Obituaries

Jan 27, 2021

Eloy C. Jaimes Aguilar, 86, of Cedar Creek, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Private services will be held and are entrusted to Bastrop Providence Funeral Home.

Jan 24, 2021

John Wesley White of Bastrop, Texas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 24, 2021, with many family members by his side. He was 88 years old.

John was born February 19, 1932, in Sherman Texas. He was married to Agnes Cox White. John graduated from Bremerton (Washington) High School in 1950, where he enjoyed participating in Boxing,...

Jan 22, 2021

Husband, Father, World Traveler, Marksman

Leonard Oden Goodloe Jr. was called home peacefully from his ranch in Bastrop, TX on January 22, 2021.

Leonard, or “Goody” as his friends called him, was the eldest of two children born to Jewell Eva Miller Goodloe and Leonard O. Goodloe in Omaha, Nebraska on August 14, 1956. Goody...

Jan 21, 2021

Virginia Ann (Jackson) Ilseng passed away on January 21, 2021 in Smithville, TX.

Virginia was born in 1937 to M.H & Leta Jackson in Vera, TX. She attended school in Vera and after graduation attended Midwestern University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree.  She was married to Raymond Ilseng on August 19, 1960 in Crowell,...

Jan 15, 2021

Leonard Maurice Philipp, 66, of Bastrop, Texas, passed away on January 15, 2021 after a courageous battle with Glioblastoma.

Leonard was born on January 12, 1955 to Emma Maurice Hoyt Philipps and Johnnie Philipp, Sr. in Houston, Texas. After graduating from Lamar Consolidated High School in 1973, he went on to work in the oil field for...

Jan 13, 2021

Darpha Eugenia Helge, 95, of Austin, Texas passed away on January 13, 2021 in Smithville, Texas.

Darpha was born in Austin, Texas. to G.E. Carlson and Zelma Robbins Carlson on October 15, 1925.  She attended school in Austin.   She married John Wesley Helge on November 20, 1944.

Darpha worked as a Nannie for the Graham's...

Jan 12, 2021

Cecil Ray Teston, 90, of Cedar Creek, Texas, passed away on January 12, 2021 at home with his wife and grandson by his side.

Cecil was born November 28, 1930 in Columbia, Mississippi to Harvey Teston and Minnie Lee Elizabeth East Teston. He graduated from the University of Houston and was a certified public accountant.

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Jan 11, 2021

David Whisenhunt, 47, of Cedar Creek, Texas, passed away at home on January 11, 2021.

David was born in Austin, Texas to David and Mary Whisenhunt on January 10, 1974. He shared 26 incredible years building a life with his wife, Susan. He worked for Austin Energy for 22 years, 10 months.

David is survived...

Jan 8, 2021

Armando Ayala, 57, of Bastrop, Texas passed away on January 8th, 2021 in Austin, Texas.

Armando also known as Razor was born in Bastrop Texas to Jose Rodriguez and Juanita Ayala on November 18th, 1963.

He went to Bastrop High School and worked several years for Flour Daniels as a truck vac operator.

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Dec 29, 2020

Guillebaldo Salazar, age 67, of Bastrop, passed away on 29 December, 2020 in Bastrop, Tx

Guillebaldo was born in Estacion Manuel, Tamaulipas, Mexico to Celia Banda Gevarra and Bonifacio Salazar Ramos on 7 July, 1953.

He worked as an entrepreneur/business owner of "Salazar Body Works" for thirty-five years.

He personally enjoyed and took...

Dec 28, 2020

Rodney Lay of Bastrop, Texas passed away on December 28, 2020 surrounded by his devoted daughter and her family.

Rodney was born on February 14, 1953 in Austin, Texas to Bert Sr. & Evelyn Lay-Peterson. He was one of seven children.

Rodney was a Union pipefitter at the Austin Union Local 286 until his retirement...

Dec 27, 2020

Mark Vinson McLaurin of Bastrop, Texas passed away on December 27, 2020 at the age of 69. He was born in Elgin, Texas to Artie and LaRue McLaurin. He attended school in Bastrop through high school and went on to graduate from Texas A&M, where he earned a degree in engineering in 1975. Mark worked as a civil engineer...

Dec 25, 2020

Ralph Oscar Nisula, 82, of Bastrop, Texas, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2020 at home surrounded by family.

Ralph was born In Fitchburg, Massachusetts, to Ralph U. and Nellie Hildreth Nisula on March 13, 1938, as the second of their three children. He grew up in Leominster, Massachusetts. At age 17, Ralph enlisted in the US...

Dec 23, 2020

Johnny Dale Adams, 72, of Smithville, Texas, passed away on December 23, 2020 at home with his loving wife, after a difficult battle with IBM (Inclusion Body Myositis, an auto-immune disease).

Johnny was born on January 1, 1948, to Claribel Potter Adams and Ezra (Elzie) Adams in Dimmitt, Texas. After Johnny graduated from Dimmitt High School in...

Dec 21, 2020

Catherine Jane Frerich, age 76 years & 5 months, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020, at 10:52 a.m. at her home in Smithville, Texas, surrounded by her family, after a 10-month hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer.

Catherine was born on July 15, 1944, in the Bastrop Hospital to Adolph August and Hilda Mary Beck Muehr, the 6th...

Dec 18, 2020

Martin Luther Stanfield Jr., better known as, M.L. Stanfield 81 years of Cedar Creek, Texas.  Passed away on December 18, 2020, in Smithville, Texas.

M.L. was born in Austin, Texas to Martin Luther Stanfield and Myrtle Rose Curry on February 24, 1939.  He went to school at Austin High School.  He then attended and graduated from Tarleton...

Dec 17, 2020

Joe Rusnak, 70, of Bastrop, Texas, went with the Lord on December 17, 2020 in Austin, Texas.

Joe was born in Jackson, Mississippi to Joseph and Annie Rusnak on May 14, 1950. He was a Seabee Navy veteran of the Vietnam Era. Many would describe Joe as a jack of all trades and master of none, throughout...

Dec 9, 2020

Gerald “Jerry” Kahler of Bastrop, Texas passed away peacefully at home on December 9, 2020.

Jerry was born in Hartford, Ohio to Wilma and Dale Kahler on October 25, 1940. He grew up in the small town of Cortland, Ohio and excelled in learning from an early age, graduating Valedictorian of his high school class. He attended...

Dec 7, 2020

Charles Henry Kuhn, 85, of Bastrop, Texas passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020. He is survived by his loving wife Marilyn, and their son Jim Kuhn of Austin, Texas. Care is entrusted to Bastrop Providence Funeral Home. Please revisit this site at a later date for the full obituary.

Dec 4, 2020

Ann Butterfield, 85, of Bastrop, Texas, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020.

Ann was the secretary for the First Baptist Church in Austin, Texas for over 20 years. Her dachshunds puppies brought her immense joy. Ann was also a very talented gardener.

Ann is survived by her beloved daughter, Shanna Butterfield, who will lovingly...