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Obituaries

Betty Jo Zimmerman

Betty Jo Zimmerman

Betty Jo Chambers Zimmerman

Betty Jo Chambers Zimmerman, age 95, went to her heavenly home on August 1, 2026. She was born in Taylor, Texas on September 24, 1930, to Joe Joseph Jonota and Maudie Elizabeth Moore Jonota. She married Cecil V. Chambers on August 6, 1947.
Nolan Dean Hawkins

Nolan Dean Hawkins

Nolan Dean Hawkins

Nolan Dean Hawkins12/25/1941 – 08/14/2026Nolan died August 14, 2026, at his home. He was born December 25, 1941, in Hubbard Texas. to the late Jack and Notie Hawkins. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Florence, Texas.

Paula Jane Churchman

Paula Jane Churchman, 76, of Georgetown, Texas, passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 11, 2026.  Paula was born on January 24, 1950, in Clovis, New Mexico to Lloyd and Dorothy Franklin.
Nolan Dean Hawkins

Nolan Dean Hawkins

Nolan Dean Hawkins

Nolan Dean Hawkins12/25/1941 – 08/14/2026Nolan died August 14, 2026, at his home. He was born December 25, 1941, in Hubbard Texas. to the late Jack and Notie Hawkins. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Florence, Texas.
Anita Sue Green

Anita Sue Green

Anita “Sue” Green

In Loving Memory of Our Anita “Sue” Green With heavy hearts, we must announce the peaceful passing of our beloved Mom and Mamaw, Anita “Sue” Green on Sunday, July 26th in Colorado Springs. Sue was born on August 31,1940 in Sadler, Texas, to Gertrude and Wilson “Blue” Jones.
Barbara von Merz

Barbara von Merz

Barbara Ruth Massey von Merz

Barbara Ruth Massey von Merz, a resident of Georgetown, Texas, and long-time resident of Austin, passed from this life to join her heavenly Savior on July 28, 2026. She was born in La Villa, Texas, and graduated from Austin High School, class of ’51.
Densel Randolph Gilpin

Densel Randolph Gilpin

Densel Randolph Gilpin

Densel Randolph Gilpin passed away peacefully on July 20, 2026 in Temple, Texas. He was 92 years old. Born in Iola, TX on January 14, 1934, to Clara Theo Wells Gilpin and Lyles McKinley Gilpin. Densel graduated from Jeff Davis High School in Houston, Texas. Densel served his country in the U.S.
Jimmy Ray Johnson

Jimmy Ray Johnson

Jimmy Ray Johnson

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Jimmy Ray Johnson, a beloved father, grandfather, brother, and friend, who left us on July 16, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on February 8, 1947, in Taylor, Texas, Jimmy was the son of Vinson Chester and Annabelle Johnson.
Mabel Jacobson

Mabel Jacobson

Mabel Ellen Jacobson

Mabel Ellen Jacobson08/31/1934 – 07/30/2026Ellen Jacobson went to be with our Lord and the love of her life on July 30, 2026 at the age of 91. Ellen was born on August 31, 1934 in Georgetown, Texas to William and Callie (Carter) Ischy.
Vivian Marie Ickes

Vivian Marie Ickes

Vivian Marie Ickes

Vivian Marie Ickes, 80, of Austin, passed away July 26, 2026.  She was born April 15, 1946, to Edward and Bobbie (Brock) Ickes in Georgetown, Texas.  She graduated from Georgetown High School in 1964 and received a BA in English and Spanish from Southwestern University in 1968.