Sammy Joe Burke
Dec 1, 2015
It is with heavy hearts that we return to the Creator the soul of Sammy Joe Burke, beloved son, brother, husband, father, and grandfather, on December 1, 2015. Sammy was born in Odessa, Texas, on May 30, 1951, to Johnnie Faye and R. Burke, the second son of five, Jimmy being the eldest, followed by John, Jackie, and Bobby.Late in...
Kathleen Carol Brewer
Nov 26, 2015
Kathleen Carol Brewer, 63, passed away unexpectedly, Thanksgiving morning, November 26, 2015 at her home in Johnson City, TX. Kathy was born January 10, 1952 in Fukuoka, Japan to missionary parents. She was preceded in death by her mother, Josephine Smith Meeks. Kathy is survived by her loving husband of 43 years, Duane Brewer; daughter, Melissa Russell and husband Paul...
Richard Ray Neudek
Nov 21, 2015
Richard Ray Neudek, 66 of Llano, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2015 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born on December 6, 1948 to Carl Albert and Gayle Charlene (Smith) Neudek. Richard served in the U. S. Army and later became a police officer in 1967 at the age of 19 in Corpus Christi, Texas moving...
Erwin E. Sultemeier
Nov 20, 2015
Erwin Edwin Sultemeier, 88 year old, life long resident of Johnson City, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2015. Erwin was born on September 13, 1927 in Sandy, to Gus and Bertha (Lindig) Sultemeier. He graduated from Johnson City High School and attended Tarleton University. Erwin married Patsy (Bryant) Sultemeier on January 26, 1962. Erwin ranched his whole life, except...
Billye Jeane Timme
Nov 19, 2015
Billye Jeane Timme passed away after a battle with cancer on the evening of November 19th, 2015 at her home in Fischer, Texas surrounded by numerous family and friends at the age of 68. Billye was born in Houston, Texas on January 27th, 1947 to Father, William Henry Ford and Mother, Aileen Florence Ford who she follows in passing. Billye...
Rachel Abram
Nov 19, 2015
Rachel "Darlin" Abram, 91 of Blanco and formerly of Corpus Christi passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2015. She was born on September 15, 1924 in Paris, Texas to William Richard and Ada (Carter) Terry. Beloved wife of the late Harlin Abram. She worked in food preparation for several restaurants. Rachel was preceded in death by her siblings, Dora, Ora,...
Doris Rhodes Collins
Nov 18, 2015
Doris Rhodes Collins was born on April 5, 1928 in San Perlita, Texas, and passed from this life on November 18, 2015 in Blanco. In 1944, upon graduation from high school at the age of 16, she immediately moved to San Antonio to attend Business College, and soon began applying her professional skills in a variety of businesses. She married...
Diana H. Davis
Nov 16, 2015
CELEBRATE ME AWAY! DIANA H. DAVIS passed from this world Monday November 16, 2015, in Dripping Springs, TX, at the age of 91. She died of complications due to old age. Diana was born to Frank J. Hafner and Katherine B. Kramer on November 19, 1923, in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was the third of five children. Diana was preceeded...
Elman Fuchs
Nov 15, 2015
Elman Fuchs, 91, passed away peacefully on November 15, 2015, surrounded by his family in Round Mountain, Texas. Elman was born on May 14, 1924, in Cypress Mill, Texas, to Hugo Paul and Gertrude Hyatt Fuchs. Elman started out as an entrepreneur in the gas station and trucking businesses until he found his passion of being a cowboy and a...
Gladys Bigden Stone
Nov 8, 2015
Gladys Bigden Stone, 107, of Fredericksburg, TX, formerly of Blanco, died peacefully Sunday, November 8, 2015. She was involved with Bigden Insurance Agency many years. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Blanco until moving to Fredericksburg. She was an accomplished pianist, organist, and violinist. She played in the Fredericksburg Orchestra until she was 100. She was...
Cecil Joe Scott
Nov 4, 2015
Cecil Joe Scott, 80, passed away November 4, 2015 at his home near Johnson City, TX. He was born July 15, 1935 in Llano, TX to Marion Clifton Scott and Ethel Delilah Scott (Smith). Cecil Joe started his career working with JD and Eric Slator gathering cattle before going to Arkansas to work on one of the Slator Ranches. He...
Aline E. Slack
Oct 29, 2015
Aline Offer Slack, 92, passed away surrounded by her family October 29, 2015 in Waco, Texas. Aline was born March 24, 1923 in Aransas Pass, Texas to Eunice Maley Offer and Edwin Joseph Offer. She was preceded in death by her husband John R. Slack, her parents and her sisters Laura Grace Offer and Joyce Offer Hunt. She is survived...
Evelyn O. Hudgens
Oct 28, 2015
Evelyn O. (Honey) Hudgens, 95, passed away surrounded by her family October 28, 2015 in Corpus Christi, TX. Evelyn was born April 27, 1920 in Burnet, TX to Adolph Perry and Beatrice Reid Perry. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Floyd (Farmer), Henry, Daris, Jay, and Clayton (Tuffy), sister, Irene (Sissy), and daughter, Rita. Surviving her are...
Tommy C. Thurlkill
Oct 27, 2015
Tommy Cecil Thurlkill, born March 18, 1940, in Wichita Falls, Texas, and died October 27, 2015, in Johnson City, Texas. Tommy is survived by his wife of 37 years, Mary Deering Thurlkill, five children: Sherri Strickland and husband, LaWayne, Bruce Thurlkill and wife, Amy Nicole, Amy Lynn Thurlkill, Carlos Thurlkill and wife, Courtne, and Chris Thurlkill and wife, Sofi, seven...
Thomas Blaine Fine
Oct 24, 2015
Thomas B. Fine passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015 in Llano, Texas. Thomas was born to Elbert E. Fine and Jimmie E Fine March 19, 1931, in Medina Texas. Mr Fine lived in Dripping Springs, Texas and then moved to Johnson City with his parents 1951. Then he moved to Llano Texas, where he resided with his Niece Elisca...
Caley Nell Klepac
Oct 12, 2015
Caley Nell Jones Klepac died peacefully October 12, 2015 at the age of 83. She is the beloved wife of 59 years to Robert John Klepac, Sr. She is survived by her sisters, Martha Ann Bartz and husband William Evans Bartz of Hammondsport, NY and Dorothy Dean Wright and husband Joe Ellis Wright of N. Little Rock, AK. She was...
Anna Josephine Phipps
Oct 11, 2015
Anna J. Phipps, 96, a resident of Blanco for 53 years passed away October 11, 2015 at Grace Care Center in Katy, Texas. Anna was born in San Antonio, Texas on November 29, 1918 to Ike and Annie Livingston. She married Tom Phipps on June 11, 1937. They were married for 58 years. She was a housewife, worked at Phipps...
Arthur Boyd Hineline
Sep 5, 2015
On the morning of September 5, 2015 Arthur "Bud" Hineline passed away at Vitas Hospice in San Antonio, TX at the age of 71. Arthur Boyd Hineline was born in Battle Creek Michigan on February 10, 1944. He was adopted by Vernon and Constance Hineline of Valparaiso, Indiana. Bud served his country with the U.S. Army as a mechanic. Before...
Clifford R. Baird
Sep 3, 2015
Clifford R. Baird Jr. passed away September 3, 2015, at the age of 81 after a long and valiant struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Cliff was born at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas on February 19, 1934. His father was in the Air Force and the family moved a great deal. Cliff went to many different schools, graduating from...
Mattie Marie (Smith) Giles
Sep 3, 2015
Mattie Marie (Smith) Giles passed away on September 3, 2015. She was born on September 10, 1926, the third of nine children of Felix and Martha Smith. The family included two brothers and six sisters. She was born in Blanco, Texas where she grew up. She was baptized in the Blanco River at the age of 13 and graduated Salutatorian...
