Recent Obituaries

Sep 9, 2022

Helen Angeline (Skoruppa) Gallagher, 83, of George West, Texas, passed away Friday, September 09, 2022.

Helen was born September 07, 1939 in Alice, Texas to Edmond Edward Skoruppa and Annie Vlasta Bubenik Skoruppa.

She married Robert John Gallagher on June 1, 1958. She was a devoted Catholic, a very kind and generous person and a...

Sep 1, 2022

It is with sadness that the family of Cody Carlton Horn, 58, announces his unexpected passing on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at his home in George West, Texas.

Cody was born October 24, 1963 in Jourdanton to Roger Patrick Horn and Patsy Pauline (Cates) Horn. He was a 1982 graduate of George West High School and owned...

Aug 30, 2022

Aldn Ray “Pogo” Podsim passed away August 30, 2022 at his home in Beeville, Texas. He was 78.

Pogo was born February 28, 1944 in Westoff, Texas to Walter Podsim and Elenora (Hengst) Podsim. He was a graduate of Yorktown High School and attended Bee County College. He married Janie Turk in Yorktown on June 16, 1963....

Aug 30, 2022

Emma (Nieto) Juarez passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at her home in George West, Texas, lovingly surrounded by her family. She was 92.

Mrs. Juarez was born December 12, 1929 in George West to Jose Nieto and Aurora (Zuniga) Nieto. She was a faithful parishioner of St. George Catholic Church and loved gardening. As an avid...

Aug 24, 2022

Gilberto “Gilbert” Garcia, 65, of Beeville, Texas, passed from this world into the loving arms of God on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.

Gilbert, lovingly known as “Buda,” was born June 30, 1957 in Karnes City to Mauro Garcia Sr. and Dominga (Pena) Garcia. He was a 1976 graduate of Pawnee High School and was of the Pentecostal...

Aug 23, 2022

Austin Edwin Brown II passed away surrounded by his loving family at his ranch home in Bee County, Texas, on August 23, 2022. He was 78.

Mr. Brown was born December 7, 1943, in Sinton, to Edwin Sallee Brown and Penrose “Penney” (Wallace) Brown. He was a 1962 graduate of A.C. Jones High School. He earned a...

Aug 21, 2022

Norma Jane Ronhovde Wilson, 87, of Beeville, Texas, died August 21, 2022, at Hacienda Oaks Nursing Home in Beeville.

Norma was born October 15, 1934 in Olney, Texas, to Ivan and Florence Ronhovde.

She graduated from North Texas State College and was a junior high school teacher and school counselor in Beeville for many years. She...

Aug 19, 2022

Charles Nelson Cartwright, 89, of Beeville, Texas passed away August 19, 2022.

Charles was born July 22, 1933 in Fort Worth, Texas to Charles Lorn Cartwright and Mildred (Epperson) Cartwright. He was a 1952 graduate of Lamar High School and went on to further his education at The University of Texas earning a Doctor of Jurisprudence and...

Aug 17, 2022

Doris Jean Hester, former Worthy Grand Matron of the Texas Order of the Eastern Star, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2022. She was 90.

Doris was born February 6, 1932 in Telephone, Texas to William Randolph Perkins and Eva Luvisey (Hill) Perkins. She married Johnny Lee Hester on March 14, 1953 in Beeville and was a...

Aug 7, 2022

Sandra Gayle (Shipley) Berry, affectionately known as Gayle, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022, after a long battle with diabetes and kidney failure.

Gayle was born June 27, 1938, in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama to Helen Gould (Patterson) Shipley and Garland Cash Shipley. She graduated from Knoxville, Tennessee in 1956 and attended Cosmetology School, Huntsville, Alabama in...

Aug 6, 2022

Howell “Hal” Arthur Tompkins, Jr., 82, of George West, Texas passed away Saturday, August 6, 2022 surrounded by friends and family.

Hal was born December 16, 1939, in Houston to Howell Arthur Tompkins Sr. and Margaret (West) Tompkins. After graduating from Stephen F. Austin High School, he studied civil engineering at Texas A&M University in the class...

Aug 5, 2022

Jimmie “Jim” Errol Ramsey, 81, of Beeville, Texas, entered Heaven August 5, 2022.

Jim was born September 11, 1940 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to Snyder Willard Ramsey and Edna Mae (Pennington) Ramsey. He was a teacher and retired at A.C. Jones High School. He married Claudine Haynes on December 19, 1984 and was a faithful member of First...

Aug 4, 2022

Loretta Mae (Dillman) Spires, 78, of Beeville, Texas passed away Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville.

Loretta was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on Sept. 24, 1943 to Herbert and Edna Dillman.

She graduated from W.B. Ray High School before meeting the love of her life, Thomas Wesley Spires. They married on...

Jul 30, 2022

Angel Amaya Briseno, 85, of George West, Texas, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Christus Spohn Hospital, Beeville.

Angel was born February 27, 1937 in George West to Flugencio Briseno and Angelita (Amaya) Briseno. He married the love of his life, Anita Arredondo, on a farm in Live Oak County on February 12, 1955. He was...

Jul 24, 2022

With heavy hearts, the family of Laura Anne Salazar announces her passing on Sunday, July 24, 2022, at Methodist Hospital Metropolitan in San Antonio. She was 46.

Laura was born November 6, 1975 in Beeville to Jim and Blanche (Lundquist) Alaniz. She was a 1994 graduate of Three Rivers High School and pursued a teaching career upon...

Jul 21, 2022

Alleene Handy “I-Ene” Sullivan, age 95, entered the gates of Heaven on July 21, 2022.

Alleene was born in Goliad, Texas on September 17, 1926 to Wesley Eden Handy and Grace Tuttle Handy. She married Dodson Sullivan, Sr. on May 12, 1949. Alleene graduated from Baylor University in 1948 where she received her degree in Home Economics....

Jul 21, 2022

Wanda Louise (Neff) Prather of Victoria, Texas, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022, at the age of 75.

Wanda was born January 20, 1947, in Corpus Christi to Amos Winn Neff and Jessie Ozella (Sargent) Neff. She attended Tuloso-Midway High School and married Melvin Prather Sr. on October 19, 1962 celebrating 52 years of a wonderful marriage....

Jul 21, 2022

Doris Ann Migura, 82, of George West, Texas passed away July 21, 2022.

Doris was born February 19, 1940 in Three Rivers to Sherman C. Clifton and Viola (Geffert) Clifton. She married Davey Pete Migura on May 17, 1988. After raising her children, Doris went to Bee County College and earned a degree as a beautician. She...

Jul 20, 2022

David Calame Bennett, 81, of George West, Texas, passed away on July 20, 2022, following a lengthy but courageous battle with dementia and Parkinson’s.

David was born August 27, 1940, in Groesbeck, Texas to Willie Inez Bennett and Lamon L. Bennett. He attended George West High School and had a full track scholarship to Baylor University. David...

Jul 19, 2022

Carmen Estella (Moreno) Perez, 68, passed away peacefully at her home in Three Rivers, Texas on July 19, 2022.

Carmen, a lifelong resident of Three Rivers, was born January 27, 1954 to Carlos Gilberto Moreno and Josefina (Ruiz) Moreno. She was a graduate of Three Rivers High School and on September 22, 1973, she married Louis Perez...