Nancy Christine Ashe was born on February 27, 1943 to Mabel Palmer in Valentines, Virginia. She retired from Motorola and served as an usher at Zion Rest Baptist Church. Nancy was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Cheops Court 182, and the past deputy for the Oasis of Austin. She traveled the world with her husband while he was in the Air Force. She loved living in England. She enjoyed going on cruises with her family and other places in the states and foreign countries. She is...

Larry Dean Mercer was born on May 3, 1951 to James Mercer and Lucinda Hansborough Mercer in Taylor, Texas.  He graduated from Round Rock High School in 1970. He attended Central Texas College before going into the Army in 1971. Upon returning home from the military, he worked at Pounds Photo Lab and then the State of Texas, Commission on Environmental Quality until he retired in 2005.  Larry was preceded in death by his father James Mercer; his mother Lucinda Mercer; his brothers...

The life book of Yvonne Elise Adams opened June 11, 1969. Yvonne was born Austin, Texas to the late Willie Berry and Martha Hill. Yvonne was the proud wife of Mr. Kevin Adams and equally proud mother of three beautiful children: Brittany, KJ and Jaila and grandmother (YaYa) to Caysen. Though she was mother of these three, there are countless others she mothered while here on earth. Yvonne was a graduate of S. F. Austin High and remained “Loyal Forever.” She was an All-District...

Leonard Oswald Gabriel, 70, of Austin, TX, departed this life on November 15, 2023, to be with our Lord God. He died in hospice care after extended illnesses. He was born on May 7, 1953 in Port Arthur, TX, the son of the late Hosea Epps Gabriel Sr. and the late Celia Mae Henderson-Gabriel. Leonard graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur and attended Lamar University in Beaumont, TX. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Flominda Mercer-Gabriel,  his beloved...

Willie Edward Suggs was born to the late Willie Suggs Sr. and Mary Suggs on August 10, 1947 in Kinston, North Carolina. After completing Charity High School in Rose Hill, North Carolina, Willie joined The United States Air Force and was enlisted from 1965 to 1985. During his military career, his tours of duty included Vietnam, Japan and Germany. He retired from Bergstrom Air Force Base as a Master Sergeant. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Park University....

Clarence Edward Hicks was born on January 2, 1943, in Austin, Texas to the late Juanita (Wright) Hicks and the late Richard B. Hicks. He accepted Christ at an early age. Later in life, he became a member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in Austin, Texas. He was first married in 1963 in Austin, Texas. To this union, Lisa and Ryan Hicks were born. He remarried in 1975 to Henrietta Tolbert, to which he remained married for 46 years until her death in 2021. Clarence started his early career with the...

Obituary Terry Caldwell was born on November 29, 1955, in Austin, Texas, to Lorenzo Caldwell and Elizabeth Gilbert Caldwell. He accepted Christ at an early age under Reverend Henry Hill, Pastor, of Del Valle Missionary Baptist Church and later joined the church family of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and was  ordained a Deacon under Reverend G.V. Clark, Pastor. Terry attended Del Valle and Austin Public Schools. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in 1975. After...

Audrey Lanelle Harris-Phagans was born on March 17, 1955, in Austin, TX, Travis County to parents Levi and Alma Harris. She professed her faith in Christ in 1971 and was baptized at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Fort Worth, TX. Audrey united with Pilgrim Rest Primitive Baptist Church under the leadership of Elder J.M Miles until his passing. Audrey served in many capacities at Pilgrim Rest, but her passion was being the Youth Director and served as a Bible School teacher. She was an active...