Obituaries

Mar 23, 2020

Adela Flores-Esparza, 68, of Elgin, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020.  Services will be private.

Mar 21, 2020

Jade’s adoptive parents David and Betsy never thought they would have a one year old at the age of fifty.  Diapers, daycare and such.  But what a blessing Jade was to us.  She was Betsy’s best companion and the best daughter we could have asked for, as was her brother Daniel Patton was when he was a kid. We...

Mar 17, 2020

Gloria Buitron, 74, of Elgin, went to be with her Lord and Savior, on Tuesday, March 17, 2020.  Gloria was born in Mathis, Texas on December 2, 1945, to Alcario and Manuela Suarez De Leon.  Gloria enjoyed singing in her younger years and loved to garden and read her Holy Bible.

She is preceded in death by her...

Mar 17, 2020

John F. Franklin Sr., 88, of Granger, formally of Elgin, passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 17, 2020, with his two daughters at his side.  His wife of 66 years, Anna Belle passed away the end of February; her sincere wish not to be parted for long, was granted three short weeks later.

John was the son...

Mar 15, 2020

‘I am young but strong enough to withstand anything that comes my way;

I’m old enough to stretch forth my hands to the creator and cry –

‘Lord here am I…’

“To everything is a Season and a time to every purpose under the heaven”   ...

Mar 13, 2020

Virginia Benitez Vaquera, 84, of Del Valle, passed away Friday evening, March 13, 2020.  Survived by husband, Demetrio.  Family and Friends will gather for visitation and services at the Word of God Pentecostal Church of Manor on Sunday, March 15th from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM with Pastor Orocio presiding.  She will be laid to rest at the Elgin Latin Cemetery,...

Mar 9, 2020

Aliea Shanell Gallardo, 42, of Houston, passed away Monday , March 9, 2020.  A Memorial Service will be conducted at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church on Saturday, July 18th at 4:00 PM with the Reverend Steven Ward presiding.

You gave no one a last farwell, nor ever said good – bye.

...

Mar 9, 2020

Leticia Hernandez Moreno, 60, of Manor, passed away Monday, March 9, 2020.  She will lie in state at the Elgin Funeral Home on Monday, March 16th from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM and Friends and Family will recite the Holy Rosary on Monday, March 16th at 4:00 PM.

Mar 5, 2020

Daniel Joseph Juranek, 70, of Round Rock, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020.  Family and Friends will gather at the Elgin Cemetery for a Graveside Service on Thursday, March 12th at 1:00 PM.

Mar 1, 2020

Tony Martinez, 61, of Manor, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020.  Survived by wife, Linda.  Family and Friends will gather at Elgin Funeral Home, for visitation, on Friday, March 6th from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM with Recitation of the Holy Rosary at 7:00 PM.  A Celebration of Christian Funeral Mass will be conducted at Cristo Rey Catholic Church...

Feb 28, 2020

Ronald Gene Prinz, 54, passed away Friday February 21, 2020, surrounded by his loving family, at Round Rock Scott and White Hospital.  Ronny was born April 4, 1965 in Taylor Texas, to Lydia and Leonard Otto Prinz.  He grew up and attended schools in Elgin, where he was star quarterback and graduated from Elgin High School with Class of...

Feb 25, 2020

Anna Belle Franklin, 85, of Granger, formerly of Elgin, passed away peacefully, Tuesday morning, February 25, 2020.  Affectionately and better known by her friends and family as “Ann,” was the last of eight children, born to Christina & Bruno Dybowski, on July 6, 1934, in Nopal, Texas.  She grew up on a farm, where her love for the outdoors...

Feb 25, 2020

Billie Vincent, 86, of Elgin, passed away Tuesday morning, February 25, 2020.  Family and Friends will gather at the Elgin Funeral Home for visitation on Tuesday, March 3rd from 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM.  A Home-Going Celebration will be conducted at the Greater Mount Vernon Zion AME Church, on Wednesday, March 4th at 11:00 AM, with the Reverend's, Bunnie...

Feb 25, 2020

Gary Allen Keller, 61, of Elgin, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020.  Gary was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on December 22, 1958 to Bill and Sandra Keller.  Gary spent his early years in St. Paul and Houston, Texas.  After graduating high school in Minnesota, he joined the United States Navy.  He served honorably and spent the last two...

Feb 24, 2020

James Earl Ross, Jr., 45, of Taylor, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020.  A Home-Going Celebration will be conducted at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church of Taylor, on Thursday, March 5th at 11:00 AM with the Reverend, Tony Sorrells presiding.  Interment will follow at the Taylor Cemetery.

‘I am young but strong enough to...

Feb 24, 2020

Paul Alton Greenhaw, 72 of Euless, Texas formerly of McDade, passed away peacefully, Monday, February 24, 2020.  Paul was born to Alton Albert Greenhaw and Ruby Rachel Lackey Greenhaw on April 23, 1947.  Paul grew up and lived in McDade until 1990, then moved to Bedford, Texas.  Paul was Baptized at the McDade Baptist Church in November of 1954. ...

Feb 20, 2020

Antonia Volpe Mustafa, 72, of Austin, passed away peacefully, in the arms of her oldest daughter, Maria, on Thursday, February 20, 2020. Antonia was a Christmas baby, born in Bari, Carbonara Italy on December 25, 1947. At the young of 5, she and her family sailed to Brazil in 1951. She met her future husband, Oduvaldo Ahmed Mustafa on September of 1969,...

Feb 16, 2020

Ronald Ray Kirkland, 72, of Elgin, passed away Sunday evening, February 16, 2020.  Family and friends will gather at the Elgin Funeral Home for visitation, on Friday, February 21st, from 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM.  Graveside service will follow at the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

Ronald Ray Kirkland passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at...

Feb 14, 2020

Baby Girl, Chaselie Maebelle Craig, joined her two siblings and all of Heaven’s Angels, on February 14, 2020.  She was born the fourth child to Curtis and Cassandra Craig on February 14, 2020.

She is preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Curtis Craig, Sr.; her aunt, Tammy Sobeck; and her great-grandparents, Gladys and Anton Mogonye, Marybell...

Feb 10, 2020

Robert Martin, 68, of Elgin, passed away Monday, February 10, 2020.  Funeral Services will be private.