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

Jerry Kolb
Mar 2, 2017
On March 2, 2017, our beloved friend, brother, husband, father, grandfather, and devoted Christian, Jerry Neil Kolb, age 74, crossed over to join God, his heavenly family and friends. Though he bravely fought to stay with his family, Jerry knew he needed to arrive in heaven early, to make sure everything was in order for when the rest of...

Mary Webb
Feb 27, 2017
Mary Lou (Martinez) Webb, 74, of Grand Prairie, formerly of Beeville, died Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. Mrs. Webb was born Oct. 31, 1942, in Beeville to Amanda (Gutierrez) and Delfino Martinez. She married Weldon Webb and was a homemaker and a Catholic. She enjoyed music and dancing. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a daughter, Tammy...

Velma Kossa-Mcgrew
Feb 26, 2017
Velma (Staples) Kossa-McGrew, 95, formerly of Beeville, died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. Mrs. Kossa-McGrew was born to Ross and Ola Staples on Jan. 11, 1922, in Tuleta. She married Edwin Kossa, and they were active in St. Joseph Catholic Church and school. In 2006, she married Elbert McGrew. She was a homemaker as well as director of the Bee...

Michaela Ybanez
Feb 26, 2017
Michaela Ybanez, 77, went home to her Lord on February 26, 2017. She was born on June 15, 1939, to Dionicio and Juanita (Cortez) Garcia in Oakville, Texas. She married Ismael “Rey” Ybanez in November of 1962, in George West, Texas. She was a faithful member of St. George Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents;...

Barbara Noblett
Feb 20, 2017
Barbara Jo (Pressley) Noblett, 71, of Swinney Switch, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2017. Mrs. Noblett was born September 30, 1945, in Corpus Christi to Margaret Lavinia Hooper and Joseph Cuyler Pressley. She married William Brady Noblett, Jr. in Corpus Christi on January 31, 1969, and was a retired data entry clerk for the Nueces County Courthouse. She...

Douglas Hardy
Feb 17, 2017
Douglas Glen Hardy, 58, passed onto his Heavenly Home on February 17, 2017. He was born to Jane (Reagan) and Ronald “Buddy” Hardy on February 7, 1959. He grew up in Beeville where he was a member of First Presbyterian Church. He was involved in Boy Scouts and baseball in his younger years. As he progressed to high school,...

Ada Stockton
Feb 16, 2017
Ada Sue Stockton, 92, of Beeville, passed away on February 16, 2017. She was born on Oct. 1, 1924, in Goliad, Texas to Thomas Benjamin Welch and Elizabeth Wells Welch. She met William Lincoln Stockton at school where they were both in the Goliad H.S. Class of ‘41. They married August 31, 1941 and together they raised four sons,...

Albert Zdansky
Feb 15, 2017
Albert James Zdansky, 66, of Tynan, died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. Mr. Zdansky was born Oct. 29, 1950, in Corpus Christi to Lillie Emilie Veselka and Steve John Zdansky Sr. He worked for CACOST (Community Action Corporation of South Texas) and was a Christian, active in his church and enjoyed sports and going to Saturday matinee movies. He was...

Estevan Cortez
Feb 14, 2017
Estevan Cortez, 95, of Beeville, died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. Mr. Cortez was born Aug. 6, 1921, in Goliad to Antonia Castillo and Andres Cortez. He married Trinidad “Trina” G. Cortez in Beeville on June 20, 1981, and was retired after working for the City of Beeville for 25 years. He was a Catholic. He was preceded in death...

Ludia Phelps
Feb 5, 2017
Ludia Frank Phelps, 85, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. Mr. Phelps was born Feb. 4, 1932, in Ingleside to Howard and Ruby (Farenthold) Phelps. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He married Virginia Curbello on April 12, 2001, in Nueces County. He was a Baptist and a member of the American Legion. He retired after 33 years of service...

Bonnie Stubbs
Feb 3, 2017
Bonnie Lynn Stubbs, loving mother and grandmother, devoted sister and a beloved friend passed away peacefully in her home in Mathis on Lake Corpus Christi Friday night surrounded by her family and loved ones. Bonnie was a beautiful woman with an exuberant personality. Born in Ackerly, Texas in 1933, and moved to Corpus Christi when she was a teenager...

Maria Ochoa
Feb 3, 2017
Maria Gonzales Ochoa, 77, passed away on February 3, 2017. She was born on August 3, 1939, in Karnes County, Texas to Genaro and Manuela (Carreon) Gonzales. She married Israel “Roy” Ochoa on November 30, 1962, in Levelland, Texas. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her...
Dorothy Angell
Feb 1, 2017
Dorothy (Young) Angell, 96, of Pettus, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. Mrs. Angell was born Aug. 19, 1920, in Story, Arkansas, to Nora (Qualls) and Donie Young. She married Donnon Angell in 1943 in Guymon, Oklahoma, and was a secretary for South Texas Children’s Home, director of the Pettus Senior Citizens Center and also worked as a cashier at...

William Morris
Jan 30, 2017
William R. Morris Jr., 76, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2017. Mr. Morris was born in Beeville on Dec. 23, 1940, to William (Mutt) and Lucille (Underwood) Morris. He married Dorothy Melvin on Sept. 19, 1960, in Kenedy. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and served from 1960 to 1964. He was a Baptist, a radio ham operator and...

Patricia Crocker
Jan 29, 2017
Patricia Ann Crocker, or “Patsy” as she was known to her friends, was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, January 29, 1930. Her father, Dr. Walter Lemke, moved the family to Corpus Christi, Texas in 1947, where he set up a surgical practice. Patsy attended Del Mar College, where she majored in journalism and was managing editor of the school...

Marion Wilhite
Jan 24, 2017
Marion Ellis Golding Wilhite, a long-time resident of Beeville, died in Fredericksburg, Texas on Monday night, January 23, 2017, at 11:50 p.m. Marion and her twin sister, Francis Ellis Golding, were born on October 29, 1918, at the family home in southern Georgia, in rural Brooks County, near Valdosta. The twins were named for their maternal grandfather, Francis Marion...

Mary Turnbow
Jan 24, 2017
Mary Jane Turnbow passed away peacefully in her home on the morning of Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at the age of 90, surrounded with love. Born on March 12, 1926, in Beeville, Texas, Mary Jane was the daughter of Joseph Charles Ramirez and Winnie Deer Ramirez and has lived most of her life in Beeville and Houston. Her parents...

Phillip Juranek
Jan 22, 2017
Phillip Joseph Juranek, 62, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Mr. Juranek was born March 5, 1954, in Beeville to Joseph and Josephine (Huser) Juranek. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Patrick Juranek. Survivors include his wife, Wendy Zowarka Juranek; his children, Madelyn, Daniel and Megan Juranek; and brother, Mike (Marlene) Juranek. A rosary will be...

Marissa Newson
Jan 22, 2017
Marissa Renee Lynette Newson, 15, of Beeville, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Miss Newson was born Feb. 14, 2001, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Ciji Edwards and Willie Newson Jr. She was a Baptist and a 10th grade student at A.C. Jones High School. Survivors include her mother, Ciji (Ashley) Edwards of Beeville; her father, Willie (Tiffany) Newson Jr. of...
Hector Arrisola
Jan 16, 2017
Hector Arrisola went Home to his Lord and Savior on January 16, 2017. He passed away peacefully, after a long and courageous battle. Hector was born on September 17, 1956, to Genaro and Maria Eliza (Soliz) Arrisola in Beeville. He met Norma Ramos, the love of his life, in October 1970, at a football game and would always tell...