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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)

Obituary:

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)

Edd married Frances Anna Luksa 18 Oct 1927, Cooks Point, Burleson County, Texas, USA. Frances was born 20 Sep 1909, Snook, Burleson County, Texas, USA; died 1 Feb 1998, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA; was buried 4 Feb 1998, New Tabor Cemetery - Caldwell, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]