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Obituaries

Shawna Shay Smith

1990 - 2024: Shawna Shay Smith, 33, of Liberty Hill, Texas,, passed away in Round Rock, Texas, on May 11. Born July 5, 1990, in Austin, Texas. The daughter of Gene and Karen Smith, she was welcomed by two older sisters and was quickly followed by a younger brother and sister.

Patsy McKinney

Patsy McKinney was born on January 20, 1938, to Emory and Emma Louise Wilkinson in Jacksonville, Texas. She peacefully went to be with her Heavenly Father on May 15, 2024, in Georgetown, Texas. Patsy lived her childhood years in Troup, Texas, and graduated from Troup High School in 1956.

Ophelia Rowland Ontiveros

(1937-2024) Ophelia Rowland Ontiveros, beloved mother to six children, 86 years old, of Georgetown, Texas, passed away in the company of her family on Friday, May 10th, 2024, leaving a void her family cannot fill.

Patricia Ann Dodge (Pomeroy)

Patricia Ann Dodge (Pomeroy) passed away peacefully on February 27, 2024 after a brief decline. Pat was born June 6, 1926 in Middleton, Michigan, to Bard and Kathryn Pomeroy. She attended school in Middleton, except for one year of high school in Sarasota, Florida.

Hubert (Bill) B. Sumpter, Sr.

Hubert (Bill) B. Sumpter, Sr., of Georgetown, Texas, passed away on February 24, 2024, at the age of 95.  He was born at home in Brownwood, Texas, on June 24, 1928, to the late James Washington Sumpter and Ethel Nelson Sumpter.

Shirley Burress

Shirley Burress, age 94 of Moody, passed from this life May 1, 2024, at Hillside Nursing Home in Gatesville, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Lawler Baptist Church Cemetery in Florence, Texas.

Susan Kiefner Cage

Susan Kiefner Cage, age 95, of Georgetown, Texas passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Susan was born September 28, 1928, in Houston, Texas. She was the only child of Rene Lowry Kiefner and Charles Harold Kiefner.

Helen Van Cleave

Helen Van Cleave, longtime Georgetown resident, died April 26, 2024, in Round Rock, Texas, at the age of 97.

Nancy Jane Moss

Funeral Service for Nancy Jane Moss, 67, was held on Monday, April 29, 2024, at 10 a.m. at Brownfield Funeral Home Chapel in Brownfield, Texas. Interment followed at Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Nancy was born on August 14, 1956, to Doyle “Pud” and Janie Lynn (Ryan) Moss.

Robert Erickson

Robert Erickson, 87, of Georgetown, TX, peacefully passed away on April 24, 2024. Bob was born on January 10, 1937, to Gladys & Clifford Erickson in Cavalier, North Dakota. He received a degree in Engineering at North Dakota State University.