Griffith

Richard H. Griffith, 77, of Round Rock, formerly of Rockdale, died Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Austin. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Mr. Griffith was born May 2, 1942 in Houston to Kenneth and Ruby (Menn) Griffith .

Newman

James Shelby Newman has moved on upstream to find a new fishing hole. He passed away peacefully on March 18, 2020. Shelby was born in El Campo in 1930 to parents N.N. and Vashti Newman, and his family moved to Rockdale in 1943.

Eubanks

Donald Royce Eubanks, 80, of Odessa passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020, surrounded by his immediate family. Donald was born Aug. 3, 1939, in Sugar Land to W.H. and Lucille Eubanks and was raised in Rockdale.

Felton

Frank B. Felton, of Thorndale passed away March 12, 2020. Fr ank was born in San Gabriel to Andrew Jackson Felton and Wilma Mattie “Billie” Worley Felton on July 30, 1933.

Kirkpatrick

Billy Jack Kirkpatrick, 79, of Friendswood and longtime resident of Alvin, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. He was born Nov. 22, 1940, to General Richard Kirkpatrick and Maggie Fortenberry Kirkpatrick in Honey Grove, and had one brother, Richard Magness Kirkpatrick.

Malone

George “Butch” Malone Sr., 80, of Minerva died Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Temple. Services were held Monday, March 16, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home Chapel in Rockdale with Bill Harris and Pastor Russell Thornburg officiating.

Melton

Richard Earl Melton, 57, of Milano died Thursday, March 12, 2020, at his home. Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at Milano High School Gym with burial following at Griffin Chapel Cemetery in the Griffin Chapel community.

Reimer

THORNDALE—Dorothy Lee Reimer of Thorndale passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2020, at the S.P.J.S.T Nursing Home in Taylor. She was 89 years old. Dorothy was born on May 26, 1930, in Thrall to Ben and Lydia (Polzin) Ribbeck and was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Sept. 21, 1930.

Schell

Janos (John) Schell, 78, of Rockdale, beloved husband, daddy and papa died at home Sunday, March 15, 2020. A graveside service is planned for 2 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at Forest G rove Cemetery in the Forest Grove Community. Janos was born in a small Hungarian village, Paszto, on July 9, 1941.

Gilliland

Frances Pauline Gilliland, 91, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 7, 2020. She was born Nov. 18, 1928 in Milano, to Effie and Charlie Robinson. Frances married her sweetheart, Troy, on Aug. 1, 1948 in Milam County.