Oran Hill “Pug” Rippy was born March 31, 1939 in Mt. Gainor, Texas and passed away on June 12, 2023. He was a lifelong resident of Mt. Gainor and Dripping Springs, loving the community and touching countless lives along the way. Pug held many roles throughout his life - teacher, coach, rancher, comm...

Duane Beals Duane Shannon Beals, 91, of Meadville, PA, formerly of Kyle, TX, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023 due to complications related to Foix-Alajouanine Syndrome, an illness he battled for over 30 years. Duane was born in Emlenton, PA on October 27, 1931.  He was the son of the late Walter ...

O. Lamont Ramage The honorable O. Lamont Ramage, Justice of the Peace (retired), 81, of Buda, Texas passed away on April 12, 2023, at home surrounded by family after a long illness. Lamont proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corp.  Lamont was a graduate of Sam Houston State University wher...

Michael Ray Lowden, 67 years old, of Liberty Hill, Texas, passed away unexpectantly the last week of December in 2022. He was known as Mike to the Lowden Clan and Cootsie or Spit to his Navy Buddies. Michael was born December 26, 1955, to Aubrey Dale Lowden and Janice Marie Burch in Austin, Texas.  ...

Javier Vega, 66, of Kyle, Texas passed away suddenly on March 28, 2023, at home in the arms of his loving wife Diana. He was born in Pharr, Texas on Christmas Day, 1956 to Manuel and Amelia Gonzalez Vega. Javier was the fourth oldest of eleven children with seven brothers and three sisters. The fami...

Benton Alvin Roberts Jr, 63, of Kyle, Texas passed away on March 19, 2023 in his home. Benton was born in Austin, TX to Benton and Jimmie Roberts on January 7, 1960. Benton went to Lockhart High School and graduated in 1978. He went on to earn an Associates of Occupational Studies Degree in Electron...

Herbert Eugene Brown, 81, of Niederwald, Texas, passed away on Sunday morning, March 19, 2023 in Austin, Texas. He was born March 6, 1942, in Waco, Texas to the late Mildred (Harper) Brown and Kenneth Brown. Herb was a devoted father and husband who dedicated himself to a life of service to his fami...

Connie Purcell December 5, 1965 –March 14, 2023 Connie Purcell, 57, of Dripping Springs passed away March 14, 2023 after a brief battle with cancer.  She was surrounded by her family and close friends in her home when she passed.  She was born to William and Janelle Mansfield in Austin, Texas. She i...

Mike Rose In loving memory of our father, grandfather, husband, brother, friend and helpful neighbor, Mike Rose. Kenneth Michael Rose, known to his friends and family as Mike, was born on January 22, 1944, and died on March 14, 2023 from complications of Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. I...

March 27, 1939 – September 27, 2022 Dick passed away at Covenant Hospital in Saginaw, Michigan after a serious fall followed by COVID. Dick was born in Chicago, Illinois and was the son of Theodore and Dorothy Carrithers Schneider. In Illinois, he attended Roosevelt High School where he lettered in ...