Melva Leal Thomas Sawyer was born March 13, 1956, in Odessa to Robert Leon Thomas and Melva Lurlie Yates Thomas. She passed away February 14, 2021. She was married to Kerry Lee Sawyer December 15, 1988. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Robert Lee Thomas, Sr. and James Yates Thomas. She leaves behind her husband Kerry Sawyer, son Cipriano Sawyer and wife Brittany Luedecke Sawyer and grandchildren Annabelle, Marley, and Elliott, sisters Becky Janosik, Rissa Davilla, Melanie Regnier, sisters-in-law Bonnie Thomas and Renee Janosik and brother-in-law Kevin Sawyer. Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews that considered her a second mom and grandmom. She was a...

Stanley L. McLelland died November 12, 2020, at the age of 75, after a long battle with dementia. He was born May 18, 1943 in Harlingen, Texas. From an early age, Stan showed great academic promise and his sharp wit made him popular among his peers. By the time he was in high school, Stan was known for being an outspoken leader and for his interest in politics. His involvement in Student Council culminated in being elected president of the Texas State Student Councils. In 1963 Stan attended the University of Texas. There his popularity continued, joining the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity (Pikes), remaining involved most of his life, influencing several decades of young men. He was admitted...

Marjorie Eleanor English Potter November 15, 1924 - April 17, 2020 Marjorie Eleanor English Potter was born November 15, 1924 in Wilton Junction, Iowa, the second daughter of William Edgar English and Ruth Agnes Rick English Mickle. Raised in Stockbridge Valley, New York along with her siblings Faye English Kelsen, William English, and Marilyn English Jabot, she relocated to Provo, Utah after graduating from Stockbridge Valley High School in 1942. It was there that she joined the United States Women's Army Air Corp in the spring of 1944. While stationed in Atlantic City, New Jersey, she met and married then Tech Sergeant John Travis Potter Sr. on August 4, 1944. Being the first two...

Lisa Ayn Turner was born in Houston, Texas on June 23, 1962. She was at her favorite place on earth, the beautiful property she shared with her husband Bill in the Texas hill country, when she went on to her next adventure on April 5, 2020. Lisa spent her formative years in San Benito, TX, where she cultivated lifelong friendships and rode her pony around raising hell. She always made others smile and laugh and loved a good party, so naturally she fit right into the restaurant industry. She met her husband Bill on a blind date in Corpus Christi and they were inseparable since. They continued on to grow a thriving barbecue and steak restaurant in the Valley of South Texas. Lisa poured her...

On Wednesday, September 11, 2019, Ethel Mae Beal Benedict, 79, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, passed away in her home in Burnet, Texas after a 10 year battle with cancer. Ethel Mae was born on May 10, 1940, to William Warden Beal and Melvina (Vina) Barnett Beal in Bertram, Texas. She was raised in Austin, Texas and graduated from McCallum High School in 1958 as the highest ranking girl. Ethel Mae spent almost every weekend and summer in Bertram with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Barnett, and she attended Bertram Cumberland Presbyterian Church for almost her entire life. She attended the University of Texas for one year, and then worked for Braniff Airlines...