Jerry Bennett, of Mason, passed away on Monday, December 24, at the age of 86. Mr. Bennett is survived by his daughter Bonnie Bennett, of Junction, a son Jerry Glenn Bennett and wife Judy of Azalea, Oregon, two brothers, David Bennett of El Paso and Max Bennett and wife Anne of El Paso, two sisters Mary Ellen Bobb of Big Lake, TX and Evelyn Carr and husband Frank of Franklinton, Louisiana and a grandson Kenneth “K.C.” Kinle of Tucson, Arizona.

Odessa Eckert Kimbriel of Mason passed away on December 29, 2012, at the age of 84. Odessa was born on September 1, 1928, to Dan and Lillie Eckert at their home in the Hilda Community. She attended school at Hilda and graduated from Mason High School in 1945. She attended North Texas Women’s College in Denton and then returned home to marry her high school sweetheart, Raymond Kimbriel.

Jerry Bennett of Mason passed away on Monday, December 24, at the age of 86. Mr. Bennett is survived by his daughter, Bonnie Bennett, of Junction; a son, Glenn Bennett, of Azalea, Oregon; two brothers, two sisters and a grandson. Funeral services for Jerry Bennett were held graveside at Gooch Cemetery in Mason on Friday, December 28 at 2:00 p.m.

April 4, 1922- December 16, 2012 Gladys was preceded in death by her husband, E.I. Purser, Jr., of Liberty Hill, her daughter, Renea K. Purser, of Austin, her parents Carl and Ola Krause of Liberty Hill, and her brother Lonnie Krause of Kingsville. She is survived by sister Mildred Krause of Corpus Christi and brother Clyde Krause of Georgetown; her children Rodney, Tiffany Monroe Jones and Greg Monroe; her grandchildren Wendi Landrum, Matthew Purser and Courtney Purser. Glad graduated from ...

Sara Diane Kothmann was born April 16, 1970, in San Antonio, TX. At two weeks of age, she was adopted through the Methodist Mission Home in San Antonio and joined her new family living in Seymour, TX. The family moved to College Station, TX in June, 1970, where Sara continued to live for the remainder of her life.

Anna Katherine “Kathy” Bishop was born November 15, 1925, in San Antonio, Texas. She died December 11, 2012, in San Marcos, Texas. Kathy, her grandmother Anna Laura Schuessler Ritter and her mother Ruby Ritter Bynum Hutschenreuter were descendants of Mason County pioneer families, the Ritter, Storch (Starks), Cating and Schuessler families.

Diana Escobedo, age 57, of Streeter, Texas passed away Friday, December 14, 2012, after a struggle with ALS. Diana was born September 22, 1955, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Luis Escobedo and Azucena “Susie” Escobedo. Diana had a beautiful mind, a compassionate heart, and a generous wit. After graduating from W.B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi, she matriculated to the University of Houston where she studied Political Science and was the Student Director of Women’s Affairs, bringing n ...

Margaret Catherine (Humpal) Molzan passed away gently in her sleep on Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at the age of 93. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 23, 1919, and like so many others, experienced the difficulties of those times. Her father died before her birth in the Spanish influenza epidemic, and she grew up with her working mother, grandmother, and five uncles.

John Lloyd Kuykendall, 72, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2012 in Llano, Texas. A visitation will be held Tuesday, November 27, 2012 from 5 – 7 PM at the Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home in Llano, Texas. A private burial service will be held at the Kuykendall Cemetery. A Celebration of Life service for John Kuykendall will be held Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 3 P.M.

Daniel William Nowlin slipped peacefully away from us on Tuesday afternoon. Danny lived his life with gusto and was the embodiment of a “free thinking” German. He is survived by his loving wife, Brenda Nowlin; his brother Don and wife Liz of Flower Mound; his two sons Shawn Nowlin and wife Nancy of Granbury, Shane Nowlin and wife Jennifer of Ft.

Faye Louise Shearer was born in Brady, Texas, on March 14, 1929, to Thelma and William Sheppard. She joined her beloved Wibby in their heavenly home on November 5, 2012. Faye attended school in Brady and Mason, and graduated from Mason High School. She met the love of her life, Wibby Shearer, in 1943.

Kenley John Schulze, 75, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away Saturday, October 27, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Visitation with the family was Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Mason Funeral Home, 204 Post Oak St., Mason, Texas. A celebration of his life was held on Tuesday, October 30, at 2:00 p.m.

Maria DeJesus Dominguez passed away on Friday, October 26, at the age of 87. Maria was born in Palmito, Durango, Mexico, on June 4, 1925, to Panfilo Amaro and Almansor Amaya. She was raised in Mexico and had lived in Mason since 1974. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, in Mason.

Wilford G. “Cotton” Evans, of Camp Air, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, at the age of 86. Mr. Evans is survived by his children Hal Evans of Brady, Paul Evans and wife Sylvia of Dublin and Gayle Evans Smart of Camp Air. He is also survived by two sisters Mary Ellen Evans of Llano and May Beth Chew of Mason, four grandchildren W.

Chester Dan (Chester) Lange, 85, of Tyler, TX passed away Tuesday October 23, 2012 in Tyler. Graveside service was held at 1:00 PM Monday October 29, 2012, at the Tyler memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery in Tyler. Chester was born May 17, 1927, to HC and Dixie Lange. Chester lived in Tyler for over 60 years but has many relatives in the Mason area where the Lange Family Reunion is held.