Obituaries

Lorene “Sister” Wicker,

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Thu, 07/04/2019 - 00:00
Services for Lorene “Sister” Wicker, 101, of Houston, formerly of Rockdale, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Pastor Gary Veit officiating. Burial will be at I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Visitation is set for 5 to 7 p.m.

CAMERON—Guadalupe Alvarado

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Thu, 06/27/2019 - 00:00
CAMERON—Guadalupe Alvarado, 87, of Cameron died Friday, June 21, 2019, at her home. Funeral services were heldTuesday, June 25, at St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Cameron. Burial followed at Hernandez Cemetery. Rosary was recited Monday, June 24, at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron. Mrs.

Preston Lee Gates

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Thu, 06/27/2019 - 00:00
Funeral services for Preston Lee Gates were held June 22, 2019, at Murray Street Church of Christ in Rockdale with Brother John Mitchell, officiating. Burial was at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Rock-dale. Mr. Gates died Sunday, June 16. He was born Nov.

Dianna Baines

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Thu, 06/20/2019 - 00:00
Dianna Baines—born Dianna Lynn Forester in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 9, 1951—died from stage 4 cancer on June 14, 2019, surrounded by family and friends. Celebration of life services will be held at a later date. In 1976, Mrs. Baines moved to Texas where she lived the rest of her life.

Jimmy Ray Baxter

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Thu, 06/20/2019 - 00:00
A graveside service for Jimmy Ray Baxter was held Monday, June 17, 2019, at the IOOF Cemetery in Rockdale. Mr. Baxter died Thursday, June 13, in Temple. He was born in Hanover on Aug. 17, 1940, to David Edward and Willie (Langford) Baxter. Mr. Baxter graduated in 1959 from Rockdale High School.

Nan Wiginton Clayton

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Thu, 06/20/2019 - 00:00
AUSTIN—Nan Wiginton Clayton, 86 of Austin, formerly of Rockdale, died June 7, 2019, at her home in Brookdale Round Rock with her family nearby. Her body was cremated. interment will be at Cook/Walden/Forest Oaks Funeral Home & Memorial Park in Austin at a later date.

Bert Dockall

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Thu, 06/20/2019 - 00:00
Bert Dockall, 68, of Rockdale died Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at his home. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 15, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home with Gary Jackson officiating. Burial was at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Rock-dale. Mr.

David Eubanks Sr.

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Thu, 06/20/2019 - 00:00
David Eubanks Sr., 83 of Salty died Monday, June 17, 2019, at Scott & White Hospital in Round Rock. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 20, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Pastor Greg Spears of Milam County Cowboy Church officiating.

Charles Ray Smith

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Thu, 06/20/2019 - 00:00
Charles Ray Smith, 84, died at his home in Gause on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Services were held at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rock-dale on Thursday, June 13. Burial was at Gause Family Cemetery. Mr. Smith was born July 4, 1934, to J.A. and Mary Goldie (Gause) Smith.

Charles William Sulak

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Thu, 06/20/2019 - 00:00
Charles William Sulak, 67, of Granger, died Thursday, June 13, 2019, in a Round Rock hospital following a brief illness. Visitation is set for 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 21, 2019, at Providence Funeral Home, with a rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m.