Taylor, TX Obituaries

Thomas "Tj" Cross

Apr 15, 2014

Thomas "TJ" Cross, 26, of Taylor, TX went home to the Lord on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 ending his 7 year battle with cancer.

Thomas was born in Taylor, TX on November 16, 1987 to parents Norman Cross and Sheree Hewitt Cross. He lived in Texas until the age of 13 after which he moved to Kentucky....

Sylvia Foster

Apr 15, 2014

Our beloved, feisty mother, Charlene Foster, born on October 7th 1935 in Lithonia Georgia, got to go home to be with Our Lord and Savior on April 15th, 2014 (she never did like paying taxes). She was a friend to many and would help anyone who needed it, she loved her puppy “Little Man”, reading Romance Novels and Louis Lamoure...

Edmond Tate

Apr 15, 2014

Edmond Shelton Tate Jr.

Edmond S. Tate Jr., 81, of Taylor passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 15 th surrounded by his family. He was a loving husband and caring father to his wife and children, his grandchildren and great grandchildren where his pride and joy. Edmond was born August 17, 1932 to Anna and Edmond...

Pearl Allyne Newman

Apr 14, 2014

Pearl Allyne Newman, 91, of Thorndale was called home on Monday, April 14, 2014. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 P.M., Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Providence Funeral Home. Services will be 2:00 P.M., Thursday, April 17, 2014 at St. John Lutheran Church in Thorndale. Burial will follow in the St. John Lutheran Cemetery in the Detmold Community near Thorndale. Rev....

Jewell Hodge

Apr 14, 2014

Jewell Hodge, 85, of Thorndale, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014. No services are planned at this time.

Mary Agnes Mazac

Apr 10, 2014

Mary Agnes Mazac (Valis) age 90 of Taylor, Texas passed peacefully on Thursday April 10th. She was born on December 6, 1923 in Taylor, Texas to John and Josephine Valis. Mary was preceded in death by Jerry Mazac, her husband of 65 years; Parents John and Josephine Valis; Sisters-Josephine Gage & Dorothy Betak; Brothers-Louis & William. Nephews-George Wayne Gage &...

Bruce Edward Engles

Apr 10, 2014

Bruce Edward Engles, 56, of Taylor, Texas, passed away on Friday, April 11th. He was born to Horton and Lorraine (Josiger) Engles in Beloit, WI on December 17, 1957. He was a 1975 graduate of Beloit Memorial High School. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1975-1981 and graduated with a BSEE with a concentration in Integrated Circuit Design....

Conway Humphrey

Apr 7, 2014

Conway Humphrey was born November 20, 1942 in Carriere, Mississipi. He resided just outside Taylor, Texas in East Williamson County. He went home to be with Jesus on April 7, 2014.

Conway was preceded in death by his parents, Haskell and Ruby Humphrey. His first wife and mother of their two sons, Brenda Nell Humphrey, preceded...

Jerry F Kubacak

Apr 5, 2014

Jerry F. Kubacak, 84, of Taylor, died peacefully in his home while asleep on Saturday, April 5.  He was born on January 9, 1930 in Taylor to Frank J. and Martha Barta Kubacak.  Jerry's mother died when he was a very young boy and he was raised by his dad and Step Mother Marie Kropp Kubacak. At age 17,...

Candido Rangel, Jr.

Apr 1, 2014

Candido Rangel, Jr., 81 of Coupland, Texas passed away on April 1, 2014. He was preceded in death by his two sons, Candido Rangel, III and Bennie Paul Rangel and one daughter Teresa Rangel.

He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Lucia Rangel, one son, Martin & Ida Rangel ; four daughters, Rosaria Rangel,...

Doris June Johnson

Mar 30, 2014

Doris June Oliver Johnson of Thrall, Texas passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at the age of 89. She was born on September 13, 1924 in Hare, Texas and was the daughter of the late Gene and Zelda Oliver.

Doris was married to the late Eric W. Johnson on April 22,...

Robert Lippincott King

Mar 26, 2014

Robert Lippincott King, 61, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014. No services are planned.

Tisha Jean Tillotson

Mar 25, 2014

Tisha Jean Tillotson, 32, of Taylor TX, formerly of Danville IL, passed away March 25, 2014, due to injuries from an automobile accident.

Tisha was born July 23, 1981 in Urbana IL to Cindy Cottle (Jim) of Thorndale TX and Rex Tillotson (Trudie) of Lawrenceville IL. She...

Charlotte Heidi Walther

Mar 25, 2014

Charlotte Heidi Werchan-Walther, 50, of Houston, TX went to the Lord on March 25, 2014 with her husband Michael and family by her side. She was born October 21, 1963 at Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, ME. When Heidi was 8 months old she came to Taylor, TX with her parents Kenneth and Priscilla Werchan. Heidi was raised in...

Rodney Lee Hortenstine

Mar 24, 2014

Rodney Lee Hortenstine, 72, died Monday, March 24, 2014, at his home in Taylor, Texas, of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).

Mr. Hortenstine was born June 11, 1941, in Mattoon, Ill., to Robert and Sue Swearingen Hortenstine. At the age of 6, the family moved to Amarillo, TX. He graduated from Amarillo High School in 1959. Mr. Hortenstine...

Gilbert Herbert Fischer

Mar 22, 2014

Gilbert Herbert Fischer passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 22, 2014. Services will be held on Wednesday March 26, at St. John Lutheran Church, Bartlett, Texas at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow in the adjacent church cemetery.

He was born October 24, 1922, in Bartlett, Texas. He was baptized December 25, 1922 in Frelsburg,...

Ruby Lee Seidel

Mar 22, 2014

Ruby Lee Balusek Seidel, 83, of Taylor, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. with rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Providence Funeral Home Chapel in Taylor. Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Taylor with Rev....

Paul Gonzales

Mar 15, 2014

Paul Gonzales, 68, of Taylor passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. with Rosary at 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Providence Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will be 11:00 P.M. Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Providence Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Taylor City Cemetery.

Elfie M Stauffer

Mar 1, 2014

Elfie M. Stauffer, 90, of Taylor passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. Monday, March 3, 2014 at Providence Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at the Taylor Brethren Church. Burial will follow at the Taylor City Cemetery.

Floy Norris Schwarz Schwab

Mar 1, 2014

A Christian Service and Burial will be conducted on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. at Providence Funeral Home in Taylor, TX for Floy Lillian Schwab, 84, who passed away on Saturday March 1, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. in Sugarland, TX. Burial will take place at the Taylor City Cemetery. Floy was the daughter of the late Volney...