Bastrop, TX Obituaries

James Robert “JR” Jones, Jr., 92, entered God’s Heavenly Kingdom January 15, 2018. Raised in Jackson Mississippi, he was revered as a loyal southern gentleman and a strong man of faith. He served in...

Arrangements under the direction of Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home, Bastrop, TX.

A celebration of George's life was held privately by his family. Arrangements under the direction of Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home, Bastrop, TX.

David Michael Jones, age 46, of Red Rock, TX, went to meet his Lord and Savior, on Friday, January 5, 2018. David was born on December 19, 1971, in Norman, Oklahoma to Kaye Eskew Bowman and Guy Jones....

“The Erd” Thomas Craig Erderly was born August 13, 1948 in Baytown, Texas to Charles and Mary Grace Erderly. Always a free spirit, after high school he took some time off to follow the surf and live ...

Leslie James Hunter was born October 28, 1949 to Vel C. Hunter, Sr. and Ethel Hunter in Bastrop, Texas. Leslie was a member of Mt. Rose Baptist Church and often attended Macedonia Baptist Church. He...

Ritha Bernice Tharp, age 88, of Bastrop, TX passed away on Sunday December 17, 2017. Ritha was born October 23, 1929 in Chickasha, OK to Orbra and Ival Mae (Davis) Whisenhunt. Ritha was a faithful ca...

Thomas “Tommy” Sager of Cedar Creek, Texas passed away at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas on Friday, December 15th, 2017 at the age of 71 years. He was born November 21, 1946 in Washington...

Richard Henry Zeman, age 88, of Bastrop, TX passed away on Monday December 11, 2017. Richard was born March 20, 1929. Funeral services for Richard will be held Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 10:00 A...

Harold E Glass, of Bastrop, Texas, passed away December 6, 2017. He was born to Prudie (Needham) and Fielding Glass in Austin on May 10, 1936. Harold’s fondest childhood memories were playing base...

Sharon Kaye Dean Hicks Sharon Dean Hicks passed from this world on December 5, 2017, in Austin, Texas, surrounded by family and friends at the age of 73. Sharon was born on April 28, 1944, to L...

Vicente Jaimes passed away November 30, 2017. He joins in Heaven: his parents, Salvador and Maria Isabel; and his sisters, Paulina, Catalina and Reyna. Vicente leaves to cherish his memory his wife...

Robert French, age 56, of Bastrop, TX Passed Away on Thursday November 9, 2017. Robert was born June 6, 1961. A memorial service for Robert will be held Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Marr...

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Ruby Darnell (Ervin) Henderson passed away at the age of 70 on Saturday, November 11, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas. She was born November 24, 1946 in Bastrop, TX to Jerome and Kathryn (Smith) Ervin Jr....

Marsha Jean Dooley Marsha Jean passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on November 3, 2017 at the age of 63. She was born to Billie Jean Goodwin Dooley and Tip Wayne Dooley on February 17, 19...

James Michael Schuelke left us on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 in Bastrop, Texas at the age of 64. James is survived by his mother, Miriam Schuelke of Bastrop, sister, Sharon Franke of Paige, nephews K...

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Alexis Rena Jones passed away on October 24, 2017. She was born to Tammie Ann and Jason Wayne Jones on February 24, 1999 in Austin, Texas. Surviving Alexis are her parents, brother Cody Lynn Brinkle...

Frances Juanita McGregor, 73, of Bastrop, TX was called home to be with our Heavenly Father on October 21, 2017 at 8:57pm while at the Central Texas Veteran’s Health Care System, Heroes Haven Hospice ...

Richard Weldon Swearingen “Coonman/Hogman” Born: July 29, 1951 Died: October 12, 2017 Weldon Swearingen, 66, died October 12, 2017 at Tiner Hill. There will be a celebration of Life Memo...

Marvin Anton Friske was the first born son of Ben Friske and Hildegarde (Probst) born November 8, 1926 and raised in Rockne, TX. He was called from this life on October 14, 2017. He was predeceased b...

ETTA RUTH THOMPSON, 93 of Bastrop, Texas, was called home by our Lord on Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Etta was born on October 21, 1923 in Kerrville, Texas to Russell Bradley and Edith Bordelon Bradley. ...

Sharon Peace was called home on October 3, 2017 at the age of 63. She was born and raised in Texas City until taking her journey to the hill country in 2005. There was no one whose heart was more devo...

Tim Fleming entered the arms of the Lord September 30, 2017 at the age of 64. He was preceded in death by his mother, Erma Alexander and parents-in-law, Florence and Billy Joe Stewart. Tim is survi...

Emma F. Heltzel passed from this life September 29, 2017 at the age of 91. She was born in 1926 in Poland to Anna and Johan Klimasch. Emma is survived by her daughter, Anneliese Crabtree; grandchild...

Private family services will be held. Arrangements under the direction of Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home, Bastrop, TX.

Alma (Friske) Meuth entered the arms of the Lord September 21, 2017 at the age of 84. She was born April 27, 1933 in Rockne, Texas to Agnes (Probst) and Bruno Friske. Alma retired from the State Em...

Marvin Peter Bartsch, age 76, of Red Rock was called from this life on September 16, 2017 at his home. He was born June 10, 1941 in Red Rock to Peter and Agnes Bartsch. Marvin was a member of Knight...

Isabel Francis Fiebrich, age 73, of Rockne, Texas, passed away on September 8, 2017, in her sleep on the family homeplace. Isy, as we all knew her, was born February 18, 1944, in Jarrell Texas, to Tim...

Alfred Joseph Wilhelm entered the arms of the Lord on August 23, 2017 at the age of 86. he was born in Bastrop County to Dorthea and Joe P. Wilhelm on October 6th in 1930. In lieu of flowers, memoria...

Philip Leon Carleton, 64, of Garfield, Texas entered into eternal life surrounded by his family on Monday, August 21, 2017 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. He was born November 09, 195...

Denise Robinson (Babe) Hancock died Friday, August 11, 2017 at the age of 66. She was born to H. L. “Corkey” Robinson and Lerah Hoffman Robinson on July 12, 1951 in Bastrop. She lived all her life i...

Gertrude Marie Ursin “Trudy” of Bastrop, Texas passed away at home on August 1, 2017. Trudy was born to AV and Laura Summers in Galveston, Texas on July 5, 1931. She married Emile N Ursin in Galvest...

Jeanne Coulter Wilkins, age 88, peacefully passed through the Gates of Heaven on July 23rd, 2017. Jeanne was preceded in death by her husband, Rudy and her oldest son, Cliff. She is survived by he...

Born Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Towler, October 1, 1933, in Dayton, Texas, to Susan Elizabeth McWhorter and David Duval Towler, she was the ninth of eleven children. She died peacefully at her home in Ba...

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Frank Burleigh Ridlon Jr. was born at home in Yarmouth, Maine, on March 2, 1933, at the end of the Great Depression. He was the second of three sons and one daughter born to Frank “Burleigh” Ridlon ...

Michael C. (Mike) Fisher of Bastrop Texas passed peacefully at home on July 4th, 2017. He was born on October 6th, 1942 to Merle and Mary Fisher. He attended Cameron Junior College and Oklahoma Stat...

Alan Edward “Al” Schmitz Sunrise: July 3rd, 1958 and Sunset: July 1st, 2017 Al was born and raised in Wausau, Wisconsin. He raised his family in Corpus Christi, Texas. Al was a devoted loving husba...

Arrangements under the direction of Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home, Bastrop, TX.

Arrangements under the direction of Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home, Bastrop, TX.

Jeff Edward Thomas entered this world kicking and screaming, August 8, 1951 at Hendricks Memorial Hospital in Abilene, Texas. His parents Oliver Henry and Mary Helen Thomas, waited 18 years for their...

Samuel (Sam) Warren Garner, sixty, of Bastrop, Texas passed from this life Wednesday, June 7, 2017, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Samuel was born on October 20, 1956 in Corpus Christi, Texa...

Carla Jean (Metts) Metcalf, Baggs, NORRED, age 73 went to be with her Lord on June 6th 2017. She was born October 5, 1943 in Lubbock, Texas to Adam and Ruth Metts. Carla graduated from Haltom City’...

Gloria Rodriguez (1928-2017) passed away on May 22, 2017. She was a resident of Hebbronville, Texas and a parishioner at Our Lady of Guadalupe for over 30 years. In her later years, Gloria relocated ...

James Milton Thornton, 83, of Cedar Creek, Texas passed away May 10, 2017. He was born in Magnolia, Texas on March 22, 1934, to Olive McCamey Thornton and Georgia Bell Jones Thornton. He is preceded i...