All Obituaries

Jean Czarnikow-Jones passed away peacefully on May 4, 2024, in a Frisco, Texas nursing home.   As a graduate of Potsdam-SUNY in New York she became a teacher in the West Irondequoit and Pittsford School districts,  She coped for many years with the results of a car accident which did not diminish her humor, graciousness and ability to form many warm friendships.  She is survived by her sister, Peggy Czarnikow-Hainey of Kerrville, Texas, daughter Stephanie J. McNair of...

Joanne Gray, 70, passed away from this life on May 3, 2024, in Bandera, TX. She was born in Fredericksburg, TX on December 27, 1953, to Henry Scott (Happy) Gray and Josephine Stone Gray. Joanne attended Kerrville Schools and graduated with Honors from Tivy High School in 1972. While a student at Tivy she also worked for the Kerrville Telephone Company as a long-distance operator in the years where a large switchboard was used to make all long-distance calls. She attended Texas A&M...

Edith “Edie” Davis Loveland, a cherished matriarch, devoted friend, and pillar of strength, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2024, at the age of 84 in Kerrville, Texas. Her loss is deeply felt by her family, friends, and all who had the privilege of knowing her. Edie was born on September 30,1939, in Washington D.C. to Joe Walter Davis and Ethel Louis Wiemers-Davis. She attended college in her hometown of Georgetown, TX. During her time in college, she met the person...

Eileen Leocadia Kaiser, 93, passed away 04/21/2024, in San Antonio, Tx.   Eileen was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Robert Kaiser.  She is survived by her four sons, Robert (Barbara) Kaiser, Gary (Susan) Kaiser, Ron (Debbie) Kaiser, and Greg (Alana) Warner-Kaiser, three grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Gary Glenn Frankland, a cherished son of the Frankland family, bid farewell to the world on April 13, 2024, at the age of 72 in Kerrville. Born in New Jersey, he lived, worked, and received his degrees in California, North Carolina, and most recently Kerrville, Texas. Above all else, Gary Frankland was a fixer. He was known for his abundant energy, quick humor, and a passion to help and fix everybody and everything, through his vast professional skills and loving manor. Whether it was a...

Laurence “Larry” Edward Butcher June 3, 1930 to April 10, 2024 Larry was born and grew up in Quincy, Illinois, where he developed a passion for music – playing the trumpet with numerous big bands of the era. He attended Interlochen National Music Camp in 1947. In 1951, he joined the United States Air Force and played lead trumpet for the Air Force Band of the Far East and spent two-and-a-half years in Tokyo, Japan. He returned home in 1957 and attended, and then...

Robert “Rob” Douglas Streckfus, 59, passed away from this life on April 05, 2024.  He was born on June 22, 1964, in McAllen to Jim and Barbara Streckfus. He attended Tivy High School. Rob lived most of his adult life in Kerrville helping care for his mother for the last few years before his illness overtook him where he moved to Center Point to be close to his brother. Over the years, Rob worked for Wal-Mart, Tractor Supply and Hill Country Café. Rob was survived by...

Barbara Nell Gillit Blackwell died at home Thursday, April 4, 2024 in Harper, TX from Lewy Body Dementia.  She was born November 16, 1954 in Raymondville, TX to Nora Belle Johnson Gillit and Morris Yerrington Gillit.  Barbara married the love of her life, JC (John Clifton) Blackwell on October 15, 1977.   She worked in the Special Education Department at Wil-Cam for 19 years.  JC and Barbara were best friends having spent most of the past 48 years...

Jesse Eugene Nelson fell asleep in death on March 25, 2024, in Kerrville, TX at the age of 80. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters Denny and Jolene. He was born January 25, 1944 to the late Jessie and Bessie Nelson in Mexia, TX. He grew up with his parents and sisters: Denny, Rose, and Jolene. Although his family lived in Mexia most of the time, they briefly lived in Kerrville- where Jesse fell in love with the Texas Hill Country. On August 17, 1957, he, his father, and his...

Benjamin “Ben” Levi Davis, 36, unexpectedly passed away on Thursday evening, March 21, 2024, in Kerrville. Ben was born on March 29, 1987, in Borger, Texas to Donna Fortune and was then adopted by Nancy Belknap Davis and Ray Davis. He was raised in Ingram and attended Tom Moore Ingram High School. While in high school, he met Jennifer Trevino and they went on to have a daughter, Paige in September 2005. A few years later in December, he had a son, Joshua. Ben was a character...