Obituaries

Wise

CAMERON—Joan Wise, 80, of Cameron died unexpectedly at her home on Feb. 22, 2021. Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at the Kathryn W. Green Chapel of Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Cameron, with Rev. Stephen Kelley and Rev. Bill Harris officiating.

Yount

Bobby Yount, 86, of Austin died Friday, Feb. 19, after an extended illness. There was no service and burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Rockdale. Mr. Yount was born Nov. 14, 1934, in Watson Branch Community to Babe and Isie Yount. Both parents preceded him in death.
Finis Edward Black

Finis Edward Black

Finis Edward Black

Finis Edward Black, 95, of Rockdale died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Temple. Services were Wednesday, Feb. 24, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Pastor Matt Higginbotham officiating. Burial was at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Rockdale. Mr.
Linda Ruth Jones

Linda Ruth Jones

Linda Ruth Jones

A funeral service for Linda Ruth Jones, 65, of Rockdale will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Pastor Matt Higgin-botham officiating. Burial will be at Gause Cemetery in Gause. Visitation is set for 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
Martha Newman

Martha Newman

Martha Newman

Martha Newman, 97, of Milano died Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at her home in Milano. Services were held Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Pastor Roy Dillard officiating. Burial was at Milano Cemetery in Milano. She was born Dec.

Ruth Lee Price Rosenthal

Ruth Lee Price Rosenthal, 97, of Thorndale died peacefully in her home on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale. A funeral service will be held at the Caldwell Masonic Cemetery at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb.
Cecelia Smith

Cecelia Smith

Cecelia Smith

Cecelia Smith, 81, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 18, 2021, at her home in Black Jack. She was born in Hempstead on Oct. 29, 1939, to Theodore and Nancy Jozwiak.

John Marvin Young

On Oct. 20, 1940, John Marvin Young was. As of Feb. 21, 2021, he ain’t. There will be no funeral service.
James “Jimmy” Wade Batchelor Sr.

James “Jimmy” Wade Batchelor Sr.

James “Jimmy” Wade Batchelor Sr.

James “Jimmy” Wade Batchelor Sr., 79, of Eupora, Mississippi, left this earthly realm on Jan. 27, 2021, at the S.P.J.S.T. Nursing Home in Taylor. No funeral services will be held. He will be cremated at Smith-Trevino Funeral Home in Bryan. Mr.
Harold Alvis Biar

Harold Alvis Biar

Harold Alvis Biar

Harold Alvis Biar, 89, of Thorndale died Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Visitation will be held at Providence Funeral Home in Taylor from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21. Funeral services will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Thorndale at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 22.