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Obituaries

Mary Katherine “Kay” Stapp

Mary Katherine “Kay” Stapp, 91 of Rogers, passed away February 5, 2024. Visitation is Thursday February 15 from 5-7 p.m. at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton. The funeral is Friday, February 16, at 10 a.m. at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home. Burial to follow in Florence Cemetery.

Russell Don Parker

Russell Don Parker, 86, of Round Rock, died Thursday, February 1, 2024. Don was born December 8, 1937, to Russell and Irene Parker in Georgetown, Texas.  After Don graduated from Georgetown High School in 1956, he went on to Study at Texas A&M.

Robert “Bob” Phillip White

Robert “Bob” Phillip White, born August 28, 1925, in Danville, Illinois, died December 30, 2023, in Georgetown, Texas. He volunteered and served as an officer and pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Following marriage to Mary C.

Laura Helen Wolf (Noack)

1953-2024: Laura Helen Wolf, 70, of the Georgetown/Walburg community died peacefully in her Harlingen residence on February 12, 2024. Laura was born in Georgetown, Texas, on July 14, 1953, to August and Rubina Noack, the youngest of nine children in a devoted Lutheran household.

Bert Gregg Love

Bert Gregg Love, born on August 14, 1936, died on February 8, 2024.  Bert Gregg Love of Georgetown, Texas, has gone to be with his Savior and begin his eternal life. He passed away peacefully in his home the morning of February 8, 2024. He was 87 years old.

William Burwell “Bill” Sample

William Burwell “Bill” Sample, Jr.  passed away Wednesday January 31, 2024, in Round Rock, Texas, at the age of 93.  Born on November 5, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bill became part of the sixth generation of the Sample family to be born and raised in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Barbara A. Strohl

Barbara A. Strohl, 72, of Bement passed away at 6:40 a.m., Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Barbara was born October 11, 1951, in Clinton, Illinois, to Elmer “Bill” and Doris (Blythe) Jones. She married Richard “Dick” Strohl on June 14, 1969, in Bement, Illinois.
Mary Alice Alberts

Mary Alice Alberts

Mary Alice Alberts

When Mary Alice Alberts was born, they literally broke the mold. She was definitely one of a kind: lived life to the fullest, vibrant and vivacious, loved to laugh and make others laugh by telling countless stories and jokes.

Philip Hastings Crayton

Philip Hastings Crayton, 96, of Glastonbury, Connecticut, formerly of Georgetown, Texas, passed away peacefully on February 6, 2024. He was predeceased by his wife Dorothy Shearer Crayton.   Phil was born in Seneca Falls, New York, to Audrey and Ralph Crayton.

Timothy “Tim” William Mazur

Timothy “Tim” William Mazur passed peacefully on January 31, 2024, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Tim was born on July 27, 1960, in Royal Oak, Michigan, to Elaine (Geoghan) and Joseph Mazur. Tim was the third of five children. When Tim was 6 years old the family moved to Poland, Ohio.