Obituaries

Caraway

Richard “Rick”  Caraway May 27, 1950 ~ Nov. 15, 2018 Richard “Rick” Caraway, 68 of La Vernia, Texas passed away on Thursday, November 15, 2018. Rick was born on May 27, 1950 in Corpus Christi, Texas, son of the late Jewell Harris Caraway and Alice Patricia Caraway.

Donna Jo Zunker

Zunker Donna Jo Zunker May 18, 1938 ~ Oct 5, 2018 Donna Jo Thompson Zunker, 80, peacefully passed to be with her Lord and Savior on October 5, 2018.

Visser-Ulrich

Lois (Jones) Visser-Ulrich Feb. 9, 1949 ~ Sept. 1, 2018 Lois, 69 of Topeka, Kansas was a Jehovah’s Witness that enjoyed many volunteer activities. She worked as a LPNC in home-healthcare. She was married to James Ulrich in 1994, he survives the home.

Bessie Mae-Frances Davis

Bessie Mae Frances Bird Davis, 86, passed away on July 17, 2018 in Copperas Cove, Texas.   She was a long-time resident of Austin, Texas. She was born January 7, 1932 in Marble Falls, Texas. She was the daughter of L. R. Bird and Dora May Bird.

Toni Jean Moreno

Dec. 23, 1950 - May 21, 2018 Toni Jean Moreno, 67, of Copperas Cove, Texas went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 21, 2018.  She was lovingly surrounded by her family at Hillside Medical Lodge in Gatesville, Texas.

Bonnie Kay Hamby

Hamby March 29, 1946 - March 23, 2018   Bonnie Hamby, age 71, of Copperas Cove passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018, in Killeen. A Memorial Service will be held at Clear Creek Baptist Church in Kempner at 12:30 on Tuesday, March 27, 2018.

Tattooed

I wonder how many of you reading this have a tattoo. Not that it matters . . . it’s just that I don’t. And I don’t ever plan to get one. My reasons are numerous. First of all, I don’t like pain. Second, I don’t like the idea of paying someone to inflict pain on my body.

Dorothy Rockhill Kruse

Kruse July 23, 1931 -  February 12, 2018   Dorothy R. Kruse, age 86, of Copperas Cove and formerly of Brownsville, Minnesota passed away on Monday, February 12, 2018, in Copperas Cove.

Rose E. Smith

May 20, 1951 - Feb. 2, 2018 Rose E. Smith was born in 1951 in Denver, Colorado. She passed away in the home she shared with her daughter Cindy, on Saturday, February 2, 2018. Rose moved to Carlsbad, NM with her family when she was very young, and also lived in Clovis NM and Amarillo, TX for a while.

Rose E. Smith

May 20, 1951 - Feb. 2, 2018 Rose E. Smith was born in 1951 in Denver, Colorado. She passed away in the home she shared with her daughter Cindy, on Saturday, February 2, 2018. Rose moved to Carlsbad, NM with her family when she was very young, and also lived in Clovis NM and Amarillo, TX for a while.