Obituaries

Lance Newby

Lance Newby

Lance Newby

Lance Newby was born on January 6, 1967 in San Saba, Texas to L.A. Newby and Annette Hubbert Newby. Lance attended Richland Springs school district where he graduated in 1985. He went on to attend TSTI where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering in 1989.
T.W. and his niece, Hailey Faris

T.W. and his niece, Hailey Faris

Terry Wayne (T.W.) Sherwood, Jr.

Terry with niece, Hailey, left, and with niece, Halley at right 'Fun, loving, kind & loyal to a fault'–those are the words that TW's friends and family have used to describe him. Terry Wayne Sherwood Jr., more commonly known as TW, was named after his father Terry Wayne Sherwood, Sr.
Thomas Lee Alston

Thomas Lee Alston

Thomas Lee Alston

Blaylock Funeral Home in San Saba. Thomas Lee Alston was born in Richland Springs, Texas, on September 17, 1936, to W.T. (Bill) Alston and Claudie Marie Christmas.
Jesse Mario Martinez

Jesse Mario Martinez

Jesse Mario Martinez

Jesse Mario Martinez, age 54, of Carrollton, Texas, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2023, surrounded by his devoted family. Jesse was born March 29, 1969, in San Saba, Texas, to Phillip and Juanita Martinez. Jesse is survived by his loving wife of 33 years, April Martinez.
Fidel Paredez

Fidel Paredez

Fidel Paredez

Fidel Paredez, 78, of Kempner, was laid to rest at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Mr. Paredez died October 23, 2023. Aside from family, one of Fidel's proudest accomplishments was his military career.
Martha Sue Hoffmeyer Moody

Martha Sue Hoffmeyer Moody

Martha Sue Hoffmeyer Moody

Martha Sue Hoffmeyer Moody was born in Tyler, Texas, December 7, 1934. She was the daughter of Alfred Herman Hoffmeyer and Willie B. Hill. She married Thomas Arthur Moody of Danbury, Connecticut, on August 17, 1957. They lived in Louisville, Kentucky, before moving back to Texas in 1991.
Earl Ray “Bear” Sutton

Earl Ray “Bear” Sutton

Earl Ray “Bear” Sutton

Earl Ray “Bear” Sutton, 84, of San Saba, passed away peacefully in Brownwood on October 18, 2023. He was born on June 6, 1939, in San Saba to Anderson Theodore “Buster” Sutton and Emaline Martha Blackwood Sutton.
Robbie Jackson Blossman

Robbie Jackson Blossman

Robbie Jackson Blossman

Rick of Kingsland, Texas, and son, Robert Blossman and wife Kandice of Crawford, Texas. Robbie is also survived by grandson, Cody Blossman and wife Ashley of Waco, Texas; granddaughter, Kaitlyn Blossman of Crawford, Texas; and four great-granddaughters, Karli, Brooke, Blake, and Blair.

Jeannie Brown-Ellis Ludwick

Jeannie Brown-Ellis Ludwick passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023, surrounded by her family, in the care of Scott & White Hospice after a years-long courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Ludwick was born July 20, 1946, in San Saba, Texas, the daughter of Clinton F. and Dorothy (Kelly) Brown.
Ralph Vasquez

Ralph Vasquez

Ralph Vasquez

Ralph Vasquez, 81, of Buttonwillow, California, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 25, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones at his home in Brownwood, Texas. He was born February 22, 1942, in Lampasas, Texas, to Santiago and Anita D Vasquez.