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Obituaries

Ronald D. Fox

Ronald and Donald Fox were born in Taylor, Texas. His parents were Curtis Fox and Maybel Far.  He had an older brother Crocket and a little sister Anna Jane.   They moved to Weir where Curtis was a farmer. That was where the family worked hard and learned a good work ethic.

James Leroy Hodnett, PhD

April 1, 1938 – April 30, 2023. Dr. James L. Hodnett passed away peacefully in his home on April 30, 2023. He was born in Durant, Oklahoma, on April 1, 1938, to James William and Inez O. Hodnett.

Carola Meister

May 26, 1943 – February 20, 2023. Carola Meister, 79, passed away on February 20, 2023, at Georgetown St. David’s Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in occupied Poland to German parents on May 26, 1943.

Wayne Elton Esping

Wayne Elton Esping, aka POP, POPA, age 76, went to be with his family and Lord on May 3, 2023. Wayne was born April 11, 1947 in Manhattan, Kansas to Quinton Leroy Esping and Ruth Elizabeth Bjorling Esping.

Al Dennis

Al Dennis left us on April 25, 2023, to join his Heavenly Father and the angels. His death has left a considerable void in the lives of his immediate family members and his very large circle of friends and former colleagues.

Donald Forbes Forsythe Sr.

Donald Forbes Forsythe Sr., age 87, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023.  Donald Forbes Forsythe, Sr., was born on Easter Sunday, April 12, 1936, to Richard (Scotty) Forbes Forsythe and Esther Lucille Ferguson in the 400 block of W. Farm Road 16, Lindale, Texas.

Beverly Jean Larsen

After 93 years of a beautiful, loving, remarkable life, Beverly Jean Larsen left her bereaved and devoted family for her Heavenly Home on May 3, 2023.

Dolores (Dee) Elizabeth Ann Els

Dolores (Dee) Elizabeth Ann Els passed away on April 22, at the age of 87. She died peacefully at her home in Billings, Montana with her children, Kyle and Kristi, by her side. Dee was born on January 9, 1936, in Falls City, Nebraska, to Homer and Esther Scheitel.

Horace Chilton “Pete” Sweet, Jr.

Horace Chilton “Pete” Sweet, Jr. passed away peacefully April 19, 2023, at the age of 86.  He was born November 22, 1936, to Dr. Horace Chilton and Charlotte Patricia Thomson Sweet in San Antonio, Texas.

Sandra (Sandy) Newton Loya Tennill

Sandy left this Earthly plane on April 11, 2023, to be with her Heavenly Father and all of her loved ones gone before. Sandra Lee Newton was born in Tacoma, Washington at Fort Lewis on March 27, 1948.