Obits

John Michi Kemper, 67, of Marble Falls, Texas, died May 14, 2020. He suffered from complications associated with Parkinson’s disease.  John was born Oct. 21, 1952, in Wichita, Kansas. He was the youngest son of George Alexander Kemper, Jr., and Anna Bess “Betsy” Bennett Kemper.

John was an Air Force brat who moved multiple times during his father’s 26-year military career. In 1957, his family traveled to Marble Falls as summer campers. They developed a recreational vehicle park and campground on Backbone Creek called Kemper’s Korner in 1959 and built a home on the site in 1965. John graduated from Marble Falls High School in 1970.

February 21, 1953 — December 1, 2019

William (Bill) Earl Grubbs passed away Dec. 1, 2019 at home, after almost three decades of battling Parkinson's Disease. He was born Feb. 21, 1953 in Akron, Ohio to Theodore Joseph Grubbs and Anna Knapman Grubbs.

Bill lived his first 32 years in Huntsburg, Ohio, where he built his first house and was a concrete plant manager. In 1985, he moved to Marble Falls, Texas, where he was a business owner, general contractor and was involved in Scouts and Little League.

William Paul Harper

March 4, 1935 — January 26, 2020

Donald Clifford Lawrence

January 13, 1947 — February 2, 2020

Donald Clifford Lawrence, a longtime resident of Kingsland, Texas, passed from this life at age 73 on Feb. 2, 2020. He was surrounded by his family at home.

Robert Jackson Dyer

October 30, 1942 — January 23, 2020

Robert Jackson Dyer, 77, passed away peacefully Jan. 23, 2020 after a courageous five-year battle with lung cancer. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30 at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF, Greater Fort Worth/Arlington Chapter) and St Stephen Presbyterian Church – Room in the Inn.

Dessie “Ozeal” McGill

March 18, 1932 — January 21, 2020

Dessie “Ozeal” McGill was born March 18, 1932 in Arlington, Texas to parents Jewell Barron and Amelia Daly Barron, and died Jan. 21, 2020, in Marble Falls, Texas.

Damon Floyd Polk

August 8, 1949 — January 10, 2020

Carl Henry Gassoway

August 30, 1940 — December 25, 2019

Join in celebrating the life of Carl Henry Gassoway, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother. Carl passed away quietly from a longterm heart condition on Dec. 25 at the Granite Mesa Health Center in Marble Falls, Texas.

Cora Elaine Sears

September 2, 1932 — January 17, 2020

Cora Elaine Sears, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 17, 2020.

Elaine was born in Dallas, Texas on Sept. 2, 1932, to Marvin Lee Elliott and Mary Elizabeth Parten Elliott. Elaine graduated from Sunset High School in 1949.

James (Jim) Rae King

June 18, 1932 — January 12, 2020