Obituaries

Kenneth Hughes

Kenneth Hughes

Feb 26, 2013

Kenneth Ray Hughes, 66, affectionately known by many friends as WideTrack, passed away Tuesday afternoon, February 26, 2013, at his home in Elgin, Texas. He was born in Bastrop on June 26, 1946 to James L. and Ruby L. Hughes. Kenneth was a very talented man who loved hunting and fishing. He will always be regarded as one of...

M Gildon

M Gildon

Feb 26, 2013

MC Gildon, 68, retired State Workforce Maintenance man of Manor, went to his Heavenly Home on Tuesday morning, February 26, 2013. MC was born on June 7, 1944 in Bastrop County to Clarence and Manda Gildon and attended the Gravel Hill School. He united with the Union Lee Missionary Baptist Church of Manor and received Christ as his savior...

Alfred Poole

Alfred Poole

Feb 25, 2013

Alfred H. Al Poole, 81, went to be with the Lord February 25th at the age of 81. He was born in Adrian, Georgia January 25, 1932, to Arthur L. Poole and Annie Mae Hall Poole. He served in the United States Air Force as an Air Policeman from 1951 until 1955. While stationed at Bergstrom Air Force Base,...

Theodore Peters

Theodore Peters

Feb 25, 2013

Theodore Scott Peters, 59, passed away Monday, February 25, 2013 at his home in Elgin, Texas. Scott was born in Beaufort, South Carolina on October 6, 1953, to Theodore and Marilyn Peters. He grew up in Cottage Grove, Minnesota and graduated from Park High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy, where he served four years....

Isabel Padro

Isabel Padro

Feb 24, 2013

Isabel Vega Padro, 87, eye glass manufacturer of Pflugerville, formerly of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, passed away Sunday morning, February 24, 2013. A funeral service will be conducted graveside at 11:00 AM Thursday, February 28th. Interment will follow at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, Killeen, Texas.

Cheryl Davis

Cheryl Davis

Feb 21, 2013

Cheryl Ann Rist Davis, 58, of Manor Texas passed away Thursday evening, February 21, 2013. She was born June 10, 1954 to Clyde Rist and Bonnie Mae Beck in Columbus, OH. Cheryl graduated from Nevada Union High School in 1972, and went on to receive two AA degrees from Yuba College. She later attended the University of the Pacifics...

Albert Garcia Sr

Albert Garcia Sr

Feb 20, 2013

Service to be held at Williams Memorial Chapel Elgin Funeral Homeon Friday, February222013 at At 7:00 PM

Jesse Renteria

Jesse Renteria

Feb 17, 2013

Jesse Anthony Renteria , affectionately known as Tony, went home to Jesus on Sunday, February 17, 2013. Tony was born in beautiful Santa Monica, California to Jesse Morris Renteria and Susan Jonse Renteria on June 11, 1960.Tony enjoyed visiting with family, friends, and neighbors. He loved music, his mothers cooking, a good debate, and helping others. He would not...

Georgetta Winn

Georgetta Winn

Feb 7, 2013

Georgetta Deary Winn, 68, of Taylor, left this earth to be reunited with her Heavenly Father, early Thursday morning, February 7, 2013. Georegetta was born June 1, 1944 to Irene Foster and George Deary, Sr. She spent her lifetime in Taylor, caring for her family. Georgetta was know by all that knew her as loving and fair to everyone.Georgetta...

Ruby Johnson

Ruby Johnson

Feb 6, 2013

Ruby Eklund Johnson, 99, of Lund Community, passed away peacefully Wednesday afternoon, February 6, 2013. Ruby was born in the family farm house, the second youngest of nine children, to Hulda Peterson Eklund and Andrew Pier Eklund, on December 31, 1913. In 1884, both her parents migrated from Smland, Sweden and settled in the Lund Community, where they established...

Gerald Jarmon

Gerald Jarmon

Feb 4, 2013

Gerald A. Jarmon, 90, of Elgin, Texas passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, Monday evening, February 4, 2013. Gerald was born the second of three children to Lillian Rister Jarmon and Aubrey W. Jarmon on September 18, 1922, in Beaukiss, Texas. He grew up on the family farm in Beaukiss and attended the Woodrow Community School. In...

Ureal Fort

Ureal Fort

Feb 4, 2013

Ureal Dean Fort, 84, retired machinist and bar owneroperator, surrounded by family and friends, passed peacefully home to our Heavenly Father on February 4, 2013. He was born in Webberville, Texas to Clarence Fort and Rosabell Hibbs Fort on February 12, 1928.He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence Fort and Rosa Bell Fort motherinlaw Ruth Layton and...

Barbara Fisher

Barbara Fisher

Feb 2, 2013

Barbara Jo Dunbar Fisher, 67, of Wichita Falls, Texas passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, February 2, 2013. Barbara was born in Big Springs, Texas to Virgil Preston Dunbar, Sr. and Opal Nola Davidson Dunbar on March 3, 1945. In 1980, she received her CNA certification in Brownwood, TX. She was a head cook and dietician for the Brownwood Adult...

Teresa Rangel

Teresa Rangel

Feb 2, 2013

Teresa Navarrete Rangel, 61, school cafeteria cook of Elgin, formerly of Ajuchitlan, Guerrero, Mexico, passed away early Saturday morning, February 2, 2013. She is survived by her husband Luis Avila Rangel. The family will receive guests at the Elgin Funeral Home from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Monday, February 4th with a recitation of the Holy Rosary at 7:00...

Elizabeth Jerrell

Elizabeth Jerrell

Feb 2, 2013

Elizabeth Brown Jerrell, 91, State School Dorm Supervisor of Austin, formerly of Elgin, passed away Saturday morning, February 2, 2013. The family will receive guest at the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church of Austin from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM Friday, February 8th. A Home Going Celebration will follow at 11:00 AM with the Reverend, M.C. Walker officiating. Interment will...

Janet Jensen

Janet Jensen

Jan 28, 2013

Janet Marie Jensen, 59, passed away Monday, January 28, 2013. Janet was born in Newhall, California to Lillian Elnora Hoehn Jensen and Vernon Harvey Jensen on July 20, 1953. She grew up in Elgin and moved to Austin, where she began her career with the State of Texas until her retirement from the Highway Department in August of 2003....

Robert Bell Sr

Robert Bell Sr

Jan 26, 2013

Robert Bob Eugene Bell, age 79, of Elgin passed away peacefully at home and went to be with the Lord, Saturday, January 26, 2012. He was a devoted, caring and loving person, who will be dearly missed by everyone. Bob was born in Dora, PA to Ralph and Hilda Bell on October 8, 1933. On October 12, 1952, he...

Gregory Robinson

Gregory Robinson

Jan 24, 2013

Gregory William Robinson, 22, of Elgin passed away Thursday morning, January 24, 2013. A Home Going Celebration will be conducted at First Baptist Church of Elgin at 11:00 AM Friday, February 1st with the Reverend, Willie Simmons officiating. Inurnment will be private.

Reverend Lott

Reverend Lott

Jan 22, 2013

The Reverend, Leon L. Lott, 74, of Pflugerville, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday morning, January 22, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. After graduating from Lulling High School, he joined the U.S. Army, where he served as a field radio repair man for four years. His military service led him to civil service with N.A.S.A., where...

Grady Baker

Grady Baker

Jan 21, 2013

Grady Samuel Sam Baker, 70 years of age, passed away January 21, 2013. Sam was born in San Angelo, Texas to William Garland Baker and Theresa Mildred Miller on January 21, 1943. He served his country proudly and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in 1966. After his discharge from the Navy, he began work for Otis Engineering...