Recent Obituaries
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...
Joyce Josephine Campion
Apr 20, 2026
Joyce J. (Avant) Campion, age 91, of Smithville, Texas, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2026.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ralph L. Campion, whom she married on November 22, 1958. She was also preceded in death by her parents, J.C. Avant and Mary (Malatek) Avant, and her sons, Jimmy L. Campion and Bryan D. Campion.
Joyce is...
Madelyn Heloise Gore Long-Castles
Apr 17, 2026
Heloise Long-Castles, age 93, of Smithville, Texas, peacefully passed away at home, on Friday, April 17th, 2026. Viewing is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 23rd at the first United Methodist Church of Smithville, located at 400 Olive Street. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m., with a luncheon being provided in the Fellowship Hall immediately after the service....
Warren Davis Lewis IV
Apr 9, 2026
Warren Davis Lewis IV was born on June 25, 1946, in Montgomery, Alabama, to his loving parents, Captain Warren D. Lewis III and Emma Marguerite Dixon Lewis. Though he spent the last 52 years of his life as a proud Texan, a piece of his heart always remained in his beloved Alabama.
He went by many names to those who loved...
Matilde Nori Hague
Mar 30, 2026
Matilde Nori Hague passed away March 30, 2026 at the age of 60.
She is survived by her husband, Bryan Hague; sons, Sotiris Ksinos Medrano, and Roger Warren Hague.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00am on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at Winchester Cemetery.
A Memorial Service will be held April 25, at 2:00pm at the Northwestern Baptist Church. The church is...
Patsy Greene Welch
Mar 30, 2026
Patsy Greene Welch passed away peacefully in her home on March 30, 2026, surrounded by family, at the age of 92 years young.
Patsy was born on July 9, 1933, in La Grange, Texas, to Laura and Albert Mach. She graduated from Smithville High School and shortly thereafter married James W. Greene. Together they raised four daughters, and the girls were...
Bobby Gessler Gadd
Mar 28, 2026
Bobby Gessler Gadd, age 87, passed away on March 28, 2026. He was born on March 11, 1939, in
Memphis, Tennessee, to Grover Cleveland Gadd and Gladys Bush Gadd. Bobby was the eighth of nine
children and spent his early years in Mississippi before moving to Bastrop, Texas, at the age of 9. After a few years in Bastrop, the family moved...
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