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John Hester Woods was born on October 7, 1942 to Elton and Elease Woods in Marshall, Harrison County, TX, and passed away from this life and entered into God's presence on Friday, July 9, 2021 in Round Rock, TX at the age of 78 years, 9 months, 2 days. John, or Johnny as many would come to know him, spent his life primarily in the auto parts business. His dad worked at Nehl Chevrolet in Marshall, and through that John developed a love for the business. He married in 1966 and spent the next four decades as Parts Manager at Bass Chevrolet, Toyota of Marshall and Toyota of Longview, as well as a brief time working for ABC Auto Parts. He worked hard and provided for his family well. Before...

Janice Elaine O'Donnell passed away peacefully on April 22, 2021 in Austin, TX. with family members at her side. Born on September 11, 1932 in Oshkosh, NE, to Carl and Gladys Smith, her 88 year life journey began on a small farm in the wheat country of western Nebraska. In later years, had you seen her buying butter at Krogers, could you guess that as a child she, along with her sister Jean, had to actually churn the butter that went on the homemade bread. Eventually, her father built a home in nearby Chappell and they moved to the big city, population 1,000. Following high school Janice graduated from the Colorado Women's College and the University of Nebraska. She married her...

Jose (Joe) Ruben Zamora, 81, of Austin, Texas passed away on 2/9/2021. He was born in Brownsville, Texas on 12/9/1939. Joe Zamora Graduated in 1960 from Brownsville High School and then enlisted into the U.S. Army on 11/9/1961. He was married to Olivia T. Zamora on 1/25/1980. Joe Zamora worked and retired with the state of Texas. He is survived by his children: Diane, Christine, Jonathan, Melissa and Joe Zamora along with 14 grandchildren & 3 great grandchildren. Siblings: Alfredo Zamora, Enrique Zamora, Guadalupe Ramirez, Concepcion Zamora & Oralia Ramirez. Preceded in death by parents, Francisco & Eva Zamora and siblings Ernesto, Alicia Cantu, Arturo and Alberto...

Odell Thelma James Genna, 100 years old, of Austin, Texas passed away, October 31, 2020. She is preceded in death by her husband, Vincent, parents Frank and Bertha James, and Son-in-Law, Stephen Kondrak, and all 12 of her brothers and sisters. Odell was born in Grand Saline, Texas in 1920. Her family briefly lived in Oklahoma, before settling in the country outside Gatesville, Texas. Odell, also known to the family as Honey, enjoyed a rich life. She often told stories of growing up in Oklahoma and Central Texas with her many brothers and sisters. As a young adult she moved to Galveston, Texas where she graduated from Business School and became a secretary for a shipping company during...

Our dear mother Alicia Fuentes was called to rest and passed in her sleep the morning of October 29, 2020 at the age of 90 years old. One of six siblings, she was born to Maria Hernandez and Lino Fuentes in McAllen, Texas on October 5, 1930. Mom graduated from McAllen High School graduating as valedictorian. She worked at Woolworth and a dental office after high school. Married in McAllen, she moved with her family and three sons to Victoria, Texas before settling in Austin in 1967. Mom worked for AISD as a community representative, for the State Comptroller's Office and at the State Capital as an assistant to Senator Judith Zaffirini. She volunteered for St.Vincent De Paul and...

Jerri Lyssy Sowers, 81, of Pflugerville, Texas, passed away on October 17, 2020. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on October 8, 1939 to Felix and Maxine Lyssy. Jerri attended Bishop Byrne High School in Port Arthur where she met many lifelong friends. During Jerri's battle with pancreatic cancer, she had the assistance of many fine health professionals, including Dr. Marc Worob, Dr. C. Armitage Harper, Dr. Michele Ashworth, Dr. Michael Herman and Dr. Yue Deng. Jerri had several hobbies, with her main hobby being reading, but she also loved yoga and her instructor Nishi Whitely. She also enjoyed traveling and was able to travel around the world, including a wonderful trip to Kenya...

Edward C. Watson of Round Rock, TX passed away on February 14, 2020. Edward was born in Eupora, MS to Thomas Hugh and Irene Looney Watson. He was the third of five children. He was drafted into the Marines in 1951. He served 2 years active duty. He worked briefly for California Eastern Airways in Columbus, MS and transferred to Mission, TX in 1955. In Dec. 1955 he went to Houston, TX and worked for the Air Force at Ellington AFB as an aircraft mechanic and on the inspection dock both in civil service and Air Force Reserves. He worked at Ellington AFB in the 924th Squadron. In Dec. 1957 he met and married Helen Kathleen Brown. They had a son, Paul in 1965 and a daughter, Wendy in 1967. In...