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- Death Notice:
DRGAC, Edd Jerry, 86, of Cook's Point died Thursday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, Caldwell Brethren Church. Burial New Tabor Cemetery, near Caldwell. (Strickland, Caldwell).
(Published in The Austin American-Statesman on Friday, September 24, 1993)
- Obituary:
Edd Jerry Drgac
April 16, 1907 - Sept. 23, 1993
CALDWELL - Funeral services for Edd Jerry Drgac, 86, of the Cooks Point community will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Caldwell Brethren Church.
The Revs. Richard Stone and Henry Beseda will officiate. Burial will be in New Tabor Cemetery near Caldwell. Visiting hours will begin at 10 a.m. today and continue from 7:30-8 a.m. Saturday at Strickland Funeral Home. Mr. Drgac will lie in state at the church at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Mr. Drgac died Thursday morning in St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan.
He was born in Seymour. He attended Cooks Point schools and worked at the Bryan Air Base during World War II.
Mr. Drgac was a heavy equipment operator for Burleson County Precinct 2 and spent his life in farming and ranching. He was for many years a youth sponsor at Caldwell Brethren Church and was a supportor of the Burleson County Saddle Club and many other youth activities.
His hobbies included horseback riding and playing the domino game 42.
Mr. Drgac was a longtime member of Caldwell Brethren Church and belonged to the Brethren Church Mutual Aid Society and SPJST Lodge 186.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Annie Drgac; seven sisters, Annie Hronek, Lydia Kubena, Albina Meyer, Milady Kubena, Libbie Chaloupka, Elizabeth Luksa and Olga Urbanovsky; and five brothers, Walter Drgac, William Drgac, Johnnie Drgac, Joe Drgac and Frank Drgac.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Fannie Drgac of Cooks Point; two sisters-in-law, Lottie Drgac of Cooks Point and Emily Pannen of Victoria; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Memorials may be made to Caldwell Brethren Church or any charity.
(Published in The Bryan-College Station Eagle on September 24, 1993)
- Obituary:
In Memory of Edd Jerry Drgac
Edd Jerry Drgac, 86, of the Cooks Point Community, passed away on Thursday, September 23, 1993, in a Bryan hospital. Mr. Drgac was born on April 6, 1907 in Seymour, Texas, the son of the late Joseph D. and Annie Sebesta Drgac.
He attended the Cooks Point Schools and worked at the Bryan Air Base during World War II. On October 18, 1927, he married Frances Annie Luksa in Cooks Point. He had been a longtime member of the Caldwell Brethren Church and was a member of the Brethren Mutual Aid Society and a member of SPJST Lodge No. 186.
Mr. Drgac was a heavy equipment operator for Burleson County Precinct No. 2 and spent a lifetime in farming and ranching. He was for many years a youth sponsor at the Caldwell Brethren Church and was a supporter of the Burleson County Saddle Club as well as supporting many youth activities. His hobbies included horseback riding and playing the domino game of "42".
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Annie Drgac; seven sisters: Annie Hronek, Lydia Kubena, Albina Meyer, Milady Kubena, Libbie Chaloupka, Elizabeth Luksa and Olga Urbanovsky; and five brothers: Walter, William, Johnnie, Joe, and Frank Drgac.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years: Fannie Drgac of Cooks Point; two sisters-in-law: Lottie Drgac of Cooks Point and Emily Pannen of Victoria, and numerous nieces and nephews and other relatives.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 25, 1993, at the Caldwell Brethren Church with the Reverend Richard Stone and Reverend Henry Beseda officiating. Interment followed in the New Tabor Cemetery near Caldwell.
Pallbearers were: Billy Albright, Lamar Drgac, Hubert Drgac, Raymond Hovorak, A.G. Hronek and Robert Odstrcil.
Memorials may be given to the Caldwell Brethren Church or a favorite charity.
(Published in The SPJST Vestnik Herald on October 27, 1993)
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