Obits

Lee St. Francis

d. December 25, 2018

Gail Marie Huffman

December 23, 1961 — December 24, 2018

Gail Marie Huffman, 57, of Granite Shoals, Texas, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday, December 24, 2018. She was born to the late Howard Waechter and the late Delores Latham Waechter, on December 23, 1961, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Jerry Bowers Michel

August 15, 1933 — December 23, 2018

Julia “Julie” Rodriguez

d. December 24, 2018

Cebern Perry Coker II

March 14, 1952 — December 20, 2018

The Last Coker Rides Away

As growth and a volatile news cycle shaped The Highlander in the 1970s and 80s, one newspaper man stood out in his work with the Burnet Bulletin’s sister publication.

The late John Daniel (Dan) Alvey worked for The Highlander from 1972 to 1985; first in the advertising department as a salesman and ad director and eventually as publisher. He died Dec. 17, several weeks after a recreational accident in the Seattle, Washington area. He was 67.

During Alvey’s tenure at The Highlander, the local newspaper witnessed and reported locally on much of the same political and governmental strife the rest of the nation experienced during a time of great change.

Patricia Marilyn “Pat-Pat” Thompson

February 6, 1947 – December 7, 2018

Mitchell Dale Brown

December 28, 1993 — December 8, 2018

Mitchell Dale Brown, 24, of Granbury, Texas, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018. A private memorial service will be held to fulfill his wishes. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mitchell Dale Brown Suicide Prevention, P.O. Box 1512, Granbury, Texas 76048.

Thomas Frederick Keith

August 26, 1935 — July 4, 2018

John Carlyon Brewer Jr.

February 28, 1937 — December 7, 2018