Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Beeville, Three Rivers, and George West, Texas

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Charlotte Merkel

Charlotte Merkel

Nov 11, 2018

Charlotte Ann (Vander Stucken) Merkel of Beeville, Texas, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, at the age of 75. Mrs. Merkel was born Nov. 22, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Felix and Louise (Byrd) Vander Stucken. She was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, painting, carpentry and raising Dachshunds. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first...

Anne Roy

Anne Roy

Nov 7, 2018

Anne Marie Roy, 74, a lifelong resident of Beeville, Texas, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at her home lovingly surrounded by her family. Anne Marie was born October 22, 1944 in Beeville, Texas, to Aggie Rae Roy and Wilburt Tippens. She graduated from A.C. Jones High School and earned an Associate Degree from the University of Houston-Victoria College....

Flossie Puckett

Flossie Puckett

Nov 5, 2018

Flossie "Peggy" Puckett, 92, of Beeville, Texas, passed away on Monday, November 5, 2018. Mrs. Puckett was born February 12, 1926, in Francitas, Texas, to Willie Lafayette and Addie Louise (Joines) Linton. She married Robert F. Puckett on November 23, 1944 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was a graduate of Palacios High School and a member of the Church...

Susan Burke

Susan Burke

Nov 3, 2018

Susan Elaine Voss Burke of Bandera passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018 in Kerrville. She was 67. Ms. Burke was born Feb. 12, 1951, in Beeville, to Alfred Arnold and Barbara (Simpson) Voss. She attended school in Beeville and graduated from Premont High School. She worked in the cattle magazine publishing field in Kansas and Colorado. She was preceded...

Eugene Mcclendon

Eugene Mcclendon

Nov 3, 2018

Eugene A. McClendon, 92, of Three Rivers, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018. Eugene was born March 28, 1926 in Hobson, Texas, to John A. McClendon and Annie (Cowie) McClendon. He married Nita Sue Coker on March 28, 1951. He was a lifelong rancher and member of First Baptist Church of Oakville. He was preceded in death by his...

Vivian Garcia

Vivian Garcia

Oct 30, 2018

Vivian Garcia, 83, of Arlington, Virginia, formerly of Beeville, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. Ms. Garcia was born Sept. 6, 1935 in Charco to Jose and Sarah Garcia. She was a graduate of A.C. Jones High School and earned an Associate's Degree and Undergraduate in Business from North Virginia Community College and Troy University in Montgomery, Alabama. After...

Joe Perez Jr.

Joe Perez Jr.

Oct 30, 2018

Joe M. Perez Jr., 75, of George West, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, in Victoria. Mr. Perez was born Jan. 24, 1943 in Skidmore to Jose M. and Porfiria (Martinez) Perez. He married Maria Estrada in Victoria on July 4, 1998 and retired as a handyman and from the oilfield industry. He was a member of Faith Family Life...

Mieko Einspahr

Mieko Einspahr

Oct 26, 2018

Mieko (Hamazaki) Einspahr, 96, of Beeville died Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. Mrs. Einspahr was born May 21, 1922 in Kure, Japan. She married Vic Einspahr in 1977 in Fukuoka, Japan at the American Consulate and the couple moved to Beeville in 1980. She was a member of First Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors...

Connie Rogers

Connie Rogers

Oct 22, 2018

Connie Rogers, 61, of Sinton, died peacefully in her sleep on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, in San Antonio. Ms. Rogers was born Jan. 23, 1957 in Corpus Christi to Orlynn and Louise Rogers. She was a homemaker and enjoyed art and gardening. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Janice Morsbach. Survivors include a daughter,...

Charlene Maupin

Charlene Maupin

Oct 22, 2018

Charlene Betty (Woelfel ) Maupin, 86, a lifelong resident of Live Oak County, passed away Monday, October 22, 2018, lovingly surrounded by her family. Mrs. Maupin was born February 12, 1932 in Live Oak County to Walter Eric Woelfel and Sally Meta Jatzlau Woelfel. She married Harold Maupin on March 4, 1952 in Three Rivers and was a member...

Abelinda Cadena

Abelinda Cadena

Oct 19, 2018

Abelinda "Linda" (Sotelo) Cadena, 97, of Corpus Christi, formerly of Three Rivers, passed away Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. Linda was born July 12, 1921, to Victor and Feliciana (Gutierrez) Sotelo in Three Rivers. She married Manuel Cadena Sr. on Oct. 22, 1940. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Three Rivers. Linda was strong in character...

Barbara Phillips

Barbara Phillips

Oct 16, 2018

Barbara (Sheeran) Phillips, 83, of Meadows Place, Texas, entered eternal rest Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Mrs. Phillips was born Nov. 26, 1934 in Luling to Hugh Anthony and Josephine (Dockery) Sheeran. She was a substitute teacher at Beeville and Skidmore-Tynan Independent School Districts and was a Catholic. She was a member of the Optimist Club, Girl Scouts and an...

Burrell Johnston Jr.

Burrell Johnston Jr.

Oct 15, 2018

Burrell Dean Johnston Jr., 84, Captain. USNR, JAG Corps, Retired, passed away unexpectedly at Westminster on October 15, 2018, where he had been receiving PT and OT for some recent health setbacks. Burrell was born on June 3, 1934, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Burrell Dean Johnston Sr. and Nancy Marie Ward. Burrell attended public...

Hazel Mcguill

Hazel Mcguill

Oct 11, 2018

Hazel Evelyn (Green) McGuill, 94, of Beeville, passed away Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. Mrs. McGuill was born Sept. 12, 1924 in Bee County to Sam A. and Mattie (Palmer) Green. She married Daniel Merle McGuill on July 21, 1941 in Beeville. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and retired from Beeville Independent School District as a...

Margaret James

Margaret James

Oct 8, 2018

Margaret Pugh James passed away October 8, 2018 at the age of 92. Margaret was the daughter of William Felix Pugh and Dora Grover Pugh and wife of James (Jim) F. James. She was born in George West on November 5, 1925. Margaret skipped a grade and graduated from George West High School as Valedictorian at the age of...

John Lyne

John Lyne

Oct 8, 2018

John Edward Lyne was born June 17, 1967 in Houston, Texas, to Rufus Rogers Lyne and Susie Lyne. He graduated from George West High School in 1986. He later married Crystal Schweihs in September of 2001. John, age 51, of George West, passed away Monday, October 8, 2018. John went to Sam Houston State University and graduated with a...

Esteban Cuevas

Esteban Cuevas

Oct 8, 2018

Esteban Cuevas, 87, of George West, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Mr. Cuevas was born Aug. 3, 1931, in Goliad to Jesusa (Moreno) and Manuel Cuevas. He married Olivia Lane in Beeville in 1950. He retired from South Texas Construction and was a member of St. George Catholic Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, baseball and family time. He was...

Hazel Mcgee

Hazel Mcgee

Oct 7, 2018

Hazel Bast McGee, 89, of Mineral, Texas, died Sunday, October 7, 2018. Hazel was born January 4, 1929 to C.W. "Bill" and Monica Rebonnie Bast at home in Bee County. She retired from Exxon in 1982. She was a member of the Red Hat Lady Society and volunteered at the Beeville Vineyard. She was preceded in death by her...

Walter Wilburn

Walter Wilburn

Oct 1, 2018

Walter "Tootie" Range Wilburn, 65, of Beeville, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in Victoria. Mr. Wilburn was born Dec. 21, 1952, to Dueward Virgil and Beverly Jean Wilburn in Beeville. He was a 1971 graduate of A.C. Jones High School and 1975 graduate of Sam Houston State in Huntsville. He was employed with the Texas Department of Corrections as...

Audrey Herod

Audrey Herod

Sep 30, 2018

Audrey Faye (Jameson) Herod, 97, of Rockport, Texas, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, in Rockport, Texas. Mrs. Herod was born Jan. 27, 1921 in Little, Oklahoma, to Harley and Lovey (Yeats) Jameson. She married Ellis Belton Herod in Beeville on June 8, 1940. She was a member of Coastal Oak Church in Rockport and for more than 40 years...