All Obituaries

Hazel L Battles passed away February 15, 2020 at the age of 86.   Visitation will be from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Thursday,  February 20, 2020 at Marrs Jones Funeral Home in Smithville, Texas.  The funeral service will be at 1:30pm on Friday, February 21, 2020 at the First Baptist Church of Smithville, Texas with burial following at Oak Hill Cemetery. 

  Douglas Ray Foreman, 60, of West Point, Texas, passed away at his home on Monday, February 10, 2020.   A loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, Doug was born in La Grange, Texas to Norman and Sylvia Foreman on December 3, 1959.  He was always known for his patience, kindness, and sense of humor, and he was always seen with a smile on his face.  Those who knew him could always count on receiving a big hug.  Doug was a...

Virginia Marie Meuth Mercer died February 3, 2020 at the age of 73.  She was preceded in by her husband, Lee Chester Mercer; her father, Hugo Meuth and brother, Douglas Meuth.  Virginia is survived by her mother, Gladys Meuth; children, Samuel Mercer (Sarah Nielsen), Jewel Mercer Mills, Marty Mercer (Brooke Mercer); brothers and sisters, Catherine Tausch, Barbara Niemann (Kenny), Stephen Meuth ( Gerri Meuth), Rosemary Futschik (Floyd Futschik); 12 grandchildren, Janet, Jaimie,...

Tommie Ann Salas Rains, 65, of Smithville, Texas, died  Thursday the 23rd of January 2020, in Round Rock, Texas from her hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born October 6, 1954 in El Campo, Texas to Lucas Salas Sr. and Barbara Garcia Salas but grew up in Smithville, Texas where she graduated from Smithville High School in 1973. She was a devoted and beloved mother and grandmother who loved to cook, bake, sew, watch her grandchildren grow, who had the best heart and...

Norma Pompa Villafranca passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones, on Tuesday, January 21, 2020.  Norma's battle with cancer is now over. Norma retired from HEB after 33 years while running a towing and collision business with her husband. Norma was a compassionate and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Norma was preceded in death by her father, Jose Pompa; brother, David Ray Davenport; and great grandson, Joshua Lucas Flores. She is survived by...

Robert Lee Snow entered the arms of the Lord December 27, 2019 at the age of 65.  He was born on Colville Confederated Tribes Reservation in, Washington.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnnie and Lula Snow and his brother, William “Bill” Snow. Robert is survived by his children, Shannon Snow McGovern and her husband Jerry, Kelsey Lee Snow, Robert Damian Lee Snow; grandchildren, Jayson Laake, Viviann Snow, Riyann Snow; a special friend and companion; and...

Cherrell Williams Rose 1933 – 2019 Cherrell Williams Rose passed away in Smithville Texas on December 24th.  Mrs. Rose was born to Walter and Ethel Williams in Sacramento California on December 6th, 1933.  After her father’s death in 1945, Mrs. Rose and her family relocated to Perry GA.  Mrs. Rose graduated from Georgia Teacher’s College in 1955.  Mrs. Rose lived most of her adult life in Austin and Smithville TX. Mrs. Rose was married to her Husband,...

Lillian Patricia Flynt passed away November 25, 2019 at the age of 94.  She was born in Nottingham England to Nellie and William Edward Joseph Taylor in 1925.   She was preceded in death by her husband, James V. Flynt; daughter, Helen Patricia Ann Flynt; brothers, Bill and Ted Taylor and sister, Sally Taylor. Lillian is survived by three children, Gwen Calcote and her husband Joe, William Michael Flynt and his wife Eileen, Pamela Gail McMillian and her husband Charlie; 6...

Prudencio Espinoza, age 88, of Smithville was called to his Heavenly Home on October 28, 2019. Visitation is from 6:00 to 8:00pm Friday, November 1, 2019 at Marrs-Jones Funeral Home in Smithville. The Rosary will be recited at 7:00pm. The Funeral Mass will be 1:00pm Saturday, November 2, 2019 at St. Paul Catholic Church in Smithville.  Burial will follow in Oak Cemetery in Smithville.    

William (Bill) Edward Chess was born on July 8, 1933 in Mount Clemens, Michigan and passed away on September 18, 2019. Bill was the eldest son of Florian Anthony Chess and Elizabeth Jane Woodward Chess of Valparaiso, Indiana. He graduated from the University of Indiana in 1955 with a Bachelor degree in Business Administration.  Later, he obtained his MBA from Arizona State University. On September 5, 1954, Bill married the love of his life, Sharon Rochelle Bledsoe. After graduation,...