The San Pedro Cemetery, an historic place in San Marcos, will be the site today of a special event, Flores Y Ofrendas, to commemorate “our muertos,” according to event organizers.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
The Lubbock County Historical Commission and the Wolfforth Cemetery Association announced in a social media post that it will dedicate the Wolfforth Cemetery as a historic ground in Texas.
There's a historic black cemetery just outside of la grange, in Fayette county, that some feel has essentially been abandoned.
It's where a Vietnam Veteran, Donnell Phillips was laid to rest, along side others. Phillips is from Smithville, according to records.
A historical marker was recently unveiled in honor of 2nd Lt. Thadd H. Blanton, an airman from Gainesville, Texas, who participated in the legendary “Doolittle” air raid over Japan in April 1942.
Mason David Shurley (MD) age 63 of Christoval, Texas passed away on April 6, 2022 at home.
He was born January 16, 1959 in Sonora, Texas to Nancy Royster and David Derry Shurley. He attended Sonora Public Schools until the family moved to Odessa, Texas. He was a graduate of the Permian High School class of 1977. He briefly attended Texas State University.
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Benny E. (Bud) Fichte, age 85, passed away May 1, 2021, at Bluebonnet Point Wellness in Bullard, Texas. Graveside services will be at the Megargel, Texas Cemetery on Thursday May 6, 2021, at 3:00 PM with the Rev. Harrell Braddock, Jr., pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Olney officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Lunn Funeral Home of Olney.
Bud was born December 3, 1935, in Megargel, Texas to the late Bennie and Ouida Fichte. He graduated from Megargel High School and earned a Bachelor’s degree with honors from Texas A&M University in Ag Journalism. He served in the US Army as a 2nd Lieutenant following graduation. Bud’s passion was writing and photography and he worked for the Ft. Worth Star Telegram, Progressive Farmer, Beef Master’s Association, and founded his own company Rosebud Communication.