Recent Obituaries
Daniel Gann
Jul 13, 2026
Daniel Timothy Gann passed away July 13, 2026 at the age of 60.
A Celebration of Daniel's Life will be held Saturday, July 25, 2026 at Stagner Lake. More details will follow.
Johnnie Ray Randolph
Jul 10, 2026
Johnnie Ray Randolph, of Smithville, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2026, at the age of 79, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous fight. Though our hearts are broken, we find comfort in knowing he is now at peace, welcomed home by his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and reunited with loved ones who went before him.
John...
Billie Jean Lueders Hudson Williams
Jul 9, 2026
Billie Jean Lueders Hudson Williams died July 9,2026. She was born on the family farm near Muldoon, Fayette County, Texas on March 14, 1935 to Martha Lea (Boehnke) and Harry Lueders. She was welcomed by her three older brothers, Harold Lea, J W, and Harry James (Jimmy), and later joined by her sister and best friend, Betty Lou.
Billie and Betty...
Geneva Meuth
Jul 6, 2026
Those we love remain with us for love itself lives on,
and cherished memories never fade because a loved one's gone.
Those we love can never be more than a thought apart,
for as long as there is memory, they'll live on in the heart.
In Loving Memory of Geneva "Neva" Meuth
It is with deep sorrow and loving remembrance that we announce the passing...
Evonne Winter
Jul 5, 2026
Evonne Lonnette Winter was born at Hillcrest Hospital in Waco TX on November 20th, 1970, to Lonnie and Paula Short. Evonne grew up in Gatesville; Lorena area of Central TX attended Midway High School and was a cheerleader. As a teen she moved to the city of Austin TX where she met Paul Steiner, married and gave birth to Luke...
Ralph R. Hernandez, Jr.
Jul 5, 2026
Ralph R Hernandez JR., beloved husband, dad, grandpa, brother, and friend; passed away on July 5, 2026, at the age of 66. Born on January 18th, 1960, in Taylor, Texas. Ralph grew up in Elgin, Tx with his four caring sisters and brother. He graduated from Elgin High School in 1979 and afterwards served four years in the Army. On...
Mable Ruth McAdams
Jul 2, 2026
Mable Ruth McAdams passed away on July 2, 2026 at the age of 98.
Services to Celebrate Mable will be held Saturday, July 11, 2026 at the Smithville Church of Christ.
Visitation will begin at 9:30am. The service will begin at 10:30am. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Smithville.
Judy Kay Stevens
Jun 28, 2026
Judy Kay Stevens passed away June 28, 2026 at the age of 82. She was a loving Mother, Grandmother and Great-grandmother.
Services to celebrate Judy will be held Friday, July 3, 2026 at Marrs Jones Funeral Home in Smithville. The visitation will begin at 1pm and the service will begin at 1:30pm.
She will be missed by all those who loved her.
Patrick Lewis
Jun 26, 2026
Patrick Lewis passed away June 26, 2026 at the age of 58.
Services to celebrate Patrick will be held Thursday, July 2, 2026 at Marrs Jones Newby Funeral Home in Bastrop, Texas.
The visitation will be 10am and services will begin at 11am. Burial will follow at Clearview Cemetery.
Michael Johnston
Jun 19, 2026
Michael Lynn Johnston of Smithville, Texas, passed away on June 19, 2026, at the age of 86. A loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend. He will be missed dearly by those who knew him and loved him. Mike is survived by his wife, Patty; Sons, Ron Johnston and Rob Johnston; Step Son, Toby Homuth and his wife...
Virginia Bone
Jun 6, 2026
Mrs. Virginia Bone passed from this life on Saturday June 6, 2026, in Smithville TX.
Loving Mother to Russell Bone, Darnell Durant, and Kathleen Maples.
Services will be held at a later date.
Elaine Seidel
Jun 6, 2026
Our beloved mother, Elaine Seidel, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ June 6, 2026.
To many people, Mom was a community leader, a public servant, a businesswoman, and a friend. To us, she was simply Mom.
Mom had a way of making everything better. If there was a problem, she would help find a solution. If someone...
Don Milton Mutschink
May 31, 2026
Don Milton Mutschink, beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and friend; passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at the age of 69.
Born on September 15, 1956, in Bastrop, Texas, Don spent his entire life deeply rooted in the community he loved. He was a lifelong resident of Smithville and a true pillar of the town, known by nearly everyone...
Ida M Ruscher
May 25, 2026
Ida M Ruscher passed away May 25, 2026 at the age of 89.
Ida May Machen Ruscher was born in Upton, Texas to Ida Lee Briggs Machen and Woodrow Wilson Machen on August 27, 1936. Ida May attended church at Young School House. She was very proud of achieving eight years of perfect attendance in her Sunday school class. Ida May...
Sammie R. Johnson
May 21, 2026
Sammie Johnson was a truck driver, life-long resident, and active member of the Sweet Home Primitive Baptist Church of Smithville, Texas. He passed away unexpectedly due to acute occlusive pulmonary thromboembolism, possible embolus (blood clot) on May 21, 2026, at the age of 78 while hospitalized at Ascension Seton in Austin, Texas.
Sammie Ray Johnson Sr was born in 1947 to...
Paula Ortiz Trigo
May 20, 2026
Paula Ortiz TrigoApril 19, 1934 – May 20, 2026
Paula Ortiz Trigo, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great‑grandmother, and friend, was born in Nopal, Texas on April 19, 1934, to Concepcion Sistos Ortiz and Francisco Ortiz. She was welcomed into eternal rest preceded by her parents and all her siblings, reunited once again with those she loved so dearly.
On August 7, 1965,...
Alfred "Fred" Hellinger, Jr.
May 19, 2026
Alfred "Fred" Joseph Hellinger, Jr. passed away May 19, 2026 at the age of 66.
Fred passed away in the home he grew up in on May 19, 2026. His passion and love for working on the farm begin when he learned to walk.
Known as Fred, he was a devoted and hard headed Bohemian that helped everyone. A heart that was...
Anne Haley Bryant
May 13, 2026
Anne Haley Bryant went to be with Jesus and her husband Ernie on the morning of Wednesday May 13, 2026, at 11:32 a.m. She took her last breath at her home in Smithville, TX with her son right by her side. She had been battling a neurological disorder when our father in Heaven decided it was time for her to...
Cynthia Diane Williams
May 8, 2026
Diane Williams born October 31, 1945 and left us May 8, 2026. In her 80th year of life, she found love and family in everyone she met.
She is proceeded in death by her husband Jack, her son James, her daughter Lynn, and her grandson Nathan.
She is survived by her children Wayne (Sheryl), David (Kim), her grandchildren, Lindsey Naffarratte (Daniel), Paige...
Arthur R "Rudy" Martinez
Apr 29, 2026
Arthur R. Martinez, 79, passed away April 29, 2026. He was born September 5, 1946 in Napolean, Ohio to Maryann and Pete Martinez. He married Maria Rosa Almarza December 30,1967, at St. James Catholic Church in Gonzales.
Arthur is survived by his wife Maria Rosa Martinez; his sons Robert W. Martinez (Paula) and Arthur R. Martinez, Jr. (Katy); grand children Jaxen...
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