del Valle, TX, went to dance with our Lord Jesus on February 12, 2022. Angie was born June 30, 1968 in Stanley, ND the daughter of Harlan and Carol (Ericson) Rolla. She was raised on the family homestead in Charlson, ND

On May 3, 1986, Angie was united in marriage to...

Elizabeth King

Dec 27, 2021

Visitation will be Friday, December 31, 2021 from 5:00pm-6:00pm followed by a memorial service at 6:00pm in the chapel of Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home in Bastrop.

Jeffrey Holberg

Dec 27, 2021

“An Austin Angler goes ahead to scout for the rest of us.” -Larry Sunderland

Jeffrey Byron Holberg, 74, of Bastrop, Texas, passed away December 27, 2021. Jeff dedicated his career to the improvement of communities. He retired from Public Administration after serving in Port Arthur, Dilly, Paris, Diboll, Belton, and Bastrop. After his retirement, he turned his...

Norma Woehl

Dec 22, 2021

Norma Woehl entered the gates of Heaven on December 22, 2021 at the age of 89.

Norma was born in Newport News, Virginia on June 10, 1932 to Steve and Ida Rainey Lampros.

She met the love of her life, Arthur Joe Woehl, Jr. at Bastrop Highschool. She later...