Obituaries

Wed
25
Jun

Olga Mae Anne Sights Coston

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Olga Mae Anne Sights Coston was born in Del Rio, on January 25, 1930. She passed away Monday morning, June 23, in San Marcos. 
In 1947 she married Hugh Martin Coston and lived the next 52 years working on the ranch alongside her husband. She gave her family an eternity of love in her 84 years. She went into the arms of her Savior with joy, thanksgiving and great peace. She set an example of wisdom and unmatched kindness. Her life is proof that we need never stop learning and improving. She continued well into her eighties to grow closer to her Lord and, in turn, her friends and family. 
Wed
18
Jun

Johnny Lee Saxon

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Johnny Lee Saxon, a resident of Driftwood, passed away on June 4, at the age of 47.  
A visitation was held at Thomason Funeral Home in Wimberley on Saturday, June 14. No other services are planned.  
For more information, call Thomason Funeral Home, (512) 847-2226.
Wed
18
Jun

Juanita Maurice Phillips Brinsmade

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Juanita Maurice Phillips Brinsmade of Biloxi, MS, beloved wife of Akbar F. Brinsmade, passed away peacefully June 11, 2014.
Wed
11
Jun

Laura Holland Smith

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Laura Holland Smith, 55, died peacefully in her sleep Monday, June 2, 2014, after coexisting, as she liked to say, with rhabdomyosarcoma for 11 months. Born Oct. 24, 1958 to Bobbie Jo and Dick Holland, Laura was the middle child of 5 and a vibrant, effortless source of joy and warmth to family, friends, and strangers throughout her life.
A graduate of Texas A&M University and Dekalb High School in Illinois, Laura split her years between the Midwest and Texas, which helped shape her unique blend of authenticity, kindness, and humility.
Three years after marrying her partner and friend Craig Smith on Sept. 29, 1984, Laura gave birth to twin sons Clay and Tyler who became the focus of her life, love, and energy.
Wed
04
Jun

Cecil Oliver Walker

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Cecil Oliver Walker was a lifetime Wimberley resident. He was born in a little house on the banks of the Blanco River on Jan. 20, 1941 and passed away May 30. 
Wed
04
Jun

Margaret Hicks Baker

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Margaret Hicks Baker was born Dec. 14, 1937 and passed away on May 24, 2014 at the age of 76 at her home in Hilltop Lakes.   Margaret grew up in Houston with parents Milton and Helen Hicks and sister, Marilyn.   
As a young girl, Margaret loved her Girl Scout outings and church groups as well as ice skating, high school drill team and playing piano and guitar.   She graduated valedictorian from San Jacinto High School in 1955 then pursued her love of chemistry at the University of Houston, graduating with a Bachelor of Science, cum laude.  Margaret later married and began a career with the Dow Chemical Company in Freeport as one of their first female chemists.   
She ultimately became Dow’s environmental services manager before retiring after 20 plus years.   
Wed
04
Jun

Jackie Lynn Fisher

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Jackie Lynn Fisher, age 75, of Wimberley, passed away peacefully from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on May 30, 2014 surrounded by his family. 
Jackie was born on April 30, 1939 in Jet, Oklahoma to Woodford Pascal Fisher and Dorothy Berneice Kelly Fisher. The family moved to Texas and Jackie graduated from Mexia High School in 1957 where he played cornet in the Mexia Black Cat Band. In nearby Pt. Enterprise, Texas, he met the love of his life, Janice Thornton. They were high school sweethearts and were married in 1959.  
After high school, Jackie attended Sam Houston State University, then transferred to Arlington State College where he earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Math and Physics. He began his career working at the Naval Air Missile Test Center in Point Mugu, California in 1961. 
Wed
04
Jun

Dwight Matthew Gheen

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Dwight Matthew Gheen, 91, passed away May 30, 2014.  He joined our Lord and Savior and wife of 66 years, Freda O'Dell Gheen, son, Morris Allen Gheen and three brothers.  
He is survived by sister Betty Rose Byrom and four children:  Richard and wife Jerre Gheen; Connie and husband Jim Hafer; Carol Gheen; and Angela and husband Bill Price.  
His eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren were the love of his life, and he was an active part of their lives untill the end.  Words cannot describe how beloved Dwight was by his family, church, community and all whose lives he touched.  
He quietly taught and led by example, always giving God the thanks and praise.  Our lives will never be the same without you, Daddy. 
A funeral service was held on Wednesday, June 4 at The Chapel in the Hills in Wimberley.  
Wed
21
May

Caroline Elizabeth Brooke Schindler

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Caroline Elizabeth Brooke Schindler

Caroline Elizabeth Brooke Schindler, 83, entered the arms of our Lord on May 12, 2014. She was born on January 23, 1931 in San Antonio, Texas to John Rutter Brooke Jr. and Elizabeth Gerhard Brooke. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School (San Antonio) where she was a member of the Jefferson Lassos. She attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri and the University of Texas at Austin where she met Joseph Edward Schindler. They were married on July 29, 1950 in Austin, Texas.
Wed
21
May

Joseph Roxie Navarro

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Joseph Roxie Navarro

Joseph Roxie Navarro, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away in Houston on the 16th of May 2014, in Houston.
Joseph, also known as “JR,” was born in Houston on the 15th of October 1933, the oldest child of Roxie J. Navarro and Helen Carubbi Navarro.
His father and grandfather owned Star Bottling Works at 1010 North San Jacinto. They bottled “Grapette,” Barq’s Root Beer and a wine cooler since the turn of the century. JR learned the “soda water bottling business” from his father and his Uncle “Toot.” They eventually owned and operated Pepsi-Cola of Houston until the 1960s. After selling the Pepsi Cola Franchise, JR went on to work for Golden Age and other soft drink companies. He owned and operated Beverage CO2, a Coca Cola distributorship, for many years.

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