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Obituaries

James Lee Batson

James Lee Batson, age 96 passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2025.A memorial service for James will be held Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Gabriel Oaks Church of Christ, 408 West Morrow Street, Georgetown, Texas, 78626.The beautiful soul of James Lee Batson was born November 26, 1928 in...

Philip Gordon Salyer

Philip Gordon Salyer passed away at Dell Seton Hospital in Austin surrounded by his family on Friday, March 28, 2025, at the age of 77.

Henry Barrett Chamberlin III

Henry Barrett Chamberlin III passed away peacefully in Katy, Texas, on February 22, 2025.Barry was born in San Diego, California, to parents Col. William Charles Chamberlin, USMC and Beverly Mann Chamberlin on January 8, 1941.

Charles Levy

Charles Levy was born October 26, 1935, to Corinne Scioneaux Levy and Gabriel Levy in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He graduated from Catholic High School in 1953 and attended LSU for one semester, then enlisted in the Marine Corps where he served from 1953 to 1956.

Orville Lyle Tanner

Orville Lyle Tanner born August 9, 1934, in Mason City, Iowa, to parents Harriette (Redington) and Lyle Orville Tanner passed away peacefully on March 27, 2025, in Georgetown, Texas. Orville was a well-respected member of the community.

Virginia Dougherty

02/05/1931 - 03/16/2025Virginia Ruth Bryan  Dougherty died peacefully  in Houston on the afternoon  of March 16 with family at  her side. She was 94. Virginia was a sixth-generation Houstonian, born on February 5, 1931.

Nancy Puryear Brown

Nancy Puryear Brown, age 78, residing in Georgetown, Texas, passed away February 26, 2025.Nancy was born December 19, 1946, in Yokosuka, Japan, to Olga and Earnest Puryear. After graduating high school in Austin, she met and married David Brown in 1966.

Wayne Donald DeYoung

Wayne Donald DeYoung, age 86 of Georgetown, Texas, went to our Heavenly Father on March 21, 2025. Wayne was born on December 2, 1939, to his parents Marie Visker Smith and Cecil DeYoung in Tracy, Minnesota. He also had a stepfather Wayne Smith.