Obituaries

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

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America Reyes

America Reyes

Jun 2, 2015

America G. Reyes, 79, of George West died Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Mrs. Reyes was born to Manuel Gonzales, Sr. and Justa Saenz Gonzales on Jan. 3, 1936 in Benavides. She was a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband Ruben Reyes Sr.; son Cecilio Reyes; sister Sovidea Trujillo; and brother Manuel Gonzales. Survivors include her...

Charles Bradfute

Charles Bradfute

May 28, 2015

Charles "C.O." Bradfute, 79, passed away on May 28, 2015. He was born on February 14, 1936 in Tynan, Texas to Bascom Odis Bradfute and Annie Ikonen Bradfute. In 2007, he married Rita Jean Davidson in George West, Texas. He was a member of Brush Country Cowboy Church and was a rancher and owner/operator of Bradfute Water Well Services....

Dennis Moon

Dennis Moon

May 27, 2015

Dennis Ray Moon, 65, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Integris Baptist Regional Medical Center in Miami, Oklahoma. Dennis was born October 9, 1949 to Frank Ray and Wilma Ruth (Snowden) Moon in San Antonio, Texas. He served in the United States Army during Vietnam. He married Patty McCraw on August 10, 1983 and was a member of...

Jose Sanchez

Jose Sanchez

May 26, 2015

Jose Vicente Sanchez, 50, of George West, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Mr. Sanchez was born to Porfirio and Rafaela Longoria Sanchez on July 7, 1964, in Altus, Oklahoma. He worked for Chotaw Lease Services. He was preceded in death by his parents, Porfirio and Rafaela Longoria Sanchez. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Lopez Sanchez of George West; a...

James Blair

James Blair

May 24, 2015

James "Jimmy" Blair, 82, of Beeville, died Sunday, May 24, 2015. Mr. Blair was born Sept. 2, 1932, in Durant, Oklahoma, to Vernie (Breece) and Louie Charter Blair. He married Marvene Harris in Oklahoma, served in the U.S. Army and was a permit agent for Western Geophysical for more than 40 years. He was a member of the Church...

Chester Mccoun

Chester Mccoun

May 18, 2015

Chester S. McCoun, 90, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015. Chester was born to Dewey R. and Gladys Mae (Painter) McCoun in Comyn, Texas (Comanche County) on June 7, 1924. Chester was a long time resident of Beeville. He moved to Corpus Christi in 2010, where he passed away at the age of ninety. Earlier in life, he...

Patricia Ruebush

Patricia Ruebush

May 17, 2015

Patricia Dolan Ruebush, 87, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2015. Patricia was born to Ernest and Helen (Scheewe) Strauss in Santa Maria, California on May 20, 1927. She married her first husband, David Odem Dolan, and had two daughters, Mary and Anne. After the passing of David, she married her second husband, John Bruce Ruebush, in Beeville, Texas...

Barbara Hester

Barbara Hester

May 13, 2015

Barbara E. (Howell) Hester, 53, of Beeville, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Mrs. Hester was born Jan. 26, 1962, in Clovis, New Mexico, to LeNora Verlene Banta and Homer Everett Howell. She married Bobby Hester in Beeville on May 17, 2014, and was a retired LVN. She was a member of First Baptist Church and enjoyed bowling, playing pool...

Audelia Gutierrez

Audelia Gutierrez

May 7, 2015

Audelia (Garcia) Gutierrez, 67, of Beeville, died Thursday, May 7, 2015. Ms. Gutierrez was born April 27, 1948, in Pawnee to Dominga (Pena) and Mauro Garcia. She was a retired cook and a Christian. She was preceded in death by her brother, Vidal Garcia. Survivors include a daughter, Denise (Rodrigo) Diaz; her parents, Mauro and Dominga Garcia; six sisters,...

Frances Carlisle

Frances Carlisle

May 4, 2015

Frances Ann Carlisle, formerly Frances Ann Grizzle, was born to Harvey Hobson and Annie Harriet (Hobbs) Grizzle on November 4, 1928. Frances passed away at the age of 86 on May 4, 2015. She grew up in Beeville, TX and graduated from A.C. Jones High School in 1945. Frances was married on April 12, 1947 to Robert James "RJ"...

Pauline Valencia

Pauline Valencia

May 3, 2015

Pauline (Moya) Valencia, 75, of Beeville, died Sunday, May 3, 2015. Mrs. Valencia was born Jan. 26, 1940, in Berclair to Amelia (Salazar) and Serapio Moya. She married Ernesto G. Valencia in Beeville on April 5, 1961, and was a medication aide by profession and a Christian. She enjoyed cooking and writing in her journal. She was preceded in...

Ausencia Cantu

Ausencia Cantu

Apr 25, 2015

Ausencia (Pena) Cantu, 82, of Skidmore, died Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Mrs. Cantu was born Aug. 8, 1932, in San Perlita to Eulilah (Sandoval) and Nieves Pena. She married Eliseo Cantu in Raymondville on Sept. 25, 1955, and was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sinton. She was preceded in death by her parents....

Allen Bohac

Allen Bohac

Apr 24, 2015

Allen Lloyd Bohac, 86, of Skidmore, died Friday, April 24, 2015. Mr. Bohac was born Dec. 5, 1928, in the Olmos Community to Edna (Hanus) and August Bohac. He married Marjorie Nell Wilkinson in Robstown on Feb. 17, 1949, and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a retired Civil Service Firefighter at NAS...

Laurie Massengale

Laurie Massengale

Apr 21, 2015

Laurie Lynn Massengale, 43, of Beeville, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015. She was born April 26, 1971, to Erwin Massengale and Lana Nance Massengale in Corpus Christi. She was a 1989 A.C. Jones High School graduate. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Evelyn and Mack Massengale; and maternal grandparents, Buck and Barbara Nance. Survivors include her...

Rose Reed

Rose Reed

Apr 20, 2015

Rose M. Reed, 86, passed away April 20, 2015. She was born on March 1, 1929 in Laredo, Texas to Jesus and Julia (Moreno) Garza. She married Hamilton Schvab Reed on December 11, 1963 in Seguin, Texas. She lived in Beeville most of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband. She is survived...

Florentina Moya

Florentina Moya

Apr 20, 2015

Florentina V. Moya passed away on April 20, 2015. She was born June 20, 1938, to Jose Concepcion Verastigui and Martha (Nerios) Verastigui in Oakville, Texas. She had lived in George West all her life, until the last ten years ago, when she moved to Pleasanton. She was a member of St. Andrews Catholic Church. She is preceded in...

Carol Scarberry

Carol Scarberry

Apr 18, 2015

Mrs. Scarberry was born Nov. 27, 1942, in New Hampshire to Ida (Gammon) and Walter Frank. She married William D. Scarberry in Beeville on July 12, 1975, and was a homemaker and a retired cook. She was a member of the Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents; a step-son, Douglas Allen Scarberry; and a...

Edward Rogers

Edward Rogers

Apr 17, 2015

Edward "Bub" Rogers, 43, of Beeville died Friday, April 17, 2015. Mr. Rogers was born Nov. 19, 1971 in Galveston to Billie Jean Rogers and Carla (Osborne) Rogers. He married Shannon Young on Dec. 14, 2011, in Cuero. He was owner and operator of Rogers Enterprises. He was preceded in death by his father, Billie Jean Rogers. Survivors include...

Virgil Wilkins

Virgil Wilkins

Apr 16, 2015

Virgil Wilkins, 85, passed away on April 16, 2015. He was born December 25, 1929 in Miranda City, TX to Virgil B. and Ola Mae (McCoy) Wilkins. He served in the United States Army Air Corp. Virgil married Louise Norman on May 21, 1948 in Alamogordo, NM. He was a member of Oakville Baptist Church. He is survived by...

Trinidad Elizondo

Trinidad Elizondo

Apr 10, 2015

Trinidad Puente Elizondo passed away on April 10, 2015. She was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Mexico on July 20, 1919 to Isabel and Eibureia (Castillo) Puente. She married Favian R. Elizondo on September 11, 1937 in Karnes City. Mr. and Mrs. Elizondo raised their children and farmed in the ranching community of Nell, Texas. Upon retirement, she lived...