Obituaries

Sep 3, 2020

Isaac Edward Reese “Bottie” as he was affectionately known was born January 1, 1948 in Taylor, Texas to the late Andrew Lee Reese Sr. and Edna Laverne Harris. He was the youngest of three children.

On Thursday evening, September 3, 2020, in Temple, Texas at the Central Texas Veterans Health Care Hospice Unit. Isaac peacefully...

Sep 3, 2020

A Hoosier by birth, a Buckeye by roots, and a Longhorn by love, Dixie Lee Ward passed away at age 84 on Thursday evening, September 3, 2020. Although if asked, she would tell you that the hills, trees and VFW dancin’ of Beaver, Ohio was “home,” she died a proud Texas woman in Elgin, Texas, where she was known...

Sep 2, 2020

James Rickey Deary, 62, of Austin, Texas, passed away Wednesday evening, September 2, 2020.  He will lay In-State, Thursday, September 10th at the Elgin Funeral Home from 12:00 PM until 5:00 PM.  A Home Going Celebration will be held, Friday, September 11th at the Elgin Funeral Home at 11:00 AM, with Reverend Eugene Milligan presiding.  Interment will follow at...

Sep 1, 2020

Macheall Renea Amador, 47, of Austin, Texas, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020.  She is survived by her husband, Ernest T. Amador.   A Home Going Celebration will be held, Saturday, September 19th  at the Providence District Association Tabernacle at 2:00 PM with Reverend Daniel L. White presiding.  Private inurnment to follow at a later date.

Aug 30, 2020

Odessa Fredrick, 75, of Houston, Texas, passed away Sunday afternoon, August 30, 2020 surrounded by her family.  She will lay In-State, Friday, September 4th, at the Elgin Funeral Home from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM.  A Home Going Celebration will be conducted, Friday, September 4th at 2:00 PM at the Elgin Funeral home.  Interment to follow at the Taylor City...

Aug 27, 2020

Lorance Ham Anderson, 78, of Manor, Texas, passed away Thursday night, August 27, 2020.  He was the first child born to the late T.F. Anderson, Sr. and Delnoia (Peterson) in Taylor, Texas on Wednesday, April 15, 1942.

He professed his belief in God at an early age.  Ham was a faithful member of New Birth Baptist Church...

Aug 26, 2020

Rebecca Nunez Johnson, 61, of Elgin, Texas, passed away Wednesday morning, August 26, 2020, surrounded by her daughter, Staci; her “Old Man,” Donald Weldon, after a 2-year battle with a debilitating illness. She was born on May 21, 1959, to Janie T. Tamez Nunez and Samuel R. Nunez, Sr, in Elgin, Texas.

Rebecca, also known as “MeMaw,”...

Aug 26, 2020

Ida Joyce Jones, 53,of Austin, Texas, passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 26, 2020.  She will lay In-State on, Monday, September 7th, from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM.  Private Inurnment will follow.

Aug 25, 2020

Rolanda Kaye Wilson, 45, of Bastrop, Texas, passed away Tuesday morning, August 25, 2020.  The casket will lie in state, at the Elgin Funeral Home, Friday, August 28, 2020 from noon until 5:00 PM.  A Home Going Celebration will be conducted at Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church at 11:00 AM with Reverend Charles Ray King presiding.  Interment will follow...

Aug 24, 2020

Walter Clare Lathem, was born on,Wednesday, June 1, 1938, in Steubenville, Ohio.  He was the fourth of eight children born to Hoyt Milton Franklin Lathem and Margaret Thelma Burdick Lathem.  He lived in Ohio until he entered the US Army in September of 1957 at the age of 19.  While in the Army he worked for the White House...

Aug 21, 2020

Anthony Cathey, Jr., 35, of Manor, passed away suddenly, Friday, August 21, 2020.  A Home-Going Celebration will be conducted at Williams Memorial Chapel, Elgin Funeral Home, Tuesday, September 8th at 12:00 PM with the Reverend, Roosevelt White presiding.  Interment will follow, where he will be laid to rest next to his father at the Littig Cemetery.

Aug 19, 2020

Services are pending

Aug 18, 2020

Margaret "Margie" B. Gonzales, 67, of Austin, Texas, passed away Tuesday evening, August 18, 2020.  She was born to Santos Bocanegra and Antonia Delgado Bocanegra in Taylor, Texas on June 26, 1953.  She grew up and attended schools in Austin.  She loved a game of pool and enjoyed hanging out with family and friends.

She is survived...

Aug 13, 2020

Emma Martinez Vargas, 84, of Elgin, Texas, passed away Thursday afternoon, August 13, 2020, surrounded by her family.  She was born on Wednesday, April 8. 1936 in Crystal City, Texas, to Maria and Ramon Martinez.

Emma loved music, it was a big part of who she was.  It was music and dancing that would lead her to meet...

Aug 10, 2020

Ernestina Gomez Morales, 83, of Austin, passed away Monday afternoon, August 10, 2020.  Her casket will lie in state at the Elgin Funeral Home, Wednesday, August 12th from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM with a Recitation of the Holy Rosary at 7:00 PM.  Celebration of Christian Funeral Mass will be conducted at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Elgin, Thursday,...

Aug 10, 2020

Gene Vincent Tolbert “Gino”, 64, of Elgin, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away at home, surrounded by his family, Monday afternoon, August 10, 2020.  He was born on Sunday, March 18, 1956 to Ruth Regina and Allan J. Tolbert, Jr. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Gene, married Agnes Rosini in 1974, and the couple had two daughters, Jacqueline and Danielle.

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Aug 6, 2020

Charles William Kastner, 93, of Austin, joined our Beloved Father on the evening of August 6, 2020, surrounded by loved ones.  Charles was born in Elgin, Texas, to Henrietta Liesman Kastner and Martin Kastner, Sr. on February 6,1927.

Charles joined the Navy in 1952 in San Francisco and served honorably as a Lieutenant.  After his military service,...

Aug 2, 2020

Richard Almond Verstynen, 67, passed away at his home early on Sunday morning, August 2, 2020, a few days shy of his birthday, Sunday, August 9, 2020.

He moved to Austin in the 70’s to attend the University of Texas.  Ric worked as an Auto Mechanic for several dealerships, particularly Volkswagen, all his life until he retired...

Aug 2, 2020

Mr. Roy Dale Benford was called home to Glory to be with the Lord on Sunday evening, August 2, 2020.  Roy Dale was born on June 23, 1960, to the late Leon and Josephine Mildred (Powell) Benford in Smithville, Texas.

As a child he was nurtured and rooted in the admiration of the Lord.  He accepted Christ...

Jul 27, 2020

Linda Brinkley, 77, passed away at her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Monday evening, July 27, 2020.  Linda was born in Corpus Christi, to Ira Dell Creel and Ruby Florence Foehner Creel, on June 24, 1943.  Growing up by the beach, she developed a lifelong disdain for wind and water, which was always a family joke.  She...