Mr. Butts

Harold Gene Butts, 87, died on Dec. 22, 2021, at his home in Lampasas. A graveside service was held at Oak Hill Cemetery on Dec. 26. Harold was born on April 28, 1934 in Lampasas to Dick and Claudia Buchanan Butts.

Mr. Gant

Gary Eugene Gant, 50, of Lampasas died Dec. 23, 2021 at AdventHealth Central Texas hospital in Killeen. He was born Jan. 7, 1971 in Austin to Charles Gant and Maryann Fields. He lived all his life in Lampasas and attended Lampasas High School. He married Catherine Cook on Nov. 7, 2011.

Mrs. Smithwick

Mary Katherine Smithwick, 73, of Lampasas died on Dec. 26, 2021 at her residence. Mary was born on July 24, 1948 in Lampasas to Willie Frank and Laura Frances Jones-Attaway. She had remained a Lampasas resident all her life.

Mrs. Smith

Laurie Wycoff Smith, 58, died the morning of Dec. 22, 2021, at her home in Lometa. She was born on Jan. 25, 1963 to Joel and Sally Wyckoff in Geneva, New York. Laurie grew up in Lodi and graduated from South Seneca High School in Ovid, New York, in 1981.

Mr. Mallett

Melvin Odell Mallett died peacefully on Dec. 23, 2021, under the care of Lampasas Nursing and Rehab. Odell was born to NB Bernard Mallett and Estelee Berry Mallett on Sept. 6, 1928 in Burnet County, where he lived his entire life until his recent illness.

Mrs. Chaison

Linda Chaison, age 72 of Temple, died Dec. 15, 2021 at her residence. A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Jan. 29, 2022 at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Temple, with a reception following. The family also will host a memorial in Comfort, Texas on Feb. 5.

Mrs. McCoy-Cooper

Quezal Kuuipoaloha McCoy-Cooper, 59, of Lampasas died at her residence Dec. 18, 2021. She was born in Alameda, California on July 26, 1962 to Frank McCoy and Mildred Ranken McCoy.

Mr. West

James Carl “JC” West, 57, of Balmorhea died at Metropolitan Methodist Hospital in San Antonio on Dec. 17, 2021. He was born on June 25, 1964 in Llano to Frank West and Bonnie Pavey West. He and Pricilla Rhymes were married on Oct. 12, 1982 in Lampasas.

Mr. Griffin

Fred Griffin died on Dec. 11, 2021 at Lampasas Nursing and Rehab Center, at the age of 97. Graveside services were held at Nix Cemetery on Dec. 15. Fred was born Nov. 24, 1924 in Robstown to David B. and Lavinia Lovelace Griffin. He spent his early years in Calallen on the family farm.

Mr. Creek