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Obituaries

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.Born in Amarillo, Texas to J C and Norma Jim...

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.

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.

Doris Jeanne Tyler

Doris Jeanne Tyler, aged 94, passed away on November 8, 2024.  Born on July 25, 1930, Doris was known for her vibrant personality and her ability to make friends everywhere she went.

Alfred (Freddie) Hollis Meyers

Alfred (Freddie) Hollis Meyers 90 of Georgetown, Texas, passed away on November 13, 2024.Freddie was born on July 31, 1934, in San Antonio Texas, the son of Fred Casper Meyers and Elsie Dora Meyers (Mangum).Freddie graduated from Milby High School in Houston, Texas, in 1952,  and then went on to...

Jane Phillips

Jane Phillips, age 82, was born on December 15, 1941, in Washington D.C. in the middle of a rolling blackout during World War II. She was the fifth of six children of John and Lucille Hartnett. She grew up in the Midwest and graduated from Saint Mary’s School of Nursing (Minnesota in 1962).

Ingeborg Katherina Crider

Ingeborg Katherina Crider, age 93 passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Ingeborg was born on December 3, 1930, to Eva and Paul Bukle in Frankfort, Germany.Ingeborg moved to America in 1957 to make a better life for herself.

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.