Schwartz

A graveside service for William Innes Schwartz Sr, 76, of Giddings, will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, at Dallas Ft. Worth National Cemetery. Visitation was held Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Giddings. The family was present from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, at Bastrop Bible Church with Rev. Robert Oliver officiating.

William Innes Schwartz Sr. was born on July 16, 1949, to Innes Watson Schwartz and Doris Alta (Johnson) Schwartz in Dallas. He was baptized in the Christian Faith as a child and was a devoted Calvinist. William married his high school sweetheart, Linda Darlene Zoch in Dallas on Nov. 20, 1968. Shortly after they were blessed with three children, William, Sarah and Elizabeth. After William graduated high school, he went to college and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music from Texas Tech University.

William joined the United States Air Force in 1971 and quickly rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant. He was a proud member of theAir Force Band. After being honorably discharged he attended seminary at Dallas Bible College where he earned his second Bachelor’s. William worked for the US Postal Service for 32 years and after moving to Giddings he served as the Postmaster, a capacity in which he later served in La Grange as well.

He was a proud member of the Giddings Noon Lions Club and the Bastrop Bible Church. William loved traveling with Linda and traveling to see friends. You could often find him target shooting in his free time. Most of all William was devoted to his church and would always give his time to serve in every way needed. He loved spending time with his family no matter what the activity was.

William passed away the morning of Monday, Oct. 13, 2025 at home with his family by his side.

William is preceded in death by his parents, Innes Watson Schwartz and Doris Alta (Johnson) Schwartz; his wife, Linda Darlene (Zoch) Schwartz; his son in law, James Nicholas Sr.

William is survived by his son, William “Bill” Schwartz Jr. of Brenham; his daughters, Sarah Shelton and husband Edward of Giddings, Elizabeth DeMoville and husband William of Austin; his grandchildren, III and wife Bianca of Brenham, James Nicholas Jr. of Brenham, Doris Nicholas of Giddings, Innes Nicholas of Giddings, Gabriel Sanders of College Station, William Sanders of Austin, and Annabelle Sanders of Austin; his brother, Dennis Schwartz and wife Gerry of Oklahoma; his great grandchildren, Israel Schwartz, Carter Schwartz, Lydia Schwartz and Miriam Schwartz of Brenham.

Memorials may be made to the Bastrop Bible Church, 602 Pecan St., Bastrop, TX 78602.

Arrangements made by Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home in Giddings.