Obituary

Retired Lt. Col. John R. Dickinson passed away October 7, 2021

Lucio Aguirre, 66, of New Braunfels, Texas, died on Sunday, September 12, 2021. Visitation will be at Thomason Funeral Home in San Marcos on Monday, October 11 from 4 to 8 p.m. with a recitation of the holy rosary at 7 p.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.

Margaret “Peggy” Ellen Foreman, 70, of Wimberley, Texas, died on Friday, September 24, 2021. Services took place on Monday, September 27 at the St. Sophia Orthodox Church in Dripping Springs, Texas. Burial took place at the Holy Archangels Greek Orthodox Cemetery in Kendalia, Texas. Arrangements were under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.

Dorothy M. Arthur, 99, of Wimberley, Texas, died on Thursday, September 23, 2021. Services took place at Thomason Funeral Home in Wimberley on Tuesday, September 28, followed by interment at Wimberley Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.

Esther Ramirez Payne, 58yr., resident of San Marcos,Texas, passed away September 29, 2021 in San Antonio Tx

Bernard Clay Schmeltekopf was born on July 22, 1954, but we all knew him as Clay… or partner, primo, jack, 228, El Burro, along with many other fun nicknames, or his most beloved, Papa. Clay was called home to his Lord on Thursday the 29th of September, 2021. Clay is survived by his wife Diane, son Randall and his wife Morgen, grandson Carter Clay, Joshua Orr and family, mother Peggy Schmeltekopf, sister Diana and her husband Robert Jones, and their children Casey and Kyle as well as countless nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins across the Schmeltekopf and extended family.

Kenneth Alvis Evans of New Braunfels, Texas, beloved husband, father, grand-and-great-grandfather passed away on September 17, 2021, at the age of 88. He was born in Beaumont, Texas to Kenneth and Helen (Ford) Evans on October 20, 1932.

Betty Jo Stark, 89, of Lockhart, Texas, died on Thursday, September 30, 2021. A visitation will take place at Thomason Funeral Home in Lockhart on Tuesday, October 5 from 4 to 7 p.m. A graveside service will take place at Capital Parks Cemetery in Pflugerville, Texas on Wednesday, October 6 at 11 a.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.

Ricardo A. Garcia, 60yr., resident of San Marcos,Texas, passed away September 25, 2021 in San Marcos, Tx