Lester Lansing Kothmann

Lester Lansing Kothmann, 65, of Mason, died Thursday, June 30, 2015.

A memorial service was held at 3 p.m., Sunday, July 5, at River of Life Church in Mason with Dave Benefield officiating.

Arrangements were under the direction of Mason Funeral Home.

Kothmann was born Jan. 28, 1950, in Fredericksburg, the son of Lansing Kothmann and Gerda Lehmann Kothmann. He married Cindy Goodman on May 15, 1976, and she survives.

A Mason High School graduate, Kothmann attended the University of Texas.

He was a design engineer for a telephone company in Temple for 24 years, and upon retirement, returned to Mason County to operate the family ranch.

In addition to his wife, Kothmann is survived by a son, Lee Lester Kothmann, and a daughter and son-in-law, Crystal and Thomas Kinney, and one sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Leon Thane of San Angelo.

Memorials may be made to Young Life, P.O. Box 1131, Mason, TX 76856; River of Life Church, P.O. Box 1477, Mason, TX 76856, or to the charity of choice.