Local Obituaries for Beeville, Three Rivers, and George West, Texas
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Maria Garza
Jan 14, 2017
Maria Isabel Garza, 85, of Beeville Texas passed into the loving arms of her Savior on Jan 14, 2017, in San Antonio, Texas. She was surrounded by her loving family during her time of illness. Maria was a loving and giving mother that would place everyone before herself. She was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Victory church....

Sara Orrell
Jan 12, 2017
Sara Smith Orrell, 85, of Beeville, Texas passed away January 12, 2017 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born March 13, 1931 to Gordon and Willie Jo (Gunnin) Smith in Bessemer, Alabama. Sara was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. She married Kenneth Jay Orrell, Sr. in Fort Worth, Texas on July 31, 1953. Sara was a licensed...

Juanita Perez
Jan 1, 2017
Juanita Guerrero Perez, 84, of George West, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. Mrs. Guerrero was born in Live Oak County on Dec. 29, 1932, to Zaragosa and Mary Guerrero. She married Encarnacion Perez Jr. on April 11, 1955, in George West and was a homemaker. She was a member of St. George Catholic Church and enjoyed sewing and being...

Therese James
Dec 31, 2016
Therese Ann “Tessie” James, 78, died December 31, 2016. She was born October 22, 1938 in Beeville, TX, the second of eight children born to Myrtle Nell McKinney and John Rosebrock. She was a descendant of early Live Oak county settlers. Tessie was predeceased by her father in 1963, her mother in 2001, and an infant daughter, Mary Therese...

Sylvia Steele
Dec 21, 2016
Sylvia Marie Steele, 75, passed away on December 21, 2016. She was born on January 6, 1941 in Robstown, Texas. She married Charles Howard Steele on April 10, 1968. She received a degree in Business from Texas A&I University and a Masters Certificate in Law Enforcement. Sylvia was a former mayor of George West, Texas, serving for 3 terms...

Clifford Bagwell
Dec 18, 2016
Clifford Dean Bagwell, 63, passed away on December 18, 2016. He was born on March 3, 1953, to John and Faye (Pullin) Bagwell in Beeville, Texas. He married Cindy Marlene Thiede on December 10, 1976, in Tuleta, Texas. He was a member of Tuleta Baptist Church. Mr. Bagwell retired from the oilfield service and T.D.C.J. He was a Bee...

Robert Smith
Dec 16, 2016
Service Funeral Service Galloway and Sons Funeral Home 409 N. Tyler Beeville, TX 78102 Wednesday, December 21, 2016 1:00 PM

Marvene Blair
Dec 16, 2016
Service Funeral Service Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints 1100 E. Crockett Beeville, TX 78102 Thursday, December 22, 2016 10:00 AM

Keegan Gilbreath
Dec 13, 2016
Keegan Blake Gilbreath, 5, passed away on December 13, 2016. She was born on May 6, 2011 to Blake Gilbreath and Danielle Ruiz in San Antonio, Texas. Keegan was preceded in death by her grandmother, Elizabeth G. Hernandez. She is survived by her mother, Danielle Ruiz and stepfather, Lee Byers of Pleasanton; father, Blake Gilbreath of San Antonio; sister,...

Nola Atkinson
Dec 12, 2016
Nola Maxine Atkinson, 79, of Tilden, Texas, passed away on December 12, 2016. She was born on March 29, 1937, to Grace Lene (West) and Curtis Jewel Curry in Whitsett, Texas. She married Samuel “Pat” Atkinson Jr. on June 19, 1955, in Whitsett. She was a member of Loma Alto Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing...

Joe Bohac
Dec 7, 2016
Joe Franklin Bohac, 88, of Skidmore, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. Mr. Bohac was born Dec. 6, 1928, in Olmos to Thelma Fullen and Joe Frank Bohac. He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War and married Alice Qualls in Beeville on July 4, 1951. He was a retired mechanic and a member of First United Methodist...

Carissa Perez
Nov 26, 2016
Carissa Jade Dolores Perez, 25, beloved wife and friend, passed away on November 25, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas. She was born on June 12, 1991 to Jesse Felix and Maria Dolores (Martinez) Perez in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was a Catholic. She was preceded in death by her parents; and grandmother, Cruzita Perez. She is survived by her...

Edgar Young
Nov 18, 2016
Edgar Warren (E.W.) Young Jr., 91, of Beeville Texas died Nov. 18, 2016. He was born Dec. 8, 1924 in Beeville to the late Lula Mae Fridge-Young and Warren Edgar Young. He owned and ran Young Auto until 1996 that started in 1919 by his father. He was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church, Kiwanis Club,...

Dollie Herolt
Nov 15, 2016
Dollie Marie (Upchurch) Herolt, 68, of Beeville, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016. Mrs. Herolt was born Aug. 4, 1948, in Beeville to Emma (Runge) and Roy Upchurch. She married Edward Herolt in Beeville on Oct. 27, 1966, and was a cook by profession. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, Faith Lutheran Quilters and Golden Agers Faith Lutheran...

Joe Lazarine
Nov 14, 2016
Joe Henry Lazarine, 90, went home to his Lord on November 14, 2016. He was born on December 19, 1925, to Guadalupe and Guadalupe (Perez) Lazarine. He was married to Frances G. Lazarine for 68 years, before she passed on his birthday last year. Joe Henry went to school until the 11th grade, at which point he was drafted...

Leland Ginn
Nov 9, 2016
Leland Odell Ginn, 78, passed away on November 9, 2016. Mr. Ginn was born on November 24, 1937, to Lonzo and Reva (Clark) Ginn in George West, Texas. He married Sharon Dolores Haugen in 1956 and they had 53 wonderful years together. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and father-in-law. He was preceded in death by his parents;...

Paul Olivares
Nov 6, 2016
Paul P. Olivares, 85, of Beeville, died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. Mr. Olivares was born June 22, 1931, in Gregory to Raquel (Perez) and Rafael Olivares. He was retired from Central Power and Light Co. and was a Baptist. He married Laura Garcia in Beeville in 1951, and was a rancher and enjoyed racing horses. He was preceded in...

John Simonson
Nov 4, 2016
John Simonson went home to the Lord on November 4, 2016 at the age of sixty six. John was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 1st 1950, the third child of Merle and Terese Grady Simonson. He graduated from Carroll High School in Corpus Christi in 1968 and immediately enlisted in the United States Navy. He served with distinction...

Alba Brown
Nov 3, 2016
Alba Alene Brown, 77, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away on November 3, 2016. Mrs. Brown was born on March 18, 1939, to Jesse James and Elizabeth Ann (Baker) McCulley in Alba, Texas. She married James Edward Brown on November 7, 1952, in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was a member of Apostolic Tabernacle Church. She and her husband, James...

Gladys Gathright
Oct 28, 2016
Gladys Barbara Gathright, 97, of Beeville, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2016. Mrs. Gathright was born Aug. 10, 1919, in Clarksville, Red River County, to Velma Leona (Stracener) and James Macklyn Presley. She married Jewel Lamont Gathright at the First Baptist Church in Alice on July 18, 1945, and was a housewife. She was a member of First Baptist Church...