Obituaries

Sep 20, 2020

Rodolfo “Rudy” Lozano Ramirez, Sr., of Elgin, went Home to be with his Heavenly Father, Sunday morning, September 20, 2020, at the age of 79.

Rudy was preceded in death by both his parents, Roman Ramirez, Sr. and Maria Lozano Ramirez; his sisters, Rosa Tamez, Rachel Segura, Ramona Ramirez, Rita Cuevas; and his brothers, Richard and Raymond...

Sep 17, 2020

Vicente Salinas, 70, of Elgin, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020.  Services are currently pending.

Sep 15, 2020

Carlitos "Carlos" Manuel Sepeda, 44, of Manor, TX, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at his home, surrounded by family. Carlos battled Stage 4 Colon Cancer the last three years of his life.

Carlos was born on November 5, 1975, in Austin, TX. He was loved by coworkers, and those who knew the kind soul he...

Sep 11, 2020

Bertha "Babe" Carver died on September 11 at age 100. She was the first female high school principal in El Paso, a position she trained and worked hard for and, when she finally got it, enjoyed. On her 75th birthday she received a proclamation from the Texas Senate for her service to Texas.

Babe (Bertha Louise Crowder)...

Sep 10, 2020

Catherine “Cathy” Dee Clark, 59, of Elgin, Texas, passed away surround by her family, Thursday afternoon, September 10, 2020.  She is survived by her life partner, John Edward Neuroth.  Services will be private.

Sep 7, 2020

Maria Tamez Ortiz was born on April 4, 1937 to Juana Villareal and Primitivo Tamez at Butler Brickyard outside of Elgin, Texas.  She passed away surrounded by family at the home of her oldest daughter on Monday, September 7, 2020.

Maria grew up at Butler Brickyard the youngest of five children.  In 1951, she was crowned Queen of...

Sep 5, 2020

John Henry Snowden, 93, was born in Elgin, Texas on Thursday, May 19, 1927, to Mary Doreen and Otreo Snowden. He attended Elgin High School and spent his early years with his two sisters, Mary Jo and Juanita doing all the thing’s country children like to do, riding horses and having fun. He had several jobs in Elgin. He...

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

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 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 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...