Obituaries

Maebell Dunn

Oct 21, 2019

Maebell (Hood) Dunn was born April 16, 1924 in Chipley, Washington County, Florida to Earl and Elizabeth (Harris) Hood. She was called to her Heavenly Home on October 21, 2019 in Austin, Texas. Mrs. Dunn was a resident of Bastrop, Texas.

Mrs. Dunn was the mother of 10 children, 9 of whom survive her. One child and...

Wes Trigg

Oct 14, 2019

Wes Whitten Trigg, 67 of Bastrop, died October 14, 2019 unexpectedly in Austin, Texas.

Wes was born November 26, 1951, in Austin to the late Jim Jones Trigg, Sr. and Mary Jane Whitten Trigg.

With a larger than life personality, Wes graduated from Bastrop High School and attended Southwest Texas State.  Bear Bryant offered him...

Vivian Adams

Oct 14, 2019

Vivian Lee Adams, age 73, of Cedar Creek passed away October 14, 2019.

She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Butch Adams; her daughter, Tammy Heitz and husband Robert, son, Douglas Adams, daughter Merry Mendoza and husband Rene, brother, Michael Blake, numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2...

Edward Laundy

Oct 7, 2019

Edward Joseph Laundy was born in Kansas City, Kansas on January 13, 1943 to Edward Frank Laundy, Jr. and Helena Louisa Stubler Laundy.  After graduation from Wyandotte High School in 1961, Edward (Butch) joined the Air Force which became his career for the next 20 years.  While stationed at Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois, he met the...

Joseph Raz

Oct 7, 2019

On October 7, 2019, Joseph “Joe” Anthony Raz passed away at the age of 84 in his Bastrop, Texas, home. Joe was born on February 17, 1935, in Yoakum, Texas, into a Czech Catholic family. In 1955, he enlisted in the U.S. Army reserves.  The same year, he met his future wife, Agnes Morkovsky, and in 1957 they were...

Cruz Burnham

Sep 29, 2019

Cruz Burnham loved the outdoors. He loved to fish but wouldn't eat the fish. He loved animals and brought home strays frequently.  As a child, when he was taken to visit with nursing home residents, he would carefully choose to visit with the person he thought needed him the most. Cruz was a talented artist, extremely intelligent and enjoyed...

Carol Webb

Sep 24, 2019

Carol Cheseldine Webb, 85, passed away Tuesday, September 24th, 2019.  She is survived by her daughter, Charmaine Denney & husband Dave; her son, Garrard Webb & wife Dara, of Great Falls, Mt; grandchildren, Tyler, Blake and Dana Denney; sister, Gloria Fox, of New Braunfels, Tx; numerous nieces, nephews, their spouses, children and grandchildren; life-long friends and neighbors.  Carol lived...

Mary Alcorn

Sep 23, 2019

Mary Rose Alcorn, age 82, was called home to heaven on September 23, 2019 in Bastrop, Texas.  She was born on January 1, 1937 in Austin, Texas. She was married to her darling husband Walter Allen Alcorn for 66 years. She was a member of the Cedar Creek United Methodist Church.

Mary Rose owned an antique shop...

William Chess

Sep 18, 2019

William (Bill) Edward Chess was born on July 8, 1933 in Mount Clemens, Michigan and passed away on September 18, 2019. Bill was the eldest son of Florian Anthony Chess and Elizabeth Jane Woodward Chess of Valparaiso, Indiana. He graduated from the University of Indiana in 1955 with a Bachelor degree in Business Administration.  Later, he obtained his MBA...

Willis Smith

Aug 24, 2019

Willis W. Smith, 78, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2019. He was born January 01, 1941 in Alamosa, Colorado. He was a heavy equipment operator with the City of Austin for 24 years.

Willis was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Price Smith and Frankie Rountree; stepfather, Jerry Rountree, daughter, Shellie R. Bermudez, and son,...

Dawn Chambers

Aug 21, 2019

“Our Sunshine”

Dawn Callahan Reissig Chambers

10/26/1956 – 8/21/2019

“Because someone we love is in Heaven, there’s a little bit of heaven in our hearts.”

Our beloved “Sunshine”, Dawn Patricia, age 62, passed away on Wednesday, August 21st, 2019.  She was...

Larry Bell

Aug 19, 2019

Larry Bell, of Cedar Creek, passed away in Austin, TX, August 19, 2019 at the age of 68.  Larry was born in Dumas, Texas, on August 19, 1951 to Billy Ray Bell and Lela Mae Reynolds Bell.

He is preceded in death by his father, Billy Ray Bell and his brother Roger Bell.

Larry is survived by his...

Xenia Schipper

Aug 18, 2019

Xenia Schipper was a tender hearted, giving person. If she thought somebody had need – she was ready to give – in any way she could.

She loved her dogs and her cats.  She adopted a German Shepherd from the Humane Society – who lived with her for about 14 years.  She made sure her pets were...

Velera Wilhelm

Aug 18, 2019

Velera L. Seidel Wilhelm passed away peacefully at home on August 18, 2019.  She was born to Joseph Seidel and Elizabeth Rabel Seidel on February 3, 1931, in String Prairie, Texas.  She grew up in the String Prairie community and married Alfred Wilhelm on November 5, 1950.

Velera was strong, fiercely independent and loved animals.  Of all...

Wade Wood

Aug 18, 2019

Wade Austin Wood 88 ½ years old, reached his journey’s end on August 18, 2019 in his home in Cedar Creek, Tx. He was born at home in Cox, OK to  George Washington and Mary Iola (Gordon) Wood on Feb. 10, 1931. He married Georgia B. (Thompson) Wood July 22, 1949 in Bakersfield, CA.

He worked at...

Keith Butler

Aug 15, 2019

Keith Harold Butler passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019 at the age of 81.  He was a native of Beaumont, Tx born May 4, 1938 to Avie Vaughan McDonald Butler and Harold Elmer Butler.  He graduated from Beaumont High School in 1956.  He became an Eagle Scout in 1955.  He served in the United States Air Force for twenty...

Charles Rowley, Jr.

Aug 11, 2019

Charles Nelson Rowley was born October 9, 1919 in Galveston, TX and died in Everett, WA on August 11, 2019. He worked for SW Bell his entire career. He was a pilot in the Army Air Corps during WWII, retiring as a major in the reserves.

He was preceded in death by his wife Mahala. He is...

Barbara Hodgson

Aug 1, 2019

Barbara Joan Hodgson age 88 of Cedar Creek, Texas passed away Thursday night, August 1st of complications from Alzheimer’s.  She was born on September 18, 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Earl and Koree Horne.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Robert Mark Jay Hodgson, otherwise known as ”Uncle Jay”.

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Melvin Johnson

Jul 30, 2019

Melvin A Johnson, of Bastrop, passed away July 30, 2019 at the age of 62.

A Celebration of Melvin's Life will begin at 11:00 am with Military Honors at the Johnson Family Home in Bastrop, Texas.

Memorials may be made to CDH International in honor of Caleb Binford Burton. www.cherubs.org

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Glenn Gardner

Jul 17, 2019

On Wednesday, July 17, 2019, Glenn Bailey Gardner of Rosanky, Texas, went to be with the Lord after a long illness.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Dan B. and Virginia Gardner of Austin.

He is survived by his wife, Martha, two sons, Clay and Matt, two daughters-in-law, Melinda and Meagan, and five...