Fourth of July flood victims as July 12, 2025

Confirmed Victims (Alphabetical Order)

Mary Grace Baker Age: Elementary student (3rd grade) Hometown: Not specified

Mary Grace Baker was a third grader at St. Anne’s Catholic Church when she lost her life in the flooding.

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Joyce Catherine Badon, 21 Hometown: Beaumont

Joyce Catherine Badon was a 21-year-old from Beaumont who was reported missing during the devastating flood while on a weekend trip with three friends: Ella Cahill, Reese Manchaca, and Aidan Heartfield. She was located on Monday, July 7. Her death was confirmed following the deadly flooding in the Texas Hill Country.

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Ella Rose Cahill, 21 Hometown: Beaumont

Ella Rose Cahill was a 21-year-old Kelly High School graduate from Beaumont who died in the devastating Texas Hill Country flood while on a weekend trip with three friends: Joyce Catherine Badon, Reese Manchaca, and Aidan Heartfield. Her body was brought home Thursday under official escort by the Beaumont Police Department and fire department personnel, with the procession traveling through the city to Broussard’s Mortuary.

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Linda Bason, 78 Hometown: Alamo Ranch (San Antonio area)

Linda Bason and her daughter Deana Hillock were on a mother-daughter camping trip at the HTR Texas Hill Country campground along the Guadalupe River. They had checked in on July 3 for what was meant to be a “girls weekend out” of camping and fishing. Their cabin was hit by flooding before dawn on July 4. Her husband Robert described them as best friends and said they “never had a chance.”

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Anna “Margaret” Bellows Age: Not specified Hometown: West University

Anna “Margaret” Bellows was among the victims of the Kerr County flooding.

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Lila Bonner, 9 Hometown: Dallas

Lila Bonner was a 9-year-old victim of the flooding at Camp Mystic.

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Elizabeth Blackbird Bryan, 61 Hometown: San Antonio

Elizabeth “Beth” Blackbird Bryan was born in Houston on October 14, 1963, and passed away at age 61 on July 4, 2025, in Hunt, Texas alongside her beloved husband James Hutchison “Hutch” Bryan, Jr. She grew up spending summers as a camper at both Camp Mystic and Camp Longhorn in the Texas hill country. She graduated from Kinkaid School in Houston in 1981 and earned a degree in Studio Art from Southern Methodist University in 1985. She met her husband while participating in Buccaneer Days in Corpus Christi, and they married at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston in 1986, celebrating 39 years of marriage this past June. Beth had a career in interior design spanning over two decades and was an active member of Christ Episcopal Church in San Antonio. The family regularly spent weekends at the Blackbird family home in Hunt, Texas.

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James Hutchison Bryan, Jr. Age: Not specified Hometown: San Antonio

James Hutchison “Hutch” Bryan, Jr. passed away on July 4, 2025, in Hunt, Texas alongside his beloved wife Elizabeth “Beth” Blackbird Bryan. He and Beth had just celebrated 39 wonderful years of marriage this past June after meeting while participating in Buccaneer Days in Corpus Christi and marrying in 1986. The family regularly spent weekends at the Blackbird family home in Hunt, Texas, where the tragedy occurred.

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Julia Burgess Age: Not specified Hometown: Liberty County

Julia Burgess was in an RV with her husband John and their two young sons Jack and James at a campsite in Ingram when the Guadalupe River rapidly rose early Friday morning. Her body was recovered on Monday, while her sons remained missing at the time of this report. The family’s daughter was at nearby Camp Longhorn and wasn’t impacted by the flooding.

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John Burgess Age: Not specified Hometown: Liberty County

John Burgess was found dead after floodwaters swept through the campsite in Ingram where he was staying with his wife Julia and their two young sons in their RV. His sons Jack and James remained missing at the time of this report.

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Tanya Burwick, 62 Hometown: San Angelo area

Tanya Burwick was heading to work at a Walmart early Friday in the San Angelo area when she made a frantic phone call to her family about the floodwaters. When she didn’t show up for work, her employer filed a missing persons report and sent a colleague to look for her. Police found her unoccupied SUV fully submerged, and her body was found the next morning blocks from the vehicle. Her daughter Lindsey said “She lit up the room and had a laugh that made other people laugh” and described her as a beloved parent, grandparent and colleague to many.

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Chloe Childress Age: Not specified Hometown: Not specified

Chloe Childress was a counselor at Camp Mystic when the devastating flood struck. Her family released a statement saying she “lived a beautiful life” and asked for privacy during their time of grief.

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Michelle Crossland Age: Not specified Hometown: Midland

Michelle Crossland died in the Texas flooding along with family members Joel Ramos and Cody Crossland. She was part of a Midland family that lost multiple members in the disaster.

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Cody Crossland Age: Not specified Hometown: Midland

Cody Crossland died in the Texas flooding along with family members Joel Ramos and Michelle Crossland. He was part of a Midland family that lost multiple members in the disaster.

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Molly Dewitt Age: Not specified (camper) Hometown: Not specified

Molly Dewitt was a camper at Camp Mystic when the flood struck. Her obituary describes a little girl with deep unwavering faith that shaped how she moved through the world.

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Lucy Dillon Age: Elementary student (rising 3rd grader) Hometown: Houston

Lucy Dillon was a rising third grader at Memorial Drive Elementary, described as a bright and enthusiastic student who was able to make friends wherever she went. She was among the victims of the Kerr County flooding.

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Dick Eastland Age: Not specified Hometown: Not specified

Dick Eastland was the director of Camp Mystic who died in the flooding. Local media reported that Eastland was trying to save girls at the camp when he lost his life.

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Miriam “Holly” Frizzell Age: 72 (born April 28, 1953) Hometown: Abilene

Miriam “Holly” Frizzell passed away tragically during the Texas Hill Country floods on July 4, 2025, at her home at Casa Bonita along the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas. Born in Gainesville, Texas, she grew up in Abilene where she was crowned Homecoming Queen at Cooper High School in 1971. She married her soulmate Lane Patrick Frizzell in 1975 and they shared nearly 40 years together before his passing in 2015. Holly opened “Holly’s” Dress Shop in the 1980s in Abilene, introducing designer labels to West Texas. She later became a devoted caregiver to her husband during his battle with dementia and became an advocate for the Alzheimer’s Association. In her later years, she fell in love with the Guadalupe River at Casa Bonita, where she found peace and made memories with her grandchildren Eloise, Georgia, Quentin, and Penelope, who knew her as “Lolly.”

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Sally Sample Graves Age: 91 (born December 15, 1933) Hometown: Kerrville

Sally Sample Graves was born on December 15, 1933, in Longview, Texas, to Clark and Gladys Olvey Sample. She graduated high school in Longview and later studied at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and the University of Texas in Austin. In 1953, she married Dr. Ghent Graves Jr., and together they raised two children: Clark Graves and Catherine Graves. Sally and Ghent were the proud grandparents of 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her older brother, Clark Sample Jr.

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Hadley Hanna, 8 Hometown: Dallas

Hadley Hanna was an 8-year-old Dallas girl who was among the victims at Camp Mystic. Her father, Cody Crossman, wrote on Facebook, “Sweet Hadley, I can’t believe it. The joy you brought everyone with your smile and laughter can’t be replaced.” He remembered that Hadley had been “nervous” before heading to camp and how he reassured her with a “double high five and hug” before her departure.

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Blair Harber Age: Not specified (student) Hometown: Dallas

Blair Harber was a student at St. Rita Catholic School in Dallas who had been staying alongside the Guadalupe River when her cabin was swept away along with her sister Brooke. The sisters’ bodies were found together 15 miles downriver. Their parents, Annie and RJ Harber, were staying in a different cabin and were safe, though their grandparents were unaccounted for. Annie Harber was a longtime teacher at the school.

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Brooke Harber Age: Not specified (student) Hometown: Dallas

Brooke Harber was a student at St. Rita Catholic School in Dallas who had been staying alongside the Guadalupe River when her cabin was swept away along with her sister Blair. The sisters’ bodies were found together 15 miles downriver. Their parents, Annie and RJ Harber, were staying in a different cabin and were safe, though their grandparents were unaccounted for. Annie Harber was a longtime teacher at the school.

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Aidan Heartfield, 22 Hometown: Beaumont area

Aidan Heartfield was a 22-year-old who was staying at a home in Hunt with his longtime girlfriend Ella Cahill and friends Joyce Badon and Reese Manchaca when floodwaters poured into the family’s home on July 4. His body was recovered and confirmed through DNA match. His father J. Thad Heartfield expressed gratitude for the community’s prayers and support, calling the recovery “an important step toward closure.”

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Deana Hillock, 58 Hometown: Alamo Ranch (San Antonio area)

Deana Hillock was on a mother-daughter camping trip with her mother Linda Bason at the HTR Texas Hill Country campground. They had checked in on July 3 for a weekend of camping and fishing along the Guadalupe River. Their cabin was hit by flooding before dawn on July 4. Her stepfather described her and her mother as best friends.

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Charlotte Cary Huff, 55 Hometown: Kerrville

Charlotte Cary Huff was a 55-year-old Kerrville resident who passed away on Friday, July 4, 2025, during the flooding. Memorial services were held at Kerrville First United Methodist Church with burial at Garden of Memories Cemetery.

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Mary Kate Jacobe, 8 Hometown: Not specified

Mary Kate Jacobe was at Camp Mystic, a Christian girls’ camp, when catastrophic flooding hit in the early morning hours of July 4. Her family described her as “the light of our lives” who was “tiny but mighty, full of love and joy, with a smile that melted your heart.” She was the youngest of a large family and was called their “angel on earth.”

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Madelyn “Emmy” Jeffrey, 11 Hometown: Not specified

Madelyn “Emmy” Jeffrey was an 11-year-old who had been staying at her grandparents’ cabin at Casa Bonita when the floodwaters came. Her grandparents, Penny and Emlyn Jeffrey, were also found earlier in the week. Emmy was described as deeply loved, the first grandchild, the shining light of her family, and a role model to the younger cousins who looked up to her.

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Penelope “Penny” Jeffrey, 70 Hometown: San Antonio

Penelope “Penny” Jeffrey was a 70-year-old from San Antonio who was spending the night at her cabin along the Guadalupe River with her husband Emlyn and their 11-year-old granddaughter Madelyn “Emmy” Jeffrey when the floodwaters struck. She was found earlier in the week along with her husband.

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Emlyn Jeffrey, 70 Hometown: San Antonio

Emlyn Jeffrey was a 70-year-old from San Antonio who was spending the night at his cabin along the Guadalupe River with his wife Penny and their 11-year-old granddaughter Madelyn “Emmy” Jeffrey when the floodwaters struck. He was found earlier in the week along with his wife.

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Hanna Lawrence, 8 Hometown: Dallas

Hanna Lawrence was an 8-year-old who had just finished second grade when she was killed in the flooding at Camp Mystic along with her twin sister Rebecca. Her parents John and Lacy Lawrence said the girls “brought so much joy” to them, their big sister Harper, and many others. Their grandfather David Lawrence, former publisher of the Miami Herald, described it as “an unimaginable time for all of us.”

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Rebecca Lawrence, 8 Hometown: Dallas

Rebecca Lawrence was an 8-year-old who had just finished second grade when she was killed in the flooding at Camp Mystic along with her twin sister Hanna. Her parents, John and Lacy Lawrence, said they were “devastated that the bond we shared with them, and that they shared with each other, is now frozen in time.” The family said they will find ways to keep the joy the girls brought and continue to spread it for them.

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Melissa Kamin Age: Not specified Hometown: Atascocita/Humble

Melissa Kamin died along with her husband, Rob, in the Texas Hill Country floods on July 4. Coworkers and friends held a ceremony and balloon release in their memory.

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Rob Kamin Age: Not specified Hometown: Atascocita/Humble

Rob Kamin died along with his wife Melissa in the Texas Hill Country floods on July 4. Coworkers and friends held a ceremony and balloon release in their memory.

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Lainey Landry, 9 Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Lainey Landry was a 9-year-old from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who died at Camp Mystic. Her cousin Laynie Weaver said that “Lainey is in heaven” and that it was “somewhat of a miracle in itself” that her remains had been found after the flooding. Weaver asked for continued prayers for “the missing, deceased, first responders, and for Lainey’s grieving family.”

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Kellyanne Lytal Age: Not specified Hometown: Not specified

Kellyanne Lytal was at Camp Mystic when the devastating flood moved through Friday morning. Her father Wade Lytal, a former Memorial High School football player and current offensive coordinator at Trinity University in San Antonio, searched for her with help from several Trinity football players. Her family described her as “a shining light in this world” who was “kind, fearless, silly, compassionate and a loving friend to everyone.”

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Claire “Reese” Manchaca Age: Not specified Hometown: Conroe

Reese Menchaca was a 2022 graduate of Caney Creek High School who was camping when the flood struck. She was remembered by teachers as a self-confident and fun young woman who lit up every room she walked into. On July 9, she was returned home to Conroe with a police escort made up of deputies from five Montgomery County constable precincts.

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Officer Bailey Martin Age: Not specified Hometown: Odessa

Officer Bailey Martin of the Odessa Police Department was found deceased following the flooding while on what was meant to be a peaceful family fishing trip. The Odessa Police Department announced that Bailey had lost not only his own life but that several other family members also died in the disaster. All OPD officers wore mourning bands over their badges and flags were lowered to half-staff in his honor. The department encouraged citizens to replace their porch lights with blue bulbs for the week in remembrance of Bailey. Odessa Mayor Cal Hendrick became emotional reflecting on the tragedy, noting that while officers face danger on duty, “when you take your family on a fishing trip… it’s just unbelievable.”

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Blakely McCrory, 8 Hometown: Houston

Blakely McCrory was a student at Memorial Lutheran and a camper at Camp Mystic when floodwaters swept through the Guadalupe River area where she was attending camp.

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Clayton Davis Meadows, 29 Hometown: Hunt

Clayton Davis Meadows was a 29-year-old resident of Hunt who passed away on Friday, July 4, 2025, during the flooding in Hunt. Services were pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville.

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Virginia Wynne Naylor, 8 Hometown: Not specified

Virginia Wynne Naylor was an 8-year-old camper at Camp Mystic when she perished in the flood. Her family channeled their grief into action by launching a foundation in her memory.

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Jose Olvera Age: 70s Hometown: Hunt

Jose Olvera was an elderly rancher in his 70s who ran Fairweather Ranch just outside of Hunt, Texas, with his wife Alicia Torres for decades. He and his wife were among the more than 120 who lost their lives in the devastating Kerr County floods on July 4. He was known as a neighbor and friend to fellow rancher Travis Whitewood at nearby Panther Creek Ranch.

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Eloise Peck, 8 Hometown: Dallas

Eloise Peck was an 8-year-old who died in the flooding at Camp Mystic. A sign posted outside her family home in Dallas states that the girl “lost her life in the tragic flooding.” Photos show she had a friendship with fellow camper Lila Bonner, who also perished in the flood.

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Jake Moeller Age: Not specified Hometown: Canyon Lake (with ties to Houston and Mont Belvieu)

Jake Moeller lost his life in the flooding along with his wife Megan. Their daughter Harley remained missing at the time of this report.

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Megan Moeller Age: Not specified Hometown: Canyon Lake (with ties to Houston and Mont Belvieu)

Megan Moeller lost her life in the flooding along with her husband Jake. Their daughter Harley remained missing at the time of this report.

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Brad Perry Age: Not specified Hometown: Not specified

Brad Perry was camping with his wife Tina when their RV was swept away by floodwaters. His wife Tina was rescued from a tree and taken to a hospital with a broken rib and punctured lung, but Brad did not survive.

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Joel Ramos Age: Not specified Hometown: Midland

Joel Ramos died in the Texas flooding along with family members Michelle and Cody Crossland. He was part of a Midland family that lost multiple members in the disaster, including his daughter Kyndall Ramos.

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Jane Ragsdale, 68 Hometown: Hunt

Jane Ragsdale devoted her life to the Heart O’ the Hills Camp, a summer camp for girls in Texas Hill Country. She was a camper and counselor there herself in the 1970s before becoming a co-owner, and by the 1980s was director of the camp in Hunt. The camp said in a statement: “She was the heart of The Heart. She was our guiding light, our example, and our safe place. She had the rare gift of making every person feel seen, loved, and important.”

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Kyndall Ramos Age: High school student Hometown: Midland

Kyndall Ramos was a Legacy High School student who became the fourth member of her Midland family to die as a result of the flooding disaster. Her father Joel Ramos and family members Michelle and Cody Crossland also died in the floods. Her mother Tasha Ramos was still missing at the time of this report.

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Mollie S. Schaffer, 76 Hometown: Houston

Mollie Schaffer was attending a law school reunion on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas, with her husband Randy. They were awakened at 3 a.m. by a hotel manager to evacuate because the river was going out of its banks. While attempting to drive to safety, they were swept away by floodwater. According to her obituary, “her last act was to ensure that her husband, life partner, and best friend of 58 years, Randy, escaped their sinking car as they sought higher ground. Because of her selflessness, he survived.”

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Renee Marilyn Smajstrla, 8 Hometown: Ingram

Renee Marilyn Smajstrla was an 8-year-old from Ingram who died at Camp Mystic on July 4, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. She was a student at Hunt Elementary and attended St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Renee loved drama and recently played The Lullaby League munchkin in Wizard of Oz at Hunt School. Despite her young age, she exuded confidence and aspired to play the lead role in the upcoming camp production. She had recently completed 2nd grade with straight A’s and was recognized as a Soaring Eagle by her teachers. Most importantly, Renee cherished her role as a big sister to Cameran.

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Greta Toranzo, 10 Hometown: Houston

Greta Toranzo was a camper at Camp Mystic when the Guadalupe River quickly rose in the morning hours of July 4. She was a student at Sinclair Elementary.

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Amber Wilson Age: Not specified Hometown: Kingwood area

Amber Wilson died along with her husband Jeff and their son Shiloh in the flooding. The family was in the Kerrville area for a rodeo with Shiloh, who was described as a “young, spirited competitor.”

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Jeff Wilson Age: Not specified Hometown: Kingwood area

Jeff Wilson was a teacher in the Humble ISD who died along with his wife Amber and their son Shiloh in the flooding. The family was in the Kerrville area for a rodeo with Shiloh, who was described as a “young, spirited competitor.”

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Tim Walker Age: Not specified Hometown: Houston (Montrose area)

Tim Walker was a local artist and owner of the Neon Gallery in Montrose who was found deceased on Tuesday following the flooding. According to attorney Dick Deguerin, Walker was with his wife, children and grandchildren at their property in Hunt, off State Road 39 near the Guadalupe River when the floodwaters began to rise. As the house was taking in water and the family desperately tried to escape, Tim Walker insisted that he be the last one out of the house. The family survived, but Tim Walker didn’t make it out.

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Shiloh Wilson Age: Not specified (young) Hometown: Kingwood area

Shiloh Wilson was a “young, spirited competitor” who was in the Kerrville area for a rodeo with his parents Jeff and Amber when they all lost their lives in the flooding. He was found on Friday, July 11, and was scheduled to be escorted home to Kingwood on Saturday, July 12, by Harris County Precinct 4 deputies and Humble ISD police officers.

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Paula Zunker Age: Not specified Hometown: Kerrville area

Paula Zunker was a former teacher at Tivy High School in Kerrville who died in the flooding along with her husband Reece. The school said “The care and impact she shared with her students continue to be felt, even years later.”

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Reece Zunker Age: Not specified Hometown: Kerrville area

Reece Zunker was described as “a passionate educator and a beloved soccer coach” by Tivy High School in Kerrville, where he worked. The school said “His unwavering dedication to our students, athletes, and the Tivy community touched countless lives and will never be forgotten.” He died in the flooding along with his wife Paula.

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