Obituaries

Aug 2, 2022

Mr. Horace Wallace Ridout, 70, of Cameron, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022, in a Temple hospital. A memorial service for Mr. Ridout will be held Saturday, August 20, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., at New Beginnings Church in Cameron, with Rev. Tim Titsworth officiating.

Horace was born June 22, 1952, in Cameron, to Hugh and Ruth (Tindall)...

Jul 21, 2022

Mary Virginia Sharp

Virginia passed away at her home Thursday, July 21, 2022 having being cared for by her family after an extended illness. Virginia was born August 1922 to Charles and Nettie Stuckey in the Travis-Live Oak Community at the home of her paternal grandfather and grandmother, Felix and Irene Wallace. Virginia was taught first grade...

Jul 19, 2022

Sandra Mears, 83, of Garland, died Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at her residence. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Carolina Cemetery near Durango.

Mrs. Mears was born October 19, 1938 in Houston to Russell and Aline Burdick Merritt. She married George Lee Mears. She worked as a typesetter for several printing companies. She...

Jul 17, 2022

Gary Wayne Scarborough, 50, of Cameron, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022, in a Temple hospital. Graveside services for Mr. Scarborough will be held Thursday, July 21, at 10:00 a.m., at North Elm Cemetery, with Dr. Kipp Swinney officiating.

Gary was born July 14, 1972 in Cameron to Billy and Berniece Scarborough. He graduated from C. H....

Jul 9, 2022

James Edward Shafer, 74, of Gause, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2002, at a Bryan hospital. Graveside services will be held Thursday, July 14 at 10:00 a.m., at the Gause Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held Wednesday, July 13, from 5-7 p.m., at the funeral home.

James was born January 26, 1948, in Cameron, to...

Jun 25, 2022

Private graveside services for Mrs. Lois Marie Burnett, 95, were held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 30, at the Little River Cemetery, with David Cox officiating. Mrs. Burnett died Saturday, June 25, in a Cameron nursing facility, after an illness.

Mrs. Burnett was born August 12, 1926, in Aransas Pass, to Oscar and Etta (Bray) Hall. She...

Jun 24, 2022

Noah Zane Fisher, 5 months, of Lott, died Friday, at his residence. Services will be held at 2:00 Sunday in Faith Mennonite Fellowship in Travis. Burial will follow in Poole Cemetery near Lott.

Noah was born January 8, 2022 in Lott to Josiah and Janell Stoltzfus Fisher.

Survivors include his parents of Lott, one sister,...

Jun 19, 2022

Dr. Daniel Thomas Smith, Jr., 80, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022, at his residence. Dr. Dan ran a successful dental practice in Cameron, TX, for over 48 years.

A visitation with the family of Dr. Daniel Smith will be held Wednesday, July 20, 2022, from 6-8 p.m., at Green-Patterson Funeral Home.  The family invites you to...

Jun 12, 2022

Rosa Lee Hipp, 93, of Lott, died Sunday, June 12, 2022, at her residence. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens in San Angelo. Rev. Jamie Rouse will officiate.

Mrs. Hipp was born on August 2, 1928 in Munday to Claude and Maudie Davis Pippin. She married Lloyd V. Hipp on...

Jun 12, 2022

John Albert Kirkpatrick, 87, of Lott, died Sunday, June 12, 2022, at a Temple hospital. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Don Fulton will officiate. Burial  will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud.

Mr. Kirkpatrick was born April 21, 1935 in Temple to William and Etta Mae...

Jun 9, 2022

Mary Elizabeth Radford Westerman, 80, of Rosebud, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022, at home with her loved ones by her side.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, June 18 th at 10:00 a.m. and a Celebration of Life Service at 11:00 a.m., at New Salem Baptist Church, 429 County Road 309, Rosebud, Texas.  A lunch...

May 31, 2022

Hazel Pottinger, 96, of Lott, died Tuesday, May 31, 2022, in a Temple hospital. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Don Fulton will officiate. Burial will follow in Clover Hill Cemetery in Lott. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Mrs....

May 23, 2022

Billy Earl Ernst, 90, of Rosebud, died Monday, May 23, 2022, at a Temple Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Deacon Charlie Wright will officiate. A private burial will be held at a later date at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Cyclone. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 7:00...

May 22, 2022

Mrs. Billie Jo White, 89, of Jones Prairie, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022, in a College Station Hospital. No services are planned for Mrs. White at this time.

She was born April 22, 1933, in Jones Prairie, to Ben and Beaulah (Johnson) Massengale. She was married to Bernard “Whistle” White, who preceded her in death in...

May 21, 2022

Mr. Arthur Manning Geddings, 78, of Buckholts, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022, at his residence. No services for Mr. Geddings are planned at this time.

He was born October 8, 1943 in Manning, South Carolina. He was a Truck Driver

Mr. Geddings is survived by his wife, Shirley (Guzner) Geddings.

May 18, 2022

Mr. Calvin Franklin “Buddy” Simonton, 77, of Rockdale, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at his residence. A memorial service for Mr. Simonton will be held at a later date. Cremation will be followed by a burial in Alice, TX, next to his son, Larry Wayne Simonton.

Mr. Simonton was born December 31, 1944, in Taylor, to...

May 17, 2022

Willie Mae Fulton, 96, of Temple, died Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in a Temple hospital. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Don Fulton will officiate. Burial will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud.

Mrs. Fulton was born April 5, 1926 in Pleasant Grove to Arthur and Mary...

May 9, 2022

Sofie Dorothy Cervenka Elliston passed away peacefully at home, Monday May 9, 2022. Dorothy was born in Taylor, Texas on March 27,1924 to John and Kristina Cervenka. On July 8, 1950 she married Ruben Elliston at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lott, although she later attended St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Rosebud.

She was preceded in death...

May 5, 2022

Guadalupe Wallace Jimenez, 77, of Temple, died Thursday, May 5, 2022, in a Temple Hospital.  Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Randy Salazar will officiate. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mr. Jimenez was born May 17, 1944 in Caldwell to Navarro and Manuela Valdez Jimenez....

Apr 26, 2022

Ann Marek, 86, of Rosebud, died Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in a Rosebud Nursing Home. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Duane Brooks and Rev.  Joe Bailey will officiate. Burial will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud.

Mrs. Marek was born in Cameron on October 6, 1935...