Local Obituaries for Beeville, Three Rivers, and George West, Texas
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Mary Everett
Jun 30, 2014
Mary Louise Everett, 96, died Monday, June 30, 2014. Mrs. Everett was born in Beeville on Feb. 14, 1918, to Emma Susan (Mills) and John Franklin Gaskins. She was an artist, winning Artist of the Year for Bandera County. She enjoyed doing creative stitchery, arts and crafts, home decorating and raising funds for the Camp Bandina Church of Christ,...
Charlotte Lane
Jun 30, 2014
Charlotte C. Lane, 77, of Skidmore, died Monday, June 30, 2014. Ms. Lane was born April 16, 1937, in San Antonio to Gurtrude Christoff. She was an accountant for Valshing Gin in Mathis and a member of Peace Church in Tynan. She was preceded in death by her parents and a daughter, Karen Johnston. Survivors include her grandsons, Lyndon...
Otto Goebel, Jr.
Jun 29, 2014
Otto Goebel, Jr., 84, passed away on June 29, 2014. He was born to Otto Goebel Sr. and Sofie Weiding Goebel on August 31, 1929, in Oakville, Texas. He is a veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Korean Conflict. He married Margaret Mills on September 28, 1955, and they resided in Live Oak County. He was...
Sandra Clark
Jun 28, 2014
Sandra (Jones) Clark, 61, of Beeville, died Saturday, June 28, 2014. Mrs. Clark was born Oct. 16, 1952, in Beeville, to Wanda Mae Cox and Elmer Randolf Jones. She married Scott Randal Clark in Beeville on March 23, 1973, and worked for many years for the county under District Clerk Margie Carter. She took over as interim district clerk...
Elizabeth Katzfey
Jun 28, 2014
Cleo Elizabeth "Bootsie" (Smith) Katzfey, 68, of George West, died Saturday, June 28, 2014. Mrs. Katzfey was born Aug. 23, 1945, in Nueces County to Roy C. and Joy Pettit Smith. She married Martin Joseph Katzfey Jr. on Aug. 14, 1965, in George West. She worked for more than 30 years as a secretary for the George West ISD...
Georgia Garvey
Jun 26, 2014
Georgia Mae (Herndon) Garvey, 85, of Beeville, died Thursday, June 26, 2014. Mrs. Garvey was born Jan. 9, 1929, in Lawton, Oklahoma, to James and Bertha (Bond) Herndon. She married Robert Rex Garvey in Bernalillo, New Mexico on Aug. 31, 1956, and was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church. She was involved with Bible study, the...
Nancy Shavor
Jun 17, 2014
On June 17, 2014, our beloved mother and dear friend to many, Nancy Ann Harris Shavor, age 74, crossed over to join her "Heavenly" family and friends and prepare the way for the rest of us, in the fashion she was so apt to do. Always the caregiver, Nancy knew she needed to arrive early and make sure everything...
Joseph Cowen
Jun 16, 2014
Joseph Hamilton (Joe) Cowen, 70, died in Corpus Christi, TX. He was born Aug. 24, 1943, in Corpus Christi, to Joseph N. and Alice R.H. Cowen. He grew up in Dimmitt, Texas in the Texas Panhandle. He married Malinda Lou Lyles in 1977, formerly of Fort Worth and Amarillo, now of Beeville, who survives. Other survivors include his sons:...
Ralph Priest
Jun 15, 2014
Ralph Priest, 71, of Rockport, died Sunday, June 15, 2014. Mr. Priest was born July 17, 1942, in Beeville. He served in the United States Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He married Sandra Barnes on July 15, 1989, in Rockport. He was a shrimper and lifetime member of the VFW in Aransas Pass. He was...
Gilbert Ruiz
Jun 14, 2014
Gilbert Ruiz 52, passed away on June 14, 2014, in Beeville. He was born in Kenedy, Texas, on June 25, 1961, to Salvador and Rita Ruiz. He was a devoted Catholic and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He was an active board member of Three Rivers Independent School District, serving as vice president; he also served on...
Betty Lasater
Jun 5, 2014
Betty Jo Lasater, 75, passed away June 5, 2014. She was born on July 28, 1938 in Poteet, TX to George Norman and Velma Irene (Hughes) Williamson. She married T.C. Lasater, Jr. on December 16, 1955 in Poteet. She was a baptist and she loved animals and wildlife. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and brother,...
Mamie Jancha
Jun 5, 2014
Mamie (Huddler) Jancha, 83, of Beeville, died Thursday, June 5, 2014. Mrs. Jancha was born Feb. 21, 1931, in Beeville to Talton and Lula (Harding) Huddler. She married George L. Jancha in Beeville on Aug. 29, 1946, and was a homemaker and pharmacy clerk. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, George...
Julie Stricklin
May 29, 2014
Julie F. (Daniel) Stricklin, 54, of Beeville, died Thursday, May 29, 2014. Mrs. Stricklin was born Nov. 21, 1959, in Colegate, Oklahoma, to Keith and Gloria (Beal) Daniel. She married Ronald Stricklin in Aransas Pass on Dec. 29, 1982. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and a published poet. Survivors include her husband, Ronald Stricklin of...
Fred Sawyer, Jr.
May 27, 2014
Fred Wayland Sawyer Jr., 73, of Three Rivers, died Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Mr. Sawyer was born May 31, 1940, in Simmons City to Rowena Ellen (Putnam) and Fred Wayland Sawyer Sr. He was a welder's helper and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Three Rivers. He was also involved in the United Methodist Men,...
Patricia Mcmullen
May 22, 2014
Patricia Deane (Harris) McMullen, 82, of Beeville, died Thursday, May 22, 2014. Mrs. McMullen was born Aug. 13, 1931, in Amarillo to Woodson B. Harris and Frances E. (Hancock) Harris Tucker. She married Rev. Lawrence McMullen and was a member of Trinity Christian Center. She was preceded in death her parents; her husband, Rev. Lawrence McMullen; and a step-daughter,...
Penney Brown
May 6, 2014
Penney Wallace Brown went to heaven at 2:41 pm on May 6, 2014. Penn Rose (Penney) Wallace was born in Canton, Texas, on March 25, 1919, to William Penn and Winnie Ola (Sullivan) Wallace. She was the youngest of eleven children. At a Chamber of Commerce meeting the day she was born, her father drew her name out of...
Thomas Downes
Apr 28, 2014
Thomas Garvin Downes, 69, of Copperas Cove, died at home Monday, April 28, 2014. Mr. Downes was born in Cotulla on May 30, 1944, was raised in Beeville, and lived in many locations before settling in Copperas Cove. He graduated from A.C. Jones High School and received his BA from Texas A&M (A&I) University at Kingsville. He served in...
Crayton Hunter
Apr 27, 2014
Crayton Hunter, 68, passed away on April 27, 2014, with his family by his side. He was born on July 30, 1945 to L.D. and Dorothy Hunter in Laredo, Texas. He was a long time resident of South Texas. Crayton was the owner and President of Hunter Petroleum, Inc. He served on the Wells Fargo Board of Directors, the...
Rosendo Tamez Sr.
Apr 18, 2014
Rosendo Tamez Sr., 91, of George West, died Friday, April 18, 2014. Mr. Tamez was born Aug. 30, 1922, in San Pablo to Pedro Tamez and Sixta De Los Santos and married Dora G. Tamez in San Diego. He had a passion in life for training horses and enjoyed spending his time as a guide hunter, ultimately hunting bobcats...
Perry Davis, Jr.
Apr 16, 2014
Our family has lost a most beloved husband and father. Today, we celebrate his life, not mourn his death. Perry Ellis Davis, Jr., “Colonel”, as he was known, provided for his family as a self taught auctioneer. He worked cattle sales in Beeville, Cotulla, Uvalde, and Pearsall, TX until his retirement in 1991 following open heart surgery and lengthy...
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