Obituaries

Delmer Woods, Jr.

Delmer Woods, Jr.

Mar 24, 2018

Delmer Maurice Woods, Jr., passed away peacefully on Friday, March 23, 2018, at his ranch in Elgin, Texas. Delmer was born on May 25, 1948, in Pittsburgh, PA, the first child of Margy Ray Woods and Delmer M. Woods. He spent most of his life in Texas.

As a teenager, he earned the rank of Eagle Scout...

Wendell Jones, Sr.

Wendell Jones, Sr.

Mar 20, 2018

We knew little that morning that God was going to call your name, In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone. For part of us went with you, the day God called you home…

Wendell Bernard Jones, Sr ...

Mary Perkins

Mary Perkins

Mar 12, 2018

Mary Eliza Scroggins Perkins , of Elgin, Texas, daughter of John Ellis and Lula Mae (Tisdale) Scroggins departed her earthly life on Monday, March 12, 2018. She was born on July 28, 1941in Elgin, Texas (Bastrop County). She was the youngest of eight children. She attended the public schools of the county and graduated from Booker T....

Kenneth Roch

Kenneth Roch

Mar 10, 2018

Master Seargent, Kenneth D. Roch, Ret., 74, passed away peacefully at his home in Manor on Saturday afternoon, March 10, 2018. Survived by his wife of 54 years, Lola. A Funeral Service will be conducted graveside, with Military Honors, at the Manor Cemetery on Tuesday, March 13th at 2:00 PM. Graveside Service Manor Cemetery Tuesday, March 13, 2018 2:00 PM...

Audrey Hicks

Audrey Hicks

Mar 5, 2018

Audrey Mae Hicks, 85, passed away on Monday morning, March 5, 2018. Audrey was born, the eighth of twelve children, to Frank and Bessie Edwards Farris, in the Oak Hill Community of Bastrop County, on April 18, 1933. On May 7, 1949, she married George Hicks and to this union, three children were born; Jerry, Kenneth, and Jane. Audrey...

Mary Small

Mary Small

Feb 25, 2018

Mary Ellen Watson Small, 70, of Blue passed away Sunday afternoon, February 25, 2018. Mary was born the youngest child to Howell Douglas Watson and Tracy Malish Watson in Taylor, Texas on April 9, 1947. Mary was preceded in death by both her parents; her son, Donald Small; and her grandson, Jacob Maldonado. She is survived by her loving...

Gerardo Camara

Gerardo Camara

Feb 17, 2018

Gerardo De La Cruz Perez Camara, 42, of Coupland, passed away Saturday evening, February 17, 2018. The family will receive guests at the Elgin Funeral Home on Wednesday, February 21st from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM, with a Recitation of the Holy Rosary at 7:00 PM.

Eliana Zuniga Presiding

SERVICES Visitation

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Bradley Burklund

Bradley Burklund

Feb 16, 2018

Bradley Wayne Burklund, 54, of Elgin, passed away Friday morning, February 16, 2018. Survived by his wife, Elaine. A Memorial Service will be conducted at the Elgin Funeral Home on Tuesday, February 27th at 10:00 AM.

SERVICES Memorial Service

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 10:00 AM

ELGIN FUNERAL HOME 712 North Avenue C Elgin,...

Earnest Reese

Earnest Reese

Feb 16, 2018

Earnest Reese , a lifelong resident of Bastrop County, was born in the small community of Sayers in Bastrop, Texas, the seventh child of thirteen to the late Isom and Viola Reese on September 11, 1922.

Growing up with a strong Christian foundation, Earnest accepted Christ at an early age and...

Teneisha Hill

Teneisha Hill

Feb 11, 2018

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 those who knew and loved Teneisha Nicole Hill , she was just simply Tee . She was born October...

Reverend, Reese, Sr.

Reverend, Reese, Sr.

Feb 4, 2018

Services:

Under the Auspices of Holy Temple Pastor, Norris Eason Officiaiting

SERVICES In State

Friday, February 09, 2018 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM

ELGIN FUNERAL HOME 712 North Avenue C Elgin, Texas 78621

Visitation

Friday, February 09, 2018 6:00 PM -...

Howard Prinz, Jr.

Howard Prinz, Jr.

Feb 4, 2018

Howard “Stickman” Edwin Prinz, Jr., 58, of Elgin, passed away at his home, in the arms of his loving niece, on Sunday, February 4, 2018. Stick was born on September 28, 1959, in Houston, Texas. He is survived by his mother, JoAnn; his sister, Mary Kisamore; his niece, Elizabeth Kisamore and her two children, Caleb and Kate; his nephew,...

Glennie Pohler

Glennie Pohler

Feb 2, 2018

Glennie Trueper Pohler went to be with her Heavenly Father on February 2, 2018, in Elgin, Texas. She was the youngest of four children born to Edwin Trueper and Olga Fruedenberg Trueper in Fayette County, Texas on August 22, 1932. Glennie grew up and attended school in the Prairie Valley area of Fayette County, Texas. After marrying the love...

Nancy Evans

Nancy Evans

Jan 31, 2018

Services:

Reverend Duke Johnson Officiating

SERVICES Visitation

Saturday, February 03, 2018 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

ELGIN FUNERAL HOME 712 North Avenue C Elgin, Texas 78621

Graveside Service

Saturday, February 03, 2018 2:00 PM

Elgin Latin Cemetery 205 Ochoa Street Elgin, Texas 78621...

Ivy Cronin

Ivy Cronin

Jan 31, 2018

Services...

SERVICES Visitation

Saturday, February 03, 2018 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Faith Lutheran Church 230 Waco Street McDade, Texas 78650

Funeral Service

Saturday, February 03, 2018 11:00 AM

Faith Lutheran Church 230 Waco Street McDade, Texas 78650

Interment

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Samuel Pearce

Samuel Pearce

Jan 27, 2018

Samuel Brooks Pearce, 64, of Bastrop, Texas passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018. Samuel was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 15, 1954 to Maybellene and Robert Pearce. He graduated from Tupelo High School, where he played football and basketball. He then left “Big T-Town,” moving around a lot before falling in love with the big state of...

Judith Perrin

Judith Perrin

Jan 27, 2018

Private

Mary Liprie

Mary Liprie

Jan 23, 2018

Mary Margaret “Margie” Liprie, 68, of Caldwell, passed away on Tuesday evening, January 23, 2018. Margie was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to Robert Fewell and Mary McMillan Fewell on April 15th, 1949. Margie and her family moved to the West Texas town of San Angelo when she was a small child and spent most of her life...

Ruthie Gibson

Ruthie Gibson

Jan 22, 2018

On August 12, 1949 Ruthie Mae Simmons was the 9th child born to the Late Joseph Simmons and Hester Riggins Simmons at Fleming Memorial Hospital in Elgin, Texas. She attended Booker T. Washington School. Ruthie accepted Christ at Pleasant Bethany Baptist Church and attended until God called her home. During her lifetime she worked for Travis State...

Lynette Odoemena

Lynette Odoemena

Jan 21, 2018

Baby girl, Lynette Chimmuanya Odoemena, age 2, of Manor passed away Sunday evening, January 21, 2018. Survived by her parents, Veronica Blessing Iroanya Odoemena and Stanley Akajiaku Odoemena. A Memorial Service will be conducted at the Stonehill Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Thursday, February 1st at 12:00 PM with Pastor Eugene Kitney officiating.

Reverend Eugene Kitney...