Travis L. Karl, 19, of Golinda, tragically passed away Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at Church of the Open Door with Pastors Ronnie Holmes and Walter Connally officiating. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at County Line Cemetery near Yoakum, with Pastor Adam Jaquez officiating.
Travis was born Oct. 8, 1991, in Yoakum, to Kenneth and Delores (Friedel) Karl. He worked as a Roughneck in the oil fields, which he really enjoyed. Travis loved his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Dodie Karl.
Survivors include his father, Kenneth Karl; brothers, Matt, Caleb and Jason Karl; sister, Brooke Emily Karl; grandmother, Doris Friedel; and a large host of other relatives and close friends.
Pallbearers will be Matt Karl, Caleb Karl, Seth Keen, Lupe Salinas, Don Powers, Keith Jackson, Ross Tieken, Chris Finch, Richard Oehler, Freddy Martinez, Mario Garcia, Randy Guajardo and Richard Anzualda.
Thoughts and memories may be shared in the online Guest Book at www.LakeShoreFuneralHome.com
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Our thoughts and prayers are with your family.
You will be truly missed.. Gone but never will be forgotten. From the many laughs you shared with all of us at Yoakum High School and all the times you made me laugh! Prayers are with your family… Now you are in a better place and get to watch down on your family and friends! We will meet again one day!
I will miss you, but I will see you someday- Tell Jesus hello.. and that i have a bibel.
Love you cha chash
I love YOU soo much big bro, and im sorry and i miss you and matt and kiki .. say hi to troy boy,,
ps: I am a cheerleeder now .. I will bring you flowers to Texas one day, i promise… oh and i can type on my omw now… Im six and in second grade- I will send u a balun with my picture ok??
Kenneth & Family — I am so very sorry to hear of the loss of your beloved son and brother. I am praying for God’s peace beyond all comprehension to be with you at this time.
Our prayers our with you. The world lost a great person, he will be truly missed.
I taught Travis at Yoakum High School. Although my time knowing him was brief, I will miss knowing is somewhere here on this earth. He met my daughter Audry at last year’s Shiner Prom and they became friends, she is devestated by his loss. We visited his gravesite last night 10/2 at 7pm. It was hard
Kenneth,
You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. We love you all and know that God has you in the palm of his hand. Hang on and lean on Him.
You are not alone.
Our love,
Dwayne and Jamie
With our sympathy and prayers.
Travis,
I speak for Brian, Bobby, Brooke and myself- we loved you so much-We miss you and will remember you forever in our hearts.
We are deeply saddened by your graduation from this world, but we know that God sent a host of angels to lead you home to your mom’s loving embrace.
Thanks for the memories and the honor to have been a part of your precious life. We will see you once again, in a place where there will no pain, no suffering, no loss.
You were mesmerized when you went to your senior trip and said it was the prettiest place you had ever seen… I bet God has prepared a more beautiful place for you to enjoy eternally..
Vaya con Dios!!!
I am praying that the Lord will carry you through, so sorry to hear of your lose. My prayer is that you can find comfort in the scripture, 2 Corinthians 5:8, where it says to be absent from this body is to be in the present of the Lord. That all those who know the Lord as personal Lord & Saviour, when they leave this world are instantly with Him in Heaven. God bless & hold on to him.
Kenneth and family,
Oh Kenneth, my heart aches for you. You have been through more than any human should have to endure. Please know we care and love you and wish you only the best. Travis favors Dotie so much! Such a handsome man. I know you are proud of him.
Joanie Karl Walker
979-224-6106
joaniewlkr@yahoo.com
My deepest most heartfelt sympathy to all of the family at this sad time. I pray that God will continue to grant you peace and comfort all of you during this difficult time. I pray that each of you will hold on to all of your special memories with Travis and that will help comfort you. May God bless each of you.
Kenneth & Family,
Our hearts are filled with sadness in the loss of your son. We know that Travis was
welcomed into his heavenly home by his Lord and his mother. May God blanket you
with his love and peace at
this difficult time. You and
your family are in our thoughts and prayers. We love
you.
Our hearts are broken for you at this sad time. We cannot even imagine the sorrow you must be going through. Our prayers and thoughts are with all of you. May God comfort you with His peace.
To the family of Travis, I was so saddened to hear of the tragic passing of your son. I pray that God will give you strength and comfort during this sad time. Travis, you will be forever in our hearts.
We are very sorry for your loss. We will always hold a special place in our hearts for him. Travis meet our daughter at a track meet and weeks later they were going to prom together. I just knew one day his name would be in the paper because he was the president not because of his death. Our greatest sympathy goes out to your family. Melissa, Donald and Meredith Morgan
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
We send our love and prayers to your family at this tragic time. Travis was a wonderful and fine young man. May God hold you with His grace and peace.
I’m going to miss u a lot! I know you will be shining down on us. I’m so happy to have met u through H&P Drlg. & had the pleasure of breaking u out in the oilfield. I remember asking you what u planned to be in five years and you said the president of the United States"/ You had big dreams, I bet u could have become the pres. ! You were a great kid ! On behalf of H&P Drlg. & EOG Resources I would like to say we love u and will miss u and hope u will watch over all of your friends and family from high above!!! I will never forget the Suburban you drove to work with Howdy Doody on the antenna"/ My condolences to the family and friends of Travis .
Hey guys, I am so sorry for your loss. I remember Travis from when he was just a little boy back in Yoakum at First Baptist. Kenneth and family I want you to know you are all in my prayers and my heart goes out to you all. Though I cannot be with you guys in person I am thinking about you all constantly and my sincere prayers are before our Father God on your behalf. May His grace be revealed to you in this, and may His great peace overwhelm you with comfort. With much love sincerely extended to you all, your brother in Christ, Russell Fees
Travis,
you meant the world to me. I cannot believe its almost been a year. I swear there is not a day that i dont think about you. you are on my mind constatly. i cherish the moments that we were together..as a couple…and the bestest of friends. Thank you for protecting me when i had my wreck a few weeks ago, i knew our picture in my car was worth something. thank you for being a tresured memory. I cannot imagine what your family is going through but i know you and God are watching over them..i still cannot believe that you are gone )’: I LOVE YOU! i wished i could of knew what could of been. but i will see you in heaven one day and i cannot wait.
love, stephanie.
Travis you will be missed. You will be reunited with your mother and will be looking down from heaven keeping an eye on your brothers and sister.My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. God Bless.
Please accept my sincere condolence for your loss. To lose a son at such a young age surely adds to the pain of death. Death is an enemy and while we may feel helpless over death, the bible gives us encouragement for it says that