Obituaries

Catherine Alcorta Zuniga

Catherine Alcorta Zuniga

Aug 8, 2023

A Mass of Christan Burial will take place on August 17, 2023 at the Our Lady Guadalupe Catholic Church in Helotes, Texas beginning at 11:00 AM. A rosary will be held before the service at 10:30 AM.

Catherine passed away on August 8, 2023 in La Grange, Texas. She was born on October 20, 1958 in San Antonio to Dionosio...

Connie Faye Welker

Connie Faye Welker

Aug 1, 2023

Connie Faye Schultz Welker, age 75, of La Grange, Texas, passed away on August 1, 2023, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Connie was born on Easter Sunday, March 28, 1948, to William Gustava Schultz and Allene Joy Rusche Schultz in Kermit, Texas. Connie grew up in Wink, Texas, and was a proud Wink Wildcat class of 1966. She...

Rodney Ray "Pappy" Jackson

Rodney Ray "Pappy" Jackson

Jul 27, 2023

Rodney Ray “Pappy” Jackson, age 71, went to be with the Lord on July 27, 2023 after a 20-year long battle with cancer.  A memorial service honoring the life of Rodney “Pappy” Jackson is scheduled 11 AM on August 12, 2023 at the Ellinger Chamber of Commerce Hall (104 W. Colorado Sky, Ellinger, Texas 78938).

Rodney was born on...

David Welty Oden

David Welty Oden

Jul 26, 2023

A memorial service for David Welty Oden will be held on Thursday, August 10th at 6:00 PM, with a visitation starting at 5:00 PM at the First Baptist Church in Schulenburg, Texas.  A second memorial will be held in Texarkana at the Circle J Cowboy Church on August the 18th with interment to follow at the Red Lick Cemetery.

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Raymond Villanueva Tobar, Jr.

Raymond Villanueva Tobar, Jr.

Jul 17, 2023

A visitation for Raymond Villanueva Tobar, Jr. is scheduled for Thursday, July 20, 2023 from 10AM-7PM at the Fayette Memorial Funeral Home in La Grange, Texas. The family will be present from 5PM-7PM. A private family burial will take place at the Ledbetter Cemetery in Ledbetter. 

 

Raymond Villanueva Tobar, Jr. passed away at his home on July 17, 2023...

Boyce Needham

Boyce Needham

Jul 8, 2023

A Memorial Service for Lloyd Boyce Needham will be held on Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 2:00 PM at the First Baptist Church in Flatonia.

Boyce Needham, 86, of Hallettsville, passed away on July 8, 2023. He was born in Shiner, Texas on July 27, 1936, to Edward Earl and Zora Almedia (Cowan) Needham.

From early childhood and until late...

David Garfield Caughman

David Garfield Caughman

Jul 8, 2023

A Memorial Service for David Garfield Caughman (“Super Dave” / "Dampaw") will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 15, 2023 at the Fayette Memorial Funeral Home in La Grange, Texas. 

David Caughman, 71 of La Grange, passed away on July 8, 2023 in Austin, Texas.  He was born in Oklahoma on November 30, 1951 to James Edward...

Betty Jean (Cunningham) Behrens

Betty Jean (Cunningham) Behrens

Jul 5, 2023

A Memorial Service for Betty Behrens will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, August 5 at the Fayette Memorial Funeral Home in La Grange, Texas.

Betty Jean (Cunningham) Behrens was born to Floyd Fredrick Cunningham and Hester Hattie (Storer) Cunningham on March 24, 1940 in Selden, KS.  Betty departed this life in Giddings, TX at Oakland Manor Nursing Center...

Harold Eugene Pereiro

Harold Eugene Pereiro

May 12, 2023

Harold Eugene Pereiro, age 70 passed away on May 12,2023.

Visitation Services will be held at Fayette Memorial Funeral Home Chapel onMonday, May 15, 2023 from 4-6pm.

A Funeral Service will be held at Fayette Memoria Funeral Home Chapel onTuesday, May 16, at 10am.

Due to weather restrictions, interment will follow at a later date at Florida Chapel Cemetery...

Deborah Lynn Labyer

Deborah Lynn Labyer

Apr 26, 2023

A funeral service for Deborah Labyer is scheduled for 1:00 pm on May 2, 2023 at Fayette Memorial Funeral Home in La Grange with interment to follow at the Byler Cemetery in Muldoon. Serving as pallbearers will be Bolivar Canton, Hector Noguera, Herbert Hart, and Sergio Gonzalez.

 

Deborah Lynn Labyer, age 70, passed away on April 26, 2023 at...

Gerald Bruce Schmidt

Gerald Bruce Schmidt

Apr 25, 2023

A memorial service for Gerald Bruce Schmidt is scheduled for Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 2:00 pmat the Fayette Memorial Funeral Home in La Grange, Texas. A visitation with the family presentis scheduled from 1-2:00 pm on April 30, also at the funeral home.

Gerald Schmidt, 67 of Fayetteville, passed away on April 25, 2023 in Austin, Texas. He was...

James Michael Sloyan

James Michael Sloyan

Apr 24, 2023

On April 24, 2023, James Michael Sloyan went to be with his Lord and Savior in Heaven. James was born on October 29, 1952, in Houston, TX to Jim & Shirley Sloyan. In 1976, he married Janice Sloyan. James was a Master Plumber for over 40 years.  James was a loving husband, dad, brother, grandpa, uncle and friend.

James...

Margaret Burton

Margaret Burton

Apr 12, 2023

Margaret Burton, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on April 12,2023, at the age of 92 in La Grange, Texas. She had lived a long and fulfilling life, leaving behind a legacyof love, kindness, and selflessness.

Margaret was born on September 30, 1930, in Whitesboro, New York to Vincent and Clarissa (Kipers)Coyne. She graduated from Whitesboro Central High...

Josephine Huelsebusch

Josephine Huelsebusch

Apr 9, 2023

 

Josephine Huelsebusch, 84, of La Grange, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023.  

Josephine was born in La Grange on April 13, 1938, the daughter of Rudolph and Erna (Marquart) Kaspar.  She attended grade school at Sacred Heart Catholic School and then La Grange High School.  She married Franklin Huelsebusch on November 12, 1955 in La Grange. They...

Patrick Henry Kalina, Sr.

Patrick Henry Kalina, Sr.

Apr 8, 2023

Patrick Henry Kalina, Sr., age 71, passed away on April 8, 2023 in Austin, Texas.  A Rosary will be led at 10:30 AM on April 13, 2023 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in La Grange with a Mass of Christian Burial starting at 11:00 AM, interment following at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery in Plum.  Visitation will be...

Daniel Olenick

Daniel Olenick

Apr 4, 2023

Daniel Olenick, 75 of La Grange, passed away on April 4, 2023.  Rosary is scheduled for April 12, 2023 at 1:00 PM with a Mass of Christian Burial starting at 2:00 PM at the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Plum. Interment will follow at the church cemetery in Plum.  Visitation will be on April 11, 2023 at the...

Stanley Mach

Stanley Mach

Mar 30, 2023

Stanley Albert Mach, 92, of La Grange, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

Stanley was born in La Grange, Texas on October 24, 1930, the eldest son of Stanley Simon and Eleonora (Kurtz) Mach. His formative years were spent in the Hostyn and O'Quinn areas of Fayette County. Stanley was baptized at the Queen of the Holy Rosary church...

Herman Joseph Popp, Jr.

Herman Joseph Popp, Jr.

Mar 30, 2023

Herman Joseph Popp, Jr., 87, of Houston, Texas passed away Thursday, March 30, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Hill High, Texas on September 13, 1936 to Herman Joseph Popp, Sr. and Adela (Berger) Popp. He graduated from Schulenburg High School and moved to Houston with several of his classmates to work in Houston at Houston...

Amarie Deckert

Amarie Deckert

Mar 28, 2023

Amarie Irene Deckert, 84, of La Grange, passed away on March 28, 2023. A memorial service for Amarieis pending at this time. Amarie was born in Hobart, Oklahoma on June 13, 1938 to Clarence and Ruth (Robertson) Bruce.  Shemarried Harley Deckert on April 17, 1965. They lived in El Campo, Texas.

In Amarie’s younger years, she enjoyed cooking, baking and was...

Cindy Lynn Kunkel

Cindy Lynn Kunkel

Mar 7, 2023

Cindy Lynn Kunkel, 48, of Round Top, passed away in Houston on March 7, 2023. Funeral Services for Cindy are scheduled for Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 10:00 am at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Warrenton with interment to follow at the Florida Chapel Cemetery in Round Top.  Visitation is scheduled for March 13, 2023 from 4:00 to 7:00...