JOE SHUPAK

Joe Louis Shupak, 94, of Caldwell, Texas, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 28, 2023. A public visitation was held in the chapel at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Caldwell from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4, 2023.

MARCELLA FRANZETTI

Marcella Polansky Franzetti was born on January 10, 1947, to John A. and Marcella Marek Polansky. She left this world to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on September 26, 2023. A public visitation was held on Friday, September 29, 2023, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

JOYCE MACKAY

Joyce (Cook) Mackay, 91, of Caldwell, Texas, passed away on October 1, 2023, at home, surrounded by friends and family, after a short illness. Joyce was born on July 11, 1932, in Washington, D.C., to Elizabeth Salphine and Wilbur Ramey. Celebrations of her life will be held at a future date.

NORMAN BOEHME

A funeral service for Norman Glen Boehme, 85, of Manor, Texas, was held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at Providence-Jones Family Funeral Home in Elgin, Texas. Norman was born in 1938 in Caldwell, Texas, to Herbert and Pearl (Rankin) Boehme.

Lorence Larry Bravenec

Lorence Larry Bravenec was born November 13, 1935, in Houston, and left this world on September 19, 2023, at his home in College Station, Texas, a town he loved and served equally well.

FRANCES “SISSIE” GILES

Frances, lovingly known as “Sissie” passed away after a courageous 16-year battle with cancer. A public visitation will be held on October 2, 2023, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Caldwell. Graveside services will be held on October 3, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.

Wayne Edwin Hobbs

ily moved to Brenham, Texas, to open a grocery store, they offered him a job and he accepted, moving his young family to Brenham. He worked for his father-in-law in Brenham learning the trade of running a grocery business.

JANICE CROOK

Janice Annette Schubert Crook, our beloved wife, mom, daughter and “Grammy J,” passed from this world to be with her Savior Jesus Christ on September 13, 2023, at the age of 65. Born in Brenham, Texas, to Leo and Evelyn Knesek Schubert on November 21, 1957, she grew up in Lyons, Texas.

BILLY DODSON

Funeral Service for Billy Wayne Dodson, of Somerville, Texas, was held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, at Strickland Funeral Home in Somerville. He was born on Jan. 13, 1933, in Wink, Texas. From the early age of 17, Billy embarked on a fulfilling career in the oilfield industry.

JAMES “BUBBA” MCKAY

Celebration of Life for James Dwayne “Bubba” McKay, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at One Church Caldwell, 104 Texas Highway 21, Caldwell, Texas 77836.