Obituaries

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

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Abraham Ladesma

Abraham Ladesma

Jan 15, 2015

Abraham "Abe" Ladesma, 82, of Beeville, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Mr. Ladesma was born March 24, 1932, in San Juan, Bato, Sur Philippines to Beatriz (Postres) and Simeon Ladesma. He married Lydia Buena in the Philippines on May 5, 1963, and was the owner and operator of Abe's Air Conditioning Service. He was retired from the U.S. Navy....

Louis Brandt

Louis Brandt

Jan 15, 2015

Louis C. Brandt, 80, of Beeville, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Mr. Brandt was born Jan. 4, 1935, in DeWitt County to Edna (Stehle) and Louis Henry Brandt. He married Barbara Essary in Refugio County on April 4, 1959, and was a retired oil field compressor mechanic. He worked for Republic National Gas and H&D Operating and was a...

Etainne Harrod

Etainne Harrod

Jan 8, 2015

Harrod Ardith Etainne Harrod, 87, passed away Jan. 8, 2015. Mrs. Harrod was born Dec. 24, 1927 to Walter Lee and Mae (Gillum) Carter in Teague. She married Daniel Harrod on July 7, 1944 in Three Rivers. She retired after many years as a Live Oak County librarian. She was preceded by parents; husband, Daniel Harrod; three sisters, Sybil...

Mary Zamzow

Mary Zamzow

Jan 6, 2015

Mary V. Zamzow, 68, of Three Rivers died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Mrs. Zamzow was born to Vestine and Luella Braune Franke on April 10, 1946 in Live Oak County. She married Lawrence Zamzow June 26, 1965 in Three Rivers. and was a retired teachers assistant for Three Rivers ISD. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors...

Charleen Brown

Charleen Brown

Jan 6, 2015

Charleen (Charlie) Reagan Brown born March 8, 1926 in Clareville, Texas, passed away January 6, 2015 at her home in George West. Charlie was preceded in death by her parents, Pryor and Louise Reagan; three brothers, Clyde, Gene and Pat Reagan; and her beloved husband, Tige Brown. Her love of God, family, nature, community, and their land were unwavering...

John Steele

John Steele

Jan 3, 2015

John Saunders Steele, 84, passed away on January 3, 2015. He was born January 16, 1930, in Kingsville, Texas, to John S. and Ethel (Parrish) Steele. He married Margaret (Peggy) Griffin on August 18, 1951, in Seguin, Texas. He served in the United States Air Force. Afterwards Mr. Steele worked as a deputy with the Bee County Sheriff's Department....

Marion Smith

Marion Smith

Dec 31, 2014

Marion Edward Smith, 87, passed away on December 31, 2014. He was born January 6, 1927 in Bonanza, Arkansas to Arrie and Sarah Earlene (Barnes) Smith. He married Lena Mae Reiland on March 24, 1951 in Bruni, Texas. She preceded him in death on January 9, 2014. Mr. Smith joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 after graduating from High...

Waymond Franke

Waymond Franke

Dec 30, 2014

Waymond "Billy" Franke, 79, passed away on December 30, 2014. He was born September 26, 1935 in Bee County, TX to Walter A. and Annie E. (Rosebrock) Franke. He was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church and a retired farmer and bulldozer operator. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Marvin Franke. He is survived...

Elizabeth Hernandez

Elizabeth Hernandez

Dec 27, 2014

Elizabeth Genara Hernandez passed away on December 27, 2014 at the age of 51. She was born September 18, 1963 to Saturnino Hernandez and Genara Caballero in Three Rivers, Texas. She was a member of River of Life Worship Center and was a resident of Three Rivers, Texas for her entire life. She was employed with the Three Rivers...

Charles Woodward

Charles Woodward

Dec 25, 2014

Charles Maurice Woodward, 92, of Three Rivers died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014. Mr. Woodward was born July 22, 1922, to Oscar Edwin and Sue (Forgy) Woodward in Corsicana. He married Verna Lee Edge on Sept. 17, 1946, in Three Rivers. He was an operator for Mobil Oil Kitty Plant for 30 years and a deacon for First Baptist Church....

Rachel Littlejohn-Diebel

Rachel Littlejohn-Diebel

Dec 24, 2014

Rachel was born June 14, 1922 in Wellingborough, England. She passed away on December 24, 2014. She was the eldest of three children. Her two brothers, Norman and David, predeceased her. She was studying to become a doctor in 1938 at Cambridge University, when World War II broke out. Upon testing by the British government, she was drafted and...

Guss Kunze

Guss Kunze

Dec 24, 2014

Guss Arnold Kunze passed away on December 24, 2014 at the age of 94. He was born March 28, 1920 to Carl Herman Kunze and Ada Ethel Landrum in Riesel, Texas. He married Betty Florence Martens on November 24, 1945 in Falfurrias, Texas. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. He was a resident of Beeville, TX,...

Carol Scotten

Carol Scotten

Dec 23, 2014

Carol Lea Scotten, 72, passed away December 23, 2014. She was born November 29, 1942, in Galveston, Texas, to Carvel and Marjorie (Roberts) Dement. She married James Scotten in Beeville in 1962. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and retired as a claims adjuster from Brooke Insurance after more than 20 years. She was a member of...

James Pugh

James Pugh

Dec 19, 2014

James F. (Jim) Pugh, 83, passed away on December 19, 2014. He was born on September 2, 1931 in George West, Texas to William F. and Dora (Grover) Pugh. On April 7, 1953 he married Helen Elizabeth Hoelscher in Violet, Texas. In enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 1952 and was honorable discharged on June 1960. He was...

Nona Bonifay

Nona Bonifay

Dec 19, 2014

Nona Trois Bonifay, age 95, surrounded by family, left this world on December 19, 2014 to go to be with our Lord. Trois was born in Taft, Texas on September 6, 1919 to Vernie R. & Lillie Glasson. She was a graduate of Taft High School and attended Draughons Business College in Corpus Christi. She married Loren Council in...

Guadalupe Ruiz

Guadalupe Ruiz

Dec 18, 2014

Guadalupe (Lupe) Ruiz, 78, passed away on December 18, 2014. She was born on November 22, 1936 in Campbellton, Texas to Santos and Julia (Rodriguez) Garcia. In 1959 she married Robert Ruiz, Sr. in Campbellton, Texas. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She had worked at Tasty Cream and was retired owner of Sunrise-Sunset Restaurant and...

Douglas Crawford

Douglas Crawford

Dec 17, 2014

Guadalupe "Lupe" Ruiz, 78, passed away on December 18, 2014. She was born on November 22, 1936 in Campbellton, Texas to Santos and Julia (Rodriguez) Garcia. In 1959 she married Robert Ruiz, Sr. in Campbellton, Texas. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was retired owner of Sunrise-Sunset Restaurant and Tasty Cream. She is survived by...

Helen Dugat

Helen Dugat

Dec 16, 2014

Ruth Dugat passed away peacefully Tuesday morning in the care of her two daughters. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Byron Sidney Dugat; her mother, Maude B. Rigall; her father, CR Rigall; and brother, C.R. Rigall Jr. She is survived by her four children, daughter, Helen Dickensheets and husband Richard of Alvin Texas, son,...

George Mcclintock

George Mcclintock

Dec 15, 2014

George Kenneth "G. K." McClintock, 81, passed away on December 15, 2014. He was born on July 2, 1933 in Refugio, Texas to Robert Lester and Maggie (Rhoades) McClintock. He married Cherry Dee Hill on October 20, 1951 in Refugio. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and was a rancher and retired owner-operator of Phillip's 66 Service...

Evelyn Williams

Evelyn Williams

Dec 6, 2014

Evelyn "Beebe" Williams, 85, passed away surrounded by family on December 6, 2014. She was born to Everette Lee and Lillie Layfayette Machen in Charlotte, Texas on July 28, 1929. Beebe was one of a kind, and was so very loved by her family. She raised 5 children which led to the loving family that we are today. She...