Obituaries

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JOHN LASTOVICA

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John was born to Willie and Annie Lastovica on June 15, 1934, on the family farm in Frydek, Texas. He had 2 brothers, Leonard and Raymond. John met his future wife, Frances Belunek when they were children in school. They started dating when she was 15. John usually had a carload of girls because he had a driver’s license. They married a few years later. John and Frances had two children Madeline (Maggie) and Gary.
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LOYD DEAN McWHORTER

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Loyd Dean McWhorter of Cat Spring, Texas passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021, at the age of 73. After a yearlong battle with pulmonary fibrosis, Dead died peacefully in Houston, with his sons Shawn Mullins, Jason McWhorter and fiancé Patsy Ford, by his side.
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JOYCE DRAKE

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Joyce Drake, 74, of Sealy, Texas, passed from this life Thursday, August 5, 2021, at her home. She was born February 23, 1947, in Pasadena, Texas, the daughter of Billy Roberts and Louie Evelyn Brown Yeats.
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JOHNNIE E. HAUERLAND

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Johnnie E. Hauerland, Mayor of Meridian, quietly passed away on July 24, 2021, of COVID-19. His wife of 31 years, Sharon Hauerland was by his side when he passed away. He had been vaccinated against the virus, but caught the variant due to his low immunity system.