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Obituaries

Jerry Jo Burkett

Jerry Jo Burkett, age 89, went home to be with Jesus on October 18, 2024, passing peacefully in the comfort of her residence at the Hacienda at Georgetown. She was a beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to many.

The Reverend Dr. Linda Margaret Watkins

The Reverend Dr. Linda Margaret Watkins was born February 27,1940, in Houston, Texas, to Walter “Pruett” Watkins, MD and Iantha “Maxine” Moses. She passed away November 2, 2024, at The Wesleyan Memory Care in Georgetown, Texas.She grew up in Luling, Texas.

Dorothy Ann Wheeler Jenny

Ann Jenny died at her home in Gatesville after a very brief but courageous battle with cancer on Friday, November 8, 2024, with her loving family by her side. We know she came into this world on a bright, sunshiny day because that is how she lived her life every day.

Marjorie Irene Calhoun Benner

Marjorie was born in Creedmoor, Texas, the daughter of George Edwin Calhoun and Bertha Estelle Green.  She was the 13th child out of 14 children. Times were so hard that the only gift that Christmas was a baby sister and she was forever known as SIS.

Richard Lowell Anderson

Richard “Dick” Lowell Anderson, age 94, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in Saint Simons Island, Georgia.Dick was the son of Harley and Lillian Anderson of Racine, Wisconsin, where he was born and raised.

Gwendolyn Carole (Ewing) Hodges

Gwendolyn Carole (Ewing) Hodges gained her wings and passed from this life on November 7, 2024, after a brave battle with cancer. Born in San Diego, California on New Year’s Eve 1941 to parents L.B.

Mary Louise Parramore Bauer

Mary Louise Parramore Bauer died Nov. 5, 2024, in Georgetown, where she had lived for 30 years.  She was 95.She is survived by daughter Mary Mjos (Douglas), grandchildren Amanda Peters (Doug), Allison Drake (Phillip), Kevin Mjos (Hannah), four great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Sally Posthill Rittgers

Sally Posthill Rittgers, of Georgetown, Texas, passed to eternal life on October 16, 2024. She was 94 years old. A native of Syracuse, New York, she was the daughter of Thomas W. Posthill and Roberta Anne Flaherty, who both predeceased her.

Carolyn Smith Bailey Ramirez

Carolyn Smith Bailey Ramirez lost the battle with dementia the morning of October 31, 2024. She was a warm, gentle soul that is dearly missed by those who truly loved her. She was always happy, talkative and open to making new friends with people around her.

Ray Nicholas Cook, Jr.

Ray Nicholas Cook, Jr. passed away on October 29, 2024, at the age of 86.  Ray was born on August 23, 1937, in Laurens, South Carolina, to Ray Cook, Sr. and Ruby Brown Cook.Ray served in the Air Force for 20 years.