Gillespie Co., TX - Obits: Gillespie County Obits (L's) ******************************************************* This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Wanda Qualls USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ******************************************************* *Taken from the "Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post "* *Published Weekly by the Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc.* *Lackey, Ardell Wilson, *74, of Llano, died Thursday, November 25, 1999 in Killeen, Funeral services were held on November 27 in the Waldrope-Hatfield- Hawthorne Chapel in Llano with interment in the Llano City Cemety. She was born on April 21, 1925 in Llano County. She was preceded in death by her first husband Bart Lucus and her second husband Pete Lackey. (12/01/99) *Lagrone, Mrs. Ray A., *70, nee Marjorie Dean Hightower of Fredericksburg died Tuesday, February 15, 2000 in the Southwest Texas Methodist hospital in San Antonio. She was bor on December 14, 1929 in Grosbeck, Texas, the daughter of Edward B. Hightower and Dena Faye Masters Hightower. She married Ray A. Lagrone on December 28, 1947 in the Heights Baptist Church in Texas City, Texas. iFuneral services were held February 18 in the First Baptist Church with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. (2/16/2000) (2/23/2000) *Lancaster, Viola F.,* 91, nee Viola Miller, died on Sunday, July 25, 1999 in the Windcrest Nursing Home. Funeral services were held July 28, in the Walker Funeral Home in Coleman. She was born in Taylor on March 20, 1908, the daughter of John Miller and Mary Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband. (07/28/1999) *Land, Mrs. Otto C.,* 83, nee Tillie Lindemann, of Llano, died on Monday, December 7, 1998 in the Hill Country Nursing home in Llano. Funeral services were held December 9 in the Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home chapel in Llano with interment in the Llano City Cemetery. She was born December 12, 1914 in Gillespie County, the daughter of William H. Lindemann and Otelia Barth Lindemann. She married Otto. C. Land on February 18, 1936 and he preceded her in death. (12/9/98) *Lang, Robert W., *81, of Fredericksburg and formerly of Boerne and Harper, died Saturday, April 1, 2000 at Hill country Memorial Hospital. A mass of resurrection was held April 4 in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in St. Mary's Cemetery. He was born February 16, 1919 in Harper the son of Arthur Lang Sr. and Matilda Fritz Lang. He married Cora Klein on April 9, 1940 in Harper (4/5/2000)(4/12/2000) *Lange, Mrs. Howard, *82, nee Emma Hohmann of Fredericksburg died Monday December 6, 1999 at Das Eden Heim. Funeral services were held December 9 in the Beckmann Funeral Home Chapel with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born in Fredericksburg on February 3, 1917, the daughter of Theodore H. Hohmann and Emma Pfeil Hohmann. She married Howard E. Lange on July 24, 1946 and he preceded her in death.(12/8/99)(12/1599) *Lange, Olivia Bertha, *83, of Hye died Wednesday, January 19, 2000. Funeral services were held at the Crofts Funeral Home in Johnson City on January 22 with interment in the Wilke Cemetery in Albert. (1/26/2000) *Langehennig, Mrs. Gilbert, *79, nee Myrtle Lois Weed, died on Monday, July 19, 1999 in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services were held July 21 in the Beckmann Funeral Home Chapel with interment in the Stonewall Community Cemetery. She was born in Bandera County on March 31, 1920, the daughter of Amos Weed and Claudia Mae Felps Weed. She married Gilbert A. Langehennig on January 2, 1937 in Fredericksburg. He preceded her in death on December 10, 1977. (07/21/1999)(07/28/1999) *Langehennig, Henry Hugo,* 55, died on Wednesday, September 30, 1998 in the Audie L. Murphy Hospital in San Antonio. Funeral services were held October 2, in the Schaetter Funeral Home with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery where military honors were accorded. He was born in Fredericksburg on August 25, 1943, the son of Milton Langehenning and Elsie Meurer Langehenning. He married Mary Ann Fiedler in Mexico on September 27, 1968.(10/7/98) *Laskoskie, Bob F.*, 63, died Monday, January 8, 2001 at his residence in Fredericksburg. Funeral Services were held January 11 in the First Baptist Church with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. (01/10/01) *Lea, Mrs. John Aubrey,* 89, nee Bessie McDonald of Fredericksburg, died Wednesday December 29, 1999 in Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held January 03, 2000 in the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church with burial in the Greenwood Cemetery in Marshall. She was born in Jefferson, on October 13, 1910, the daughter of John T. McDonald and Carrie Bower McDonald. She married John Aubrey Bower on March 7, 1945 and he preceded her in death during World War II. (01/05/2000) *Leddy, Jack D. Sr., *86, died on Tuesday, April 6, 1999 in the Fredericksburg Nursing Home. A memorial service was held on April 9 in the Beckmann Funeral Home Chapel. He was born in Hennessy , OK on December 3, 1912, the son of Howard Leddy and Cleo Rutledge Leddy. He married Willouis H. Krell on March 26, 1937 in Houston. (4/7/99)(4/14/99) *Lemman, Mrs. Daniel H.*, 97, nee Rachel S. Miller, of Fredericksburg died Friday, December 21, 1999 in Das Eden Heim. Funeral services were held January 4, 2000 in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof. She was born in Boeerne on September 18, 1902, the daughter of John Miller and Amanda Kuebel Miller. She married Daniel H. Lemman on June 1, 1935 in Seguin and he preceded her in death. (01/05/2000)(1/12/2000) *Lentz, Rudolph Harold,* 87, died Sunday September 20, 1998. Funeral services were held on September 22 in Bethany Lutheran Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.He was born March 12, 1911, in Scribner, NE, the son of Rev. Rudolph Lentz and Louis Ladusch Lentz. He married Irma Baumann in St. Paul Luthern Church in Nordheim on February 8, 1953. (9/23/98)(9/30/98) *Leonard, Mrs. Alvin, Sr., *94, nee Elnora Novian, died December 6, 1993 in Seguin, Texas. Funeral services were held in Seguin and burial in Boerne Cemetery. She was born February 1, 1907 the twin daughter of Joseph Novian and Ella Frantzen Novian. She married Alvin Leonard who preceded her in death in October 1971. (Personal information, she was my aunt.) *Leonard, Mrs. Ted, *88, nee Marjorie Jenkins, died on Monday, January 18, 1999 in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held on January 22 in the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born in Houston on September 29, 1910, the daughter of George Jenkins and Eva Gilmore Jenkins. She married the Rev. Ted Leonard on November 5, 1935 in Houston and he preceded her in death on September 24, 1986.(1/20/99)(1/27/99) *Leslie, Mrs Hugh, *81, nee Alice Mills, of Fredericksburg, died on Thursday, October 5, 2000. Her remains were cremated and a private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Leslie was born on September 30, 1919 in Chicago, IL the daughter of George S. Mills and Esther Strickson Mills. She married Hugh Leslie on May 13, 1942 in Tacoma, WA and he preceded her in death. (10/11/2000) *Lewis, Leroy, *64, of Bullhead City, AZ died Tuesday, December 26, 2000. Funeral services were held January 2 in the Beckmann Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof. He was born in Fredericksburg, the son of John C. Lewis and Lela MayMund Lewis. He married Irene B. Ramirez in Las Vegas, NV on April 23, 1966. (01/03/01) *Lich, Gary Wayne, *51, of Kerrville, died Friday, September 10, 1999, in the University Hospital in San Antonio. Funeral services were held September 14, in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home in Comfort with interment in the Comfort Cemetery. He was born August 16, 1948 in Fredericksburg, the son of Victor Lich andd Thelma M. Zoeller Lich. He married Linda Lou Hickey. (9/15/1999) *Lindig, Mrs Kenneth, *50, nee Linda Hannemann, died of injuries sustained in an automobile accident Sunday, October 3, 1999. Funeral services were held October 6, 1999 in Trinity Lutheran Church with interment in the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery.She was born in Fredericksburg on April 11, 1949, the daughter of Hanz Hannemann and Dorothy Henke Hannemann. She married Kenneth Lindig om Zion Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg on June 21, 1969. (10/06/1999) (10/13/1999) *Lindemann, Mrs. Ed., *nee Dena K. Land, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Land of Frederickburg died Friday afternoon of last week at Corpus Christi hospital. She was born October 4, 1887 and had attained the age of 46 years, 8 months, and 11 days. She married Eddie Lindemann on November 26, 1906. Funeral services were held in the Roselawn Burial Park. (6/21/1934) *Lively, Frank S.*, 81 of Iraan died in Fredericksburg Wednesday, October 27, 1999. Funeral services were held on October 30 at the Iraan Christian Church with burial in the Restland Cemetery in Iraan. He was born in Columbia, LA on July 27, 1918. (11/3/99) *Lochte, Darrell G., *81, of Kerrville died Monday, February 28, 2000 in a Kerrville Hospital. Funeral services were held March 3 in the Grimess Funeral Chapels in Kerrville with interment in Ft Sam Houston Cemetery in San Antonio. He was born on January 22, 1919 in Paris, Texas, the son of Werner A. Lochte and Peaarlll Raaz Lochte. He married Janis Weibel on October 5, 1945 in New Orleans, LA. (03/01/2000) *Lochte, Mrs. Darrell G,* 78, nee Janis Weibel, died Monday, May 22, 2000 aat her residence in Kerrville. Funeral services were held May 26, in Zion Lutheran Church in Kerrville with graveside services at Fort Sam houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. She was born on June 28, 1921 in New Orleans, LA. She married Darrell G. Lochte on October 5, 1945 in New Orleans and lived in Kerrville for over 50 Years. (5/24/2000) *Lochte, Guenther E.,* 92, died on Monday August 31, 1998 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral servicess were held on September 2 in the Beckmann Funerla Home Chapel with interment in the Meusebach Cemetery. He was born March 27, 1906 in the Meusebach Creek Community of Gillespie County, the son of Louis Lochte and Ida Koennecke Lochte. He married Alvina Pfeiffer in Fredericksburg on May 16, 1929.(9/2/98)(9/9/98) *Lock, Minnie Adotia, *86, nee Nevans, of Fredericksburg and formerly of Mertzon, died Friday September 15, 2000 in Knopp Nursing Home No. 2. Funeral services were held in the Reusurrection Lutheran CHurch in Fredericksburg with interment in the Mertzon Cemetery. She was born on July 15, 1914 in Marathon, the daughter of Clarence Fulton Nevans and Josephine Parker Nevans. She married Dudley Franklin Lock in Carlsbad, NM on June 25, 1933 and he preceded her in death. (9/27/2000) *Logan, Mrs. Curtis D., *74, nee Elizabeth Ann Doane of Fredericksburg died Tuesday, February 29, 2000 in Seton Hopital in Austin. Graveside services were held March 2 at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. She was born in Swampscott, MA, on May 6, 1925, the daughter of Frederick arnold Doane and Marion Elizabeth Sheldon Doane. She married Curtis D. Logan in Las Vegas, NV, on November 2, 1957. (3/8/2000) *Lopez, Toribio, *84, died on Tuesday, March 30, 1999 in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held on April 2 in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in St. Mary's Cemetery. He was born on April 17, 1914 in Mexico. He was the son of Encarnacion Lopez and Rosa Zevmeno Lopez. He married Maria Martinez in Mexico in Janurary 1947. (4/7/99) *Lorenz, Mrs. Walter A., *91, nee Clara Leyendecker, of Kerville, died Thursday, February 4, 1999 in a Kerrville nursing center. Funeral services were held on February 6, in Grimes Funeral Chapels in Kerrville with interment in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. She was born October 27, 1907 in Gillespie County. *Note: It said she was the daughter of Arthur Lorenz and Alma Moellendorf Lorenz, these were probably her husbands parents or the name Lorenz was used instead of Leyendecker. *She married Walter A. Lorenz on November 18, 1925 in Harper. He preceded her in death on November 10, 1980. (2/10/99) *Loth, R. A. (Bob) Jr., *60, of Fredericksburg, died at his residence Tuesday January 25, 2000. A mass of resurrection was held January 28 in St. Mary's Catholic Church with entombment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery Mausoleum. He was born November 13, 1939 in Fredericksburg, the son of R.A. Loth Sr. and Norma Woerner Loth. He married Shirley Ann Fey on April 4, 1959, in New Braunfels. (1/26/2000)(2/2/2000) *Lott, Mrs. Charles, *85, nee Ida Clara (Big Mama) Zenner of Fredericksburg, died Sunday, December 26, 1999 in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital. A mass of resurrection was held in St. Mary's Catholic Church on December 29, 1999 with interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. She was born in Gillespie County on November 9, 1914 the daughter of Willie P. Zenner and Clara Fiedler Zenner. She married Charles E. Lott on June 22, 1935 and he preceded her in death. (12/29/1999) (01/05/2000) *Love, Homer T. Jr.*, a native of San Antonio, died Saturday September 26, 1998. Graveside services were held at the Mission Burial Park South in San Antonio. He was the son of Homer T. Love and Hedwig Love and the greatgrandson of John O. Meusebach. (9/30/98) *Lovell, Mary Ioma (Oma) Smith, *69, of Fredericksburg, died at her residence on March 29, 2000. A memorial celebration was held April 1, at the First Baptist Church of Fredericksburg and interment will be in Dallas. She was born in Ninnekah, OK, on October 13, 1930 the daughter of W. Carl Smith and Samantha I. Long Smith. She married James T. (Jim) Smith who preceded her in death after 31 years of marriage. She later married Ben Lovell. (3/29/2000) *Loving, Mildred Shattuck, *86, of Lubbock died at her residence on Thrusday, January 4, 2001. Funeral services were held January 8 in the Asbury Methodist Church in Lubbock. She was born on January 17, 1914 in Tohoka and married Clarence H. Loving on March 22, 1936 in Plainview. She was preceded in death by her husband. (01/31/01) *Lumpkins, James Elmo, *87, of Harper, died in Das Eden Heim in Fredericksburg, Sunday November 7, 1999. Funeral services were held November 10, in the First Baptist Church of Harper with interment in the Harper City Cemetery. He was born on March 28, 1912 in Menard County, the son of J.D. Lumpkins and Mary Rolston Lumpkins. He married Dell Cottle in Mason on October 2, 1935. (11/10/99)(11/17/99) *Lynch, Travis Hale, *61, died Tuesday, March 14, 2000 in San Antonio. Funeral services were held March 17, in the First Baptist Church in Boerne. He was born on December 8, 1938 in Corpus Christi. (03/22/2000)