Obituaries

On the first anniversary of Paul Dronka’s death, the Sealy American Legion Hall will host services honoring his life on Memorial Day, May 31. The American Legion Hall will host its annual Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m.

Gail Anne Moore, 71, of Sealy, Texas, passed from life to death on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Gail was born on October 28, 1949 in Burlington, Iowa the first child of David and Lorraine Gerdes.

Sharon Gips Salyer, 80, of Nordheim passed away April 29, 2021 after a brave 25-year battle with dementia. She was born April 5, 1941 in Nordheim to the late Aaron and Ellie Theilengerdes Gips. In September of 1960 she married her high school sweetheart, Larry Salyer.

Lillie May (Sens) Foehner, 93, of Sealy, Texas, passed away on April 22, 2021. She was born at home in the Cleveland community of Austin County on December 31, 1927, and attended Cleveland School and graduated from Sealy High School in 1946.

Sergeant Robert Leroy Beachboard, United States Marine Corps, Decorated Korean War Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 5th Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Platoon, Dog Company, laid down his working tools in the early morning hours of April 24, 2021.

It is the end of the day and the sun has set. Please no rites in a gloom filled room.

Deloris V. (Brooks) Price Huffman, 81, of Boerne, Texas, passed away Friday, April 23, 2021, in San Antonio, Texas.

Rosemary Helen Lynn Beachboard, of Sealy, Texas, peacefully went to be with Our Lord on April 12th, 2021. She was surrounded by family in the comfort of her home. Born on January 16th, she was 86 years young and the only daughter of Guy & Helen Lynn. Preceded in death by her parents, brothers Forrest (Frosty) Lynn, James (Jim) Lynn, Walter (Corky) Lynn, stepbrother John (Bunny) Saunders, and her firstborn daughter, Penny Lee Beachboard, whom she sadly lost at birth.

Margaret Kathryn Brandes, age 89, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus Christ on April 8, 2021 at her home in Austin, surrounded by her family. Kathryn was a loving and caring mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend.

Donald Joseph Marsh, 62, of Bastrop, Texas, surrounded by his loving family, passed into the arms of his Savior Jesus Christ the evening of April 7, 2021. Don was the son of Robert and Janet Marsh and was raised in Mountaindale, Maryland.