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Saturday,  April  25,  2026  -  4:00 pm

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2/9/2026
DOROTHY "DOTTIE" JANE MATTHEWS GREEN
Dorothy Jane Green, age 82, of Austin, Texas passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Dorothy was born in Austin, Texas. . . .  Continued

2/3/2026
URSULA LOUISE HIELSCHER KUTRA
It is with great sadness to inform you of the passing of Ursula on January 30, 2026. She was a quiet unassuming classmate who was kind to everyone. Our thoughts and prayers are with her fami . . .  Continued

8/8/2025
JAMES 'JIMMY' LEE SPILLAR
We lost a good friend this past week and a big part of South Austin Memories. Jimmy died on August 6th at the age of 83. Please embrace Carol with your loving prayers during this difficult t . . .  Continued

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In Memoriam
1hergotz
Tommy Hergotz
April 1, 2007

2bock
Jim Bock
April 1, 1971

3paynemay
Mayreloyd Payne
April 4, 2010

4jackson
Joe Jackson
April 5, 2009

5cox
Genie Jo Cox
April 10, 1993

6wood
Paul Wood
April 12, 2018

7estrada
Paul Estrada
April 13, 2015

8piper
Buddy Piper
April 13, 2001

9payneken
Kenneth Payne
April 14, 1999

10moos
John Moos
April 15 2016

11weaver
Greg Weaver
April 18, 2000

12wolff
Mary Ann Wolff
April 19, 2010

13howell
Champ Howell
April 20, 1982

14lawson
Bobby Lawson
April 22, 2024

14kivlin
Terry Kivlin
April 29, 1998


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  Death of Tommy Proffitt, Class of '59 Class of '61

  It is with sincere sadness to tell you o

Tue 8/26/2025 8:57 PM

  Death of Mack Sherrod Class of '61

  Mack Sherrod was a classmate of ours in

Mon 3/24/2025 8:23 PM

  Kelly Harber and Family Class of '61

  Our love and prayers go out to Kelly and

Mon 3/24/2025 7:55 PM

  Mary Nell Johnston Wall and Family Class of '61

  We offer our deepest sympathy to Mary Ne

Sun 10/13/2024 7:25 PM

  Death of Trudy Reynolds, Class of '60 Class of '61

  Our thoughts and prayers are with Trudy'

Sat 9/28/2024 8:28 PM

  George Bruce Mading, Class of '60 Class of '61

  After several years of battling Parkinso

Fri 7/19/2024 10:21 PM

  John McNeely and Family Class of '61

  John's wife, Judy, passed away on Januar

Fri 5/24/2024 9:00 PM

  Death of Jimmy Chandler, Class of '63 Class of '61

  We were saddened to learn that Betty Cha

Mon 4/22/2024 10:05 PM

  Services for Alice Riely Parrish Class of '61

  Our hearts were deeply saddened when we

Sun 3/10/2024 4:22 PM

  Congratulations to the Harbers!! Class of '61

  Kelly and Patsy celebrated 61 years of m

Mon 10/16/2023 7:45 PM

  Anniversary Wishes for the Scotts!! Class of '61

  Linda (Sappington) and Ronnie celebrated

Thu 10/12/2023 7:35 PM

  Anniversary Wishes for the Raymonds! Class of '61

  Judy (Crow) and Joel celebrated 55 years

Sat 9/9/2023 9:19 PM

  Congratulations to the Pilands! Class of '61

  Pam (Redding) and Page celebrated 59 yea

Fri 9/8/2023 1:29 PM

  Anniversary Wishes for the Walls!! Class of '61

  MaryNell (Johnston) and Robert celebrate

Thu 8/31/2023 1:00 PM

  Norman Jenkins and Family Class of '61

  We offer our deepest sympathy to Norman

Tue 8/29/2023 7:41 PM

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Linda Buaas Strickland


My husband, Terry, and I have lived in Manchaca for eighteen years now and thought we were moving to the country; but growth is catching up to us. Luckily we built our house in the middle of our three acres so we will always have that space around us. Since Terry was a military dog handler in Vietnam, we have taken up the cause of helping our present dog handlers any way we can including sending care packages to them. Lackland AFB is the closest dog training facility and thus we have become acquainted with several fine young men and women during their training. Several have since served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Presently, a group of Vietnam handlers are erecting a memorial at Lackland dedicated to all military dogs from every war for their service and dedication in saving lives. The memorial, Nemo's War Dog Heroes Memorial, has been named for one such hero who saved his handler's life. If you happen to be at Lackland, check it out. Support Our Troops!

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 Birth  Jack and I became great-grandparents for the first
 Posted by: Billie Sue Damerau Howell

 10/21/2025

 Death  Michael Grizzle passed away April 14th. He was the
 Posted by: Billie Sue Damerau Howell

 4/21/2022

 Birth  Congratulations to Sherilyne (McCoy) and Terry Pal
 Posted by: Billie Sue Damerau Howell

 2/12/2021

 Birth  Congratulations to Charles and Jane Walker Staton
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 12/4/2020

 Birth  Congratulations to Sandy Land on the birth of his
 Posted by: Billie Sue Damerau Howell

 2/23/2020

 Death  Jodie Trekell Memorial As many of you already kno
 Posted by: Truman Trekell

 3/4/2019

 Birth  Christmas came early for Chuck and Agnes Brinkman
 Posted by: Billie Sue Damerau Howell

 12/22/2018

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Gail Moore Streun

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