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Obituaries

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Douglas Shane Reese, 36 passed away on Friday, November 13, 2015.  Shane was born May 5, 1979 and resided in Kingsland, Texas most of his life. He is survived by his maternal grandmother, Margaret Francks; father, Alfred Reese; sister, Fawn Reese; two brothers, Timothy Reese and Kevin Reese; five nephews, Sylis Bolen, Zaiden Bolen, Alex Reese, Kyle Reese, and Hunter Reese; two aunts, Lori Francks and Pam Wyatt and husband, Jim, and three cousins, J.S.
The majestic two-story home of early Llano County leader, Robert F. (Bob) Rowntree, located approximately 20 miles from the town of Llano on RR2323, is one of few structures in the county that adequately reflects Nineteenth Century architecture at its finest. Its construction stands as a reminder that an area of Texas that had long been part of the wild, untamed frontier had come to an end.
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Mr. Joe Bob Simmons, 78, of Kingsland, Texas died November 7, 2015. He was born to Joe Hood and Wanda (Penny) Simmons on May 27, 1937 in Graham, Texas. Mr. Simmons was a very meticulous machinist. Engineers would often take bets for how long it would take Joe to find the errors.
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Floyd Dwayne Goad, 76, of Buchanan Dam, Texas passed away on October 30, 2015. He was born to Lester and Terra Mae (Campbell) Goad on September 2, 1939. Mr. Goad was a plumber by trade and worked also as a building maintenance superintendent. He was a member of the United Association of Plumbers and Pipe Fitters.
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Bill Wallen, 70, of Tow, Texas passed away on November 2, 2015 at his home. He was born to Paul E. and Willa M. (King) Wallen on October 25, 1945 in Austin, Texas. Bill worked for IBM as a process engineer for 27 years. His hobby and favorite pastime was reading. Bill was always a “fixer” of all things mechanical.
Frances Eddie Atwood Kubiak, 79, of Cypress, Texas formerly of Kingsland, Texas went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on November 6, 2015. The graveside funeral service was held at 1:00 pm on November 8, 2015 at Lakeland Hills Memorial Park in Burnet, Texas. Funeral arrangements were handled by Klein Funeral Home--Tomball. Frances was born in Abilene, Texas in July 1936. She graduated from El Reno High School, El Reno, Oklahoma in ...
Laura Lee Henderson-George passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at the age of 57. Laura Lee is survived by her husband, Bill George of Castell, Texas; her mother, Carolyn Nelson of San Antonio, Texas; her father and step-mother, Mr. William and Dr. Edna Henderson of Denver, Colorado; her sons, Christopher Conrad of Uvalde, Texas and Brad Henderson of San Antonio, Texas; and her brother, Keller Henderson of San Antonio, Texas.
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J.D. Medlock, 74, of Kingsland, Texas lost his long, hard fight to esophageal cancer at home surrounded by loved ones on October 27, 2015. J.D. was born to Jefferson Medlock, Jr. and Anna Kathryn (Moss) on November 25, 1940 in Llano, Texas. Mr. Medlock retired from the Union Pacific Railroad. Later in life.
Shirley Anita Skains Gamblin, age 78, of Llano Texas, went to be with Jesus on Thursday, October 29, 2015. A memorial celebration was held at 2:00 on Sunday, November , 2015, at the First Baptist Church in Llano, Texas with Pastor Rick Cundiff officiating. Arrangements were by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home of Llano, Texas. She was born in Beeville, Texas on October 8, 1937.
Beatrice Irene Dasso-Schwab, 85, died at the Scott & White Hospital in Marble Falls, Texas shortly after 4:00 pm on Friday, October 30, 2015. She lived in Kingsland, Texas and formerly lived in Iowa City, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois. Bea was a “Fourth of July Baby” arriving in rural Clark County, Wisconsin on Independence Day 1930 as the 10th child of Henry J.

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