Obits

Helen Buster Hickman

October 24, 1924 — October 6, 2019

Helen Buster Hickman was born on Oct. 24, 1924 in Lamar County, Texas. She passed away in Austin, Texas on Oct. 6, 2019 at the age of 94.

Cruz Perales Atkinson

April 27, 1926 — October 8, 2019

Cruz Perales Atkinson, 93, a beloved mother, grandmother, granny, godmother, aunt, sister, and friend passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. She was born on April 27, 1926, in Rio Hondo to Eulalio and Cruz R. Perales.

Cruz was a member of St. John's Catholic Church in Marble Falls, Texas. She enjoyed reading the Bible, watching western movies, dancing, playing games such as solitaire, puzzles, word-find, sudoku, and coloring, but most of all she loved the color purple and her garden of flowers. Cruz is preceded in death by her parents, Eulalio and Cruz R. Perales; brothers, Jose Perales, Blas Perales, Francisco Perales, and Juan Perales; sisters, Eulalia P. Garcia, Ventura Atkinson; and son, Billy Joe Atkinson.

Steven Keith Page

December 6, 1966 — August 26, 2019

Steven Keith Page, Aviation Machinist Chief Petty Officer, passed away on Aug. 26, 2019, in Madera, California. He was born on Dec. 6, 1966 to Ramona Rodriguez in El Centro, California.

George Henry Book

d. October 8, 2019

Emma Maria Earls

d. October 8, 2019

Emma Maria Earls, 88, passed away in Tomball, Texas on Oct. 8, 2019. Emma was born in Martinez, California. Her love for California never left her heart. She was a beautiful, strong willed woman who moved to Buchanan Dam, Texas in 2001. She loved to garden, feed the song birds, camping, taking trips, Facebook, spending time with her loved ones, and most of all she loved her California coastline and chocolate.

David Almond

October 24, 1945 — September 2, 2019

My beloved David passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 2 leaving behind his wife, Liz; two daughters, Amanda and husband Kevin, and Juliette; their children, Chloe and Ethan, Morgan and Griffin; and David’s brother, Gordon, his wife Gail, and two sons, Christopher and Glenn.

Herbert (Herbie) Bailey Norman

d. October 3, 2019

Billy James "Buster" Rasco

August 21, 1929 — October 9, 2019

Billy James “Buster” Rasco, a resident of Marble Falls, Texas, was born in Hebbronville, Texas, on Aug. 21, 1929 and raised in Freer, Texas. He passed away on Oct. 9, 2019 at the age of 90.

Buster is survived by two sons, James Warren Rasco of North Bend, Washington, and Bobby Joe Rasco of Marble Falls, Texas; his daughter, Billie Jean Rasco of Denham Springs, Louisiana; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Minnie Laverne Rasco; his parents, James and Annie Rasco; his sisters, Hazel Pennington and Alma Lee Garbe; and his granddaughter, Sommer Rasco.

Dean Pete (Pistol) Pearce

October 25, 1954 — September 25, 2019

Pete Pearce was born Oct. 25, 1954 in McNary, Arizona as one of nine children born to Lowell Rogers and Mary Louise Allen Pearce. He passed away Sept. 25, 2019 in Brenham, Texas.

Shirley Trulene Grumbles

February 14, 1936 — September 29, 2019