Obituaries
Karie Sandlin
Sep 15, 2017
Private family services will be held. Arrangements under the direction of Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home, Bastrop, TX.
Isabel Fiebrich
Sep 8, 2017
Isabel Francis Fiebrich, age 73, of Rockne, Texas, passed away on September 8, 2017, in her sleep on the family homeplace. Isy, as we all knew her, was born February 18, 1944, in Jarrell Texas, to Timothy and Francis Havelka. She was very proud of her maiden name Havelka and her Czech roots. One of four children, she grew...
Alfred Wilhelm
Aug 23, 2017
Alfred Joseph Wilhelm entered the arms of the Lord on August 23, 2017 at the age of 86. he was born in Bastrop County to Dorthea and Joe P. Wilhelm on October 6th in 1930. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association in memory of Alfred Joseph Wilhelm. Visitation will be from 6:00...
Philip Carelton
Aug 21, 2017
Philip Leon Carleton, 64, of Garfield, Texas entered into eternal life surrounded by his family on Monday, August 21, 2017 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. He was born November 09, 1952, in La Mesa, California, the son of Leon Lawrence Carleton and Helen Margaret Hohrmann-Carleton. Philip graduated from Rockport-Fulton High School in Rockport, Texas with the class...
Denise Hancock
Aug 11, 2017
Denise Robinson (Babe) Hancock died Friday, August 11, 2017 at the age of 66. She was born to H. L. "Corkey" Robinson and Lerah Hoffman Robinson on July 12, 1951 in Bastrop. She lived all her life in Bastrop but spent most of it working for the State in Austin. Denise worked for the General Land Office at the...
Gertrude Ursin
Aug 1, 2017
Gertrude Marie Ursin "Trudy" of Bastrop, Texas passed away at home on August 1, 2017. Trudy was born to AV and Laura Summers in Galveston, Texas on July 5, 1931. She married Emile N Ursin in Galveston on July 23, 1949. Emile and Trudy raised 8 children. She also served as the secretary and CCD teacher for the church...
Sarah Boone
Jul 24, 2017
Born Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" Towler, October 1, 1933, in Dayton, Texas, to Susan Elizabeth McWhorter and David Duval Towler, she was the ninth of eleven children. She died peacefully at her home in Bastrop, Texas, surrounded by family, July 24, 2017. She was baptized as a teen, along with her sister, Bonnie, at the Baptist Church in Crosby, Texas....
Dorothy Woods
Jul 23, 2017
Arrangements under the direction of Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home, Bastrop, TX.
Jeanne Wilkins
Jul 23, 2017
Jeanne Coulter Wilkins, age 88, peacefully passed through the Gates of Heaven on July 23rd, 2017. Jeanne was preceded in death by her husband, Rudy and her oldest son, Cliff. She is survived by her two sons Jim and Doug, her daughters-in-law Cindy Wilkins, Bonnie Wilkins, and Jackie Wilkins. Also surviving Jeanne were her seven Grandchildren, Shae and JP...
Frank Ridlon Jr.
Jul 13, 2017
Frank Burleigh Ridlon Jr. was born at home in Yarmouth, Maine, on March 2, 1933, at the end of the Great Depression. He was the second of three sons and one daughter born to Frank "Burleigh" Ridlon and Elvina DeRoche Ridlon. His family called him "Brother"; folks in town soon knew him as Popeye. He spent most of his...
Mike Fisher
Jul 4, 2017
Michael C. (Mike) Fisher of Bastrop Texas passed peacefully at home on July 4th, 2017. He was born on October 6th, 1942 to Merle and Mary Fisher. He attended Cameron Junior College and Oklahoma State University. He leaves behind to cherish his memory his wife Bonnie Sue Fisher of 43 years. A daughter Mary Sue Leathers and husband Robert...
Alan Schmitz
Jul 1, 2017
Alan Edward "Al" Schmitz Sunrise: July 3rd, 1958 and Sunset: July 1st, 2017 Al was born and raised in Wausau, Wisconsin. He raised his family in Corpus Christi, Texas. Al was a devoted loving husband and father. He was quiet, soulful and generous in nature. His friendly disposition earned him many fast friends and he was a friend to...
Edward Dye
Jun 25, 2017
Arrangements under the direction of Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home, Bastrop, TX
Heliodoro Garcia
Jun 23, 2017
Arrangements under the direction of Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home, Bastrop, TX
Jeff Thomas
Jun 20, 2017
Jeff Edward Thomas entered this world kicking and screaming, August 8, 1951 at Hendricks Memorial Hospital in Abilene, Texas. His parents Oliver Henry and Mary Helen Thomas, waited 18 years for their first son to arrive. With two older sisters he was doted over daily. His early years were spent as the son of a share cropper in West...
Samuel Garner
Jun 7, 2017
Samuel (Sam) Warren Garner, sixty, of Bastrop, Texas passed from this life Wednesday, June 7, 2017, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Samuel was born on October 20, 1956 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He worked in the oil field for nineteen years, enjoyed fishing, hunting, watching his favorite football team (The Dallas Cowboys) and NASCAR. Sam enjoyed spending time...
Carla Norred
Jun 6, 2017
Carla Jean (Metts) Metcalf, Baggs, NORRED, age 73 went to be with her Lord on June 6th 2017. She was born October 5, 1943 in Lubbock, Texas to Adam and Ruth Metts. Carla graduated from Haltom City's Birdville High School in 1961. She was the office manager and bookkeeper for the Round Rock Leader newspaper for 25 years. Carla...
Gloria Rodriguez
May 22, 2017
Gloria Rodriguez (1928-2017) passed away on May 22, 2017. She was a resident of Hebbronville, Texas and a parishioner at Our Lady of Guadalupe for over 30 years. In her later years, Gloria relocated to Bastrop, Texas to be close to family. She attended Ascension Catholic Church in Bastrop for 15 years. Gloria was joined in holy matrimony to...
James Thorton
May 10, 2017
James Milton Thornton, 83, of Cedar Creek, Texas passed away May 10, 2017. He was born in Magnolia, Texas on March 22, 1934, to Olive McCamey Thornton and Georgia Bell Jones Thornton. He is preceded in death by his parents, a brother and an infant granddaughter. He is survived by his wife, Valerie Thornton, of Cedar Creek, daughter Rhonda...
Carol Coolidge
May 3, 2017
Carol A. Coolidge, 72 died Wednesday May 3, 2017 at home as she wanted. She was in the comfort of her husband William Coolidge with care provided by Asera Care hospice. She was born April 11, 1945, daughter of Frederick and Betty Clark Bush. She was the oldest of nine children in the family 5 brothers and 3 sisters....
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