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Rosa M. Mitchell

Rosa M. Mitchell

Sun, 08/09/2020 - 12:00am

Rosa Marie Rubrecht Mitchell was born August 29, 1931 in Gainesville, Texas to Ruby Lorraine Cunningham Rubrecht and Johna Rubrecht. Her love of art began at an early age and she landed her first job as an artist at 13 years old as a photographic colorist at her aunt’s studio. Rosa continued this craft by painting for three studios while studying fine art at The University of Texas at Austin. There she met her future husband Raymond Lloyd (Mitch) Mitchell. They married at her mother’s house in Gainesville on Sept. 8, 1949. Rosa quit her formal studies to help put Mitch through college.

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Feliciana (Felice) Rangel

Feliciana (Felice) Rangel

Sun, 08/09/2020 - 12:00am

She brings the sunshine with her smile inspiring me each day.

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Michael Clay Smith

Sun, 08/09/2020 - 12:00am

Michael Clay Smith passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020, at the age of 61. Service will be held Wednesday, August 12, 2020, 11 a.m. at Pennington Funeral Home, 323 N. Comanche St., San Marcos, Texas.

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Virginia Sue Keen Beels

Virginia Sue Keen Beels

Sun, 08/02/2020 - 4:00am

Virginia Sue Keen was born in the small town of Tioga, Texas. She grew up as a farm girl. Her family later moved to Cypress Fairbanks, Texas, where she was involved in FFA. She was a champion barrel racer and rodeo queen—a real cowgirl.

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Betty L. Campbell

Sun, 08/02/2020 - 4:00am

Betty Lou Campbell neé Swearinger, 95, of Seguin, Texas, died on July 27, 2020. Because of the current COVID-19 pandemic, no memorial service is planned at this time. Donations may be made in Betty’s memory to Seva Foundation for the sight impaired (online seva. org or mail Seva Foundation 1786 Fifth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710). Services are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.

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Johnny A. Pulido Sr.

Sun, 08/02/2020 - 4:00am

Johnny Anthony Pulido, Sr., 65, of Kyle, Texas, died on July 23, 2020. Visitation will take place at Thomason Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, August 2 and will include a recitation of the Holy Rosary at 7 p.m. A funeral mass will take place at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 3 at the Saint Anthony Marie de Claret Catholic Church in Kyle, Texas with interment to follow at the San Marcos City Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.

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Robert E. Kearney III

Sun, 08/02/2020 - 4:00am

Robert Emmett Kearney III, 91, of San Marcos, Texas, died on July 25, 2020. Because of the current COVID-19 pandemic, no memorial service is planned at this time. Services are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.

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John T. Spiller

Sun, 08/02/2020 - 4:00am

John Thomas Spiller, 62, of Lockhart, Texas, died on July 25, 2020. Services took place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 1 at the Mineral Springs Baptist Church. Services were under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.

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William L. Backus

William L. Backus

Sun, 08/02/2020 - 4:00am

William “Bill” Lael Backus, a resident of San Marcos for 77 years, passed away on July 29, 2020 at the age of 86. Bill was born to Lael Oren Backus and Hazell Willie Pickard Backus on March 7, 1934 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Irwin M. Fastow

Sun, 08/02/2020 - 4:00am

Irwin Michael Fastow, 82, of Wimberley, Texas, died on July 27, 2020. Because of the current COVID-19 pandemic, no memorial service is planned at this time. Services will be scheduled for a future date and will be under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.