Obituaries

Edwin Golden

Edwin Golden: A True Renaissance ManBorn on December 10, 1937, Edwin Golden was a man whose life seemed to know no bounds. As a child, I thought my grandfather - Daddad - to be infallible, capable of absolutely anything — and in many ways, he was.

Peggy Jean Roy Woods

Peggy Jean Roy Woods, age 92 of Seguin, Texas, passed away on January 26, 2025.Peggy was born on November 13, 1932, in San Saba, Texas, to Oneida Ruth (Gage) and Clarence “Red” Roy where she grew up working on the family farm. Shortly after graduating from high school, she married Victor H. Woods.

Linda Culpepper

Linda Kaye Thomas Culpepper was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at the age of 79. A visitation for Linda was held from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., January 24, 2025 at San Saba’s First Baptist Church in San Saba, Texas; a funeral service will followed at 2:00 p.m.

Joe Dennis Oliver

Joe Dennis Oliver, age 83 of Sweetwater, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2025.Family visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, January 29, at McCoy Funeral Home in Sweetwater, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.

Mary Jane (MJ) Fretwell Baxter

Mary Jane (MJ) Fretwell Baxter, 91 years young, passed away peacefully at her home on January 24, 2025.She was born in Chicago, Illinois, and moved to Texas with her family at a young age.

Bobby Christian

Bobby Lynn Christian, 85, of Richland Springs, Texas, passed away on January 11th, 2025 in Temple, Texas.He was born in Richland Springs, Texas, to Lehman and Johnnie Christian on February 23rd, 1939.He married Mary Lou Fisher on October 24th, 1957, in Crane, Texas.

Jane Felts Mauldin

Jane Felts Mauldin began her life on September 8, 1940, at Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas, and going home soon thereafter as Jane Browning Felts.In her hometown of San Saba,Texas, she was influenced by fashion, musical and artistic instruction, social grace, and Christian principles.

Charles Owen Mickelson

Charles Owen Mickelson passed away December 12, 2024. He was born in Clifton, Texas, on February 21, 1936, to Otis and Margaret Mickelson. He attended public school in Clifton where in high school he participated in Baseball, Football, Basketball, Track and Volleyball.

S.A. Baxter

S.A. Baxter, a third-generation rancher, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2024, surrounded by family in the comfort of his home, at the age of 93. Born on May 15, 1931, on his family's ranch in Bend, Texas, S.A.

Bobby Dean Rich

Bobby Dean Rich, 81, passed away on December 6, 2024, in Austin, Texas. He was born on November 9, 1943, in Ft. Worth, Texas to Hubert Edward, Berinece McNeill Rich.Bobby has resided in Austin for the last 37 years.