Theresia Baker, 73, of Lockhart, passed away on April 2, 2014. She was born on Aug. 28, 1940 in Zichydorf, Yugoslavia, to her German parents Theresia and Mathias Brenner. Her father lost his life as a German soldier in WWII, leaving behind his wife and four children in Yugoslavia. After surviving several different ethnic German work camps [...]

Lynn Parrish, 82, of Lytton Springs, passed away on the evening of April 4, 2014. He was born to the late Charles Warner Parrish and Ruby Cassie Burditt Parrish on Oct. 27, 1931, in Lockhart, Texas. Lynn attended Lockhart High School and went on to have a successful career in driving heavy equipment. He was [...]

Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name. (PSALM 103:1) Janet L. (Jonson) Hodges, 61, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2014. An active member of the First Lockhart Baptist Church, where she taught the Bible to the Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed (AWANA) group and Vacation [...]

Linda Schulle Holter, 97, of Lockhart, Texas passed away on April 7, 2014. She was born on March 18, 1917 in Hays County, Texas to Heinrich and Laura Schulle. Linda was a loving mother, and grandmother; she was an avid softball player and a baseball fan. She also loved bowling and dancing. The real joys [...]

Billy Ray (Bill) Forester, of Prairie Lea, Texas, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away on March 28, 2014, at the age of 79. He was born July 9, 1934, in Luling, Texas, to Charles Luther and Myrtle Lee (Belt) Forester. Bill served his country in the United States Air Force. After 34 years, [...]

Kevin Dewayne Koehler, 51, of Lockhart, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on March 20, 2014. He lived courageously over the last 20 years, with his battles with failing health. Kevin was born May 28, 1962, to Jacqueline Taylor Koehler and William “Bill” Koehler, of Lockhart. Kevin was loved and [...]

Hortencia Aguilar, 75, of Lockhart, Texas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Oct. 1, 1938, in Lockhart, Texas, to Alejandro and Anselma Aguilar. She was preceded in death by her mother and her sister, Carmen. Hortencia was a loving daughter, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and [...]

Anna Carrasco Gutierrez passed away peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on March 24, 2014. Anna was born on Oct. 16, 1949, to Jesus and Eugenia Carrasco in Abilene, Texas. She grew up and spent most of her young life in Midland, Texas. She married Augustin Gutierrez on Sept. 4, 1971 in Odessa, [...]

W. E. “Jack” Raven, 86, passed away on March 17, 2014. Jack Raven was born in Austin, Texas (in the north Austin area known as Ridgetop) on June 13, 1927, to Martin and Bess Raven. He was a fourth generation Texan whose great-great grandparents emigrated to the U.S. from Germany in 1838 and settled in [...]

The family of Grace Smith announces the passing of our beautiful mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, on Thursday, March 20, 2014. Grace was born in The Centerpoint Community of Copiah County, Miss., and was the oldest sister of two brothers, Frank and Tommy, and one sister, Dot, of Vicksburg, Miss. Dot traveled via AirDot to [...]