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Obituaries

Erna (Beckmann) Whitfield

Erna (Beckmann) Whitfield, wife of Emmett “Wheat” Whitfield, was born on September 13, 1927, to Robert Jansen Beckman and Ella Marie (Braun) Beckmann. She passed away peacefully January 4, 2024 in the loving care of Trinity Care Center and Hospice Austin staff.

Allana Hurta Summers

Allana Hurta Summers was born in Taylor, Texas on November 10, 1944, and went home to be with the Lord on December 28, 2023.

Sandra Elizabeth Carey Jackson

Sandra Elizabeth Carey Jackson, age 78, of Franklin, Tennessee, passed away peacefully with her two children by her side on December 28, 2023.

Bobby Bowden

We deeply mourn the passing of Bobby Bowden on July 22, 2023, at the age of 80. Bobby, born on July 15, 1943, in Hobbs, New Mexico, to J.E. and Juanita Bowden, lived a life exemplifying love, joy and steadfast Christian faith.

Larry Alan Green

Larry Alan Green of Georgetown, Texas, passed away on December 24, 2023, at the age of 71. He courageously fought his battle with cancer. Larry was born on January 5, 1952, in Gatesville, Texas, to his loving parents Vernon Aleck and Paula Adele Green.

Maynard Ray Huntley

Maynard Ray Huntley was born on January 18, 1937 in Grafton, Nebraska. He was the first child of Frederick (Fred) William Huntley and Helen Lucille (Glanz) Huntley. They lived in Hastings, Nebraska from 1935 until their deaths.

Jane Richards

Jane Richards of Burnet peacefully passed from this earth to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 16, 2023, in the Wesleyan Skilled Nursing Facility in Georgetown, Texas. Her 98 years of life are leaving a very special legacy. Funeral Services are planned for 10:30 a.m.

Thomas Wayne Dooley

Thomas Wayne Dooley, 57, of Cedar Park, Texas, entered Heaven’s Gates on December 17, 2023, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Thomas was born on March 16th, 1966 to Bill and Fannie Dooley in San Saba, Texas.

Mary Gallatin

Mary Gallatin, 90, unexpectedly left this world on December 14, 2023.  Mary was born July 8, 1933, in Westville, Illinois, to immigrant parents from Montenegro, Yugoslavia: Marko and Bernice Batrichevich.  Westville is where she met the love of her life in grade school; Carroll Gallatin.

Virginia Zant Trchalek

Virginia Zant Trchalek passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, in Georgetown, Texas, after suffering a stroke.   Virginia was born in Stephenville, Texas, on August 11, 1943, and graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown, Texas.  She attended Sam Houston State University.