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Obituaries

Rose Lopez Valdez

Rose Lopez Valdez was born October 5, 1943, in Levelland, Texas, to Concepcion and Ventura Lopez.She joined her Lord and Savior on May 24, 2025. She left behind two daughters, Grace Valdez and Linda Valdez.

Glen Howard Kokel

Glen Howard Kokel was born on October 16, 1946, in Georgetown, Texas, to Victor and Leona Kokel.  He was welcomed into Heaven on June 3, 2025, at the age of 78. He grew up on the family farm in Jarrell and was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Walburg, Texas.

Liza Marie Vega

Liza Marie Vega, 48, entered into eternal peace on June 1, 2025, in Georgetown, Texas. She was born to Victor Ramon Vega, Jr. and Juanita Gonzales on October 11, 1976, in Georgetown, Texas. She is preceded in death by her father, Victor Ramon Vega, Jr.
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Bobby Glenn Gilbert

Bobby Glenn Gilbert, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) USAF, of Georgetown, passed away June 1, 2025, at the age of 94. He was born in Merkel, Texas on September 5, 1930, to parents Grover Cleveland Gilbert and Mildred Holloway Gilbert.

Suzanne Goerner Batchlear

Suzanne Goerner Batchlear passed away peacefully on May 12, 2025, at the age of 75. She was at her home, Brookdale, in Round Rock, Texas. Her last days were spent under the trusted care of many nurses, doctors and caregivers with Cella Bella Senior Services & Hospice at Brookdale Round Rock.

Steve Alan Whitfield

Steve Alan Whitfield of Georgetown, TX, (born April 4, 1951) passed away in his home in the early morning of Thursday, May 22, 2025, from complications of a terminal illness that had been diagnosed about a year prior.

Sue Ailene Winn

Sue Ailene Winn passed away peacefully on May 15, 2025, in Georgetown, Texas, at the age of 84, following a long and courageous journey with Alzheimer’s. She was born on August 10, 1940, in Carlsbad, New Mexico, to Ed and Becky Winn.

Loy Eldon Walker

October 21, 1943 – May 10, 2025Loy Eldon Walker passed peacefully on May 10, 2025, with his beloved wife, Virginia, by his side and the love of his family wrapped around him in spirit.

Beverly Jean Watkins

Beverly Jean Watkins was born at Seton Hospital in downtown Austin on August 19, 1941, to Elihu Paige Watkins and Jesse Ruth Buchanan Watkins. With loved ones Yvonne and Molly Woodburn at her side in St. David’s Hospital, Beverly went peacefully to her great reward on May 22.

Farley W. Snell

Farley W. Snell died on May 22, 2025, in Asheville, NC. He was 91 years old.Farley was a fourth generation Floridian born in Eau Gallie, FL, a quaint little town on the Indian River that was later absorbed into Melbourne and where he delivered papers for five years.