Recent Obituaries
Donna Gayle Kadlecek
Sep 19, 2025
Donna Gayle Kadlecek, 74, of Smithville, Texas, passed away on September 19, 2025, with the love of her life by her side. She was born on August 10, 1951, in Austin, Texas, to Bernice and Willie Darrell Behrend.
On August 23, 1969, Donna married her high school sweetheart, Daniel Kadlecek, and together, they built a family rooted in love and faith....
Carol Ann Rice
Sep 5, 2025
Carol Ann (Janecek) Rice, age 61, passed away peacefully at home on September 5, 2025, surrounded by family and prayer, after a long fought battle with FTD and ALS.
Carol was born on December 1, 1963, in Smithville, Texas, to Alvin and Nancy Janecek. She spent her early childhood in Houston before her family returned to Smithville, where she graduated from...
Lee Etta Washington
Aug 29, 2025
Lee Etta Washington was born in Smithville, Texas to parents John Wesley and Earner Lee Jackson September 17, 1939. She passed away at the age of 85 in Austin, Texas August 29, 2025.
Services will be held Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Sweet Home Primitive Baptist Church in Smithville, Texas with a visitation between the hours of 10:00 AM and 11:00...
Henry Ben Kubena Jr
Aug 29, 2025
Henry Ben Kubena Jr., of Muldoon, Texas, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on August 29, 2025, at the age of 87. Born on December 31, 1937, in East Bernard, Texas, he lived a long and full life marked by dedication to God first, his family, service to his country, and a lifelong love for the Houston Astros.
He was...
Howard Holmes
Aug 25, 2025
Our beloved Howard entered into eternal rest with Jesus leading the way August 25, 2025. After a hard-fought fight with Dementia, he is at peace. Thank you, Jesus!
Howard Gene Holmes was born in Houston, Texas October 26, 1936. He accepted Jesus in his early years and was baptized at Bethany Baptist Church, the same little church where he married the...
Tyler Duane Saunders
Aug 18, 2025
Tyler Duane Saunders passed on August 18, 2025 at the age of 41.
Tyler was born February 23, 1984 in Austin, TX and grew up in Smithville with his parents Lisa (Hofferek) and Gary Saunders. The oldest of three siblings, he was a protective, and sometimes corrupting, big brother to Brooke and Seth. As a young man, he enjoyed working cattle,...
Sandra Lee Johnson
Jul 23, 2025
Sandra Lee Johnson, 70, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2025. Born on July 6, 1955, she was a woman of grace, kindness, and humility, whose giving spirit touched everyone she met.
Sandra was preceded in death by her beloved husband of over 33 years, William Johnson, with whom she shared a lifelong love story as high school sweethearts. She is...
Lee Earl Davis
Jul 23, 2025
Lee Earl Davis passed away peacefully at his home in Smithville, Texas, on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at the age of 61. Born on October 23, 1963, to Billy Davis Jr. and Joyce Ann Thiede, Lee was a lifelong resident of Smithville. He spent his early years hunting, fishing, and helping at his father’s Texaco station, where he developed the...
Javier Borja Villegas
Jul 23, 2025
Javier Villegas, de 51 años, falleció en paz el 23 de julio de 2025, rodeado del amor de su familia. Nació el 3 de diciembre de 1973 en Arroyo Verde, Michoacán, México, hijo querido de Rosa Borja y del fallecido José Villegas. Le precedieron en la muerte su hermano Misael y su hermana América, quienes ahora lo reciben con los...
Frances Jane Buscha Gray
Jul 5, 2025
In Loving Memory of Frances Jane Buscha Gray January 26, 1948 – July 5, 2025
Frances Jane Buscha Gray passed away peacefully on July 5, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Born January 26, 1948, in her grandmother’s house in Greens Creek, Texas, she was the beloved daughter of Victor and Mildred Buscha. Frances was baptized at Bethany Lutheran Church and...
Shirley June Cameron
Jul 1, 2025
Shirley June (Hancock) Cameron, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, left this world on July 1st, 2025, in Smithville, Texas. She was 75. She was born January 10th, 1950, in Smithville, Texas, to Harry and Alyne Hancock.
Shirley Cameron lived a whole and vibrant life, dedicating her years to family and friends. She was known for her unwavering compassion and...
Gale Perryman
Jun 21, 2025
Gale Martin Perryman, 79, passed away peacefully at his home in Smithville, Texas, surrounded by his loving family.
Born on August 10, 1945, in Texarkana, Texas, Gale lived a life marked by service, dedication, and love. He proudly served in the United States Navy for three years before beginning a long and successful 27-year career at IBM. Outside of work, Gale...
Clara Williams
Jun 13, 2025
Clara Bernice Williams passed away on June 13, 2025 at the age of 98.
Clara was born on March 26, 1927, to Ruby Fleming Stagner and Rozettia Lillian Critendon in Smithville, Texas. Clara was raised on a large farm in Smithville, Texas. She graduated from Smithville High School.
Clara follows six brothers and two sisters to Heaven. They were Lawrence P. Stagner,...
Carl Owen Noack
Jun 7, 2025
Carl Owen Noack of Smithville, Texas, passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 7, 2025, at the age of 89. Born in Port Arthur, he made his way through life with quiet strength and a generous heart.
Carl graduated from Austin’s McCallum High School in 1955 and went on to serve in the U.S. Navy for 14 years. He served...
James Schubert
Jun 6, 2025
James M. Schubert, 81 years old, passed away on June 6, 2025. He was born in Smithville, Texas on March 16, 1944 to the late Clyde Schubert and Irene Bell Schubert. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of almost 30 years, Paulette Sullivent Schubert, sister Betty Kolnacki and brother Clyde E. Schubert.
After attending Smithville High School, he...
Velma Jo Hampton
Jun 2, 2025
Velma Jo Hampton, aged 90, passed away on June 2, 2025, in La Grange, Texas. Born on January 12, 1935, in Caddo, Oklahoma, Velma spent many years of her life in Smithville, Texas, where she lived for 45 years. She was known for her love of cooking, gardening, fishing, and bird watching. Velma also had a passion for knitting and...
Merleen Knebel Stolle
May 29, 2025
Eunice Merleen Rice, lovingly known as Merleen, passed away on May 29, 2025, at the age of 87. Born in Maxwell, Texas, on April 22, 1938, to Homer Carl Rice Sr. and Eunice Rice. Merleen brought light, laughter, and a touch of sass to everyone lucky enough to know her.
At the age of two, she moved with her family to...
Francelle Louise Czichos
May 24, 2025
Francelle Louise Wiede Helmcamp Czichos was born on September 16, 1943, to Erwin Otto Wiede and Katherine Lillian Perrin Wiede. On May 23, 2025, she peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by her loving family.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Deloris MacKenzie.
Francelle is survived by her devoted husband, Alton Czichos, and her beloved...
Bobby Gray Hoskins
May 23, 2025
Bobby Gray Hoskins passed away peacefully on May 23, 2025 at the age of 101.
Bobby was born to B.V. and Lottie Hoskins in Red Rock, Texas. He attended school until the 7th grade, when he returned home to the work of the farm. He often spoke of the time he spent as a "cabbie" driving taxis in Austin. He married...
Ruth Beck
May 21, 2025
Lillian Ruth Hemphill Beck passed away peacefully on May 21, 2025.
Known for her kindness toward everyone and her enduring spirit, Ruth lived a long and meaningful life filled with love, family, and faith.
Born in San Antonio, Texas on November 18, 1928, Ruth witnessed nearly a century of change with grace and resilience.
Throughout her life, she was devoted to her family....
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