Obituaries

James Don “JD” Gray was born, November 23, 1931, nine miles west of Cherokee. He died at home in Llano on February 21, 2019. JD was preceded in death by his father, Charles Frank Gray, and mother, Eula Pankey Gray.

He married Doris Lee McLerran on May 25, 1951. He was preceded in death by Doris Lee in 1969. On March 11, 1971, JD and Towanna Jones were married. She stood beside him for the following 48 years.

Jimmy Don is survived by his loving wife Towanna of Llano; his sister, Frances Ann Ellison, of Batesville Arkansas; one son,

Charles Frank, of Fairbanks, Alaska; three daughters: Lynda Ann (and husband, Michael Randolph) of Cherokee; Jimma Lee (and husband, John Byrd) of San Saba; and Tonya Levette Gray of Llano. His grandchildren are: JD Gray, Dawn Ball, Jason Randolph, Charles Daniel Gray, Nick Gray, Colton Gray and Kellen Everett. He is survived by eight great-grandchildren.

A memorial service for Jimmie Rawls, age 81, of Brownwood, TX, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Shiloh Bible Church. He passed away February 3, 2019 at his residence.

Jimmie Lee was born March 1, 1937 in San Saba, Texas to Henry Eli and Dovie Lee Smith Rawls. He moved to the Houston area and worked as a carpenter before being employed by Monsanto Chemical Plant for 13 years. The welding bug eventually got him and he joined the 211 Union, and later the Plumber – Pipefitting Union 522 in Kentucky.

When the construction work in Houston got slow, Jimmie went to Alaska and worked on the pipeline. He always said “If I’d been a young man when I went to Alaska, I would never have come back to the lower 48.”

Dawn Sharon Lewis Felts, age 77, of San Saba, Texas, passed from this life cradled in the arms of her husband on Saturday, January 26, 2019 –– two days after their 60th wedding anniversary. We will always remember her as a beacon of Christian faith with a smile in her heart and a twinkle in her eye.

The vibrant, sunny Dawn was born to the late Russell Austin and Esther (nee Deveny) Lewis on June 27, 1941, in Austin, Texas. She graduated from San Saba High School in 1959, where she was Band President, an avid drummer, and musician.

At the age of 17, Dawn married her high school sweetheart on January 24, 1959, and they made their first home in Abilene, Texas, where they attended Abilene Christian University together. Dawn’s passion for teaching spanned a 37-year career. She served 18 years at San Saba ISD from 1984 until she retired in 2002. She treasured the friendship and ongoing socialization with the colleagues she befriended there.

Reva Hazel Edgerton died on February 6, 2019 at the age of 91 in Kerrville, Texas. Born in San Saba, Texas on August 30, 1927, Reva graduated from San Saba High School in 1944. As a child growing up during the Great Depression, she developed a lifelong perseverance and work ethic that defined her entire life. She married J.R. Edgerton on January 19, 1946 and together they made their home in San Saba for the next 41 years. She was a lifelong member of the Baptist Church.

Reva was a selflessly devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, aunt and friend.

She was employed with the San Saba ISD for many years serving both as the elementary librarian and in the special education department. Many of her students experienced her great love and compassion for them even beyond the classroom.

Reva prided herself as a homemaker, a wonderful cook and expert seamstress.

Patricia Gray Senterfitt died on January 30, 2019 at the age of 90 in Austin, Texas from a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. Born in San Saba, Texas on March 17, 1928, Patricia graduated from San Saba High School and attended Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority.

She was married on October 3, 1959 to the Honorable Reuben E. Senterfitt, who served two terms as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1951 to 1955. Patricia served for several terms on the San Saba City Council and was an Elder and Deacon in the First Presbyterian Church of San Saba, where she also served on numerous committees.