LAVERNE HOWARD

Celebration of Life for Laverne Howard,75, will be held at 3 p.m. on May 6, 2023, at the Burleson County Cowboy Church in Caldwell, Texas 77836. She was born on Jan. 5, 1948, to Wilbur and Ann Kettler of Houston. She started dating the love of her life, Melvin, on Nov.

BILL COLLEY

Bill Colley, 69, of Deanville, passed away peacefully in a Bryan hospital on April 29, 2023. Visitation with family present will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2023, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Caldwell. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 5, 2023, at 10:00 a.

MIKE MCHENRY

Services for Mike James McHenry, 69, of Caldwell, Texas, will be scheduled at a later date. Mike was born on Sept. 9, 1953, to Douglas and Iris McHenry (Crim). Mike graduated from high school and went on to work for Keller Ladder Factory.

JOHNNY ROYAL

A Celebration of Life is planned for Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church in Caldwell. He was born to parents, Thomas F. Royal, Sr. and Frances Darlene Royal in Mission, Texas. Johnny was the fourth of six children.

JESSE FLOECK

Funeral service for Jesse Floeck will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Strickland Funeral Home in Caldwell. Jesse died on April 20, 2023.

Norma Jean Gable

Norma Jean Gable passed on April 11, 2023, in Caldwell, Texas. Norma was born in Titusville, Florida, on March 28, 1934, to Clyde and Mamie (Rickerson) Bramblett. She had one older sister, JoAnne, whom she loved dearly. In 1952, she married George M.

RONALD MARTENS

Ronald Martens, 83, of Somerville, died on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Services will be held at a later date.

Annie (Faust) Polasek

Annie (Faust) Polasek was born to Joe and Annie (Haisler) Faust on November 14, 1928, in Burleson County. She married Bennie Lee Polasek, Sr. on De- cember 31, 1946, at the Czech-MoravianBrethren Church, Caldwell, Texas.

Alfred Richard Neuenhoff

Alfred Richard Neuenhoff, 94, was born in Bronx, New York, to Johannes August Neuenhoff of Dortmund, Germany and Maria Huesgen, of Essen-Werden. He loved the Marines and served in World War II and Korea. He then served as a Washington, D.C., police officer on the motorcycle unit.

Franklin Pierce Smith

Franklin Pierce Smith was born on May 28, 1974, to Weldon Smith and Lleanna Marie Pemberton Smith in Corpus Christi, Texas. He passed away on April 6, 2023, in Houston, Texas. Frank lived his life to the fullest without any doubt.