Obituaries

William Ray "Willie" Bailey

William Ray "Willie" Bailey

Jul 25, 2025

William Ray “Willie” Bailey, 70 of Lott, died Friday July 25, 2025 in a Waco Nursing Home. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Burial will follow in Clover Hill Cemetery in Lott.

Mr. Bailey was born in Marlin on March 22, 1955 to Raymond and Ruby Radford Bailey. He graduated from Rosebud-Lott High...

Leola Komar

Leola Komar

Jul 15, 2025

Leola Tillie (Lindeman) Komar of Rosebud, Texas passed away on Tuesday July 15, 2025 in a Temple Hospital at the age of 90.

Leola was born in the Ben Arnold community to Ben and Martha (Krause) Lindeman on November 15, 1934. The family later moved to Burlington where she attended school as a child and graduated from Rosebud High School. Leola...

Bammer Rich

Bammer Rich

Jul 15, 2025

Bammer Rich, 84, of Bryan, formerly of Rosebud, died Tuesday July 15, 2025 in a Bryan hospital. Graveside services will be held at Noon Saturday in Woodland Cemetery in Rosebud. Rev. Barry Sharp will officiate.

Mrs. Rich was born on March 16, 1941 in Manchester, Kentucky to Gilbert and Dorothy Eversoe Hyde. She married Jim Rich and moved to the Rosebud...

Eugene William Radle

Eugene William Radle

Jul 14, 2025

Eugene William Radle, 91 of Lott, died Monday July 14, 2025 at his residence. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Chester Springfield will officiate. Burial with Military Honors will follow in Phillips Cemetery in Travis.

Mr. Radle was born on January 30, 1934 in Lott to Walter and Elizabeth Tepe Radle. He graduated...

Beverly C. Williams

Beverly C. Williams

Jul 12, 2025

Beverly C. Ocker Williams, 84, of Rosebud, Texas passed away on July 12, 2025, at home surrounded by her family and friends.

Services will be held on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen with Rev. Judy Gotcher officiating.

Beverly was born on April 4, 1941 to George A. Ocker and Geraldine McAtee Ocker.

She...

Antonia R. Portillo

Antonia R. Portillo

Jul 8, 2025

Antonia R. Portillo, 90, of Rosebud, died Tuesday July 8, 2025 in Killeen. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday in St. Ann Catholic Church in Rosebud. Rev. Walter Dhanwar will officiate. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mrs. Portillo was born August 29, 1934 in Rosebud to Augustin and Euphemia Rodriguez Reyna. She married Jeronimo Portillo...

Virgie Marie Burns

Virgie Marie Burns

Jul 4, 2025

Virgie Marie Burns, 88 of Rosebud, died Friday July 4, 2025 in a Rosebud Nursing Home. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Don Fulton will officiate. Burial will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud.

Mrs. Burns was born March 10, 1937 in Crockett to Sidney J. and Ila Moses Burns. She...

Edith Marie Gray

Edith Marie Gray

Jun 27, 2025

Edith Marie Satterwhite Gray, 93, of Lakeway, TX, formerly of Friendship Community, Buckholts, and El Campo, TX, passed away on Friday, June 27, 2025.

Edith was born on July 1, 1931, to Ure B. and Annie Pearl Walker Satterwhite in the Friendship Community. Her Scotch-Irish-Norwegian ancestors settled the little community and established both the school and the Methodist Church.

Edith attended Southwestern...

Katie Pearl Armer

Katie Pearl Armer

Jun 18, 2025

Katie Pearl Armer, 97, of Arlington, formerly of Marlin, died on Wednesday June 18, 2025 in a Marlin Nursing Home. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday July 1, 2025 at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.

Mrs. Armer was born on July 19, 1927 in Mount Calm to Wilford and Pearlie Mae Lake Beevers. She married...

Clarence Ray Pontruff

Clarence Ray Pontruff

Jun 11, 2025

Clarence Ray Pontruff, a beloved husband, father and brother, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2025, in Carrollton, Texas, at the age of 77. Born on January 9, 1948, in Rockdale, Texas, Clarence was a quiet man whose feelings ran deep. His gentle demeanor and thoughtful presence touched the lives of all who knew him.

Throughout his life, Clarence was surrounded...

James Fredrick Schaub

James Fredrick Schaub

Jun 7, 2025

Our beloved James “Jim” went to be with the Lord on Saturday June 7, 2025 surrounded by his loving family at John Knox Village in Weslaco, Texas.

Jim was born on June 22, 1942 to Fred E. Schaub and Betty Franks Schaub in Gatesville, Texas. He was the first-born son. His younger brother Kenneth Schaub preceded him in death. Jim spent...

Geneva Louise Gipson Brantley Shamrock

Geneva Louise Gipson Brantley Shamrock

Jun 6, 2025

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Geneva Louise Gipson Shamrock, age 90, of Houston, who departed this life on June 6, 2025, at an assisted living center in Houston.

Geneva was born on May 17, 1935, in El Paso, Texas, to Errett D. and Gladys (Griffith) Gipson. A dedicated member of the Methodist faith, she enjoyed...

Susan Ann Luna

Susan Ann Luna

Jun 2, 2025

Susan Ann Luna, 59, of Rosebud, died Monday, June 2, 2025 in a Temple Hospital. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in St. Ann Catholic Church in Rosebud. Rev. Rito Davila will officiate. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Rosebud.

Miss Luna was born on August 6, 1965 in Rosebud to Santos and Guadalupe Martinez Luna Sr....

David Thomas "Buddy" Lewis Jr.

David Thomas "Buddy" Lewis Jr.

Jun 1, 2025

David Thomas “Buddy” Lewis Jr.

Our beloved Buddy went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 1, 2025 surrounded by his loving family.

Buddy was born on August 31, 1945 to David Thomas and Maybell Kelsey Lewis in Rosebud, Texas, the third child of one brother and four sisters. Buddy’s childhood was spent on a farm in Rosebud, Texas. After high...

Robert Lacy McBee Jr.

Robert Lacy McBee Jr.

May 28, 2025

Robert "Bobby" Lacy McBee Jr., of Rosebud, died Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

Mr. McBee was born on January 19, 1951, in Rosebud to Robert Lacy and Ella Mae Williams McBee Sr. He grew up and was educated in California. He worked in cotton gins and for his family’s service stations in California. In Texas, he worked as a lineman, and he...

Aline W Stanke

Aline W Stanke

May 27, 2025

Aline W. Stanke, 98, of the Airville community, died Tuesday, May 27, 2025 in a Temple Hospital. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Grayson Albers will officiate. Burial will follow in the Barclay Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Stanke was born...

Jerry Allen Webb Sr.

Jerry Allen Webb Sr.

May 26, 2025

Jerry Allen Webb Sr., 85 of Rosebud, died Monday, May 26, 2025 at a Temple Hospital. Private family services will be held at a later date. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud.

Mr. Webb was born on January 17, 1940 in Waco to Jack and Lilly Brunson...

Jimmy A. Taylor

Jimmy A. Taylor

May 23, 2025

Jimmy A. Taylor, 77 of Rosebud, died Friday, May 23, 2025 in Temple. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Burial will follow in Morning Star Cemetery in Baileyville.

Jimmy was born in rural Milam County on March 28, 1948 to Leonard Knox and Jewel Alexander. He grew up near Baileyville...

Marshall Lawrence Lewis

Marshall Lawrence Lewis

Apr 28, 2025

Marshall Lawrence Lewis

1947-2025

With solemn hearts we announce the passing of Marshall Lawrence Lewis of Heidenheimer after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. His presence will be deeply missed, having departed on Monday April 28, 2025, at the age of 77.

As we bid farewell to our Brother, we will cherish his memories held dear -the jokes, the laughter, the wisdom, the...

Ruth LaNell Doskocil

Ruth LaNell Doskocil

Apr 21, 2025

Ruth LaNell Lorenz Doskocil was born November 4, 1952, to Leon and Hilda Schmidt Lorenz in Rosebud, Tx, and passed away to her eternal home on April 21, 2025 after a short illness, with her loved ones by her side.

Ruth grew up in the community of Barclay and graduated from Rosebud- Lott High School in 1971.

Ruth met her high school...