Mr. Loya

Alehandro Ayala Loya Jr., 58, of Copperas Cove died at his residence on Oct. 11, 2021. He was born on March 30, 1963 in Abilene to Alehandro Ayala Loya Sr. and Santos Carrion Loya. Alehandro and Nina Ramirez were married on April 11, 1981 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Lampasas.

Mr. Carroll

Richard James Carroll, 68, of Kempner died on Oct. 10, 2021. A time of remembrance will be held Oct. 24 from 2-6 p.m. at Camp Caylor, 146 CR 4814 in Copperas Cove. Richard was born on Jan. 17, 1953 to the late Norman and Lois Hodge Carroll in Sharon, Pennsylvania.

Mr. Rice

David Owen Rice, 74, of Lampasas died in Lampasas on Oct. 12, 2021. He was born on Dec. 1, 1946, in Findlay, Ohio to Lester Rice and Ruth Ede Rice. He had lived in Lampasas for the past three years, after moving from San Antonio. David married Faithann Smith on Feb. 14, 1989 in Copperas Cove.

Mrs. Cohee

Rita Carol Cohee, 73, of Kempner died on Oct. 8, 2021, at her residence. Rita was born on Jan. 22, 1948 in Cameron to Ernest and Fay Glaser. She loved gardening, had a green thumb, and neighbors often called her "The Flower Lady.

Mr. Dishman

Dee Dishman, 81, a longtime resident of Lampasas, died on Oct. 3, 2021, in Lampasas. He was born on Oct. 14, 1939, to James Dickison and Estaleen Bailey Dickison. Dee served in the United States Army. He was a rancher, and his hobby was barbecuing. Dee loved his family. He was a Christian.

Mrs. Griffin

Gwendolyn E. Griffin, 75, of Lampasas died on Oct. 2, 2021, in Lampasas. She had been a resident of Lampasas for the past 25 years, previously having lived in Killeen and Austin. She was born on July 21, 1946, in Austin to Clarence Wayne Hickman and Marguerte Webb Hickman.

Mrs. Marwitz

Carole Sharon Landua Marwitz, 81, of Lampasas died on Oct. 4, 2021 at her residence in Lampasas. Graveside services will be held at St. Paul Cemetery in Shive (Hamilton County) on Oct. 8 at 10 a.m. A memorial service for Carole will be held following the graveside service at 1:30 p.m.

Mrs. Sargent

Wilma Sue Sargent, 70, a longtime resident of Briggs, died on Oct. 3, 2021 in Lampasas. She was born on Jan. 7, 1951 in Pikeville, Kentucky to Herman Haynes and Anna McPeeks Haynes. She and Randy Sargent married on Aug. 18, 1967 in Pasadena, Texas.

Mr. Salazar

Esidoro R. Salazar, 92, of Lampasas died Sept. 29, 2021 at his residence. Visitation was held at Sneed Funeral Chapel on Oct. 3, followed by a rosary. Funeral Mass was Oct. 4 at Funeral Mass was Oct. 4 at St. Mary Catholic Church at 10 a.m., followed by interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Torres

Amado “Amos” Torres, 65, of Lometa died on Sept. 23, 2021, in San Antonio. He was born in Lometa to Jesus Torres and Lorenza Ruiz on Sept. 13, 1956. Amado had a sense of humor and was friendly to all. He worked for BNSF Railway for 39 years and was very proud of his time with the company.