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Obituaries

Ralph Dean Patterson

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Ralph Dean Patterson, 89, of White Hall, passed away Tuesday Aug. 18, 2020, at his residence after an extended illness.

Graveside services were Friday, Aug. 21, in Turnersville Cemetery.

Ralph was born Dec. 4, 1930, in the White Hall community to Opal Blankenship Patterson and Ted Patterson. He returned to live on and care for the land on which he was born. Ralph served in the Air Force from 1952 to 1955. He was a long-standing member of White Hall Baptist Church near Gatesville.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, David Patterson.

Curtis Scott Gunn

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Curtis Scott Gunn, 55, died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, after a brief battle with cancer.

Curtis was born March 6, 1965, to Jerry and Charlotte Gunn. He graduated from Hamilton High School and attended Tarleton State University. He worked with Texas Department of Criminal Justice for more than 20 years.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include his two sons, Ty Gunn of Corpus Christi and Seth Gunn of El Dorado; a granddaughter, Jordan Gunn; and uncle Bob and Sharon Gunn of Arkansas.

Lurine Youngblood Wilson

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Lurine Youngblood Wilson passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, Aug. 15 at First United Methodist Church in Hamilton, with Pastor Samantha Chambers officiating. Burial was in Murphee Cemetery in Evant.

Lurine was born April 22, 1931, at Vista Mountain to Leith and Leona (Mason) Youngblood. She grew up on the family farm on Vista Mountain and attended school in Evant, where she graduated as salutatorian. After high school, she attended Tarleton State University and studied Home Economics.

Joan Stegemoller

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Joan Stegemoller, 86, of Hamilton died Aug. 15, 2020, in Goldthwaite.

Graveside services were held Tuesday, Aug. 18, in Pottsville Cemetery with Linda Warren officiating.

Mrs. Stegemoller was born Nov. 11, 1933, in Harbin, the daughter of James Ed Kuykendall and Ruby Keel Reynolds.

She was a homemaker and married to Milton Albert Stegmoller. She was a member of Park Heights Church of Christ.

Frances Prewitt

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Frances Prewitt, 76, of Hamilton passed away Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, at Hamilton Healthcare Center.

Graveside services were held Sunday, Aug. 16, in San Saba City Cemetery with Pastor Samantha Chambers officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Blaylock Funeral Home of San Saba.

Sam Gummelt

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Sammy Ray Gummelt, 73, of Evant, passed away Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, in Temple.

Sandra Hobbs

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Sandra Jean Cross Hobbs, 75, passed away on Aug. 1, 2020, after a brief hospital stay.

Fay Senger

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Gladys Fay Senger, 94, of Hamilton, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020, in Gatesville.

Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 3, at St. John Lutheran Church in Hamilton, with Pastor Keith Reich officiating. Burial was in the old I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Lydia Wagner

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Lydia Augusta Anna Peters Wagner passed away July 29, 2020, in Hamilton.

A graveside service was held Monday, Aug. 3, in Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Pottsville.

Mrs. Wagner was born Aug. 29, 1926, in Shive to Mr. and Mrs. Gus Peters, the youngest of 10 children.

She was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Shive, and confirmed March 17, 1940, in St. Paul Lutheran Church by Rev. G. C. Senff. She went to the Shive school.

James Headley Jr.

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James Wesley Headley Jr., 91, passed away July 26, 2020.

Graveside services were held in Shive Public Cemetery 10 a.m. Aug. 1 under the direction of Riley Funeral Home.

Mr. Headley was born in Bentonville, Arkansas, Dec. 12, 1928, to James Wesley Sr. and June Rusella Smith Headley. He was the seventh child of a family of 13.

He traveled to northwest Kansas in a covered wagon, where he grew up. As a young man he was a horseman and made money breaking horses.