Obituaries

Pounders

Sessions “Teddy Bear” Pounders, 82 of Rockdale died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, at his home. Funeral service was held Saturday, Jan. 5, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Minister Jason Hollinger of Murray Street Church of Christ officiating. Burial was in I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Rockdale.

Salyer

Cynthia Kaye Salyer, 76, died Jan. 6, 2019. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Forest Grove Church in Rockdale, followed by burial at Forest Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Salyer was born June 4, 1942, in Rockdale to the late Thomas “TJ” and Bessie Bell Beasley Kyle.

Biar

THORNDALE—Funeral services for Linda Nell Biar, 70, of Thorndale are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Thorndale with Pastor Aaron Kalbas officiating. Burial will follow at Salty Cemetery near Thorndale. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec.

Rosas

Rev. Max Rosas Sr., 84, of Rockdale died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, and the funeral service at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28. Both services will be at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale. Rev. Itiel Soriano of Waco will officiate. Rev.

Halpain

CAMERON—Virginia “G.G.” Halpain, 59, of Woodville, formerly of Cameron and Rock-dale, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, at her residence. Funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 14, at the Kathryn W. Green Chapel of Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Cameron, with Pastor Gene VanNoord officiating.

Peimann

A Mass of Christian Burial for Grant Wallace Peimann, 20, of Rockdale is scheduled for 10 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lexington with Fr. Joy Adimakkeel and Fr. Jesse Martinez officiating. Interment will follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Caldwell.

Randow

Mary Sue Randow of Manchaca, 82, died Dec. 16, 2018. Family will receive friends at Pennington Funeral Home, 323 N. Comanche, in San Marcos at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, and a celebration of her life will follow at 3 p.m. with Rev. Andy Smith officiating.

Rhodes

Minna Belle “Coots” Hawkins Rhodes, 93, of Lexington died Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, in Cameron. Her funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Rev. Reagan Seaton of Lexington United Methodist Church officiating.

Shuffield

Lynna Kay Shuffield, an award-winning historian, preservationist, author, editor and genealogist, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, in Houston following a two-year illness. She was 61. Graveside services were held Wednesday, Dec. 19, at Earthman Resthaven Cemetery in Houston. Ms.

Wilburn

Elihue Wilburn Sr., 86, of Rockdale died Monday, Dec. 11, 2018. His visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, and his funeral service will begin immediately afterwards at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 327 E. Third St., in Rockdale. Mr. Wilburn was born Aug. 9, 1932.