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Duren Moffet: Dec. 7, 1940-Dec. 7, 2025

Throughout life, Duren was active in his church, singing in the choir and serving wherever he could. After his retirement, he loved volunteering at the Kerrville Veterans’ Medical Center.

Duren Moffet, 85, of Kerrville, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2025, in Boerne. He was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota to Corwin and Margaret Moffet of nearby Barney, North Dakota on December 7, 1940. He married Sharon Lee (Woodbury) Moffet on June 23, 1967 in Wyndmere, North Dakota.

He went to school at the Antelope Township School from start to finish. Duren enlisted in the US Air Force and served at several locations around the globe before returning to North Dakota to study Business at the University of North Dakota at Ellendale. Upon graduation, Duren moved the family to Texas to pursue a career in Banking, first in Dallas and then in 1978 he moved the family to Kerrville to join the Chas. Schreiner Bank, where he worked until the mid-nineties. After his banking career, he went into real estate and retired around 2007 from Buffington Hill Country Realty. Throughout life, Duren was active in his church, singing in the choir and serving wherever he could. After his retirement, he loved volunteering at the Kerrville Veterans’ Medical Center.

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Duren was preceded in death by his parents, Corwin and Margaret Moffet; sister, Marilyn Pfiefer; and brother, Kenneth.

Survivors include his wife, Sharon; son, Corey (Pam) Moffet of Woodward, OK; two daughters, Amy (Stephen) Jarema of Northlake, TX and Alison (Barry) Broussard of Kerrville; a brother, Donald of Barney, ND; six grandchildren, Lauren Broussard, D.W. Moffet, Taylor Broussard, Ella (Moffet) Klassen, Katherine Moffet and Taygen Moffet; and one great-granddaughter, Elisabeth Broussard.

Visitation will be held from 4:30-6:30 PM, Friday, December 12, 2025, at Grimes Funeral Chapels.

Memorial services will be held at 2 PM, Saturday, December 13, 2025, at Kerrville First United Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. David Payne.

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Growing up in Southern California, Louis Amestoy remained connected to Texas as the birthplace of his father and grandfather. Texas was always a presence in the family’s life. Amestoy’s great-grandparents settled in San Antonio, Texas, drawn by the city’s connections to Mexico and the region’s German communities. In 2019, Louis Amestoy saw an opportunity to make a home in Texas. After 30 years of working for corporate media chains, Louis Amestoy saw a chance to establish an independent voice in the Texas Hill Country. He launched The Lead to be that vehicle. With investment from Meta, Amestoy began independently publishing on Aug. 9, 2021. The Amestoys have called Kerrville home since 2019.

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