Obituaries published in the May 2025 edition of the Texas Press Messenger.

DANIEL LEE TABOR

CLYDE –  Daniel “Danny” Lee Tabor, 62, of Clyde, passed away Wednesday, April 9, at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene.

He was born Aug. 8, 1962, in Abilene, to Don and Betty Joe (Patton) Tabor.  He was a 1980 graduate of Clyde High School and attended Cisco Junior College.

Obituaries published in the April 2025 edition of the Texas Press Messenger.

PAUL HARVEY DAVIS

SCHERTZ – Senior Master Sergeant Paul Harvey Davis, U.S. Air Force (Retired), who had a successful second career in the newspaper business, died Jan. 25 in Cleveland. He was 88.

Obituaries published in the March 2025 edition of the Texas Press Messenger.

MAEBETH  McLAUGHLIN  REYNOLDS

LUBBOCK – Maebeth McLaughlin Reynolds, who with her husband Jim Reynolds published newspapers in Lockney and Crosbyton, died Jan. 30. She was 87.

A native of Plainview, she graduated from Lockney High School in 1956 and later from Watson Business School in Plainview.

Obituaries published in the February 2025 edition of the Texas Press Messenger.

APRIL SUZANNE KELLEY

TAYLOR - April Suzanne Kelley, who had served since August as Granite Media Partner’s Central Texas area editor, including the Taylor Press and Elgin Courier, died Christmas Eve. She was 36.

A native of Monroe, Louisiana, Kelley was the first of her siblings to earn a college degree and worked nights to put herself through school before earning a Bachelor of Arts from Louisiana Tech University, with a focus on journalism.

Obituaries published in the January 2025 edition of the Texas Press Messenger.

WILLIAM WALLACE

BEAUMONT – Former Wharton County Journal-Spectator publisher William (Bill) Wallace died Dec. 6. He was 72.

Wallace served as publisher of the Wharton County Journal-Spectator and East Bernard Express from May 2009 until January 2023. Following his tenure in the Wharton community, he and his wife Karen moved to Beaumont.

Obituaries published in the December 2024 edition of the Texas Press Messenger.

Keith  Bridwell

BRIDGEPORT – Veteran newsman and former publisher of the Bridgeport Index Keith Harlan Bridwell, 79, died Sept. 29.

A native of Denton, he attended Decatur Baptist College, then continued his education at West Texas State University in Canyon.

Obituary published in the November 2024 edition of the Texas Press Messenger.

MARY ANN TONGATE BENGTSON

FREDERICKSBURG – Mary Ann (MA) Tongate Bengtson, 89, the first female city desk editor at the San Antonio Express-News, died Oct. 8 at Heritage Place in Fredericksburg.

A graduate of Waco High School, she studied journalism at Texas Tech University and finished her degree at West Texas State University.

Obituaries publishe din the October 2024 editon of the Texas Press Messenger.

JESSIE FRAUSTO

DUMAS – Jessie Frausto, 67, longtime staff member of the Dumas News Press, died Aug. 30.

A native of Plainview, Frausto was a 1975 graduate of Dumas High School.

Obituary published in the August edition of the Texas Press Messenger.

TERRY LEE SCHAUB

KATY – Terry Lee Schaub, 62, of Katy died on July 21 at Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital.

A native of Lampasas, he was the sports editor at the Lampasas Dispatch Record for 17 years before he moved on to other newspaper positions, including advertising director and publisher, in Killeen, Round Rock, Smithville, Katy and Odessa. After leaving the Odessa American, he returned to Katy.

Obituaries published in the August 2024 edition of the Texas Press Messenger.

MICHAEL CORCORAN

AUSTIN — Austin music journalist and historian Michael Corcoran – whose unique, astute and often hilarious writing style captured the energy and spirit of the Texas music scene – has died. He was 68.

Family members confirmed July 1 that he was found deceased in his Buda residence. An autopsy has been scheduled to determine the cause of death.