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Obituaries

Stephenie Rich Rice

Stephenie Rich Rice, beloved daughter, wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on November 22, 2024 in Georgetown, Texas, after a long illness.  Stephenie Luella Rich was born to Howard Herbert Rich and Vivian Williams Rich in Los Angeles on October 31, 1933.

Cecilia “Cele” Rose Dalberg Pessarra

It is with great sadness the family of Cecilia Rose Dalberg Pessarra announce her peaceful passing to her reward in heaven on November 24, 2024.Cecilia Dalberg Pessarra was born in Houston, Texas, to Richard Leo Dalberg, Sr. and Georgina Marie Bonneau.

Gary L. McKee

Gary L. McKee, who always loved family gatherings at the holidays, missed his first Thanksgiving this year.He was born on an Indiana farm, the only child of Gerald and Mary McKee, and lived there until after graduating from high school.

Anna Ruth Streety Lackey

Anna Ruth Streety Lackey was born on September 19,1934, in Paris, Texas, and passed away on November 22, 2024 at the age of 90.   She grew up in Paris with her parents, Gilbert and Ora Streety, along with her siblings, Reba Kirby, Jack Streety, Evelyn Seale, and Gail Alldredge on Bonham Street.

Dennis Ivyle Walter

(1937 – 2024) Dennis Ivyle Walter, 87, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at his home in Georgetown, Texas.Dennis was born in Jamestown, North Dakota to Esther (Nordeen) and Ivyle Walter on July 18, 1937.

James Arthur Lee

James Arthur Lee was born on December 12, 1943, to Clarence O. Lee, and Leah Jeanne Jamison Lee in East Cayton Rouge, Louisiana. He died at his home in Granger, Texas, on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. He was 80 years old.James was a natural leader.

James Parker McCollough

October 18, 1950 to October 31, 2024James Parker McCollough, age 74, of Austin, Texas, died from complications of cardiac AL amyloidosis on October 31, 2024, surrounded by his family and close friends in the family’s mountain home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Mary Lane Sensabaugh Holcomb

Mary Lane Sensabaugh Holcomb……ML, Mom, Mommy, Momma, Aunt Sis, Grandmommy and Great GrandmommyMary Lane passed away on November 6, 2024, at her assisted living facility (The Hacienda) in Georgetown, Texas. She was born in Dallas, Texas, on December 8,1936. She is survived by her husband, Hugh G.

Patti Lou Pope Hewlett

Patti Lou Pope Hewlett, 89, matriarch, registered nurse, community volunteer and advocate for children, passed away on November 16, 2024.Patti was born in Lockhart, Texas on October 11, 1935 to Henry Gillette Pope and Mabeth French Pope.

Merlin Duane Darling

Merlin Duane Darling, affectionately known as Mert, an Idaho native and Texas transplant was born December 30, 1937. The first of eleven children, he was a natural leader people were eager to follow. He passed away after a short illness, while peacefully sleeping on November 12, 2024.