Obituaries

Wayne Brooks

Apr 12, 2018

Wayne Verlan Brooks, age 90, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and a loving and caring community on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Autumn Wood Assisted Living in Mineola, Texas. He was born September 5, 1927 in Lula, Oklahoma to David Galloway Brooks and Mae (Roach) Brooks. He was educated in Oklahoma where he obtained a teaching certificate from...

Ernest Aldridge

Apr 9, 2018

Ernest Aldridge, age 72, of Bastrop was called to his heavenly home on April 9, 2018. He was born to Players and Alice Aldridge September 20, 1945 in Bastrop, Texas. He was the oldest of six children. Ernest was a veteran who served in the United States Air Force for 4 years. After his discharge from the military he...

Jackie Sailors

Apr 8, 2018

Jackie Lee Sailors, age 83 of Bastrop was called from this life on April 8, 2018 at his home in Cedar Creek, Texas. He was born September 23, 1934 in Sikeston, Missouri to John Tom and Nannie (La Van) Sailors. Jack was the restaurateur of the Boomerang from 1969 to 1986 and the Decker Cafe from 1985 through 2010....

Ella Potts

Apr 6, 2018

Ella "Annie" Potts passed away April 6, 2018 at the age of 95. She was born to Leona and L.B. Mott in Washington, D.C. in 1922. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Potts, Sr., her parents, two sisters and one brother. Annie is survived by her son, Robert Potts, Jr. and his wife Judy; grandson, Robert...

Janet Parker

Apr 6, 2018

Janet Robertson Parker passed away peacefully at the age of 66 in the arms of her husband Jeff at her bedside on Friday, April 6 after a prolonged struggle with cancer. She was born in Scotland and immigrated to America in her early 20's locating in Houston where she blossomed into the successful woman she became. Her genuineness of...

Nora Rightmer

Mar 24, 2018

Nora Lee (Neeley) Rightmer, age 88, of Houston, Texas, passed away in Houston on March 24, 2018. She was born on December 26, 1929, in Jeddo, Texas, to Floyd and Mary Neeley. Nora had two sisters and three brothers, Ozelle Neeley Johnson Brannaka, Teeley Neeley, Floyd Neeley, Troy Neeley, and John F. Neeley. She married Frank Rosanky in 1946...

Edith Goertz

Mar 22, 2018

Edith Goertz was born April 22, 1946 and passed away March 22, 2018. Edith married Elmer Goertz on February 14, 1969. She is survived by her husband, Elmer Goertz; son, Chris and wife Charlotte Goertz, grandchildren, Dustin, Hannah, Noah and Autumn; son Darren Goertz and wife Jessica, grandchildren Samantha, Jaylei and Jaycei. She is preceded in death by her...

Julia Peebles

Mar 18, 2018

Julia E. Peebles, age 96, of Bastrop, Texas was called to her heavenly home on March 18, 2018. She was born May 22, 1921near Smithville to Tom and Myrtle Kimbrough. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Gene Peebles, She is survived by sons, Gene and wife Barbara of Danville, KY and Bob and wife...

Vicki Upchurch

Mar 17, 2018

Vicki Layne Upchurch passed away March 17, 2018. Services to celebrate her life are scheduled for Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the Calvary Baptist Church in Bastrop, Texas.

Paul Alexander

Mar 13, 2018

Paul C. Alexander, 72, of Georgetown and formerly of Bastrop died March 13, 2018 in Georgetown. Paul was a veteran of three tours in Vietnam and served for a number of years in the Bastrop Police Department. Relatives and friends will gather at Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home in Bastrop for a time of remembering and celebration of Paul's life from...

Charles Kennedy

Mar 2, 2018

Charles E. "Chuck" Kennedy, age 85, of Bastrop was called from this life on March 2, 2018 at his home among his family. Chuck was born June 6, 1932 in Birmingham, Alabama to Ralph and Addie Belle Kennedy. On March 13, 1961 he wed Jean Pettit. Chuck served in the US Army during the Korean War. He then went...

Louise Sayger

Feb 25, 2018

Louise Baker Sayger, 96 of Smithville, Texas, resident of Towers Nursing Home, died Sunday, February 25, 2018 of complications following a stroke. Louise was born on July 8th, 1921 in Valporaiso, Indiana to Benjamin B. Baker and Louise Barecke. She grew up in northern Indiana, attended Washington High School and Elmhurst College. She spent many years in San Antonio,...

Marie Gibbons

Feb 18, 2018

Marie Minter Gibbons, age 91, of Bastrop was called from this life on February 18, 2018.

Visitation Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home Bastrop, TX Tuesday, February 20, 2018 6:00 - 8:00pm Service Graveside at Gause Cemetery Gause, TX Wednesday, February 21, 2018 11:00am

Arthur Sullivan

Feb 17, 2018

Arthur Sullivan, 82 of Bastrop, TX passed away February 17, 2018. He is survived by: his loving wife of 29 years, Tuula; daughters, Karen and Peggy; son Steve and wife Lisa; step-son, Eric; 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Art was a friend to many and loved by all. There will be a visitation and Rosary, 1:00pm, Wednesday, February 21,...

Bernece Alexander

Feb 15, 2018

Bernece Azalee Bryan Alexander, 98, of Cedar Creek, Texas, passed Thursday, February 15th, 2018, in Austin, TX. Bernece was born January 28th, 1920 in High Grove, Bastrop County, TX to father Alva Carnes Bryan and mother Clara Beulah Hanna. She lived in Cedar Creek, TX and attended school at the 2 room schoolhouse at High Grove, and graduated from...

Lynn Williams

Feb 13, 2018

Lynn Williams, age 59, of Bastrop was called from this life on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. Arrangements are pending. Please check back as details will be added as they become available.

Lillie Mcguire

Feb 3, 2018

Lillie Loth McGuire, age 79, beloved daughter, sister, mother, aunt, grandma and great-grandma passed away peacefully on February 3, 2018. Lillie lived most of her adult life in LaGrange, Texas where in her early years she worked as a waitress at The Old Bon Ton Café. She then became a cashier at HEB where she eventually retired. Lillie was...

Betty Allison

Feb 1, 2018

Betty Jo Allison, of 3209 Village Green Drive, Waco, Texas, and formerly of Smithville, Texas, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2018. Graveside funeral services honoring her long and fruitful life will be held Monday, February 5, at 1:00 p.m. at Oakhill Cemetery in Smithville, Texas, beside her husband of nearly 54 years at his death in 2001.The Reverend...

Clinton Smith

Jan 30, 2018

Clinton "CB" Blake Smith, age 59, of Bastrop passed from this life on Tuesday, January 30, 2018. CB was born November 6, 1958 in Midland, Texas to Malton Dale and Marilyn Jo Smith. He grew up in Midland and graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Midland. CB moved to Bastrop some 35 years ago. He married Peggy...

Dorothy Powell-Traugott

Jan 24, 2018

Dorothy C. Powell-Traugott 1940-2018 Dorothy (Dottie) Powell-Traugott age 77 went to be with our heavenly father January 24, 2018 in Bastrop, TX. She was born March 14, 1940 to Weldon and Beatrice (Tabor) Carlisle in Marquez, TX. Dorothy was the eldest of 5 siblings that grew up around the Bastrop County. She attended both Elgin and Bastrop ISD. Her...