Obituaries

Lynn Raynette Morgan David, 78, of Thrall, left this earth March 7, 2023, after a brief battle with Myasthenia Gravis. Lynn was a fighter, even when the odds were not in her favor.

Christopher (Chris) Townsend, 56, was born May 25, 1966, in Austin, and went home to be with the Lord on March 2, 2023. Chris was the son of incredibly proud parents, Buell and Maria Townsend, and grew up in both East Austin and Taylor.

Veronica (Ronnie) Gayle Gola Kaatz, age 77, of Leander, passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2023.

Ernest Olivarez, 66, of Taylor, passed away Feb. 11, 2023.

Ernest Olivarez, 66, of Taylor, passed away Feb. 11, 2023.

Christopher (Chris) Townsend, 56, was born May 25, 1966, in Austin, and went home to be with the Lord on March 2, 2023. A celebration of Chris’s life will take place at 11 a.m.

Nelda Mae Berggren Walenta, 93, of Pasadena, passed away Saturday, Feb.12, 2023. Nelda was born Oct.

William “Bill” Johnny Michalik, 94 of Granger, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 24, at his daughter’s home in Granger.

Timothy Allen Byers, 38, of Taylor, passed away Saturday, Feb. 25, at Ascension Seton in Round Rock.

Florence Johnson Carlson, 97, went to be with her heavenly Father Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, at Ridgecrest Skilled Nursing Home Facility.

Bonnie Burnett Whitlow, 96, of Taylor, passed away peacefully Feb. 24, 2023. She was born Aug. 31, 1926, in DeWitt, Arkansas, to Shelby and Mayme Burnett. She has now been reunited with her parents, siblings Lemuel, Gordon, and Maggie, husband Walter Whitlow, and daughter Tracy Dymowski.

Michelle Marie Slate, 55, passed away July 7, 2022, in Portland, Oregon. Michelle was born Jan.

Lena Ersch, 72, of Taylor, passed away Jan. 27, 2023.

Timothy Allen Byers, 38, of Taylor, passed away Saturday, Feb. 25, at Ascension Seton in Round Rock.

Nelda Mae Berggren Walenta, 93, of Pasadena, passed away Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Pasadena.