(ROCKDALE) Carroll Lewis Modesette, 83, of Rockdale, Texas, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on March 14, 2024 after battling cancer.

Visitation will be held at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale, TX on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 from 6pm-8pm.

Services will be held at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale, TX at 10am on Thursday, March 21, 2024 with Pastor Bridget Prescher officiating. Graveside service will follow at the Sharp Cemetery.

Carroll was born on December 5, 1940 to Elbert Lewis and Mildred Maxine in Milam County. After Carroll graduated from Sharp High School in 1959, he attended Durham Business College in Austin, Texas. Going into the workforce, he was employed by The City of Austin Electric. Now known as Austin Energy. Kickstarting a 35-year career as an electrician/lineman. Aside from his love of his family and friends, he was passionate about volunteering his time bettering the community that he so dearly loved.

Carroll was predeceased by Elbert Lewis Modesette, Father, Mildred Maxine Modesette, Mother, Woodrow Dismukes, Father-in-Law, Dorothy Dismukes, Mother-in-Law, and Milton “Wimp” Dismukes, Brother-in-Law.

Carroll is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, children Danette Adams, husband David of Buckholts, Greg Modesette, wife Kelli of McDade. They have four grandchildren, Samantha Vallejo, husband Justin, of Luling, Standy Buchholz, husband Garrett, of Waxahachie, Tanner and Tristyn Modesette, of McDade. They also have three great grandchildren, Kooper Vallejo, Finlee and Sutton Buchholz.

Donations to: Sharp Cemetery c/o Barbara Hargrove, Buckholts or Friendship United Methodist Church c/o Mollie Modesette Rockdale


Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale in charge of Arrangments





(CAMERON) Raymond W. Kurtz, 94 years old, of Georgetown and formerly of Cameron, died March 8, 2024,

services are pending with Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron.





(TEMPLE) George P. Tittsworth Memorial services for George P. Tittsworth, 94, of Temple, are pending.

Mr. George P. Tittsworth died Tuesday, February 27, 2024, in a Temple hospital.

Mr. Tittsworth was born April 21, 1929, in Houston, the son of Henry Samuel and Clara Tittsworth. He served in the United States Navy as an Airman on the USS Pine Island, from 1948 to 1950. He married Helen Cheairs 1953 in Houston.
Mr. Tittsworth worked for 37 years for FMC Corporation in sales and service. In retirement George and Helen enjoyed full time RVing. In 2002, they gave up RVing and moved to Temple. George and Helen were married 61 years, until her passing in 2015. He was a member of the Northside Church of Christ for the past 21 years.
He was preceded in death by his wife January 8, 2015.
Survivors include three sons, James Tittsworth, David Tittsworth and Robert Tittsworth, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to Cherokee Home for Children, PO Box 295, Cherokee, TX 76832, or chc4kids




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